Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[sqcomp]

Here's the thing, you could shrink down the trim rings, specially in the center. I would definitely recommend glassing. The trick is making the enclosure go up BEHIND the dash around the heater core. Now, this is where cabosil type material will help you. I'd like to be able to see you shrink down the space that is taken up in the foot-well.

...and yes, I changed the avatar. I'm thinking about something else. I got my hands on some vintage gear...they don't make it like that anymore.

[sickpuppy1]

SQ, I have a friend who gets older stuff at flea markets for use at his trailer on the river! I've told him more than once, he should restore and resell this stuff but he wants it for cheap sound that wont matter when it floods! GRRRrrr

[sickpuppy1]

And by the way, a nice McIntosh blue would look good in your Avatar....I'm just sayin.....

[sqcomp]

*Meh* I can say I sold this bad boy yesterday:


^6 channel. 4 channels X 100w, 2 channels X 300w. Dual illuminated output level meters. Power Guard. Quad MOSFET PWM power supplies. Ported tunnel forced-air cooling. Multi-stage thermal protection. Input level controls. Transient protection. Gold plated terminals. 2ohm stability. Allows internal installation of McIntosh parametric equalizer modules. Includes built-in electronic crossover with selectable high pass and low pass filters. Size 2-3/4"H, 34"W and 12"D. Sold from 1996-. Last retail price $4000.00


I was thinking of snatching it up for myself, but the headroom of my LRx's is more than what this bad boy gives. Still though...That would look SWEET in the back of a Yaris!

The guy who bought it is going to put it to good use. Besides, I favored him anyway, he's running HAT speakers.

[sickpuppy1]

Never have checked into their mobile audio stuff. Always liked the home goodies though.....

[sqcomp]

Well...imagine the quality of the home stuff in your car.

[derickveliz2]

I can't believe it!

I moved my sub to the rear seat in the center, I adjusted Time Alignment and went for a ride...

I thought some thing was wrong, where is my woofer? where is all the bass? I moved it around, checked wires, and nothing, after 61 miles I moved it back to the "FRONT" the IDQ came alive!

Location and aiming of a sub, it's very important! experiment and find out your self the best for your system.


D.

[sqcomp]

:)

I'm saying! You'll notice that the most successful SQ cars are the ones with up front woofers.

[vimnjicki]

hey! put a set of tweeters in the A pillars...wait. Getting a little bit ahead of myself. I replaced the stock front door speakers with a pair of Polk 6501 components. woofers in the door of course but I was able to install the tweets in the A-pillars. Sweet sound stage. Just have to get another pair for the rear and then the 8 inch subs. By the way, Derick, it looks like there is an appreciable amount of space for a sub under the dash. It would be down-firing and Im not sure about the cubic feet. but I could stick my head in there beside the fan housing. I just took out the glove box. Just throwing that out

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

:)

I'm saying! You'll notice that the most successful SQ cars are the ones with up front woofers.

Yes I can clearly understand why!


D.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by vimnjicki

Derick, it looks like there is an appreciable amount of space for a sub under the dash. It would be down-firing and Im not sure about the cubic feet. but I could stick my head in there beside the fan housing. I just took out the glove box. Just throwing that out

Yes, there is some space down there, I'm working very creatively to figure out how to put 2 mini woofers (6.5")


D.

[RawrDaddy]

Why No Shallow Mount - Under The Seat setups?

-btw x ive been sitting here watching this thread ANXIOUSLY for your results.CHOPCHOP-

[sqcomp]

@vimn

I think we're already at and past the point of simply putting tweeters in the pillars. :)

Wouldn't you say D? Both of us have gone WAY past just a simple tweeter install.

[Viperoni]

The Peerless XLS 10" slim has ridiculously small sealed box req's (on paper...), I wonder how it'd do under our front seats... ?

[sqcomp]

hey D...

Here are the specs as promised:

http://hybrid-audio.com/Imagine%20I6SW.pdf

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by RawrDaddy

Why No Shallow Mount - Under The Seat setups?

-btw x ive been sitting here watching this thread ANXIOUSLY for your results.CHOPCHOP-

Thanks RawrDaddy, I'm very anxiously too!

I think that putting a sub under the seats would miss the point of moving the bass as forward as possible, even though it's not a bad idea, but the space under my seats it's too small after deadening and besides I think it would impact the seats directly.

D.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by Viperoni

The Peerless XLS 10" slim has ridiculously small sealed box req's (on paper...), I wonder how it'd do under our front seats... ?

I didn't find the slim version, but according to them: LINK the Peerless XLS 10" needs 20 liter box, AKA 0.70 cubic feet, 0.10 cf more than (2) I6SW.

I still have 3 Kicker Solo-Baric 10" woofers that work on 0.66 cf, and I could play with one of them too. But the option going under the seats it's out of the equation for me.

Thanks
D.

[RawrDaddy]

Oh Ok
i see now.

(under a seat was the only place upfront that i could think of besides using the dash area >_<)



...imaputmysubinsidemysteeringwheel.