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Welcome to my Audio page. Just a bit of info concerning my quest for better sound...
Prolog: The factory system is not that bad, considering. It consists of a double-din headunit with in-dash
6-CD system. Speaker setup consists of front door mids with A-pillar mounted tweeters, rear door mids, and
a sub mounted on the rear parcel shelf. The Bose amp is mounted in the trunk below the parcel shelf. Not
too bad, but it has no balls and is definately not that clear.
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Step 3: Front Door Speakers..... Step-by-step
removal of door panel along with current speaker setup. Includes removing and installing new tweeters in the
factory A-pillar location.
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Update 05/29/05: Initial installation of MB Quart 6.5" mids did not go well. I got cheap and replaced them with
Infinity 6000CS seperates. Within a couple of weeks, I had blown one while goofing with an IASCA test disk doing
mid-bass signwave tests (DOH!). I replaced it and simply did not crank it up as far until a week ago when I
blew another speaker. Tired of cheap/plain sounding seperates, I upgraded to JL Audio XR650-CSi seperates.
Much better sounding than the cheap Infinity seperates. Below are pix of the JL 6.5" mid, and a picture of the
Precision Power pre-amp and Carver/KLW Phantom Bass processor which are simply mounted in the glove box.
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Update Sometime 2007 - July 2008: There were quite a few changes during this timeframe. I purchased a new sub
and threw it in but immediately did not like the old box setup with it firing into the back of the seat. I set
about on a new mission: New light weight box. So, out it all came. I had an old box that was 1.25cft and
would actually fit in the Maxima and I used that as the basis for the new one. I stripped it down and proceeded
to cut out most of the wood panels which left the "front" and bottom of the box solid wood and the rest of the
box a skeleton. It was here that I decided to try using my old Kicker C10a first, instead of the new TL 12" sub
with the thought being I can always cut it out to install the 12 later. I created a free-standing mounting ring
for the sub and proceeded to fiberglass the enclosure. When done I covered it in carpet and installed the components.
At this point, I replaced the a/d/s PH15 with a Rockford Fosgate Punch 200 for the front speakers. Calculations
show I actually saved 40lbs using this configuration and while the bass was not shattering it was nice and clean.
It should be noted that in July, the Maxima was turned over to be my wifes daily driver and she wanted the trunk
space back. So, the whole system has now been stripped and it's back to running the factory Bose system.
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