Top End Audio System for the new Camaro5???

[JustinZS]

Originally Posted by EllwynX

Same here. In NJ you can only tint the windows behind the doors. And I'll be leaving the front plate off mine as well.

Doesn't NJ have front plate requirement?

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by Omega94

Technology has come so far in such a short amount of time. I have a really good sound system that I put in my car. The base model Camaros (in 1994, at least) only came with 4 speakers...my car didn't come with the speakers behind the rear seat.

Anyway, with the exception of my head unit, my whole system is from Rockford Fosgate...and I haven't personally heard any components sound better. I have 4 3-way speakers, 1 10 inch sub, 900 Watt Sub amp, 1500 watt speaker amp, and a 1000 watt capacitor. I spent more than I, personally, should have...but I got an amazing deal overall.

My mom's Passat has a Monsoon system and I'm never been impressed. The other thing is that I don't know of any car company that's been able to give a sound system that could stand up against the aftermarket. Nonetheless, I would love to see GM squeeze at least a 10 speaker sound system into the Camaro, from JL...since I don't see Rockford Fosgate being an option. Those 10 speakers include a center channel and sub. I say a center channel because I've only seen them used in luxury sedans and I think that it adds an excellent dimension to the sound quality.

The other thing I wanted to add was that in seeing spy shots of the interior the only thing that made me a little sad is that we haven't seen a screen like the G8 GT (for instance).



I don't really want GPS/navigation, but I do want a nice 7-inch screen that holds all information...there's always the pop-up unit in the CTS

I sure hope we get a screen that looks somewhat similar, if not better, than that. I like it's set up. It doesn't look difficult to use. It's got the radio stations entered in on the screen right in front of the buttons....

not bad. I like it. I just hope we get something (OR AT LEAST AN OPTION) of getting something for an upgrade like that.

[EllwynX]

Originally Posted by JustinS

Doesn't NJ have front plate requirement?

Yes, but in my experience they don't get bent out of shape about it easily.

I had my '00 S10 Xtreme for 2 years and never put a front plate on it. Never had a problem, even the couple times I did get pulled over for something else.

[Jay]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

I sure hope we get a screen that looks somewhat similar, if not better, than that. I like it's set up. It doesn't look difficult to use. It's got the radio stations entered in on the screen right in front of the buttons....

not bad. I like it. I just hope we get something (OR AT LEAST AN OPTION) of getting something for an upgrade like that.

agreed TAG.....I just really hope we have the option of getting a nice screen in the camaro....you know the screen alone really makes the interior dash look that much more awesome and a pleasure to look at....at least for me.

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by Jay

agreed TAG.....I just really hope we have the option of getting a nice screen in the camaro....you know the screen alone really makes the interior dash look that much more awesome and a pleasure to look at....at least for me.

Right on the money...completely agree with you there. Not some lt blue background for some screen. I saw those spyshots of the interior and their colors and wasn't too pleased. we'll see what happens. I'm SURE we won't be let down!

[JAG836]

Originally Posted by jhitson

I know that this is wishfull thinking but I hope the hu can be changed. You can install million dollar speakers, but if the hu sucks then your milluion dollar speakers are going to sound like crap. You can install a million dollar hu and make crappy speaks sound pretty good. Just my $.02

Just to add to that, it is also best to add an external amp to power aftermarket speakers. Granted, some will not need it because the headunit will be able to send enough power to them (generally speakers with low rms watts). But if you are looking to upgrade the speakers to some great quality aftermarket ones, an external amp is a must IMO.

Also, I have had an higher end Alpine headunit (CDA-9813) for about 5 years now and still couldnt be happier. You wouldn't believe how much of a difference it makes in terms of making speakers sound better, but you need to have some decent speakers in the first place. It won't turn crap into gold.

Consider adding a subwoofer too. You don't need one that can be heard 5 blocks away, but it does wonders for your music. It gives the music so much more depth. Once you get one, you'll never want to be without one again.

All that being said, I'll be happy just hearing the exhuast of my Camaro's V8!

[Captain Awesome]

Originally Posted by EllwynX

Yes, but in my experience they don't get bent out of shape about it easily.

I had my '00 S10 Xtreme for 2 years and never put a front plate on it. Never had a problem, even the couple times I did get pulled over for something else.

They're the same way in NY. I've never had a plate on the front of my SS (bought it new in 2000) and never had a problem. I've gotten a couple speeding tickets in the car and never had anyone say one word about the plate. The only time I ever heard anything was at one of those DWI checkpoints the officer said to please put it on soon. Knock on wood.

On the subject of audio systems, I've got the monsoon system in my SS and have been impressed enough with it for a factory system, it's about as good as factory systems got at the time I bought the car. It was so nice I ordered the monsoon for my H3 as well. That system has frustrated me to no end because it seems to have a problem that I can't convince the dealer is a problem. I'm sure it's my own ignorance of the terminology and technology that drives these systems. If I knew more about it I could better describe what is wrong. The symptom of the problem is that certain strong bass percussion sounds make a sound like the speaker is hitting an obstruction when it moves. The sound changes from the sound of a drum to the sound of a cardboard box being struck. The maddening thing is that it only does it with certain songs at certain volume levels and they're not in the extremes. If I play the same song a bit louder or softer the noise goes away. I figured perhaps I had a bad speaker or something and the dealer found no problems, but a couple days later I found the "sweet spot" again where the sound messed up. I tried to isolate it to a particular speaker using the left/right/front/rear balance/fade controls and was able to reproduce the sound with the controls dialed in to each of the 4 extremes. Another trip to the dealer and I showed the service manager how I did it and even provided a CD with a particularly sensitive song. I picked it up later and they said nothing was found wrong.

So, right now I hope that they DON'T use Monsoon in the new Camaro because I'm quite displeased with this system.

[sinnerSS]

I agree with the screen in dash.I really dont care about the audio system cause i can upgrade to my preferences and still keep the factory look. like focal speakers in factory locations for mids and highs, and 8" jl w7 for lows with a nice amp powering everything all being driven by the factoy unit if its decent.

[storm79]

i drove my cuzins Ford F-150 for a few months and he had an Audiophile sound system in his...that was actually really good i thought....at least i think it was an audiophile

[Muscle Master]

I got Kickers in my srt, that Bit** Dumps

[z28collection]

i heard that all bose automotive head units are manufactured by clarion. my mom had a maxima (4 door sports car) with the bose system, we had to have the head unit repaired and we were told to send it to clarion.

Originally Posted by The_Blur

I still don't believe GM will ever produce a system that will compare to middle or upper range in aftermarket audio. Even the Bose systems Pontiac has offered weren't good Bose systems. They were good but not great. To have a great system would take a great deal of expense that I would rather pay toward a company with a big audio name brand, like Alpine or JL. Dealerships will just use this as an excuse to mark up the Camaro if it is an option, and that bothers me.

[storm79]

yeah the bose systems i dont think r that great either..their ok..but they aren't very..they dont got enough bass to em i dont think!

[fastball]

I've never met a factory system I didn't rip out the first chance I had.

Unless GM uses REAL MOSFET power amps, 4 gauge power and ground, and polypropalyne surrounds with strontium ferrite magnets on their speakers, the system will be in my garage sale before the car is 2 months old (except for the head unit - will keep that stock for look and functionality).

[lil_red_v6]

i say the best sound system is the exaust