Head Unit Question

[fourthmeal]

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[utopia]

Did you sound deaden the car fully?

That is the primary reason it probably sounds just like it did before if you haven't done a proper deadening job.

he means dynomat. not sure if you picked that up. but it's a fabric you get installed between the exterior and interior to block out road noise and keep in the muuussiicccc (alright)

 

[Abaddon]

he means dynomat. not sure if you picked that up. but it's a fabric you get installed between the exterior and interior to block out road noise and keep in the muuussiicccc (alright)

actually.. its a rubber / butyl / Aluminum composite material.

Not fabric.


And there are MANY other manufacturers. Dynamat is just ONE. And its one of the more expensive ones.

 

[fourthmeal]

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[utopia]

actually.. its a rubber / butyl / Aluminum composite material.

Not fabric.


And there are MANY other manufacturers. Dynamat is just ONE. And its one of the more expensive ones.

happens to be one of the most well-known ones as well, that's why i mentioned it because people are most likely to know that. and i don't know much about audio at all to be honest so what it's made out of is beyond me!

 

[thayayballa]

does the jl clean sweep work with after market head units? my headunit has only 2v preamps and it looks like the JL makes 8v.

thanks

 

[fourthmeal]

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[superrober1]

Hehe. Im an idiot: I spected my speakers to sound great without an amplifier !. Now I have an MB Quart component in the front, a Crossfire in the back and a Jl A4300 amp.

It sounds great but I still cant get better sound than my older sony stereo in my previous car. I can hear some distortion with lower frecuencies. The guy that installed them told me its because the factory unit doesnt have enough power. Would it be a big difference if I get 8V with the cleansweep from whatever the unit has??

 

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[jonathan4740]

hey fourth... sounds like you have quite a collection of knowledge here, what is your background? i am interested in upgrading the bose system in my 3, and i am happy to hear that it is a decent enough hu to not have to replace- i really like the look of the stock system and didn't want to give up the extras.

it sounds to me like my second move is going to be sound deadening. i kinda knew i would have to do this, but it is much more exciting to spend money on speakers and amps than some sticky rubber mat... just out of curiosity, are your issues with dynamat limited to the cost, or do you feel it is inferior in some other way?

thanks for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.

 

[timv]

I just bought the r-eq the standard one to be installed in my speed3. It has the non-bose unit and to begin I am just going to add my old sub from my previous protege5. I bought it off amazon for around $85 and it was here in the next day, I didn't know the seller was in phoenix too. It looks like crutchfield is shipping the 5 version now but it is around $200.
I didn't find a lot of reviems on the r-eq but the ones I did were very positive and it looks like a more simple way to get the stock stereo to have the proper starting points for adding subs, etc.....
Just thought I would chime in and say hello......

 

[fourthmeal]

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[jonathan4740]

Background : Previous Co-Owner of a little shop that I tried to bring to market...EDGE Racing and Performance. I was working on it Kansas City, MO for a year or so. Before that, I worked at Circuit City. After my failed adventure in business ownership, I worked at Ultimate Electronics for a few years. I'm better at home theater then car audio, but as you probably know, the two mix pretty well. I suck at fiberglass, and I can't control a jigsaw as well as I would like, but otherwise I'm OK at this stuff.

Dynamat isn't bad stuff, and I've said that a few times. Its just equal to other products, yet costs 5x more. Marketing is why. Other brands like Raammat use Butyl and other high quality materials, but still are cost effective because they sell by word of mouth. BTW, you'll hear more difference from a solid, well executed sound dampening job then you will just about any other thing you do. For example, I'm working on my wife's '08 Tribute's sound system, and I am doing it slowly and methodically so she doesn't get upset about me tearing into her car full bore (and potentially leaving us without a drivable vehicle.) So, each day I pick an area of the car I want to work on, and do that one little thing. Well, first thing to do has been sound deadening. I did the trunk one night, and the doors another. And she remarked to me shortly after doing just those two things,

"Wow, did you install the new speakers already? It sound WAY better!"

And indeed it does!

that's good news! thanks for the input. what would you consider critical areas for sound deadening in the mz3 hatch? doors, obviously... what about the floor? how big/difficult of a job is that?

 

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