Addicted to eaton Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 Well, 3 kickers were fun But not anything great. i'm going for Sound quality now. I just want a good sound system i can crank up and listen to some "Old time rock and roll" and sound amazing So far i have bought : Head unit is JVC, it has the choice to color match lighting in the cars so that why i'm going with it. And mp3, and SWRC Capability. it was hard to let go of factory head unit lol - Kicker DS5250 5.25 - Kicker DS6930 6x9 - kicker zx200.4 (door speakers) - kicker zx750.1 (sub) - Kicker 04 model S10L7 (have had forever) Not bought yet -Wires -Box -fuses nothing Im thinking go a sealed box, i rarely listen to rap mostly nickel-back,country and oldies. Questions Whats some quality wire? i would like to do a green power wire. Silver ground, and do green/silver speaker wire. (any ideas where i can get these colors?) Whats some good fuses. Where should i mount the amps? How hard is an amp rack to make!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 That L7 won't be any good for SQ. That's an SPL sub flat out. Do they even make sealed boxes for those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 IMO, if you want something that actually sounds decent, you won't be buying Kicker. How much do you want to spend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted July 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 I already have the kicker speakers and amps. I have a friend looking to buy the 750. So I suppose I could get a diffrent sub and amp. I already have the money into. Everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Good luck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Could you explain why kicker speakers are so bad? I know you know your stuff. It looks like I'm stuck with what I have for door speakers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Could you explain why kicker speakers are so bad? I know you know your stuff. It looks like I'm stuck with what I have for door speakers They're just not made for sound quality. You have to hear it to understand. Not all speakers made of the same materials with the same general design sound the same. There's a lot more to it. Take a set of Eclipse components, a set of Polk Audio components, and a set of Kicker components and compare them. They simply won't measure up to the same sound quality. Will you think its bad sound quality when you have a car full of only Kicker speakers? No, but if you put Polks or Eclipses on the right and kickers on the left and moved the balance from left to right and back, you'd be able to tell the difference. I'll give you an excellent example. My home theater consists of Polk Audio Monitor 40's for bookshelf speakers. They sound excellent, have two 5.25" drivers, and one 1" liquid cooled tweeter. I bought a pair of Polk Audio RM40T's which are floorstanding speakers with two 4.5" drivers and one 1" liquid cooled tweeter. The Monitor 40's go for $300 a pair, and the RM40T's go for $1150 a pair. You put them together and switch the speakers and you'll instantly notice a huge difference. Its the clarity, the sharpness, the accuracy of the sound, its ability to play at any volume without distortion. It just sounds different. Kickers are made to go loud, and that's just about all they do, speakers or subs. I wish you lived closer so I could let you hear what the speakers in the Regal sound like. The bonneville has Kicker rear 6x9's in the rear deck and Kicker 5.25's in doors. I can tell the difference listening to music in that car between listening to music in the Regal. They play music like a speaker should, but they just don't sound as good. To you, they'll probably sound awesome. They'll probably sound like the best thing you've ever heard, and that's fine. Just don't sit inside someone else's car and listen to their SQ designed speakers because you'll go back to your car and wish you had bought something with a little less kick and a little more finesse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White93z34 Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Is SQ really even possible in a car? I've all but given up on the hopes of having a good sounding car audio system, seems for the money you spend you don't get a lot in return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Is SQ really even possible in a car? I've all but given up on the hopes of having a good sounding car audio system, seems for the money you spend you don't get a lot in return. It won't compare to home audio for sure. However, you will be able to tell the difference between different sets of speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visitor Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Is SQ really even possible in a car? I've all but given up on the hopes of having a good sounding car audio system, seems for the money you spend you don't get a lot in return. Ive got a closet full of IASCA Trophys that says it is Started in spl, like all kids do, grew up, into sq. Last install got me 2 trophys at world finals... Im going to go against the grain here and recommend you ditch the 6x9's.. also, ya really dont recommend the kicker sub. amps will be fine... And yes white- it is very very expensive to get anything sounding ""good" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Ive got a closet full of IASCA Trophys that says it is Started in spl, like all kids do, grew up, into sq. Last install got me 2 trophys at world finals... Im going to go against the grain here and recommend you ditch the 6x9's.. also, ya really dont recommend the kicker sub. amps will be fine... And yes white- it is very very expensive to get anything sounding ""good" This! And he probably has more experience than me. I haven't worked, or touched, car audio in a few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to eaton Posted July 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2010 WOW, wish i would have seen this!. Somehow it did show me there was any update, i bought "Monster" install kits, and a voodoo wire, was not a bad price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockgp Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 It won't compare to home audio for sure. However, you will be able to tell the difference between different sets of speakers. my last grand prix sounded WAY better than my home stereo. of course, i probably had a grand in sound deadening alone. with the right equipment, tuning, and deadening, a car can run neck and neck with a lot of home stereos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visitor Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 Home audio has some major inherant advantages, but sound quality in a car is most certianly possible! Deaden key areas (used to be the suggestion was "deaden the whole car", however more indepth research has shown that similar results can be achieved with correct placement of deadeners in only certian areas). Proper equipment selection is important, but install is equally important (maybe even more!) Proper speaker placement, tuing, etc. are all very important. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitaloutsider Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I can say that the Kicker speakers in the dash of my Luminas produce some of the worst "sound" I have ever heard in my entire life. The highs are entirely too tinny and the mids just sound like someone tapping a cardboard box. Kicker is junk. The only good thing they ever made were their older (mid-late 90's era) competition subs and amps. Everything else is trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremerevolution Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 I have a pair of 6x9's in the rear of the Bonneville andcthey don't sound that bad. Not as good as the Polk Audio's in the regal, but not bad. Sent from my HTC Magic using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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