thanks for the feedback. i like being able to do things correctly and show people step-by-step. i've learned that photos keep you honest. in my Accord build, i would do work, take pics, come inside to post pics then see something that wasn't right. so i would delete the pic, go back out, fix it, take a new pic, and then post. pics really helped me with install quality. this car, nothing was redone. all of this is a first go.
we bought 200 sq. ft. of Raammatt BXT II and 200 sq. ft. of adhesive backed Ensolite. we have just about two boxes of BXT II left - most likely for interior panels. the door panels could use some deadening - but mostly because without a sub the ML165's have a lot of low end.
i'm in Rock Island and grew up in Moline. the QC isn't great, but the wife and I are both from here and have family here.
yea, the car sounds amazing. even with the simple T/A in the HU we have a sound stage that extends outside the windows and is deep in the dash. the rear mid T/A allow him to steer the sound stage height - a pretty cool thing to experience when you can't tell the rears are on. the tweeters can't be localized, nothing can. all bass is centered above the dash, you'd swear he had a sub in the dashboard. if only you couldn't feel your legs vibrating... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif even with a critical ear and critical listening training and experience, he's noticing things in his music that he's never heard before - learning more about mixing and mastering.
the sub enclosure will be a fun project. we have two gallons of B-440 and several yards of 3/4 oz and 1-1/2 oz fg mat. the enclosure will be stiff as hell without taking up space and being located in the best possible place. anything that would sound better was done, no short cuts.
the Audison amp is amazing. tons of super clean power. totally worth the money. we have the CH 1&2 on the rears and CH 3&4 on the fronts. we know the amp is really made for an active setup, but we'd need a second amp for the rears. we know what that would give us, but it's so good now, it's hard to want more (considering the grand it would cost for the matching LRx 2ch and resulting install).
and would you believe i'm not being paid directly for this? he buys me lunches, and picked up a $250 CDA-9887 for me. but for the most part, this is what i do for friends. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
