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Old 02-05-2006, 11:43 AM   #51
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do you know what kinda price for those pro boxes
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Old 02-05-2006, 12:18 PM   #52
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The guy who is goin to do my daughters custom fiberglass box, here owns a stereo shop. I had talked to him about them first, and his reply was they usually run around $250. He also added that they are coverer with Rhino liner, after the construction process for added durability, and scratchs that may occur
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Old 03-29-2006, 08:34 PM   #53
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Another great site is caraudiodeals.com they haven't done me wrong yet.
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Old 04-24-2006, 04:18 PM   #54
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I have to vouche for sonicelectronix.com , they have treated me well, fast shipping. Purchase brand name items, and you wont get defects :P
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whoa!!! stay the HELL away from SONICELECTRONIX.COM!!!

I purchased a Hifonics 1605D from them... it was defective.... sent it back, and they were going to MAKE me not only pay shipping to them, but shipping BACK to me as well!!!

I recieved another 1605D... and guess what? it was defective as well...

and the amazing part, is that they have a policy, where they will only replace an item once... even if the replacement is defective...

crap product from crap company... sorry, but I can't find anything good to say about them... I would literally take ebay over sonicelectronix...

ikesound, or crutchfield comes first though....
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Old 08-02-2006, 08:19 PM   #56
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Looking for boxes i found these

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Old 09-01-2006, 12:29 PM   #57
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crutchfield.com is the absolute best one, when you're there you let them know exactly what kind of car you have (for me, they know it's a 1992 pontiac firebird with power windows) and they let you know where you can install speakers and what sizes you need, as well as for receivers, when you buy a receiver they throw in all the wiring harnesses for free which is a major saving (at best buy, 1 of the 2 harnesses you need and the standard-to-GM antenna adapter together are over $30, and i would have spent more if i didnt buy my receiver used, the owner threw in the wiring for free. never buy a car stereo used, btw.) crutchfield is a top notch site, and the receiver i STRONGLY recommend for 3rd gen cars is the pioneer DEH-P77DH, which crutchfield carries. it's a 1.5 din receiver for GM and chrysler cars that have the "oversized opening blues."
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Can an admin please consolidate this into a single post possibly? It's getting so long that it's losing it's helpfulness.
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Old 04-25-2007, 07:45 AM   #61
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

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whoa!!! stay the HELL away from SONICELECTRONIX.COM!!!

I purchased a Hifonics 1605D from them... it was defective.... sent it back, and they were going to MAKE me not only pay shipping to them, but shipping BACK to me as well!!!

I recieved another 1605D... and guess what? it was defective as well...

and the amazing part, is that they have a policy, where they will only replace an item once... even if the replacement is defective...

crap product from crap company... sorry, but I can't find anything good to say about them... I would literally take ebay over sonicelectronix...

ikesound, or crutchfield comes first though....
YEA, sonic electonix guys are horrible... i bought 2 cliff design subs off of them, and i went to return them cuz they both toasted in 2 weeks and they said they couldn't exchange them because the warranty didn't cover it. so i ended getting suck with 2 blown 12 inch subs... and they didn't fail cuz i hooked them up wrong the cones separated from the surroundings..so yea deff don't buy from them, i'd much rather pay out the butt for crutchfield before i go back to them again...
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

I agree, Sonic Electronix customer service is horrible but The Clif Design subs have a 5 year warranty. I have 3 10" in my Taurus and love them. I would have, or if you still can, contact the manufacturer. Did you fill out all the necessary paperwork for the warranty that came with the subs?

BTW, I tend to use Sonic Electronix as a price matching vendor. Then purchase my stuff mostly through SoundDomain.com with the price match.
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Old 04-28-2007, 02:29 PM   #63
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

iksound.com was great order over 500 in subs amps and wire and ordered from techtronics.com for my reciver which was 250 shipped both great places
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

Ebay... Does have a big selection, you have to put in the kind of speakers you want to have big result. I got my kicker speakers and tweeters off of ebay.
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i bought an amp from them one time, paid for overnight shipping since i was going out of town, and wanted it for the trip.. i procrastinate.

it didn't arrive when it was supposed to, so i called. hadn't shipped it yet. so i told 'em i was pretty pissed to have spent $35 extra for shipping and they've still got it. they refunded every penny of the shipping costs, including the reg. shipping and nabbed it then and there and packaged it up and overnighted it to me, on their dime. i still had to leave without it, but they had golden opportunity to be buttheads and "sorry about your luck" with me. but they didn't.

and walmart can't touch their prices on some stuff.

when i go looking for my next stereo, it'll be from them.

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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

I own one as well clarityelectronics.com I try and be honest with people, and if something is broke send it to me I get you a new one out. I am not the fastest guy around (I do it on the side right now) my prices are competitive, and I charge actual shipping plus a couple bucks for materials (tape and what not ) sonicelectronix from my experience seems to have alot more issues than the others (I get alot of their customers) also before ordering with any of them (except maybe crutchfield) double check stock. I can pretty much check stock on onlinecarstereo (they are owned by a distributor I use)
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i bought an amp from them one time, paid for overnight shipping since i was going out of town, and wanted it for the trip.. i procrastinate.

it didn't arrive when it was supposed to, so i called. hadn't shipped it yet. so i told 'em i was pretty pissed to have spent $35 extra for shipping and they've still got it. they refunded every penny of the shipping costs, including the reg. shipping and nabbed it then and there and packaged it up and overnighted it to me, on their dime. i still had to leave without it, but they had golden opportunity to be buttheads and "sorry about your luck" with me. but they didn't.

and walmart can't touch their prices on some stuff.

when i go looking for my next stereo, it'll be from them.

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I wouldn't order from Etronics.com... They are horrible when it comes to returns because of their own mistakes... My friend ordered some Infinity Kappa Perfect 5.25" components, and he got an email confirming two sets of components... for twice the price... he called up the next morning and the guy said that there was nothing they could do because the order had already been processed. Said the components would be shipping later that day... refused to fix their error. My friend eventually found someone to buy his components, but it was a huge pain in the ***, and I would never order from them again...
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

I guess Ill be on the other few that actually say Ive had great luck with sonicelectronic... I bought 5 head units from them...all came fast, all were cheap, and all have lasted me years so far. I always buy pioneer and have never had an issue. I put one in my Jeep, my girls car, my moms jeep, my buddies jeep, and I just recently bought a new P980BT for the Trans AM. All came with free wiring and install kits which worked perfectly.

Maybe its the brands you are buying?? Ill buy from them again if I have to. Im looking at getting all new speaks and some new subs...Im gonna shop around at some of the other places you guys mentioned and see what I can get ahold of.

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I guess Ill be on the other few that actually say Ive had great luck with sonicelectronic... I bought 5 head units from them...all came fast, all were cheap, and all have lasted me years so far. I always buy pioneer and have never had an issue. I put one in my Jeep, my girls car, my moms jeep, my buddies jeep, and I just recently bought a new P980BT for the Trans AM. All came with free wiring and install kits which worked perfectly.

Maybe its the brands you are buying?? Ill buy from them again if I have to. Im looking at getting all new speaks and some new subs...Im gonna shop around at some of the other places you guys mentioned and see what I can get ahold of.

Justin
I would be especially worried about Pioneer... they make excellent units, but they have tons of problems... If you don't have the real Premiere warranty from sonicelectronix... screw that... the pioneers with moving screens are so faulty, it's amazing... I love my P980BT, but damn, I'm about to send it in for the second time this year, for the same thing... the contacts on the faceplate lose connection sometimes... in certain cases, you can move the faceplate around and it will re-connect, but others, you have to turn off the car and when you turn it back on, the radio will work fine...

No warranty = your loss...

I hope the $50 or whatever you save is worth it...
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

www.onlincecarstereo.com
has wide selection from subs,amps head units dvd players...... pretty much u can think of it they have it and at prices ALOT cheaper then retail store,
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Old 12-28-2007, 12:11 AM   #71
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

Etronics.com is great!! Especially since they're in Long Island City, if I order early enough in the day They ship out same day and I can have what I ordered the next day!!

Crutchfield.com is good as well. They can be a little pricey, but on the same note they also give you everything you need!
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Ebay if they have good deals, which they do if you play the waiting game, sometimes big name stores like Circuit City or Best Buy. Amazon alittle too.
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http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/ is one of the BEST places ive ever gone throught. u can save up to 200 dollars on subs,amps or watever ur looking for. Great deals all the time
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crutchfeild is deff. too expensive.
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

I bought two head units from sonicelectronix and had no issues. Great delivery time and free accessories!

I also like woofersetc.com. Some items are a bit pricy compared to other sites but they carry several lines (mostly high end...Focal, Audison) that other sites do not offer at a reasonable price.

Some good deals can be had on ebay but you have to be on the lookout for them.

Know what you want and be patient.....you will save a few $$.
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not buying from www.SonicElectronix.com

I purchased a Hifonics 1605D (1600w Monoblock,) and it was defective on arrival.

Sent it in for RMA, got another one with another problem...

only thing is, it's their 'policy' not to allow more than one return per orginal purchase.

So I would not recommend these *******s, nor would I ever recommend Hifonics, unless you are in a position where you can keep returning them until you get a good one.

Did I mention they were just *******s in general on the phone? The 'tech' guy was nice, and even suggested I change my amp out for a more expensive one... which I was going to do.

I told them this, "look guys, I'm willing to GIVE you another TWO HUNDRED dollars to upgrade this amp..." and they would not take it... this doesn't even make sense from a business prospective...

reminds me of when a parent makes a rule for one child, that really doesn't apply to another, but has to enforce it or the other children (other sonic customers who abuse the policy) will quable about it forever.

Still doesn't change the fact that I spend about an hour on hold to get an answer I wasn't looking for in the first place...

Don't buy from Sonic Electronix, or Hifonics

'nuff said
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i can tell you where not to... HIFISoundConnection. horrible customer service (dont pick up phones and voice mail box full). slow shipping and HORRIBLE packaging. i have been jacked around with them twice.
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Re: Where do you buy your audio components online?

Listen, I work at bestbuy, and I am the Home essentials supervisor, and we hook people up with crazy audio systems. For example given I work there, I mean you can get freakin Alpine PDX amps which are the best, type R or type E alpine subs, and then a set Infinity Kappa spears, I promise you that pick and match will dang near beat or compete with anyone on this website, given beyond say a Bass competition, just over all it is rediculous. I promise, I have that and it is unreal, I win competitions all the time just from that set up.

The other thing is if you have them install it if you purchase it from there, you get LIFETIME warranty on the installation which is awesome.