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Aug 9, 2005 | 02:49 AM

200Proof

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High End Audiophile System

I'm getting ready to start building the system for my 04' Excursion Limited and wanted to get some feedback and recomendations. This is what I have planned so far.

Eclipse AVN5495 Headunit - planning on getting this installed next week along with the backup camera & PAC swi-x steering wheel control.

Now for the speaker & amps I'm still not 100% sure. I was planning on using the JL Audio XR650csi components in the front until I heard the Dynaudio 240 MKII components, wow, these things blew away the JL Audio XR's the Diamond Audio Hex's & the Focal Polykevlar's.

So now I'm thinking this:

Dynaudio 240 MKII in the front
JL Audio XR570-CXi in 2nd & 3rd row
JL Audio Stealthbox Sub
JL Audio 450/4 - 300w to the Dynaudio's & 150w to the 2nd row JL Audio's
JL Audio 450/4 - 150w to the 3rd row JL Audio's & 300w to the Stealthbox

So what do you Audiophiles think of this setup? any recomenadations?

Thanks

Aug 9, 2005 | 03:31 AM

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From: Bixby, OK

Overall that looks like a nice setup. I hope the quality of the install matches the quality of the speakers. With the stealthbox what are you planning inside there? The W6?

Aug 9, 2005 | 05:53 PM

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The guy that installed my first car stereo system almost 20 years ago is still in the business and is the only guy who has ever worked on any of my vehicles. He does sales at one of the high end car stereo shops in Houston but still does installs for me and a couple of other long time customers. So the install will be 1st class all the way. Tweeters molded into the A-pillar, high end interconnects, fans, distribution block w/ fuses, etc.

The sub that comes in the Stealthbox is the W3, my buddy thinks it should be enough, especially because of the placement up front, but if not I'll put in a W6.

I'm wondering if the JL Audio amp is going to be clean enough to run the Dynaudio speakers. I though about running a Zapco or Audison just for the fronts but then I would have to run the JL audio 500/5 because I only have room for 2 amps. I'm not really crazy about 5 channel amps so that is why I figured I would run 2 450/4 amps.

Aug 9, 2005 | 06:15 PM

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dang, thats some serious ching right there... im drooling

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Aug 9, 2005 | 07:45 PM

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As far as the wife knows it's only about $1,500 installed.

Aug 10, 2005 | 12:03 AM

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From: Bixby, OK

Haha as far as my family knows there's only $300 in mine. In reality? A pair of speakers is about that.. lol. I'm going to buy 2 pairs of a/d/s components tomorow. They retailed at $2149 per set.

::evil smile:: lol