E30 Zone

Looking to buy the following.

Infinity reference 5020cs components
Infinity reference 1260w 12" sub
Kenwood KAC 6405 4 channel amp
Kenwood KDC 5047u USB H/u.

If anyones used any of the above in your car, input would be welcome.

Cheers.

How comes kenwood amp for infinity components/subs etc? reputable bits of i.c.e there mate doubt you will disappointed, also it may be worth considering a power cap for that sub sounds like it could pack a punch!

On a budget Ali, looked into the Infinty Amps, but were over my total spend.

Yh they are expensive but unlike subs amps dont really wear out so you maybe able to pick up a 2nd hand one, will sound good when you put it all together! sorry i couldnt give u further info!

Cheers Ali, but tbh, I don't buy 2nd i.c.e. always new if I can afford to.
It'll do for now for the Chromie.

what head unit are you using Rav? You may be as well not amping the rear speakers up - get a better 2ch amp for the fronts and just use the head unit to fettle the frequencies sent to the rears to fill in from where the sub leaves off

What is your individual budget for the 4 items you have listed?

.. oh, and grow up!:)

Rodderz wrote:What is your individual budget for the 4 items you have listed?

.. oh, and grow up!:)

£500 for the lot, 2 subs, 2 sets of comps, 2 amps, and a headunit.

And what do you mean "Grow up"????

You wont really need components for the rear, just a couple of 2-ways shirley.

What diameter speakers can you fit?

Rodderz wrote:You wont really need components for the rear, just a couple of 2-ways shirley.

What diameter speakers can you fit?

I'm not butchering a nice rear parcel shelf, these will be going into a custom housing in the rear.

Speakers are 5.25cm

Do you have an amp yet Rav? I have an Alpine MRV-F450 5 channel for £60 posted if you are interested?

Rodderz wrote:Do you have an amp yet Rav? I have an Alpine MRV-F450 5 channel for £60 posted if you are interested?

I bought the lot as listed, it came in at under £500.

2x12" infinity subs
2 kenwood 4 channel amps, bridgeable to 2 for the subs
2 sets of comps
and the usb kenwood h/u.

Rodderz, anything up with the amp??
How old is it????
Can never have enough amps in a car.

I bought it new about 7 years ago, took it out of the car 4 years ago, and it has been sat around sinse then.

I have to say that, sound is produced from speakers. Speakers are really the first consideration in a system, any amp will only supply your ears with as good a quality a sound as your speakers will deliver..

The next consideration is how the sub, the 6x9's either 1,2 or 3 way, the rears either 1 or 2 way and the fronts - 1 or 2 way are instructed to deliver the frequencies given from the amps(s)

IMO to uncomplicate the sound, speakers are the first consideration, the number of amps (and compatibility these) is a second, the cable and quality of installation is also a factor..

Really, an amp worth its salt is as good as it was when purchased..

I have an alpine MRD300, a RF 300x, RF100.2, some infinity reference fronts, phoenix golds, an RF HE 12" & an alpine 55wx4 head unit.. After mucho faffing around, I found some dodgy Sony Xplod that came free with an e36 I once had a fling with a much better match to the £400 alpine unit!

PM'd Rav

And back Barclay

500 quid - limited knowledge but i'd look at mounting of front speakers and spend remainder on good quality amp and sub for boot.


There is an interesting other thread, apparently you can still get side mirror tweeter pods from BMW for around £100 quid - very expensive, but I'd get these, a reasonable (£100 ) pair of front components, £60 quid rear shelf 6" coax which will give £250 for sub and amp (barring cabling on top perhaps....).


Whay do people think?

rav, you looked at

www.caraudiosecurity.com

they normally have a on just after xmas/new year

LOL Kos.

I just bought all my stuff from them mate for £500 delivered.
All this below.

Infinity reference 5020cs components x2 sets
Infinity reference 1260w 12" sub x2
Kenwood KAC 6405 4 channel amp x2
Kenwood KDC 5047u USB H/u.x1

That's a bargain me thinks.

happy days lol

luckily they are 10" from me so i dont pay for postage

Found them quite heldful too.
Went to one audio shop over here, i was priced over £800 for stuff i never heard off , and then when i tried to tell him what i wanted, he didn't want to know, only kept pushing all the "Chinese" gear to me.
When I spoke to these guys, he told me why the guy was pushing the other stuff, apparently that was their own branded stuff.

from what i can see, car audio security have no agenda or biased to any brand. any one i know of who goes there is happy.

their fitting prices are decent too

I have had a look at those amps you bought Rav.. you should have had that Alpine off me!:)

Rodderz wrote:I have had a look at those amps you bought Rav.. you should have had that Alpine off me!:)

Those aren't the only Amps I have mate , I have a few "Old Skool" ones here too.

Rav335uk wrote:

Rodderz wrote:I have had a look at those amps you bought Rav.. you should have had that Alpine off me!:)

Those aren't the only Amps I have mate , I have a few "Old Skool" ones here too.

Fit in well with the M30 then

They're 16 yrs old imy.

Kos wrote:from what i can see, car audio security have no agenda or biased to any brand. any one i know of who goes there is happy.

their fitting prices are decent too

my opinion of them has changed , i still left fairly satisfied