My budget audio install updated 3/22/15
#62
Resistors. Cant we justplace resistors to match efficiency? I wish i had all the flexibility of buying and returning stuff. Unfortunately u am nit from the us and everything i buy is bought not to mention shipped to me at a cost. So planning and executing this project is more a gamble for me. That is why ryem3 gasongasoff and all the knowlegable brothers who have experienced this mod are my only basis to believe that this mod is indeed worthwhile. Worthwile to be on my pcar. That is why i ask so much. More info better decision. I just really want something better than the bose for not much money and mod. I would never do a evhudson. The most i would probably do is ms8 but that is still a question. Ryem3 speaker mod plus basslink sub more likely with everything stock.
Anyway, hope others take the leap and report their results!
#63
Hey ryem3 just did thenbose stuffing and it is so simple. Do it. Its a 15 minute job to do right. For a 997.2 i just took out two bolts that hold the sub a the back and pulled it out. Man was this thing cheap! Plastic hollow no body just a plastic case withi 2 6" drivers underneath. Try knocking on the casing and you ealise this thing is hollow plastic how is it suppose to produce deep solid bass????proceded to remove a thousand bolts going around and then laid down the polyester fiber fill. Not in the vents but on the open space. Bolted the thing up again and walahhhh done. Put back and test. It seemed more solid.it seemed better. Yes the bass sounds better!
#65
Listening to the sound it produced, it seemed that the woofers in front just added body to the bass produced by the rear. I think it might be best to just use a 4" component set to get the mid and high range done. Playing the music loud i tried to use the fader and it seemed to me less irritating if i put the fader one notch to the back. Seriously, i thought this cant be right but the dirty sound of the mid and hi frequecies were lessened. Im going to look for a 4 inch component set now.
#67
You could, if you wanted to attenuate the main speakers. It's a bad idea to do this for the sub. You're looking at high-power resistors that will get very hot, and they're also not particularly cheap.
That is why ryem3 gasongasoff and all the knowlegable brothers who have experienced this mod are my only basis to believe that this mod is indeed worthwhile.
Worthwile to be on my pcar. That is why i ask so much. More info better decision. I just really want something better than the bose for not much money and mod. I would never do a evhudson. The most i would probably do is ms8 but that is still a question. Ryem3 speaker mod plus basslink sub more likely with everything stock.
Last edited by gasongasoff; 09-07-2013 at 02:58 PM.
#68
It's almost impossible to smoothly blend a 4" midwoofer to a subwoofer. 4" drivers are lucky to provide usable output down to 100-150Hz or so. So you'll either have a midbass suckout (the system will sound "thin") or you'll have to crossover the sub about an octave higher than you should - which means the midbass will localize to the back of your car and you'll have an awful driver reproducing frequencies it has no business reproducing. This is the exact same problem you see with the Bose "cube" satellite/subwoofer home audio systems. However, a LOT of people consider these Bose sub/sat systems "high end," and if that's the case, well...never mind then.
Good points. If I were to interpret his idea, I got the impression he intended to leave the 8" Bose woofer in place. That would probably sound okay. However, that woofer seems to be a big contributor to the muddy bass of the system. Judging from the sound of the system without the 8", but with the Subwoofer, it was cleaned up a lot from the focal 6.5"that I put in.
You could, if you wanted to attenuate the main speakers. It's a bad idea to do this for the sub. You're looking at high-power resistors that will get very hot, and they're also not particularly cheap.
Oh, no, I have NOT done this mod, nor would I recommend it if you're looking for serious sound quality. If you're looking for an incremental upgrade for the least amount of $$, this will suit you just fine.
I'd love to see the specs of your install and some pics! Please post it sometime!
Go for it, let us know how it goes!
#69
I was thinking about the focal flat sub or the sound ordinance flat 8"one. I was thinking that it could fit in the Bose sub spot, but it won't. The Bose sub has those tiny speakers so nothing with a bigger driver is going to fit. However, one of those flat subs will easily fit on the shelf behind the seats on top of the Bose. Then you could use the power and line feed from the Bose.
#70
Gasongasoff, i was referring to the 8 inch drivers on the door rather than the 4" ones. I think the 8" ones are blending with the subs at the back. What im saying is the 8"'s seem ok and that the bad ones are the 4 inch drivers at thedoor and the front tweeters. Very irritating to listen to.
#72
Gang i now have a is 200 on the way and maybe i will put that in. I hope it blends with the stuffed sub woofer though i really think the stuffed sub and oem bose 8" blend. I guess mynears are not that audiophile yet but that good it will be easier tomsatisfy me. My questions is if i put in the component 8" would this cover the whole range? Or would i still need a 4" mid speaker like ryes setup. Should i still get the 100ca1?
#74
Gang i now have a is 200 on the way and maybe i will put that in. I hope it blends with the stuffed sub woofer though i really think the stuffed sub and oem bose 8" blend. I guess mynears are not that audiophile yet but that good it will be easier tomsatisfy me. My questions is if i put in the component 8" would this cover the whole range? Or would i still need a 4" mid speaker like ryes setup. Should i still get the 100ca1?
#75
focal seem to do an integration series 4" coaxial
so I've ordered a set for the rear
IS200 seem a good shout for the fronts, possibly with another set of coaxials but I reckon a pure 4" mid would be better
so I've ordered a set for the rear
IS200 seem a good shout for the fronts, possibly with another set of coaxials but I reckon a pure 4" mid would be better