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<blockquote data-quote="nicholas_r_d" data-source="post: 8786902" data-attributes="member: 684447"><p>I apologize, I didn't get an alert when you replied last month...I just came back to provide an update and saw the last couple posts by you...the one I quoted above went right over my head...and it's too late at this point...haha...anyway here is an update...</p><p></p><p></p><p>I FINALLY HAVE MY VEHICLE BACK</p><p></p><p>They did install the bitOne Virtuoso HD processor (the installer is very familiar with this hardware and has been using it for years and has been trained in it)</p><p></p><p>The new place re-doing the original installers work said it was just a mess. They said a lot of technical stuff I didn't understand but one thing I caught was they said one of the doors was in the wrong polarity (meaning the connected the wires backwards, right?)...they tried to be nice and not bad-mouth the original installers too bad...</p><p></p><p>CURRENT SETUP NOW</p><p></p><p>4 - 3-way Focal K2's</p><p>2 - Focal Mids (I think they are the K2, they are in the center dash area)</p><p>1 - H.O. JL Audio Box (12w7AE)</p><p></p><p>1 - JL 600/4HD</p><p>2 - Mosconi 4channel amps (one from the original install and a newer one I purchased to get all my speakers active)</p><p>1 - bitOneHD Virtuoso</p><p>1 - Stinger battery</p><p>1 - JL 1200/1HD</p><p></p><p>RESULTS</p><p>It sounds MUCH better. There are no issues with "sh" "ch" or anything like that now. The hum that I would hear when accelerating is now gone. They moved and properly installed the bass knob.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER</p><p>I (and the installer) think we can make it sound better by doing 2 things</p><p>1) Properly dynamat all 4 doors</p><p>2) swap out the 2 Mosconi amps for 2 more JL 600/4</p><p></p><p>BECAUSE</p><p>The woofers are "hollow" not "tight" or just "weak" would be the words to describe them...the installer spent a bunch of time trying to make them sound right but he is convinced that the dynamat will greatly improve the acoustics of the woofers. I do not know how much dynamat the original place used but the new installers said that they didn't do it right and did it the "easy" way which is not providing the sound isolation that it should</p><p></p><p>The new installer does not sell Mosconi so he is not as familiar with them as the JL's...He believes he can get a better sonically accurate sound with the JL vs. the Mosconi.</p><p></p><p>At this point, I am inclined to believe him because of how good the vehicle sounds now vs. what it was when I brought it to him. The Mosconi might be just as good as the JL 600/4HD but if he can tune the JL better and he is more comfortable with the JL brand, I am fine with that.</p><p></p><p>Thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholas_r_d, post: 8786902, member: 684447"] I apologize, I didn't get an alert when you replied last month...I just came back to provide an update and saw the last couple posts by you...the one I quoted above went right over my head...and it's too late at this point...haha...anyway here is an update... I FINALLY HAVE MY VEHICLE BACK They did install the bitOne Virtuoso HD processor (the installer is very familiar with this hardware and has been using it for years and has been trained in it) The new place re-doing the original installers work said it was just a mess. They said a lot of technical stuff I didn't understand but one thing I caught was they said one of the doors was in the wrong polarity (meaning the connected the wires backwards, right?)...they tried to be nice and not bad-mouth the original installers too bad... CURRENT SETUP NOW 4 - 3-way Focal K2's 2 - Focal Mids (I think they are the K2, they are in the center dash area) 1 - H.O. JL Audio Box (12w7AE) 1 - JL 600/4HD 2 - Mosconi 4channel amps (one from the original install and a newer one I purchased to get all my speakers active) 1 - bitOneHD Virtuoso 1 - Stinger battery 1 - JL 1200/1HD RESULTS It sounds MUCH better. There are no issues with "sh" "ch" or anything like that now. The hum that I would hear when accelerating is now gone. They moved and properly installed the bass knob. HOWEVER I (and the installer) think we can make it sound better by doing 2 things 1) Properly dynamat all 4 doors 2) swap out the 2 Mosconi amps for 2 more JL 600/4 BECAUSE The woofers are "hollow" not "tight" or just "weak" would be the words to describe them...the installer spent a bunch of time trying to make them sound right but he is convinced that the dynamat will greatly improve the acoustics of the woofers. I do not know how much dynamat the original place used but the new installers said that they didn't do it right and did it the "easy" way which is not providing the sound isolation that it should The new installer does not sell Mosconi so he is not as familiar with them as the JL's...He believes he can get a better sonically accurate sound with the JL vs. the Mosconi. At this point, I am inclined to believe him because of how good the vehicle sounds now vs. what it was when I brought it to him. The Mosconi might be just as good as the JL 600/4HD but if he can tune the JL better and he is more comfortable with the JL brand, I am fine with that. Thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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