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Post by sall on Jun 4, 2014 11:04:13 GMT -6
Time for another audio upgrade. Although not OEM I had some tired stuff installed. New setup... Front Stage:- CDT MX-6CV 6.5" Components
- PPI P900.4 4CH Amplifier
- 16/2 Speaker Wire
Rear Stage:
- CDT HD 690CDX 6x9
- PPI P900.4 4CH Amplifier
- 16/2 Speaker Wire
Sub Stage:- 2x SoundQubed HDS312 1200W RMS Subwoofers
- SoundQubed Q1-1200D 1200W Amplifier
- Cadence A7+HC 1200W Amplifier
- Dual 2.00 Cu. Ft. Chamber Tuned at 33Hz
'BIG 5' Wiring Upgrade:- 1/0 Royal Excelene OFC Welding Cable(ALL Positive Cables)
- 2/0 Royal Excelene OFC Welding Cable(Engine/Chassis Ground)
- 4/0 Sky High Audio(Battery/Chassis Ground)
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Post by Paulaurora on Jun 4, 2014 11:14:57 GMT -6
Nice
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Post by sall on Jul 1, 2014 11:38:28 GMT -6
Been slacking on this... darn power wheels.
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Post by Paulaurora on Jul 1, 2014 12:41:32 GMT -6
Stop slacking get ur ass out hehe jk:)
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Post by sall on Jul 1, 2014 14:04:54 GMT -6
Stop slacking get ur butt out hehe jk:) Haha too hot and too humid! I will get it on a weekend morning! |
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Post by sall on Aug 11, 2014 17:47:28 GMT -6
Finally got the amp installed. Brought my JL 12 to life. Not sure if I will swap the enclosure for subs in the rear deck now. Still planning to run the fornt and door speakers form the 5 ch amp though. I have a few other things in mind too. More details later...
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Post by Paulaurora on Aug 12, 2014 8:41:58 GMT -6
nice!
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Post by tigger on Aug 12, 2014 22:50:04 GMT -6
Finally got the amp installed. Brought my JL 12 to life. Always nice when a new component improves an existing one, lol! |
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Post by sall on Aug 15, 2014 7:38:30 GMT -6
Finally got the amp installed. Brought my JL 12 to life. Always nice when a new component improves an existing one, lol! That it is! I feel as if I am losing time for car projects. PW slacker lol. The weather is just weird this year. Oh well that is what a heater is for haha. |
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Post by sall on Oct 4, 2014 9:37:32 GMT -6
I have made a little progress. Ran new 16awg speaker wire from trunk through each door jamb. None of them were difficult to run really.
I just need to terminate the wiring and get the quad RCA cable installed to play around with sound stage a little bit. I'm not certain yet how I would like to do so. Put door and 6x9 on same channels in parallel for respective side or run door speakers only for rear fill.
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Post by sall on Oct 10, 2014 16:19:27 GMT -6
Done with this project besides fooling with sound stage and fine tuning. Sounds amazing budget or not!
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Post by michiganaurora on Oct 10, 2014 17:08:21 GMT -6
Nice. Thats similar to what id like to put in my car, i dont need nothing to blow the doors off anymore lol. Just a cleaner deeper sound like some of the newer cars.
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Post by sall on Oct 18, 2014 16:22:04 GMT -6
I had a bit of noise at part throttle. I just ended up grounding the CarPC and 5CH amplifier at the same spot. I was not willing to try a ground loop/noise isolator.
The only thing bugging is some rattling from the trunk. I am pretty certain it is the little air vent thing on the passenger side of the trunk vibrating. If I would isolate that it would sound perfect on the outside. While it is only heard outside, I do not really care to hear it. So I might seal off the area with something. Not sure what.
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Post by tigger on Oct 18, 2014 23:26:44 GMT -6
Ah yes, the little things, lol!
..So, no rear deck subs?
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Post by genedjr on Oct 21, 2014 14:57:01 GMT -6
N00B alert - and what radio are you using?
My daughter wants an upgrade and this looks promising (and fairly cheap).
...gene
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Post by sall on Oct 21, 2014 17:51:17 GMT -6
Ah yes, the little things, lol! ..So, no rear deck subs? No, I held off to see what the JL 12 sounded like with new amp. It brought it to life. So, while I didn't save trunk space the overall sound is so much better. N00B alert - and what radio are you using? My daughter wants an upgrade and this looks promising (and fairly cheap). ...gene Well, I have a CarPC installed the sound comes from a 5.1 channel sound card. However, any headunit with front, rear and subwoofer RCA outs will suffice with this amplifier. Keep in mind you will need to make new speaker wire runs through the door jamb to the trunk. Aftermarket headunit won't push speakers enough. Still need to decide what to do with the damn vibrating vent. The assembly itself is sealed in with butyl. I could probably just cover the flapping things with duct tape and call it a day. Hidden behind the carpet anyways! |
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Post by sall on Nov 14, 2014 8:38:39 GMT -6
Also started ordering materials to do the 'big three' upgrade. While adding larger gauge to fuse boxes and starter as well. Will replace the factory 4 gauge runs with 1/0 gauge welding cable. Alternator positive/ground 1/0 run. Starter 1/0 run. Fuse boxes will be 4 gauge runs.
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Post by tim1993 on Nov 15, 2014 14:41:11 GMT -6
I just ordered my custom built alt. Its a 300a alternator and gonna get my wiring order as well once I get the alternator.
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Post by sall on Nov 15, 2014 23:30:35 GMT -6
Yeah I would not install that alternator on the factory wiring.
This is a little more in depth than a typical big three because of the way the harness is designed. Received the 1/0 wire today. I may wait until the car is in for the winter though. Will include a BoM when gathered though. Stay tuned.
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Post by tim1993 on Nov 17, 2014 9:41:39 GMT -6
I will be tuned in.
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Post by sall on Nov 23, 2014 19:35:33 GMT -6
So, that really didn't last too long. Grabbed a Cadence A7+HC amplifier off of craigslist. Price was too good to pass up. It will do 1400W RMS @ 1 ohm. Now to search for a 2 ohm DVC subwoofer...
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Post by sall on Nov 25, 2014 10:34:14 GMT -6
I was looking at the American Bass XFL1222 and SoundQubed HDS312. They are both 2 Ohm DVC. XFL1222 rated 1000W and SoundQubed is 1200W RMS. From research both are inherently the same subwoofer. I decided to go with SoundQubed HDS312. They returned a few emails promptly and I like the aesthetics of the subwoofer over the XFL1222. Both had good reviews on car audio forums. The HDS312 will fit nicely in the enclosure I already built for previous subwoofer. Depth was my main concern. The enclosure is practically perfect at 2.0 cu. ft. net volume and tuned to 36 Hz. |
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Post by tim1993 on Nov 25, 2014 16:57:49 GMT -6
sweet man get a video up on youtube or facebook or something I would love to see that sub in action.
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Post by sall on Nov 25, 2014 20:48:25 GMT -6
sweet man get a video up on youtube or facebook or something I would love to see that sub in action. See what I can do. Probably be a while. Still in the planning stages. May make it more complex now... lol. |
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Post by tim1993 on Nov 26, 2014 16:33:32 GMT -6
lol understand that I'm halfway done making payments on my 300a alt thats being custom built other then that I already have my subs in a custom built box and amp already in the car.
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Post by XJSman89 on Nov 27, 2014 23:22:59 GMT -6
May make it more complex now... lol. I could have called that one. Once I saw (I think I saw?) the words "budget audio build" and I was like "Sall? No way. That won't last. He'll end up going big. " haha. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using ProBoards |
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Post by sall on Nov 28, 2014 8:49:27 GMT -6
May make it more complex now... lol. I could have called that one. Once I saw (I think I saw?) the words "budget audio build" and I was like "Sall? No way. That won't last. He'll end up going big. " haha. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 using ProBoards Well, in my defense I didn't expect to find such a deal on that Cadence Mono block. Then I joined an audio forum... <--- bad decision  So, the newest setup so far is this: Front Stage: CDT Audio MX-6CV (160W RMS/2 Ohm) Rear Fill: None Subwoofer: SoundQubed HDC312(1200w RMS/2 Ohm DVC) Mono Block Amplifier: Cadence Ultrashock A7+HC(1400W RMS/1 Ohm) Front Stage 2 CH Amplifier: TBD Then upgrading the wiring to 1/0 positive everything and 2/0 ground straps. |
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Post by tim1993 on Nov 28, 2014 21:31:59 GMT -6
once you get in its hard to get out lol I always said I didnt wanna be too loud but I done broke that goal already lol
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Post by sall on Nov 29, 2014 8:45:38 GMT -6
once you get in its hard to get out lol I always said I didnt wanna be too loud but I done broke that goal already lol Well, I can't really afford to get into it. As in $500+ 6.5" components ?? This is still a budget build by many peoples standards. I won't ever take up any more trunk space than already used though. What are you running to justify the HO alternator? |
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Post by tim1993 on Nov 29, 2014 15:58:11 GMT -6
I have 2 Rockford Fosgate T2 12's DVC 2Ohm subs in a custom box on a boss 5500 mono block 1 ohm stable amp and I have a 2nd battery in the trunk. Plus I still have to get my door speakers cause my stock door speakers were busted when I got the car. But I didn't buy all of that at one time I bought piece by piece. I know the amp is not pushing the full 5500 Boss amps usually is no where near what they are rated at but this amp is with the onyx class Boss amps and its doin pretty good but on my head unit I have to keep my subwoofer level at -10 cause if I go pass 0 and keep goin in the + my voltage would start dropping big time. Its still loud on -10.
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