Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[sqcomp]

D...

We'll get to the P-99. Bear with me.

Who is this (I know the answer), and yes, he has a name tag on...but WHO is he and why does it matter:

[_S7V7N_]

CEO of Alpine ?

[sqcomp]

Not the CEO.

Steve Brown is Alpine's golden boy installer. He's responsible for some of the most wild and creative installs that have ever been seen...

Recall the Alpine mini cooper and the alpine enter drive Alpine BMW X5 just to name a few? He and Chris Yato are legends in car audio. I captured his attention while the bikini contest was going on...I tried to convince him that Alpine should do a Yaris demo car. The only reason I could give him to do one was practicality. :)

[derickveliz2]

Hey guys, I just did a new thread for Garage Door Bottom Seal "Front Spoiler"

Here is the LINK





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[derickveliz2]

I'm amazed on "Tuning" it's been a wonderful experience and learning process.
A year ago I had no clue of what I was looking for, or how my system was going to sound, Time Alignment, Imagine, Depth, Front Stage, X-over points, center image, and many more...

Man I feel like I just know a little bit of the equation and there is so much to learn, this feels like a full time carrier of knowledge and experience, so much fun!

Music sounds so much different, and it's not about how load is it, or how far away people hear me, blowing my ears, There is a mist of audiophile experience, true sound, harmonics, etc and what I like best the 3D factor... awesome!


Thanks YarisWorld,... here is where every thing started for me.




BTW...
Here is another shot of the new front lip spoiler, but... I guess the camera didn't have enough zoom! LOL



ps... can you see me? this is another self portrait photo.

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[sqcomp]

Remember all the people who would question you? The ones who were saying that this whole expense of time was a waste?

You are indeed better off for it. I can tell you that i am.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Remember all the people who would question you? The ones who were saying that this whole expense of time was a waste?

You are indeed better off for it. I can tell you that i am.

Thanks, I know what you mean... it's OK with me. And thanks to you for all your knowledge and experience, You have been a key factor in this equation, thanks a million

Believe it or not...

I get tears in my eyes (happiness) when I'm on the road, listening my music and telling my self... "This is why I worked so hard and spent so many hours in this economy car, it really pays off"... Sounds AWESOME!


Here are my T/A for my Mids
I still have to work more but it's a good start:




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[derickveliz2]

I had my cousin test the sweet spot today,
and he was very impressed of the sound, but what called his attention was that he couldn't hear the speakers.
For him it was a strange feeling with a big smile on his face!


BTW he took the picture below! (I really wanted to have a picture like this) too bad he didn't have my SLR at the moment.


BTW.2 I played a little bit with the program TrueRTA this morning... http://www.trueaudio.com/rta_abt1.htm

and I had a peak at 500Hz and the highs (10kHz-up) where I little bit hot, I tune them down and went for a ride (to work)...

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[Tempe]

Damn you guys. I just spent four hours going through this thread. I honestly skimmed through most of it, but I have a lot to think about now. Thank you so much for putting so much time and effort into sharing this with us!

T

[derickveliz2]

You are welcome!

D.

[sqcomp]

I got the car tuned and ready to send off to competition at Lacey, WA tomorrow. Wish me luck.

[_S7V7N_]

Good Luck Sq. Let us know how it goes !

[sqcomp]

Hey D, how about hooking the speakers up to these power sources? I have 100k Watts between The two for you. :)

[_S7V7N_]

Derick have you upgraded your alternator yet if so what brand ? And cost.

And didn't Sq say he talked to a company who made alts down at SBN?

Found post. Imma try to google these guys if not you have a contact number. I think I just want at the most a 200 amp alt if they can do a 175 -180 that would be great.

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Also, if you're looking for an aftermarket solution, I talked with Eric Gates from Mechman alternators is Tennessee this afternoon in person at SBN in Daytona. They have the Yaris frames on the shelf and can adapt for any of our needs. Special requests would take two weeks. Eric promised me that there would be no DC Power hijinks going on and that they can and will actually deliver.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

I got the car tuned and ready to send off to competition at Lacey, WA tomorrow. Wish me luck.

OH! I'm thrilled! I wish I had the opportunity to be there.

You and me know that it's possible, my system sounds amazing I can't imagine how good yours is, better equipment, more power, it's a winner!

Good Luck and show what a tiny Yaris is capable. I'm sure it's going to be a Blast! take pictures and videos to share.

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by _S7V7N_

Derick have you upgraded your alternator yet if so what brand ? And cost.

And didn't Sq say he talked to a company who made alts down at SBN?

Found post. Imma try to google these guys if not you have a contact number. I think I just want at the most a 200 amp alt if they can do a 175 -180 that would be great.

No I never did or think about doing it.

My volt meter shows 14.3 v. at start and then a steady 13.9 for the ride,
with music playing loud with drops at 13.4v. I guess not having a pair of
12" woofers and 1000 watts amplifier keeps me on the safe side.

Big 3 was a good mod for me.

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[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Hey D, how about hooking the speakers up to these power sources? I have 100k Watts between The two for you. :)

What are those for?

I have the feeling that my I6SW would like a little bit more power than the PB amp can deliver (250watts) so I'm trying my old Pioneer amp with 400watts
guess what?....

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[sqcomp]

Those are for powering a brigade level Tactical Operations Command center. They'll run 24/7 supplying power daisy chained between the two. If one ever dies, the other kicks on automatically. You should see the three screen setup we have in the main TOC. It's one hell of an XBox screen if you wanted. You should have seen the one we had in Talial Iraq. The main screen was 50' wide IIRC.

Oh hey...



We need to get you into competition in the amateur IASCA class! We've got to get you kicking ass and taking names Derick!