Finally bit the bullet......

[Titano24's]

Originally Posted by Tx_flip

Kick panels may work, I will be playing with that concept as well when I do my install. The one problem with doing kicks in a truck is...no matter how you slice it...you're literraly sitting on your front soundstage so the design of the kick is crucial along with tweeter placement to get that soundstage on the dash (or on the hood). It can be achieved, I have helped tune two Chevy trucks that are both USACi World Champions. As for rearfill, I somewhat agree with Lizard about rear fill but I don't think it's a "nightmare" simply because it's not difficult to attenuate the rear drivers. Rear fill tuned right can sometimes really help the overall ambience....usually cars though where speakers are on the rear deck or quarter panels on the vehicle. The door locations do make it tricky in the Titan but there's no harm in giving the rear passengers something to listen to as long as you can turn them down when you needed.

I don't think the center console is quite high enough to be a deterrent on kick panels but keep that in mind on design. Are they charging 15,000 for just the install? They better be rebuilding the dash or glassing almost the whole interior for that much... j/k

I'm excited for you, I like to see Titan owners go nuts on their sound system and least achieve a better soundstage and not just get louder. On that note...no harm with just getting louder if that's your cup of tea.

Good luck Titano24.

na man i ain't paying 15k thats another install that was ahead of mine and took priority.......my total system with navi, the radio and the rear myron davis rear screen will just touch 10k

[lizardking]

Originally Posted by Tx_flip

I'm in agreement with Lizard, I do like the JL amps but wow at retail they are quite pricey. Zapco, Audison, and Tru Technology are handful of amplifiers that are not quite in the "bang for the buck" category but more of the "elegance for expense" realm. Now...that does not mean you can't get the best sound with out the better amps. My last vehicle I competed in I used all Phoenix Gold XS (not ZX series) amplifiers (one of the last few amplifiers designed by the same engineers of the original MTX Thunder amps). In several shows I beat competitors who were using Audison, Monitor, Mark Antony (tube amps), and Zapco studio amps. Not saying my amps were better, they were not, it just took a lot of work and time to install and tune to get my system better.

All I'm getting at is...there are some bad *** products out there and they are pricey. I won't ever dog at that...the more power to you if you can buy it. A lot of those products are worth the cheddar. But for the "budgeted" folk don't think that if you can't buy an Audison/Zapco/etc. amp you're not going to achieve great SQ...it's also all about the application.

Lizard, I really do like those new Zapco amps. The Zap components aren't that bad either, not bad at all.

I'm getting to be messing with the new Digital line of Zapco amps this weekend.... I can't wait... There new speaker and sub line are VERY VERY impressive..

[Titano24's]

just got back from the audio shop and checked out my box, man that little thing is nice looking......can't wait till monday, then after i was half way home i kicked myself for not taking a pic with my cell phone ..............doh

[Internet n00b]

Gonna remember to do that tomorrow for us right?

[Titano24's]

Originally Posted by Internet n00b

Gonna remember to do that tomorrow for us right?

ummmm not quite the shop is an hour away from my house, I just stopped in because I had brought the titan to the dealership for a spitting radiator cap