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thill · 07-28-2013, 11:40 AM

Well, I bought this amp at Best Buy for $199 with a coupon I had (it was already on a crazy sale):

http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/mrx-v70/

I called up a good friend of mine who is much more into car audio than I am and he recommended to me in order (based on my price range):
Focal
Hertz
JL Audio

I have heard Focal and really liked them, but the price for the series I was looking at were definitely pushing my budget. I was able to find the JL Audio C5-650 component speakers on a good deal so I jumped on them (nothing like buying things at 2am)...

Here is the JL Audio CS-5 650 set I bought:

For a subwoofer, I explained to my buddy that I was not looking for earthshattering bass, but wanted something to fill in the response curve and was not sure the 6.5 woofers would be enough without distorting. To keep the box small he recommended a shallow 10" sub which would allow me to have a very small footprint box in my trunk that I can build myself out of some MDF I have laying around. He told me to look into Pioneer on a budget, and Amazon had this one cheap (under $70 new) so I bought it (TS-SW251):

So far I have spent just under $600 for everything. I am going to have someone professionally install the amp and speakers, but I should still be under $1K for everything once it is done.

Modest, but should be a nice bump in what I have now without breaking the bank which was what I as looking for.

07-28-2013, 11:40 AM	#4
thill Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2020 SS1LE (previous 13 BRZ owner) Location: North Pole Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 328 Thanked 1,463 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well, I bought this amp at Best Buy for $199 with a coupon I had (it was already on a crazy sale): http://www.alpine-usa.com/product/view/mrx-v70/ I called up a good friend of mine who is much more into car audio than I am and he recommended to me in order (based on my price range): Focal Hertz JL Audio I have heard Focal and really liked them, but the price for the series I was looking at were definitely pushing my budget. I was able to find the JL Audio C5-650 component speakers on a good deal so I jumped on them (nothing like buying things at 2am)... Here is the JL Audio CS-5 650 set I bought: For a subwoofer, I explained to my buddy that I was not looking for earthshattering bass, but wanted something to fill in the response curve and was not sure the 6.5 woofers would be enough without distorting. To keep the box small he recommended a shallow 10" sub which would allow me to have a very small footprint box in my trunk that I can build myself out of some MDF I have laying around. He told me to look into Pioneer on a budget, and Amazon had this one cheap (under $70 new) so I bought it (TS-SW251): So far I have spent just under $600 for everything. I am going to have someone professionally install the amp and speakers, but I should still be under $1K for everything once it is done. Modest, but should be a nice bump in what I have now without breaking the bank which was what I as looking for.