For the first time, my car got some non-factory stuff installed. Its a complete JBL setup. Below are the details and the cost.
JBL P6560 components (front & back) = Rs. 21250/-
JBL GT5-A3001 Monoblock Amp = Rs. 8500/-
JBL GT5-1204BR Subwoofer = Rs. 9500/-
Scosche RC Wire = Rs. 3500/-
Spacers for front components = Rs. 250/-
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Total = Rs. 43000/-
My budget was around 35k, but ended up with a 43k setup,
after I listened to the output of those power series components.
The whole install was done by Nasir at Sound Factor. Install was very neat.
Before deciding on the above setup I auditioned the following tracks from a custom Audio CD I made for this purpose -
- Kaisi Paheli Zindagani - Parineeta
- Raga Triveni - Pandit Jasraj
- Jaisalmer - The confluence: Santoor and Piano(Richard Clayderman & Rahul Sharma)
- By the time this night is over - Breathless(Kenny G)
- Teri Deewani - Kailasa(Kailash Kher)
- Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka - The Strauss Familie
- Atto Primo No. 1 Duettino: Cinque...Dieci... (The marriage of Figaro)
- La Fee Des Lilas (Sleeping Beauty) - Tchaikovsky
- Manifested Leela - Maya, The Illusion (Rahul Sharma)
- Turkish March - Mozart
- Lose Yourself - Eminem
- Strobe's nanafushi - Kodo
- Roobaroo - Rang De Basanti
- Furelise - Beethoven
The whole setup is being run by the stock Alpine CDE-9845EM HU. Although it is fitting my purpose, when the volume is cranked beyond 25, it resets itself, especially when the engine is not running. I presume the HU is getting overloaded.
I'll be adding the following after a couple of months (in the given order) -
- Damping
- New HU (with seperate pre-outs for all channels)
- 4 channel amp for the components.
For now, I am very very happy with the output I am getting from this setup. For the first time I could see a marked difference between out from a Audio CD and output from a iPod (connected to AUX in).
