Quick Question about car audio

[Brace]

So I'm looking for a very entry level car audio setup and just wanted to know if these parts i got off crutchfield were worth the money

Stereo-http://www.crutchfield.com/p_105KDR370/JVC-KD-R370.html

Speakers-http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1131665S/Kenwood-KFC-1665S.html

(for both front and rear) 

This is for a 2001 nissan altima and I'm only 14 so price is a consideration even though I have a job.

Also these parts come with installation gear. Thanks in advance. 

[Stagea]

I suggest skipping the rear pair of speakers when working on a tight budget. Get good speakers for the front end and just fade the head unit to provide output from the front set. You can get a subwoofer later on if you prefer.

 

The items that you chose will surely work but if you want a head unit that can grow into a full fledged system, you may want to look at something like this:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130X6900BT/Pioneer-DEH-X6900BT.html?tp=5684

This head unit would have sufficient processing capability and connectivity to last you a bit longer (especially once you start delving into tuning the sound system).

 

For speakers, something like this would be a good place to start:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_107DB651/Polk-Audio-db651.html?tp=95

 

 

[Dackzy]

Where in the world are you, since you can have a car when you are 14...

[Brace]

19 hours ago, Dackzy said:

Where in the world are you, since you can have a car when you are 14...

The land of the free my good sir I can only drive to and from school and work however

[Brace]

19 hours ago, Stagea said:

I suggest skipping the rear pair of speakers when working on a tight budget. Get good speakers for the front end and just fade the head unit to provide output from the front set. You can get a subwoofer later on if you prefer.

 

The items that you chose will surely work but if you want a head unit that can grow into a full fledged system, you may want to look at something like this:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130X6900BT/Pioneer-DEH-X6900BT.html?tp=5684

This head unit would have sufficient processing capability and connectivity to last you a bit longer (especially once you start delving into tuning the sound system).

 

For speakers, something like this would be a good place to start:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_107DB651/Polk-Audio-db651.html?tp=95

 

 

So I don't need back speakers I guess it makes sense cause I legally can only have one other person in the car so no one sits in the back but do I have to take the old speakers out or how does that work

[Brace]

19 hours ago, Stagea said:

I suggest skipping the rear pair of speakers when working on a tight budget. Get good speakers for the front end and just fade the head unit to provide output from the front set. You can get a subwoofer later on if you prefer.

 

The items that you chose will surely work but if you want a head unit that can grow into a full fledged system, you may want to look at something like this:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_130X6900BT/Pioneer-DEH-X6900BT.html?tp=5684

This head unit would have sufficient processing capability and connectivity to last you a bit longer (especially once you start delving into tuning the sound system).

 

For speakers, something like this would be a good place to start:

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_107DB651/Polk-Audio-db651.html?tp=95

 

 

and also this car I drive has 131,000 miles on it what is the advantage of getting a better head unit all I need atm is a aux input to plug my phone in

[Stagea]

1 hour ago, Brace said:

So I don't need back speakers I guess it makes sense cause I legally can only have one other person in the car so no one sits in the back but do I have to take the old speakers out or how does that work

The rear speakers often just muddy the sound due to the path length differences. They're frequently just fitted to allow the driver to fade to the back as desired (in case it is a rear passenger that wants to listen). The exception would be surround sound car systems.

 

You can keep the factory ones in there. You can just adjust the head unit's fader to reduce or eliminate the output of the rear speakers.

[Stagea]

1 hour ago, Brace said:

and also this car I drive has 131,000 miles on it what is the advantage of getting a better head unit all I need atm is a aux input to plug my phone in

Time alignment, channel attenuation, equalization and crossover controls are available in better head units like these. These give you the capability to compensate for the flaws in a car's cabin to make the system sound closer to "correct."