s2k: Full sound system set up

hey guys.. im thinking of getting a full sound system for the car.. ive heard its a hard car too get really good sound out out off..
anyone have any set ups or recommendations??

im looking at a budget of $2000

mrk24r is running 4 kicker splits, jl sub and 2 amps and sounds quite good. and im running 2 12's 3 amps 2 splits lol but its abit of over kill something simple is much better.

how did he get 4 splits?
where did he mount them ??

i love my stereo lol
if you love music then its perfect..

im running the rear splits behind my seats they sit just right with a spacer..


hassy

thanks guys.. soo far im looking at rockford set up .. like splits, p2 punch sub and a 4 channel amp .. do guys reckons this is too much?? cos im thinking its a small car and its limited to wat sound i can get out of it

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Originally Posted by mr_vtec

i love my stereo lol
if you love music then its perfect..

im running the rear splits behind my seats they sit just right with a spacer..


hassy

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can you please take some photos?
i love my car audio as well might do something similar or prob fiber glass 2 sets of speakers on the doors

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Originally Posted by leo2nv

thanks guys.. soo far im looking at rockford set up .. like splits, p2 punch sub and a 4 channel amp .. do guys reckons this is too much?? cos im thinking its a small car and its limited to wat sound i can get out of it

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yeh that sounds oright man, make sure you got a good box though that will fit right in the space of the boot hole. not only what deck are you going to run the cd player is the most important to get music quality and also what type of music do you listen to?

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/h...3/Image000.jpg

my setup is abit of overkill man. loss of boot space and spare tyre, you would rather go something simple that you can remove the box in an out for the spare tyre and if you want boot space. although theres a back parcel tray behind the roof that will rattle abit with the sub so remove it ;)

yeah thats a nice set up.. im thinking of doing at lifestyle store too..
but for the boot we going to remove the jack etc and they will make a customer box to fit in there soo i still have boot space .. NVD52K .. wat splits do u recommend??

Look at JL Audio.

They have a removable sub and box system made for the s2000.

LINK: http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_s...hp?fit_id=1405

Good for track days!

are they available in Australia?

try JB hifi, give them the part number see if they can get it

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Originally Posted by vtek

are they available in Australia?

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I work in the Industry and ill ask the JL distributor directly.

It might not available in Aus, but if we can get a lot of interest, they might order a handful once off.

Ill get back to you guys about this!

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Originally Posted by leo2nv

thanks guys.. soo far im looking at rockford set up .. like splits, p2 punch sub and a 4 channel amp .. do guys reckons this is too much?? cos im thinking its a small car and its limited to wat sound i can get out of it

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youl be happy with one p2 punch sub:thumbsup: if your willing to spend abit more i would run it off a seperate monoblock

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Originally Posted by mr_vtec

i love my stereo lol
if you love music then its perfect..

im running the rear splits behind my seats they sit just right with a spacer..


hassy

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ive got mb quart prem splits, they sound nice and all but they are lacking bass etc

im looking at getting rear speakers done

can you post pics and specs?

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Originally Posted by leo2nv

yeah thats a nice set up.. im thinking of doing at lifestyle store too..
but for the boot we going to remove the jack etc and they will make a customer box to fit in there soo i still have boot space .. NVD52K .. wat splits do u recommend??

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im using boston acoustic spz. although cheaper and good sound jl audio splits vr

guys my brother is car sound manager at JB HI-FI parra store so ive heard all the brands and i recommend JL audio or Kicker for splits..

im running kicker splits of a JL amp 300/4..
im running a W6 JL Sub of a JL 500/1 amp..

im thinking about running another w6 with another 500/1 amp soon..

just waiting to do the custom install but ill post pics for you guys tomoz or maybe even tonight.

hassy

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Originally Posted by NVD52K

my setup is abit of overkill man. loss of boot space and spare tyre, you would rather go something simple that you can remove the box in an out for the spare tyre and if you want boot space. although theres a back parcel tray behind the roof that will rattle abit with the sub so remove it ;)

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tell me more about that parcel tray behind the roof? where is that? lol.. =P

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Originally Posted by papa_

ive got mb quart prem splits, they sound nice and all but they are lacking bass etc

im looking at getting rear speakers done

can you post pics and specs?

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U dont need bass coming from the splits. Thats what the subs for

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Originally Posted by djt

U dont need bass coming from the splits. Thats what the subs for

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i know im looking for bass from rear speakers without putting a sub

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Originally Posted by papa_

i know im looking for bass from rear speakers without putting a sub

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Ok, if u want to do that then 6x9s is the way to got.

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Originally Posted by unluvedboi

tell me more about that parcel tray behind the roof? where is that? lol.. =P

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when your roof is up, look behind your seat and you will see plastic to support the roof when the roof is down there will be like a couple of holes with clips on them you just push the middle hole and the clips come out. that parcel tray im talking about vibrates when you have big bass coming through the spare tyre

I have a few questions:

I want to replace my CD stacker inside my centre console under the wind deflector - what can replace this with direct fit?? - This currently annoys me bcoz oem honda stacker dont have anti-skip with the amount of bumpi-ness on the car.

I want to replace my headunit with this ALPINE iDA-X100 coz i just want purely usb/ipod/cd stacker control but bcoz of its design (has a huge knob/dial in the center), would the S2k center cover shut properly??

Last question is, would modifry DCI work with the above unit?


Cheers.

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Originally Posted by papa_

ive got mb quart prem splits, they sound nice and all but they are lacking bass etc

im looking at getting rear speakers done

can you post pics and specs?

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HAHA

Theres alot more to Car Audio then speakers and subs.

You CAN get bass from good set of splits/co-axials if you do it properly.

My first S2000 had top Range Pioneer HU, Dynamat and JBL 2ohm Splits running off deck. This setup had enough bass to fool people thinking I had a sub due to fact these speakers could play 50-70Hz quite good.

If you putt in a Good brand of splits. 6-7inch, Put something like 100W rms into them, chuck in Dynamat Extreme on the door and inner door. Use Dynazorb sheets. You can get an awesome sound without a Sub.

Ill will be doing my system this way. Then ill show the locals what Im talking about.

I have built many systems over the years without subs. In a Cabin as small as an S2000, there's absolutely no reason you can get alot of bass and punch from speakers. Same way when you buy mini Hifi's from sony, panasonic for your home, most have 6 inch mid-bass drivers and 6 inch subs as well.

As DC5typeR stated the right components is key.

I have full dynamat and dyna zorb diffuser in my doors, that alone makes the bass from the splits enough to get by without a sub.

I run an Pioneer 6800BT HU, audison Sxr3 amp, powering Oz Audio splits, with the tweeters mounted well into the foot wells, and a 12inch sub in the boot. I had a sub enclosure custom made for the rear well, where the spare used to go, but the roof down deadened the bass heavily.

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Originally Posted by DC5TYPER

HAHA

Theres alot more to Car Audio then speakers and subs.

You CAN get bass from good set of splits/co-axials if you do it properly.

My first S2000 had top Range Pioneer HU, Dynamat and JBL 2ohm Splits running off deck. This setup had enough bass to fool people thinking I had a sub due to fact these speakers could play 50-70Hz quite good.

If you putt in a Good brand of splits. 6-7inch, Put something like 100W rms into them, chuck in Dynamat Extreme on the door and inner door. Use Dynazorb sheets. You can get an awesome sound without a Sub.

Ill will be doing my system this way. Then ill show the locals what Im talking about.

I have built many systems over the years without subs. In a Cabin as small as an S2000, there's absolutely no reason you can get alot of bass and punch from speakers. Same way when you buy mini Hifi's from sony, panasonic for your home, most have 6 inch mid-bass drivers and 6 inch subs as well.

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correct, i have done exactly the same :)

But wouldn't u worry about your tweeters??

tweeters put them on the pillars so they sit abit higher as they wont sound good if they are covered by your leg most of the time

No, LOL, as in wouldn't u worry about bass coming outta ya tweeters??

If you want a sub enclosure in your boot and want to save space at the same time.
You should get in contact with my mate, he does custom enclosures, here's an example of his work;

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/eBayISAPI.dll...m=190294378631

At the moment he doesn't have any s2k moulds, but if you want he might be able to make something up.

Located in west syd

here is my speakers..

um i know its abit bodgy with the spacer but its just a trail fit till i do my complete custom install..

um btw if u dont wanna run a spacer u need to run a smaller speaker as my kickers have big magnets so yea ..

anyways comments are welcome..

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u22/MRK24R/1.jpg
http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...Attachment.jpg

looks good i might do something similar to my one

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Originally Posted by rokkuchan

I have a few questions:

I want to replace my CD stacker inside my centre console under the wind deflector - what can replace this with direct fit?? - This currently annoys me bcoz oem honda stacker dont have anti-skip with the amount of bumpi-ness on the car.

I want to replace my headunit with this ALPINE iDA-X100 coz i just want purely usb/ipod/cd stacker control but bcoz of its design (has a huge knob/dial in the center), would the S2k center cover shut properly??

Last question is, would modifry DCI work with the above unit?


Cheers.

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hey mate im running alpine 9886 and it closes fine, the knob on the x100 sticks out as much as the 9886 does. the modifry unit works with the 9886 not sure bout the x100

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Originally Posted by NVD52K

when your roof is up, look behind your seat and you will see plastic to support the roof when the roof is down there will be like a couple of holes with clips on them you just push the middle hole and the clips come out. that parcel tray im talking about vibrates when you have big bass coming through the spare tyre

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im not sure which piece of plastic you're talking about, theres 2 pieces with the clips. are you talking about the big piece that lays flat or the small piece thats on the back wall?

lol get a hardtop, it makes any avg/ sh1tty sound system sound x10 better.

I've pretty much got the same set up as hass, but no rears speakers.

[QUOTE=mr_vtec;2182244]here is my speakers..

um i know its abit bodgy with the spacer but its just a trail fit till i do my complete custom install..

um btw if u dont wanna run a spacer u need to run a smaller speaker as my kickers have big magnets so yea ..

anyways comments are welcome..
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hass any problems with the chair rubbing etc.?

[QUOTE=papa_;2188311]

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Originally Posted by mr_vtec

here is my speakers..

um i know its abit bodgy with the spacer but its just a trail fit till i do my complete custom install..

um btw if u dont wanna run a spacer u need to run a smaller speaker as my kickers have big magnets so yea ..

anyways comments are welcome..

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hass any problems with the chair rubbing etc.?

if the seat is al the way back it will touch the tweeter but the seat doesnt need to go all the way back...

If you are going to lifestyle mate,
They have a massive sale on this friday and saturday and are having some great deals as i went in the yesterday to ask bout whats going to be on sale as i got my system from them.
Personally, i wouldn't go rockford splits, i would go MB Quart, JL Audio, Boston, Hertz.
If you were after on sale items they sell in store they do have mb quart, hertz and boston.

i like the idea of speakers behind the seats, im running 2 herts speakers no splits.. off a kendwood headunit (the one with the tiny screen to watch movies on haha) a pioneer 800watt monoblock amp to power some pioneer sub im using as i blew my kicker up.. but when i had the kicker in there the bass and quility was amazing.. i think tom (fasn8u) heard it with a shitty 5 channel powering the kicker and from memory he thought it was pretty decent :P but yeah dont run your subs off a 4/5 channel if you want good quility.. imo anyway.

was decent BUT u need rockfords to make it realy pump;)

haha eat balls tom, my kicker will out pump your gay rockfords anyday :P yours is just clarity mine is ear drum blowing :P

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Originally Posted by F20C

i like the idea of speakers behind the seats, im running 2 herts speakers no splits.. off a kendwood headunit (the one with the tiny screen to watch movies on haha) a pioneer 800watt monoblock amp to power some pioneer sub im using as i blew my kicker up.. but when i had the kicker in there the bass and quility was amazing.. i think tom (fasn8u) heard it with a shitty 5 channel powering the kicker and from memory he thought it was pretty decent :P but yeah dont run your subs off a 4/5 channel if you want good quility.. imo anyway.

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You're right in saying that you shouldn't run your sub off a 4/5 channel.

I did that to my JL W3 and ran it off a Rockford T400-4, yea it sounded ok but no where near what it should sound like.

yeah, well just for future reference to some people who might not know much about car audio.. a monoblock is a single channel and usually pumps constant power at a higher level then bridging a 4-5 channel amp.. the amps with more channels are used to run speakers mostly instead of using the power out of the headunit..

I have have this but in the 12inch sits nice and flush against the back of the boot, can even get spare tyre in and out and room for your shopping too.

http://image.hondatuningmagazine.com...ed_sub_box.jpg

i dropped my car off this last week to do a custom install in my S.

im running 2 x JL 12w6, 2 x 500/1 amps, 300/4 amp, 2 x pair of kicker rs5 splits.

i cant wait to hear it with the two subs i was running it with 1 previously but now added a sub and an amp..

when i get back from overseas ill post pics..

THIS IS MINE..

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...R/IMG_0870.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...R/IMG_0857.jpg

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...R/IMG_0856.jpg

probably best setup in all of syd, if not aus, in an s2k huss!

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...s=14&silo=1011

difference is, one is road legal one isnt lol. and even if it was, who in their right mind would drive it on the road lol.

lol i agree with you F20C, and who would want speakers in their engine bay lol.

haha i know! imagine the weight issue the car has now, massive fatty diet.

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Originally Posted by jaeyon

probably best setup in all of syd, if not aus, in an s2k huss!

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You may want to refine your statement then.

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You may want to refine your statement then.

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statement still holds true, best in my eyes. I dont think having 1000 speakers in your car wherever you can fit them constitutes the "best" setup.

that show car setup looks stupid and impractical, but thats just my opinion.

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Originally Posted by jaeyon

statement still holds true, best in my eyes. I dont think having 1000 speakers in your car wherever you can fit them constitutes the "best" setup.

that show car setup looks stupid and impractical, but thats just my opinion.

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I totally agree, you can only withstand a certain amount of bass/sound. I dont think i want my ears or everyones ears 5 blocks away to be holding their ears. Its just way overkill..

LOL funny thing is with my 2 subs i pulled 136.9dbs and thats ****ing awesome for a soft top car....

he only pulled 130dbs.. so ill leave the rest to you to think lol..

wow =\ LOL your deafening sydney! lol :P

Lol.....

here's my effort. ahaha please dont laugh guys.

I have the JVC AVX1 dvd player.
i got a pair of 6" JL audio speakers n a pair of splits.
got a Sony amp and a 12" soundstream.
lol now dont tease the screen. i know its pointless and lame but
they were in my old car in my sunvisors.
and as u kno the S2000 has tiny visor and they didn fit so i pulled it apart and put it to SOME sort of use.

now i kno its uneven because the amps twice the size of the screen but i still wanted my spare wheel.
and i relocated the tools to under my passenger seat.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...2012009332.jpg

nice and simple.. well done..

I needa make a box that fits right into the boot hole.. i've seen a couple now and it looks nice and saves alot of space considering we dont have much to play with lol. But what would the difference be in the way the sound is directed? i know when i face my sub up it sounds different and alot harder then facing it towards the backend of the car..

my right side speaker sometimes stops working. every now and again wen i turn or go over a bump it just stops working. can sum1 help me..could a cable be loose or is my speaker gone bcuz it also starts distorting

#1 i'd check connections first

yea i guess so. i cbf pulling off the door panel. i mite end up getting a new head unit and speakers in time bcuz the stock system isnt that good, especially wen u have the top down

Definatly your connections. I had the same problem also, just a quick fix. BUt then upgraded my speakers anyway haha.

alrite then. if u no how 2 fix it. mind if i drop past sumtime wif emre n we fix this shit up?

Yeah i dont care. Just warn me before you do so i dont sleep allday.. lol

Sik as =d

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Originally Posted by DC5TYPER

HAHA

Theres alot more to Car Audio then speakers and subs.

You CAN get bass from good set of splits/co-axials if you do it properly.

My first S2000 had top Range Pioneer HU, Dynamat and JBL 2ohm Splits running off deck. This setup had enough bass to fool people thinking I had a sub due to fact these speakers could play 50-70Hz quite good.

If you putt in a Good brand of splits. 6-7inch, Put something like 100W rms into them, chuck in Dynamat Extreme on the door and inner door. Use Dynazorb sheets. You can get an awesome sound without a Sub.

Ill will be doing my system this way. Then ill show the locals what Im talking about.

I have built many systems over the years without subs. In a Cabin as small as an S2000, there's absolutely no reason you can get alot of bass and punch from speakers. Same way when you buy mini Hifi's from sony, panasonic for your home, most have 6 inch mid-bass drivers and 6 inch subs as well.

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can someone confirm... this setup is without an amp and a sub.. ? just the splits wired directly to a headunit and dynamat xtreme door kits in the doors and it will sound good ?

I'm thinking of upgrading mine without the hassles of an amp and sub...

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Originally Posted by doosra

can someone confirm... this setup is without an amp and a sub.. ? just the splits wired directly to a headunit and dynamat xtreme door kits in the doors and it will sound good ?

I'm thinking of upgrading mine without the hassles of an amp and sub...

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Why would you want to? you'll be limited to little bass produced by speakers. You'll never pull decent bass out of any speakers their magnets are quite small and so will the speaker. You need to "move air" to generate bass. If your not looking for much bass then i'd say do it. But if you think your going to want more bass down the track dont bother and do it right the first time with decent splits + amp + sub. OH and dont forget the headunit wont be powering the speakers as much as an amp would ;) and if you like it loud i highly doubt that it will support anywhere near 90Db it will end up distorting way before that.

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Originally Posted by leo2nv

hey guys.. im thinking of getting a full sound system for the car.. ive heard its a hard car too get really good sound out out off..
anyone have any set ups or recommendations??

im looking at a budget of $2000

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Ive only got 2 front splits, deck and amp and it shits on most systems.

Get a good amp and quality front splits like AVI's, make sure if your planning to play MP3's make sure that the MP3's are of 320kbps quality. you dont need 50 subs in the boot.

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Originally Posted by aznbikerboi

here's my effort. ahaha please dont laugh guys.

I have the JVC AVX1 dvd player.
i got a pair of 6" JL audio speakers n a pair of splits.
got a Sony amp and a 12" soundstream.
lol now dont tease the screen. i know its pointless and lame but
they were in my old car in my sunvisors.
and as u kno the S2000 has tiny visor and they didn fit so i pulled it apart and put it to SOME sort of use.

now i kno its uneven because the amps twice the size of the screen but i still wanted my spare wheel.
and i relocated the tools to under my passenger seat.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f4...2012009332.jpg

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why is there a fkn screen in the boot? do you put people in there

if you read what he posted then you would understand why he has a screen in the boot...

and i've done pretty much what he has done. except the screen
ive got the same boot setup with a alpine v12 AMP and JL w3 12" sub :)
alpine headunit and kicker speakers. Its nice, loud and not over the top :)

still doesn't justify its purpose

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

Makes me want to build something in my S.

if u want BASS out of your speakers.. atleast but the right speaker :P

http://sydney.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-...dIdZ184761560#

i gota video here: of'm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgmxjFuOv2g

as for the screen in the boot
COZ ITS COOL :) i got speakers in my engine bay.. :) lol not everything has to have a purpose.

very nice setup asia ... regarding your system ..

how much did you pay lifestyle for that?

about 5.5k for the gear brand new, 2.5 k for install

pointless money spent. Theres only so much you can have in a car. If i spent 7k on a sound system for a car i would expect everyone i know to kill me. You could of done so much more with that 7k.. TURBO!!! lol.

and tamay since when did you get all that shit lol? w3's are shit. to clear for me. Cant feel it enough. now a w7.. thats a different story LOL get one of them tamay!