CharlesM Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 What size are the rear speakers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 30, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 1 hour ago, CharlesM said: What size are the rear speakers? The readily available 6x9inch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesM Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 That's helpful (answer and size). I'll keep an eye out for some upgrade ones on the bay etc. No hurry now with the fronts done, but the rear ones do make a difference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted March 30, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 16 minutes ago, CharlesM said: That's helpful (answer and size). I'll keep an eye out for some upgrade ones on the bay etc. No hurry now with the fronts done, but the rear ones do make a difference. You're welcome, plus I'm enjoying all these little tweaks your making to the car, keep up the good work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted March 31, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 ^^^^ Yep, agreed Stu.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted May 21, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Couldn't resist this purchase today and all I wanted to do is go to the shop for a demo. I just happened to ask if they'd price match an online price and after some deliberation they said yes!!!! I couldn't believe it......so I thought I'd make the purchase. These are Focal PS 165FX 2 way components comprising of a 16.75cm woofer and a tweeter and have had rave reviews and have awards to their name. They've been around for a while now and have come down in price hence why I pounced on them. I just need to work out how I'm going to install them and what length I want to go to in order to seal as much of the doors as I can so that I can get close to the optimum performance from the mids/woofers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted May 21, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Sweet, this will be a great thread Ahsy when you start fitting them with the new double din head unit too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted May 21, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Nice purchase m8, now just as important as the speaker choice what amplifier will you be powering these with only ask as they have low sensitivity and I assume you will be bypassing the factory loom and re-cabling them as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted May 22, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Anything above 90 db is considered to be high in car audio but I would never waste these on a built in amp on a stereo. I will run these off an old 2 channel Phoenix Gold or Kenwood amp I've had for years but will am undecided which will power the fronts and the sub. Previously I had the PG running the front MB Quarts and they sounded sweet and crisp. I had the 6x9's running off the head unit before as rear fill but I might buy a 4 channel amp to run the fronts and rears. I also have a Diamond Audio 12" Sub in a sealed enclosure. I will be running new cables from the battery to the rear to run the amps which I'll place on the back on the seats as I did before. They will be fused in the engine bay and also in the boot and the power will be split to the amps using a splitter in the boot along with the earthing. I will also place the crossovers next to the amps on the back of the seats. As discussed with you Stu I will also be hooking up a 1 Farad Cap in the boot next to the amps. It's just thought of taking my seats, carpet and consul out to lay everything that puts me off as I don't have a drive and it will just take forever to do. Let me just think about it for a bit. All in the thinking stage at present. The double Din is on hold Geoff although I saw some lovely new models today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted May 22, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 The 91.3dB is pretty good in any audio terms, but its a combined specification which includes the tweeter the main driver is in the low eighty's so powering them from the head-unit would be a huge compromise as you already know just hope the amp you use has enough juice to power the them correctly Now I'm thinking of putting some Audax (also French) drivers taken from some pro audio cab's and might fit some TM025F13 tweeters in place of the originals on the dash, I never like to mix pro audio with in car entertainment due to higher efficiency of the drivers and problems with reflections & cancellations ect so the Audax should prove less troublesome Well saying that I have modified fane acoustics driver with a 10mm xmax, which could be ideal for sub bass I would need some serous power just to get it to burp though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted May 30, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 ^^^^ errr...what Stu said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 8, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Just wanted to share the car audio install I started a couple of weeks ago. Components used: Kenwood KAC 921 2 channel amp purchased in 1991 Phoenix Gold XS2300 2 channel amp purchased in 2002 Stinger 4 and 8 gauge power/earth cable Stinger RCA cables 100% Oxygen Free Copper speaker Cable 12" Diamond Audio Dual Voice Coil 2ohm subwoofer Pioneer 8400BT head unit CD/Tuner/SD Card Pioneer 6x9 3 way speakers on the rear shelf Lanzar 1.6 Farad Capacitor (yet to be wired up) Also waiting to be installed are Focal PS165FX component speakers for the front doors but the door panel need to be modified to accommodate them. The install is a bit messy and I will make an amp board later to make it look presentable. I also have an alternator whine which needs to be investigated and I feel it's more an earthing issue. The sound comes from the rear which I hate so am just looking for the sound from up front after installing the Focals. Will sound pretty impressive I ran the power cable along the drivers side of the car and under the drivers seat. The amp trip cable along one side of the centre consul and the RCA cables along the other side of the centre consul. Both sets of speak Cable was run along both sides of the car....you will see that I managed to use the factory rubber trucking joining the doors to the body to also run the speaker cable through which helped retain the stock appearance and protected from the elements. All the cables were run separately to avoid picking up any interference so therefore I am confident that the interference is earth related. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted November 8, 2016 Author Administrators Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Nice work mate, nice to see a cap' installed, although I wouldn't hesitate to purchase a new genuine Honda battery, you would be surprised on how much noise & hum just vanishes, also insulating the connections on the amps will clean up the 1200Hz >18000Hz range. The alternator whine doesn't sound good and would you happen to know whether its the denso CJU89 unit you have or the better CLG68 ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 9, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 No idea on the alternator Stu....I'll have a look sometime. I'll keep you posted on the whine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted November 10, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Blimey, that looks like a professional install if there ever was one. Should sound mighty fine when it's working me thinks. Can it play TDK C90 cassettes? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 10, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Let's hope Geoff......I am/was a SAX-90 man myself.....got about 450 ish in my collection! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted November 11, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 brilliant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted November 11, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted November 11, 2016 When you connect that beefy cap up Ahsy you may find the alternator whine disappears. It could also be an ignition whine as well - check the suppressor caps on your coil and igniter. Might also be worth fitting a cap under the bonnet on the power cable to minimise voltage fluctuations and also create a sort of pi Filter in the supply line with the power cable being the inductor part of the Pi filter. Certainly a nice looking set-up, should sound good when it's all done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 12, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 12 hours ago, Laird_Scooby said: When you connect that beefy cap up Ahsy you may find the alternator whine disappears. It could also be an ignition whine as well - check the suppressor caps on your coil and igniter. Might also be worth fitting a cap under the bonnet on the power cable to minimise voltage fluctuations and also create a sort of pi Filter in the supply line with the power cable being the inductor part of the Pi filter. Certainly a nice looking set-up, should sound good when it's all done! Thanks for the advice mate......like everything in my life.....I will just add the finishing of the install to my list of things to do! A weekend of carpet cleaning ahead of me now.......what joy! BTW NOT the coupes carpets.....household! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted November 12, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 I keep threatening my carpets with being cleaned as well - that's about as far as i've got though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 12, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Just had a thought and I will clean the coupes mats too! Feel happier now 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted November 12, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 That will make exhuming the carpet cleaner from the darkest recesses of the cupboard much more worthwhile! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Hi fanatics! Right, just a bit of advice/agreement here really. To be honest since fitting my Pioneer HU I am moderately pleased with the sound of the system overall - suits my purposes. The only thing that is mildly lacking is a bit of 'Tops' from the rear - plenty of Bass and Mids coming through. Anyway, to be honest I don't want a blasting sound machine, I just want a bit more fidelity really - anyway, what I want to do fit fit these: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/351899327428?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I know not the best or biggest, but look to fit my requirements - well on paper at least - and are withing what I want to spend. But one question I do want to ask is where is the best place to get the Honda Speaker Connection Adapters? (These): Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted November 19, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 You can't go wrong with Rockfords Bill. I personally have 3 way Pioneer 6x9 which give me a lovely balanced full range sound and were perfectly powered by the head unit until recently changing the power source to a Kenwood amp. All I would suggest is that you check the mounting depth of the speakers as the boot lid bar thingy may catch on magnet and worse still not allow mounting. i cannot advise you where to get the adaptors....Stu or eBay maybe able to help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangoman Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Thanks AhsyV6. This is exactly what I wanted to check as I am not too familiar with the brand. As far as the fitting goes I'm pretty sure they will fit ok going by the dimensions given on the Rockfords site. http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/support/knowledge.aspx?kbsrc=http://rftech.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rftech.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1123&p_li=&p_topview=1 Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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