View Poll Results: Whats your opinion of the stock sound system?
Love it
1
1.45%
Its ok
46
66.67%
Hate it
20
28.99%
:-P I have an STi
2
2.90%
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Stock sound sysyem
08-18-2003, 12:41 PM
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Stereo installs are a snap, I've done maybe 4 or 5 of my friends cars and 3 of my cars, all full setups and I'm self taught. So if I could do it no doubt you should be able to get it. But if you wanna take it somewhere just depends where you go, my friend went to get his head unit installed, asked me to go with him, the shop wanted to charge him $80 plus harness cost which is about 20 bucks. AND, he said it would take 2 hours. I said screw that, bought the harness, took it home, had it in in under 30 minutes. You just gotta find a place that isn't lookin to rip you off.
08-18-2003, 01:42 PM
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REplace IT All!!
everything had to go. but then i never keep a stock radio. they just never do it for me. 6disc changer was nice...but the sound quality at higher volume levels was just not good enough for me. And im not a person that really needs a lot of bass. I just like my vocals loud. so i blew all the speakers and then replace everything except for the rear speakers. loooking to put another set of 6 1/2 in the front, custom door pannels. Seen it before on this other kid WRx. Looks real good and clean.
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alpine 12disc changer
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08-18-2003, 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by awns729
blingblingblue how did u turn the sub down? so do you guys think replacing just the head unit would make a big difference?
blingblingblue how did u turn the sub down? so do you guys think replacing just the head unit would make a big difference?
FWIW, I got the upgraded speakers/subwoofer along with the security system for ~$250. 5 bills is WAY too much and I wouldn't even consider spending that kind of money on a factory system.
08-18-2003, 01:57 PM
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Originally posted by NVubL
Stereo installs are a snap, I've done maybe 4 or 5 of my friends cars and 3 of my cars, all full setups and I'm self taught. So if I could do it no doubt you should be able to get it. But if you wanna take it somewhere just depends where you go, my friend went to get his head unit installed, asked me to go with him, the shop wanted to charge him $80 plus harness cost which is about 20 bucks. AND, he said it would take 2 hours. I said screw that, bought the harness, took it home, had it in in under 30 minutes. You just gotta find a place that isn't lookin to rip you off.
Stereo installs are a snap, I've done maybe 4 or 5 of my friends cars and 3 of my cars, all full setups and I'm self taught. So if I could do it no doubt you should be able to get it. But if you wanna take it somewhere just depends where you go, my friend went to get his head unit installed, asked me to go with him, the shop wanted to charge him $80 plus harness cost which is about 20 bucks. AND, he said it would take 2 hours. I said screw that, bought the harness, took it home, had it in in under 30 minutes. You just gotta find a place that isn't lookin to rip you off.
Pay cash and do not give them your address. There are some shops out there who will install your stuff, know it's good and then go to your address you gave them to steal it back.
08-18-2003, 06:49 PM
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THANKS EVERYONE! Anyone have a website or something that i could learn some stuff from? BlingBlingBlue: LOL really? have any stories bout stuff like that?
08-19-2003, 06:51 AM
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some kid at best buy did that where i live. Install a stereo in the kids car and then went to his house later and tried to rip him for his stuff. this kid had alot of stuff invested into his car too besides the stereo .
At our store We had old guys working at my install(average age 40).
jlaudio.com
bostonacoustic.com
crutchfield.com
few that i know off the top of my head. they have product and also basic information
At our store We had old guys working at my install(average age 40).
jlaudio.com
bostonacoustic.com
crutchfield.com
few that i know off the top of my head. they have product and also basic information
08-20-2003, 11:30 AM
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Originally posted by awns729
BlingBlingBlue: LOL really? have any stories bout stuff like that?
BlingBlingBlue: LOL really? have any stories bout stuff like that?
08-21-2003, 03:11 AM
#24
Best relativley cheap path is new deck, upgrade front speakers, small 2 channel amp, and 4 ohm sub. Reason to get a 2 channel amp and 4 ohm sub is to bridge for more power. Also, a 2 channel amp can always be used later to power the fronts.
08-22-2003, 07:34 PM
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Originally posted by brianbat420
Personally I would just get the cheapest stock head unit that you can find and then when you get home rip the thing out , replace it with a JVC or ALPINE head unit and get some good tweets and mids up front, 6x9's in the back and 2 10's with a small 600watt 5 channel if you can find it then run your whole system off it.
Personally I would just get the cheapest stock head unit that you can find and then when you get home rip the thing out , replace it with a JVC or ALPINE head unit and get some good tweets and mids up front, 6x9's in the back and 2 10's with a small 600watt 5 channel if you can find it then run your whole system off it.
I don't have the factory sub. I'm sorry, 8 inch woofer is only good for low mid-range. That is not a bass speaker. 10 inch is better but you won't get to true bass (I'm talking frequency response, not "thump" power which is sometimes mistaken for bass - but can be cool nonetheless) until you're into 12 inch speakers. Bose home systems use 8 inch woofers and while their enclosure lets that puppy play somewhat low, the bass unit is really playing mostly mid-range...
Overall I think the sound of the system is decent...I listen to mostly rock with these settings:
Bass at 2-3 (so as not to run out of power at louder volumes)
Treble at 4
Faded to the rear usually at 1-2 (provides a little more bass from the rear door speakers so the tweeter doesn't take over the sound)
Yes it's nowhere near a competition system...no stock system ever is (even Bose uses paper cones...dry-rot at 4-5 years!)...but it's so much better than most of the crap stock systems out there that I'm happy not upgrading it...and I used to have a $7000 competition system in my last car...maybe I've just outgrown it or am sick of running 4G wire but I'm quite content with the stock system. The tweeters actually have a decent sound stage - if you replace them, I'd keep them where they are!
08-25-2003, 02:56 PM
#29
The STI has better stock sound than my '02 WRX. With the money I'm gonna have to spend just to make it sound decent, I could be halfway done with my performance mods.
Just for reference, my opinion of decent = Lexus Mark Levinson system in my mom's SC430.
Just for reference, my opinion of decent = Lexus Mark Levinson system in my mom's SC430.
08-25-2003, 10:36 PM
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bone324 I feel the same way, but for when I do want some sounds I just upgraded my speakers to Infiniti's and heard a major improvement, even with the stock head unit.
Rhk118, you're not totally right, I just couldn't let go of my 6 disc in-dash head unit so I bought this converter that you tap into the rear channel speakers and bam, now you get pre-outs for an amp. Also, frequency response is all based on quality of subs too. I'm running 10" JL Audio's and they have some damn good bass... I had a friend that ran 2 10" Cerwin Vega's and another that ran 1 10" Fosgate back in the day and both those systems we'd have to wear earplugs to cruise around (pretty ghetto, I know, but this was a long time ago)
Russell Simmons, nice subs, I wanted the W3's but they only had W0's in stock and I couldn't afford the 10" W7''s at 700 a piece, maybe someday.
Rhk118, you're not totally right, I just couldn't let go of my 6 disc in-dash head unit so I bought this converter that you tap into the rear channel speakers and bam, now you get pre-outs for an amp. Also, frequency response is all based on quality of subs too. I'm running 10" JL Audio's and they have some damn good bass... I had a friend that ran 2 10" Cerwin Vega's and another that ran 1 10" Fosgate back in the day and both those systems we'd have to wear earplugs to cruise around (pretty ghetto, I know, but this was a long time ago)
Russell Simmons, nice subs, I wanted the W3's but they only had W0's in stock and I couldn't afford the 10" W7''s at 700 a piece, maybe someday.