Recent content by sageRJ

I officially feel dumb and truthfully, am getting frustrated for the first time. I see why some of you do this for a living now. I was using a DD-1 to determine the HUs max volume at different sources; Bluetooth, Radio, AUX, CarPlay. At first it would not give a reading but eventually realized I...

Appreciate the recommendation. Trying to avoid dumping money into passive crossovers I wouldn't be using. Am I reading right that for $500 you only get one mid and two tweeters? So to get two mids it'd be $1,000?

I've seen Kno Knoise Kolossus end up top 3 in multiple exhaustive tests. If I only need enough for the two doors, is their stuff generally recommended? Or would Second Skin or Noico be a better choice. Ease of installation matters to me as well...

I have no way of testing any speakers before purchase so I'm relying on opinions of others. What would others pick up between these choices? -Stevens Audio SA6-CS-A: $589 -Audiofrog GS60 + GS10: $510 -Stevens mids + Audiofrog tweets

So this adjusted list looks comprehensive for what I'm going for? Not forgetting anything obvious. Head unit (4v preout) 4-channel amplifier/DSP combo Active Components Wiring kit & Speaker wire Sound deadening Spacers/adapters (if factory set can't be used) Speaker/fast rings

I didn't realize they had DSP/Amp combos. Do they make ones for line level instead? If I'm going through the trouble of running all new wire I want the signal as clean as possible. So it sounds like I'm definitely going A-pillar or door then, thanks. Is the pillar generally better in most...

Unfortunately that's exactly what they're doing. It's some non-standard in-between size apparently. "The new RAV4 dashboards do not have space to fit a standard aftermarket Single-DIN or Double-DIN sized radio provision." Source This must be why there's literally less than 10 choices. I'm...

I think my mounting options are single DIN only though. Does this look single to you? I just assumed it was because it looks small and then crutchfield only gave single as an option. Not sure why Sonic Electronix is giving double options. I think I need something weird like the Pioneer...

First off, thanks for all the info. Really appreciate it. I don't want one of these Chinese Android radios either but I use an iPhone and after having CarPlay, I'm not downgrading to no touch screen. Those things can introduce noise and usually on have a half volt preout. So yeah, really rather...

I remember my first install. Kinda jumped in head first not really knowing what I was doing. Afterwards I wasn’t happy with the results. Had to tear everything apart again after learning I needed to put some foam/cushioning between the speaker and door frame (custom spacer I was using) to get it...

Was going to post something very similar to OP here, so bumping this. I'm looking to spend up to $500 each on the comps and amp. Or any sum of $1,000 thereof, i.e. $700 amp, 300 speakers, etc. That is separate from budget on wiring, deadening, etc. Without being fully immersed in the car audio...