Christolei

Christolei:

I'm also in the Maryland/DC area and am thinking of doing a similar mod to my 2000 996 C4. I've posted before that I think that the sound in these cars is terrible. The previous owner installed a Kenwood amp in my car up front in the trunk and a Kicker 8" sub and another Fosgate amp in a professionally made enclosure which I've removed since I prefer having more storage space.

I'm thinking of first swaping out the speakers in the front, doors and rear and then maybe changing the head unit.

Who do you recommend using in the Maryland area? I'd like to do the speaker work myself but i think i need a professional installer to figure out how this amp is wiring in since I the stock amp is still in car as well and am not sure how its all connected.

I'm not looking for a superior sound system but really just decent sound and maybe a better head unit that offers nav and a decent CD/MP3 player. Nothing fancy at all. The Pioneer AVHP3200 is what I'm looking at now. It's selling on Amazon for <$400. Thoughts?

Thanks

Where in the DMV are you? Like you I use the small storage space every now and then, luckily we can have 1 or 2 subs installed in other places without loosing that space. Swapping the speakers is not a bad idea, you wanna make sure the new speakers will match well with the amp. As for the choice of speakers, you want to determine what price point works for you, AND YES I AGREE WITH YOU THE SOUND IN THESE CARS IS TERRIBLE (I am not trying to stir a new debate here). As for the the Pioneer AVH P3200 it's only a Nav ready model, you probably want to look at one with built in nav...

I have the same car and went with the Alpine PDX-5. It fits on the little shelf in the trunk like it was made for it. I went with the AVIC-700bt, (got it off ebay, a refurb - after all these years of having good luck with refurbs, it caught up to me) kept the bose speakers. Am very happy with the results, except for the head unit (went kaput in a week).

Sorry about your head unit, did you use subs? if yes, what size and how many? where did you place them? How much better was the sound with the same speakers and a different amp?

Will review speaker selection again and consider the 4" if the 5.25" becomes an issue.

With the current speakers that I have any suggestions with respect to the amps?

Thx

The components where chosen with the help of a custom install shop and after some research on the internet, we found numerous install with the 5.25" in both the dash and the rear. We even found some with 5X7 and bigger in the rear. We intend to run new sets of wires for all speakers and do a whole new custom installation, we'll even install radar in the bumper, rear view camera...

For the subs, we intend to build custom enclosures that fit the foot wells as well as blend in with the car decor.

Thanks for your input.

I am planning to upgrade my factory stereo, I have a 2004 Porsche 911 carrera 4S convertible. I already purchased:

- 2 sets of Polk Audio SR5250 Component speakers for the front & rear

- 1 set of Polk Audio SR6500 Component speakers for the doors

- 1 pair of 10" Digital Designs 2510 subwoofers

- 1 pair of 10" JL Audio 10W7 subwoofers

I will only use one pair of subwoofers, but have not decided on the one.

I will use Pioneer AVIC-X920BT as Head Unit

I am having a hard time selecting an amp to run my set up, please help by making suggestions.

I considered the Cadence ZRS-C8 because it's a 5 channel with lots of power and I wouldn't have to run 2 amps, and it only cost $449, I also considered 1 Alpine 4.150 + 1 Alpine 2.150 for the components and getting either a JL or DD amp for the subs.

I'll be buying the amps used and would like to spend around $500

Please advise

Thx