I started buying stereo equipment in junior high school with paper route
money. I used to ride my bike to Pacific Stereo and just spend hours
drooling.
Receiver: Kenwood VR4080
DVD/DVD-A: JVC XV-SA75GD
SVHS: JVC HR-S7800
CD: Sony
Tape: Onkyo
Main Speakers: BIC
DV-736
Center Speaker: BIC
DV-62CLR
Surround Speakers: BIC/RtR
43-2
This is a great budget system (IMHO). I bought the receiver and speakers
through Ubid (before they changed to reserve auctions, BOO!) and got
some great deals. I only paid $19 +sh for the main speakers! I have
had my share of trouble with Ubid, but if you are careful and damn
persistent, you can do pretty good.
Head Unit: Pioneer DEH-P7400MP (CD/MP3)
Speakers: Kenwood eXcelon KFC-X688C 6"x8"
Sub: single Elemental
Designs e12k (12inch SVC 4ohm Sub)
Box:
SubZone H112-S180 (sealed 1.8cf)
Amplifier
(Sub): U.S. Acoustics USX 600D (200 watts rms mono)
I really love the Pioneer head unit. It has some basic sound shaping
tools and the fact that it plays MP3s is a big bonus. I have been ripping
and burning my CDs on my computer. The advantage is that you can have
about 10 full albums in high quality on one disk. With the CD text
reading capabilities the Pioneer has, you can read the album, artist
and song title on the display.
The sub installation was a labor of love. These Foci have the worst
carpet to work with, and the driver's seat has some blades (to raise
the seat) that limit your installation. When it was all said and done,
I think this is a great sound quality setup. The bass is tight and
quick not fat and bloated. If you are looking for a sub, I would highly
recommend emailing Ben over at EDesigns. He was very helpful (he must
of answered 20 or so emails) and an all around great guy. I bought
the amp off ebay and
the box from The Zeb.
Pictures: Closeup
of Sub | Back
of wagon | Amp
Installed
I still have some Polk
6.5 component speakers (from ebay)
I am going to try and squeeze into the front doors and run with a
U.S. Acoustics USX 2100. I wanted to go with a set of CDT
HD62DT's, but I just couldn't pass up the sub $100 Polks. I have
an old set of Polks in my truck that I like, so I thought it would
be a safe budget move. It has just gotten so hot here in AZ that
the prospect of working outside all day isn't attractive.
