sickest system
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From: Richmond VA
sickest system i just want to kno what you have in your system and put in pics and clips if you have them at the end i'll make a poll to see who has the best setup
let the people decide
let the people decide
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From: nor cal (ripon)
Mine isnt the loudest, and isnt the best of show..and isnt even finished for a few weeks..but Its Quality.
Alpine 9857
Arc Xeq
Arc 2100 XXK (200x2rms)
Arc 1500 XXK (1000x1 rms)
Image Dynamics CXS62
Image Dynamics IDQ12"d2 (2)
Alumapro 5 farad CAP
180ft2 Dynamat extreme.
Alpine 9857
Arc Xeq
Arc 2100 XXK (200x2rms)
Arc 1500 XXK (1000x1 rms)
Image Dynamics CXS62
Image Dynamics IDQ12"d2 (2)
Alumapro 5 farad CAP
180ft2 Dynamat extreme.
Eclipse 8053
Focal 165K2Ps with tweeters in fiberglass pods
CDT Audio CL-63 for the sails (not installed yet)
Resonant Engineering SE 12" in a subthump stealth purchased from the fellow who posted above me
JBL GTO 601.1 for the sub
JBL GTO 75.4 for the speakers
B-Quiet Ultimate in doors and hatch
Resonant Engineering 12" SE sub (reaudio.com)
the Eclipse radio
custom fiberglass tweeter pods
Focal 165K2Ps with tweeters in fiberglass pods
CDT Audio CL-63 for the sails (not installed yet)
Resonant Engineering SE 12" in a subthump stealth purchased from the fellow who posted above me
JBL GTO 601.1 for the sub
JBL GTO 75.4 for the speakers
B-Quiet Ultimate in doors and hatch
Resonant Engineering 12" SE sub (reaudio.com)
the Eclipse radio
custom fiberglass tweeter pods
Last edited by qwikz28; Jul 26, 2006 at 08:35 PM.
I have a retarded system...
Ampman Audio Revolution 1500.1
Adire Brahma 15"
3.5 Cubes ported at 32hz....
It's ugly and loud... and I was pretty damned drunk when I built it... but it will take your breath away and it pushes the rubber seal between my windows and ttops in and out real quick...
Ampman Audio Revolution 1500.1
Adire Brahma 15"
3.5 Cubes ported at 32hz....
It's ugly and loud... and I was pretty damned drunk when I built it... but it will take your breath away and it pushes the rubber seal between my windows and ttops in and out real quick...
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one day soon (after I copy cat meissenation) and get all my components together for a car pc I will upgrade the complete stereo... I am thinking 8" Midbasses up front with smallish enclosures in the door, 6.5's and tweets.. I have a second 15" Brahma that will go in but I'm going to go sealed and reduce the box size a bit...
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didn't we do this thread not long ago ??
Anyway's, all of my stuff can be seen at www.djsexay.com .
mike
Anyway's, all of my stuff can be seen at www.djsexay.com .
mike
Originally Posted by Mike @ FbodyAudio
didn't we do this thread not long ago ??
Anyway's, all of my stuff can be seen at www.djsexay.com .
mike
Anyway's, all of my stuff can be seen at www.djsexay.com .
mike
my car has been an ongoing project for about 5 years now (I left it alone for 1 year, it's 6 years old now 
).
I've worked in car audio before, but only on the sales floor, all of my install experience has been shade-tree, on my own. And with no-one really to teach me hands on, most of my progress has been just practice, reading articles and looking at pics of other systems, and more practice. So naturally, as you do something more and more, you get better. You can see that in my pics comparing my techniques from my first installs, to my current one. Go back 3 or 4 years, and you have mdf wooden bases and frames, with fiberglass used as well. Now, you have almost 100% composite construction, with welded box steel tubing providing structural frame work when needed.
So, as I was saying, as I got better and better with my skills, I kept wanting to redo things in my car to make them better. It would seem that no sooner then I finish a part, that I'd have an idea to make it better. So the car has been constantly evolving over the years.
The last "finished" install, the one you see described on my site as my 2005 Street X setup, was about 2 years worth of work, working on and off on weekends and after work. That's my biggest downfall with installing, I am slow. It takes me alot longer then alot of other pro class installers to build stuff of this caliber.
The current build, started back in January of this year, with a new amp rack. I started my dash back in April, same with the new kickpanels. As for money... I don't even want to think about that.
Let's just say I have a large portion of my disposable income, and some of my 'should not be disposable' income, have been invested in this car over the years. Not to mention a little help from VISA now and then. I can easily say that the cost of my materials and supplies over the past 2 or 3 years easily surpasses the cost of the equipment. All of those connectors and wiring, not to mention carbon fiber, fiberglass, resin, etc .. adds up quick. Then figure the money spent going to shows throughout the year.... let's just say I'm surprised my wife has not put her foot down yet and said enough is enough. But she is really supportive of me with this, and I enjoy it alot, so as long as I can still afford to put food on the table and keep the roof over our heads, it's all good .
for now though, the Firehawk is sitting stripped and in limbo while I work on a 2nd project. A simple street class system, more in tune with what you could expect a nice shop to build for you using quality midrange equipment. It's going into my 02 Buick Regal to finish out the IASCA competition season while I continue to work on the Firehawk, which will be completed for debut next year. There's pics of that car in my galleries at my site too.
thanks for the compliments guys...
mike
).I've worked in car audio before, but only on the sales floor, all of my install experience has been shade-tree, on my own. And with no-one really to teach me hands on, most of my progress has been just practice, reading articles and looking at pics of other systems, and more practice. So naturally, as you do something more and more, you get better. You can see that in my pics comparing my techniques from my first installs, to my current one. Go back 3 or 4 years, and you have mdf wooden bases and frames, with fiberglass used as well. Now, you have almost 100% composite construction, with welded box steel tubing providing structural frame work when needed.
So, as I was saying, as I got better and better with my skills, I kept wanting to redo things in my car to make them better. It would seem that no sooner then I finish a part, that I'd have an idea to make it better. So the car has been constantly evolving over the years.
The last "finished" install, the one you see described on my site as my 2005 Street X setup, was about 2 years worth of work, working on and off on weekends and after work. That's my biggest downfall with installing, I am slow. It takes me alot longer then alot of other pro class installers to build stuff of this caliber.
The current build, started back in January of this year, with a new amp rack. I started my dash back in April, same with the new kickpanels. As for money... I don't even want to think about that.
Let's just say I have a large portion of my disposable income, and some of my 'should not be disposable' income, have been invested in this car over the years. Not to mention a little help from VISA now and then. I can easily say that the cost of my materials and supplies over the past 2 or 3 years easily surpasses the cost of the equipment. All of those connectors and wiring, not to mention carbon fiber, fiberglass, resin, etc .. adds up quick. Then figure the money spent going to shows throughout the year.... let's just say I'm surprised my wife has not put her foot down yet and said enough is enough. But she is really supportive of me with this, and I enjoy it alot, so as long as I can still afford to put food on the table and keep the roof over our heads, it's all good
.for now though, the Firehawk is sitting stripped and in limbo while I work on a 2nd project. A simple street class system, more in tune with what you could expect a nice shop to build for you using quality midrange equipment. It's going into my 02 Buick Regal to finish out the IASCA competition season while I continue to work on the Firehawk, which will be completed for debut next year. There's pics of that car in my galleries at my site too.
thanks for the compliments guys...
mike
Originally Posted by Mike @ FbodyAudio
my car has been an ongoing project for about 5 years now (I left it alone for 1 year, it's 6 years old now ).
I've worked in car audio before, but only on the sales floor, all of my install experience has been shade-tree, on my own. And with no-one really to teach me hands on, most of my progress has been just practice, reading articles and looking at pics of other systems, and more practice. So naturally, as you do something more and more, you get better. You can see that in my pics comparing my techniques from my first installs, to my current one. Go back 3 or 4 years, and you have mdf wooden bases and frames, with fiberglass used as well. Now, you have almost 100% composite construction, with welded box steel tubing providing structural frame work when needed.
So, as I was saying, as I got better and better with my skills, I kept wanting to redo things in my car to make them better. It would seem that no sooner then I finish a part, that I'd have an idea to make it better. So the car has been constantly evolving over the years.
The last "finished" install, the one you see described on my site as my 2005 Street X setup, was about 2 years worth of work, working on and off on weekends and after work. That's my biggest downfall with installing, I am slow. It takes me alot longer then alot of other pro class installers to build stuff of this caliber.
The current build, started back in January of this year, with a new amp rack. I started my dash back in April, same with the new kickpanels. As for money... I don't even want to think about that.
Let's just say I have a large portion of my disposable income, and some of my 'should not be disposable' income, have been invested in this car over the years. Not to mention a little help from VISA now and then. I can easily say that the cost of my materials and supplies over the past 2 or 3 years easily surpasses the cost of the equipment. All of those connectors and wiring, not to mention carbon fiber, fiberglass, resin, etc .. adds up quick. Then figure the money spent going to shows throughout the year.... let's just say I'm surprised my wife has not put her foot down yet and said enough is enough. But she is really supportive of me with this, and I enjoy it alot, so as long as I can still afford to put food on the table and keep the roof over our heads, it's all good .
for now though, the Firehawk is sitting stripped and in limbo while I work on a 2nd project. A simple street class system, more in tune with what you could expect a nice shop to build for you using quality midrange equipment. It's going into my 02 Buick Regal to finish out the IASCA competition season while I continue to work on the Firehawk, which will be completed for debut next year. There's pics of that car in my galleries at my site too.
thanks for the compliments guys...
mike
).I've worked in car audio before, but only on the sales floor, all of my install experience has been shade-tree, on my own. And with no-one really to teach me hands on, most of my progress has been just practice, reading articles and looking at pics of other systems, and more practice. So naturally, as you do something more and more, you get better. You can see that in my pics comparing my techniques from my first installs, to my current one. Go back 3 or 4 years, and you have mdf wooden bases and frames, with fiberglass used as well. Now, you have almost 100% composite construction, with welded box steel tubing providing structural frame work when needed.
So, as I was saying, as I got better and better with my skills, I kept wanting to redo things in my car to make them better. It would seem that no sooner then I finish a part, that I'd have an idea to make it better. So the car has been constantly evolving over the years.
The last "finished" install, the one you see described on my site as my 2005 Street X setup, was about 2 years worth of work, working on and off on weekends and after work. That's my biggest downfall with installing, I am slow. It takes me alot longer then alot of other pro class installers to build stuff of this caliber.
The current build, started back in January of this year, with a new amp rack. I started my dash back in April, same with the new kickpanels. As for money... I don't even want to think about that.
Let's just say I have a large portion of my disposable income, and some of my 'should not be disposable' income, have been invested in this car over the years. Not to mention a little help from VISA now and then. I can easily say that the cost of my materials and supplies over the past 2 or 3 years easily surpasses the cost of the equipment. All of those connectors and wiring, not to mention carbon fiber, fiberglass, resin, etc .. adds up quick. Then figure the money spent going to shows throughout the year.... let's just say I'm surprised my wife has not put her foot down yet and said enough is enough. But she is really supportive of me with this, and I enjoy it alot, so as long as I can still afford to put food on the table and keep the roof over our heads, it's all good
.for now though, the Firehawk is sitting stripped and in limbo while I work on a 2nd project. A simple street class system, more in tune with what you could expect a nice shop to build for you using quality midrange equipment. It's going into my 02 Buick Regal to finish out the IASCA competition season while I continue to work on the Firehawk, which will be completed for debut next year. There's pics of that car in my galleries at my site too.
thanks for the compliments guys...
mike
It's nice that your wife's supportive. Mine is too to a point, but I have children now and while I have time for an occasional event, I don't have the time to do it regularly. I have to agree, I can see fab, etc work more money than the equipment, fact is electonics has gotten cheaper over the years, labor's gone up.
Sweet, now a second car.
It never ends does it. 
I've decided to replace my kx350.4 with a kx850.4 instead of the kx650.4 They sent me a zx850.4 instead which I don't mind, lol. I will be pushing over 3800w rms now. I just don't know where I'm going to put it, lol.
It's addictive, just like performance, hehe.
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From: Showing Italians the power of LS1
I have a layout and video clip of my system:
Video (right click, save as): http://snootch.servebeer.com/Picture...s/TA%20Vid.wmv
Video (right click, save as): http://snootch.servebeer.com/Picture...s/TA%20Vid.wmv
The interior is really dirty but you will get the idea. The best SPL level so far has been a little over 152db. The specs on the system are below:
Pioneer In dash DVD and NAV with 7" fold out screen
audiocontrol epicenter
audiocontrol EQS
2- overhead 8" screens in the visors
center defrost now has 2-4" mb quart and 2- 1" mb quart tweeters
kick panels- 2-5 1/4" mb quart and 2-1" mb quart tweeters
doors- 2- 8" mb quart mid drivers
rear seat panels 2- mb quart 8" subwoofers
rear hatch- 2 coaxial 5 1/4" mb quart mids
1- deadnaut 15" DVC sub
2- 3 farad caps
1- US AMPS 2000x-sub
1- US AMP 600x- mids highs
I have pics for those who are interested since I dont have time to resize them all so they can be posted.
Pioneer In dash DVD and NAV with 7" fold out screen
audiocontrol epicenter
audiocontrol EQS
2- overhead 8" screens in the visors
center defrost now has 2-4" mb quart and 2- 1" mb quart tweeters
kick panels- 2-5 1/4" mb quart and 2-1" mb quart tweeters
doors- 2- 8" mb quart mid drivers
rear seat panels 2- mb quart 8" subwoofers
rear hatch- 2 coaxial 5 1/4" mb quart mids
1- deadnaut 15" DVC sub
2- 3 farad caps
1- US AMPS 2000x-sub
1- US AMP 600x- mids highs
I have pics for those who are interested since I dont have time to resize them all so they can be posted.
On The Tree
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 196
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From: KS
i had
alpine 9835
1 15" rockford T2
in a custom ported box with abouit 3.3 cu ft.
a JL 1000/1 amd
and all alpine componets and a alpine 4 channel amp
and it hit a 156.8 and they thought i should push about a 1000 more watts to it
alpine 9835
1 15" rockford T2
in a custom ported box with abouit 3.3 cu ft.
a JL 1000/1 amd
and all alpine componets and a alpine 4 channel amp
and it hit a 156.8 and they thought i should push about a 1000 more watts to it
clarion 7'' flipout touchscreen
2 12'' kicker cvx
1500.1 memphis D amp
memphis components
memphis 1 farad cap
stinger wiring
optima yellow top battery
subthump t-top box on the way
2 12'' kicker cvx
1500.1 memphis D amp
memphis components
memphis 1 farad cap
stinger wiring
optima yellow top battery
subthump t-top box on the way
Teching In
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 7
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From: Illinois
Headunit - Pioneer ODR RS-D2
Processors - Pioneer ODR RS-P1, Pioneer ODR RS-P50
Amps - Pioneer ODR RS-A1 (2), Pioneer ODR RS-A2, JL Audio 500/1
Drivers - A/D/S 346 components, Image Dynamics ID6s, Audiomobile Mass2010
Pretty good setup, bit old i guess but gets the job done.
Processors - Pioneer ODR RS-P1, Pioneer ODR RS-P50
Amps - Pioneer ODR RS-A1 (2), Pioneer ODR RS-A2, JL Audio 500/1
Drivers - A/D/S 346 components, Image Dynamics ID6s, Audiomobile Mass2010
Pretty good setup, bit old i guess but gets the job done.