Mattiepkr1984

can anyone recommend a decent sterio so i can play my iphone 4 through
cheap but good lol

tubbytommy

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your speakers will be your problem

Scoobysmeet

Alpine offer the best sound quality mate, after that JVC probably offers the next best sound quality.

tubbytommy

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lol what a load of crap, speakers, dynamatting etc will determine the quality

BlueBugEye

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Hmmmm, Apline and sound quality.... Two words not usually heard in the same sentence unless it also includes crap!

Ken wood are good std name stereos before you get into the proper kit!

As above sound quality mostly comes from speakers and the install quality, e.g. dynamatting custom mounts, speaker size and if possible External amps

tubbytommy

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exactly, if you buy a £1000 alpine is still going to sound crap through your standard speakers.

you need larger speakers in custom mounts and the doors dynamatted at the very least on an impreza.

nizmo80

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agreed

a decent stereo needs a good set of speakers for it to sound clear and sharp.

I have a alpine dvd face off stereo with the iphone dock in my glove box
also alpine door speakers and tweeters and alpine 6x9's with a alpine amp and vibe sub in a enclosure and it sounds amazing.

minimal I would say a set of 6x9's to accompany a the alpine stereo

JohnnyBlaze

I got this in haldfords 2weeks ago it was 1/2 price £160, Bluetooths to iPhone

tubbytommy

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i think he is after one that offers proper i phone control,not bt audio streaming.

JohnnyBlaze

You can skip the songs and all that off the stereo if that's what u mean, and u can plug it in to charge if u want to do it that way, it's cheap and cheerful but it does the job

tubbytommy

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think halfrauds pulled your pants down too.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alpine-CDE...item1e7257c9da

JohnnyBlaze

That's second hand and an older model

tubbytommy

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lol my bad............

byrnsie44

tommy thats a completely different model without half the features. i have the same model as you johnny and it has full iphone control, does me perfectly

tubbytommy

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as above, my bad. didnt say it was a bad stereo anyway, it looks quite good

b16msu265

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car audio security in hayes do great deal and cheap as well
i got a jvc tv head unit that pairs with my 4 and 4s and i can play through usb, data cable and bluetooth

b16msu265

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just seen the above post, mybad

BoozyDave

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alpine are known for great sq, one of the best 'normal' brands, nakamichi is one of the best overall

kenwood are very average sq (yes i do know from experience), alpine sound loads better than kenwood (in the same install)

BlueBugEye

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Interesting, best unit I've ever run was the Nak cd45z which I changed for a pioneer unit with DEQ sound control add on unit When the cd drive gave up for the 4th time! That was a good input into the amped system on the car, after that I've run a selection of Kenwoods all into JL and CDT setups before adding one of the Alpine media units which was crap, lovely interface but rubbish sound q.

The real deal however, with sound q will always be the speakers and the amp that drives them, I've scaled down my ICE to a set of CDT front components (6.5') and JL Audio sub (12') the sub is temporary until I make a custom stealth box to hold a8' in the rear quarter panel. All are powered by a JL 4500 amp, take a look at my speaker install page (ok its a forester but I did my bugeye the same way) for how to properly fit a set of front speakers (ok the tweeter could be dash mounted but as I mentioned if the soundstage is to low I can always fit the imaging tweeters on the dash). Do not fit 6 by 9s to the rear shelf as this is a sure fire way to reduce sound q (most people equate volume to quality!).

https://www.scoobynet.com/ice-2/9443...rezas-too.html