audio set-up for beginners [continued]

[jhnkvn]

Hmm,

Kung walang subwoofer: Go for a Powerbass ASA600.4 and then a Focal Access or a Morel Tempo 6. You should still have a couple of thousands left for wirings. I suggest you first bridge the 2 channels for more power and set the gains down (alam ng installer mo ito). In the future, if you plan to get a subwoofer you can always delegate channel 1 and 2 for the front speakers and 3-4 for the subwoofer.

I'm not a fan of V12 amplifiers, but most car audio beginners have passed through that stage. Hindi lang siya talaga "ideal" on the long run since mabilis lang sila masira. For straight 20k, you can get a straight Firland package (sub, amp, seps, box and wirings) from Candyaudio in Banawe pagnatatandaan ko. You can also opt for Pioneer speakers, JBL speakers since masnasa price range ito. JBL amplifiers aren't bad if you don't like to shell for the Powerbass ASA600.4 (which in fact, is quite clean power for its category) and JBL's subwoofer isn't bad too for the money. Targa's also quite good for the money kung marunong ka magtune but since you'll be having a stock headunit.. best to stick with flat-sounds-great brands like Morel.

JBL's distributor is... Perfect Circle in Banawe. Not sure kung meron sila mga JBL packages (di ko tinanong eh), but probably has. Go ask for Benedict. On the otherhand, Tsikotshop's prices isn't bad too. I'm not fond of the A/D/S happy hour promo since hindi na ganun ka"sikat" ang A/D/S. It used to innovate in the past, yes, but now it's like MBQuartz.. nabubulok na. On a personal note, Targas sound better really.

For budget meal setups, maybe a trip to Jeff Tan's Arareta Car Accessories would be best. Mashindi ka ma-rip off versus to Banawe shops (which would rip off unsuspecting buyers btw). Give him your budget and he'll recommend you setups naman.