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While it's a great hobby, no car audio is ever going to come close to what I listen to at home. So my new F450 will remain as it is.
That said, it would be hard to pack bi-amped tube or mono blocks in a truck.
While it's a great hobby, no car audio is ever going to come close to what I listen to at home. So my new F450 will remain as it is.
That said, it would be hard to pack bi-amped tube or mono blocks in a truck.
There are many mono block amps for vehicles that exceed the power of home mono block amps and as far as tube amps go, there are a few out there for car audio but they are from esoteric builders and just like tube amps for the home, they do produce a much warmer sound than class A or A/B amps but they are very "inefficient" and they don`t produce much power per channel.
With that being said and I agree with you, no car audio system will ever surpass the the sound quality of a home system that`s properly set up but there are some that will blow away a home system.
There are many mono block amps for vehicles that exceed the power of home mono block amps and as far as tube amps go, there are a few out there for car audio but they are from esoteric builders and just like tube amps for the home, they do produce a much warmer sound than class A or A/B amps but they are very "inefficient" and they don`t produce much power per channel.
With that being said and I agree with you, no car audio system will ever surpass the the sound quality of a home system that`s properly set up but there are some that will blow away a home system.
With the right speakers a low powered SET will give all the volume anyone could need with the right speakers. But giant horns and cabinets are not for vehicles. I have speakers that are 102dB SPL with 1 watt.
I have a few sets of tube monos, with the smallest being 100 watts. Audio is a fun hobby in that you are always searching for "that sound".
I'll be following this thread. I competed in IASCA in the good old days of the early 90's. Went tot he world Finals on OK a couple of times with my car. So many good times and memories!
In the past I've done a few comps as well but always with suv's and not with pickups. For my F350 I added kicker reference in the doors, JL 12" Tw1 behind the seat on the driver side and the DSR1 processor and an alpine pdx v-9. Sound is great but the bass is really lacking in the front of the cab compared to what I would expect. The sub fires forward directly into the foam back seat which I'm sure absorbs plenty of the output, are there any major improvements to be made back there?
Took all weekend to do both front doors. Most of my time was trying to figure out how run wire through the molex connector and how to cut and install the acoustic panels. That said the second door went a lot faster.
Posting two pics at a time because I'm having a terrible experience trying to upload pics on this forum. Here's the acoustic panels:
Is it just me or are some of the pictures not loading properly? I noticed some weirdness when uploading a couple pics earlier but thought it was just me.
Finished the back wall and the C-pillars last night. Stuffed all the cavities with denim insulation. Had a total of 3-4 layers when we were finished. Tons of time but no dead space for sound.
Looking good.
When you finally get to it and if you go this route, i`d be very interested in seeing any and all pics of how you dealt with running new speaker wire through the front door molex connectors especially the drivers side because if they`re the same as a 2015-2017 F150 Lariat and above trim levels, which i`m sure they are since they share the same cab, this will be a PITA to do.
Here's the door closeout and speaker plate for the woofer and mid. Second pic is test fitting the MLV
It's like you're a mind reader, this is the direction I'm leaning towards as well except with AudioFrog mids.
Which speakers are those? Could you please repost the mounting plate for the woofer and mid? What did you make the mounting bracket out of? What did you use for the acoustic panels? Did you add pins to the Molex connectors, or drill through them? Sorry for all the questions!
It's like you're a mind reader, this is the direction I'm leaning towards as well except with AudioFrog mids.
Which speakers are those? Could you please repost the mounting plate for the woofer and mid? What did you make the mounting bracket out of? What did you use for the acoustic panels? Did you add pins to the Molex connectors, or drill through them? Sorry for all the questions!
Hertz HSK 163.3 components. Bought the mounting brackets here: https://store.audiodesignscg.com/pro...aker-adapters/ Acoustic panels are the 2x4 foot ceiling tiles made of mineral wool, my local home depot doesn't carry the fiberglass ceiling tile. I poked a bunch of extra holes in the panels with a bunch of wood screws sticking out of a piece of plywood. Each panel is covered in 0.7mil plastic sheet to protect from water.
I have a basic XLT so the molex connector had a nice big round empty 1/4" hole in the middle. It had some extra webbing inside so I just drilled it out clean to make it a nice smooth hole so the wires pushed through easily. I'd imagine this hole is already used in higher option levels.
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