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[ScienceVR6]

What are you running, what do you think of it?

Things you would like to change?

Tell us here!

[ScienceVR6]

Currently, im using a

Clarion DXZ 656 mp head unit
A pair of MPS 1700 VDO Dayton Splits in the front doors,
A pair of Clarion 4" co-ax speaker running as a mid/ tweeter in th dash
A pair of VDO 6.5" co-ax in the rear doors.

At the moment im not running any subs, as ive just sold them, and tomorrow i will order my new subs. A pair of SB15xb Clarion 15" subs.

My amps are an old US Audio 554z 4 channel, a tough and reliable amp, that is currently only powering my front speakers

I also have a Directed Xtream 1500x mono bloc that has proven to be a very nice amplifier, but it is a little small, at only 220W rms at 4ohms. I would like a little more extra power so that i dont have to run the amp so hard.


The Headunit is a very nice peice of gear, with full RCA outs and an RCA aux in, a motorised face, and 4x52 amplifier. the only thing i dont like about it is the lack of a parametric equaliser, and a lack of hi-pass filters.

[BlackVr6ix]

Great Idea Science!

I just hope everyone has a good alarm that is posting all their gear.

At the moment i have the following

ol' school clarion tape deck (cant decide on what deck to replace the VRX677 i had)
Polk Momo MMC6500 splits in the front
Polk DB650 Coax in the rear

and in the shed a couple of Polk Momo MM2124's, couple of clarion pa10s in a dual slot ported box, box of random headunits, half a dozen random amps, meters and meters of cable and rca'a.

Guess thats what you get from fitting stereo's for a few years.......

[jasn78]

Running Alpine head unit some1 pinched my eclipse one:( have boston rally 6 inch splits in the front and a xtant 4 channel amp no sub atm but have a boston rally 10 at home considering putting it in but dont like the idea of loss of boot space

[BL33SU]

i have an older version kenwood deck with the cd stacker in d boot which is annoyn.

i have amped my stock front and rears with a pheonix gold 4 channel. 50rms x4

currently using my old xplod 12" sub, was powered by a jaycar mono for awhile and now back to an old 2 channel until i get money to buy a mono.

4gauge wiring to distro to 8gauge

so, hopefully later i will have a jaycar mono again, running a sub with about 600-800 rms . either herts, soundstream or sumthin, or maybe 2 type r's.

[MattyT]

At the moment I have:

Blaupunkt CD300 HU (lump of ****)
Pioneer 6.5" splits in ze front (lumps of ****)
Pioneer 6.5" coax in ze back (lumps of ****!)

As you may be able to gather, I don't think too highly of this system!
Bugger all clarity, weak volume, very very crap HU interface with an excessively twitchy volume knob.
Also, thanks to the thin tires on the car I think it suffers a lot from road noise and of course that lovely VR6 burble :)

Current sitting in my bedroom, and as of Thursday will be happily in the car:
Clarion DXZ766USB HU (w00t!)
Alpine Type-X 6.5" splits in ze front
Alpine 502T (2x75w) giving the splits what they need
Audison connection wiring for the whole lot :D

At some stage I'll whack in some dynamat in the doors as well.

[silverMK1]

in the mk1 i have

2x fusion 6" splits in each door with 1 tweeter in the door and 1 dash mounted each side. both doors re trimmed in cream vinyl (fkn rip off)

eclipse cd5000 head unit (crazy the amount of stuff it has)

6.5" lcd monitor running off dvd player in glove box

2x 12" eclipse subs running off a 550w kenwood amp atm (upgrading to the eclipse xa1000 mono)
ive tried alot of combos with subs,
ive had 1x10" then 2x10" then i went to a 15" now i have 2x12" if i didnt have to get a custom made sub box for 2x15" i would be running that.lol :)

[worm]

Alpine type R 12" sub
Alpine mono block 1000w amp
Kenwood 6" front

Sub and Amp is awsome.... but if i was to do it all again i would get a cheaper system..... $1000 for sub and amp is stupid.... $130 for 12" sony (or equivalent) and 4 channel amp is all u really need..... anyhow, whenever i hear a car drive past with the stereo loud i just think (as does everyone else who isnt in the car) they are a bunch of tossers...

[jasn78]

Alpine type R 12" sub
Alpine mono block 1000w amp
Kenwood 6" front

$1000 for sub and amp is stupid

Worm I know what u mean i wish that was all my amp cost

[BlackVr6ix]

over the years i think i've dropped about 8 grand on audio gear :S

[jasn78]

Lol i'm now like my parents cant believe i spent that much:)

[smithy010]

Pioneer MP3 head unit
Pioneer 4 inch 2-ways in the front
Sony 6x9's in boxes on the (custom) parcel shelf.

Great cheap system for long drives with the window down and the wind in your hair!

Call me a hippy if you like.

[MattyT]

Ok... hippy j:

[deemoE36]

inovatek dvd player, with sd and usb slots (love my flash drive)

alpine 2 ch 700W amp

explode 12" box

6x9's at the back and 6' fronts

not the loudest, but its just what i need
low profile with a bit of buf buf when i want it, cheap as well :)

[benissatan]

well for the moment! im only on my ls..

2 15 inch subs kickers
1 amp kicker 600 watt i think..
alpine ipod head unit soo good.

well my parents wont let me get any more.. apparently its a distraction.. haah doesnt stop me having it up really loud!
subs are great! but take up all my boot space hahah ohwell im willing to give it up! he he

[Mr ©harisma]

Currently the VW Bora 4motion is set up for SQ so its has:
Pioneer 8650mp Head Unit
Boston SL-60 front splits
Boston G5 12inch in sealed 1.1cuft ( 1inch perspex and 25/36mm MDF )
Audison Srx2 for front 65Wx 2
Audison Srx2s for sub 600Wx 1
Dynamat Xtreme Bulk Pack
4gauge Earthing Kit
Optima D34m
Stinger cables and connections.

Sounds ok, front splits are by fair one of the best sets I have heard for $500. Sub is ok, plays low and loud for a 12 in a sealed box. Acoustics of the car is quite good as well so system sounds pretty good.

[MattyT]

Mmmm yummy system there! Nice car too :)

[BL33SU]

inovatek dvd player, with sd and usb slots (love my flash drive :)

hey deemo,
hows the dvd player?
i am thinking of buying 1 off ebay, they r cheap. i'm not after anything over the top, just aslong as it works.

any problems with yours?

[SoVeReIgN]

In my old car I had
HU : Panasonic CQ-8900W (Awesome HU)
Front Splits : Pioneer 6.5" Yellow splits later changed to Boston Pro 6.5" splits (incredible SQ)
Rear coax : Infinity reference 5.25" (Dissapointing imo)
Amp : Akai 4x100 (Best value, great SQ - Similar (if not better) to jaycar stuff)
Amp 2 : Jaycar Monoblock
Sub : First I had dual 12" JL Audio W0 in sealed box, changed to 1 x 12" JL W3 in a sealed box then finally changed to a Cliff Designs 12" (CD was an absolute monster sub, weighed about 50kgs + box and was rated to 1600RMS - Played lower and harder than a strippers panties :D)
Entire car sound deadened + Top notch cables etc.

Everytime I get in a car with a half decent stereo I miss it - I have a Pioneer Deck (9050 iirc) around here somewhere I'll eventually get around to installing in my A3/any new car I buy.

[static1800]

Kenwood mp3 head unit, sony 6x9's and the factory front splits :D
Would much rather spend 1k on a home stereo, but each to there own.

[gldgti]

Pioneer CD tuner (i hate the term head unit)
Pioneer GS 6.5" 3way fronts
6x9's in rear and 10" sub with JVC amp

fully sick mate!

if only i could hear it over the road/exhaust noise.

[MattyT]

Would much rather spend 1k on a home stereo, but each to there own.

What if i've done both? About to drop money on home threatre next :D

[ScienceVR6]

Would much rather spend 1k on a home stereo, but each to there own.

I do car audio, couse if i turn on a radio at home my parents cut sick, let alone a $1000 home theater system.

[MattyT]

Mine are a bit like that, but my "noisy" room is at the far end of my house so tis okay :D

And who said i was only going to do $1k on home theatre? HEHE

[BlackVr6ix]

Thats right, right now my home theatre outdoes my car stereo 5:1

[MattyT]

Werd to that!

[ScienceVR6]

Thats right, right now my home theatre outdoes my car stereo 5:1

yes bt you only have 1 speaker pluged in a crapy tape deck.

[BlackVr6ix]

Try again hahaha

right now i have a
- sony cd deck
- Polk MMC6500 splits
- Polk DB650 Coax
- Soundstream something or other 3 chan 2x60 & 1X250
- 2 x Clarion PA10S

[ScienceVR6]

My new sub should be arriving today, so i'll update everyone on wahts running and how in the VR6.

Im now running a center channel in the dash, using a Clarion SRC1074 4" co-ax, running mono, bridged across channels 3+4 on my aplifier. These channels also run my top corners, a pair or SRC1074's. These speakers run freqs over 400hz to 22khz.

The center channel has had the tweeter disconected, so as to concentrate on Vocal freqs, and will be getting an adjustible attenuator, at the center is a little too dominant at the moment.

The Mid bass speakers are VDO MPS1700, as per the first post, These are running at full range on channels 1+2 on the amp, with a crossover to bandpass them to about 400hz.

I need a second amplifier to run my rear speakers, and the center channel seperatly from the fronts, so that i can tune it a little bit better, the center also needs to be raised into the top of the dash.

The sub is a DHD duel voice coil 15" off Ebay, nothing flash, cept for the dust cap, which flashes to the beat! A bit of a wank, but it was all i could find on there with duel 4ohm coils and a decent power handling.
I will be running this as a 2ohm load to get the most out my aplifier, as like most monos, it does its best work at 2ohms.
The sub should arrive today i the post, but ive been waiting for 2 weeks already.

Try again hahaha


Been flying under the radar hey

[BlackVr6ix]

Sure have :D

you need to run a custom filter on that center channel that plays only stuff that goes to bot left and right otherwise it'll mess with your left/right split in anything recorded in stereo (basically everything these days).

search about summed mono filters. it will help you in the long run i think.

[ScienceVR6]

Sure have :D

you need to run a custom filter on that center channel that plays only stuff that goes to bot left and right otherwise it'll mess with your left/right split in anything recorded in stereo (basically everything these days).

search about summed mono filters. it will help you in the long run i think.

Running bridged already does it. i get full stereo, and only signals through both channels will come out the center.
Its also filtered to only do the vocal ranges.

[BlackVr6ix]

bridged isnt summed mono, its just a joint stereo/mono.

[ScienceVR6]

bridged isnt summed mono, its just a joint stereo/mono.

you cant run stereo with one speaker. and at this stage, i dont care enough. It works, thats all i care about.

Here are some pics of my work.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/06/P1010069-3.jpg
This is the center speaker. It is mounted way too low.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/06/P1010070-3.jpg
Front left. Very nice speaker.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/06/P1010067-3.jpg
This is my anti air leak attempt. It is a bad of silicone run around the speaker area. Done on both sides. Works very well

[gldgti]

what the hell?

man, if your worried about acceleration, fuel economy, braking capability and getting chicks, lose that thing from your boot! if not....well...

btw: new system i'm putting into the '77 LS:

DIN socket from supercheap ($11.99) to fill the void where original radio once was. makes a nice place to put your wallet!

[joshyd-mk2gti]

This is my big bastard of A sub box, it needs to be redesigned again. the port is too small for my new sub.

i was gona say, the port looks way too small. also, you should have the port on the baffle (the plane that the sub is on). try firing the sub towards the back too.


heres my boot. digital designs ya'll. ****ty rear speakers, but never have them on anyway.
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/06/CIMG2459-3.jpg

[ScienceVR6]

man, if your worried about acceleration, fuel economy, braking capability and getting chicks, lose that thing from your boot! if not....well...

!

Well, im obviously not worried about economy, i drive a VR6. :D

as for getting chicks, Do you through yours in the boot?:???:
and my girlfriend would kill me if i used the boot to pick up chicks.:rolleyes:

And the box is not finnished. the post needs redesigning, and it needs carpeting.

[BlackVr6ix]

I dont think you understand what i mean, joint stereo is mono. by joint its playing everything, were summed mono is only playing things that are recorded to both channels.

Its hard to explain..... If i use numbers it'll be easier.

if the left channel is playing the 1357 and the right is playing 23456

in joint stereo/mono your center chanel is playing 123456&7 but in summed mono its only playing 3&5.

you get me?

[ScienceVR6]

Ah, i get ya. I might try this mono thingy you are talking about.

[esevwbits]

My 68 Beetle. I was sick of having Mates without licenses asking for Free rides.

" sorry guys, No backseat! "

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/BugCollage-2.jpg


http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/bassbugga-2.jpg


2 12" cerwin Vegas ( yes the best subs. )
2 x Pioneer 3way 6"s
2 x Kenwood splits ( not in pic ) full component.
2 x JBL acoustic 6x9s 3way
2 x alpine tweeters
1 x Precision response 760w 4ch amp
1 x precision response 2chan amp
1 x 2f precision response capacitor to juice it all up
custom box for speakers home made n carpeted
custom box for subs homemade carpeted ported calculated.

Sony cdx Gt 350S cd player.

Thrown together as a school project. kicked ass and cracked a window.
Most of it is for sale now! so email esevwbits@hotmail.com if you're interested. also have 2 x 15 rockwood subs.. and a few other amps laying around
critisize and hate, as per usual of the forums :) It was fun for me, and thats all that matters!

[naughty]

okay - my system consists of the following

1) Alpine CDE-9827 headunit
2) JBL GTO 755.6 6 channel amplifier
3) JBL 1502D dual voice coil subwoofer
4) MB Quart RVF 216 component split set
5) Audioquest interconnects
6) Dali speaker cable
8) various brands of cables and splitters and connectors
9) vinyl covered custom install
10) various lighting

heres a pic of the rear hatch

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/DSC_0059-1.jpg

and at night

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/DSC_0062-1.jpg

and the amprack

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/DSC_0071-1.jpg

gonna add the following items to complete the system

1) crunch 4 way crossover
2) DLS 3" midrange driver added to front stage
3) jbl 75.2 amplifier hooked to midbass drivers
4) dynamat the entire interior of the car
5) use a laptop for the dvd playback hooked to the sound setup for the audio aspects

[MattyT]

Dat is some serious shiz.

Respekt.

[ScienceVR6]

Please dont mind the stais on the sub box, its old, and second hand.....


http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/040707_1211-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/030707_1828-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/030707_1801-1.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/07/030707_1800-1.jpg

[ScienceVR6]

I think this thread is going to turn it "Whats Science Done now!"
Couse here is my latest install!

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/08/070807_1959-2.jpg
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/08/070807_1742-2.jpg

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/08/060807_2058-2.jpg

[shami]

Heres my system..all alpine :D Wanted to get the sub into something more custom, bt cost too much...i might try doing it myself...cant be that hard riate??? :)
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/08/IMAG0023-3.jpg

[ScienceVR6]

Heres my system..all alpine :D Wanted to get the sub into something more custom, bt cost too much...i might try doing it myself...cant be that hard riate??? :)
http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2007/08/IMAG0023-3.jpg

It's very (;)) easy to build a custom box, just do your reserch and you will be fine. I like alpines, stuff, but it's all too pricey for me.

[leck]

got this done a while ago and absolutely loving it

eclipse cd5000 head unit
eclipse ea4000 4ch amp (fronts and bridged sub)
boston s60 splits
invisabass 6.5 ported box

[ScienceVR6]

got this done a while ago and absolutely loving it

eclipse cd5000 head unit
eclipse ea4000 4ch amp (fronts and bridged sub)
boston s60 splits
invisabass 6.5 ported box

What do you think of the invisibass?

[leck]

What do you think of the invisibass?

I like it a lot actually. Doesnt take up too much boot space and works very nicely. The common feedback seems to be that its not as good as a 'good' 10 or 12, but is very good for what it is and a lot of the people with more serious systems seem to hold them in high regard. Definately worth a listen i would say.

On the topic of car audio, tomorrow i get an xa4000 amp and a set of oz matrix elites to replace the bostons. Now THAT will be interesting :D

[MattyT]

Yummo!

My stezza has carked it. It powers on but no sound. Not very surprising considering the appalling installation job. Cant afford to get it seen to either atm, need to fix up my suspension first.

[joshyd-mk2gti]

oz elites, mmmmmm.


your stezza stopped working? that sucks. is everything amped? have you narrowed it down to anything? checked the grounds?

[ScienceVR6]

Yummo!

My stezza has carked it. It powers on but no sound. Not very surprising considering the appalling installation job. Cant afford to get it seen to either atm, need to fix up my suspension first.
take it back and demand warranty. Thats what i'd do. get on their back till the job they where supposed to do is done.

[leck]

Whereabouts did you get it done. If it was a pro installer and new equipment it should all carry warranty for some period of time at least.

Very Very impressed with the Oz Matrix's....... Demo cd was an absolute treat to listen to on it

[MattyT]

It got done at west side car audio. They have a bad rep of being really **** at what they do. Too bad I didnt find out until after I'd gotten the work done. The CD player was bought new from them, and I supplied my own 2nd hand alpine type-x splits and alpine mrv-502t amp.

Their service was so bad that I honestly dont want to deal with them agian. I'd rather go somewhere else and get the whole install ripped out and redone properly. :(

[leck]

jump on car audio australia and have a look there for some decent installers close to you. There is some really solid advice there so you could probably put up a post and sort most of it out yourself.

http://www.mobileelectronics.com.au

[runamuk]

It got done at west side car audio. They have a bad rep of being really **** at what they do. Too bad I didnt find out until after I'd gotten the work done. The CD player was bought new from them, and I supplied my own 2nd hand alpine type-x splits and alpine mrv-502t amp.

Their service was so bad that I honestly dont want to deal with them agian. I'd rather go somewhere else and get the whole install ripped out and redone properly. :(


Other than the fact that they had my car for ages, A-one in Northbridge did a fairly good job of it all...

[MattyT]

I ended up talking to the owner of Alberts Morley when he rang my work one day, he was all keen to fix it but they were too busy at the time. Morley's also ages away from me.

If I can be bothered, I'll probably take it to Audio & Art in the city. I've heard verrrrrrrrry good things about them!

[MK4 GTI 20VT]

My system

PolkMOMO 400.4

PolkMOMO 500.1

PolkMOMO db 6.5" splits two sets

PolkMOMO db212-2 but I took the subs out and made a sealed box. (360watts)

All Rockford Fosgate: 4 gauge power cable, RCA's, speaker cable and fuse block.

Kenwood W808 headunit

I made fibre glass tweeter pods, complete boot install, gives easy access to the spare wheel, and its all covered in black sued:cool:

Did the install myself:D

[MattyT]

Pics!!!!!!!

[MK4 GTI 20VT]

Pics!!!!!!!

Me???

Im busy redoing the boot! Got a few extra's so I need to make some room;)

Almost done, will be finished next week (busy with exams)

:)

[MzBora]

Pioneer 7in touch screen DVD/6 disc in dash stacker (Pioneer Ipod cable wired to console)
Alpine V12, 5 channel pro amp
Alpine Type R 12 in Sub in custom box
Boston Pro's and Boston Rally's front and rear
Install at PHAT Custom audio in Braeside Melbourne $640(Takes out almost all system comps!) highly recommended
system cost new aprrox$5830 (but mostly gifts from hubby!!)

Sounds amazing, wouldn't change a thing..... I'm still smiling everytime i get in my car:D:D:D