Online Buying

avelanchefan
avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
edited January 2003 in Car Audio & Electronics
Anyone buy car audio stuff online?

I found a site www.onlinecarstereo.com has anyone used them? By far the best prices around...but sometimes things are just to good to be true.

So if you have shopped there or anywhere else for that matter let me know whats good and what places to stay away from.
Sean
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  • Cybernetik
    Cybernetik Posts: 18
    edited December 2002
    If you want great service, selection, and security check out Sounddomain.com or Crutchfield.com. If you want the lowest prices, check out E-Bay. I purchase my entire $2,000+ system from these three sources and only had a problem with a wiring harness lost in the mail.
    p.s. : Retail would have been over $3,000 for everything. Happy system shopping!
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  • PoweredByDodge
    PoweredByDodge Posts: 4,185
    edited December 2002
    ya dude, i got like 6,500 dollars worth of audio off of ebay for like 3 grand... its well worth it if u know what your buying (and always buy new in original box SEALED) -- you dont want to go buying someone else's problems.
    The Artist formerly known as PoweredByDodge
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited December 2002
    ive bought my 1 farad capacitor from ikesound.com
    an escort radar detector from sounddomain.com
    my polk 465 component system from carstereotime.com
    my rf power 500.2 from onlinecarstereo.com
    and my 2 mm120s from crutchfield.com
    ive never had any problems from any of these websites
    those are the websites with the lowest priced items i could find except for crutchfield
    crutchfield has the best service around and probably the biggest selection but other websites have better prices
    all these items have full warranty and are just like you bought them from the factory
    -Cody
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  • C-Man
    C-Man Posts: 307
    edited December 2002
    www.thezeb.com
    I've bought two SubZone boxes from them very cheap. Excellent boxes. They carry a ton of brands and are authorized internet dealers for a lot of them.
    "The Big C"
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,820
    edited December 2002
    I have bought my stuff online too. I do my shopping at Crutchfield and then buy someplece much more cheaper. However, Crutchfield is the only place I have been able to find Polk products in stock so I buy from them for that stuff.

    I mainly use CarStereoTime.com and CarMedia1.com because they carry some of my favorite stuff and they do it cheaply.

    I have about 3200 dollars worth of stereo equipment in my truck and I paid less than 1800 for it because I shopped at these sites.

    An example. I bought a HiFonics Zeus 700 amplifier for my girlfriend's car at CarStereoTime.com for $306. A Local chain retailed that same amplifier for $674.99 which is more than double the price. They ship fast and shipping isn't too bad. But the price cuts you get more than make up for it. Also, many states enjoy tax free shopping. In some places that doesn't matter but in NJ, with 6% sales tax, that would be about 40 dollars in sales tax on a 675 dollar amplifier. Defintly worth considering for me even if I was paying retail prices and not wholesale prices.

    Oh and contrary to popular beliefs, the stuff they sell is legit and not "hot". Most are importers and selling directly from thier warehouses and alot of them work together and share stock. They sell at wholesale because they aren't wholesalers or retailers, they are first line distributers so they sell at wholesale prices and you pay for all the shipping costs. They still make money and it translates to a 30-50% price cut for you.

    It can hurt the little guy but I'm so used to going into local stores and having a "punk" kid with an attitude and a brand bigotry problem trying to sell me something he knows nothing about. Until I find a good shop with knowledgable people willing to work with me for what I want and not what they want to sell me, I have no problem getting my equipment from a no face/no name online store.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited December 2002
    well put...
    i also look around on crutchfield and do my shopping elsewhere...
    but if i ever have a question with wiring or whatever i call them and they have really great people that do know what theyre talking about
    -Cody
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  • xelli
    xelli Posts: 2
    edited January 2003
    Originally posted by sntnsupermen131

    i also look around on crutchfield and do my shopping elsewhere...
    but if i ever have a question with wiring or whatever i call them and they have really great people that do know what theyre talking about
    -Cody

    If you don't make purchases at Crutchfield, how do you expect them to remain in business? Someone has to pay for their outstanding customer support and their really great people. If you don't support them, they won't be there to support you.
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  • sntnsupermen131
    sntnsupermen131 Posts: 1,831
    edited January 2003
    Excuse me,
    I've given crutchfield my business before.
    580 dollars worth
    if you would read before you speak you would see that on this same post i put i bought 2 mm120s off crutchfield
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