audio set up question

bigaudiofanat · 12-30-2012, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

I think any extra sound is a plus.
The first car I started modding audio wise was my 2001 Toyota Avalon, bought a head unit, wow... Really woke up the whole car, louder, more bass, everything was more crisp, even with stock speakers... Blew them out though, lol

Then bought some crap Costco speakers, Boss Audio I think ($30/2, Costco had them on sale) so I replaced all 4, and I was over the prospect of getting a sub...

Still sounds pretty good!

You would be surprised if you went with a company like polk or alpine for speakers and amps

Quote:

Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Big audio will say he doesn't like Bluetooth much... Personally I think they are pretty damn good, and I consider myself an audiophile...

Why Single DIN? Cost?

And Big audio is THE MAN to tell you which HU to buy, I don't know a damn thing about single DIN units

Bluetooth compressed your music down to around 229 KBPS which is even lower than most music downloads today. Yes it is better than radio but still bad IMO. It is nice not having wires though.

Bluetooth audio vs. wires | The Audiophiliac - CNET News

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Originally Posted by Coon-azz

Looks like you do some cool installs. I have a quick question for you. I'm getting ready install my new Pioneer AVH-X4500BT. Since I take trips with my 6 year old, I'd like to bypass the DVD parking break sensor. Internet research shows people have had a lot of success by just connecting the Green wire that would connect to the parking brake sensor to the BLack grounding wire or properly grounding out the Green wire. Have you had any experience with this and can you validate that this works?

Yes you are going to need a video bypass, some are moving a pin some are grounding some need a special rig to trick the system. Yours will need a special circuit to trick the system.

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Also just putting this out there. I am still seeing a lot of people having problems with pioneers after a year or two. I recommend going with kenwood instead.

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Yes, you have to connect it to a ground, I had to do a fast and furious install and put a big *** switch to switch the bypass...
My HU needed the ground to be connected after the car was on... I guess a safety feature

When you're doing the install, you can play with the wires

Not that simple anymore buddy, not for a lot of head units. Kenwood is still easy as grounding the lime green wire.

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