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<blockquote data-quote="smurfslayer" data-source="post: 1392934" data-attributes="member: 21926"><p>Mind you I’m still making adjustments, but here’s what I’ve gotten so far.</p><p></p><p>lower volume settings are actually a little quieter. Not much, but a little. It’s tough to quantify this yet, because I’m looking for songs with complex tracks, particularly with rhythm tracks that are easy to miss and songs that exercise the sub a little so I’m finding myself ... ‘nope, nothing on that channel, next, nothing there, repeat several times, find a song I want to hear and up to about 25, then back down and of course it’s whisper quiet <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I probably need to bring the db meter into the truck to get a read on loudness. </p><p></p><p>Of course, the whole system is louder but clearer at volume than the old Sony components. This makes sense because when I first got sound, I replayed the sine wave file to set the sub gain, and turned it way up until I got any clipping. so the input signal is probably a lot ‘cleaner’; the output is for sure a lot cleaner.</p><p></p><p>I would describe the overall sound as far more precise in representation of sound. </p><p></p><p>I think your proposed front amp with up to 1x 550w for a sub would be well balanced and produce good sound. I’m sure 2x 10’s would be significant, but a single 10” is all I’m running - shallow mount at that and it’s great. I think if you went with that 1 amp, front component speakers with the tweets in the a-pillars, you can get by with a single ground/power run from the battery, a simpler install than >1 amp, and the wiring will be less of a challenge. </p><p></p><p>you’re right about the stuff to tie everything together. the signal processing is a chore but needed to get the right sound. From a time perspective...</p><p></p><p>doors took me about 40 minutes per door for the speakers, another 45 for dynamat. it’s not hard, just a little time consuming. The tweeters are easy to get to, but, you will need to fabricate a mount. I screwed in a few leather strips, others have used glue and metal pieces. 30 minutes per. </p><p></p><p>Wire for the crossover from the tweets- I did this when I had the pillar trim off, from front to back. it’s about 20-30 minutes to do, and you may as well run the power and ground wires at the same time in the driver’s door channels. speaker wire was about 15 minutes each, but power and ground are a bit more work to get through the firewall. I used a piece of 12/2 romex, some white lithium grease as a fish hook, gorilla taped the power wire ( I tried to get both at the same time fished through, and was not successful ), then repeated for ground wire. </p><p></p><p>biggest PITA was figuring out how the heck I was going to mount this stuff on the firewall. with only 1 amp and a signal processor, you will be on easy street for that part. </p><p></p><p>I’m going to try and tinker with the main amp gain today, maybe tomorrow but I’m definitely much more satisfied with the sound quality now.</p><p></p><p>good luck !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smurfslayer, post: 1392934, member: 21926"] Mind you I’m still making adjustments, but here’s what I’ve gotten so far. lower volume settings are actually a little quieter. Not much, but a little. It’s tough to quantify this yet, because I’m looking for songs with complex tracks, particularly with rhythm tracks that are easy to miss and songs that exercise the sub a little so I’m finding myself ... ‘nope, nothing on that channel, next, nothing there, repeat several times, find a song I want to hear and up to about 25, then back down and of course it’s whisper quiet :-) I probably need to bring the db meter into the truck to get a read on loudness. Of course, the whole system is louder but clearer at volume than the old Sony components. This makes sense because when I first got sound, I replayed the sine wave file to set the sub gain, and turned it way up until I got any clipping. so the input signal is probably a lot ‘cleaner’; the output is for sure a lot cleaner. I would describe the overall sound as far more precise in representation of sound. I think your proposed front amp with up to 1x 550w for a sub would be well balanced and produce good sound. I’m sure 2x 10’s would be significant, but a single 10” is all I’m running - shallow mount at that and it’s great. I think if you went with that 1 amp, front component speakers with the tweets in the a-pillars, you can get by with a single ground/power run from the battery, a simpler install than >1 amp, and the wiring will be less of a challenge. you’re right about the stuff to tie everything together. the signal processing is a chore but needed to get the right sound. From a time perspective... doors took me about 40 minutes per door for the speakers, another 45 for dynamat. it’s not hard, just a little time consuming. The tweeters are easy to get to, but, you will need to fabricate a mount. I screwed in a few leather strips, others have used glue and metal pieces. 30 minutes per. Wire for the crossover from the tweets- I did this when I had the pillar trim off, from front to back. it’s about 20-30 minutes to do, and you may as well run the power and ground wires at the same time in the driver’s door channels. speaker wire was about 15 minutes each, but power and ground are a bit more work to get through the firewall. I used a piece of 12/2 romex, some white lithium grease as a fish hook, gorilla taped the power wire ( I tried to get both at the same time fished through, and was not successful ), then repeated for ground wire. biggest PITA was figuring out how the heck I was going to mount this stuff on the firewall. with only 1 amp and a signal processor, you will be on easy street for that part. I’m going to try and tinker with the main amp gain today, maybe tomorrow but I’m definitely much more satisfied with the sound quality now. good luck ! [/QUOTE]
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