2010 Porsche 911 Carrera 5.1 Audio System
2010 Porsche 911 Carrera 5.1 Audio System
here is the layout of what I recently accomplished in the clients new Porsche, he is a producer of 5.1 audio, so let me just explain how critical this system needed to be... I was at the studio listening to some of his reference material, and I had to make the small cabin sound like the studio reference.
yes, I succeeded. I had to play around with the rear fill alot! I started with speakers in the factory sides...fail, then I went with them on the enclosure with the tweeter forward... fail, then with the tweeter reversed to the back... that was a win, though I had to rebuild the box... 3 boxes were built for this vehicle! anyways I am posting pics up on my site, and will be up and running hopefully in a little bit.
I want to say that Hertz, when they redesigned the hi energy line succeeded with the utmost of flying colors. the HL70, which I was not a huge fan of last year because of the bright sound, is just out of this world! I vote it my favorite driver! I am using them in the front doors and the center channel. it has a freq response of 200-14k hz... and will get further down than 200hz easily... unbelievable!
the best sounding vehicle to date.
I used 80 sq ft of hushmat ultra and 60 sq ft of hushmat foam silencer megabond, a mixture of 1/8 and 1/4 inch thickness
yes, I succeeded. I had to play around with the rear fill alot! I started with speakers in the factory sides...fail, then I went with them on the enclosure with the tweeter forward... fail, then with the tweeter reversed to the back... that was a win, though I had to rebuild the box... 3 boxes were built for this vehicle! anyways I am posting pics up on my site, and will be up and running hopefully in a little bit.
I want to say that Hertz, when they redesigned the hi energy line succeeded with the utmost of flying colors. the HL70, which I was not a huge fan of last year because of the bright sound, is just out of this world! I vote it my favorite driver! I am using them in the front doors and the center channel. it has a freq response of 200-14k hz... and will get further down than 200hz easily... unbelievable!
the best sounding vehicle to date.
I used 80 sq ft of hushmat ultra and 60 sq ft of hushmat foam silencer megabond, a mixture of 1/8 and 1/4 inch thickness
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LOL it is just supposed to be a simple system, no flash, maximize space, and make it sound good... I will keep in mind the Canada trip... you guys still extradite LOL
Thanks, but I wish it could of been more, something more flashy or less... especially the woofer enclosure... but I am not re-doing it again...
did I ever tell ya's the wood shop is upstairs? 20 steps to the top...

Thanks, but I wish it could of been more, something more flashy or less... especially the woofer enclosure... but I am not re-doing it again...
did I ever tell ya's the wood shop is upstairs? 20 steps to the top...

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looks greats as always james. Upstairs woodshop? I was thinking about all the shops I went to that always had some kind of pain in the ass involved with the woodshop(too small, small openings, no storage or dust collection) but if I had to carry my shit up and down a flight of stairs would make me wanna hire an assistant.
I started off installing in indiana, farm trucks and mainly domestics. When I moved to phoenix in 2000 I got into a shop in scottsdale and got to work on my first porsche, a 911 cararra 4. I was anxious to help and asked what I could do to help and they said run the power wire for the amps. Sounded simple enough but of course with my experience after 20 mins I had to ask how....... Learned alot installing there, the next day infact I learned how to open the door to the ferrari 355 spyder and the rolls royce's fuse box door. only took me 5 mins each but I didn't have to ask for help! maybe someday I will have a car that will not taint your bay and be able to afford a killer system from you.
I started off installing in indiana, farm trucks and mainly domestics. When I moved to phoenix in 2000 I got into a shop in scottsdale and got to work on my first porsche, a 911 cararra 4. I was anxious to help and asked what I could do to help and they said run the power wire for the amps. Sounded simple enough but of course with my experience after 20 mins I had to ask how....... Learned alot installing there, the next day infact I learned how to open the door to the ferrari 355 spyder and the rolls royce's fuse box door. only took me 5 mins each but I didn't have to ask for help! maybe someday I will have a car that will not taint your bay and be able to afford a killer system from you.
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output is pretty good, does the job. It was my first time using it, and it can rock pretty good. I have no complaints. However the vehicle is geared towards SQ, and a lot of it. the sub is barely audible the way i have it setup, which is what we want. just the lower end to fill out the front stage
elise is for sale, I have done a few already, nothing major. We are a lotus dealer
elise is for sale, I have done a few already, nothing major. We are a lotus dealer
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sorry need to post a pic quick to screw with an idiot
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Sorry about the above post, but anyways, setting up the Porsche was a bit of a pain... however for the final reference I got to use his studio
So this was a really critical installation and tuning
here is a pic of what I had for reference...

here is a pic of what I had for reference...
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Thanks bro, if I were to redo it, i would incorporate the factory grill and LED as one. actually, the piece that you see was just a test piece. I was trying to route the center out on the drill press but I destroyed it, but since it was 3/4 I flipped it over and took it to a router and did a pretty good job, but since it took so long with the router because I had to hold the router on the table and the piece at the same time so i can see what I was doing...very unsafe... I decided to use it. I wanted to do it in 3/4 aluminum, but when i started the MDF piece it was 9PM, and I needed some new router bits... no 24 hour home depot here...
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