I want to add a In Dash DVD player and speakers into my Tahoe. Need some recommendations for stuff. The guy at the local stereo shop suggested 3 12" JL subs in the back and of course amps and whatever else. I would like to have a Theater sound more then anything else. The stock size speakers are

Front Door - 6 1/2" + tweeters
Rear Door - 6 3/4"
Rear Pillar - 4x10"

Thanks for any advice.

 

I hate when people go with an odd number of subs. It just pisses me off. It's so much easier IMO to find amps for an even number of subs. The JL's are good subs, but I would only go with two. 3 or more is just for awe factor.

K.I.S.S.

You want theater sound, are you referring to 5.1 surround sound?

 

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Yes.

 

If you want theater sound, I'm not sure of a head unit, but you don't need loud speakers, you want quality, and don't have to spend much money on them. On good sub will do, you don't need your car to pulse if you want a well balanced theater system. JL is good, but expensive, if you have room for two cheaper subs, go for the infinity reference subs, cheep but decent. I have one, and there is plenty of good sound its louder than my alpine r-types go. as far a speakers, the r-types are great, don't get the s-types no matter what, the infinity kappa series is also good for quality not dB. Amps, I love my alpine. the V12 series will power close to anything decently, and they have great clarity. A cross over is important if you really want great balanced sound. Get a 5 channel Highpass and lowpass, for your subs/tweeters/and mids. Eclipse makes great crossovers, check Ebay for all of these, I have had nothing but good experiance with audio stuff on Ebay, but get everything new. Any other questions? I am intersted on what you decide on for a DVD player, let us know.

Chris

 

Sounds like a fun project. Are you going to put a center channel in the dash? A single four inch(or pair right next to each other) should work well. You probably want to disable the rear door speakers and use the rear pillars speakers when in 5.1 mode.

 

Suggestions on In Dash DVD? Ive looked at a couple touch screen models.

 

CLARION VRX935VD
AM/FM/DVD PLAYER w/cd-dvd CHANGER CONTROL, FULLY MOTORIZED 7" WIDE SCREEN TOUCH PANEL LCD MONITOR
KEY FEATURES

ProAudio Units
Fully Motorized 7" Wide Screen Color LCD Display
Touch Panel Control
Single Play DVD Mechanism plays: DVD Video, CD Audio, CD Video, MP3
Magi-Tune Tuner with 18FM/6AM Presets
Sirius Satellite Radio Ready
CeNET Control of:
Optional Dolby Digital/DTS 5.1 Processor, Optional TV Tuner, Optional Sirius Satellite Radio Receiver, Optional DVD Changer and 6 Disc Audio CD changer
Multi-Changer Control, CD Text, CD Titling (Audio Changer Only), Station Titling
Plays MP3 CD-R discs
3 Band Parametric EQ (Beat EQ)
2 A/V Inputs
Rear Vision Camera Input
4 Volt 6-Channel RCA Line Level Output
24 Bit DAC's
Fiber Optic Output for Use w/DVH920 5.1 Dolby Digital/DTS Decoder/Processor
Excellent off-axis viewing
336,950 pixel display
Screen Resolution of 1440 x 234
208-Watt (52W x 4)
IR Remote Control
Partially Detachable Faceplate With Automatic LCD Open/Close


The VRX935VD is Clarion's ProAudio flagship of its multimedia line-up. Featuring a fully motorized 7" wide screen LCD with touch panel control, a built-in DVD player that plays audio CD's, DVD video, video CD's and MP3 files on CD-R/RWs. CeNET connection offers full touch panel control of an optional 6 disc DVD changer, Sirius Satellite Radio Receiver, TV Tuner, Dolby Digital/DTS/Dolby Pro Logic II 5.1 surround sound decoder and a 6 disc audio changer. Dual Zone control directs a second video input to a rear seat monitor while the front seat passengers can listen to another audio/video source.

You can select from 8 different screen colors to match your interior lighting, and when the main LCD screen is retracted into the dash, a front panel dot matrix display allows you full control over all of the VRX935VD's functions. Of course, an IR Remote control is included.

MSRP. $2,499.99 US
i can get it for u for 1,700 + shipping, brand new in box with warranty and all. let me know if u interested

 

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How much are you looking to spend for everthing?

The new Alpine indash is the best right now, but the price is up there, and there will be more competitve units soon.

 

I wouldn't suggest anything less than a 6.5" component set or really good coaxial (if they exist) for the center channel. Since most of the dialogue comes out of the center its extremely important that it sound natural. I think the lower frequency response of the larger driver helps greatly in accurately reproducing voices.