MaineI30

Welp I brought the car in first thing in the morning today. The audio dudes will have it for at least three full days. Here's what they're doing:

Two new head units. One is the Alpine CDA-7977:

http://ecominet2.alpine-usa.com:7777...y=20&p_main=10

The other, of course, is for my MP3 collection -- the new fully digital RioCar with 60GB in-dash:

http://www.riohome.com/products/riocar.htm

Two pair of JL Audio XR650CX speakers:

http://www.jlaudio.com/evolution/XR650CX.html

The speakers powered by a 4-channel n MTX Audio Thunder amp:

http://www.mtxaudio.com/caraudio/pro...hunder6304.cfm

A JL Audio 10" woofer:

http://www.jlaudio.com/subwoofers/10w3.html

A JL Audio 250/1 amp to run the woofer:

http://www.jlaudio.com/amps/2501.html

Also connecting my CHA-S624 Alpine CD-Changer to the new system.

They're building a (hopefully very nice -- we talked about it a lot) custom dash piece to make the area around the head units look stock (this will be my FOURTH custom dash piece.)

Also they are doing nearly the entire car with Dynamat Extreme.

And, of course, last but not least, some custom trunk work for the woofer enclosure and amp rack.

I can't WAIT to get it back!!!

carnal_c30

iTrader: (38)

hmmm good luck
how much did everything cost you? how bout installation

let us know how it sounds...

MaineI30

Thanks man

A lot.

Oh I definitely will.


This is me next week, cruisin around:

DooBall

tell us what that alpine headunit is like. i'm interested in getting that one in the future also.

and it looks like your about to get one nice *** system. what kinda shop did you go to get all this done?

a body shop, performance shop (yea right), the wiz (lol) or a strictly audio place?

FloMax

Wow! that is going to be an incredible sound system. I remember all the problems you had with the last MP3 experiement that you had....I trust this one will be better. Can't wait to see the final result.
Later,

MaineMax

Sounds like a killer system. Whose doing the work for you ?

Cumalot

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You going to like the JL Audio 10W3. I got two 10W3s in an enclosed box and it sounded awesome. Btw, it's powered by a RF 600a4 amp.


When you done, post some pics.

Whitemax

Woo hoo!!!!! Congrats. Nothing like that new system sound

redmaxpa007

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sound like it will sound good

BlancMax

i hate to ask people about price, but could you post a rough estimate of the total package: audio components & custom work on the dash and trunck.

Nick97SE

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WoW!

That's gonna be one helluva system!!

Good Luck with it! And don't forget to tell us how it sounds and post some pics.

I plan on installing 2 10" JL W3 Subs in my car.

-Nick

whitymax

Your only gettting one 10W3?? why dont you get like 2 10W3 or a 10W6 or two 12W3?? you got the room in your trunk. make your nice ride bump man. good luck with everything.

later
Patrick

DanNY

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hmmmm...getting out of the in car video?

emax02

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Sounds cool, check your privates Anthony.

Nick Robinson

Where did you take it? Curcit City or some local place?
And when the hell do i get to see your car? Im going to be up at higgins beach (scarbarrough) starting the 27th for a week. We should have A MINI max/i30 meet.
Did you know we got another Mainer on the boards. Has name is MaineMax and he's in oakland. we should all meet at the mall or somthing just to look at eachothers rides.

All123Pro

Hmmmmmm.....that didn't sound right

MaineI30

Mostly because I don't care as much about bass as a lot of you guys do.

I and the people I consulted seemed to think one would be enough.

MaineI30

Yeh, tons of problems with the last one, that's why i ripped it out. Flaky as hell and about as elegant as a sledgehammer.

This one will be much better I think, but without the video. Who needs the video, I decided..

MaineI30

If u hate to ask, why ask?


I am not sure exactly, but I think around five grand.

MaineI30

yeh sick of it... just seemed too useless. It was, like, really neat for about a month. Then it just seemed stupid, especially since most of it didn't work well.

Stealth Max

I am sure you will wake up the neighborhood up in Maine now. Keep us posted and some pics of course. Maybe some os the New England members will get to check it out at the next meet if we ever have one again.

Ken

MaineI30

Dude, I'm always checking my privates.

MaineI30

Circuit City? After having FOUR stereo shops work on the car (three of them SUCKED and one of them was OK,) I think Tweeter in South Portland may be the ticket, but I reserve judgment until the job is done. I've seen some of their work and it kicks butt.

Hmm.. yeh post something about it in the Northeast forum we could get some ppl to show up maybe. There's a couple guys in Portsmouth/York too ... perhaps the Mall in South Portland would be a good spot.

OgreDave

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I agree, video is a waste in the car, cept for maybe rush hour.. watch a Lakers game in traffic.. haha **** people off. (did this once )

Also, i agree that 1 12 should be nuff, but i went with 2 cuz its cheap. Anyways, this way the gain etc could be lower, but you could still tune the amp setup to get the response you want ..

I am swapping my gf's integra out to 1 12 instead of 2 10s..

DooBall

i think a car entertainment system (tv/dvd/lcd) is a phase that everyone goes through.

also, i think an entertainment system is best in a SUV, not a cramped car.

Nick Robinson

Hey Ant,
Heres the URL for the mini meet thread! Yay

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=53744

Whitemax

Wow. What kind of custom installing are they going to do? I only ask, cause $5k seems a bit on the steep side unless they are doing alot of custom work........
*UPDATE* Never mind, I just saw that they are doing the car with Dynamat.

MaineI30

This is why I hate answering questions about how much something costs, the next thing out of people's mouths is how ripped off I got.

I mean, you gotta take into consideration that the in-dash Rio BY ITSELF is $1899:

http://store.sonicblue.com/dr/v2/ec_...PN=1&V1=312973

then there's all that other stuff...

Whitemax

No I wasnt trying to imply you got ripped off. I ws just curious what kind of custom work they are going to do. That's all No harm , no foul......

DaBoxSE

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Don't forget that Im in that area every week. Im going to be in Kennebunk/Wells/Portsmouth this weekend (sat/sun). give me a holler whenever you guys decide something.

Nick Robinson

Right now its July 28th at the Maine Mall. Can ya come?

MaineI30

No, I know. It's cool. I really meant in general more than you specifically.

CoolMax

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MaineI30

I had the Bose for only about the first four weeks of owning the car...

MaineI30

well the car wasn't quite ready today -- still workin' on the dash piece .. maybe tomorrow evenin'

LoveSick

Anth, have you heard of the Infinity basslink? I want to get that for my car since it claims to fit any factory system. So do you think it will fit? I know you know the answer because your the exeprt of audio.

MaineI30

I'm glad u think I'm an audio expert but I'm really not ...

I have definitely heard of it, and I'm not 100% sure, but I'm nearly certain it would work with the stock system.

DaBoxSE

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Not sure about that date, I will be at Maxus that day. I could always make it to a later one if you guys plan again.