OEM Audio Plus

[Tmo]

Originally Posted by fz6r

My trunk rattles. I need to get some sound deadening pretty soon. But the sound doesn't muddle at all. Footwell sounds like a good choice.

Is it your trunk making the rattles or the license plate? Most of the rattles come from the license plate. putting something behind the license plate like MLV will help with that.

[gramicci101]

I've thought about that. I don't want to remove the rear seats though; I'm always tossing stuff back there. I could concievably remove the back of the seat and do an infinite baffle arrangement, but that's way beyond my goals for audio in this car. If I still had my 4runner I'd be considering it..

The rear quarter panel is definitely an option, but it would require tearing out that corner of the car in order to lay the fiberglass and cutting the OEM panel to allow the sub. There is plenty of space behind the panel to do the job, though. I could probably do it ported if I wanted to, honestly.

I'm going to stick with the footwell, because it should only come out maybe 4 inches from the transmission tunnel, so it doesn't really limit foot space. And it can be removable without making any irrevocable changes to the car itself like cutting a panel. The amp is tiny enough to put behind the radio, and it pushes 200W @0.5 Ohms. The sub is a dual 1 Ohm sub, so it can run at 0.5. They're pretty much made for each other.

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[Tmo]

Looks like a great set up. Love to see some pictures when you do it! Keep us posted.

[fz6r]

Originally Posted by Tmo

Is it your trunk making the rattles or the license plate? Most of the rattles come from the license plate. putting something behind the license plate like MLV will help with that.

It's definitely the trunk. I've placed foam behind the license plate to eliminate noise. The sub is really loud... I was actually shocked how loud it was as the enclosure is sealed, but it causes some trunk rattle. Not a lot, but enough for me to want to sound deaden it a bit. Thanks for the heads up though. I wouldn't have known that initially, but a friend of mine had that issue with his 10 in shallow sub he has in the trunk.

[fz6r]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

I've thought about that. I don't want to remove the rear seats though; I'm always tossing stuff back there. I could concievably remove the back of the seat and do an infinite baffle arrangement, but that's way beyond my goals for audio in this car. If I still had my 4runner I'd be considering it..

The rear quarter panel is definitely an option, but it would require tearing out that corner of the car in order to lay the fiberglass and cutting the OEM panel to allow the sub. There is plenty of space behind the panel to do the job, though. I could probably do it ported if I wanted to, honestly.

I'm going to stick with the footwell, because it should only come out maybe 4 inches from the transmission tunnel, so it doesn't really limit foot space. And it can be removable without making any irrevocable changes to the car itself like cutting a panel. The amp is tiny enough to put behind the radio, and it pushes 200W @0.5 Ohms. The sub is a dual 1 Ohm sub, so it can run at 0.5. They're pretty much made for each other.

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I have a buddy with an S2K that had his sub in the footwell. I never knew it was there, so I know it won't take up much space. It should come out amazing.

[JGalp]

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[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by JGalp

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The DSP makes it special. They put a lot of time into getting it perfectly balanced, and that's exactly what you won't get from a random car audio shop.

[JGalp]

Originally Posted by gramicci101

The DSP makes it special. They put a lot of time into getting it perfectly balanced, and that's exactly what you won't get from a random car audio shop.

The DSP from OEM audio plus?

sorry I'm trying to learn more about this because i don't know much about audio electronics but the shop i was going to take it to has great reviews, the best in orange county and when i asked about having someone change the EQ settings to make it the best they said they have a guy that sits in your car with a "scope" or some sort that maximizes the sound performance? wouldn't this be similar to the dsp? or would it really depend on the person doing it. Thanks

[JGalp]

^^ Looked it up, said they you an OscilloScope aka the O-SCOPE which i guess is pretty popular

[gramicci101]

Originally Posted by JGalp

The DSP from OEM audio plus?

sorry I'm trying to learn more about this because i don't know much about audio electronics but the shop i was going to take it to has great reviews, the best in orange county and when i asked about having someone change the EQ settings to make it the best they said they have a guy that sits in your car with a "scope" or some sort that maximizes the sound performance? wouldn't this be similar to the dsp? or would it really depend on the person doing it. Thanks

If they're installing some kind of DSP into the system and tuning it with a calibrated mic and frequency response software, then you'll be good. Most car audio places don't go that far, they just install speakers and amps and radios.

The OEM head unit doesn't have the flexibility to really balance the system.

[JGalp]

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[Poodles]

Originally Posted by JGalp

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What else do you need to hear? The OEM Audio stuff is tuned and made for your car, it's not off the shelf mass produced components that some guy is installing...

[Sellout]

Stereo imaging. That's where the difference is, and that's what you'll have to spend a lot to recreate with a random shop somewhere.

[JGalp]

Originally Posted by Poodles

What else do you need to hear? The OEM Audio stuff is tuned and made for your car, it's not off the shelf mass produced components that some guy is installing...

Just wanted to hear opinions of people with the system and those who chos to go with their own