Am looking for car audio system as gift ,my budget is 10K and car is fiat palio sport edition.?

Question

I dont have a clue about car audio neither i can take the person nor the car along with me to buy one as its a surprise gift on birthday. While googling i saw Sony and Pioneer as most talked brands.Which is the best? And how to buy it and what all components of the audio system i need to buy ? Can I buy it like anyother usual gift & give it on birthday & then he can get it installed in car himself? Kindly help me... :(

Answer 1

When it comes to purchasing a Car Audio System, the most important part is the Head Unit ( or Cd Player). The Headunit is basically the brain of the car audio system. There are other important components, but there efficiency or sound quality relies on the Headunit.

Right now most Car Audio Enthusiast would agree the pioneer Avic D3 is the best all around headunit. It gives you everything you would would ever want or need in a headunit. It has awesome mp3 player connectivity, it works with both Sirius and XM satellite Radio. A Great Navigation interface with turn by turn directions and the security that comes along with a great name like Pioneer.

Depending on the type of car the person has that your purchasing this gift for. That maybe all that is needed. If the have a newer vehicle per say, most of those come with pretty decent door and rear speakers. I'm assuming that this person does not want to go all out with subwoofers and an Amplifier. If so please continue reading...

After getting the Head Unit, you probably would want to purchase two car stereo amplifiers. One to control the highs and mids ( all of the speakers on the inside of the vehicle) and one to control the subwoofers.

If their was a such thing as a standard Car Audio system, it probably would include two 12 inch subwoofers. When choosing a sub make sure you match the rms wattage to the wattage of your amplifier. You also want to make sure that you purchase a class "D" amplifier to power your subwoofers. A class "D" Amplifier is made just for providing power to your wubwoofers in an efficient way that does not over heat the amp. One of the best brands for Subs and Amplifiers is Kicker, A good brand that's more affordable is Power Acoustik. If you go with Power Acoustik make sure you get the BAMF brand Amplifier and the m**o Series Subwoofers; you will not be disappointed with either of these choices.

Next you want to get some door and rear speakers. Here you want to go with component speakers or 3-way speakers door speakers for the best sound. Make sure you get the make and model of the persons car, in order to get the correct size speakers. last but not least you may want to add in a Power Cap, and a three way Electronic crossover (Crossover: will separate the lows and high notes adding better sound quality and protecting your speakers from being blown), in order to top off a perfect system and provide it with enough power.

P.S dont forget to purchase a Car Alarm to Protect all of this with, I would suggest a Cobra, Excalibur or warlock car alarms. Good luck.

All of this will cost you well under 10k :)

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Answer 2

when it comes to car audio nine times out of ten you get what you pay for- and you need to look for CEA-compliant brands which means that the amps have been tested and produce or exceed the advertised RMS wattage with minimum distortion and the subs can handle their advertised RMS wattage also

here are the top CEA-compliant brands

Alpine (highly recommend)

Bazooka (don't like their subs)

Blaupunkt (don't like their subs)

Clarion

Eclipse

Infinity (highly recommend)

JBL

JL Audio (very good but over priced)

JVC

Kenwood (don't like their subs)

Kicker (the best in my opinion)

Memphis

MTX (highly recommend)

Pioneer

Polk Audio (highly recommend)

PPI

Rockford Fosgate (highly recommend)

Sony (don't like their subs)