I am trying to buy a CD receiver and a couple of speakers for my car and only have $250, what can i get?

Question

It's a 1992 Buick Skylark and I need a system that would fit. I need something that would have a decent sound. More bass (i dont have a sub), less treble.
Thanks

Answer 1

If you have a Fry's Electronics in your area that would be a good bet. Or any hole in the wall stereo shop has good prices. 6x9 speakers in the back will give you a little more bass.

Answer 2

Your system won't mean squat without a well designed box to put your subs in. Some manufacturers have recommendations as to dimensions of various types of boxes. It is best to find someone who builds boxes if you go with something other than a sealed box.

You should always match up RMS (Root Mean Square) watts of Subs and amp per channel as well as impedance's(resistances).

If your amp is rated at 4Ω don't subject it to 2Ω, it will fry.

Here is the formula for subs in parallel:

Z = 1 / (1/sub1 + 1/sub2 + 1/sub3 + ....)

For series, just add them up (sub1 + sub2 + ...).

You can mix and match these equations to get the right impedance required by your amp.

Example: 4 subs @ 4Ω each. If I connect two in parallel and the other two in parallel and tie the two pairs in series, I would have a total impedance(resistance) of 4Ω. So to the amp, it's just one sub.

You should use a capacitor as well.

Recommend for every 500 watts MAX you use a .5 Farad cap
Example: 1000 watts MAX - 1 Farad cap

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You will also need what's called a "line level converter" if your stock head unit doesn't have RCA outputs or your amp doesn't have high-level inputs.

If you like I can send you some plans for reference. My plans are for a 4-th order band pass bass box that holds two 12's. Also included are java calculators you can use to figure parallel and series values given Ω values.
Just e-mail me [e-mail]

I chose Blaupunkt TSw1200 subs with a Sony Xplōd XM2200GTX and it moves my coffee table around when I'm in the driveway.

My amp is 1200 watts, subs are 600 watts and cost about $340, cap was $70, box (built myself) was $50, so save up your money.

Answer 3

Go to wal-mart or something like that and buy a Sony CD player and a set of Explod speakers. They are cheap and sound good. Hope I have been helpful.

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Answer 4

Plenty of money - go to the following site (most installation kits and shipping are free on orders over $200)

http://www.crutchfield.com

They will have anything you may need for your car audio system.

Answer 5

Go to Best Buy