New here... Built my first system back in May, months before I got my license. Couldnt even drive the car but I had a system! LOL
Anyway, I ended up with whats in my sig. I've been driving for almost 4 months now and want more. I've done all sorts of tuning and playing with settings over the months...
Heres the "problem" I used to have and what I wanted. I had a very crappy sony head unit and my speakers werent loud enough (without distortion) and the subs distorted at very high volumes. Also had to use a LOC because my head unit only had sub outputs, no front/rear for my 4 channel amp.
Heres how I fixed it. New JVC AHD-69 head unit w/ 4v front/sub outputs. Removed LOC. Bridged 4 x 60W rms amp that was powering front and rears, and is now powering only my front polks with roughly 130W RMS x 2. MUCH louder and clearer than before, all it needed was a bit more power. Subs are much clearer now too, my amp liked the higher preamp voltage of the new headunit vs my sony.
OK thats great and all, but.. you guys know how it is, I still want more. Christmas is soon and I cant think about anything else than car audio. I ride motocross and dont even want to spend much on my bike if not much.
So heres what I want now.
- Sound deadening. With the volume cranked I can hear my music outside my car with the windows up from probably 30-50 ft away. Not my subs, music. Thats obnoxious, not to mention how much SQ I may be losing.. also the rear half of my car rattles BAD. Gonna put those CLD tiles everywhere and maybe that foam stuff too. Still deciding on what deadener(s) to buy.. liquid, CLD tiles, MLV, CCF, etc..
- I dont have any rear speakers now! Well I do, but theyre sonys.. and they ****. Came free with the headunit from
crutchfield. Main problem is when I bridged my amp, I lost power to my rear speakers.. what should I do? Bigger 4 channel amp? What the heck do I do with mine? Should I just hook up rears to headunit power? What 6.5 speakers would sound best back there? Totally open to suggestions here.
- Bass. I WANT MOAR. I currently have whats listed in my sig in a Sound Ordnance sealed box. Dont get me wrong it is loud.. even louder with my rear seat folded down, but more power is always better. Tim Taylor was right all along. Heres what Im thinking.. Either get a bigger amp (along the lines of 1000W RMS) and get rid of mine, or... see if theres room in my tiny little trunk to build 2 custom enclosures, or find 2 that will fit, and buy 2 more 10s and another 8105d amp. 4 10's total and 250W RMS going to each one. Im also on the fence about a ported vs sealed box.
Also, if it matters.. I listen to more rock/metal/heavy metal music than rap. Just putting that out there if it helps you guys recommend what rear speakers I should get, or the whole ported vs sealed thing.
Thanks all, and sorry for the huge post.. :]
