Celi Sound 1.0, I'm into money..... Options

[SinisterWhisper]

Ok I will have 450 by the end of the week because Idont have to pay for insurance till march and I want some speakers. I put the 1.0 in the title because my plan is to replace the stock speakers, save, by the premium sound doors, and finally get the extra speakers to put in those. Now I have this head unit already Clicky and it works fine for me so I don't really want to replace it.

What I do need are some recomendations on what to get and where. I have no knowledge of stero's and my goal here is not to make it loud either. I want it to sound and look great doing so. Not too wild about subs either because I am partialy deaf (100% in left ear and hearing aids don't work for whats wrong) so I don't want to damage what hearing I have left. The other reason is I don't want to kill my trunk space, don't care for bass that much (stock is decent as it is), and just not my thing anyways.

One thing I want to have is exposed speakers just becuase I hate the stock grills but the only problem I run into is what to do about the back two. If I had my way I would put oval shaped ones in for looks and fiber glass them in painting them whatever I paint my interior. Sadly though I have never done that so someone else will have to try that instead of me. Lastly where should I get this installed? I have read onthe forums amps help quality so what do I need to look at in that department? And finally my budget for the first four speakers and amp would be nice to stay under 500 (without installation) if possible but if it is really worth it I can go higher. (I am making anywhere from 110-150 a week so im not rich but its all mine heh)

[Scarrell]

oooooooooook, so you want something that sounds good that will not distort at mid-high level volumes..... i have a friend who is mostly deaf in both ears.. but he also has a Damn loud system(dunno why either...)... so you dont want too much bass, but just a little right? i hope so anyway, because music without bass sounds like ass... first of all.. what kind of vehicle do you drive? second off... it isnt a good idea to "show off" your stereo because if it is visible it may get stolen, it also could get damaged in the process(get holes knocked in em..etc..) i would recommend a good set of component speakers for your front stage... look into Adire Audio Koda's, Resonant Engineering components, MB Quart, Focal, Infinity, Rainbow, Diamond Audio, CDT... for the rear, you can either add another set of components or some midbass drivers for that extra little bass... all of the brands up there have midbass drivers, i would personally recommend the Adire Audio Koda's, they are excellent(especially their components, hell everything they sell!!!!) they are about $80 a piece for the midbass drivers(6" and 8" are the same price)... and the component sets are like $350, a little much i know but they will be WELL worth it, i really dont think you will find any other component set that could match them.... just amazing build quality and especially sound.... its exceptionally...well... amazing! the website you can order the Adire stuff i am talking about can either be from www.adireaudio.com themselves, or from www.acoustic-visions.com which is a company that works with Adire.. they sell Adire products cheaper. like the Koda comps. from Adire are $350 plus shipping, but from A.V. its $350 shipped... but its all up to you.... damn this is getting long..... also you will need a good 4 channel amp to push all of this stuff.. so id look into the JBL BP line from www.sounddomain.com their 80.4 is on sale and would go good with them... although this is exceeding your price range so if you want to look into other speakers/components then look at the other brands i mentioned..... you can also get a GOOD deal on CDT comps. at www.thezeb.com ... anyway other 4 channel amps to look at are.... JL, Kicker, MTX, Rockford Fosgate, US Acoustics, Zapco, Orion, Xtant, Infinity, Memphis... i hope i have helped you!! please ask us more questions if you need anymore help....also you will want to go to a car audio store... not Best Buy or Circuit City unless its a last resort!.... oh yeah and have someone do a fiberglass job will probably be over $450 just to have it made and installed.

This post has been edited by Scarrell: Jan 11, 2005 - 6:44 PM