I just grabbed a new sony deck and 10 disk changer off my friend last night for a steal ($200, mint condition ) and I am installing a 12" bandpass in the next week or so.(I have to make it first )
I installed my amp last night, and hopefully I'll have time to get the deck and changer in tonight before going out to hit the town.
It's been far too long since I have had a decent system in my car.. a few years or so. I can't wait.

Weee!

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GOOD QUESTION MAV!! hahah two "Mavs" hehe anywayz...

one important factor that is needed for trance:

QUALITY!!!!

I'm not trying to hate on hip hoppers but...I CAN'T STAND IT WHEN I HEAR AND SEE CARS ON THE STREET THAT RATTLE SO MUCH FROM THE DISTORTION OF THEIR SUBS!! It's disgusting!! jesus christ!

But yeah, high quality deck, I heard from my friend that
http://www.nakamichi.com/

is one of the best in producing sound quality

My friend has a 2 15inch ECLIPSE subs....the quaility and POWER that those subs deliver is amazing!! NO DISTORTION AT ALL!! not ghetto style but only "clear sound and bass"



so yeah..bottom line, don't be cheap on a nice deck and good quality subs if you want a good sound

I can't wait til the day that I speed down the road in my porsha with a nice sound system blasting trance tunes

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Life and the universe is about balance.

^^^ nakamichi makes better at home audio the mobile... their decks are good, but not GREAT...

well, personally, i used to have audio system, but after having my car broken into and my stereo stolen 3, yes three, times, i finally learned my lesson and gave up on it...

anyway, last thing i had in there was:
2x12" Boston Acoustic subs
250 rms watt Rockfor Fosgate amp
then for mids and highs i had
2x5.25" components up-front (2 tweeters, 2 mid range, 2 x-overs)
+
2x6.5" components in the back (2 tweeters, 2 mid range, 2 x-overs)
and mids and highs were powered by 120 rms watt Carver amp

in a small car with great acoustics such as a CRX, the whole thing sounded sooooo good...

*sigh*

i miss my system...

*cries*

In my car, I have a JVC KDSH99 head unit (which reads mp3 cd's). A 12" JL sub in a bandpass box powered by a 400 W Legacy AMP (One of the better quality 'cheapy' brands). Then I have 2 6x9 Bostwick in the back, and 2 6" Bostwick's in the front powered by a 600 W Legacy amp.

I used to have an active crossover for the sub, but I found trance sounds better without it. (It's great for R&B Hiphop type bass, but trance is fast paced.) (Note, the amp has a low-pass filter on it, so it's theres technically still a crossover).

The Head unit has 3 sets of pre-outs, which is great, cuz it allows me to control the level of the sub right from the head unit. It also has a crossover built in, so I can adjust the frequency cutoff for the sub pre-outs.

Now I bought my amps about 6 or 7 years ago, and they've been in 4 cars up to now, so they definately last.

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Hrm, I had a very hard time picking items for my audio system. In fact, i've been very reluctant to even bother with mobile audio as my main interest lies in the performance of my car and besides, nothing beats the sound of 8000rpm.

Here's something i've noticed. A 12" sub tends to linger longer in a beat...and given the average bpm of a trance song, i personally dont beleive a sub should linger. Keeping this in mind, i chose a simple,
yet effective 10" Pioneer Bandpass box w/ a 300w Mono Amp.

Another aspect was weight. It's a proven fact that the better the power to weight ratio of the, the quicker it is. I was and always have been against 2 subs. Regardless of size.

My Current Setup:

Sony MDX-6500 (MiniDisk)
OEM Pioneer 6x9s (for OEM, these are amazing!)
Pioneer 10" Bandpass
MEI Bridgeable 300w (mono) Amp

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^^^ so you're saying a 10" in bandpass outperforms a 12", because it lingers less... i dont see how thats possible, it being in a BANDPASS box...

anyway... the best for trance music is a sub in ported box, PORTED, so it gets to breathe lots... now your bass will depend on the type of speaker you buy... different speakers give off different bass... like for example, bass produced by cervin wega speakers travels far and is boomy... boston acoustics on the other hand give off a tight and short, but penetrating bass...

i guess i should also point out it depends a lot on the card what type of box someone should go for... what car you got?

i play trance 24/7....whether it involves driving in the car...at school listening to the walkman....listening to mp3's from the computer or playing stuff on my stereo in my room....dun care....i just represent and play it loud.

how does the whole audio setup in a car work? I just bought and installed Kenwood deck (4X45 Watts) but my speakers suck so I wanna change them and add a sub too. How could this be done?

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^^^ how much do you want to invest, and what car is it?

about $300-$400

it's a 96' Ford Contour

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Originally posted by DJ_ALFA about $300-$400 to invest it's a 96' Ford Contour

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