Decieded to put a stereo that my iPod plugs into in my old Chevy

[Cleo]

The local radio stations here suck big slimy green donkey anuses so I'm stuck listening to CDs while I'm driving which wasn't so bad back when I still used CDs but now everything I own is in MPG4 format and most of my playlists don't fit on CDs and in fact many of my house mixes that I have are over 2 hours long so they don't even fit on CDs.

My Vette has a Bose factory system in it which they make a big deal of when you buy the car but I guess whoever designed the system didn't much care for base in their music so something like Portishead just makes the speakers rattle and sound like the finest 1970's 8 track tape.

So like the leather seats that I didn't want but was forced to buy as the salesman went on how special the Vette was that it came standard with its burn your ass off while rotting and cracking in the Florida weather that have now been replaced with nice and soft clothe seats it's time to replace my Vette's wonderful factory stereo.

Went over to the local place that is known for doing top of the line custom car audio and ordered lots of expensive little ugly bits of electronics that I'm told will sound fucking awesome. I told them that I want everything hidden which seemed to surprise the salesman and installer who seems to usually deal with customers who like to show off their car audio with plexiglas and glowing lights.

They can't do the work until the 16 of next month and will have my car for 3 days which kind of sucks since I'm a one car household. Good thing that I work from home and enjoy riding a bicycle.

Here is some URLs that I found showing each piece that I ordered. I was surprised that the prices on the internet were actually a bit more then the prices that I paid. I guess they make it up with what they are charging me to install everything which includes building a custom fiberglass housing for the subwoofer.

Head Unit
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VYqTk7P...&search=alpine
iPod adapter
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VYqTk7P...p?i=500KCA420I
5 Channel Amp
http://www.uscaraudio.com/cgi-bin/us...talogno=JL5005
Front door speakers
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-VYqTk7P...65PRO60#VehBox
Real speakers
http://www.legacyaudiovideo.com/boacnx514cos.html
Sub woofer
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=10741

Guess I better get back to work and sell more porn.

[spookyx]

Originally Posted by Cleo

The local radio stations here suck big slimy green donkey anuses

(lots of stuff removed)

Guess I better get back to work and sell more porn.

|Jim

[Erick G]

you did good cleo stealth install is what you want
unless you want to replace your gear monthly
those kids are clueless
but in your "new" chevy I can hook you up with some killer stuff
for that price you could of whent dyn audio components.. i used them in my show car best sounding components ive ever heard, you dont need rear speakers at all.. escept for subs
been to a concert? do you hear music behind you?
Make sure you have ear plugs at the ready.. my hearing is shot.
Ive spent 6k on installation alone a few times lol I was dumb I grew out of it
thank god! divorce would of cost me more.

[Cleo]

Damn I only get one shinny Jim head.

No Vette rides for you.

[Erick G]

LOL

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by Erick G

you dont need rear speakers at all.. escept for subs
been to a concert? do you hear music behind you?

I think the main reason that they put some of the speakers behind is otherwise you are left with just the door speakers since there isn't anyplace else to fit anything. The sub is going in the area where a spare tire would go if my car had a spare tire but it doesn't since the tires are run flats. The other two real speakers are just replacing the rear factory speakers which actually somehow sound even worse then the front door speakers which mostly just rattle the little Bose logo that is on them.

I guess this means I'm going to keep the car for another 2 or 2 years.

[Erick G]

Cleo
did you pay for your gear yet?
Im a nut for car audio and home theaters
wish I knew you where buying
could of saved you a bundle.
next time

[Cleo]

I just put a deposit on it.

I mostly went with what I went with because that is what they like to use and I like the install work that they do. Also Alpine seems to be about the only choice for a really good iPod interface.

[spookyx]

Originally Posted by Cleo

Damn I only get one shinny Jim head.

No Vette rides for you.

Thats not a jim head.... thats 1/2 a gabbo

[Surfn]

I bought my daughter a Durango and then for her birthday I bought her an Ipod. She tunes the radio to some frequency that plays the Ipod. So when she isn't listening to Bob and Tom she blasting her Ipod in the car.

I've only ridden with her once.

[Mr. Blue]

Originally Posted by spookyx

Thats not a jim head.... thats 1/2 a gabbo

Then what's a 1/4 gabbo?

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by Surfn

She tunes the radio to some frequency that plays the Ipod.

I had one of those. They only work if there are empty radio frequencies for it to use. If you live in the city where every frequency is being used then they work like crap. Plus my Vette's factory pretty much sucked to begin with.

[Simon]

Sounds like you're going to have a nice setup there, Cleo.

I did the iPod/radio things on my old Jeep (CJ-7) a couple of years ago. Looked at the way Surfn's daughter is doing it, but the FM transmitter for the iPod wasn't quite there back then. Went with a Jensen radio that has an audio-in jack on the front. Nothing very fancy but it's definitely nice to have gigs of music when you want it.

Now I need to figure out what I'm going to do about speakers this time. I've gone through two sets in two years because it's really hard to keep them out of the weather down here when running with no top. There don't seem to be any waterproof speaker enclosures that still let good sound through. Most marine speakers I've heard don't sound very good either.

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by Simon

I've gone through two sets in two years because it's really hard to keep them out of the weather down here when running with no top. There don't seem to be any waterproof speaker enclosures that still let good sound through. Most marine speakers I've heard don't sound very good either.

I'm buying my system from Sound Advice and getting their extra replacement warranty so they are stuck giving me new speakers each time I blow them due to listening to them too loud or leaving my top out in the rain and getting them soaking wet. I've bought a bunch of crap from them over the years from them and they really are good about replacing stuff that I've abused. I know that I didn't buy from Sound Advice because of their great prices. lol

[Rocco]

isn't it that most caradio is too loud anyway and you can blow up your ears with it?

[Cleo]

Originally Posted by Rocco

isn't it that most caradio is too loud anyway and you can blow up your ears with it?

I'm sorry, what was that you said? Could you please speak up?

I figure it can't be any worse then listening to my iPod at the gym using the Koss earbuds that I use or my home audio that caused the old woman that used to live behind me and who bought a fog horn to blast my way in her attempt to annoy me back with loud sound. The fog horn didn't work as I would just turn up the volume so that I couldn't hear it. I'm not sure what became of her. A lesbian couple own the house now and we have an agreement that I don't complain about their noisy kids if they don't complain about my loud music.

[Ace-imlive]

nice
the ipod integration rules
you gave me a good appetite
for it

[Cleo]

Browse my iTunes
http://66.176.162.232:8100
Everything is in mpg4 (AAC) format and the ones that were bought from the iTunes store are protected so you will not be able to listen to those.