need opinions and bas bang for buck

[twistedchevy]

I have a 1970 Chevy suburban that I am wanting to put a system in.

I have:
Head unit
-pioneer DXT-2266UB
Sub
-sony xplod XS-L121P5

What I was thinking of buying:
Amp
-Kicker ZX350.4
Speakers/tweeters? (Front)
-Boston Acoustic SE-50
Rear speakers
-???????????

Questions:
1. Can I run everything above off the amp then run the rear speakers once determined off of the deck?
2. Anyone got any better ideas on what I should buy instead of what I listed while staying close to the price of them.

Thanks

[blown240]

In my 61 Panel I am going to run the fronts speakers off of an amp, and the rears off of the head unit. The rears are really just for fill, so they don't need to be as good as the fronts.

[_Ogre]

Can I run everything above off the amp then run the rear speakers once determined off of the deck?

no. that is a 4 channel amp made to run 4 speakers and it's not much bigger amp output than your head unit
4x50w for the head unit and 4x60w for the kicker amp
the head unit does not have a sub out, not sure what you'll have to do to make the stereo pre-outs into mono
that sub needs a 400 amp amplifier for itself

for a cheap system use the head unit as is to power your speakers
buy a 400 amp mono amp just for the subwoofer

for comparison:
my 58 truk has an arc audio 400w amp 4x100w feeding 4 sets of 5.25'' arc audio component speakers
and an arc audio 1x600w mono amp feeding the single 10'' arc audio sub
it rocks

[twistedchevy]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

no. that is a 4 channel amp made to run 4 speakers and it's not much bigger amp output than your head unit
4x50w for the head unit and 4x60w for the kicker amp
the head unit does not have a sub out, not sure what you'll have to do to make the stereo pre-outs into mono
that sub needs a 400 amp amplifier for itself

for a cheap system use the head unit as is to power your speakers
buy a 400 amp mono amp just for the subwoofer

for comparison:
my 58 truk has an arc audio 400w amp 4x100w feeding 4 sets of 5.25'' arc audio component speakers
and an arc audio 1x600w mono amp feeding the single 10'' arc audio sub
it rocks

OK, the reason I mention the above setup is because in my 94 Honda it had the same sub, amp and tweeter setup. Just a different head unit and no rear speakers and it sounded awesome.

But on a side note what's the big difference between the above mention tweeter setup and say some boss ch6530 6.5" 3way speakers

[ranger danger]

Those Boss speakers are the low end of the spectrum ($21 on Amazon). For very little more money, you can get much better quality. Like a pair of Pioneer TS-F1634R 6.5" 200W 2-Way Speakers for $23 on Amazon. Or a few dollars more could get you even better. Pioneer - TS-G1644R - Full Range Car Speakers for $29 on Amazon. Do yourself a favor and spend just a little more money and be happy! I'm not trying to say the Pioneers are the best!! Just that they are MUCH better than Boss for very little more money!!!!

[_Ogre]

boston acoustics is not boss, boss is right up there with pyle for quality; aka junk
i can't imagine you had much base in the honda with 60 amps going to two 12'' subs

[ranger danger]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

boston acoustics is not boss, boss is right up there with pyle for quality; aka junk
i can't imagine you had much base in the honda with 60 amps going to two 12'' subs

My apologies! I mixed up your original post with twistedchevy's 2nd post where he mentioned a pair of Boss speakers. Boston Acoustics is a VERY good speaker. Mea Culpa.

[twistedchevy]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

boston acoustics is not boss, boss is right up there with pyle for quality; aka junk
i can't imagine you had much base in the honda with 60 amps going to two 12'' subs

I know they're not the same and looking at the price you would guess the boss speakers are crappy, I was just curious what the difference would be. Is it just quality?

As for my Honda I had 2channels running to the Boston acoustics setup and I'm assuming the other 2channels running to the 1 12" sub. The setup was loud enough to hear it half way down the block.

[_Ogre]

you might have heard distortion 2 blocks away but not much else driving a 12'' sub w/ 60 amps
i have no problem with you running boss speakers and a pyle head unit and amp
you could probably pick up the whole package for less than $200
what ever rocks your boat