Cool! Congrats, the big 3 definitely helps with the voltage drops. did you ever figure out which amplifier setup you were going to run?
Audio System Upgrade Thread 04 Tahoe
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Rockford Fosgate R600-4D and likely Rockford Fosgate R500X1D
Hey Shawn,
The Rockford Fosgate R600-4D puts out 100 watts RMS x 4 @ 4ohm (600 watt RMS peak), making it a great match for my Alpine SPR 60 speakers, which are 100 watt ea. RMS – so I’m planning to stay with that Amp for my door speakers.
For my sub-woofer, I first planned to do a powered sub, but I’m now looking at a Rockford Fosgate R500X1D amplifier to drive a 12” speaker in a ported enclosure.
500 Watts driving a 10” or 12” speaker should be all the punch I would need.
I haven’t narrowed down my sub setup yet, but that’s my latest thoughts on the subject. I need to find out more regarding the pros and cons of ported/non-ported enclosures for subs – as well as the need/desire for a 12” versus a 10” speaker.
If you or anyone else has thoughts about sub-woofers, please feel free to chime in!
Joe
Hey Shawn,
The Rockford Fosgate R600-4D puts out 100 watts RMS x 4 @ 4ohm (600 watt RMS peak), making it a great match for my Alpine SPR 60 speakers, which are 100 watt ea. RMS – so I’m planning to stay with that Amp for my door speakers.
For my sub-woofer, I first planned to do a powered sub, but I’m now looking at a Rockford Fosgate R500X1D amplifier to drive a 12” speaker in a ported enclosure.
500 Watts driving a 10” or 12” speaker should be all the punch I would need.
I haven’t narrowed down my sub setup yet, but that’s my latest thoughts on the subject. I need to find out more regarding the pros and cons of ported/non-ported enclosures for subs – as well as the need/desire for a 12” versus a 10” speaker.
If you or anyone else has thoughts about sub-woofers, please feel free to chime in!
Joe
It really all depends on your wants. I say go with the biggest you can afford. I can't count how many times I have installed subs, then replaced it 2 or 3 times for people because they end up wanting more. You can always turn it down, but you can only turn the up to the limits of components.
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I'm sorry but I totally slacked on getting pics, although I still have not finished everything up so I will try to remember when I start putting things back together. I finally have everything all wired up but I got a slight alternator whine, so I have to figure that out too. I started doing a "big 3" but I have to look into what others are doing. I did the alternator to the battery so far.
I also want to look into getting the speaker box recovered with a matching tan carpet. The old school grey speaker box carpet looks horrible in the tan interior.
I also want to look into getting the speaker box recovered with a matching tan carpet. The old school grey speaker box carpet looks horrible in the tan interior.
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big three upgrade is basically changing out yer batterys ground wires with zero guage wires and adding an extra zero guage power wire off yer alt. i was pretty impressed i get no voltage drop between teh battery and amp now wich is good
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Speaking of the Big 3 Upgrade.........
Speaking of the Big 3 Upgrade, I got my stuff in the mail:
And...... Santa asked what I want for Christmas, so chose my head unit and compatibility harness:
Pioneer AVH X5500BHS
CRUX SOOGM-15
Next, I'll go looking for wire loom materials to do the Big 3!
Now if only one of the elves would find some amplifiers, a sub-woofer and some wiring laying around Santa's workshop.
Speaking of the Big 3 Upgrade, I got my stuff in the mail:
And...... Santa asked what I want for Christmas, so chose my head unit and compatibility harness:
Pioneer AVH X5500BHS
CRUX SOOGM-15
Next, I'll go looking for wire loom materials to do the Big 3!
Now if only one of the elves would find some amplifiers, a sub-woofer and some wiring laying around Santa's workshop.
OP
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Big "3+1" Complete
Got "The Big 4" upgrade done today. It wasn't too bad to do once you have all of the materials gathered. Learning how much heat to put to the wire to get solder to melt was a bit of a learning process - glad I bought a couple extra lugs and extra length of wire!
Alternator connection finished:
Here's my chassis to alt bracket cable with soldered lugs:
3 Ground wire runs: 1 from alt bracket to chassis, 1 from batt to alt bracket, 1 from batt to bumper bracket.
Chassis connection:
Knu Koncepts connections to battery:
Decent photo of all of the wiring:
Time to get serious about some sound.
I think my next step is to decide where to mount my amps and how to get power to them.
Got "The Big 4" upgrade done today. It wasn't too bad to do once you have all of the materials gathered. Learning how much heat to put to the wire to get solder to melt was a bit of a learning process - glad I bought a couple extra lugs and extra length of wire!
Alternator connection finished:
Here's my chassis to alt bracket cable with soldered lugs:
3 Ground wire runs: 1 from alt bracket to chassis, 1 from batt to alt bracket, 1 from batt to bumper bracket.
Chassis connection:
Knu Koncepts connections to battery:
Decent photo of all of the wiring:
Time to get serious about some sound.
I think my next step is to decide where to mount my amps and how to get power to them.
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Hey Shawn - Went for the 750!
YEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWW
Ordered my Amps today:
Door Speaker Amp -- Rockford Fosgate Prime R600-4D, 4-channel car amplifier — 100 watts RMS x 4
Sub Amp -- Rockford Fosgate R750-1D, 750W RMS Class D Monoblock Prime Series Car Audio Amplifier
I'll next need to order my KnuKonceptz wiring and find a sub. My sound system is getting there!!
Joe
YEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWWWW
Ordered my Amps today:
Door Speaker Amp -- Rockford Fosgate Prime R600-4D, 4-channel car amplifier — 100 watts RMS x 4
Sub Amp -- Rockford Fosgate R750-1D, 750W RMS Class D Monoblock Prime Series Car Audio Amplifier
I'll next need to order my KnuKonceptz wiring and find a sub. My sound system is getting there!!
Joe
Awesome man. Looks like it should be a nice system when done. Got a love buying one part per paycheck lol.. Whatever it takes man! So which sub were you thinking about using? Gonna go alpine or Rockford to keep with the brands? Lol
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Hey Shawn,
The Rockford Fosgate R600-4D puts out 100 watts RMS x 4 @ 4ohm (600 watt RMS peak), making it a great match for my Alpine SPR 60 speakers, which are 100 watt ea. RMS – so I’m planning to stay with that Amp for my door speakers.
For my sub-woofer, I first planned to do a powered sub, but I’m now looking at a Rockford Fosgate R500X1D amplifier to drive a 12” speaker in a ported enclosure.
500 Watts driving a 10” or 12” speaker should be all the punch I would need.
I haven’t narrowed down my sub setup yet, but that’s my latest thoughts on the subject. I need to find out more regarding the pros and cons of ported/non-ported enclosures for subs – as well as the need/desire for a 12” versus a 10” speaker.
If you or anyone else has thoughts about sub-woofers, please feel free to chime in!
Joe
New guy here, but thought I'd chime in. I have been through the same thing as far as contemplating sub/amp choices (good choice on amp btw). IMHO, I'd suggest going with a non-mainstream sub such as Incriminator, SSA, DD, Sundown, etc... These companies offer a much better driver for significantly lower prices because they do not pour millions of $$$ per year into advertising. For instance, a 1000W Incriminator LI retails for around $275
That 750 would push an Incriminator Lethal Injection series, DD 2500 series, of a SSA GCON very nicely.
As far as sealed vs ported goes... These trucks don't lend themselves well to a ported application if you want to retain your cargo area. Whatever route you decide, make sure that you have a nice enclosure. Proper box building gets a little over my head when trying to keep them a small as possible while maximizing output. Steve cook w/ Audio X is currently doing an install for me for a dual 10" or single 12" setup. My main goal is to keep it as clean and tight as possible as I still plan on using my cargo area. I know mine is a different model, but you can follow this build thread if you're looking for enclosure ideas.
http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum...y/159125-audio-x-inc-project-black-build.html
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