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Ford F450 Crew Cab build -help...newb!
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<blockquote data-quote="Von-Overkill" data-source="post: 8148327" data-attributes="member: 656434"><p>I've always left installation to the "professionals" assuming they didn't need my newb opinions or too much of my hovering around the project. But it turns out setup can be very hit-or-miss, if the installer is the fast-food version of true professional-grade! So this time I am asking a lot of questions; not just about hardware, but installation too. In the end, since I'm not doing this myself, I'll still have to trust someone to get this done correctly.</p><p></p><p>I spoke to a true professional installer today. He is in New Mexico, and came highly recommended by Orca Distributing. Based on the conversations between the 3 of us, I think I may go in a slightly different direction:</p><p></p><p>&gt; Illusion Audio Carbon 8" 3-way low-profile system in doors &amp; A-pillars (x1 tweeter &amp; x1 coax pair)</p><p></p><p>&gt; Full cab insulation with Black Hole insulation/acoustic tile products, as well as Focal insulation materials (BAM)</p><p></p><p>They will do my doors, floor, and roof/back wall with the appropriate combinations</p><p></p><p>&gt; x2 Illusion Audio 12" Lucent low-profile sub-woofers in a custom enclosure firing downward under the rear seat</p><p></p><p>&gt; Mosconi 6x8 Digital Signal Processor</p><p></p><p>&gt; Mosconi 2-channel Zero One Amplifier</p><p></p><p>&gt; Mosconi 4-channel AS200.4 Amplifier</p><p></p><p>This should be a very solid system with a lot of headroom, volume &amp; quality, at a pretty reasonable price...reasonable being relative. I don't have all the numbers yet, but I'm guessing a thousand or two over my original budget, if I pay retail for everything.</p><p></p><p>Hey, it's just a work truck...</p><p></p><p>Had I not had some really crappy installs over the last 3 years, I might have felt more comfortable using half this budget. But I'm too worried about repeatedly wasting a few thousand dollars at a time, over and over.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Von-Overkill, post: 8148327, member: 656434"] I've always left installation to the "professionals" assuming they didn't need my newb opinions or too much of my hovering around the project. But it turns out setup can be very hit-or-miss, if the installer is the fast-food version of true professional-grade! So this time I am asking a lot of questions; not just about hardware, but installation too. In the end, since I'm not doing this myself, I'll still have to trust someone to get this done correctly. I spoke to a true professional installer today. He is in New Mexico, and came highly recommended by Orca Distributing. Based on the conversations between the 3 of us, I think I may go in a slightly different direction: > Illusion Audio Carbon 8" 3-way low-profile system in doors & A-pillars (x1 tweeter & x1 coax pair) > Full cab insulation with Black Hole insulation/acoustic tile products, as well as Focal insulation materials (BAM) They will do my doors, floor, and roof/back wall with the appropriate combinations > x2 Illusion Audio 12" Lucent low-profile sub-woofers in a custom enclosure firing downward under the rear seat > Mosconi 6x8 Digital Signal Processor > Mosconi 2-channel Zero One Amplifier > Mosconi 4-channel AS200.4 Amplifier This should be a very solid system with a lot of headroom, volume & quality, at a pretty reasonable price...reasonable being relative. I don't have all the numbers yet, but I'm guessing a thousand or two over my original budget, if I pay retail for everything. Hey, it's just a work truck... Had I not had some really crappy installs over the last 3 years, I might have felt more comfortable using half this budget. But I'm too worried about repeatedly wasting a few thousand dollars at a time, over and over. [/QUOTE]
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