Best cheap($) PA system

Automotive Automotive Accessories
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Sup guys, I have been wanting to get a PA system with the police horn (like the buzzing one) for a while. I decided last night I was gonna do it. Now, I just gotta figure out which one to get.

I want to get the best possible system sold in the -$80 range(gettin a Ninja this spring and I gotta save a few more bucks). I know that it will probably only be like 30 watts but I’m ok with that. Just something to have fun with and be heard.

Now that you guys know what I want, can you help me pick one out? Below are 2 that I am stuck between. Is one better than the other? Or do you have another recommendation?

Thanks guys!

  1. There is this one that some guy had on youtube

http://www.amazon.com/Police-Sound-Siren-Microphone-115db/dp/B001L9ZS5G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1263345893&sr=1-3

  1. There is this one at horn blasters

http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?i=hornblasters-30w-public-address

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Well they both look the same… but the one from amazon claims to be 50W and 115Db which I highly doubt. I’d buy the Hornblasters one any day over that one.

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Why screw around … just get the ones you KNOW are good.

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theres some real cool whelen sirens…they come up on craigslist sometimes

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thanks for the advice, ordered the hornblasters one just now. what caught my eye was the one on amazon was being sold by hornblasters 2 days ago. idk what was up with that. oh well.

cant wait for it to get in. it should be about 20 degrees when I get it and my garrage is covered with dirty snow, gonna get a little messy.

the guy on youtube mounted his under his car and he is by snow, i think im gonna mount it under also. anyone advise against this?

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I wouldn’t want snow getting kicked up in there, I put mine behind my grille.

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So it came in and I ran to radio shack to get a cig lighter extension cord essentially and I spliced it (its like 10 feet long and was only $10) I didn’t have time after school to legitimately set it up so i put her in my trunk and put my back seats down. Its not that great in there (durr) but I popped my trunk open in my cousins hood and it was actually pretty loud. Cant wait to get her legitimately hooked up this weekend.

Thanks for the recommendation

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If you are looking at getting an authentic Police horn, go with the Whelen PA, I have it on my truck, and people thing it is the cops…

I don’t have any sirens on my truck tho… just the horn.

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Speco makes a nice little stand alone PA called the Pat20TB. TB stands for Talk Back, a feature which allows you to hear sound outside the cabin by utilizing your speaker as a mic. This could be useful, but I expect if your horn is in the engine compartment, it isn’t going to hear anything but the motor. I ordered one because it has an aux-in jack, so you can PA the theme from Jaws as you stalk your prey with your twin Shockers. :smiley: It sells for around $80. Most CBs don’t have the aux-in feature. Since I don’t have it yet, I can’t vouch for quality, although people seem pleased with it. (Report back later)

Radio Shack sells a nice 100 watt speaker that is durable and cheap. However, it is nowhere as small as some of the alternatives. At around $35, durability isn’t a worry, although I hear they are very durable. Just pitch it down a bit so it doesn’t hold water.