helix hands down... helix tends to give a clear clean sound... which is very very suitable for SQ setup...

since you are using DLS... i think helix will do a great job on them...

cheers...

for tht money... i guess should take a alpine... or genesis... or top up a bit to take a phd...

cheers....

I know SQ setup is not jus about clean and clear sound... its how the vocal and the other musical instruments should sound... and where is the vocal and intruments should be at... i didnt say tht everyone must use helix for their SQ setup... and i didnt even said anything regarding the steg... so dun get too excited... i guess i had audited steg in my friends car and a helix in another friends car too... both are good stuff for SQ no doubt... but i still like the helix more than steg as my ears are looking for those clean and clear sound which my friends steg didnt gave me enough... dunno whther is the tuning or wut... so back to your post... i think its jus a case about personal preference and taste...

and well as for brax... i still hav not had the chance to audit one... i dun care whther they are the same company with who... cuz i think in ICE, you will hav to choose your stuff on your own... not me say tht helix is good then you take helix... or a ICE sifu tht say TRU is good then i take TRU... cuz everyone has thier own personallity... thats wut make everyone special...

cheers....

This post has been edited by craziechild: Apr 14 2006, 11:18 PM

agree on the tuning part... even a capalang setup will sound better than a budget brand when the tuning part was done properly...

well i would say nothing in I.C.E. is the best... its all about the personal preference... you might listen to RnB but i listen to mozart... so we will never agree on any terms on each others setup...

well to me... i hav listen to the Helix A4 on my setup... and well i think they make my "high" but steg doesnt give tht feeling due to my personal preferences... i do listen to RnB but i also like mozart and other classical musical ochestra...

and also in I.C.E. i trust tht its not how much you spend... its how you use what you hav... by the end of the day... the one that matters the most is the front component... not anything else...

cheers...

i know... both my friend de helix and steg amp cost about the same... but i dunno wut model is the steg as i dun hav any interest on them...

sometimes a capalang and a branded setup will sound the same if not tuned properly... the tuning part is very crucial in any SQ setup... unless you go for SPL which you will jus stand beside your car and wait for fireworks... hope you see my point...

cheers...

then its time to upgrade then bro... hehehe... or spend some time tuning... hehe...

but well i heard the P90 was one of the player tht can compete with naka, makantoast or any other good HU... but i hav never listen to them personally...

i hav only heard the focal 165v2s... well nice component i would say...