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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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I just bought an Audiobahn A1150N and installed it last night with a HUMount. So far it sounds really good, much better than stock. I had to cut out that piece of plastic/metal behind the old HU so the new one would fit. I plan on adding a Kicker Comp 10'' in a ported box powered by a Kicker 350W amp. I had the same sub and amp in my truck and it hit pretty freakin hard. Now all I gotta do is replace my sail panel subs. I'll be contacting KeeAudio soon about those Bazooka replacements.
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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If your adding a comp 10, dont use replacement subs, put full range in place and rewire past the monsoon amp so you have full signal to them. IMO there is no need to do subs in the sails and in the rear.
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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The sail panel speakers blow quite easily, it's even considered a factory defect from GM. I replaced all of the factory 2ohm speakers... They just down right suck.
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bmnicolosi
If your adding a comp 10, dont use replacement subs, put full range in place and rewire past the monsoon amp so you have full signal to them. IMO there is no need to do subs in the sails and in the rear.
That's not a bad idea. The comp 10 kicks pretty hard as it is, and the system sounds nice, but I just hate having missing speakers. Would I just use the preouts off the HU to an amp for the midranges? Or skip the amp and use the built in HU amp straight to the midranges?

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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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Looks great but you have GOT to straighten that Humount!
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian2006
Looks great but you have GOT to straighten that Humount!
+2...I was like...is it the pic or what?
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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Holy crap, I just noticed that, I think I forgot to put the right side screw back in when I was done hookin up the sub. Lol, thanks!
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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The Kicker setup looks nicely done. I love the humounts. Not a fan of Audiobahn tho. Their amps are ok but I have seen nothing but problems with everything else from them. BTW what is hangin from your mirror in the first pic? Right above the sirius unit.
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To answer your thread question....I'd honestly put that head unit amongst the worst available as far as SQ. Audiobahn usually draws customers based on the appearance of their products, not performance. I think the three figures below say more than enough about the HU:

# CD frequency response: 40-18,000 Hz
# CD signal-to-noise ratio: 55 dB
# FM sensitivity: 17 dBf
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by fredmr39
To answer your thread question....I'd honestly put that head unit amongst the worst available as far as SQ. Audiobahn usually draws customers based on the appearance of their products, not performance. I think the three figures below say more than enough about the HU:

# CD frequency response: 40-18,000 Hz
# CD signal-to-noise ratio: 55 dB
# FM sensitivity: 17 dBf
agreed!!
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Navy01Z
The Kicker setup looks nicely done. I love the humounts....
...BTW what is hangin from your mirror in the first pic? Right above the sirius unit.
Thank you, I did it myself.

That thing hangin is the Gulf South Firebird & Camaro Club's logo/medalion. i don't think we're the first to come up with this logo though.


I guess I'll stick with the HU untill it dies, or I want to upgrade it. So far, it sounds very nice.
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit22
Thank you, I did it myself.

That thing hangin is the Gulf South Firebird & Camaro Club's logo/medalion. i don't think we're the first to come up with this logo though.


I guess I'll stick with the HU untill it dies, or I want to upgrade it. So far, it sounds very nice.
Thats a damn cool logo.
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 02:40 PM
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i love your clock!!!
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Originally Posted by Navy01Z
Thats a damn cool logo.
Thanks!

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i love your clock!!!
Thanks, before i put the new HU in my delco's display didn't work, LED blew or something, so I just strapped my old wrist watch around the steering wheel, lol.
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