car audio set-up

[Det7]

mga sir, patulong naman sa sound setup. I have a 2004 BMW 318 and naka stock na sound system siya currently.

nagpa quote ako sa mickey's and below yung nirecommend kanina:

Infinity Kappa 5" - ~9k
Sonus Ecstatic ~13k / Rockford ~20k
Alpine 9887 (slightly used) ~10.5k
Sub focal/morel 10" ~8-9k
Labor ~8.5k

All prices are just estimates and pwede pang babaan.. it was just a 15-minute chat nung dumaan ako kanina.

What do you think guys? Ano bang recommended na setup?

mejo trip ko yung alternative/house music.. and preferrably mejo bumabayo sana yung sounds.

thanks gurus!

[jhnkvn]

You failed to ask how much Mickey charges sa tuning niya.. you won't take advantage of the 9887 unless you do.

Second is that you can't lower the prices of products by much since it's regulated by the distributor mismo. If you want to start haggling, doon ka sa labor and services ;)

I'll go hit you back a longer reply later.

[jhnkvn]

mga sir, patulong naman sa sound setup. I have a 2004 BMW 318 and naka stock na sound system siya currently.

nagpa quote ako sa mickey's and below yung nirecommend kanina:

Infinity Kappa 5" - ~9k
Sonus Ecstatic ~13k / Rockford ~20k
Alpine 9887 (slightly used) ~10.5k
Sub focal/morel 10" ~8-9k
Labor ~8.5k

All prices are just estimates and pwede pang babaan.. it was just a 15-minute chat nung dumaan ako kanina.

What do you think guys? Ano bang recommended na setup?

mejo trip ko yung alternative/house music.. and preferrably mejo bumabayo sana yung sounds.

thanks gurus!

You're off to a good start. First thing you might want to do is head to Kotseaudioclub.com's forums and start reading. Just take maybe 3 days to back read and try to absorb as much knowledge as you can.

1. I'm not fickle on what your speakers are -- it's hard to get 5" speakers as most speakers are manufactured on a 6.5" diameter basis. Give Mickey your budget, ask what are your options, then choose among those.

2. The Alpine 9887 is highly recommended. Your next option will be the newer Pioneer 80PRS which retails at 16,000php SRP.. sadly, since it's still relatively new, secondhand prices are still fairly high. You can sometimes spot secondhand CDA-9887s at KAC's ICE selling section and going price is at 7,000php to 10,000php.

3. For the subwoofer, truthfully.. I'm not much of a subwoofer guy. Subwoofer performance is highly dependent on enclosure. You don't pick a subwoofer then pick your enclosure to fit your needs.. it's actually the opposite way around. Mickey's preference will probably be the Focal Performance subwoofer or the Morel Primo -- both are very good subwoofers (I prefer the Morel in this case) on a sealed box.

3.1. If you can go for 12", go for a twelve over a ten. Reason for this? More surface area = more efficient at moving air = more bass.

3.2 For your budget, personally I'll lower the subwoofer's budget. If you want to go for something lower but not too low, I'll vote for a JBL GTO1214 subwoofer. That should free up around 5,000php from your budget for other allocations.

4. Your amplifier will depend on how Mickey plans on wiring your system. From the looks of it, he'll probably tap the 9887's built-in amplifier for the tweeters, run the midbass on two of the amplifier's channel (4-channel amplifier), and bridge the other two for the subwoofer.

4.1 You will run full-active in your system. Because if you don't, you're not utilizing your CDA-9887's processing capabilities.

5. Try to note of all other miscellaneous expenses such as subwoofer enclosure costs. Then you also have to budget for wiring costs (again, ask for your options at your budget), labor, woodworks, and lastly tuning costs.