Tampa TL

I posted a thread on my upcoming sound system but it didn't get any replies. This is the link to the other thread: https://acurazine.com/forums/ramblings-12/starting-new-business-need-help-176080/

I'll post the info here from that thread.

I decided to instead go with four 12" Kicker CVRs for the subs. I will be getting everything else though, but maybe a different amp for the component speakers. I bought the four 3" Boss bullet tweeters the other day and decided to install then today. I will have four 3" tweeters in the front with two 6" Selenium midrange speakers, the back doors will have two 6" Seleniums and the back panel will have two 10" Selenium midrange speakers with two 5" Boss bullet tweeters. I still haven't decided on what amps to use but for the meanwhile I will use the Kicker amp for these 3" bullet tweeters. They run at 150 watts RMS each and my amp is 350 watts max running to 8 speakers (lol). Anyways, here are the pics:

On the door panels-













On the center panels-










As you can tell I'm not done yet. I still have to do the other center panel and do the wiring on those two tweeters. My friend helped me wire up the two on the doors and wow, what a difference they make. The Kicker components were also wired up to crossovers and I found out one of the crossovers was missing a screw so my passenger side tweeter was not working at all....

Well I took the car out for a drive without messing with my radio settings and all I can say is that these monster tweeters are LOUD! My damn head hurts now lol. They are under powered and they still scream and are also very crisp and clear.

Tampa TL

60 views and 0 replies? Is it that bad??

lol

Malayalee King

iTrader: (1)

its looks like overkill in my opinion. atleast mold them in

MurdaZ

iTrader: (1)

ehh what he said...im not a fan of tweeters, rather have 2-ways installed...have it molded with the cloth around it would look oem and still nice

6MTUA5

iTrader: (2)

I think you could have made it look better. I do want to see what ends up happening in the trunk.

uncald4

iTrader: (3)

Why would you do that to your car? It makes my TL sad.

FirePR2002

You must be a hardcore audiophile, huh? I was on the fence until I saw the center console and that pushed me off. Can't wait to see the final product, but it does look like a little much.

TLin401

4 subs is a little to much.

VoLLy

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I think they look good, makes the interior more futuristic.

02type-s

I like the idea a lot, just not so much the way they look. They jump out at ya lol. You could make them look a lot cleaner.

ChicoOG

How does it sound? That's what is most important...

At one point I had a total of 10 speakers, one sub and three amps. Now have 6 speakers, two subs, and two amps...it actually sounds a lot better. Everything is running active and I still need to do a lot of tuning The point being, more isn't always better...I'm not an expert, but I think the equipment combo you have is going to be difficult to tune well.

It is a constant experiment, keep trying out stuff 'till you get it dialed...good luck

Gee-TR

brave man for chopping up a nice door panel and center console, I would never do that to my TL, it would bleed. Would of molded some on the A pillar and maybe the B pillar, your ears are going to hurt from all those tweets. A nice pair of components would sound nicer.

Tampa TL

Well thank you guys for the input. Most of you are obviously very conservative when it comes to your sound system setup. In my case though, I want to actually compete with my sound system and I really didn't want to make it blend in too much or make it look OEM or w/e. I wanted to have something visible so ppl see I got something done but not too extreme. I like how these tweeters look so I'm not complaining. The cutting looks sloppy but if you actually judge the final outcome, it came out clean.

I know some of you may think it's too much or too many tweeters but If you read my original post you will notice I'm getting the same amount of mids as well. Like I said already, I want to take this to shows and compete, not just your old fashion simple/conservative setup like most of you have.

Anyways, they sound great. I finished installing the other two tweeters on the center console with my friend today. I took the car for a spin and I can't believe the difference that they make. Extremely loud and crystal clear, is the best way I can describe them. My radio goes up to volume 35 but I usually don't go higher than 24 because then my Kicker mids start crying. Well I took these tweeters up to 27 with the same settings and they were already hurting my head once again lol. They could have gone further but the mids sounded like they were going to blow. I just need to sit down one day and adjust the settings once I get the new mids and amps.

LIPPSTUH

iTrader: (2)

+1 out of sight out of mind... with that set up u're screaming break into my car.

i am impressed more on oem looking aftermarket mods than mods which scream LOOK i'm custom.

but its ur car tell us how it sounds.

Tampa TL

Well why would it scream "break into my car"? Because I have noticeable tweeters on my doors? Anyone with a system, be it a $200 or $2,200 system, it is still screaming "break into my car" once the wrong person hears it. For my setup I won't have flashing lights, or suede here and there. I want my setup to be "all go, little show". I'm spending money on the music itself, not the visuals.

Besides, how is a OEM looking setup more impressive? It just looks stock lol, it's too common and almost to easy to install.

But anyways, the tweeters sound great, crystal clear and very loud so far with a puny amp. I'm hoping to get the rest of the mids and the last two 5" tweeters. As soon as I get those in I'll post pics before and after install.

Gee-TR

lets see some trunk action!

Malayalee King

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he said he finds it more impressive, not that it is for everyone

Tampa TL

lol first I need to order the subs and then have a box built!

caligirl2k

How many watts are you running?

illmat1k

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You need to go to www.realmofexcursion.com

fsttyms1

How does the sound imaging sound there. I couldnt imagine it sounds that good.

Tampa TL

Caligirl2k, I'm currently running a 5k max/3k rms watt amp to the subs.


Not sure what you mean but the Boss tweeters sound amazing. I tried listening to other types of music besides rap (like Daft Punk and Coldplay) and it sounds great all around.