I've had a number of quality subs, ranging from 8" to 15", and I've always wondered how the 18" would sound.

Manage to get hold of the older RE XXX sub, 1600watt rms and a lanzer 1600watt rms amp. Its already all connected and it sounds good. Just want it to hit the deeper notes.

As it was a second hand sub I didn't get all the specs for, but through searching the net I manage to find all the specs of the sub, including cmax but nothing that says what size box it needs or the port size/length. Hence I'm trying to calculate it.

So a recommendation of a software that can calculate it would be great.

As for music I listen to a range of music but mainly RnB.

can you put a pic up please

Its still unfinished, need to carpet the sides, but this is what it looks like at the moment.

Unfinished boot install

And yes thats the actual colour!!!!!

Hi AG

have read with interest your posts ! I have one for you. IM starting with a clean sheet so this should be easy :-)

I have a nice low mileage coupe about to go through a mechanical check and tidy up then a full body go over and respray so i want to upgrade the audio at same time.. The car has a crap head unit so i want to start again and probably fit some better speakers if possible

So i am going to give you 2 budgets, 1 for 500 quid to recommend something more simple - a decent head unit with ipod compatability, maybe speaker upgrade etc

Then you have 1000 quid to recommend something higher spec, with an amp perhaps, bigger head unit display, maybe sat nav etc

For both my only basic requirement is Ipod plug in and preferably something with a decent dsiplay, blue tooth ok but not essential, my coupe is purely a low mileage weekend passion hence why i am spending a bit of cash on it. I dont want the boot completely full with a sub woofer i want to keep the car pretty original so not mess it around too much.

I have done a bit of research but im not an ICE expert, but i like the Alpine head units. And if you can make me some good recommendations ill get you to fit it for me :-) you can pvt me with an estimate of fitting costs if you dont want to post it here !

Over to you !

Thanks
Andy

hi mate no problem, im off out very shortly but when i get back later i will list up the two for you, but be rest assured they will both be quality setups

hi peeps just got back in, im going have to do this tomorrow, need sleep!

right better start the £500 budget.

so we have one standard coupe

CDE-114BT

Audiobahn front speakers

JBL rear speakers

jvc amplifier


Amp kit

now the above doesnt include fitting, a subwoofer bass package or the extra 10m of speaker wire needed but bang on £500
speaker cable

£1000 budget

CDE-114BT

Alpine type r

Alpine type r rear speakers

Alpine MRP-F600 amp

Alpine type r bass package

speaker cable

now the above amp kit to power the amps will be changed to a 0 gauge kit and therfore i wont need the power distribution block as it comes with one in the package

Power 0 gauge kit

also sound deadening 2x packs of maxmat

maxmat

now as above i havent added fitting but as iv said before if your buying all this i can do you a deal on the price

NICE ONE thanks for the info, going to give it a good look throug now

Andy

so for the 500 quid one, the speakers all fit the normal coupe size without molesting the interior ?

And that everything required except cost of fitting and speaker cable?

what are the size of the rear speakers??

and what would you recomend for top sound quality and good bass??
i was thinking of running the speakers off a genesis profile four amp

thanks

top sound quality about at least another 3 grand

yes there will be no noticable visual change, will look stock, yes everything included except the speacker cable

Apart from the tweeters, will all the other speakers in this set fit with no internal alterations to the Coupe?

http://tinyurl.com/39tfnvq

Mostly any 6.5"-17cm speaker will fit, only 6x9's In the rear need modification and also your need to buy an extra RCA 5m cable as there is only one supplied in the kit

Hello,

I want to improve my sound and was planning on buying this JBL GTO set .
Because I like dubstep I want decent bass in my car, so I'm somewhat worried if a JBL Bass Pro II would be enough.
Will this make mirrors shake or only give me seat vibrations? I've never fitted any sub to my cars so I'm somewhat clueless what to expect..

Thanks for any advice!

Really!? I only have one output from my Head Unit. Does that mean I am restricted to having only the front powered by the amp?

Arh only one pre out.... Hummmm, well you can use 2x speaker to RCA adapters, or use 2X RCA y plitters, but you will need to manualy adjust the front an rear gains on the amp only or buy a 3 preout headunit

hi mate don't bother with that sub, iv fitted a few and there only good for people carriers or a class merc's

you need a 10" or 12" subwoofer package

Thanks very much for the advice. I have ordered a pair of the y adaptors until the funds permit a new head unit.

Ohhh i have a question thats baffled me for years!

I have a phoenix gold audio Amp running bridged to a 12 inch sub.

The amp has sensitivity, bass and frequency settings as well as hpf lpf and bypass settings.

My pioneer head unit also has bass freq range volume settings where you can adjust the gain of whichever youve selected -1 to -1, +1 to +5 etc etc (50 60 80 128 iirc) bass volume boost and a hpf lpf cutoff point from 50-128hz as well as the usual treble, loud and source line input levels.

My question is what the heck should i set it up like to get a nice punchy bass with clear treble, i dont want massive boominess just the kind of clarity youd want from a home hi-fi unit.

Any advice appreciated, im sure its not at its full potential here.

Well if the head unit has more adjustment then the amp, switch the amp to flat so the only adjustment is gain, the use the headunit to do the rest or vis-verus, headunit to flat and all adjustment to 0 then tune the amp using the hi,low frequency adjustments.

Using both can cancel out each other

Brilliant, its great having a resident ICE expert on here cheers

Should i set the amp to "Bypass" then instead of HPF or LPF then just set it up on the HU and wind the amp sensitivity up til its nice and punchy?

Yep that's the general idea but try both approches as to many adjustment can lead to one track sounding really good then the next sounding crap, use original cd's and never mp3's when tweeking

ive unplugged the krc-778r but dont have a mask key...
any diy solutions available?

awh........... thats a problem! your need to send it to a repair center like:

Northolt Car Radio Repairs
6 Station Parade
Ealing Road
Northolt
Middlesex
UB5 5HR
Tel no: 0208 845 1525

or

http://www.dndservices.co.uk
these guys have got me out of sticky situations many times