Ice Setup Zen – Audio Gurus plz help

[nicejits]

Dear Team.

I need to get new ICE for my Zen. ( currently has Radio and cassette player and basic speakers which came with car ). I search thread on the T-bhp site and got disappointed after seeing the cost ( 55k, 42k @ 19k), I want to get ice but don’t want to spend to much,, can you guys pzl suggest me :

Good Head unit ( Single Cd/ Mp3 player ) , and shd have Radio
Good Rear and front speaker
Good Amplifier

At cheapest / reasonable price which has good sound quality ?

Thx in Advance,

Regards,
Jitendra

[sushrutha]

Originally Posted by nicejits

Dear Team.

I need to get new ICE for my Zen. ( currently has Radio and cassette player and basic speakers which came with car ). I search thread on the T-bhp site and got disappointed after seeing the cost ( 55k, 42k @ 19k), I want to get ice but don’t want to spend to much,, can you guys pzl suggest me :

Good Head unit ( Single Cd/ Mp3 player ) , and shd have Radio
Good Rear and front speaker
Good Amplifier

At cheapest / reasonable price which has good sound quality ?

Thx in Advance,

Regards,
Jitendra

Well there are a lot of threads realted to this..
chk out this
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...ing-new-q.html (Car Audio Advice from the Audio Gurus: Use "Search thread" before posting a new Q!)

Anyways ...
Here's my audio setup which I had done to my Zen and later fitted into my Honda city
HU - Pioneer 5990IB - 8,000 Rs
Front - JBL GTO 507C components Around 4900 Rs
Rear - JBL GTO 937 around- 4500 Rs
all products are with bill and warranty.

To fit in the components you need to put a spacer in the door.
Rear . Put a MDF plank.

[nicejits]

what is spacer and MDF plank ??? what abt bass ?? and do we really need AMplifier in small car like zen ??

which brand wire shd i use ??

[lordofgondor]

Hey nicejits, I recently had the ICE setup of my ride upgraded from the OE one. Here's what all I got fitted:

Alpine HU (CDE-9870) - Rs. 8000
Alpine SPS-690A 6x9 3 way speakers in Rear - Rs. 4500
JBL 2 way speakers (CS2104) in front - Rs. 1700

All these are with B&W and the sound is great!


If you are going for a basic audio setup with HU and 4 speakers I guess a 4 gauge wire will do. No need for high end ones like Monster and Audiopolk. Audio gurus please do correct me if I am wrong.

[razor4077]

Hi nicejits. I think your query would be more apt in the ICE section. The thread mentioned by sushrutha above would be a good starting point.
You could perhaps request the mods to shift this thread to the ICE section, where you can get more inputs.

[sushrutha]

Originally Posted by nicejits

what is spacer and MDF plank ??? what abt bass ?? and do we really need AMplifier in small car like zen ??

which brand wire shd i use ??

Spacer is a piece of round shaped wood placed between the body panel n the speakers. This is used to hold the speakers properly in position, to avoid the speakers touching the body etc.

MDF plank is also made of wood, rather a very good plywood. These are used to hold the rear speakers , jarring is pretty less with MDF plank when compared to other planks.

Amplifier... It totally depends on an individual. If you want neat , clean music go for an amp. Else good quality speakers will do the job.
I don't have amp in my setup... but planning to up.

Now pls refer to this thread. You'll get loads of info
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...ing-new-q.html (Car Audio Advice from the Audio Gurus: Use "Search thread" before posting a new Q!)

[lordofgondor]

Originally Posted by nicejits

what is spacer and MDF plank ??? what abt bass ?? and do we really need AMplifier in small car like zen ??

which brand wire shd i use ??

A MDF plank is like a tray that is used to fit in the rear speakers. Spacers are speaker brackets that are used to increase the installation depth of the speakers. I think you would have a nice bass in Zen if you go for good speakers in the rear (like the ones I mentioned in my previous post). But if you are looking for the real boom factor, an amp and sub is needed.

[navin]

Originally Posted by nicejits

Good Head unit ( Single Cd/ Mp3 player ) , and shd have Radio
Good Rear and front speaker
Good Amplifier

HU: 5K will get you a Pio 3950 or 4950
Amps: 7K will get you a Pio 6200 or Blau GT 4
Speakers: 7K will get you 2 pair of coax speakers from JBL, Blaupunkt, etc.
total: 19K.

if your budget does not strech that far drop the amplifier.

[gopz]

Originally Posted by navin

HU: 5K will get you a Pio 3950 or 4950
Amps: 7K will get you a Pio 6200 or Blau GT 4
Speakers: 7K will get you 2 pair of coax speakers from JBL, Blaupunkt, etc.
total: 19K.

if your budget does not strech that far drop the amplifier.

+ wiring & install too...

[jkdas]

If you plan to upgrade with a 4 channel amp do get a Hu with 2 pair for preamp outs.

CDE-9870 has only one pre out.

[panky12345]

Budget please first!! This would rather help in suggesting. May be you are looking for something cheaper than all whatss suggested....

[nicejits]

BUdget 10k after strecting 12k..

[Sam Kapasi]

Hey there, welcome to ICE. Nice jits you got there.

10-12K? Just get a HU and 4 nice speakers.

Front 5.25" components and rear anything you like. Decent MP3 HU like Pioneer and you're done.

Did I mention that you've got nice jits?

[gopz]

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Hey there, welcome to ICE. Nice jits you got there.

10-12K? Just get a HU and 4 nice speakers.

Front 5.25" components and rear anything you like. Decent MP3 HU like Pioneer and you're done.

Did I mention that you've got nice jits?

Sam, excuse me, what did you say? Nice zits?

[navin]

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

10-12K? Just get a HU and 4 nice speakers....

yeah drop the amp ...see post #8.