Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[derickveliz2]

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Check this out! This is from a member (Winterboy04) of DIYMA interested in my 6.5 subwoofer...


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"So i had the opportunity to check out this beast of a Yaris last Friday. Derick was kind enough to allow a complete stranger to screw around with his stereo! My intent was to hear the HAT 6.5" woofer in action (specifically in the front of the vehicle) because i have a Tacoma access cab and i will need the space where my sub is currently for a babyseat. I am no audiophile, only an aspiring car audio nut working my way up, so my explanations of what I heard could be a little “dull”, but to say the least, his car was game changing for me.

Because he has a Yaris, he’s got a large dashboard due to the angle of the windshield, this seems to work perfectly because his imaging really puts the entire band or singer directly there in front of you. He went through the 7 drums exercise, and a couple other test tracks, but where the system seemed to shine was in the mid to mid-low sections of common songs. I was blown away by the highs, crystal clear, not bright, not piercing, just clean and vibrant. But those midranges, man were those nice. His door speakers are putting out frequencies that I have a hard time hearing from my 10” sub. At one point, he turned off the subwoofer to show the frequencies they were actually playing. That was when my car stereo plans changed. The amount of work he put into deadening and anti-rattle truly paid off, because I have never heard a car that had a range like that from the front.

So thank you for getting to me before I blew money on a new subwoofer and amp. I know now that I need to spend some coin and time turning that truck cab into a silent chamber.
And for anyone who is looking for impressions on that HAT subwoofer…holy crap. You would think that thing was a ten. So clean and so smooth. It still on my radar for future upgrades!
Thanks for the opportunity Derick!"


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