Questions about the monsoon system
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Questions about the monsoon system Hi i have 2 questions.
1. how is the monsoon system compared to non monsoon system and is it any good?
2. where is the amp located for the monsoon system?
1. how is the monsoon system compared to non monsoon system and is it any good?
2. where is the amp located for the monsoon system?
Originally Posted by old and good
Hi i have 2 questions.
1. how is the monsoon system compared to non monsoon system and is it any good?
2. where is the amp located for the monsoon system?
1. how is the monsoon system compared to non monsoon system and is it any good?
2. where is the amp located for the monsoon system?
The monsoon system makes things a good bit more complicated and adds a little bass, because it has more working power and beefier drivers than base. It is not worth upgrading from a non-monsoon setup to a monsoon setup, if that's what you are after - it is too much work and doesn't make financial sense.
If you have a car with the base 4 speaker stereo then doing a standard deck/4 speaker upgrade will get you above monsoon quality levels easily. The best bang for the buck would be to upgrade door speakers (treble and midrange) and add a small subwoofer (maybe a tube).
If you have a car with the base 4 speaker stereo then doing a standard deck/4 speaker upgrade will get you above monsoon quality levels easily. The best bang for the buck would be to upgrade door speakers (treble and midrange) and add a small subwoofer (maybe a tube).
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Originally Posted by todddchi
The monsoon system makes things a good bit more complicated and adds a little bass, because it has more working power and beefier drivers than base. It is not worth upgrading from a non-monsoon setup to a monsoon setup, if that's what you are after - it is too much work and doesn't make financial sense.
If you have a car with the base 4 speaker stereo then doing a standard deck/4 speaker upgrade will get you above monsoon quality levels easily. The best bang for the buck would be to upgrade door speakers (treble and midrange) and add a small subwoofer (maybe a tube).
If you have a car with the base 4 speaker stereo then doing a standard deck/4 speaker upgrade will get you above monsoon quality levels easily. The best bang for the buck would be to upgrade door speakers (treble and midrange) and add a small subwoofer (maybe a tube).
The system is pretty good for a factory system, but the speakers are not durable and if you really use the system then you'll end up blowing door and sail panel woofers. Expecially now since even the newest car is almost 5 years old.
If you have an existing system in your old car then the transistion is not as painful as you might think.
- The head unit drops right in, old fashioned GM harness install, no trickery.
- PAX makes a steering wheel control unit, about $40, that turns the steering wheel inputs into a remote signal. So long as your head unit has a wireless remote, for $40 you can keep the wheel controls functional, and actually program any button function you want.
- 6.5" door speakers drop right in, and if you mod them to be bi-wired, you retain the factory amp power, which is actually fairly decent (about 20-30 rms per channel).
Transferring the head unit and front door speakers will be a major upgrade, if they are decent equipment.
If you want bass then a sub is the only way to go. Trying to add bass to a monsoon system via driver replacement just doesn't work very well.
If you have an existing system in your old car then the transistion is not as painful as you might think.
- The head unit drops right in, old fashioned GM harness install, no trickery.
- PAX makes a steering wheel control unit, about $40, that turns the steering wheel inputs into a remote signal. So long as your head unit has a wireless remote, for $40 you can keep the wheel controls functional, and actually program any button function you want.
- 6.5" door speakers drop right in, and if you mod them to be bi-wired, you retain the factory amp power, which is actually fairly decent (about 20-30 rms per channel).
Transferring the head unit and front door speakers will be a major upgrade, if they are decent equipment.
If you want bass then a sub is the only way to go. Trying to add bass to a monsoon system via driver replacement just doesn't work very well.
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Originally Posted by todddchi
The system is pretty good for a factory system, but the speakers are not durable and if you really use the system then you'll end up blowing door and sail panel woofers. Expecially now since even the newest car is almost 5 years old.
If you have an existing system in your old car then the transistion is not as painful as you might think.
- The head unit drops right in, old fashioned GM harness install, no trickery.
- PAX makes a steering wheel control unit, about $40, that turns the steering wheel inputs into a remote signal. So long as your head unit has a wireless remote, for $40 you can keep the wheel controls functional, and actually program any button function you want.
- 6.5" door speakers drop right in, and if you mod them to be bi-wired, you retain the factory amp power, which is actually fairly decent (about 20-30 rms per channel).
Transferring the head unit and front door speakers will be a major upgrade, if they are decent equipment.
If you want bass then a sub is the only way to go. Trying to add bass to a monsoon system via driver replacement just doesn't work very well.
If you have an existing system in your old car then the transistion is not as painful as you might think.
- The head unit drops right in, old fashioned GM harness install, no trickery.
- PAX makes a steering wheel control unit, about $40, that turns the steering wheel inputs into a remote signal. So long as your head unit has a wireless remote, for $40 you can keep the wheel controls functional, and actually program any button function you want.
- 6.5" door speakers drop right in, and if you mod them to be bi-wired, you retain the factory amp power, which is actually fairly decent (about 20-30 rms per channel).
Transferring the head unit and front door speakers will be a major upgrade, if they are decent equipment.
If you want bass then a sub is the only way to go. Trying to add bass to a monsoon system via driver replacement just doesn't work very well.
