White.Lightning

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Hey everyone,
I have been pondering doing a system for quite some time now. Slowly, I have been picking things up to gather all the pieces needed to make up what I want in my car. Below is a teaser pic of what is to come in the next month or so.

System specs:
Kenwood Excelon KDC-X679 head unit
eDi 6000s v.2 Component speakers
eDi Nine.2- 2-channel amp
eDi Nine.1- mono amp
JL Audio 10w6-v2 Dual 4-ohm voice coil sub
Subthump driver side stealth enclosure
Subthump standard amp rack
Tsunami/Stinger/eDi wiring

My goal with all of this is to have a quality sounding system. I'm not looking to rattle my windows out, or enter any Db competitions. I play guitar and love music. This will be my first "serious" system. I have had other systems in other vehicles I have owned (Jeep Cherokee, K5 Blazer). Once I gather all meterials, I will add pics and what not of the buildup. Should be nice in the end. I can't wait.

Enjoy
Andy



Update 02/09/08: Subthump sub enclosure and amp rack in yesterday. Test fitting.





Update 02/17/08:

Well I got the majority of the stuff installed today. The amp rack mounting and sub enclosure were a tight fit but worked. It took a few more trips to the store to get some terminals and misc stuff. I am still waiting on my ANL fuse holder which should be in tomm. Then I need to re-fabricate some door speaker rings to house the 6000s components. Then I can put the test tone CD in and tune away!

Here is the final product:











Update 02/19/08:
Well I got everything tuned. My ears are ringing a bit from sitting in my driveway with the system turned up. It sounds incredible. I ended up fussing with some of the HU controls to get things to sound together and have a complete sound stage. Overall I am happy with it so far. I guess time will tell as I get used to it and fine tune.

The Alchemist

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Looks like fun Andy. I like the ED stuff and am quite impressed with it.

pentavolvo

Looks awesome, you will love the ED stuff

Gordon0652

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Ohhhh trust me with that sub you deff. could rattle the windows!
Good luck on the build, keep us posted!
Awesome sub btw!

dragonrage

Bad sub for a stealthbox.

Gordon0652

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Will that sub proform well in a stealthbox? Looks like the sub deep.

Eskimo

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Some nice stuff there..

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_s...hp?series_id=6

JL says the recommended volume for the 10W6 is .625 ft3, which he could easily get with a little bit of polyfill.

These 3 shared a total of 2.0 ft3, minus driver displacement, and this system consistently received VERY high SQ marks at the comps, usually lacking just a bit of mid-bass. These were 10W6's circa late 90's.

White.Lightning

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I'm no overly concerned with the sub being a problem. I will agree its not the "best" choice for a stealth box BUT I did get the sub dirt cheap off a good friend of mine. That's why I am using it. It should work well.

Andy

Gordon0652

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True "Dirt Cheap" is better that retail, keep us posted on the build, i bet it will pounddd!

87formy

I've been thinking about getting those same two amps, tell me how you like 'em after you get it all hooked up.

White.Lightning

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Will do. Shouldn't be too long.

Andy

dragonrage

Ah, W6 volume went down from when I used 12W6 in my old car. It wanted over 1.5cuft. Surprised to see 10w6v2 need so little....

87formy

Hey, I'm just going to throw an idea out there for if you have any extra cash at some point. With your current setup, you can wire that sub (that needs 600 watts) down to 2 ohms @ 900 watts; but if you got another one, along with another stealth box, you could wire them to 1 ohm @ 1200 watts giving them 600 each Sounds like fun to me!

White.Lightning

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I'm just gonna wire the one at 2 ohms and call it a day. I will never have 2 subs in this car. That 10w6 will be PLENTY of bass for me.

Andy

CaliforniaBoy5

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with that SQ type setup your missing the most important part;

sound deadening. you dont need to do every nook and cranny in the car but some in the trunk and def. in the doors is essential.

White.Lightning

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I'm still a noob at all of this. This will be my most complex system as of yet. I wasn't planning on any deadening material. Why is it recommended for that type of SQ?

I ordered the enclosure and amp rack today. Install should be under way in a week or two. Pics of progress to follow.

Andy

CaliforniaBoy5

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your speakers will likely create resonance in your doors and that creates distortion to your ears.. also CAN harm the speakers. It will sound better by making everything much more clear sounding and with greater midbass. It also helps in reducing road noise. Read up my friend:

www.sounddeadenershowdown.com

i've used second skin, dynamat and rammatt. best all throughout is second skin but for the money is rammatt.

White.Lightning

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Sorry for being captain obvious probably, but where would I apply it? On the inside of the outer door skin (i.e. between window glass and outer door shell)? Or would it go between the door and door panel?

Thanks
Andy

CaliforniaBoy5

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as far as doors go... i would do ATLEAST one layer on the inside part of the door. and another on the outside part that is layed ontop of the door panel. i'll get you pictures of how it should look..

Eskimo

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Did somebody say... sound deadening? (This is just some in-progress pics...the first layer, more to come, along with closed cell foam on top)