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i saw alpine just came out with some new speakers and headunits and i was wondering which is best for sound quality headunit or speakers first? i was thinking about the alpine cda 9830 its there new line and type s speakers because they make 6 1/2 and 6x 9 now.

 
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me personally i got a new HU first and it sounds so much better now i needa upgrade my speakers and tweets.

 
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today i was just this sounds so crappy compared to my computer or whatever else, and i was thinking about it

 
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wanna have a lil fun with ur stock speakers b4 u throw them out?

get the HU frist...and blow the **** out of the stock speakers

then replace them with the S series

 
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good idea why not , is that really possible?

 
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yes, its more than really possible... i've done it with a bunch of stock speakers, just for the hell of it. they're so cheap, might take maybe 10 minutes at 3/4-full volume... funny to watch too

 
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lol where's that video of someone (i believe ludlam) plugging the stock speaker into the wall? that was some good ****

 
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Haha. Ludlam and his audio adventures...Anyway, stock speakers are actually expensive. For my mom's 92 accord, they were $52 each!!

I upgraded my speakers first and noticed a huge improvement. Sounded alot cleaner. Then I did deck, then new deck, then, well, there was no stopping.

 
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i have the Alpine S-series in front and rear, and it made a huge difference. However, I have heard that almost any aftermarket HU makes an even bigger difference; im saving up for rims right now, or I'd buy a new HU.

 
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i know decisions decisions so many choices it sucks cause we all probaly want some many things, i hate waiting, but since there headunits dont hit the stores until march or something like that i have some time

 
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not neccessarily Alpine's HU; the best out there, if you're going for pure sound quality, would be Nakamichi. It looks actually very close to the stock HU, but the CD player portion has 0.005 THD, and the internal 50wx4 (i think) amp has 0.05 THD (damn good, especially for an internal HU amp). It's what I'm saving up for, but it's $300, so...

 
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yeah, a wall socket provides a 3400 rms 60 hz bass tone (audio signals are merely ac voltage)

i have a few videos of random audio destruction. 2 or 3 of stock speaker explosions and my favorite one:
my friend had a ollllld *** pioneer deck that would give him nothing but problems, but he could never afford to get a new one. when he finally did we recreated teh scene in office space where they destroy teh printer, but with a pioneer HU.

 
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No brainer, get a HU first. It is the "brain" of your entire system. Just make sure you get a really good one (Alpine, Pioneer, Eclipse, etc)... And yes, blow the sheezy out of your stock speakers... Unless you plan on trading the car in later down the road, I suggest you keep them in storage which is what I'm doin'... Have fun!!

 
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Head unit. I loved the upgrade so much and how it sounds better than many stock cars, I left the speakers alone. Well I did blow my rears but other than that I would still be running stock

 
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partsexpress.com sells a speaker protectant for $10 that makes your stock speakers weather-proof. Might want to get it if you're staying with paper.

 
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HU

 
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thats probaly what it will end up being i was just sitting in my car wondering about this

 
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I say get the HU first. Those are more fun to play around with than new speakers. And you'll reap the benefits of having more POWER to your stock speakers.