'08 Camry System Setup Needs Opinions/Input?

Question

Head Unit

Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD

50 watts peak power (22 watts RMS) x 4 channels MOSFET

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=19544&dealiorefid=6A3B306A699A11DDBD280007E918B026

2 15" subs

Kicker 05CVR154

15" CompVR CVR154 Dual 4 Ohms

Power Handling:

Peak: 1000 watts

RMS: 500 watts

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3411_Kicker+05CVR154.html

4 Speakers- Kicker KM613

Power Handling:

Peak: 195 watts

RMS: 65 watts

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_8746_Kicker+KM613+-SILVER+--+PRICED+PER+SPEAKER-.html

Tweeter- Kicker KS13

Peak Power Handling: 150 Watts

RMS Power Handling: 75 watts

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3510_Kicker+KS13.html

Amp (Questionable) Hifonics BXi 1608D

1600W RMS, Class D Monoblock Brutus BXi Series Amplifier

RMS Power Rating:

4 ohms: 550 watts x 1 chan.

2 ohms: 1100 watts x 1 chan.

1 ohm: 1600 watts x 1 chan.

(2) Sub box- Q-Logic QB-115.3

Single 15-inch bandpass subwoofer box

How much would installation cost me and is there other necessities beside 0gauge amp wire (input also needed)?

Answer 1

you will have to upgrade the "big 3" (the wires in your charging system) and if that's not enough you will have to get a high output alternator (only after that can you think about adding an extra battery and don't waste your cash on capacitors)

i would recommend going with a CEA-compliant amp for those subs because Hifonics over rates their stuff, you would be lucky to get half of the advertised wattage and it would more than likely be distorted (distortion is the main cause of speaker damage)--- plus if you don't know the "real" RMS wattage its impossible to properly match your amp and subs and that causes problems, here why

If you send too much power to your sub, you risk damaging it. The cone of the speaker and the mechanical parts that make it move may break under the stress. Surprisingly, too little power can also damage your subwoofer — in fact, it's actually more common than damage caused by overpowering.

When the volume is turned up and the amp doesn't have enough power, the signal becomes distorted, or "clipped." This distorted signal can cause parts of the speaker to overheat, warp and melt. Not good!

You don't have to match speaker and amp wattages exactly. An amp with a higher output than the speaker's rating won't necessarily damage the speaker — just turn the amp down a bit if you hear distortion from the sub and don't run the speaker at extremely loud volumes for lengthy periods. Likewise, you'll be OK with a lower powered amp if you keep the volume down and don't feed a distorted signal to the sub

with CEA-compliant brands the amps have been tested and produce of exceed the advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion

here are the CEA-compialnt brands

Alpine

Bazooka

Blaupunkt

Clarion

Eclipse

Infinity

JBL

JL Audio

JVC

Kenwood

Kicker

Memphis

MTX

Orion

Pioneer

Polk Audio

PPI

Rockford Fosgate

Sony

as far as the inside speakers are concerned you dont have enough wattage for them-- so when you start to turn the volume up they will sound distorted because the radios internal amplifier will be over worked trying to supply the neccasery wattage (remember distortion is the main cause of speaker damage)--- for best results you will need to have an amp on them

as far as installation goes it depends on where you go and if you got your stuff from them because that will make a difference-- anywhere from about $150 to a few hundred