Decent Budget System

Ambience · 08-20-03, 07:12 PM

Hi all, I already ordered the stuff, but I was curious to hear from the pros about my equipment. First I'll start off by telling you what I was looking for, so you'll understand my choices.. and then show you what I got.

I wanted an MP3 system, and I also wanted Pioneer. The whole thing had to wrap up at $500 or very close to that point.

I was thinking about getting the Sony 10 disk changer that tied into an FM station, and was just about to order when I decided to check out regular units that played MP3. Ran into a decent Pioneer that was fairly cheap, but they didn't have a changer that would pair up with it to play MP3s

Ultimately I went for Pioneer speakers and the Sony Console/CD changer. I liked the way the console blacks out when not in use, and it's built for displaying MP3 files. I'll buy the 7" counterparts when I get a little more dough. Could I have done better?

http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/SONCDXM850MP
http://www.sounddomain.com/shop/item.pl?sku=SONCDX757MX
http://www.sounddomain.com/shop/item...70R&vq_id=none

BTW I'm really surprised about the price differences between them and Crutchfield. It would have ended up costing me $170 more to go with crutchfield with the same equipment.

sj_hurst · 08-20-03, 09:33 PM

Cool.

I've got about the worst audio possible for my car (GM's supplier of choice, AC Delco).

I definitely need better car audio. Slackers, please donate to the sj_hurst car audio fund.

Lollan · 08-20-03, 09:37 PM

Ah, the ghost faceplate.. me likes..

Ive had no complaints about my system at all other than the display is a little dim in the morning but exactly right at night.. Not like it matters tho. i ussually tilt the deck so i wouldnt be able to read it anyways.

5_day_forecast · 08-21-03, 12:58 AM

Just add on an XM reciever and you'll never leave the car.

Ambience · 08-21-03, 12:02 PM

Damn, I was expected to get spanked for going Sony.

CrashNBurN · 08-21-03, 12:19 PM

I'm not a big Sony car audio fan, but the equipment looks sharp!

cd36 · 08-21-03, 09:43 PM

i'm not a big fan of sony either

but it looks ok

WedgieMan · 08-25-03, 10:27 PM

10 disc MP3 changer???

Let me know how it works out.

Mole · 08-25-03, 10:32 PM

Nice!

I bet those speakers will sound nice.

Just a good thing you didn't get Audiopipe speakers... You'd think they would sound nice, but I heard some and they had a lot of crackling.

Lollan · 08-25-03, 10:33 PM

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Originally posted by WedgieMan
10 disc MP3 changer???

Let me know how it works out.

Jeez, you wouldnt have to physically change a CD for like a complete trip around the US...

Ambience · 08-25-03, 10:50 PM

I burned my entire CD collection, roughly 5 gigs worth of songs, and it'll only take up around 8 CDs... what sound I do with the other three? 2100 songs or somewhere around there.

Lollan · 08-25-03, 11:07 PM

Should've gotten the WMA player.. *sigh*

Now that i look back on it.. i wish i would've waited.. cuz for what i spend i couldve gotten a (pointless as it may seems) flip screen.

Ambience · 08-26-03, 11:25 AM

WMA? WTF? Worst sound quality evar.

CrashNBurN · 08-26-03, 12:34 PM

So... Did you buy this beast? get some pics of it installed you got me curious now...

Ambience · 08-26-03, 01:28 PM

I have everything but the mounting kit, which was on backorder

So I'm still waiting.

Ambience · 08-27-03, 12:42 PM

Well, tomorrow will be the day. I get the mounting kit. I've already wired the harness with the usual discouraging wires left dangling, measured out and determined how I am going to run the wires from my trunk to the front. Only thing I have left to do is burn a test disk, install the hardware, and

WedgieMan · 09-03-03, 11:07 AM

So how is it?

Ambience · 09-03-03, 12:01 PM

It rawks...however the stupid car came with an built-in amp and I had to completely rewire the speakers from under the passenger seat. Took me Two days to finish the thing...so far I have 4 disks in the changer. I'll take pics eventually.

08-20-03, 09:37 PM	#3
Lollan Resistance is futile! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 43,703 Blog Entries: 1	Ah, the ghost faceplate.. me likes.. Ive had no complaints about my system at all other than the display is a little dim in the morning but exactly right at night.. Not like it matters tho. i ussually tilt the deck so i wouldnt be able to read it anyways. __________________ struttin down da hood in my brand new flip-flops bustas won't know what hit 'em when da bomb drops coke in my pants and a fistful of rsi ain't no thang to lay 'em down when i stroll by homeys should invest in a linux-distro their windows be all fogged with nasty shit fo sho watch em scatter as i switch into freak mode cus they ain't got shit for anti-virus code got no time to talk gotta run from da cops slippin and fallin cus of my goddamn flip-flops my goddamn flip-flops uhuh uhuh

08-21-03, 12:58 AM	#4
5_day_forecast Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bay Area, Left Coast. Posts: 4,524	Just add on an XM reciever and you'll never leave the car. __________________ Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc I speeel my DRINK!!! Suuuuuper...maannnn..... (BOOM!)

08-21-03, 12:19 PM	#6
CrashNBurN #1 Dad Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,662	I'm not a big Sony car audio fan, but the equipment looks sharp! __________________ Mitch Taylor: Something strange happened to me this morning. Chris Knight: Was it a dream where you see yourself in, sort of, Sun God robes, on a pyramid, with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? Mitch Taylor: No. Chris Knight: Why am I the only person that has that dream?

08-21-03, 09:43 PM	#7
cd36 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The land of sals nips and old dutch chips Posts: 11,508	i'm not a big fan of sony either but it looks ok __________________ "You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..." -Tom Petty

08-25-03, 10:32 PM	#9
Mole Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: TX. Posts: 36,668	Nice! I bet those speakers will sound nice. Just a good thing you didn't get Audiopipe speakers... You'd think they would sound nice, but I heard some and they had a lot of crackling. __________________ I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

08-20-03, 07:12 PM	#1
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	Hi all, I already ordered the stuff, but I was curious to hear from the pros about my equipment. First I'll start off by telling you what I was looking for, so you'll understand my choices.. and then show you what I got. I wanted an MP3 system, and I also wanted Pioneer. The whole thing had to wrap up at $500 or very close to that point. I was thinking about getting the Sony 10 disk changer that tied into an FM station, and was just about to order when I decided to check out regular units that played MP3. Ran into a decent Pioneer that was fairly cheap, but they didn't have a changer that would pair up with it to play MP3s Ultimately I went for Pioneer speakers and the Sony Console/CD changer. I liked the way the console blacks out when not in use, and it's built for displaying MP3 files. I'll buy the 7" counterparts when I get a little more dough. Could I have done better? http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/SONCDXM850MP http://www.sounddomain.com/shop/item.pl?sku=SONCDX757MX http://www.sounddomain.com/shop/item...70R&vq_id=none BTW I'm really surprised about the price differences between them and Crutchfield. It would have ended up costing me $170 more to go with crutchfield with the same equipment.

08-20-03, 09:33 PM	#2
sj_hurst Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 14,174	Cool. I've got about the worst audio possible for my car (GM's supplier of choice, AC Delco). I definitely need better car audio. Slackers, please donate to the sj_hurst car audio fund.

08-21-03, 12:02 PM	#5
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	Damn, I was expected to get spanked for going Sony.

08-25-03, 10:27 PM	#8
WedgieMan GNOMG! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: USA Posts: 9,352	10 disc MP3 changer??? Let me know how it works out.

08-25-03, 10:50 PM	#11
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	I burned my entire CD collection, roughly 5 gigs worth of songs, and it'll only take up around 8 CDs... what sound I do with the other three? 2100 songs or somewhere around there.

08-25-03, 11:07 PM	#12
Lollan Resistance is futile! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 43,703 Blog Entries: 1	Should've gotten the WMA player.. sigh Now that i look back on it.. i wish i would've waited.. cuz for what i spend i couldve gotten a (pointless as it may seems) flip screen. __________________ struttin down da hood in my brand new flip-flops bustas won't know what hit 'em when da bomb drops coke in my pants and a fistful of rsi ain't no thang to lay 'em down when i stroll by homeys should invest in a linux-distro their windows be all fogged with nasty shit fo sho watch em scatter as i switch into freak mode cus they ain't got shit for anti-virus code got no time to talk gotta run from da cops slippin and fallin cus of my goddamn flip-flops my goddamn flip-flops uhuh uhuh

08-26-03, 11:25 AM	#13
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	WMA? WTF? Worst sound quality evar.

08-26-03, 12:34 PM	#14
CrashNBurN #1 Dad Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,662	So... Did you buy this beast? get some pics of it installed you got me curious now... __________________ Mitch Taylor: Something strange happened to me this morning. Chris Knight: Was it a dream where you see yourself in, sort of, Sun God robes, on a pyramid, with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? Mitch Taylor: No. Chris Knight: Why am I the only person that has that dream?

08-26-03, 01:28 PM	#15
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	I have everything but the mounting kit, which was on backorder So I'm still waiting.

08-27-03, 12:42 PM	#16
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	Well, tomorrow will be the day. I get the mounting kit. I've already wired the harness with the usual discouraging wires left dangling, measured out and determined how I am going to run the wires from my trunk to the front. Only thing I have left to do is burn a test disk, install the hardware, and

09-03-03, 11:07 AM	#17
WedgieMan GNOMG! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: USA Posts: 9,352	So how is it?

09-03-03, 12:01 PM	#18
Ambience Banned Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 29,690	It rawks...however the stupid car came with an built-in amp and I had to completely rewire the speakers from under the passenger seat. Took me Two days to finish the thing...so far I have 4 disks in the changer. I'll take pics eventually.