i just recently bought a '96 legacy GT and now i wanna get a sweet system!!!! any suggestions? i'm buying my friend's sony deck so i'm all set for that. i'm hearing good things about rockford fosgate speakers, subs and amps...

id like to see what others have put in theirs, especially which speakers you put into the front doors, and subs. =)

I'd stay away from the sony head unit personally...

other than that, its really what you think sounds good...

fibuz

Sony decks aren't that good, actually they're just cheap. RF amps aren't bad, I had one in my old Volvo and it performed real well. As for subs and speakers, there are better out there. A lot of what you're going to be able to do depends on your budget. If you're willing to tell us that, then we'll be able to help you further.

P.S: Crutchfield doesn't carry the best of stuff, so don't rely solely on that.

I'm sad to hear that about the sony deck...that's kind of a bummer.

As for my spending limit, I'm thinking I could spend $150 or so on 2 speakers. After i have more money ill buy the amp and sub together, not sure on how much to spend though. what do you have in your car?

for $150, some good front speakers would be Boston Acoustic, Memphis, JL Audio, or Eclipse. How much are you looking to spend on the sub and amp, well first, what are u looking to get out of your sub? Do you want a hard hitting, sub? Like for rap, or are u looking for a filler? To just give u more full sound.

Jack

I want something that's really going to bring the bass out...I want to bump it!! And does it make a difference if you get two subs vs just one?

i just recently bought a '96 legacy GT and now i wanna get a sweet system!!!! any suggestions? i'm buying my friend's sony deck so i'm all set for that. i'm hearing good things about rockford fosgate speakers, subs and amps...

id like to see what others have put in theirs, especially which speakers you put into the front doors, and subs. =)

Depends on how much are you willing to spend. Here's what i have, for speakers jl xr650 (fronts), jl 10W3 sub, PPI amps, alpine 7995 HU. I was suppose to get the JL amp (to get the "all" JL brand :) ) but the PPI i think is more worth it.

Hope this helps.

The speakers he has are all good, u can copy off him, the sub is even decent, You can get a BUMPIN' JL sub and box for a deal ($600) the 10" W7 with a 500/1 amp. The amp, ported box, and sub are about a grand, so save up. 1 of those will out perform 95% of all 12" subs, Alllllllll day. Your best bet is to go listen to subs at a dealer and listen to various subs in ur price range.

Jack

Awesome thanks so much for the info...ya I think I need to make a trip to ultimate electronics or something and take a listen.

Oh ya by the way, how are polk speakers? I found some db650's on sale and was wondering about 'em

I honestly have never heard their speakers, but I hear their subs aren't really good, not compared to what else is out there.

Jack

I can recomend nothing less than component speakers for your front doors. I just put in a pair of Infinities and I can shake my rear view mirror with the mids off only the head unit signal. Thats not the best part though, I can actually hear my front speakers, bringin the tweeters outta that low door location really helps. If you want a good base for a system definately look into component speakers.

I've heard quite a few subs before but some of the most important things to keep in mind are the box and the amp. You can completely ruin a good sub's sound with a ****y box or a bad amp. Personally after a lot of research I bought an Audiopipe Sub, thing pounds, and its only a ten.

And yea Sony decks are cheap but unless you're playin classical music you'll be aight. Lets be serious here most people can't drop $300 dolars into a deck when we've got a whole system to build.

Did you install those components yourself? I was looking into components but am doing the installation myself with some of my car audio freak friends and I don't have stock tweeters...would I have to cut some holes?

Also, I read on a WRX faq site that you have to remove the seats to install the rear speakers, that isn't the same for my Legacy is it?

Yea I put them in myself. I cut the holes with a Dremel(sp) tool. Worked real well you might be able to pull it off with a razor blade, thats what I started doin then I remebered I had a Dremel so I used that.
I bet you have to take the back seats out to replace the rear speakers in your Legacy, I know I did. Its not that hard to do though, of the cars I've worked on Subbies come apart the easiest. Yet somehow they still look soo damn good! I actually replaced my stock 6 1/2s with 6x9's which wasn't that big of a chore so puttin in new 6 1/2's should be relatively easy.

A tube sub? Like a bazooka type sub? If that's true then I SEVERELY doubt that it sounds good. Infinity is a good name. I bet those componets do sound good. I had an infinity sub in my old car (Kappa Perfect 12.1) You can pick one up for cheap on E-bay ($100>). That will get u started while you save up for a JL Audio W7. The W7 will outperfom 2 12's all day long. As long as the W7 is in a ported box.

Jack

NO not a tube sub. I built the sealed enclousure for that beast myself, custom fiberglass style. Check out this site if ya wanna see what sub I'm talkin bout. Its the TXX-AP10. http://www.dragondistributing.com/audiopipewoofers.htm