My great $360 audio upgrade... have base audio? Do this!

mic_crispy

It only took about 1 second of the Base audio before i was tired of it...
I didn't want to devote too much money / time to fixing it, but wanted something that sounded decent and looked nice / OEM.

I ended up getting the Kenwood 319 for about $280, and some Pioneer TS-A1684R's... the result was actually FAR better than i anticipaed. It's actually better than the Dyna Audio (8 speakers) i had in my 2012 GTi... Which isnt a HUGE bar, but that was a very clean sounding system that could be turned up all the way without much distortion.

Anyway, it sounds fantastic, has nice and clear Highs' / mid's, and a very surprising amount of bass.. enough so, that im going to ditch getting a small Sub (was the OG plan).


Headunit installed perfectly:



Link to speakers:
Amazon.com: Pioneer TS-A1684R A-Series 6 1/2" 4-Way 350 Watts: Car Electronics


So if anyone has the base system, and isnt a huge audio freak, but wants something that's not embarrassing, this could be your ticket.

bigaudiofanat

TIP

If you want even better sound go with a component set. This will also give you better imaging from where the vocals are coming from.

Looks good.

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mic_crispy

Yeah for sure, i put components in my s2k's / Mazda 3... I just didn't want to have to worry about where id put the tweeters ( i guess up top, but i heard some cutting might be involved)... i kinda cheated and went with 4way speakers... which do the job for now... they don't distort when there is vocals / bass at the same time.

I do think in the future though, a sub would be nice to split the sound up a bit... i need to look into getting something small like an 8in (id want it behind the seat if possible).

Thanks for the help man.

bigaudiofanat

You can cut the tweeter out of its basket and use that as a base, or create a new base from a piece of flat plastic.


For some better bass check out the kenwood stealth sub. Those things are perfect for the z.

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mic_crispy

Wow great tip, that thing is perfect size and fits right back there.... too cool.

SP33DKILLS

Great setup! Nice to see the different cost effective alternatives =)

Big - I've done a few searches for the "Kenwood Stealth Sub" and haven't been able to find anything. I went to the Kenwood website and found this powered 'sub':

Kenwood - KSC-SW10

mic_crispy

Yep thats the one.

SP33DKILLS

Can fairly good bass come from such a small module? I like the idea of it and seems very simple to add to any vehicle, but I'd really like to know if anyone has heard this little guy in action and what their overall impression/review of it is.

Thanks for the confirmation!

mic_crispy

Yeah im sure it sounds fine... pretty small space. i really hate systems with too much bass than the artist intended anyway.

bigaudiofanat

I have installed 2 in z's they have solid bass and will shake the car if you want it to.

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SP33DKILLS

I'm impressed that such a small box is capable of shaking the car. Where did you place the box during the install? Do you happen to have any pics? This box is tiny, so I would imagine it would be fairly easy to do a stealth install. Also, is one sufficient or is two 'better'? TIA!

kenchan

hey mic- looking good!

bigaudiofanat

Pics would be in either the califonia build thread, and I think there is one more in my need help thread.

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babbagandu

noob question I know, but what is a component set?

bigaudiofanat

"Speaker Types
Let us start with component, a component setup usually consists of crossovers, a tweeter, and a woofer. This makes for the best you can get. The reason for this is because of the first component. The crossover, before that power even gets to your speakers the crossover filters the frequency's of the music and makes sure that only those frequency's that the speaker can reproduce, gets to them. The next part the tweeter, this takes car of all your high frequency's. Having it not actually on the woofer means that you can install it almost anywhere giving you the very best sound angle. Look at ti this way are you looking down at the ground at a concert is that were the music is coming from NO of cores not. That is why tweeters that can be mounted anywhere are better you can put them as if you were at a concert giving you a more true experience with your music. Coaxial, there cheaper and easier to install but not better. These are made for rear fill, or for someone who wants to do a quick and easy install. The tweeters are built right into them. This causes loss of power from the woofer as it can not move as far as one without the tweeter built in. Also it can not sound as good because there is resistance to the movement of the woofer the tweeter being right in the way is what dose this. Also there is usually no crossover to take car of the sound that calls for you to use your high pass on your amp and set it by ear."


Found on the car audio 101 thread

Or
Component


Coaxial

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