Ok guys this is my first post in this forum. I just want to be honest and say that I don't know jack sh@$#@$ about audio and stuff when it comes to cars. I'm more of the guy that dumps his money on the motor. But I can't take it anymore. A month ago the deck that came with my car completely died and it stopped working. It was a POS anyway so I didn't pay no attention to it. I think it was PYLE or something like that. It's hella boring driving my car and can't take it no more. I need some music. I don't know what I'm doing or what to buy. I need a new deck radio or whatever u call it and two front speakers and the two rears. I don't want anything loud or anything like that. I just want something that'll play my music without skipping everytime I hit a dip. I just want a clear smooth sound that comes out of the speaker without killing my wallet. What kind of deck/speakers would you guys reccommend to a total noob like me. Yes I did search but like I said I got lost. hahaha iono. I just want to get other people's opinion before I go to the store and my a complete *** out of myself. Also do you guys know what size are the speakers for the front and rear? I have a 91 integra btw. Thanks in advance. Any help is appreciated.

 

Your speakers are 6.5s all the way around.

for a deck get a cd player/MP3. For skipping, make sure the deck has a decent "buffer" ( memory chip in the player that reads ahead and plays while the deck is skipping).

Budget wies think a couple hundred, for your fronts. Not so much for the rears. ( you sit in the front, so thats where you wnat to spent $$$ ). As for the deck, depends on your budget. you want amps down the road ? make sure you get RCA pre-outs, on the deck. ( these will 'send' the signal to the amps instead of speaker wire).

As for brands, take a listen to what your friends have. brand names ( pioneer, alpine, jvc, etc..) are a safe play in the entry- mid level, also.

good luck

 

As far as an inexpensive, no frills, but quality headunit, I highly reccomend Pioneer's DEH1600. It's very basic, but also very good, and it does have a few nice features like a customizable equalizer. I have yet to hear it skip, and I have a lot of very rough roads in my area. Circuit City carries them if you want to check it out locally. For speakers, I personally like Rockford Fosgates. They aren't too expensive, but they're very high quality for the prices. You can get a nice set of all 4 speakers for about $150 by ordering them online.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Viper915 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As far as an inexpensive, no frills, but quality headunit, I highly reccomend Pioneer's DEH1600. It's very basic, but also very good, and it does have a few nice features like a customizable equalizer. I have yet to hear it skip, and I have a lot of very rough roads in my area. Circuit City carries them if you want to check it out locally. For speakers, I personally like Rockford Fosgates. They aren't too expensive, but they're very high quality for the prices. You can get a nice set of all 4 speakers for about $150 by ordering them online.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Sounds like a good route^^^^. But do you really need new speakers too? Sounds like all you want is the music and the factory speakers will do just fine. Save the extra $100-$200 and get something different.

 

THanks for the suggestion guys. Really appreciate it. Yea the thing is the car didn't come with the rear speakers when I bought it. hmmm and the two front crapped out on me so I might as well get new ones while I'm at it.

Oh and another thing. What does an amp actually do anyway? I know people use them if they have subs. Does it give power to the subs? Are there any benefits of putting an amp on a set up that has no subs but just speakers? So If I get a deck that has no RCA pre out thingy, I can't put an amp on my car down the road without buying a new deck? wow thanks

 

What does an amp actually do anyway?

&gt;&gt;&gt; Not to be a smart ***, but just what it says, it amplifies. in this case the audio signal from the deck.

I know people use them if they have subs. Does it give power to the subs?
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; yes.

Are there any benefits of putting an amp on a set up that has no subs but just speakers?

&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; Yes, for sure. it makes your deck work less hard. The deck "spends"
less energy making rca output than speaker output. this means cleaner sound, to a degree. 20 X 4 amp power will kill 20 X 4 deck power, every time. it has only one purpose ( to amplify), compared to a deck, which has all kinds of other things going on, and potentially messing up the sound out put. it's all about clean sound, yo.

So If I get a deck that has no RCA pre out thingy, I can't put an amp on my car down the road without buying a new deck?
&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; No. you can still do it, with an adaptor, but the sound quality will be less than rcas.


if you get an amp on 4 speaks, you'll get the 'bug'... next thing you know.... sub time !!! Huhahahahhaaaaa, welcome.

 

6.5 all around
by far some of the popular decks with h-t members (that i've seen) is the alpine cda-9815 and the cda 9835.
alpine 0wnz j00. whether or not you'll admit it. alpine is probably the BEST head unit brand out there. great prices for EXCEPTIONAL quality.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spark plugs. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">6.5 all around
by far some of the popular decks with h-t members (that i've seen) is the alpine cda-9815 and the cda 9835.
alpine 0wnz j00. whether or not you'll admit it. alpine is probably the BEST head unit brand out there. great prices for EXCEPTIONAL quality.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what he said 94

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spark plugs. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">6.5 all around
by far some of the popular decks with h-t members (that i've seen) is the alpine cda-9815 and the cda 9835.
alpine 0wnz j00. whether or not you'll admit it. alpine is probably the BEST head unit brand out there. great prices for EXCEPTIONAL quality.</TD></TR></TABLE>
BOOOOOO! Go for pioneer HU's but Alpine would be my second choice anything other than that is garbage. And I wouldnt worry about getting expensive door speakers...some cheap inexpensive ones will sound fine, well, at least it will be better than stock