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[Darth Loo-knee]

I want a good head unit and speakers..

At Billing I nearly bought a Sony headunit with a USB port at the front so you can play MP3's etc and was told theat the Alpine speakers were quality.
I aren't sure if I would need one of there beat box things in the boot although the extra bass does sound nice.
I just want a good sound 

Any help Guys will be great

[CaptainZok]

You're not going to notice a difference if you're going to play pRick through it.

[Andy B]

You're not going to notice a difference if you're going to play pRick through it.

Play nicely   

[CaptainZok]

You're not going to notice a difference if you're going to play pRick through it.

Play nicely   

If only Mr ghAstley could.

[markspark]

alpine type R give good sound but if you can get hold of some CDT mids and tweets for the front and rear doors and sub in boot with couple of good quality amps it would sound fantastic

[Dave DND]

Forgive me for repating this answer from another post, but I often get asked what my recommendations are, so here is what I spent the other week doing - Clarion have just launched a new range of speakers, and as many know, I will seldom recommend any products that I have not had first hand experience of.

Just kitted out our recent Astra cabriolet with some very pleasing results. The most common budget mentioned to me is around £400 these days, so that was going to be my target. How far can I go on an absolute max budget of £400 for everything - hopefully this may assist others in what the guy who sells them is happy to fit into his own car !!

Criteria was simply. A new stereo with iPod control, Steering Controls, Bluetooth and some very respectable sounds.

As the missus never plays Cd`s anymore, due to the iPod, there was no point in going for a CD player, so I opted for a mechless unit instead, and this is what I ended up with

Clarion FZ709E with Bluetooth  £229.99

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/fz709e.html


Front Speakers Clarion SRP1721S   £89.99

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/product.php?productid=5466&cat=12&page=1

Rear Speakers Clarion SRX1385  £59.99

http://www.dndservices.co.uk/srx1385.html

Add in a set of speaker rings and a steering control interface, and its came in at around the £400 mark I was targeting for.

As far as the sound quality - I am gobsmacked   

Not that long ago, you would have had to spend five times this amount, and to also have amps and subs. The sound quality and depth of Bass is simply stunning. Like all good quality speakers, the top end can be a little harsh to start with , but will mellow down after a few hours of running them in. I`m not going to bother with a sub on this car, and to be honest, its unlikely that I would replace this setup, as I think it will now make an excellent demonstrator as to what can be achieved for relatively little money.

 
 

[TheBoy]

Avoid the crap Sony Xplod head units. Forgetting my hatred of anything Sony, they really are utter shite

[Dave DND]

Avoid the crap Sony Xplod head units. Forgetting my hatred of anything Sony, they really are utter shite

 

 

[markspark]

Goodmans are good it says so in the name 

[Darth Loo-knee]

Cheers for that Dave I was looking and could not find the post you have copied up

The head unit in your link doesn't do it for me in looks though... my car is a Facelift MV6 so was hoping for a silver headunit to match. Do you have them?