Hello everyone. Merry Christmas.
I will be taking my car to a professional (Mobile Concepts) this Monday. There, they will create a pair of custom kick panels for my 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP to house my 3" midrange and 1.1" tweeter which are part of my DLS Iridium 6.3 Component speaker set. The 6" woofer will be enclosed in the door panels. The speakers will be powered by an under-rated 85x4 @ 4 ohms Arc Audio 4150XXK amplifier.
I chose an IDMAXD4 12" v3 subwoofer, mainly because of it's compromise between SPL and SQ. The sub will be powered by a DLS Ultimate A3 bridged@2ohms to give me 870 or so watts RMS to the 1,000 watt RMS sub. The subwoofer will be enclosed in a ported box with a slot and will be turned at 28hz as recommended by Image Dynamics, maker of the sub.
The head unit powering my system will be an Eclipse 8053 with 8 volt preouts. I chose this HU because of the amazing reviews it has gotten as being possibly one of the best if not the best under 1,000 HU.
Sound deadener will be applied to the doors, rear deck (no speakers in rear deck because I want the low bass to come through the slots, and I want the best imaging I can get), trunk lid, trunk compartment, floor, and ceiling. Basically, the entire car will have sound deadoner. I have brown bread ultimate sheets, dynamat extreme mats, cascade audio mats, a cascade audio spray, Second Skin spectrum and that's about it.
Wiring will be top of the line Stinger dream series RCA cables, and the very best Stinger wiring, terminals, I could buy.
My main concern here is SQL. I want it loud, and I want it to sound beautiful. I want people to get in my car and know that I spent some money on my system. I want it to sound different than everyone else's system. Are there any noticeable components that my system will be lacking when I go to have the system installed? I thought about getting a second subwoofer, but from what I've heard, if sound deadoner is used, and a good custom enclosure is also used, than the SQL should be very good. Especially if I have no rear speakers....basically I want to make sure I'm going to "feel" the bass vibrations throughout the car.
Also, if anyone has any experience with sound damponer/deadoner, please tell me in which parts of the car I should put the sheets, the spray, and the liquid (Second Skin spectrum).
I put a lot of money into this system, and I don't want to be dissapointed. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you!
I will be taking my car to a professional (Mobile Concepts) this Monday. There, they will create a pair of custom kick panels for my 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP to house my 3" midrange and 1.1" tweeter which are part of my DLS Iridium 6.3 Component speaker set. The 6" woofer will be enclosed in the door panels. The speakers will be powered by an under-rated 85x4 @ 4 ohms Arc Audio 4150XXK amplifier.
I chose an IDMAXD4 12" v3 subwoofer, mainly because of it's compromise between SPL and SQ. The sub will be powered by a DLS Ultimate A3 bridged@2ohms to give me 870 or so watts RMS to the 1,000 watt RMS sub. The subwoofer will be enclosed in a ported box with a slot and will be turned at 28hz as recommended by Image Dynamics, maker of the sub.
The head unit powering my system will be an Eclipse 8053 with 8 volt preouts. I chose this HU because of the amazing reviews it has gotten as being possibly one of the best if not the best under 1,000 HU.
Sound deadener will be applied to the doors, rear deck (no speakers in rear deck because I want the low bass to come through the slots, and I want the best imaging I can get), trunk lid, trunk compartment, floor, and ceiling. Basically, the entire car will have sound deadoner. I have brown bread ultimate sheets, dynamat extreme mats, cascade audio mats, a cascade audio spray, Second Skin spectrum and that's about it.
Wiring will be top of the line Stinger dream series RCA cables, and the very best Stinger wiring, terminals, I could buy.
My main concern here is SQL. I want it loud, and I want it to sound beautiful. I want people to get in my car and know that I spent some money on my system. I want it to sound different than everyone else's system. Are there any noticeable components that my system will be lacking when I go to have the system installed? I thought about getting a second subwoofer, but from what I've heard, if sound deadoner is used, and a good custom enclosure is also used, than the SQL should be very good. Especially if I have no rear speakers....basically I want to make sure I'm going to "feel" the bass vibrations throughout the car.
Also, if anyone has any experience with sound damponer/deadoner, please tell me in which parts of the car I should put the sheets, the spray, and the liquid (Second Skin spectrum).
I put a lot of money into this system, and I don't want to be dissapointed. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you!