Basically just want to get some advice and recommendations, and maybe some figures on a system i have in mind...

I haven't done much research on the topic, so not sure what new technology is out there...but i would like to run my sounds off an iPod. So i guess the question is what is the best headunit for this application? (no price barrier)

Besides the iPod idea...the other components i've jotted down as possibilities are:
Front Splits - Boston Acoustic Z6 or DLS Iridium 6's
Sub - Boston Acoustic G510 or G512 (depending on whether i go ported or sealed, and depends how much boot space is taken up...ideas for what would best suit the clio?)
Amp for the sub - recommendations here would be helpful??
Amp for splits - at the moment i plan on running them off the headunit to keep costs down
Dynamat Sound Deadening

Any feedback would be great

Thanks

One thing I can say, is that buying those splits and then not amping them is a crime.
The hu won't put out the minimum required watts rms so it would sound terrible.
Get a 4 channel amp, and run the splits of channel 1+2 and the sub off 3+4. Then later on you can get a dedicated monoblock.

agreed, if you cant afford it all straight up, then put off the sub for a while and just get a good quality amp to run your front stage

+1 vote for the DLS btw, boston just dont do it for me

Ok will do then...though what make of amp would you suggest, to both adequately power the splits and provide the highest sq??.

In terms of the sub im leaning towards the 10inch...so again what make of amp would supply enough juice?

maybe look at the dd 4 channels... i cant remember which series it is but they have a staggered out put for exactly this application... so basically, your fronts will be getting 75rms each or whatever it is, and when you bridge the rear channels it bumps the power up a fair bit for sub duties, thats one option, another would be to go for an audison srx3 or something like that, either of the 2 would be a good remedy for some one in your situation... that said it does leave the up-grading side of things at a bit of a dead end if you wanted to do so after a while

I'll most likely go down the path of getting two amps, as i dont plan on touching or upgrading the system...i want to do it right the first time.

So in that case...if i was to stick with the Audison amps, would i hear much of a difference jumping form the SRx to the LRx series?...and if i could only get one amp from the LRx series should it be for the sub or the splits?

Oh and just to clarify because im a little slow...id would just need one two channel (splits) and one mono block (sub) amp?

There are quite a number of headunits on the market that have the capability to run off an ipod. The Alpine IDA-X001 is a headunit that completely runs off an ipod as there is no cd mechanism and retails $699. To answer your question about the amps yes you would just need 1 2ch to power the splits and 1 mono block for the sub.

Yeah i've been doing some of my own research on the HU...i was considering the X001, but then saw it has no tuning capabilities. So i'll prob go for the CDA 9887.

the Audison LRx 5.1K will give you 5 ch and a lot of flexibility if you want to run a passive system.

2 x 60w @ 4 Ω in A CLASS
2 x 160 @ 4 Ω in AB CLASS
1 x 750 @ 4 Ω or 1 x 1050 @ 2 Ω in D CLASS.

Generally you find a higher power rating in LRx range over the SRx range. Also the LRx range has amps that run AB Class, ABD Class and D Class.

If you wanted to run the splits active with a crossover then you could look at LRx 4.1K, or 3.1K or SRx 3 and others.

Yeah i'll most likely go down the passive route, as my comprehension of tuning and the like is not very broad...like to keep it simple as possible.

So are you suggesting the 5ch is a better option then the two amps?...i've always been under the impression that subs work better off a monoblock?...but i guess if the 5ch is more than adequate, then id be happy to pay a little extra to save some space.

See to me those examples you listed above...A class, AB class, D class, its all jargon. But i guess from what i see above i'd be running the splits off the AB class and the sub off the D class...so then in the A class could i lets say hook up the standard rear speakers??, or does the A class become obsolete when AB is used?


One thing i forgot to mention in my original post...considering my main goal is to run this system via an iPod, am i setting myself up for disappointment by running a set of spilts like the DLS or Z6's...cause all my tracks on the iPod are compressed to 192kbps??.

I listen to a lot of minimal techno with very deep basslines...and also play a lot of ambient and rap...and while i want to maintain a fairly SQ system i want to hear the music and not the hisses and flaws in the tracks.

My last car was a 2002 Clio Sport that I did an installation into. Unless you plan on performing major surgury to the doors you'll be limited to 5.25-inch splits, and the speakers mount to the door trim itself and not the door. I was able to squeeze a pair of DLS Ultimate 6.5-inch drivers in there with some plastic hacking and only then because these featured very narrow neodymium magnets.