Recent content by mzmtg

I rearranged my amps under the seats to get everything to fit. My new Arc KS300.4 would not fit under the driver's seat where my MTX 4-channel had been. So, I moved the JBL GTX500 over under the driver's seat and put the KS300.4 where it had been under the passenger seat. I also cleaned up all...

Here are some quick pictures of the AVS vent shade visors I just installed on my 2010 CX-9. I got mine from Amazon, the part number from AVS is 94143

I picked up a used Arc Audio KS 300.4 amplifier to replace the MTX 4 channel on my front speakers. The higher quality design and added horsepower (4x~100 watts VS 4x55 on the old MTX) make a noticeable difference in sound quality. Overall clarity and detail is better and it playes quite a bit...

It turns out that my hot-glued tweeters can't handle the Florida heat. After re-gluing them a few times, I've replaced them. P-E had the same tweeter with a built-in wave guide on sale last week, so I picked up a pair. These drop right in and won't fall apart....hopefully. I did retune...

Got the MS-8 installed a bit more cleanly this week. I also took some measurements of what it's doing to the sound, see here. I put the factory head unit back in since Bluetooth is my only source now. I still have the MS-8 remote mounted next to the shift lever as I use it for my main volume...

I'm also going to try using this JL Audio Bluetooth receiver as my only input to the new processor. Then I can just do away with the head unit entirely since I don't really need it for anything at that point.

Well, I can put away the microphone and the analysis software. I have another toy from JBL on the way :)

Oh yeah, those old boys definitely need a home.

I went with the Dayton tweeters for a couple of reasons. First, I broke one of the JBL drivers while experimenting with different mounting positions when I had all this gear in my previous car. Second, I never really was happy with the sound of the 3/4" silk dome JBL tweeters. The Daytons are...

You know, with those big boys in the doors, you don't even need to subwoofer in the back if you give the infinitys some power and cross them over properly. If you want to spend the money & space for it, put a 12 or 15 in the back area to pick up the very bottom octave (20 - 40Hz).

What mids and/or tweeters are you going to run with the 8's in the doors? After listening to some SQ competition vehicles this past weekend, I'm very interested in fitting 8's in the doors of my CX-9.

And there she sits, mounted under the passenger seat: I did end up running a turn-on lead from the head unit because it turns out that JBL's auto turn-on function sucks. I had to turn the sound way up for the amp to recognize the signal and kick on. Then if I turned it down to a normal...

More pictures are always helpful (2thumbs) Nice, let us know how you like it compared to the Bose driver. (rockon)(rockon)

New goodies in the mail yesterday :) (nailbyt) (yupnope) (rockon)(rockon) Wiring from KnuConceptz is on the way too...

These Tang Band 5.25" subwoofers are pretty impressive if you've got the depth to fit one. http://tb-speaker.com/en//products/w5-1138sm https://www.parts-express.com/tang-band-w5-1138sm-5-1-4-neodymium-subwoofer--264-831