What is a good car to build a good car audio system in?
Im looking for a car that has good acoustics, placement options for speakers, and things like that for which I can install a great car audio system into. Speaking to experienced car audio installers, Im looking for things like for example, a car with a good trunk to bring out the low frequencies in the subwoofers, or something with the speakers placed in optimum positions for best sound. Know what I mean? Doesnt have to be newer, any year would do.
Older is probably better.
Hatchbacks offer the best "boom for your buck" in the subwoofer department.
But, If I could pick anything to just build an audio system in, it would probably be a Ford Explorer. There is plenty of room, all the components are in common sizes, and the trunk is literally a part of the car. But any SUV would do. Including smaller ones or imports.
Now if you just want to stay in the car department, look for larger hatchbacks like suburus and the like. You can also remove the entire rear seats, as is commonly done, on any of the mustang/camaro rwd sports cars. This gives you plenty of space to work with but you still have to deal with the odd shape of the rear compartment, plus you can’t take on any passengers!
But the great thing about car audio, is that its pretty easy to do in anything. The more complicated the original car audio is the harder it will be to upgrade, so stay the hell away from anything fancy. For example, some newer german cars use fiber optics in their audio systems which are integrated with the cars other systems and are a disaster to upgrade.
nissan 240sx. preferably a 95
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Older is probably better.
Hatchbacks offer the best "boom for your buck" in the subwoofer department.
But, If I could pick anything to just build an audio system in, it would probably be a Ford Explorer. There is plenty of room, all the components are in common sizes, and the trunk is literally a part of the car. But any SUV would do. Including smaller ones or imports.
Now if you just want to stay in the car department, look for larger hatchbacks like suburus and the like. You can also remove the entire rear seats, as is commonly done, on any of the mustang/camaro rwd sports cars. This gives you plenty of space to work with but you still have to deal with the odd shape of the rear compartment, plus you can’t take on any passengers!
But the great thing about car audio, is that its pretty easy to do in anything. The more complicated the original car audio is the harder it will be to upgrade, so stay the hell away from anything fancy. For example, some newer german cars use fiber optics in their audio systems which are integrated with the cars other systems and are a disaster to upgrade.
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