Post your car audio system and pictures

[holdenboy]

I am now giving my front splits 140wrms each, and they hit so hard! cant believe how much better they sound than with 60wrms.

Exactly why i suggest people to get an amp with as much power as possible. Your amp wont have to work anywhere near as hard to push those speakers either!

Good to hear youre upgrading / adding power cable too, its worth the extra effort

[Scuba10]

JVC DVD/CD/MP3/Bluetooth head unit with DVD screen
2 X 180watt 6" Pioneer fronts
2 X 350watt 6X9" Clarion rears
1 X 600watt 5CH Clarion amp
1 X 1800watt "D" class Alpine MONO block
2 X 900watt Alpine type "S" 12" subs

[sweefu]

Exactly why i suggest people to get an amp with as much power as possible. Your amp wont have to work anywhere near as hard to push those speakers either!

Good to hear youre upgrading / adding power cable too, its worth the extra effort

Cheers mate!
My mono has 4awg, splits amp 4awg and smaller amp has 8awg.
I think i'm pushing around 1220wrms now very happy.
Will finish off wiring in the morning, christ it takes a long time!
Should look neat though, all cables will have properly crimped ends.

Cheers for the nice comments.

[holdenboy]

No problems sweefu, yeah it does take a long time to do it properly. But you know when its finished that nothing will stuff up

Scuba10, why the 5ch. amp, are you using a centre speaker?

[PaulP38A]

Nice work sweefu - very tidy and looks legal.

My son got pulled up by the Queanbeyan boys in blue for not having his sub secured properly and the grommet in the firewall installed for the amp power lead. Got a defect on his EF Fairmont Ghia for his troubles.

Shame he doesn't have mates like you to set him straight.

Cheers, Paul.

[vxcruzer]

Alpine H/U
Front speakers : 6 inch type R splits
Rear Speakers : 6x9 type R
Sub : type R 12 inch 1500 watt 500 rms
Amps : Alpine V power 75 watt rms x 4 powering splits and 6x9s
:Alpine v power 500 watt rms mono block powering sub

future work maybe upgrade to type x splits and dual 12 inch type R's as soon as i can afford an amp to power them both haha

[sweefu]

Nice work sweefu - very tidy and looks legal.

My son got pulled up by the Queanbeyan boys in blue for not having his sub secured properly and the grommet in the firewall installed for the amp power lead. Got a defect on his EF Fairmont Ghia for his troubles.

Shame he doesn't have mates like you to set him straight.

Cheers, Paul.

Thanks for the kind words Paul - really appreciate it. Sorry to hear your son got the defect.
My aim for the system was to have it tidy and secured, not much wiring to be seen etc and i'm happy with the result.
Cheers.

[Timy1990]

1 Jensen DVD 7" HU (not the flashiest thing but does the job for the price.)
1 Earthquake Xtreme 5ch 1800w amp
1 set of 6.5" Earthquake VTEK Splits in front
1 set of 6.5" Earthquake VTEK coaxils in rear doors
1 Rockford Fosgate P2 500w sub
and im currently installing:
1 Earthquake Xtreme 2 channel 600w amp
1 Earthquake Earthquake VTEK Splits in parcel shelf

Yeah i've been pretty happy with earthquakes speakers and amps so im gonna stick with em. Got the sub pumping of the 5th channel of the amp sounds good but will be getting a mono amp in the future for it (just gotta decide what one) as ill be getting duals

No pics yet its still currently being completed, the box ive made for the fosgate is insanely huge i made it to the specifications on fosgates website but i theres 2 boxes you can choose from a regular and powerful enclosure so i think i might make a regular one

[AussieFastBowler]

OMG I wrote out a massive speal and Firefox randomly crashed just as I pressed submit! Dammit!

OK, I just brought myself a new VZ Berlina, so the system isn't installed yet, I removed it from my old VN before selling it, but here is a list of my parts:

Amps powering my system are 2 Alpine PDX amps:
A PDX 1.1000 (1000w RMS mono block),
Alpine Electronics of Australia... See More

The other a PDX 4.150 (150w RMS 4 Channel block).
Alpine Electronics of Australia

Sub is a Alpine Type X 12" sub, similar to this one:Alpine Electronics of Australia
Its gonna be bassy!

Speakers are Alpine 6.5" Type R front and rear, similar to these, but with more power, great frequency range for the price!
Alpine Electronics of Australia

Head unit is exactly the same as this, but an older model/look. All features are the same: Alpine Electronics of Australia

As I said, not installed ATM, I'm hating the stock speakers, but just haven't had the time yet.

Future mods: Another PDX 1.1000 amp and Type X Sub, and possibly a upgrade to type x speakers too, depending on finances.

[2LOUD2OLD]

Just finished my new install today
have changed my sub to an Exodus Audio Shiva-X2 loving this sub just sounds so good.





i'm not happy with the fit of some parts so will redo them at some point in time

cheers

[holdenboy]

Still, it looks awesome!
I can see the little things youre not happy with, wont start picking or anything....i must say i LOVE the little toolbox.

[HCVP]

2Loud i use the same sub in my HT set up it's a fantastic sub

First time i've seen one in a car though, could it be the very first?
What type of enclosure are you using, and what amp?

[StoneX]

I had an original Shiva in my VH in 2001 and then a Tempest

[HCVP]

Have you got any pictures Stone X of when you had the Tempest in there?

[StoneX]

Nah, I never took any photos of my VH stereo as it wasn't worth looking at

Here's a picture of the Tempest's 2 boxes out of the car though.

[2LOUD2OLD]

2Loud i use the same sub in my HT set up it's a fantastic sub

First time i've seen one in a car though, could it be the very first?
What type of enclosure are you using, and what amp?

no idea if it is the first, maybe, but maybe not

it is in a 34L sealed enclosure made with 25mm MDF with about 50% polyfill, running it off an eaudio 1000D at 1ohm

[sweefu]

Just finished my new install today
have changed my sub to an Exodus Audio Shiva-X2 loving this sub just sounds so good.





i'm not happy with the fit of some parts so will redo them at some point in time

cheers

Please tell me your coming on next cruise! I never knew you were in canberra.

[2LOUD2OLD]

ha ha well i'm not really all that into cruises, so no i probably won't be

[astroham]

in my vy commodore i have:
alpine type r 6x9's in shelf
alpine type r 6.5" splits in the front and rear doors
2 x Fusion reactor subs 12" soon to be powerplant subs
fusion 1000W mooblock for two subs
soundstream picasso amp running 4 x 100w RMS
and fusion reactor 2 channel amp...
does anyone know what a good two channel amp is that runs over 110 rms please i would love to know
and an alpine ida - x305 unit


it sounds awesome

[VQXTC]

not sure if anyone cares, but here is a pic with a bit of wiring done.

Cheers.

Hey there Sweefu, Going well so far. Just an idea you may want to try is there anything mounted on the LHS of the Boot? If there is not then you might want to use that with a panel to mount an amp there.. Or you could try mounting 2 amps to the one board... One in the front and the other one directly behind... Use the lower power one to mount behind as there wont be much air for the amp to breathe. However it is a nifty way of hiding an amp that you still want to use but not see. Good luck with the rest of the install.

Cheers

Simon

[Elmo's_vt]

hey people
i have a clarion dvd hu with ipod conncection
6.5" pioneer component 230watts spilts in the front
6" pioneer 220watts in the rear doors
6x9 pioneer in the parcel shelf
2x 12" pionneer component woofers
fusion 1000watt mono block amp for subs
2500watt A/D/S amp for the speakers

future plans
flat screen in the boot
custom boot
another pair of 6x9 in parcel shelf with a custom shelf

[savage1987]

I dodgied up some 2nd hand gear into my VR runabout yesterday to learn the basics of installing this stuff


Head unit: VDO CD1327 deck, 40Wx4, MP3 CD, aux in, RCA outs - all I need $50

Front speakers: Pioneer TS-C1625 splits, 220W max, 60W nom, 4ohm $60


Rear speakers: stock VR exec spec

Sub: Soundstream 15" in sealed box packed with cotton wool , DVC@4ohm each, 400WRMS@2ohm $50
Soundstream PCW-15 Subwoofers - Car Subwoofers at Onlinecarstereo.com I think it's this one, very similar anyway

Amps:
Old school Crossfire CFA602 MOSFET 300Wx2 class AB (whatever that means, gets real hot is all I know lol) 2ch amp, apparently 750WRMS@2ohm?, bridged, firing the sub $150
Reading around a bit this seems like a damn good amp :P
"This is one very large bejesus amplifier"
"This amp is a tank, might be a white one but it was a great amplifier."
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8752/p1010079h.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1889/p1010080w.jpg

Clarion APX2120 120W 2ch amp powering front splits. $free, from old sub setup in my VN.


After feedback, suggestions on cheap(!) results/$ upgrades, tips and hints for a total sound gear noob

Sam

[holdenboy]

Nice system youve got there for little money, not too sure on whether the crossfire amp is 2 ohm stable when bridged though? Might be, they are an awesome old-school amp and for $150 its a bargain

[BLUWAGOON]

Head Unit: Pioneer 8950BT

Front Speakers: Pioneer Splits (not sure on specs)

Rear Speakers: Pioneer 6x9's (again not sure on specs)

Amp powering that: Pioneer 600w Amp (again not sure of specs) i should go take photos

Sub: Pioneer (pic added)

Amp powering that: Crossfire TEK150.2

[savage1987]

Nice system youve got there for little money, not too sure on whether the crossfire amp is 2 ohm stable when bridged though? Might be, they are an awesome old-school amp and for $150 its a bargain

Thanks, not sure on the Crossfire @ 2ohm, and not sure what bad stuff happens if it ISN'T 2ohm stable?? but I was instructed on this setup by a guy who used this gear to do SQ installs years ago, he said it will all work well together so I can only assume he knows what he is talking about