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  1. Bill O'Brien

    Help...me decide on a new system

    Addendum: After reading your original post again... DON'T UPGRADE THE SPEAKERS FIRST!!! I thought so as well and upgraded the stocks to a BA Rally set. What I found was that the stock head unit was unable to drive the speakers (read: it sounded like crap) and that the speakers started to...
  2. Bill O'Brien

    Help...me decide on a new system

    In my personal experience, I would upgrade the amps first. Stock speakers can take a beating... and after markets really sound like crap when you have a stock head unit driving them. My story: Have a 96 Civic. Upgraded all the stocks to Boston Acoustics Rally and installed a Boston sub (with...
  3. Bill O'Brien

    Discrete/Matrix

    Hey everybody, I've ben reading quite a few of the posts lately regarding speakers and amplifier specs. Most notably, the Outlaw 950's recent addition of the Dolby Digital EX has spurred a lot of convseration regarding Dolby standards. My question is: What is the difference between "Matrix"...
  4. Bill O'Brien

    Ascend Acoustics

    Hi, I've been looking for online reviews of the offerings from Ascend Acoustics and they sound excellent for the cost. I'm wondering if anybody has heard them (or owns them) and what are your impressions? I'd like to be able to go and listen to them myself but they're an online-only...
  5. Bill O'Brien

    HT Setup Recommendations

    Greetings everybody... I've been interested in HT for quite a while but havn't really had the cash to get a quality setup. Given that now I DO have the cash for it I've been doing a bit of research online trying to find out what looks good (spec-wise) and what is reviewed well by as many...
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