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<blockquote data-quote="pascalc" data-source="post: 7279393" data-attributes="member: 631129"><p>Thanks!</p><p></p><p>Alright so its been a little while since my last update and I still have NOT received my PAC OS-2C to complete my install.....so Im glad to say that I didn't wait or else I would still have no radio in my car! Last weekend I just couldn't wait so I tapped into the factory harnesses and wired up the HU along with all speakers but ran out of my 16ga monster speaker wire for the rear speakers so I ended up using generic 14ga speaker wire I had laying around for now. Everything is working great except that I no longer have my chimes and OnStar (expected), and now that Ive had the car as such for the past week, im thinking of leaving it as is and not installing the PAC unit whenever it gets here, chimes are annoying and I don't use OnStar anyways...</p><p></p><p>For the past week ive been playing and tuning the system and I think im pretty close to having it as perfect as ill get with the current equipment. I started with my gains set at 1/2 for the front/rear speakers but eventually lowered them to about 1/3 of the way because the speakers were way louder than the sub and the sound was not balanced. For a DD, the Type X components really deliver and they sound so good, really clear but they lack some mid bass for my taste. The Type S rear speakers are doing their job serving as real fill, nothing spectacular but better than stock, they do what they were bought for. I started with the HPF turned on the amp at 80hz for the front/rear but eventually turned it off for the front and controlled the crossover frequency from the HU set at 63Hz, this gave me a little more mid bass from the Type X but they still lack some IMO. I had my tweeters attenuated at -6db because I found them bright but after setting my HPF through my HU and turning it off the amp I felt they were no longer as present so I changed the jumper to -3db and they are better. For the sub I have the gains set at about 2/3 of the way and the crossover set at 80Hz. My HU volume can reach 40 but I set everything at 30, at that volume it gets pretty loud already so there's no real need to go louder for listening inside the cabin but a little more mid bass and sub bass would be nice //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif</p><p></p><p>Overall im very satisfied with the way the system turned out, it sounds amazingly clear and balanced on a variety of different music ive been testing with, the bass hits hard on techno/pop/dance (synthesized music) but for my metal I feel like I could use stronger and tighter bass. Ive also tested with DVD's and DivX video's from an SD card and they both look very nice and sound great as well, my daughter is already enjoying this aspect of my setup. Im already thinking about of some upgrades... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p><p></p><p>Below are some pics of my amp/crossovers wired up, the sub and HU, nothing spectacular, its a DD afterall and I do use my trunk...Im temporarily using bungie cords to secure the box until I think of something more permanent...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pascalc, post: 7279393, member: 631129"] Thanks! Alright so its been a little while since my last update and I still have NOT received my PAC OS-2C to complete my install.....so Im glad to say that I didn't wait or else I would still have no radio in my car! Last weekend I just couldn't wait so I tapped into the factory harnesses and wired up the HU along with all speakers but ran out of my 16ga monster speaker wire for the rear speakers so I ended up using generic 14ga speaker wire I had laying around for now. Everything is working great except that I no longer have my chimes and OnStar (expected), and now that Ive had the car as such for the past week, im thinking of leaving it as is and not installing the PAC unit whenever it gets here, chimes are annoying and I don't use OnStar anyways... For the past week ive been playing and tuning the system and I think im pretty close to having it as perfect as ill get with the current equipment. I started with my gains set at 1/2 for the front/rear speakers but eventually lowered them to about 1/3 of the way because the speakers were way louder than the sub and the sound was not balanced. For a DD, the Type X components really deliver and they sound so good, really clear but they lack some mid bass for my taste. The Type S rear speakers are doing their job serving as real fill, nothing spectacular but better than stock, they do what they were bought for. I started with the HPF turned on the amp at 80hz for the front/rear but eventually turned it off for the front and controlled the crossover frequency from the HU set at 63Hz, this gave me a little more mid bass from the Type X but they still lack some IMO. I had my tweeters attenuated at -6db because I found them bright but after setting my HPF through my HU and turning it off the amp I felt they were no longer as present so I changed the jumper to -3db and they are better. For the sub I have the gains set at about 2/3 of the way and the crossover set at 80Hz. My HU volume can reach 40 but I set everything at 30, at that volume it gets pretty loud already so there's no real need to go louder for listening inside the cabin but a little more mid bass and sub bass would be nice [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] Overall im very satisfied with the way the system turned out, it sounds amazingly clear and balanced on a variety of different music ive been testing with, the bass hits hard on techno/pop/dance (synthesized music) but for my metal I feel like I could use stronger and tighter bass. Ive also tested with DVD's and DivX video's from an SD card and they both look very nice and sound great as well, my daughter is already enjoying this aspect of my setup. Im already thinking about of some upgrades... :P Below are some pics of my amp/crossovers wired up, the sub and HU, nothing spectacular, its a DD afterall and I do use my trunk...Im temporarily using bungie cords to secure the box until I think of something more permanent... [/QUOTE]
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