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Well I did it. I'm the proud owner of a 2016 Genesis coupe 3.8 with 2100 miles on it.
The "I'm not going to think about putting a system in this" lasted about three days.
It has the no nav, no sub, "six speaker" system with the color display.
Does anyone know if the output of the head unit is flat through the throw of the volume control with the tone controls flat?
Holy Crap! A Big Daddy sighting! :O
The last person I know of to have a Genesis was Dennis. Good luck with it.
Crutchfield says you can throw a double din in there no problem. But there are ways to test the output of the factory headunit with rta. Can't remember how but someone on here knows.
And where the hell have you been BIG DADDY?
I've been working my ass off :D
yeah, I can test the outputs but I kinda figured someone would just know :D
Personally I would just throw a double din in there and get it over with. Most of the Pioneers have network mode now or if you want to go with a processor the Dayton unit seems to be treating people well if on a budget.
the headunit and "screen" are separate, dunno if the headunit drives the screen that has HVAC info on it or not. have not looked too hard but I suspect it may, or will suffer some pretty shitty errors without it.
Nicole's 2011 GC had everything that ran through the HU. The HU also had a digital out that went to the factory amp, but her car had the factory sub too. While she was pleased with the factory sound system, she wasn't pleased with the lack of bass, despite having a subwoofer, so I put one in there for her. The only thing I remember about her car is that it had a factory loudness curve at low volume that disappeared at high volume.
I did find it funny that her car had the Infinity Premium sound system in it and everything was stamped Harmon or JBL... As in, nothing was branded Infinity.
Well, Infinity and JBL are under Harman so...:p
The digital out heads to the Harman amp and the volume is then controlled via the vehicle bus. It is entirely possible that the EQ curve was built into the amplifier.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisB
next up.
Tactile transducers, AKA Bass Shakers. I have used them live TONS on drum thrones for monitoring and they are goddamn amazing. But, there is a ton of low end already floating around on the stage form backline amps, sub creep, etc. Anyone use them in a car? What if I did a sub in the stock placement and tossed a set of these in the mix? Not looking to be heard outside, looking to retain the car, most importantly my pass through.
14 years of owning a hatch and dreaming of doing a real IB install and I bought this shitbird with no space and need the pass thru to transport longer rifles.
And again, as always, I'm keeping my spare tire.
Probably should, at some point, see what it takes to light the car up. JL makes a sealthbox but I'm not paying 600+ bucks for a box and sub.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRwm9ppgJ40Quote:
Originally Posted by chad
I think the bass shakers would be worth a try for a fun install. For a sub I'm not sure what size the stock sub box is but the IDv4 is a great low bass sub that doesn't need much to deliver the goods. Good call on keeping the spare. Contrary to popular car audio belief a cell phone, compressor, and a can of fix-a-flat IS NOT an acceptable road hazard package.
I have not even looked at the spare yet, it's been such a whirlwind.. May want to before I go on a trip next week :D
Allegedly the cerwin vega 8's get right at it IB. Just the little vega series. A guy of FB has them, dunno if he is here, Dennis McCoy... Though about seeing if I can do some sort of manifold to cancel vibration on the deck but if I can get by with a solid 8 or 10 in the deck and well done transducers it would be ideal in keeping my trunk space up and weight down.
The JL stealthbox looks more an more tempting but it is UNGODLY expensive. These cars are affordable now, kids are buying them so it's a matter of time to wait till one is wrapped around a tree and grab the JL if anyone has bought one. There is a company that makes a nice custom box, but I lose the cabin pass. Gotta have the cabin pass.
Another thing I discovered is that you can actually fit amps behind the panels in the rear! A lot of people also do a custom hung amp rack.
As I dismantle the civic to only have audio, no ham radio, no fancy power supply, etc.. I'm completely embarrassed at the attention to detail that I put into that install.... Embarrassed that I probably could not do it again.
I'll throw another suggestion at you... What about putting an 8 or 10 in the factory location and building your enclosure under the deck while attaching it to the deck? I did that once in my old hooptie crown vic in college, but i missed my measurement by a tad so instead of sitting on the gas tank hump, I had to brace and bolt the hell out of it...
I've thought about that, also thought about still doing IB with the drivers facing down and open to the rear sub pass through. Same theory, more cone.
Then, today, we went shopping and I totally used that space.
Also noticed while as a passenger (wife has taken to driving it) that there is no way it cannot have a loudness contour. There's way too much low end for stock speakers at low volume.
thanks for all your replies i read them all .thanks for your help broQuote:
Originally Posted by chad
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thanks for all your replies i read them all .thanks for your help broQuote:
Originally Posted by chad
best regards bro
all best
Bro, you posted it twice, bro. 20 hours apart, bro. Wtf bro?
That's funny, bro.
I am a confuse.....
Bro...