Audio Questions, Need help planning my audio set-up Options

[Keiri]

Everyone,

So I'm tired of the stock speakers in my GT; when I got the car they sounded fine but after driving it daily and hearing them in action they aren't as clear or crisp as the Pioneers I put in my previous car. I've now decided to replace the stocks with the following:

Front: Pioneer TS-D720C
Rear: Pioneer TS-D702P

My question is since the system will, at most, output 540W of power can I use the stock amp. or should I go ahead and replace/bypass it with an aftermarket amp? The amp I'm looking at getting is the Alpine PDX-5.

PS: Overall, this is the first step towards building my carPC if that makes any difference.

Any help or experience would be greatly appreciated.

This post has been edited by Keiri: Apr 27, 2009 - 8:55 AM

[trdproven]

the stock amp will not handle it for very long-i've experienced it. Plus they do not do your aftermarket speakers justice anyways. I would go ahead and get the amp. Im not a fan of pioneer speakers for my opinion.

[Sinyk]

Im not a fan of pioneer speakers for my opinion.

x2. I've had two pairs in the past, and the sound they produce just didn't seem that accurate.

[Keiri]

Hm, I've owned a pair of A-series 4x6 Pioneers and the audio sounded pretty good, for a set of entry level speakers, so I figured the high-end D-series would be a good choice. What products do you all use?

[Sinyk]

AVI Sound.

[chucho]

I'd look into some ARC Audio speakers. Good price for quality. I own Dynaudio in my celica and plan to go Morel setup in my truck.

Pioneer just isnt all that great for the price they charge. I had two pioneer premier 6/1 coaxial and they were alright. Polk, infinity, ARC all sound better in my opinion.

[Keiri]

Thanks for the suggestions guys; I was going for the Pioneers because I could get them cheaply - $115 for the comps. and $88 for the coaxials - roughly half of MSRP along with the Alpine for about $360 instead of the list $600.

Compared to the ARC Audio gear they're a steal - but I want as much choice as possible so keep the recommendations coming!

[chucho]

Thanks for the suggestions guys; I was going for the Pioneers because I could get them cheaply - $115 for the comps. and $88 for the coaxials - roughly half of MSRP along with the Alpine for about $360 instead of the list $600.

Compared to the ARC Audio gear they're a steal - but I want as much choice as possible so keep the recommendations coming!

The amp for the ARC makes it a lot more but your looking at a lot better amp. your THD between ARC and the Polk is a big difference. I understand sale prices but I like quality.

[99Celica]

I'm goin with boston sx60's when I get the cash, they sound very good. For something a little cheaper I was also pretty impressed with the kenwood excelon KFC-X172, it sounded great for a cheap coaxial.

[Sinyk]

um... maybe try Hertz, or Boston Acoustics. I always found Alpine to be overpriced.

[Legit94GT]

those pioneers don't look to bad, sicne they have seperate crossovers(big plus)

I am running a set of entery level focals and they are AMAZING. There are a million brands to choose from and a million people to back up most of them, the best thing to do is to go to a couple different stores and listen to your kinda music on, and see what you like, or do the same thing in different peoples cars.

[chucho]

so you buy anything yet?

[Keiri]

Nope, procrastinating on this purchasing decision.

[chucho]

Nope, procrastinating on this purchasing decision.

Pretty good deal on polk's momo 6 1/2 comp

[Keiri]

OK guys, some progress.

I went ahead and purchased the Pioneer speakers and a Pioneer DEH-P510UB Headunit. I installed the 720C's yesterday using some of the How-To's here at 6GC and plan on putting the 702P's in today.

Figured out my harness issue; it seems I'll need to use the Metra 70-8112 Lexus/Toyota harness adapter. Going to check and see if a local shop has it before buying one online.

Brian

This post has been edited by Keiri: Jun 8, 2009 - 10:47 AM