best subs,speakers,and amps

ya so  what are some good brands to get??  i want to get all new speakers and two 12's.  what should i get?

Everyone has their own preference when it comes to a specific brand for audio.  I've used pioneer brand speakers for quite some time now and i have to say that i love them.  Although there are many different great brands for audio; MTX Audio, Phoenix Gold, Audiobahn, Polk Audio, Rockford Fosgate, etc. (and thats just to name a few)  I personally like Pioneer.

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most will agree that for the money, kicker will be the best way to go for bass.
regular speakers...ugh...thats where the list REALLY widens.
I havent kept up with normal speakers in a while but just to name a few big brands that professionals and regular folk like me recommend would be Polk, Infinity, Pioneer, and Alpine.
 
I assume you've upgraded your headunit already.

I have Polk DB  Speakers/Sub + Memphis Reference Amps in my '02 and Polk Momo Speakers/Sub + Memphis Studio in my '99. Great bang for the buck if bought used. hehehe!

Give me a budget on what you want to spend and i can tell you what you are looking for... Personally its completely subjective but really it is based off of certain preferences, budget, as well as power handling... What kind of set up are you looking for...

I like Fi Audio, Resonant Engineering, Ascendant Audio, Elevation Audio, Bravox, Alpine Type R series only, Eclipse, Diamond Audio, Focal, Treo, Xtant... really it is dependant on what you want to spend... Plus as far as amps go I dont anyone can argue with me on this but the best amps in the world are built by:

McIntosh at Lincoln Labs, Brax/Helix amps and Audison, Zapco

Other good choices that wont cost you an arm and a leg is Autotek, Hifonics, Incriminator Audio, Kicker, Alpine, RE audio amps, Memphis Audio.

There are sooooooo many choices out there and really i try to stay away from mainstream like Rockford Fosgate, Audiobahn (Which is crap), MTX, and Phoenix Gold... Really you can do better with other choices out there...

Just ask a couple quesitons and ill try to help you.  

if you like GOOOOOODDDDDD! SQ you can get some rainbow speakers http://www.iqcaraudio.com/rainbow_audio.html 

and for subs if you have a lot of $$$ I like DD TC sounds and FI audio but if you dont have that much $$ than I say go with mach 5 audio there worth 3X what you pay for them  this is A pick of my MAW-12 not bad for a $59 driver
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa157/mj-18/062307_16322.jpg
the MAW-12 is my HT sub naw and naw I have a mj-18 wich I love to.. this is the mj-18
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa157/mj-18/061107_16181.jpg

I just dont like those Mach speakers... I dont understand why ppl like them... I would rather wrap my hands around an Ascendant Audio Assasin and throw a couple hundred watts at it and be done with it.    

^^^ the new AA assasin's are more than likely a Lil bit better than the ould assasin's and they are better than the M5 MAW's
but the MAW's are 1/2 the $$ of the AA's so it all depends on your budget

whats wrong with fosgate amps?? i know they suck but i got mine 500 watts 2 channel to pound the living crap out of a 2 planet audio 12s and 2 crossfire 15s. but i agree with the zapco amps. they are good and so are the boston. if your going into the quality then i would reccommend bostons or zapcos. but if you just want it loud then go with catcus, jbl or planet audio. but at the end like CP said, its all about how much your welling to spend...

For Pure Power you really gotta look at Incriminator Audio... Even Some Great Hifonics Amps    

just keep in mind, with car audio, you get what you pay for...

Well i have a gen3 camry with 2 kenwood 12's in a sealed box and a kenwood amp throwin 2000 watts of power into them and it sounds awesome. i make alarms chirp while i roll down the street. but if your gonna add a lot of power invest in a capacitor. Here's a picture 

Those were my old ones... 2 Crossfire CF2s in a seal box.





These are my new ones. 2 Planet Audio 12s in a ported box tuned to 37 hz at 4 ohms. sets off alarm, piss people off, and rattles the sh** out of my car.. and all powered by a Fosgate P5002 with no cap and 4ga power/ground....

bro buy my amp im selling it cheap it's a hifonics BX1605D $200.00 includes everything even the warranty and original box and manual o yea and remote

got my car metered.. did a 139.6 Dbs.. with a song playing.

    No one seems to be mentioning much about Infinity. I have Infinity all the way around in my '92. Infinity Reference Series 6022i's in the front and Infinity Reference Series 9622i's in the rear. I also have two Infinity Reference Series subwoofers in the trunk putting out about 1200watts and 2ohms a piece bridged on my Sony XPlod amp. And my head unit is a Pioneer DEH-P490IB. The bass is tremendous and the sound quality is unparralelled... No rattle inside or out, AND i set alarms off with volume level only at 8... At times, i can hardly hear myself think!

Vifa....Dynaudio....ScanSpeak.....Focal....etc.....all are good speakers