Kiwi's & Aussies - Audio advice, Looking for down under audio advice Options

[drizzt_stylez_nz]

Hey guys,

I realise that there are other topics here on what speakers to get and what not, but the problem is, that in our part of the world, there are a lot of different brands that dominate the market. So what I'm wanting to know from other Kiwis (or possibly even Aussies), is what kind of brands are reccommended?

I've got a Pioneer head unit (DEH-P7650 - got it dirt cheap), and what I think are stock speakers, with a couple of tweeters. What I'm wanting to do, is replace everything that is in there (apart from the HU), and add a sub. Any suggestions on what kind of speakers & how many, brands/kinds of amps and how many, and also, around how much would I be looking to get it installed? Any Kiwis know of any good places?

I mainly listen to rap/hip hop with some R&B, but do crank out the odd Nirvana tune every once and a while, so I suppose I would be looking for a bit of bass. And also, I hate it when stuff rattles when I crank up what I've got, is there any way to lessen/eliminate this?

My budget is $2500 (NZD - inc install), but I suppose I could push up on that if it is reccommended. But like anyone else, I would like to save money wherever possible, without sacrificing quality of course. Also, keep in mind I'm not looking for competition level sounds or anything, just something I can crank up with it still sounding clear with low distortion.

All help appreciated.

Cheers.

[importceli]

i think a really solid set up for that price would b ur head unit (most likely fine if not abused)
sub amp - JL or eclipse 500-600.1 amp gonna b a mono amp
sub - JL 10 or 12w6v2 (highly recomended) very nice rounded out sound but also has that extra punch to it if you need it
speakers - mb quarts are great just gotta pick if ur gonna go reference or pro but great overall speakers(highly recomended)
speaker amp - multi-channel you can prob run about 120 rms to the mb's and you'll b fine so an amp that could run 120x4 would b perfect or something around there

should get you set up nicely

[drizzt_stylez_nz]

i think a really solid set up for that price would b ur head unit (most likely fine if not abused)
sub amp - JL or eclipse 500-600.1 amp gonna b a mono amp
sub - JL 10 or 12w6v2 (highly recomended) very nice rounded out sound but also has that extra punch to it if you need it
speakers - mb quarts are great just gotta pick if ur gonna go reference or pro but great overall speakers(highly recomended)
speaker amp - multi-channel you can prob run about 120 rms to the mb's and you'll b fine so an amp that could run 120x4 would b perfect or something around there

should get you set up nicely
[right][snapback]206533[/snapback][/right]

Thanks for the help dude, but down here we don't get JL or mb (unless an NZer can point me in the right direction), and I've only found one JBL amp, which is the GTO4000. I've found a NZ eclipse audio site, so that looks promising - any specific amp model #'s to look for?

I'll list the main brands we have down here:

Alpine, Clarion, Cliff Designs, Kenwood, Kicker, Lanzar, MA audio, Pioneer, Profile, Rockford Fosgate, Sony, Soundstorm, Phillips, and Fusion.

If anyone could give tips/opinions on the above brands, that would be great.

Cheers.

This post has been edited by drizzt_stylez_nz: Nov 14, 2004 - 3:26 PM