My New System
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From: Mesa Arizona
My New System
For those interested-
What started off as simply "upgrading" the stock system in my 2003 F-350 CC has resulted in this after about 4 months:
Head unit: Kenwood KDC-5019 with Sirius
Speakers: 4 Boston Rally RC820's
Main Amp: Alpine MRV-F340
Subs: 2 10" Pioneer DVC's
Sub Amp: Viper 300W RMS Mono d300.1
Sub Box: Dual 10" "rear firing" that I have firing forward
EQ: Alpine ERE-6180
Enough RCA line to choke a gorilla
Total cost to date: about $3000!!!
Now I'm looking at a 6 disk CD changer to finish up.
The system sounds great and I have learned quite a bit about car stereo installation, phase, gain, frequency...ect. The EQ was well worth the $250. It really gives me a lot of control over the quality of sound depending on the type of music currently playing. I don't think I could live without subs in any vehicle after this. They really add a lot of depth to the sound.
Anyway- what a hobby! (guess I need an alarm now---any suggestions???)
When on two wheels-
FXSTC
Mesa- AZ
2003 F-350 V10
What started off as simply "upgrading" the stock system in my 2003 F-350 CC has resulted in this after about 4 months:
Head unit: Kenwood KDC-5019 with Sirius
Speakers: 4 Boston Rally RC820's
Main Amp: Alpine MRV-F340
Subs: 2 10" Pioneer DVC's
Sub Amp: Viper 300W RMS Mono d300.1
Sub Box: Dual 10" "rear firing" that I have firing forward
EQ: Alpine ERE-6180
Enough RCA line to choke a gorilla
Total cost to date: about $3000!!!
Now I'm looking at a 6 disk CD changer to finish up.
The system sounds great and I have learned quite a bit about car stereo installation, phase, gain, frequency...ect. The EQ was well worth the $250. It really gives me a lot of control over the quality of sound depending on the type of music currently playing. I don't think I could live without subs in any vehicle after this. They really add a lot of depth to the sound.
Anyway- what a hobby! (guess I need an alarm now---any suggestions???)
When on two wheels-
FXSTC
Mesa- AZ
2003 F-350 V10
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From: Dededo, Guam
My New System
Jeez... I thought I went out on a limb just adding an amp, a sub, and some new door speakers for my truck. 2 Sony Xplod 5 1/4" three ways, 1 jenson 200 watt amp, and a Rockford 10' Punch in a sealed box. Sounds great but I think you got me beat FXSTC.
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From: Jacksonville, FL
My New System
Nice system ! 
Just looked at your gallery pix. I like the sub/amp box
you built. I am looking at doing something similar, but prob. with
just one 10" sub instead of two. I gotta think that one sub
in a crewcab cabin would be enuff w/ a beefy amp.
As for alarms, I'm not too up on the newest ones. Viper always
made a decent product IMO. After the recent "door lock" issue
discussed in the SD forum, I am thinking about an alarm as well.
And soon!
-- Bob
2001 F250 SD CC Lariat, V-10, 4.30, 6' Bed, 4x4, Auto, K&N FIPK-2, SCMT-tuned, BFG 295/75/16 AT's
Just looked at your gallery pix. I like the sub/amp box
you built. I am looking at doing something similar, but prob. with
just one 10" sub instead of two. I gotta think that one sub
in a crewcab cabin would be enuff w/ a beefy amp.
As for alarms, I'm not too up on the newest ones. Viper always
made a decent product IMO. After the recent "door lock" issue
discussed in the SD forum, I am thinking about an alarm as well.
And soon!
-- Bob
2001 F250 SD CC Lariat, V-10, 4.30, 6' Bed, 4x4, Auto, K&N FIPK-2, SCMT-tuned, BFG 295/75/16 AT's
