yeah ive ordered two things from them an amp and a set of infinity kappa 62.5i

the amp the sent me was defective not there fault, it had a strange probelm that wouldnt have been found by just hooking it up at a station. The remote lead was crossed with the power internally. I mailed them back the amp and i had a new one a week later.

Chris

 

I give to thumbs up to MB Quarts.. Ive got a set of The PSC 6-1/2's in the factory location with a spacer like impulsebrklyn made. I had to cut a hole in the door panel for the tweeters since the taco's dont have anything for them...I used brown bread on the inside of the doors and they will just get ungodly loud.

 

Alright, it has come down to two choices for the front component set...either the MBQuart DSD 216 or either Infinity Kappa 60.5cs or Infinity Reference 605CS (depending on how much i want to spend)...so basically I want to see if anyone has recommendations for one over the other or either would be good...i am looking to get the phoenix gold t600.4 amp (75x4) and i think that should be fine for those speakers then for the back door i want the infinity kappa 62.5i's....just lookin for some feedback or reviews...i know they are all good speakers, but any input is appreciated...thanks alot

brian

 

lives4swell i love the infinity speakers I had 4 5x7 kappa's in my last vehicle and i loved them. I sent 100 watts to each and they lasted the 3 years i had them no problem. And no i have them in the rear in my new 4runner. And there warranty is great especially from www.thezeb.com it breaks they send you a NEW one. Ive never heard the reference but the kappas are amzing for the money.

How much you getting the pheonix gold amp for I bet I know how to get it cheaper for you with warranty. WHere from too? You know how to install yourslef. Cause car audio places will ripe you off. Chris

 

ok here I did myself alittle research for you now this is what you do. You do a price match online with www.sounddomain.com they are fully authorized for pheonix gold. Price match it to this site for a price of Our Price: $312.99. http://www.purecaraudio.com
thats how i got my tantrum 500.2 for under 300. if they dont like that site I have some other sites that are low. Chris

 

ok, thanks for the info...i will look at those websites...i saw the t600.4 for $379 with free shipping from onlinecarstereo.com...but you saw it for significantly cheaper...i know how to do all the installation, have done it on previous cars, but i like the clean/nice installs of audio places and since my car was new, i wanted it done nice (lol)...there is a local place i have dealt with...let me know if this sounds expensive...i had this place install my amp and subs already in a bandpass in my 4runner for $120 total...including wiring...is that a ripoff? I wasnt really sure, i just wanted to get that done quick and didnt have the time, so did it...i dont know what it will cost for installation of a deck and speakers but if that price was a ripoff i wont have them do it. Thanks for the help

I think i am gonna go with all Infinity Kappas, front and back doors


-Brian

 

one more thing...

on sounddomain.com...where can you do a pricematch? I saw the phoenix gold amp, do i have to go through the checkout process first?

 

do i think its a ripe off for a normail everyday person no not really, if you dont have the time i guess its worth it. But you also have to know when you get a car audio place to install stuff they dont use anything of any quality. Crappy usually to small power wire, cheapo 5 dollar rca (if the rcas suck then your sound quality is already diminishing before it even gets to the amp) etc. You should have just gotten them to install the amp cause putting the box in doesnt take a cent of brain power. So yeah its expensive.

Installation of a deck will run around 60 plus (they dont use harnesses in my experice so they mangel up your factroy wiring)dollars speakers run like 45 plus a set. But for that price they use the factory speaker wire which is not a good idea in my mind. I dont want to be running alot of power through 16-18 guage wire through harness etc.

I like to do things myslef cause thats the only time you get anything done correctly.

Oh when you buy things its important to look for warranties!!!!



Installation of car audio does not take much its not hard but does take time. Here are some small explanations of what need to be done for each
Amplifier, run a power from the battery to the amp. Hardest part removing panels and hiding wire. Then you need to run a ground to the chassis. Back seat bolts are most common and you run a rca and remote lead from head unit. Thats done. no hard see doesnt take much.
Head unit get your self a wireing harness are best buy something like 15 bucks at most and installation kit like another 15. take the center console apart and hook up the harness to the head unit harness. Explained in the head units manual. EASY
Speakers take more time and is explained well in this topic

Now does this seem like its worth spending a few hundred dollars on???????

 

no right on the items page you will see a 105% price garantee icon center rigth hand side just clikc on it and fill in the small form usually takes a day or two and they give you a coupon code to use

 

yeah, its true...its not really worth the money...i totally agree with you...i honestly take pride in doing installations myself...but this time i just didn't have the time to install the amp, and i wanted it done, so i just went through with it...i found the pricematch thing, thanks a lot....thanks again for all the help....i appreciate it.

Brian

 

Product Qty Delete Unit Price Total


Phoenix Gold Tantrum 600.4 Multi-Channel Amp
300W 4-Channel Tantrum Series
105% Lowest Price Guarantee. Save $227.81 on this item! $302.14 $302.14


Infinity Kappa 62.5i 2-Way Speaker
6-1/2" UniPivot Coaxial • Plus One Oversized Woofer Cone • External Crossover
105% Lowest Price Guarantee. Save $31.45 on this item! pair $83.50 $83.50


Infinity Kappa 60.5cs Component Speaker System
6-1/2" • Plus One Oversized C.M.M.D. Cone • I-Mount C.M.M.D. Tweeter
105% Lowest Price Guarantee. Save $69.25 on this item! $155.70 $155.70


Subtotal: $541.34
+ 14.95 shipping
----------------------------
Total: $556.29


that is after pricematch from sounddomain.com...how do those prices look? Seem pretty good to me

 

yeah those look good cant get much better. Dont you like being a sneaky sob. I do it all the time to sounddomain. they deserve it they like to ripe people off with there prices. And whats great is everything is warrantied from them . Good choices I hope you order it all.

 

" Infinity Kappa 60.5cs Component Speaker System
6-1/2" • Plus One Oversized C.M.M.D. Cone • I-Mount C.M.M.D. Tweeter
105% Lowest Price Guarantee. Save $69.25 on this item! $155.70 $155.70"

Where did you find these at this price- what site are you price matching against?
List price on Sd site is $330

Thanks- Jeff

 

http://www.ikesound.com/1024.htm

he has them for 159.00

 

I haven't read all the posts yet, as I'm one foot out the door, but if you buy online, get SoundDomain to match the cheapest price you can find, that way you'll actually get a warrenty and customer support. It's WELL worth the extra trouble - but dont pay retail if you are online.

steve

 

yeah yota thats what ive been telling him. I know from experience that www.thezeb.com is also good with there warranty. And www.ikesound.com even though he isnt authorized for his items he sells he has a great reputation and Iv dealt with him before he does do what he says. Chris

 

I want to get the Alpine CDA-7897, i see it at purecaraudio.com for $419.99...how is that site with buying stuff from? It seems to be the cheapest i can find it

 

impulsebrklyn:

any advice on taking the dashboard off to change the cd player? just lookin for some tips or somethin...any info would be appreciated...thanks

 

there new and I have no idea to really tell you

www.ikesound.com has them for 435 I would pruchase it from them if your interested. Shipping is free. I have that head unit myself you might want to look into the 9815 there new headunit it suppose to be really nice.



lives4well here are all the pdfs you need to take apart the dash, its easy just go slow and easy you you dont scratch anything. The control panel below the headunit with the radio and climate control marks very easily so be careful.
http://www.clarkson.edu/~calisec/4ru...l%20system.pdf

http://www.clarkson.edu/~calisec/4ru...20assembly.pdf

http://www.clarkson.edu/~calisec/4ru...nd%20meter.pdf

Thats it im writing up all the info for the 2003 4runner on how to replace everything with all the info ill post it when its all up. Chris

 

awesome, thanks for those pdf's...i am still contemplating between what cd player to get...besides the apline cda-7897 and i also like the 9815 i am also lookin at the kenwood excelon kdc-x959...decisions, decisions