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Anyone here like high end car audio
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:05 am
Posted on 11/13/16 at 1:05 am
I just installed a set of Focal ES Power series components in my car. I can not recommend these things enough. I haven't even hooked them to an amp or my 3Sixty.3 DSP yet and they already sound amazing.
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Posted on 11/13/16 at 7:43 am to AshLSU
I used to but haven't pulled the stock stereo out of my last 2 vehicles. I have a bunch of 12 volt stuff in a closet from my days in the industry. Figured one day I'll have a toy to put this crap in but for now new vehicles set ups are fine for me.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 9:00 am to AshLSU
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Focal ES Power
I had some Morel Ultimo subs but I sold them. My ID's sound just as good. I wanted to try Focal but I'm not an OT baller.
This post was edited on 11/13/16 at 9:01 am
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:08 am to AshLSU
Expensive stuff
Posted on 11/13/16 at 12:05 pm to AshLSU
quote:No, because I'm not a teenager.
Anyone here like high end car audio
Posted on 11/13/16 at 12:58 pm to AnOddDevice
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No, because I'm not a teenager.
You are thinking about loud boom cars. I'm talking about sound quality cars. I like listening to a lot of classical music and hearing every detail in it. I'm not referring to rattling people's homes windows as you drive down the road. Big difference.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:08 pm to AshLSU
The B & O system in my wife's Audi is pretty sweet. The tweeters even motorized and pop out of the dash when you power the car on.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 2:49 pm to AshLSU
I play my music via bluetooth streaming.
How likely is it upgrading will improve SQ with bluetooth?
How likely is it upgrading will improve SQ with bluetooth?
Posted on 11/13/16 at 3:52 pm to Pettifogger
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I play my music via bluetooth streaming. How likely is it upgrading will improve SQ with bluetooth?
Bluetooth streaming is not ideal for SQ. It is hindered by a limited bit rate data transfer so you lose some quality.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 4:46 pm to AshLSU
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Anyone here like high end car audio
I do but I just can't justify the expense.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 8:10 pm to AshLSU
How much are they??
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:07 pm to knowingabyss
Crutchfield has them for around $800 a set, but if you do your homework (and do not buy from a dealer based anywhere in Asia) you can get them for less than half that off eBay. You just have to be careful as there are a lot of fake Focal speakers out there.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 10:11 pm to IMJ127
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I had some Morel Ultimo subs but I sold them. My ID's sound just as good. I wanted to try Focal but I'm not an OT baller.
Morel makes some good stuff. Subs sound quality is very hard for a lot of people to distinguish a difference in. Unless you are putting a Legacy sub next to a Morel or Focal. Humans can't distinguish a lot about frenquencies below 100 hrtz.
Posted on 11/13/16 at 11:55 pm to AshLSU
Yep. It's usually one of the first things I change out when I get a car. When I got my 550i in 2013, I immediately put in:
Morel Elate in front
Morel Hybrid in rear
JL TW5 in right rear of trunk
JL XD 300/1
McIntosh MC431M
Helix DSP
I left the 8 inch mid bass drivers under the seats alone.
I am an audiophile junkie at home and in the car. The setup is still going strong 3 years later.
Morel Elate in front
Morel Hybrid in rear
JL TW5 in right rear of trunk
JL XD 300/1
McIntosh MC431M
Helix DSP
I left the 8 inch mid bass drivers under the seats alone.
I am an audiophile junkie at home and in the car. The setup is still going strong 3 years later.
Posted on 11/14/16 at 12:25 am to ever43
I've got the Focal 4" components in the dash and the tweeters in the A pillars right now. I'm trying to keep everything looking like factory. I am about to build some kick panels to house some 6.5" midbase old school Fosgates from the Q series components that I had years ago. Those things handle a ton power and put out great sounding midbase and have a low enough volume requirement that I can build sealed kickpanels big enough for them without drastically changing the factory look. Also putting a 12" sub custom fiberglassed into the spare tire well so I'm not giving up trunk space. Going active crossovers through the fosgate 3Sixty.3 DSP to all speakers and running them off 2 Zapco 4 channel amps. I'm going to mount the amps and DSP behind a beauty wall to make it all look nice and neat.
I use to have an SPL vehicle I entered in competition. Thing would hit 162 decibels on the dash, but that was in my much younger days. Now I enjoy the clarity and precision of music more than just loudness.
I use to have an SPL vehicle I entered in competition. Thing would hit 162 decibels on the dash, but that was in my much younger days. Now I enjoy the clarity and precision of music more than just loudness.
Posted on 11/14/16 at 9:33 am to AshLSU
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Bluetooth streaming is not ideal for SQ. It is hindered by a limited bit rate data transfer so you lose some quality.
Yeah I know, but I'm just not giving up the ease of use.
Wish I could tell how much extra I could get out of modest upgrades, but I don't want to spend the money only to find it's still largely the same due to BT.
Posted on 11/14/16 at 5:49 pm to AshLSU
Sundown's so I can rattle windows when I drive by. Love that trunk flex.
Posted on 11/14/16 at 7:48 pm to 7thWardTiger
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Sundown's so I can rattle windows when I drive by. Love that trunk flex.
Trunk flex? Jesus man, Second Skin the hell out of the trunk. Will give you another 6 decibels easy.
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