Speaker Upgrade

navin · 30th January 2007, 16:11

Other brands (by no means an exhaustive list) that could be compared with Dynaudio are Focal, Morel, (Scanspeak if you can roll your own XO) and maybe Hertz Mille (not heard them yet) and also maybe Infinity Perfect. Of these I would suspect Morel will sound a bit similar to Dynaudio, while Focal should be a bit more forward/detailed with Scanspeak falling somewhere between the Dynaudio and Focal.

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 07:38

Hey Folks!!!! the long awaited upgrade version x.x.x coming soon!!!!!!! watch this space !!!!

low_bass_makker · 30th July 2007, 10:38

hmm...Nice to see one more audiophile setup....

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 11:18

well frankly im jsut a music nut.... dont know if my set up is audiophile or not... so... enjoy folks...thats what this forum is all about.sharing your passion...

jkdas · 30th July 2007, 11:21

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Originally Posted by sk456

Hey Folks!!!! the long awaited upgrade version x.x.x coming soon!!!!!!! watch this space !!!!

i bet its a 3 way compo

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 11:25

ooo im gonna so enjoy this...

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 12:03

JKD ...It is a 3 way set up......

I got the speakers done...( they are in DA house )
Amp almost decided..( will have to rack Gunmans/JB brains a bit more for that )...

Rest remains :(-- want soem inputs for this )...

1. RCA ( HU to amp ) -- currently have connection audison..
2. Speaker cable.... currently have connection audison...

So an upgrade on the RCA/Speaker cable.. I dont know if I should a further upgrade or not..... if i do what choices do i have?

The overall config still remains the same .. passive 3 way fronts + a single sub ( sub is still the good ol IDQ 10 )..

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 13:51

The New speakers going in are :
The Rainbow CS365 Profi Vanadium Kicks:

rainbow - german car audio

They comprise of the:

W165 Profi Vanadium Kick Midbass
MR100 Profi Vanadium Midrange
CAL 26 Titan VOF Silk Dome tweets.

Im debating on the amps so far:
Probably soemthign from the Audison suite... ( will want to buy one form India as warranty is critical due to the many electrnics involved here )...

HU is still the kenwood KCD-001 ( giving me a cool 24bits with the Twin Burr Browns ) -ALthough was tempted for an upgrade here too..

I had a listen in and audition period of almost 6 mths ..before I finally decided on the speakers....

What were the deciding factors and what /how/where I auditioned is another thread altogether..... which I hope to compile an share with everyine here sometime soon..will need the help of a good novelist for that..

..the whole process was an unforgettable experience for me....

Bass&Trouble · 30th July 2007, 14:09

sk, is this new speaker set going in your Santro? Or have you upgraded the car also?

And I really think you should try and mount all three drivers in the same plane on both sides.

low_bass_makker · 30th July 2007, 14:15

Sir how did you manage to audition the speakers ? and which other model did you listened to? Also what was selecting criteria ? Also what is the damage to the pocket ?

So many questions hope you can answer them....

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 14:16

Car is still the same.... Well the instalation is JB's department...
Im a bt doubtful if thats pssible in a xing... because :
it s a ****ty car to ICE ( because of very little space in the doors )...
Morover, the kickmidbass is gonna be a bitch to install...

Am exploring the idea of a kick install for the midrange and tweet...

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 14:19

LBM... it was a long process.... i will need a book writer to write it up...
Well incedently the powers that be shipped me off to australia where I have been doing majdoori since last 6 mths...there had the oppurtunity to audition many cars in SQ compettions... it was a massive task as the variety on display was mind boggling........

low_bass_makker · 30th July 2007, 14:23

Hmm...

Tweeter
rainbow - german car audio

Midrange.
rainbow - german car audio

Midbass
rainbow - german car audio

The complete 3-way kit.
rainbow - german car audio

Sir Ji they is a cone driver for the midrange...I will be a diffcult task to install it....

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 14:28

Yes it wil be...Thank you LBM your googling powers saved me a lot of work..im very lazy...these speakrs are all hand made in germany....
Some of the other stuff I liked were:

Rainbow reference
Dynaudio 362 series
Morel elates 9
Mille MLK 3
Focal Kit 7 Utopia Be
Oz Audio
ID Horns CD 2 Pro

..the lsit is eally endless

They were there with brilliant amplifications combiations such as :

Focal Dual Monitrs
Sinfoni
Zapco reference
DLS
Audison VRX...etc etc etc....

Hpefuly if im not lazy soem day ill post soem pics of variuos cars..i heard...

sk456 · 30th July 2007, 15:11

The Vanadiums I heard were in an all rainbow car powered by a pair of Pauls..with a single Vanadium Sub and a Nakamichi CD500 HU...It was priceless...

Some of the ohter combos i heard>>>

1.Rainbow reference with Sinfoni amplification with HXD2 HU -- the finest set up i heard.. too bad im not that rich...

2. Focal Berilium Utopia Kit 7 powered by the Focal Dual monitor amps and a Focal Sub...here again there was a HX d2 as a source.... was sweet....

3.The other amazing install was a Sony midbass...rainbow cal 27 tweets... and a diamond audio sub of an Alpine HU...and i thinkan old 2 nd hand alpine amp.... the most mindblowing install i heard..I cudnt beleive the sq of this set up..considering the cost as compared to the other heavy weights...which proves $$$ are not everything...its te install and tuning which is 80% of the battle....

Incedently none of the cars I have writen about are demo cars...and msot have been hand installed by the owners themselves... Cars and car audio are a very passionate hobby in australia..where peope spend a large chunk of thee incomes doing up there cars....

30th January 2007, 16:11	#31
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,197 Thanked: 9,300 Times	Other brands (by no means an exhaustive list) that could be compared with Dynaudio are Focal, Morel, (Scanspeak if you can roll your own XO) and maybe Hertz Mille (not heard them yet) and also maybe Infinity Perfect. Of these I would suspect Morel will sound a bit similar to Dynaudio, while Focal should be a bit more forward/detailed with Scanspeak falling somewhere between the Dynaudio and Focal. Last edited by navin : 30th January 2007 at 16:35.
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30th July 2007, 07:38	#32
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	Hey Folks!!!! the long awaited upgrade version x.x.x coming soon!!!!!!! watch this space !!!!
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30th July 2007, 10:38	#33
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	hmm...Nice to see one more audiophile setup....
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30th July 2007, 11:18	#34
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	well frankly im jsut a music nut.... dont know if my set up is audiophile or not... so... enjoy folks...thats what this forum is all about.sharing your passion...
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30th July 2007, 11:25	#36
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	ooo im gonna so enjoy this...
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30th July 2007, 12:03	#37
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	JKD ...It is a 3 way set up...... I got the speakers done...( they are in DA house ) Amp almost decided..( will have to rack Gunmans/JB brains a bit more for that )... Rest remains :(-- want soem inputs for this )... 1. RCA ( HU to amp ) -- currently have connection audison.. 2. Speaker cable.... currently have connection audison... So an upgrade on the RCA/Speaker cable.. I dont know if I should a further upgrade or not..... if i do what choices do i have? The overall config still remains the same .. passive 3 way fronts + a single sub ( sub is still the good ol IDQ 10 ).. Last edited by sk456 : 30th July 2007 at 12:13.
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30th July 2007, 13:51	#38
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	The New speakers going in are : The Rainbow CS365 Profi Vanadium Kicks: rainbow - german car audio They comprise of the: W165 Profi Vanadium Kick Midbass MR100 Profi Vanadium Midrange CAL 26 Titan VOF Silk Dome tweets. Im debating on the amps so far: Probably soemthign from the Audison suite... ( will want to buy one form India as warranty is critical due to the many electrnics involved here )... HU is still the kenwood KCD-001 ( giving me a cool 24bits with the Twin Burr Browns ) -ALthough was tempted for an upgrade here too.. I had a listen in and audition period of almost 6 mths ..before I finally decided on the speakers.... What were the deciding factors and what /how/where I auditioned is another thread altogether..... which I hope to compile an share with everyine here sometime soon..will need the help of a good novelist for that.. ..the whole process was an unforgettable experience for me.... Last edited by sk456 : 30th July 2007 at 14:00.
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30th July 2007, 14:09	#39
Bass&Trouble Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bombay Posts: 2,754 Thanked: 124 Times	sk, is this new speaker set going in your Santro? Or have you upgraded the car also? And I really think you should try and mount all three drivers in the same plane on both sides.
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30th July 2007, 14:15	#40
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	Sir how did you manage to audition the speakers ? and which other model did you listened to? Also what was selecting criteria ? Also what is the damage to the pocket ? So many questions hope you can answer them.... Last edited by low_bass_makker : 30th July 2007 at 14:16.
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30th July 2007, 14:16	#41
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	Car is still the same.... Well the instalation is JB's department... Im a bt doubtful if thats pssible in a xing... because : it s a ****ty car to ICE ( because of very little space in the doors )... Morover, the kickmidbass is gonna be a bitch to install... Am exploring the idea of a kick install for the midrange and tweet...
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30th July 2007, 14:19	#42
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	LBM... it was a long process.... i will need a book writer to write it up... Well incedently the powers that be shipped me off to australia where I have been doing majdoori since last 6 mths...there had the oppurtunity to audition many cars in SQ compettions... it was a massive task as the variety on display was mind boggling........
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30th July 2007, 14:23	#43
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 305 Times View My Garage	Hmm... Tweeter rainbow - german car audio Midrange. rainbow - german car audio Midbass rainbow - german car audio The complete 3-way kit. rainbow - german car audio Sir Ji they is a cone driver for the midrange...I will be a diffcult task to install it....
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30th July 2007, 14:28	#44
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	Yes it wil be...Thank you LBM your googling powers saved me a lot of work..im very lazy...these speakrs are all hand made in germany.... Some of the other stuff I liked were: Rainbow reference Dynaudio 362 series Morel elates 9 Mille MLK 3 Focal Kit 7 Utopia Be Oz Audio ID Horns CD 2 Pro ..the lsit is eally endless They were there with brilliant amplifications combiations such as : Focal Dual Monitrs Sinfoni Zapco reference DLS Audison VRX...etc etc etc.... Hpefuly if im not lazy soem day ill post soem pics of variuos cars..i heard... Last edited by sk456 : 30th July 2007 at 14:33.
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30th July 2007, 15:11	#45
sk456 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @Noida/Gurgaon Posts: 570 Thanked: 7 Times	The Vanadiums I heard were in an all rainbow car powered by a pair of Pauls..with a single Vanadium Sub and a Nakamichi CD500 HU...It was priceless... Some of the ohter combos i heard>>> 1.Rainbow reference with Sinfoni amplification with HXD2 HU -- the finest set up i heard.. too bad im not that rich... 2. Focal Berilium Utopia Kit 7 powered by the Focal Dual monitor amps and a Focal Sub...here again there was a HX d2 as a source.... was sweet.... 3.The other amazing install was a Sony midbass...rainbow cal 27 tweets... and a diamond audio sub of an Alpine HU...and i thinkan old 2 nd hand alpine amp.... the most mindblowing install i heard..I cudnt beleive the sq of this set up..considering the cost as compared to the other heavy weights...which proves $$$ are not everything...its te install and tuning which is 80% of the battle.... Incedently none of the cars I have writen about are demo cars...and msot have been hand installed by the owners themselves... Cars and car audio are a very passionate hobby in australia..where peope spend a large chunk of thee incomes doing up there cars.... Last edited by sk456 : 30th July 2007 at 15:15.
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