E30 Sound Help Please?

[Ajk82]

Hello everyone can you guys tell me is Alpine sound system any good ? As in the head unit speakers and the rest i saw on another site there is some one selling amp sub and speakers to fit e30, what you guys think the best sound for the e30 is ..

[SteSE]

It depends on a number of factors really but generally speaking and from experience Alpine is very good quality kit.

EDIT : - can you post up model numbers or point us in the direction of the thread for a better review

[Alex]

ive heard alpine are spot on, their headunits produce excellent sound quality

personally i would go comps in the front in some tweeter pods and some 6.5" in rear and run it all from a 4 channel amp

if you want some puncy bass add a 10" sub too

Mods: you might want to put this in ICE section

[Ajk82]

The guy who is selling them has 2 alpine subs as well 2 12 inch so he says they rock in his old e30 and gives you a good sound he has all the paper they stack up to a £1000 he got the 4 channel amp as well he goes he will take £375 for the whole sound

[Alex]

how old is the stuff??

[magpie]

i have a 5 channel alpine comp amp,,,all you need in one amp,,,sounds excellent 2x6x9 alpine 2x6 1/2"alpine with tweeters and alpine sub,,,,jubbley

[Ajk82]

Those speakers and a v12 amp which i can not get the picture up he says the stuff is like a year old even if its 3 years i guess its still worth it

[magpie]

the head unit looks like it will have a background display mode,,,,ie bouncy graff,race car on track etc..
is the front panel motorized??looks good though.

[Jim78]

Would say that you can't really go wrong with decent Alpine gear - sounds like a bargain if the bits and bobs are in good nick. Defo put the better speakers in the kick panel if you can for best sound set up. You need a decent sub set up as well 'cos the bass has to get past the bulkhead behind the rear seats unlike in your average hatchback where there is only a parcel shelf in the way - can be like listening to a party in your neighbours house if it's not good enough! Make sure you use decent cable as well else you won't get the most out of your amp & speakers.

[Ajk82]

Yeah he has got the cables as well he has the whole set he is a perfectionist LOL so all in good nick

[Jim78]

I'd be tempted then mate if I were you.... - I've hit 30 so I'm too old to get away with a sub now

[sati]

alpine headunits are good and speakers ,, sub's anit the best there over rated. 2 x12" or 1x 15" will kick the car apart nicly! , i had 2x 12" jbl w12gtis 700watts rms , 4000watts peak in a ported box tuned to 45hz you can shake door and windows at end of the road!. 5/6 ch are not good for running subs and comps off , as the sub will eat up all the power for the comp's which will make them sound crap. but for that price i go for it

[Ajk82]

Sati i think the price is good as well pity some one gave him a deposit for it i KNEW i should of crunched the deal when he told me grr but im looking for seprate speakers now to make my sound up for the summer

[sati]

i wolud have taken it my self and sold it on ebay make sum nice money. 6.5" comps in front kicks or doors , and sum mid-bass 6.5" in the rear shelf will sound nice , or make spacers and fit 6x9 on the rear with a amp and no need for a sub as the provide a fair amount. but if you want sumthing cheap and cheerful , go to maplins they got a deal on 6x9 and 4ch amp and 4" for £40 (amp good and 6x9 sound good, sell the 4 inch's and get 6.5" comps)

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=227119

[ImysE30]

Sorry for hi-jack

Sati - Where would you recommend to look to get a Vibe set-up?. I'm thinking mono amp and 2 10" subs.

[sati]

well best retail place is car audio security (http://caraudiosecurity.com) if not them then try car audio discount (http://www.caraudiodiscount.com). then ebay.co.uk , few good store's on there.

[sati]

buy a pair of orion's hcca around £230 for a 12" 2000watts rms all day or 4000watts rms burp's.


will be soon getting a pair of 15" orion hcca for hopefully £400 a pair.

[ImysE30]

Cheers dude
12" won't fit in the cab though ( i don't think)

[sati]

it will mate , just a custom box will be needed(prism shape) best to go with a single 12" in a cab (easyier to install).

[ImysE30]

I think i know what type of box your on about lol.
How much harder is it to install 2? I've always gone with 2 and it will look better as well i reckon

[sati]

its not much harder , just the box need to be stronger, check out http://www.the12volt.com/caraudio/boxcalcs.asp#wed to help with the box volume design will need to be like "Wedge Enclosures 1" or "Wedge Enclosures 2"

[ImysE30]

You sure know your stuff, if only you was closer mate
Still having no luck with my local installer

[sati]

once you've desided on wat subs e.g vibe black death - insane btw , check the specs for box sizes and then see if you got space in the trunk.

[ImysE30]

Good point, no point in me looking for subs when i won't have enough space to fit the correct sized box.
I want to fill the space underneath where the roof folds down into. Its 11" by 25" and depth is about 20" i think

[sati]

2.39 cuft is wat you have to play with under there with 3/4" mdf.

[sati]

i guess your after sumthing like this:

image belongs to "mrLEE30"

[ImysE30]

When you said prism shaped box, that is the picture that came into mind.
I have got electric roof motors though, so even less room than that.
I like that idea though, still got some boot space

[sati]

if u can post pic up , how far apart are the motors?

[ImysE30]

I'm at work at the moment (can you tell lol)
I'll post a pic up when i get home, where the sub box is in Mr Lee's boot, the electric motors are directly above it

[sati]

ahh i see then the height will have to be cut down. by a few inchs. that said you might have to make the box have a flat front rather then angeled like in the pic. is a stealthbox out of the question? sumthing like that?

[Alex]

i like that ^^^^

[ImysE30]

Yeah at least a couple of inches, i'll post a pic up later when i get home. Hopefully will give you a better idea. I've thought about stealhbox but that's last on my list if everything else fails.

[sati]

lol , or if you dont use ur spare wheel well , then turn that in to a sub box , which also can be a stealh box. do you have a ski hatch?- thinking of an you tube video in an e36.

only down side to that is the depth it's good for 8" & 10".

[ImysE30]

I don't use it but you never know when you might need it.
It doesn't have a ski hatch, the guy who is supposed to do my install asked me that, he did a E46 M3 cab recently and used the ski hatch to good effect.

The only other option is to fill the whole boot with subs and amps

[sati]

Dimensions: 52.8cm (W) x 38.0cm (H) x 45.5cm (Bottom depth) x 32.0cm (Top depth) - Box is a wedge shape design with a slope on the rear.

around £79

takes most of the hard work out of building the box.