Budget Ballin': Entire Build Under/At $1000.00

So our Top 5 Affordable Subwoofers, and Amplifier list maybe our your budget range. But, in the spirit of budget building. We're going to comprise a full build under/at $1000.00. Now products on this list isn't on our previous Top 5 list. This is a new list of products with the stipulation of the entire build must be under/at $1000.00, and must be a full system. Comprising of subwoofers, amps, head unit, door speakers, wiring, speaker wiring, RCAs, and batteries. We're not covering enclosure, high output alternator, starter battery, and any other products that maybe a option, but not necessary for a full system build.

So lets start front to back, and under the hood. You need the Big 3 Upgrade, and lucky Belva has what you need in their Big 3 kit. The BBG3KT has everything you'll need for your Big 3 upgrade. And, the Big 3 is important. Even with a stock alternator, and battery. The Big 3 Upgrade can help your electrical out majorly. And, this kit is priced right were you want it at $39.99. To get your budget build off to a great start. And, a great build starts with great electrical.

Moving inside of the car. You'll need an aftermarket head unit for your aftermarket system. And, the Pioneer DEH-150MP has you cover. This single din head unit has 3.5mm head jack auxiliary, 50 watts per 4 channels, and 2V RCA pre-out. Plus with its 5 band parametric equalizer, and built in high pass, and low pass filter. Makes tweaking your music to your taste super easy. And, with the price of $59.95. It fits right within your builds budget.

And, we can't have a full system without replace those stock door speakers. So, for your front door speakers Power Acoustik has what you need with their CPT-60C component speakers. Of course you can go with coaxial speakers, but we all know component speakers just sound better. And, just because their Power Acoustik brand don't take these speakers for low quality. These 80 watts RMS, 160 watts MAX speakers will surely brighten up your front sound stage even with the wattage coming from your head unit. And, for the price of $37.50. Who can argue with that? Of course with a external amplifier these components would sound even better. But that's a want, and not a necessity for your build.

Now, going to the back to the rear stage. You need something to accompany those 6.5 components in the front.Well, how about spoiling yourself a little since your budget balling with these Rockford Fosgate R169X2 speakers. These 6x9s will accompany your front stage nicely with its rich sound. And, for the price of $41.95. Your way within your budget lines with these high quality speakers.

Now, finally we're in the trunk where the main focus is. You need some BANG to show off your bucks. We'll NVX can provide that with their NSW122 subwoofer. But, you can't get just one at the price of $59.99. Let's do 6 of these 350 watt RMS, 700 watts MAX subwoofers. And, guess what? 6 of these NVX subwoofers won't cost you arm, and a leg of your budget. You can get 6 of these NVX NSW112 subwoofers for the total price of $359.94.

So, with all those subs you're going to need something to power them. And, that depends on what type of wattage your willing to run. At 350 RMS each. These subwoofers would need 2100 watts of power. And, at 700 watts MAX. These subwoofers would

need 4200 watts of power. Now, its better to be safe than sorry. So, lets go the safer route of powering these subwoofers between its RMS rating, and MAX rating. With 2 Hifonics ZRX1800.1 monoblock amplifier. Which will give us a total of 3600 watts at 1 ohm. That's 600 watts per sub. Which is more than enough to push those subwoofers. And, for that power you'll be paying a whopping $154.99 per amp which totals to $309.98.

Okay, we've got the front to back essentials covered. Now, we need to connect it together. No worries. The Install Bay got you covered again with their AK4 4 AWG CCA amp kit. That will provide 17 ft. of 4 AWG power cable, 3 ft. of 4 AWG ground cable, 17ft. of 18 AWG Blue remote turn-on wire, 17 ft. of Blue twisted pair shielded RCA cable, 25 ft. of 16 AWG speaker wire, 4 AWG In-line ANG fuseholder, 60 Amp ANL fuse, and installation hardware. And with the price of $22.99. You'll be able to get 2 of these to run to both your amplifiers at a total of  $45.98

Now, even with our Big 3 Upgrade up front. It always good to have a

secondary battery just to help out your electrical, and keep those lights from dimming when your bass is real cranked. And, that can be solved by the Shuriken SK-BT18 battery. Which has a small profile to fit in whatever trunk space you have left. At a pretty price of $59.99.


Which bring our final total for this entire build to $955.28. Which saves us $44.72 on the entire build. Any money saved is the best dollar saved.

DISCLAIMER: Now, this build is a little bit on the outrageous side, and some parts was on the list due to common ground of that most vehicles have 6.5 inch front speakers, and some older to new cars still have 6x9. Depending on vehicle. And, as stated many aspects of this list will vary. As to why we didn't include enclosure into the build price as it varies between vehicle size, and dimensions, and would have to be custom built for the build itself. And, the enclosure itself is a whole other half of the build, along with high output alternator, and etc. But, as previously said those products, or options, and not necessary to the basics of the build.

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Power Acoustik Bass-10C Bass Reconstruction Processor Review

In the world of car audio there are many products on the market. That serve the same purpose. Different brands, different construction. But, for true audiophiles ever piece matters to get the best sound.

When dealing with car audio, and being a audiophile trying to get the perfect sound reconstruction. You'll come across some hurdles. But, for every problem there is a solution not to far away.

One problem that is dominate in car audio is different genres of music play different on each, and every system. Some genres as Hip-Hop sound great for bass, but may efficient lack highs, and mid clarity. Latin/Spanish genres may have the highs, and mids clarity, but lack the bass. Don't fret it isn't your system that created these problems. Its the mixing of the genre being played. Different music from different decades, and genres are all mixed different. If you play music from the late 50 through early 80s. Alot of the music was recorded, and mixed live. Music from the late 90s, and early 2000s was mixed after recording, and had the latest features added to the mix.

With that being understood. Music from earlier genres tend to sound clear, but lack the bass of modern day genres. Now, if your a person who listen to these earlier genres. A component you may need for your system is a bass processor. What does a bass processor do? A bass processor enhances the low end of your music, bring that dull bass line to the surface giving the music the low end it was missing.

Now, there are plenty of bass processors on the market. But, the one of topic is the Power Acoustik Bass 10-C Bass Processor. This unit is nothing fancy to look at, but it may fix your problem. Hook up is so simple that you may not even need to read the instructions. But, it is nice to see everything that this unit does. All of your hook ups are conventionally labeled on the unit itself. Beginning with the Balance Input. This is where your head unit output goes into the unit to create a balance signal, following the input you have your Output. Which goes into your amplifier of choice. Following the output. You then have your Dash Remote. Which allows you to increase the units signal to your amplifier, or decrease to your discretion. Following the dash remote, you have your 12V, Ground, and Remote. See the unboxing of this unit below..


    And, that covers the basics of this unit. Now this unit does have some configuration to it. It doesn't have a preset setting. It can be set to your choosing once up, and running. But, here are some facts about this unit. When playing to earlier genres this unit is flawless at bring up the low end in the music. It is your choice by the simple flip switch on the unit to restore the low end at 35Hz, 50Hz, or 80Hz. Once you have that chosen you can then start adjusting the Wide, and the Sweep of the unit.

To explain how the wide, and sweep works is. If you have your restore limit set to 50Hz, and then set your sweep high. The unit will restore from 50Hz down. Adjusting the wide on the unit will bring out how wide the sweep is. The higher, and wider the sweep the more notes get restored, the lower, and slender the sweep will only bring out notes with in your choice range. The unit has a area that is marked MAX BASS CONTROL what this means is the low end signal is reaching the peak of the unit. If this area lights up the unit continues its job of add on to the low end, but it is letting you know that the signal maybe distorting.

Now, understanding everything that has been said about this unit. Is it something worth adding to your system. The answer is.. YES, and NO. This unit is perfect if your a listener of older genres as previously listed. The Bass-10C will restore the low end of these genres with easy. Bring out the low notes of these songs. That you couldn't hear without it.  But, if your main genre is something more modern like Rap or Hip-Hop this unit is not for you. With more modern genres as previously stated the low end are already persistent in the music. The Bass-10C can not restore the low end of something that is already there. More, or less playing modern genres with the Bass-10C on you will experience a more condensed low end reproduction in your music. The notes won't sound natural as they should, and will distort more easily.

Overall, this unit is perfect for audiophiles of older genres with its easy hook up, and installation. And, this unit comes in at a great price. Of course there are other units out there that are similar to the Bass-10C, but if you want something that isn't over complicated, and isn't to simplistic. This is the unit for you.

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Power Acoustik PWM-16 4 Band Parametric Equalizer Review

Kaye Khaos takes a little time out to review PWM-16 Parametric Equalizer from Power Acoustik. That he recently installed into his 2003 Silverado LS. To work with his in dash Nexus 7 tablet. 

Here is the run down of the PWM-16 for those who are wondering.

Installation: BASIC | Provide a 12V Power Source, Ground, and Remote

Performance: AVERAGE | 4 Band EQ (Mid, Low, High) with sub control. Nothing over the top, does what it was made to do. Nothing more.

Build Quality: AVERAGE | Built with an aluminium body, come with mounting brackets, and screws. Seems that it can handle a little bumping, and bruising, but nothing extreme. Rotary controls feels smooth as they turn, has small grooves for better gripping. Although at time they feel cheap to the hands to turn because they are kind of small.

Overall: A nice product for what its worth. Unit is CEA rated for 7V preamp output, which is a plus for a budget project. Overall, it does ets the job done as far as cleaning up music. Would recommend to audiophiles on a budget. But, not for extreme audiophiles.

Interested in purchasing the Power Acoustik PWM-16 Graphic Equalizer. You can purchase it from Sonic Electonix for $34.99 plus shipping.

Check out the video review below:

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