Deal or no Deal: Car Audio fans vote!

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[@DIYAudioGuy]

Vote here: www.youtube.com/@DIYAudioGuy/community

[@Thumper68]

I haven’t seen a good deal on crutchfield since I was in high school over 20 years ago 😂

[@smiththers2]

haha i remember looking through there in the days of the early internet and drooling over the MTX blue thunder subs and their other amps. i wouldnt touch MTX now though

[@matpatte]

They are actually decently competitive on prices if not the same nowadays for Internet retailing. Always free shipping, great return policy with free return shipping also so I always consider them. Amazon offers same, but I'll pick crutchfield over Amazon even if they are a couple bucks higher. Gotta support the retailers that actually care about audio or they will be gone.

[@Thumper68]

@@matpatte I never see them have any good deals like back in the day though

[@matpatte]

@@Thumper68 I do miss those "limited buy" deals in their magazines. I try to use them nowadays though over others. Needless to say, I miss circuit city, Fry's, radio shack, sears, etc. Crutchfield is next if we don't support them.

[@oogsaggie]

I love the format! keep up the good work!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Thanks! Will do!

[@Aletsch]

Coming from a a PA and hifi background the whole super low ohm legacy fixation for subs in car audio has always bothered me, wiring for 1-2 ohm load or below puts a hell of a strain on the amplifier and makes the resistance of speaker wires significant in delivering power to the speakers. This seems to come from a time when car amplifiers where limited in their voltage rail capacity, so they went for high current rather than high voltage in making up those watts. These days however, delivering 80-100v to speakers is hardly a problem, and in doing so you can throw many kilowatts around like they are nothing, and make the resistive losses in the (class D) power amplifier output stage and speaker cable requirements insigificant; and into the bargain maintain tight control of the driver by designing system spec to a 4 ohm or so load.

[@Ezduzit69]

The 18 was a pro woofer not sub. It will not hit lows like a sub. The 18 Dayton is a home cabinet speaker replacement.

[@miespost]

You have to cheek the specs of the driver, qsc makes 18inch pa drivers for theaters that have no problem hitting 20hz

[@jsteezy80]

I've had a pair of Skar VXF 12" subs on a 4500 watt RMS amp for a few years and they've been decent enough for me. I got an insane deal was really the reason I did it. At the time (2020 or so) the prices were dirt cheap and I utilized their old loyalty system and a sitewide 20% off. Two VXF 12's, 4500 watt amp, box and OFC wiring was like $600-$650. I have checked since then and their prices have gone up by 50% or so over full price from before (well over $1100 now). I'm currently running 2 ohm to the amp until I get a 3rd sub and wiring 1.3 ohm to the amp. I went 10 years or so without a system and before I had 3 JL Audio 12w6 wired the same way in a sealed box on an old school 2500 watt Phoenix Gold Titanium amp (when PG was still good) and loved it. But I was young and never handled my power issues like I have now so I only imagine how it should have sounded. Old, more wise, me bought a new alternator, battery, cap and OFC wiring. I have a gel cell optima yellow top but will be adding a second XS battery with an isolator before adding the 3rd sub and another amp

[@jasongago9618]

Talking 18's. Check out Stereo Integrity's HT-18 v3 for $199. For a deal or no deal. Seems pretty good for an 18. I love their sql-15. Stereo Integrity has great components. Their amps are on sale too. So might be a couple products they sell for deal or no deal. They have great sales too.

[@mikesilverthorn911]

It also has 2 inches of peak to peak linear excursion. Unheard of for an 18 at that price.

[@jasongago9618]

@mikesilverthorn911 i have their sql-15, tm65, m3 and m25. Love them all.

[@BC_CARS]

I have the 6.5 2 way set and they sound absolutely amazing. Tons of detail and I would love to have their 6x9s for my rear fill

[@carlsitler9071]

I got a pair of different Dayton 10" subs ($47 each) and was blown away by the build quality. They are more than I need in my man cave.

[@smiththers2]

i have gotten quite a few over the years. the bigger subwoofers def dont like amps with dirty power, but they sound so good still. i have a pair of the 8's designer series in my tower speakers... subwoofers that run with a 2-way crossover and tweeter. sounds almost perfect to my ears. the box hits hard, and amazingly plays very low. if it werent for the large volume requirements of these things id be running 6 or 8 of them in my truck.

[@jeffhaddow5994]

I definitely enjoy this poll! Keep them up!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Awesome, thank you!

[@smiththers2]

ive been a dayton fan for well over 15 years now, even managed to get my boss to sell some on occasion, and we're an Alpine/JL/Sony/Rockford dealer!

[@firecloud77]

These days I prefer the quality of the bass I get from "Pro-Audio" subwoofers. The efficiency and transient response is simply awesome. My Ultimax subs sound like mud by comparison.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Maybe I need to give that neo 18 a try!

[@jimmyrogers918]

Since I tried the PA460, I've felt the same way. I had UM18 and PA460 at the same time and for music, it's no comparison. The PA style woofers are much cleaner sounding and respond quickly to changes in volume in a way that the UM18 feels lazy.

[@Handlethatineedtouse]

I just like lows

[@subdynoman]

The UM is a fantastic Infrasub . 👌

[@turdfurgason8476]

​@@jimmyrogers918 I havr 8 PA460s in my closet. Need to build some VBSS 🎉

[@momurderah]

I picked up something similar to the Pyle by seismic audio but for 50 bucks including s+h and a cheap 8awg amp kit. It's ok enough for adding minimal bass to a 30 year old daily driver

[@Reallytallsocks]

6×9s do have more cone area, but the issue is that it's not a solid shape and you get a lot of cone flex because of that. For whatever application you are going for, go with a circle. Also, let me get this straight, $1,000 is a good deal on a head unit because you can watch dvds on a 7 inch screen?

[@charliehodgdon3060]

Anything Rockville is not a good deal!

[@jtbuilds9176]

I purchased some 8x9 component speakers with a crossover and tweeters as a package from Rockville. The tweeters with the crossover smoked off with less than 25watts first time playing them and the 6x9 speakers did not blow but the rubber surrounds got hard and cracked to pieces within a month of use. Had a second set so I took them out of the box and noticed the rubber was cracking on the new 2nd set I ordered so I sent them back. Rockville is worthless. Rocking Orion door speakers now and ds18 3" tweeters.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

They are Hit or Miss.

[@StevenStGelais]

About 10 years ago I think it was a good deal for their subs. Now I think there is better bang for your buck options

[@chrismarshall4653]

Oh my God rockville if you love being disappointed.

[@BassFace1776]

K9 or punisher are hard to beat for the money. But it depends if you're not into SPL they are not for you.

[@scottkellogg8145]

8:09 any information on mechete deaf bonce 12 a box amp combo pack 199.99

[@conniewaynewalters6414]

Had a rock ville rxd f30 car am p 4 channel paid 100$ lasted 6 years decent shit

[@blueduck8431]

I like this game! There are great deals at woofers Etc. Some of the stuff is "old" new stock but there are some smoking deals on really high end equipment.

[@dherring44]

I enjoy “deal or no deal” keep em coming 😃

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Ok!

[@Clobercow1]

The sensitivity of the Dayton driver more than offsets the current loss because it's not 4 or 2 ohms. If you can be 10 times louder at 1/4 the watts, then I don't see the problem. Focusing on watts in car audio is like only look at half the cake ingredients.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Good point.

[@BentonL]

Not sure why people hate skar. At least its not Pyle, Boss or Pyramid. Though even those if set up right can hit hard. Deal or no deal, My EVL 15 has been slamming for 3 years on the same amp that killed an l7 every 6 months. It is loud enough to hurt my ears and not break and that's all I want. As long as no one sees the sub I get compliments on how clean my set up is. I used to run Morels, but I got a set of JBL GTO's that sound pretty close with out the trouble of installing 3 ways. The pioneer head unit. I have the 160BT. I am running to 2 amps. Its a great deck for $200

[@MotoAtheist]

People don't like Skar because they won't handle over RMS, which is a BS reason not to like them. They are accurate on their RMS specs and will handle RMS for many years to come no problem.

[@1904audio]

I pushed my skar to twice they're rms specs in severely competitions for burps and music

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

@@MotoAtheistcan’t speak for their subs but I’m running two rp4500’s strapped at half ohm on one fi audio mt12. And they handle half ohm just fine even if skar doesn’t recommend it.

[@smiththers2]

at the shop i work for, people hate skar because it can be had cheap vs other name brand stuff. every single one of the packages i have installed worked as advertised, and they're loud. they're not musical, but def loud.

[@philipeli1192]

I love parts express,I order crap I dont need,their center channel amt tweeter deal at 29.95 is a deal,a pair of these make good bookshelf speakers standing them up!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Yep, it is easy to burn through money browsing that website!

[@benjimenfranklin7650]

Cheaper not always better.

[@claudemac959]

It all plays it's how u play it and feed it, what's in your budget, and always will be sum thing better in 4 months lol. Me I like JL have 2 12W6V3 off a stinger 1k other car has 3 15s xfl off a hcca 5k, brother has all Rockford power set up subs,doors, and amps.

[@Zaia2013]

Bro over here dissing his audience's consumer sensibilities 😂

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Just sharing my opinion, just like anybody that votes or comments does.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Oh, and thanks for the tip. I really appreciate it.

[@Zaia2013]

Just razzing, of course. Appreciate the expertise you share here, and good-value finds too!

[@davidnavaortiz2092]

You should make a video on what bass speakers are best to use on a truck I want to put a some good and not to expensive sub on a crew cab

[@DIYAudioGuy]

@@davidnavaortiz2092trucks have limited space, use what fits.

[@jimbobdobbs1597]

Question: why would i want 4 ohm for a HOME sub? My home cabinets are dual 4 wired up to 8, and if i were to do a 3 way loudspeaker i'd use one in each enclosure.. but in a single wouldn't it be 8? Do most plate amps utilize 4ohm now?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Just because the power is cheaper if you can play at a lower load. Most plate amps are 4 ohm stable.

[@jimbobdobbs1597]

@@DIYAudioGuy copy. Yep i have never pulled one apart to test, i learn something new everyday!

[@jamesbutton5036]

Love this content, please please keep this up 😄😄

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Everybody seems to be enjoying it, so I'll keep it up.

[@jamesbutton5036]

Brilliant!! 😁 I’d love to see the Vibe Audio or Edge Audio subwoofers as an honourable mention. Not sure if you get them over in the states/canada, but they have loads of products from £50 to £1000+ including prefab boxes with a lot of them having passive radiators. Definitely worth checking out! 😄👍

[@Carlosm02tx]

My evl15 is great before I had sdr8s which didn’t hit enough for me

[@jimbobdobbs1597]

Also, harder to find the cd/dvd head units these days. Cd still has its merits for me.. truth be told i do use the bt 80% of the time, but for road trips (or to show sq) cd seems better to my ears

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I would like to switch to some type of high resolution digital media. Streaming through Bluetooth is convenient, and it's mostly what I do.

[@jimbobdobbs1597]

@@DIYAudioGuy admittedly i do mostly stream for convenience, but danged if i don't like the ability to use my old discs..slowly transitioning to usb sticks though. Getting old sucks. I have music on half a dozen media now

[@20smgreen]

Not a fan of this good/bad deal comparison. A lot don't know enough to make an educated pick, a lot know just enough to be dangerous (as the saying goes). Plus, the biggest reason is, most of this is all preference based, too subjective. I do like when you inform us of what is on sale though.

[@JayRays1truck]

I just got a deal at a garage sale. I found a box with (2) JL Audio 10s in it for $30. I had to re-foam the speakers, but for $8 per foam kit, I still think it was a great deal at a total price under $60 including the glue. I currently have this installed in my truck and it sounds great.

[@smiththers2]

this is how i got the first two 10w3v2d4 subwoofers. guy didnt know what he had and all i did was re-foam them. i now have 4 of them in my truck and they still absolutely slam running the RD1500 to them.

[@JayRays1truck]

@@smiththers2That’s awesome!

[@superpossum78]

Are all the deal or no deals gonna be borderline or will there be some hidden gems and crazy cheap blowouts too?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

That depends on what I find.

[@charliehodgdon3060]

The ct sounds 3 way set is $250

[@joserivas1340]

Shhh, you’ll inflate the pricing

[@davidallison976]

Don’t hate Sony ES stuff! It’s gotten very nice for SQ! I like getting my own wire, most use cheap CCA!!!

[@smiththers2]

started selling ES at my shop a year ago and its been great, even got me to switch from my alpine head unit to a sony. dont even get me started on CCA wire, stuff should be illegal.

[@davidallison976]

@@smiththers2 I totally agree!! I bought an Alpine ilx 509, the Sony had more features!! The 3way ES components are grossly underpriced for what they are!! I truly feel they are equal to sets twice their price!! CCA should be illegal!! It’s gonna burn up someone in their car someday!!!

[@RyanBassForLife]

Best deal is a NVX VCW v3 subwoofers.

[@Chris-B-Bassin]

This is fun keep it up!

[@peterotremba8980]

I love this type of video!

[@Vegas_Baba808]

Yes. Please continue to post deals on the community page. Some of the deals that are posted would not normally have gotten the attention, had you not pointed it out. The polls also help get feedback from the audience as it may bring some insight to their experiences, which in turn can help others make a more informed decision.

[@Derrell404]

I finally found you I always heard him saying Baba 😉

[@8mileFreno]

I like these videos especially the headunit

[@smiththers2]

as a seller and installer of sooo much mobile electronics... i have to say that kenwood and pioneer have gone WAY downhill since the 2010 era. i dont know what they're engineers are smokin' but they need to pull their heads out of their behinds. no radio is perfect, but sony and alpine are almost exclusively we sell to keep people happy.

[@droe90]

How would a 12 shallow mount sound in a 2cube ported box?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

We are about to start our live Q and A show, you should drop by and ask! kzbin.infokHI6P5K7W-k

[@CarAudioEnthusiasts]

the thing is...people have become aware that name brands are not the be all end all anymore. so people have learned to shop based on specs and features. HENCE the Kenwood isn't a great deal. so forth and so on. try some budget minded stuff with all the right specs..youll see a difference.

[@smiththers2]

no kenwood head unit is a good purchase anymore, period. sluggish performance ALL the time. cant stand that shit.

[@knightwalker2838]

Loved the video

[@phthalogian]

Deal? Since margins on electronics are so low these days, I'd say any savings you can get for packages or bulk off of typical price is as good a deal you can get online shopping.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I honestly have no idea what the margins actually are.

[@Jimdandymetals]

Down4sound makes nice stuff they just aren’t so well known

[@brian69frmovale76]

No deal on the skar, just because SUNDOWN 😅

[@c130aviator]

Sundown is skar quality with a markup

[@redhead3110]

A deal could also just be good sound for the price

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Yes.

[@NTZClaw]

Keep doing the votes

[@brian69frmovale76]

Very good content brother

[@jhickok1129]

Monthly!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I think once a month is perfect.

[@ubacow7109]

I think its wild that "enthusiast" people don't think Sony is an audio company anymore

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Yep.

[@smiththers2]

been selling sony ES for a year now. no complaints! ive got some of their home theater ES gear too, its worth it to me.

[@ubacow7109]

@@smiththers2 Agreed the High end ES line is really good and arguably just as good as DIRAC minus all the setup complications.

[@timothy5977]

Jp8 is a good amp but it's not big enough for 2 twelves

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

For two 12’s I’d go with at least a jp33 or 43 depending on what your subs are

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Depends on the subs, for some it is to big.

[@timothy5977]

I upgraded to a jp13. That did the trick

[@biggtastee2401]

Price should never be the only consideration when determining quality. Lots of expensive products sound like hot trash and vice versa.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

A lot people think that expensive gear must be good gear. That is not always true.

[@StevenStGelais]

More deals please

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Sure thing!

[@markmorgan5408]

Dayton audio is awesome

[@DIYAudioGuy]

You are going to love my next video!

[@benladin626]

Can you test out some deaf bonce speakers or subs

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Sure! But I'll be a little bit of help buying them. patreon.com/diyaudioguy.

[@Mich_J801]

Bro people out there do not hate skar. You content creators are the ones who are bashing skar because you are being paid for it. These attacks are orchestrated and you know it.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I'm suddenly reminded of that. Meme where the young guy is saying " you guys are getting paid?" I can assure you that nobody is paying me to bash Skar.

[@Mich_J801]

@@DIYAudioGuy you cant stop people from purchasing skar subs people buy what they like. If it sounds good they like the price they buy it. You and others cant force consumers to purchase subs that are 1000 usd just because you believe they are better. I want my music to be loud i will never purchase daytons ultimax over vxf or zvx its that simple. Whiles you at it tell PARTS EXPRESS to stop selling us cheap plate amps that don't last one week with horrible sinad measurements thanks.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

@@Mich_J801 I'm not trying to stop anybody from buying Skar.

[@danrussell9357]

Great idea for a video motif!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Thanks! Hopefully people get something useful out of it, or at the very least, have a little fun.

[@danrussell9357]

@@DIYAudioGuy I thought it was funny when you told the audience they were wrong : )

[@franas2358]

Kicx e12 Gorilla Bass😊

[@95aeroboy]

i like the deal game keep it going

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Ok!

[@RealPivotTV]

love it

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Thanks!

[@AjaxSkye]

As someone who has had many different subs, including psa and sa subs... skar gets too much hate. They are a great brand. They in my opinion are a greater starter option than most (especially kicker which sounds plastic like and crap to me) And to answer your question i had no idea these videos and polls were happening but i think its really cool to get all of the community thinking together.

[@Ace-dh5lz]

Deal or no deal but my Options matter more?

[@Skydeeppearls]

As per my perception everybody in this game goes for spl, less for sq

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I think you are correct.

[@smiththers2]

i go for both, which means adding a bunch of the SQ stuff together to build something loud, and going broke doing it LOL

[@Skydeeppearls]

@@smiththers2 great choice my friend god bless

[@johnstranc3270]

Harder to watch with the captions the whole time, tried to turn them off on my side?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

The editing software that I use automatically generates them. I've been trying that out lately to see how people react, it's been almost exclusively negative.

[@smiththers2]

@@DIYAudioGuy i have seen some people use that too, and it almost always spells certain words incorrectly haha

[@fadecyber]

thought it was funny when he said bass van 8 18's my dad had a denali with 8 fi 18's like a decade ago lol love the videos keep it up

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I bet that was loud AF!

[@fadecyber]

@@DIYAudioGuy loudest in Canada for a couple years metered at 160

[@trapaholicjones3639]

Hated all of my Skar audio equipment! I've had Walmart starter equipment that was better build quality.

[@BrianWaller-qe7gr]

I’m running two rp4500’s strapped at half ohm just fine. On same system my two jp33 amps went out after 3 months

[@m3rk201]

I have lots of skar stuff and installed alot in other. Never had issue other then wiring kits not being tru 4 Guage. Skar is good stuff and priced extremely well.

[@memyselfandi3925]

What's the point of you tells us we're wrong when you don't agree??

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Just sharing my opinion, you're welcome to leave a comment and share yours.

[@csh9853]

everybody wants something for nothing ,then sell it used for gold prices.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

It seems that way.

[@thomaswalton9089]

A deal for u is not necessarily a deal for me

[@leeeagle5994]

$ 500.10 ???

[@DIYAudioGuy]

$510?

[@leeeagle5994]

@@DIYAudioGuy 510 five hundred ten .. you verbally placed a decimal point , w/ "And " 500..10

[@jungtarcph]

None of these work in a living room.... 😅😅

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I will try to work a few of those in.

[@NamesGolden]

subtitles are useless if they don't show up the entire time. quit doing it and use the youtoob subs.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Nobody seems to like them, so I am going to stop using them on the long-form videos.

[@NamesGolden]

@@DIYAudioGuy subtitles in general seem to be popular these days, its my personal preference to not have them. that said, my issue with them was the fact that anytime you inserted any content other than the video of you talking, the subtitles weren't there. if a hearing impared person were watching they would have had to enable subtitles and would have had two sets. before someone says "why would a hearing impaired person be researching car audio" know that plenty of them reallly like bass, or might just YT without listening aids since the captioning has gotten pretty good.

[@strassafrass1]

NEXT GAME - WILL IT MAX POWAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR???

[@Ezduzit69]

Skar is never a deal

[@ianrace4066]

That Rockville is junk all Rockville is junk my Ds18 6.5 and my skylight 6.5s have more bass and sound 10 times better and they're midrange.

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

Nobody really likes jp or skar people buy them for price

[@smiththers2]

ive installed a few of both brands. they have their place in the value for spl with (some) reliability. that being said, id never buy either.

[@kylevanwinkle2081]

@smiththers2 I'm running 3 of the jp mini amps right now. For 400 bucks total they perform well enough but they aren't special by any means

[@richardscarlett7942]

how can your opinion be trusted when you cant even do simple math? "Split right down the middle, 52 / 48 that is not down the middle LOL. heheh

[@DIYAudioGuy]

It's a pole, it has a margin of error.

[@jasx1485]

DIY AUDIO GUY How are you like your JL audio 8 channel amplifier?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

It looks pretty sitting on the workbench. Hope to get it in the truck sometime in May.

[@jasx1485]

​@@DIYAudioGuy always enjoy the videos and great content.

[@smiththers2]

@@DIYAudioGuy as a JL dealer myself, i can tell you it will not let you down. ive been running JL for 20 years. did you get the one with DSP or no? if yes, then def have someone with a MAX tune it for you... its a crazy good system.