Hey Whats up, I'm Mandy and I'm new but anyway
I wanna get some bump for my car. 2006 cobalt coupe, all black with darrrrkkk tint.
I want a LCD touch screen and new component speakers. I don't know that much about the different brands and which and what is better. I need help! I lost my owners manual or that bitch just disappeared, and I don't know any of the measurments for my speakers or whatever.

 

get ready to throw down some serious $$$

 

thats no big, just i don't know what to put in, like whats brands are good

 

if you are looking for componets, go with MB Quart.

 

Alpine Double Din DVD Touchscreen
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...model=IVA-W200
$999

Double DIN units look HAWT in Cobalts from what I've seen. I also am biased towards Alpine

Components:
6.5 or 6.75 up front 6x9's in back

Alpine Type X Component Set
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...3D9C9AF7BAB5B8
$239

REALLY nice set.

Want subs or amps?
I personally have Kicker, which is great if you want alot of bass.
I have a Solo-baric L5 and a KX600.1 I have mine gained down for SQ.

If you need any more help just let us know.

 

I have also heard good things about MB Quart. Really my suggestion would be to find a car audio shop or a best buy/circuit city and listen to some options and then RESEARCH. Personally when I'm going to take a big step like this I RESEARCH the hell out of what I'm getting.

 

Go for JL W7 series subs

 

The equipment that Best Buy/Circuit City carry are a different quality than a standard dedicated car audio shop carries. I know this from being in the business years ago, it's not just an opinion.

 

I just added those two in as the OP may not have any dedicated shops around, myself I have 3 in my area.

 

well, do you want sound quality bass or competition bass. but for the touch screen, go with the double DIN pioneer models.

 

sound quality bass here! (not to hijack) **** sounds distorted witht he volume and bass all the way up in my lil LS

 

I want bass subs, then crisp highs for the component speakers. Know anything about Memphis speakers? I like the alpine touch screen one, that's the one i've been looking at. I was thinking 10s for the trunk, but how big should the amp be. Isn't there a book for all of this lol

 

That's why it sounds distorted when you turn it all the way up. You can't turn it all the way up and not have it distort. Without a scope to properly tune the system once it's installed, a good way to do it is to turn all the gains down. Then turn your volume on the head unit all the way up and back it off a little bit. Then slowly turn the gains on the amp for the highs up untill it sounds like it's starting to distort and back it down a little. And do the same thing with the amp for the subs. You should be ok by that point. After that's done, you should be able to turn the head unit up almost all the way without it distorting. Basically you can turn it up to the same point where you had it when you tuned it without a problem.

 

are you also using a cross over???

 

If you have to have the absolute strongest subs, get either memphis or JL audio. There both expensive (especially JL) but provide more bass than you could ever have any use for. I had two memphis 12's (way to much speaker in retrospect) in my camaro and it was shaking the body panels off.

 

kicker has some very nice mids also...

 

If you are looking for nice bass, you could definetly go with JL if money isn't that much of a factor because they are kinda pricey. They are really good subs though. I can't say anything about Memphis because I don't know anything about them. I would try to stay away from Best Buy/Circuit City though. Sounds like you want a little more out of the system than what you would get from either of those places.

 

wow...i did no understand most of that....
i dont have a system yet, im talkin on stock LS system...

for the record...i dont understand **** about audio other than bass=low frequency and treble=mid/high freq....and subs are rated in watts

 

componet wise...id get any of the diamond hex series speakers and for bass 2 jlw3v2's

 

here's a better way...

 

It's easier and simpler to do the way that I posted. There is no mathematical figuring to do that way either.

 

I would say figure out how much you actually want to spend in a system, because depending on which route you go (be it ALL JL, Pioneer, Sony, Memphis, Kicker, Rockfard)
be prepard to spend a bit xtra...

I wanted an all JL system (i ended up geting it but it was expensive)
(this is all canadian)
Pioneer AVIC-N2 - 2000 (from Future Shop)
JL Slash 300/4 - 500
JL Slash 500/1 - 500
JL XR 6.5 Components 300
JL XR 5x7 Components 300
JL 10w7 In Power Wedge Box 1000
I put in a stering control module to keep my Controls on the Steering WHeel.
Also GPS navigation
and Xm radio.

not including wiring, as i put in all new front to back, i already have almost 5000grand into my system, and i still ne a cap, and some decent sound deading in the trunk....

so depening on what you have to spend will determine what you want in a system and what brand to go with...

not to mention amount of work involved in installing it all.........

i am very happy with my system and the only thing i will change is my sub box, (i think ill do a wheel weel fibreglassed box) but that aint till next summer....

money will determine you preference

 

The place I got my windows tinted at suggested memphis bass subs and I want the alpine lcd in dash touch screen and they said the alpine component speakers are what I should get. So i don't know, i need some nice sound tho

 

It depends on how much you want to spend as well. MB Quart are awesome componet sets and sound really good and clean. They are however, not real cheap either.