Any body here have a stereo system installed in their car?

[stingray72]

I have a kenwood ddx 396 head unit with rainbow germanium 2 way components and kicker cs 6.75 rear fill and eton m10 flat subs in small sealed boxes all on a cab 165 5 channel amp. It makes for great worship time in the car when you do an aftermarket set up. All this is going in the begining of august i cant wait.

 

[Lynx]

Well... I mean... I have a stereo, it came with the car.

I prefer to use a single earbud, so I can hear an ambulance if it's behind me, connected to a phone playing my whole music collection. Just makes the drive time fly by, and I'm at my destination (and the day is over) before I know it.

 

[stingray72]

I actually just changed up some things and went with the ddx 396 headunit with cdt 2 inch wide bands they are called the cdt unity 7.5 speakers and im going to use the rainbow 6.5 speakers without their dedicated tweeters and use the tweeters in the 2 inch widebands with the cab 165 5 channel amp with the eton m10 flat subs. This isnt a banger system but a sound quality system first and foremost. (the 2 inch wide bands will be on their own amp channels and so will the 6.5 rainbow speakers and the eton subs will be on the 5th channel)

 

[Lynx]

I got sixteen speakers
Crossing my back dash
A little bopping dog
Watching everybody pass
I got dual antennas
Whippin in the wind
Well there ain't a country station
That I can't tune in
She ain't a cadillac
And she ain't a rolls
But there ain't nothin wrong
With the radio

 

[stingray72]

Ok man guess I can't convert you...so be it my friend.

 

[stingray72]

If you change your mind you no where to find me haha.

 

[Lynx]

Oh come on! That was a really popular song back in the day...

The prettiest girl
In my hometown
I asked her last time
I took her out
I said what you think it is
Makes you love me so
She said there ain't nothin wrong
With the radio

Got stopped by a cop
Late last night
Out of date tags
And no tail light
He said I oughta run you in
But I'm lettin you go
Because there ain't nothin wrong
With the radio

 

[stingray72]

Haha don't know that one.

 

[Lynx]

 

[Krumbeard]

I have a kenwood ddx 396 head unit with rainbow germanium 2 way components and kicker cs 6.75 rear fill and eton m10 flat subs in small sealed boxes all on a cab 165 5 channel amp. It makes for great worship time in the car when you do an aftermarket set up. All this is going in the begining of august i cant wait.

Is this English? Haha.

I can talk about what's under the hood but all that mumbo-jumbo ☝️has me confused!

My last puddle jumper for work had the radio/stereo removed. Made a nice little place to put items.

I have a nicer puddle jumper for work now that has a functioning radio but I rarely turn it on.

I like to drive in silence. Time to think.

 

[Lynx]

Is this English? Haha.

I can talk about what's under the hood but all that mumbo-jumbo ☝️has me confused!

My last puddle jumper for work had the radio/stereo removed. Made a nice little place to put items.

I have a nicer puddle jumper for work now that has a functioning radio but I rarely turn it on.

I like to drive in silence. Time to think.

From what I can gather, thinking is old-fashioned now. That's why earbuds are so popular. It keeps the thoughts at bay.

 

[kinda]

I actually just changed up some things and went with the ddx 396 headunit with cdt 2 inch wide bands they are called the cdt unity 7.5 speakers and im going to use the rainbow 6.5 speakers without their dedicated tweeters and use the tweeters in the 2 inch widebands with the cab 165 5 channel amp with the eton m10 flat subs. This isnt a banger system but a sound quality system first and foremost. (the 2 inch wide bands will be on their own amp channels and so will the 6.5 rainbow speakers and the eton subs will be on the 5th channel)

So, now that you ask.....

I got a Pioneer CD stereo installed with a set of 4 new speakers. The price was to the moon. Might as well be working with criminals in the underworld. O.k., maybe a little dramatic, but they charge a pretty penny (more like a half ounce of gold).

Only reason I spent the money, because the stereo was failing, and I had a couple of blown speakers. Had no choice, well, at least that's the story I'm sticking to. Probably should of waited until, I get a new vehicle, but whoever buys my old ride, will have good sounds. Lucky them...

If I had to do it again, I think I would of got a JBL stereo, but live and learn.

Stringray, you sound like you got a good system, with some solid bass. You don't need to go overboard, or it will probably get stolen. I would say, that getting new speakers, even if your car is brand new, might be a good option, if you have a basic system. After market speakers were definitely worth it. It gives a much fuller sound.

 

[zeroturbulence]

I have a kenwood ddx 396 head unit with rainbow germanium 2 way components and kicker cs 6.75 rear fill and eton m10 flat subs in small sealed boxes all on a cab 165 5 channel amp. It makes for great worship time in the car when you do an aftermarket set up. All this is going in the begining of august i cant wait.

I used to be into car stereo years ago. That sounds like a nice system. I never had anything impressive. Just an alpine radio/head unit, four 6" 3-way speakers, a 10" subwoofer in a sealed enclosure and an alpine amp. All in my tiny honda crx.

 

[2ndTimeIsTheCharm]

Oh wow, this topic brings back memories....

I remember when the worry about getting your stereo system stolen from your car was such a big deal in the 80s and 90s. My first car had an 8-track tape cartridge stereo so I never had to worry about it being stolen, lol!


🐳

 

[Lynx]

These days it's all about what kind of phone you have.

I mean, there are some teenagers who still keep trying to represent with booming speakers, but the rest just look at them funny.

Me, I have an earbud in my ear and a cheap phone. So I'm out of the loop no matter how you look at it.