your going to want front speakers.
Punch
1998, Dakota, Deep Amethyst, CC, V6, Sport, Homebrew K&N intake, Gutter
Guard grills, more to come!!!
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 1:09 AM
Subject: DML: Audio advice? (Quality of X-Plod system?)
>
> Ok, I suppose *technically* this is OT, but arguably I could be
> buying this system for my Dak... :-) Actually, most of this would
> apply to a Dak anyway...
>
>
> I'm starting to think about what sort of audio stuff to buy for
> the cuda. Right now, it has absolutely nothing, so I'm starting from
> scratch here. I have two 6x9 cutouts in the rear of the car so I
> guess its pretty much a no brainer to plop a couple of 6x9s in there.
> However, I don't have any other speaker locations. I don't really
> want to cut up my door panels to try to install some speakers in there.
> I suppose I might be able to put a couple of tweeters or something
> up in the headliner, but seeing as I don't currently *have* a headliner,
> I don't know for sure. So, what I'm thinking is a couple of 3 way
> 6x9s, a head unit, and perhaps an amp and a subwoofer. I'm not
> interested in playing music loud *at all*, I am interested in quality
> sound. (But not wallet-wringing quality, mind you!) ;-) For a
> point of reference, I think the stock system in my Dak is just fine,
> and the Infinity systems in the newer Daks are certainly more than
> enough quality for me. My only firm requirement is that the head
> unit has to be able to play MP3s, and I don't want to spend a
> fortune! (not even a small one) ;-)
>
> I was surfing on Crutchfield today and I see they have a deal
> where if you buy a Sony Xplod system, they will give you $75 to
> spend on anything else at Crutchfield. A "complete system"
> consists of a head unit, an amp, and a pair of speakers or a
> sub. So, being the cheapskate I am, I figured I'd do something like
> buy a head unit, amp and speakers, then get my check and use that
> cash to help pay for a sub. Catch is, I only have till sept. 30 to
> decide wether I want to do this or not, when the "rebate" runs out.
> I also didn't realize how expensive subs are. I can get an $80
> xplod 12" but I guess you need an enclosure for it too, which doubles
> the price.) :-( Those "bass tubes" are about the same price.
>
> So, I guess my main question is, "is the Xplod stuff any good?"
> Also, will the sound quality be OK with just 2 3-way 6x9s providing
> all the sound? Do I need a sub? Can I use the same amp to
> power the sub and the spakers? How do I choose the components
> to match? Do I just need to worry about their max wattage input?
>
> I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for. (i.e. x2 amp or x4?)
> I'm tempted to just get the cheapest version of everything
> and hope it sounds ok! :-P
>
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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