Finally ...... Scorpio ICED...

prabhuav · 24th October 2007, 23:50

After driving without ICE for almost a month, first waiting for my container to arrive , then racking my brains for the speakers/installer selection , Ayudha pooja taking a week, and last but not the least ,not having time to send the car in for a day that the installer needed

.. my Scorpio is finally ICED...

The Setup:

Headunit: Alpine CDA 7894
Amp : JL Audio 6450 6 channel
Sub : JL Audio 10w0.8
Front: Alpine SPR 17LS on the front door, with 3 inches of spacers
Rear: Polk DB 4x6 coaxials in the stock location with 1.5 inches of spacers
Power Cable: 4 guage Pyle..wanted Audison but didnt get.. Will upgrade later.
Speaker Cables: Scosche
RCA interconnects: Monster

After a lot of deliberation on where to mount the sub, finally decided to put it in a wedge box in the back.

Amp is under the drivers seat - makes it reaaaaaally easy to tune..

I have to say, it was well worth spending the 6k for power and speaker cables alone..

I am terrible at describing how a setup sound, but after a loooong time I could hear Jagjit Singh unadulterated.

Thaye Yashoda from morning raga had me trembling and Tears in heaven did bring a tear to my eye..

Pics will come as soon as my sis returns from her trip and I get my digicam back..

vikram18 · 25th October 2007, 01:06

Congrats Pal. Sounds truly awesome from your reaction to your music. Pics needed to do justice to the post.

rocksterraghu · 25th October 2007, 02:13

Hi Prabhu, great to see the ICE in your car!

How about some pictures? And who was your installer?

Cheers and congratulations again!

jkdas · 25th October 2007, 07:13

Congrats. Do post some pix and update about pricing etc in the relevant thread

DerAlte · 25th October 2007, 10:03

Congats, @prabhuav! Enjaaay maadi - we can feel the music through your description.

Container? Did you pick up all the stuff from US? How much did each individual piece cost?

hydrashok · 25th October 2007, 10:21

Congrats, prabhuav! You have described the setup well enough. The enjoyment you get when listening to the setup is the description!

Enjoyyyyyy! Do post pics when possible.

chiragh_bir · 25th October 2007, 11:05

congrats due.. please post some pics !!

navin · 25th October 2007, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by prabhuav

Front: Alpine SPR 17LS on the front door, with 3 inches of

3 inches? that is was too much.

determinus · 25th October 2007, 13:40

Cool. E6450 *is* something. Where did you source that 7894 from? Is it a pull from an older vehicle? Also, I agree there is no substitute to listening, but why 3 different brands of speakers? How well do the tones of Alpine and Polk match?

prabhuav · 25th October 2007, 13:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by vikram18

Congrats Pal. Sounds truly awesome from your reaction to your music. Pics needed to do justice to the post.

Thanks dude, pics will follow soon

prabhuav · 25th October 2007, 13:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by rocksterraghu

Hi Prabhu, great to see the ICE in your car!

How about some pictures? And who was your installer?

Cheers and congratulations again!

Thanks.. Pics soon...

The install was done by TMC electronics in Jayanagar.. I know him for a while.. Fleeces a little, but knows what he is doing

prabhuav · 25th October 2007, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiragh_bir

congrats due.. please post some pics !!

Thanks.. Will post pics soon

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

3 inches? that is was too much.

Navin, the gap between the frame and the panel is over 2.5" in a scorpio. Took 3.5 spacers of .75" +a 6mm on the door panel itself..

Same holds for the stock location above the tailgate

Quote:

Originally Posted by determinus

Cool. E6450 *is* something. Where did you source that 7894 from? Is it a pull from an older vehicle? Also, I agree there is no substitute to listening, but why 3 different brands of speakers? How well do the tones of Alpine and Polk match?

Yes it is .. I bought the 7894 used from a guy for 170$ -he put a dva 300 in his car. I got the amp and the sub from another for 300$ - this guy had it in his Volvo that he was returning after lease..

I wanted either focal or JL comps, but did not have enough time before I left.. Out here the Infinity and the Alpine comps were the ones within my budget and the Alpine sounded better..

The only reason I got Polk is coz that is the only decent 4x6 I could source..

They sound pretty decent together as I have them both filtered at different frequencies.. The Alpines are HPed at 30Hz and the Polks at 110..
The Sub is LPed at 90 though..

The polk seems to be filling the gap that the woofer and the tweeter up front seem to be having well

26th October 2007, 21:54

Congrats Prabhu, nice setup, please do post some pix..enjoy music..

Krato · 29th October 2007, 10:19

Congrats prabhu, setup seems to be nice. Will replace the word "seems" with "looks" once you upload the snaps.....

24th October 2007, 23:50	#1
prabhuav BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 672 Thanked: 128 Times View My Garage	Finally ...... Scorpio ICED... After driving without ICE for almost a month, first waiting for my container to arrive , then racking my brains for the speakers/installer selection , Ayudha pooja taking a week, and last but not the least ,not having time to send the car in for a day that the installer needed.. my Scorpio is finally ICED... The Setup: Headunit: Alpine CDA 7894 Amp : JL Audio 6450 6 channel Sub : JL Audio 10w0.8 Front: Alpine SPR 17LS on the front door, with 3 inches of spacers Rear: Polk DB 4x6 coaxials in the stock location with 1.5 inches of spacers Power Cable: 4 guage Pyle..wanted Audison but didnt get.. Will upgrade later. Speaker Cables: Scosche RCA interconnects: Monster After a lot of deliberation on where to mount the sub, finally decided to put it in a wedge box in the back. Amp is under the drivers seat - makes it reaaaaaally easy to tune.. I have to say, it was well worth spending the 6k for power and speaker cables alone.. I am terrible at describing how a setup sound, but after a loooong time I could hear Jagjit Singh unadulterated. Thaye Yashoda from morning raga had me trembling and Tears in heaven did bring a tear to my eye.. Pics will come as soon as my sis returns from her trip and I get my digicam back..
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25th October 2007, 01:06	#2
vikram18 BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: pune Posts: 607 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Congrats Pal. Sounds truly awesome from your reaction to your music. Pics needed to do justice to the post.
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25th October 2007, 02:13	#3
rocksterraghu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,240 Thanked: 236 Times View My Garage	Hi Prabhu, great to see the ICE in your car! How about some pictures? And who was your installer? Cheers and congratulations again!
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25th October 2007, 07:13	#4
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Congrats. Do post some pix and update about pricing etc in the relevant thread
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25th October 2007, 10:03	#5
DerAlte Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 8,069 Thanked: 2,919 Times	Congats, @prabhuav! Enjaaay maadi - we can feel the music through your description. Container? Did you pick up all the stuff from US? How much did each individual piece cost?
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25th October 2007, 10:21	#6
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	Congrats, prabhuav! You have described the setup well enough. The enjoyment you get when listening to the setup is the description! Enjoyyyyyy! Do post pics when possible.
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25th October 2007, 11:05	#7
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	congrats due.. please post some pics !!
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25th October 2007, 13:40	#9
determinus BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 277 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Cool. E6450 is something. Where did you source that 7894 from? Is it a pull from an older vehicle? Also, I agree there is no substitute to listening, but why 3 different brands of speakers? How well do the tones of Alpine and Polk match?
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26th October 2007, 21:54	#13
Nos007 Posts: n/a	Congrats Prabhu, nice setup, please do post some pix..enjoy music..
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29th October 2007, 10:19	#14
Krato BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 92 Thanked: 12 Times	Congrats prabhu, setup seems to be nice. Will replace the word "seems" with "looks" once you upload the snaps.....
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