My JBLfyed Zen

revtech · 27th November 2006, 01:23

It All Started A month back when i felt the Urge for some more bass out of my previously existing setup which comprised of JBL GTO 936(ovals) in the rear and JBL CS 205(5.25 inch coaxials) in the front..as usual being on a tight budget i didnt really have many options.
like every one else i knew what i wanted.... BASS

but i didnt know what to use to get that and being on a budget i didnt really have many options...

i started of thinking id get a 10 incher mostly a pio and power it with a sony 2 chan amp but i thought..... bigger the better rite .....so started looking out for 12 inch subs.

the only ones that fell within my budget were pioneer , sony , earthquake and some others.
i didnt want the sony .....i guess every one knows why(no offence to people who use sony)
pio seemed interesting becuase many people were talking about it and earthquake, well i never heard it but my installer insisted i giv it a shot so i did...

got the wiring done everything seemed to be going well , he fitted the amp and connected the sub.I honestly didnt feel like there was a 12 inch sub forget 12 inch it didnt feel like there was a sub at all.it was so bad.there was no bass at all.
maybe its the box it was in, maybe its my head unit or maybe its the amp. i dont know but it sounded crap.

told my installer that this is not what i was looking for and wanted something else...tried out the earthquake tremor which was supposed to be a better one but it didnt feel like a tremor at all. then jus for kicks i tried out the JBL bass Tube. and thats when things got better.

Earthquake Sub or no sub when the JBL bass tube was Playing it sure felt like an earthquake ..... !!!

but it obiously wouldn fit.....or would it

i also had a tray on which the speakers were mounted so that was another problem.but it sounded amazing and i gave in.got the tray removed ,speakers were put in boxes on the sides and got the bass tube fitted.

Moral of the story : listen before you decide and just because it says eartquake doesn mean theres gonna be an earthquake.

check this out ....

Car : Maruti Zen
Head Unit : JVC
front speakers : JBL CS 205
Rear speakers : JBL GTO 936
Sub : JBL CS 1204T
Amp : SOny 552

only thing missing is the JBL amp.

oh yess and space.....as you will see now i have NO boot space.

some pics of my setup..

JBL....I guess that says it all !!!

The GTO 936

The CS 205

The Boot

Time Pass Pic

better pics will be put up soon.also pics of the amp later..

Rev

gunbir · 27th November 2006, 02:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by revtech

Earthquake Sub or no sub when the JBL bass tube was Playing it sure felt like an earthquake ..... !!!

Dude... I hate to say I told you so... but I told you so...

Congrats on your setup, Enjoy the music

iraghava · 27th November 2006, 03:00

Great choice revtech & I'm sure the guru's will be happy to know you trusted your ears rather than the dealer!!! Seems like you're enjoying it too.

P.S. Sorry to hear about your non-existent boot space!

hydrashok · 27th November 2006, 08:01

Good setup, revtech! That tube must sure sound great in your zen. Enjoy! :-)

moralfibre · 27th November 2006, 08:37

Nice setup Rev, enjoy your music!

Just a thought, do you really need the tray holders at the ends of the boot? They can be taken off? The speakers are halfways under it.

blueraven316 · 27th November 2006, 08:45

Congrats on your setup and yeah that bass tube is all about BooM, so think it will suit your listening preference,
And from now on you can stay away from " Bhookamp " subwoofer or whatever you had tried.

revtech · 27th November 2006, 09:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by moralfibre

Nice setup Rev, enjoy your music!

Just a thought, do you really need the tray holders at the ends of the boot? They can be taken off? The speakers are halfways under it.

yea they can be taken off.i may do that but it times it is handy to keep a book or file or something but ill think bout it. may take it off.

but i dont think it will make any diff in sound.

rev

revtech · 27th November 2006, 10:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by gunbir

Dude... I hate to say I told you so... but I told you so...

Congrats on your setup, Enjoy the music

i know but he INSISTED i try it so i did....

thanx anyway.

cheatingdeath · 27th November 2006, 11:02

aaa pagal parsi... u got urself aa band baja man.. congo.. dude..!!!

abhibh · 27th November 2006, 11:10

Congrats man on your setup. You are now the 2dn person i know who is dis satisfied with earthquake. Looks like i need to check it out again

BTW how much did the bass tube costed ?

Sam Kapasi · 27th November 2006, 11:27

Congratulations revtech!!!

Man that's a lot of JBL logos on your car lol. Enjoy the music.

navin · 27th November 2006, 13:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Congratulations revtech!!!

Man that's a lot of JBL logos on your car lol. Enjoy the music.

yeah but this lancer took the prize as far in the JBL logo competition. THe whole car was covered like this bonnet.

esteem_lover · 27th November 2006, 13:28

Good installation too. man, those tubes are that big ? i never knew that. looks like an LPG tank is sitting there. lol.

revtech · 27th November 2006, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteem_lover

Good installation too. man, those tubes are that big ? i never knew that. looks like an LPG tank is sitting there. lol.

thats what a friend of mine keeps sayin. but you do get a smaller one , a 10 inch one i think and thats for 5000.this one is for 6500.

revtech · 27th November 2006, 14:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

yeah but this lancer took the prize as far in the JBL logo competition. THe whole car was covered like this bonnet.

hahaha yea ive seen that before but im not that bad....actually if you go to see i just got ONE sticker on the outside. thats on the rear bumper....the other 2 are on the speaker boxes which are actually in the car.

27th November 2006, 01:23	#1
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	My JBLfyed Zen It All Started A month back when i felt the Urge for some more bass out of my previously existing setup which comprised of JBL GTO 936(ovals) in the rear and JBL CS 205(5.25 inch coaxials) in the front..as usual being on a tight budget i didnt really have many options. like every one else i knew what i wanted.... BASS but i didnt know what to use to get that and being on a budget i didnt really have many options... i started of thinking id get a 10 incher mostly a pio and power it with a sony 2 chan amp but i thought..... bigger the better rite .....so started looking out for 12 inch subs. the only ones that fell within my budget were pioneer , sony , earthquake and some others. i didnt want the sony .....i guess every one knows why(no offence to people who use sony) pio seemed interesting becuase many people were talking about it and earthquake, well i never heard it but my installer insisted i giv it a shot so i did... got the wiring done everything seemed to be going well , he fitted the amp and connected the sub.I honestly didnt feel like there was a 12 inch sub forget 12 inch it didnt feel like there was a sub at all.it was so bad.there was no bass at all. maybe its the box it was in, maybe its my head unit or maybe its the amp. i dont know but it sounded crap. told my installer that this is not what i was looking for and wanted something else...tried out the earthquake tremor which was supposed to be a better one but it didnt feel like a tremor at all. then jus for kicks i tried out the JBL bass Tube. and thats when things got better. Earthquake Sub or no sub when the JBL bass tube was Playing it sure felt like an earthquake ..... !!! but it obiously wouldn fit.....or would it i also had a tray on which the speakers were mounted so that was another problem.but it sounded amazing and i gave in.got the tray removed ,speakers were put in boxes on the sides and got the bass tube fitted. Moral of the story : listen before you decide and just because it says eartquake doesn mean theres gonna be an earthquake. check this out .... Car : Maruti Zen Head Unit : JVC front speakers : JBL CS 205 Rear speakers : JBL GTO 936 Sub : JBL CS 1204T Amp : SOny 552 only thing missing is the JBL amp. oh yess and space.....as you will see now i have NO boot space. some pics of my setup.. JBL....I guess that says it all !!! The GTO 936 The CS 205 The Boot Time Pass Pic better pics will be put up soon.also pics of the amp later.. Rev
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27th November 2006, 03:00	#3
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Great choice revtech & I'm sure the guru's will be happy to know you trusted your ears rather than the dealer!!! Seems like you're enjoying it too. P.S. Sorry to hear about your non-existent boot space!
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27th November 2006, 08:01	#4
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	Good setup, revtech! That tube must sure sound great in your zen. Enjoy! :-)
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27th November 2006, 08:37	#5
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,451 Thanked: 13,973 Times	Nice setup Rev, enjoy your music! Just a thought, do you really need the tray holders at the ends of the boot? They can be taken off? The speakers are halfways under it.
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27th November 2006, 08:45	#6
blueraven316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,110 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	Congrats on your setup and yeah that bass tube is all about BooM, so think it will suit your listening preference, And from now on you can stay away from " Bhookamp " subwoofer or whatever you had tried.
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27th November 2006, 11:02	#9
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	aaa pagal parsi... u got urself aa band baja man.. congo.. dude..!!!
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27th November 2006, 11:10	#10
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Congrats man on your setup. You are now the 2dn person i know who is dis satisfied with earthquake. Looks like i need to check it out again BTW how much did the bass tube costed ?
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27th November 2006, 11:27	#11
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	Congratulations revtech!!! Man that's a lot of JBL logos on your car lol. Enjoy the music.
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27th November 2006, 13:28	#13
esteem_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madras/Py Posts: 7,556 Thanked: 502 Times View My Garage	Good installation too. man, those tubes are that big ? i never knew that. looks like an LPG tank is sitting there. lol.
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