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Mar 17, 2004 | 07:47 PM

rickbow

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Advice Needed For Sound Upgrade

I'm looking to upgrade the sound in my stereo/DVD system that came with my 2004 LTD Excursion. I have the following electronic equipment from a 1980's vintage car that I had pulled out and have kept stored in the attic for the past 12 yrs. I do not have any speakers and need some good advice on speakers and whether or not I should keep the HU.

Equipment I have now:
ADS Powerplate 80 (to power the subs)
Alpine Subwoofers
Nakamichi PA350 35W x 4
2 ADS 315i Passive Crossovers.

Any recommendations for speakers and a possible head unit would be great. Looking to spend maybe $800 - $1200 or so.

Thank you for your help.

Mar 18, 2004 | 12:13 PM

brianas

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From: MASS

when doing a full upgrade on a sound system-the best place to start with is selecting a new aftermarket head unit that will have the features u like and capability to control the system you want

when you start adding amps\eqs\dsp\crossovers etc...
you will still be directly limited to output quality and function of your headunit--which in the case of stock--is very low quality

g/l

Mar 31, 2004 | 12:10 PM

rickbow

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I'm thinking of going with a pair of Dynaudio 240GT's for my front speakers for now. What would be a good Class A amplifier to run these with? Also, what would you recommend as a great crossover?