What ICE & @ What Price

rocksterraghu · 13th August 2007, 18:45

1. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)

Alpine 9856 HU (Approx Rs. 19,500/- with B&W)
JBL CS300.1 (Rs. 11,000/- with B&W)
JBL CS60.4 (Rs. 7,500/- with B&W)
JBL GTO 607C (Rs. 6,500/- with B&W)
JBL GTO 937 (Rs. 4,900/- with B&W)
JBL CS1204B (Rs. 8,500/-)
Finolex Power + Tsunami Wiring and RCA (Approx Rs. 4,500/-)
Alpine KCE 422i (Approx Rs. 2,200/-)
Alpine KCA 121B (Approx Rs. 1,500/-)
LCD screen and rear view (Rs. 8,000/-)
MDF board for 937's (Approx Rs. 1,000/-)
Installation (Rs.1,000/-)

2. How much did it cost ?

Rs. 76,100/- before discounts and 74,000/- after discounts
By the way, I had started with a budget of Rs.45,000/-

3.How serious were your about your system?
Pretty serious.

4. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it...
a. Smooth Jazz, Latin Jazz, Classic Rock, Blues, Punk Rock.
b. I also listen to House/Trance at times, based on my mood.
c. Occasionally play Modern Rock like RHCP, but very rare.

5. would you recommend it to others???
YES!

6. Future plans:

1. Decent damping on the doors (including boot)
2. There are lots and lots more

arup10 · 20th August 2007, 12:28

My Audio Setup consists of:

HU: Pio 5950 - Rs 5500
Rear Speakers: JBL GTO937 - Rs. 2750
Front Speakers: 4" company fitted
Amp: JBL 60.4 - Rs. 5500
Sub: Pio 306C - Rs. 2800
Custom made MFD box - Rs 1500
Power Cables: Tsunami + extra RCA - Rs 2450 + Rs 450
Extra Wires - Rs 250

How much did it cost ?

Rs. 21200
All the above prices (except for the wires) are without b&w

How serious were your about your system?

Reasonably serious

Which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it...

Mixed Bag - Jazz, Instrumental, Rock (not hard rock), Pop, Hip Hop & RnB, regular Hindi/Punjabi

Would you recommend it to others???

Yes

irfanmon · 20th August 2007, 15:42

HU: Pioneer 7750. Lifted from SpeedZak's Alto-talled.
AMP: Blaupunkt 2channel.
FRONT: Hertz DSK130 components.
REAR: Hertz ECX165 coaxials.
SUB: Kenwood in ported box.

Sub and amp bought from Hydrashok for 6k.
HU didn't cost anything.
Dsk130 priced at 5.8k.
ECX165 for 5.5k.

System sounds clean and very good. I will soon upgrade the amp and move the sub to a sealed box.

djay99 · 10th September 2007, 16:56

What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)

HU : Blaupunkt London MP37 Rs.8400 (With 2 year theft insurance & 1 yr warranty)
Front : JBL CS2104 4" (With B&W) Rs. 1500
Rear : JBL GTO 937 (With B&W) Rs.3200
Sub : Pioneer W125F 800W 12" (With B&W) Rs. 3800
Amp : Blaupunkt GTA 4 Special MK II (With B&W) Rs. 6000
Custom made sub box: Rs. 1200

3. How much did it cost?

26k

4.How serious were your about your system?

Pretty Serious

5. Which kind of music do you listen to?

All kind of fast music

6. would you recommend it to others?

Yes!

7. Place where the setup was done

Car Shringar, Opp Life Style, Bangalore

shuvc · 11th September 2007, 17:21

What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)

HU : Pio 4950 Rs. 5500
Front : Illusion Electra 62 6.5" coax Rs. 3990
Rear : Illusion Electra 62 6.5" coax Rs. 3990
Sub : Soomoku CB 2003A Free with car
Amp : JBL GTO 75.4 Rs. 11000
Phoenix Gold RCAs : 1200
Amp / Speaker Wiring & Install : 1500

3. How much did it cost?

27.xxk

4.How serious were your about your system?

Moderately serious.

5. Which kind of music do you listen to?

Soft rock

6. would you recommend it to others?

Yes!

7. Place where the setup was done

HU, AMP, Install - Glix, Kolkata.
Speakers from Hermit Audio, Mumbai.

panky12345 · 11th September 2007, 19:36

what the heck is somukoo sub?

mobike008 · 11th September 2007, 19:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by panky12345

what the heck is somukoo sub?

A sub which is a cross between a sumo and a cuckoo

akg7091 · 14th September 2007, 09:50

What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)

HU : Worldtech WT8281 (24000)
Front : Blaupunkt VPC172 (7500)
Rear : Pioneer 6991S (3500)
Sub : Pioneer 306DVC (3200)
Amp : Sony xm1004gx, Blau THA1400 (10500+12000)
Boss Audio 1.2F capacitor : 6500
Amp / Speaker Wiring & Install : 2500
Bassworx Enclosure for 1500

How serious were your about your system?

Moderately serious.

Which kind of music do you listen to?

Anything which sounds good to the ears. Mostly soft music

would you recommend it to others?

Not really. I would rather have them choose something which is to their liking

Place where the setup was done

Installed at home. Bought from Lajpat Nagar

determinus · 15th September 2007, 18:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobike008

A sub which is a cross between a sumo and a cuckoo

LOL

Some-mock-oo sub (n): A powered under the bench subwoofer that you can buy for ~5k. Cheaper plug and play option for an SPL (or just PL) setup. Popular with Sumos - but of course - and other people carriers.

Bass&Trouble · 15th September 2007, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by determinus

Some-mock-oo sub (n): A powered under the bench subwoofer that you can buy for ~5k. Cheaper plug and play option for an SPL (or just PL) setup. Popular with Sumos - but of course - and other people carriers.

you're crazy, determinus.

rocksterraghu · 16th September 2007, 23:47

Quote:

what the heck is somukoo sub?

There was a long long discussion about them. Search around Panky. I still remember the hilarious post by B&T, which kept me ROFLMAO.

boo3dmax · 17th September 2007, 18:27

1. Car

Maruti 800

2. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)

Head unit : Pioneer 4950 HU - Rs. 4400
Front : JBL 507C - Rs.3900
Rear : JBL GTO937 - Rs. 2600
4 channel Amp: JBL60.4 - Rs. 5500
RCA Cables - Original Schosche

All the equipment except for the head unit & Cables were bought in National Market without B/W( bangalore) and Head Unit and cables in Car Kemp and got installed there itself.

3. How much did it cost ?
Amp and Speakers - 11k
HU - 4.4 k
Wires and installation - 2.6k

Total 19K

4.How serious were your about your system?
Pretty serious, and made damn serious by Gopz' ICE and him

5. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it...

All genres..more hiphop, pop/blues rock kinda; but now any sound that comes from my ICE is good

6. would you recommend it to others???

Yes I would recommend it to others.

mobike008 · 17th September 2007, 19:51

@boo3dmax, congrats that a pretty nice set-up you got in your car. Pricing for the 937 and 60.4 seem way too lower than current market pricing. Is the dealer a close pal of yours?

boo3dmax · 17th September 2007, 20:34

no man, seems its the national market price, also gopz who help me out is a frequent visitor over there...

thanks man....

Flying Bong · 17th September 2007, 23:33

1. Car

Mitsubishi Cedia Sport

2. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.)

Head unit : Alpine CDA-9887 - Rs. 23000
Front : Alpine SPX-177R - Rs.18500
Rear : Stock (not currently used as sound has been faded completely towards front)
2 channel Amp: Audison SRX2 - Rs. 13400
RCA/Power Cables - Connection Audison - Rs.6000

Front speakers bought and installed at Alpine showroom, New Delhi. Hu & amplifier bought and installed at Driven, New Delhi

3. How much did it cost ?
Amp and Speakers - 32k
HU - 23 k
Wires and installation - 6k

Total 61K (paid less as I was able to get a buyback on factory fitted HU)

4.How serious were your about your system?
Pretty serious

5. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it...

Jazz - Miles, Coltrane, Stanley Turrentine etc..
Rock - 60s/70s, electric guitar instrumental...
Other assorted stuff across genres...

6. would you recommend it to others???

Yes, though sometimes feel I could have bought better speakers for the money I spent...

13th August 2007, 18:45	#376
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 237 Times View My Garage	1. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) Alpine 9856 HU (Approx Rs. 19,500/- with B&W) JBL CS300.1 (Rs. 11,000/- with B&W) JBL CS60.4 (Rs. 7,500/- with B&W) JBL GTO 607C (Rs. 6,500/- with B&W) JBL GTO 937 (Rs. 4,900/- with B&W) JBL CS1204B (Rs. 8,500/-) Finolex Power + Tsunami Wiring and RCA (Approx Rs. 4,500/-) Alpine KCE 422i (Approx Rs. 2,200/-) Alpine KCA 121B (Approx Rs. 1,500/-) LCD screen and rear view (Rs. 8,000/-) MDF board for 937's (Approx Rs. 1,000/-) Installation (Rs.1,000/-) 2. How much did it cost ? Rs. 76,100/- before discounts and 74,000/- after discounts By the way, I had started with a budget of Rs.45,000/- 3.How serious were your about your system? Pretty serious. 4. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it... a. Smooth Jazz, Latin Jazz, Classic Rock, Blues, Punk Rock. b. I also listen to House/Trance at times, based on my mood. c. Occasionally play Modern Rock like RHCP, but very rare. 5. would you recommend it to others??? YES! 6. Future plans: 1. Decent damping on the doors (including boot) 2. There are lots and lots more
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20th August 2007, 12:28	#377
arup10 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 85 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	My Audio Setup consists of: HU: Pio 5950 - Rs 5500 Rear Speakers: JBL GTO937 - Rs. 2750 Front Speakers: 4" company fitted Amp: JBL 60.4 - Rs. 5500 Sub: Pio 306C - Rs. 2800 Custom made MFD box - Rs 1500 Power Cables: Tsunami + extra RCA - Rs 2450 + Rs 450 Extra Wires - Rs 250 How much did it cost ? Rs. 21200 All the above prices (except for the wires) are without b&w How serious were your about your system? Reasonably serious Which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it... Mixed Bag - Jazz, Instrumental, Rock (not hard rock), Pop, Hip Hop & RnB, regular Hindi/Punjabi Would you recommend it to others??? Yes
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20th August 2007, 15:42	#378
irfanmon BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gods own country Posts: 37 Thanked: 0 Times	HU: Pioneer 7750. Lifted from SpeedZak's Alto-talled. AMP: Blaupunkt 2channel. FRONT: Hertz DSK130 components. REAR: Hertz ECX165 coaxials. SUB: Kenwood in ported box. Sub and amp bought from Hydrashok for 6k. HU didn't cost anything. Dsk130 priced at 5.8k. ECX165 for 5.5k. System sounds clean and very good. I will soon upgrade the amp and move the sub to a sealed box.
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10th September 2007, 16:56	#379
djay99 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,478 Thanked: 549 Times View My Garage	What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) HU : Blaupunkt London MP37 Rs.8400 (With 2 year theft insurance & 1 yr warranty) Front : JBL CS2104 4" (With B&W) Rs. 1500 Rear : JBL GTO 937 (With B&W) Rs.3200 Sub : Pioneer W125F 800W 12" (With B&W) Rs. 3800 Amp : Blaupunkt GTA 4 Special MK II (With B&W) Rs. 6000 Custom made sub box: Rs. 1200 3. How much did it cost? 26k 4.How serious were your about your system? Pretty Serious 5. Which kind of music do you listen to? All kind of fast music 6. would you recommend it to others? Yes! 7. Place where the setup was done Car Shringar, Opp Life Style, Bangalore Last edited by djay99 : 10th September 2007 at 16:59.
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11th September 2007, 17:21	#380
shuvc Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kolkata Posts: 2,913 Thanked: 354 Times View My Garage	What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) HU : Pio 4950 Rs. 5500 Front : Illusion Electra 62 6.5" coax Rs. 3990 Rear : Illusion Electra 62 6.5" coax Rs. 3990 Sub : Soomoku CB 2003A Free with car Amp : JBL GTO 75.4 Rs. 11000 Phoenix Gold RCAs : 1200 Amp / Speaker Wiring & Install : 1500 3. How much did it cost? 27.xxk 4.How serious were your about your system? Moderately serious. 5. Which kind of music do you listen to? Soft rock 6. would you recommend it to others? Yes! 7. Place where the setup was done HU, AMP, Install - Glix, Kolkata. Speakers from Hermit Audio, Mumbai.
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11th September 2007, 19:36	#381
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	what the heck is somukoo sub?
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14th September 2007, 09:50	#383
akg7091 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 443 Thanked: 914 Times	What is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) HU : Worldtech WT8281 (24000) Front : Blaupunkt VPC172 (7500) Rear : Pioneer 6991S (3500) Sub : Pioneer 306DVC (3200) Amp : Sony xm1004gx, Blau THA1400 (10500+12000) Boss Audio 1.2F capacitor : 6500 Amp / Speaker Wiring & Install : 2500 Bassworx Enclosure for 1500 How serious were your about your system? Moderately serious. Which kind of music do you listen to? Anything which sounds good to the ears. Mostly soft music would you recommend it to others? Not really. I would rather have them choose something which is to their liking Place where the setup was done Installed at home. Bought from Lajpat Nagar
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17th September 2007, 18:27	#387
boo3dmax Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 24 Thanked: 2 Times	1. Car Maruti 800 2. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) Head unit : Pioneer 4950 HU - Rs. 4400 Front : JBL 507C - Rs.3900 Rear : JBL GTO937 - Rs. 2600 4 channel Amp: JBL60.4 - Rs. 5500 RCA Cables - Original Schosche All the equipment except for the head unit & Cables were bought in National Market without B/W( bangalore) and Head Unit and cables in Car Kemp and got installed there itself. 3. How much did it cost ? Amp and Speakers - 11k HU - 4.4 k Wires and installation - 2.6k Total 19K 4.How serious were your about your system? Pretty serious, and made damn serious by Gopz' ICE and him 5. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it... All genres..more hiphop, pop/blues rock kinda; but now any sound that comes from my ICE is good 6. would you recommend it to others??? Yes I would recommend it to others.
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17th September 2007, 19:51	#388
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,835 Thanked: 15,761 Times View My Garage	@boo3dmax, congrats that a pretty nice set-up you got in your car. Pricing for the 937 and 60.4 seem way too lower than current market pricing. Is the dealer a close pal of yours?
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17th September 2007, 20:34	#389
boo3dmax Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: bangalore Posts: 24 Thanked: 2 Times	no man, seems its the national market price, also gopz who help me out is a frequent visitor over there... thanks man....
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17th September 2007, 23:33	#390
Flying Bong BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 271 Thanked: 3 Times	1. Car Mitsubishi Cedia Sport 2. what is your existing setup (HEADUNITS, SPEAKERS, AMPS, DSP,SW etc.) Head unit : Alpine CDA-9887 - Rs. 23000 Front : Alpine SPX-177R - Rs.18500 Rear : Stock (not currently used as sound has been faded completely towards front) 2 channel Amp: Audison SRX2 - Rs. 13400 RCA/Power Cables - Connection Audison - Rs.6000 Front speakers bought and installed at Alpine showroom, New Delhi. Hu & amplifier bought and installed at Driven, New Delhi 3. How much did it cost ? Amp and Speakers - 32k HU - 23 k Wires and installation - 6k Total 61K (paid less as I was able to get a buyback on factory fitted HU) 4.How serious were your about your system? Pretty serious 5. which kind of music do you listen to ?? prefer deep bass or how is it... Jazz - Miles, Coltrane, Stanley Turrentine etc.. Rock - 60s/70s, electric guitar instrumental... Other assorted stuff across genres... 6. would you recommend it to others??? Yes, though sometimes feel I could have bought better speakers for the money I spent...
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