Hey All
Long time lurker, first time poster. Had this since may of last year. AWD LR model. After 10+ service appointments for various defects have a ride I am damn happy with. Done a lot of car modifications for the years for cosmetic, comfort and audio. Below is my long term investment Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions
Suspension:
Unplugged Performance Moderate Springs for a 1.75" drop with custom 1" hubcentric spacers. Ride quality vastly improved in comfort and handling. Next will be UP rear sway bar
Audio System: OG SQ Setup
Gutted the front sound-stage and disconnected the rear speakers and sub-woofer.
I've seen people tap into the tower in the car, don't understand why, ran this setup right off the 12v battery. No issues and sufficient amperage
Speakers:
Boston Acoustics SPZ50 in a coax and component setup for the front stage. The second set of imaging tweeters are mounted in place of the front mid-range under the window trim with a -4db drop to raise the sound-stage. I pulled out the 7" door woofers and used their housing with a abs plate to make a mount for the Bostons.
Subwoofer: Boston Acoustics G3-12" Sub in ported box in the trunk.
DSP: (Not Shown) Helix DSP Pro MK2: ran all the front speaker wires to sum the signal for the front stage. Auto EQ'ed with a microphone and voila. Time alignment etc.
DAC: A nice little bonus to hook up the iPhone with the camera./usb adapter to a Topping D10 DAC via the Toslink output to the Helix. When I do the long drives, I switch to this setup instead of using the factory audio playback. Much better sound.
Amplifier: Frunk mounted McIntosh MCC404M. Rebuilt myself with new caps and other goodies. With the shelf and quick disconnects I made. Makes for a great look and easily removable when there is a servicing issue.
Anyways, pictures below. All ties in nicely.
Long time lurker, first time poster. Had this since may of last year. AWD LR model. After 10+ service appointments for various defects have a ride I am damn happy with. Done a lot of car modifications for the years for cosmetic, comfort and audio. Below is my long term investment Enjoy and feel free to ask any questions
Suspension:
Unplugged Performance Moderate Springs for a 1.75" drop with custom 1" hubcentric spacers. Ride quality vastly improved in comfort and handling. Next will be UP rear sway bar
Audio System: OG SQ Setup
Gutted the front sound-stage and disconnected the rear speakers and sub-woofer.
I've seen people tap into the tower in the car, don't understand why, ran this setup right off the 12v battery. No issues and sufficient amperage
Speakers:
Boston Acoustics SPZ50 in a coax and component setup for the front stage. The second set of imaging tweeters are mounted in place of the front mid-range under the window trim with a -4db drop to raise the sound-stage. I pulled out the 7" door woofers and used their housing with a abs plate to make a mount for the Bostons.
Subwoofer: Boston Acoustics G3-12" Sub in ported box in the trunk.
DSP: (Not Shown) Helix DSP Pro MK2: ran all the front speaker wires to sum the signal for the front stage. Auto EQ'ed with a microphone and voila. Time alignment etc.
DAC: A nice little bonus to hook up the iPhone with the camera./usb adapter to a Topping D10 DAC via the Toslink output to the Helix. When I do the long drives, I switch to this setup instead of using the factory audio playback. Much better sound.
Amplifier: Frunk mounted McIntosh MCC404M. Rebuilt myself with new caps and other goodies. With the shelf and quick disconnects I made. Makes for a great look and easily removable when there is a servicing issue.
Anyways, pictures below. All ties in nicely.