Hi All,
Its been a little over a month that I have got the 4.1 components in Alto.
These have been the most expensive set of speakers I have ever bought especially considering their size but boy they sound superb.
I am totally happy with my decision to get them installed
This was My Old Setup
HU: Pioneer 5650 with 3 pre-outs
Front: Sony 3 way 130W speakers
Rear: Pioneer 6X9 oval speakers mounted on rear tray.
Sub: Sony Xplode 1300 Watts 12 Inch sub
Amp: Sony 554ZR 4 Channel Amp, powering the rear ovals & sub
Wiring: Flashy blue RCA for rear & normal speaker cables that came with speakers
Current Setup
HU: Pioneer 5650 with 3 pre-outs
Front: Illusion Audio Electra 4.1 Components
Rear: Pioneer 6X9 oval speakers mounted on rear tray.
Sub: Sony Xplode 1300 Watts 12 Inch sub
Amp: Sony 554ZR 4 Channel Amp, powering the front comps & sub
Wiring: Illusion Audio 16g OFC kit for front components & normal RCA for amp
Here are the pics
The unpacked set
Old Vs New
If you notice two of the brackets in Sony were folded as the Alto stock location doesn't accommodate these
So the installer cut the two brackets from the EL
Old Speaker at Stock location
EL at stock location
Flashy RCAs which were removed(almost 5 meters of it)
New RCA + Illusion Audio 16g OFC kit
XO's Placement
A few Install Pics
I didn't like the placement of XOs over the amp as I thought they might get affected from heat from amp but the installer said otherwise stating he has done lots of install like this.
There was some problem with the amp once it was reconnected in new form as it was contnuosly tripping, the installer said that it had water on the board & hence the problem although he did show me rust marks on the board I was still not sure because the amp was running fine till I drove in. It seems he changed some transistors or something & got them working.
All this took lot of time even when I went on a week day to avoid weekend rush. Had to go back to office. Called up in eve & went to pick the car found another glitch the fronts have been connected to Rear Pre -outs & the rears on front speaker out
. He said the front pre-outs are not working. I don't buy that & am sure the installer guy must have goofed up anyways didnt have enough time to get this checked.
Thanks to Shrivz who came there & was present there. We did lot of permutation combination for placement of tweeters, he even suggested putting them in door but i didn't want any cutting job. As of now they are facing skyward with tilt towards passengers.
At the end I am one happy customer of the EL 4.1s
Looking forward to comments\queries\suggestions