ICE Upgrade in Hydra's Hatch II (Swift Zxi) - Alpine, Image Dynamics, TRU Tech

DerAlte · 6th July 2009, 23:35

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

... Try the fiber glass in the current location you would see a difference of day and night. ...

Bhai McLBM, this needs some more illustration to understand, sir.

Bass&Trouble · 7th July 2009, 14:41

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Originally Posted by DerAlte

Bhai McLBM, this needs some more illustration to understand, sir.

LMAO!

I think he means to say Ashok should make fiberglass tweeter pods attached to the same point on the A-pillar to aim the tweets a bit more towards the cabin. Could be wrong. I'm not sure what McLBM (

) latest tweeter mount is.

jkdas · 7th July 2009, 15:10

OT; isnt it time to upgrade? The HU for a change.

PatienceWins · 7th July 2009, 16:01

Thanks for the pictures. It looks nice!!

hydrashok · 7th July 2009, 20:19

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Originally Posted by karankapoor

...What is on the wall where the boot lids closes looks like a neon to me, If yes then post some more pics with it.

Thanks, KK! Yep, that is a neon strip. Here's a pic. The light is actually quite a bit brighter, but I could not get the pic to come out that well. I'm pretty much dumb around cameras

ICE Upgrade in Hydra's Hatch II (Swift Zxi) - Alpine, Image Dynamics, TRU Tech-bootnight.jpg

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Originally Posted by Flying Bong

Very nice

What crossover point, slope and tweeter levels are you using?

Thanks, FB! Can't hold a candle to your setup, though!
The speakers are crossed over at 80hz, 12db/octave. The tweeters are attenuated to -7dB in the XO.

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Originally Posted by low_bass_makker

Hydra you might be very happy with the tweeter location you are having but you are missing a lot. Try the fiber glass in the current location you would see a difference of day and night. Since I also used to have them in the same location but now changed. And I am loving it.

I guess I will try out an FG pod sooner or later and I do know it will most likely sound better that way. This is just a "best compromise of all factors" for the time being. Do post some pics of the way you've installed the tweeters in pods.

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Originally Posted by akbaree

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I believe there's a wooden plate on which you have fitted the amplifiers. How has the wooden plate fixed to car's body?

Thanks, akbaree! My installer has a few custom-bent clamp-like things that he uses to screw the boards that way. One end of the clamp gets screwed onto the body, and the board is screwed onto the other end of the clamp.

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Originally Posted by jkdas

OT; isnt it time to upgrade? The HU for a change.

Not really! But yes, I am generally happy with everything except the HU. When I upgrade the HU I'll probably get something more serious (which will cost quite a bit more) and I'll need to brace my pockets for that. Recession, marriage and all that, heh heh.

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Originally Posted by PatienceWins

Thanks for the pictures. It looks nice!!

Thank you!

frankmehta · 7th July 2009, 20:23

hi anupji! the ONLY thing left, is to listen to this setup. looks yummy and I AM DEAD SURE it sounds even better than it looks! cheers..

PS: Neons are cool, especially when they are lighting some solid Tru Steel amplifiers ;-)

greenhorn · 7th July 2009, 20:28

i never thought I'd see the day when there would be bling installed in hydra's ride

JayD · 7th July 2009, 20:39

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Originally Posted by frankmehta

hi anupji!

Who on earth is Anup, and what is he doing in Ashok's ICE thread??

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

i never thought I'd see the day when there would be bling installed in hydra's ride

Oh, then i guess you've missed hisSPL setup too. It really was something. right Ahsok???

* runs for cover *

frankmehta · 7th July 2009, 20:41

hehehe.. let 'ashok' come and clear that one out ;-)

DerAlte · 7th July 2009, 22:42

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Originally Posted by greenhorn

i never thought I'd see the day when there would be bling installed in hydra's ride

Neither did I. But, things change after marryage, right? One stops living for self-satisfaction only!

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Originally Posted by JayD

Who on earth is Anup, and what is he doing in Ashok's ICE thread??... * runs for cover *

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Originally Posted by frankmehta

hehehe.. let 'ashok' come and clear that one out ;-)

Ah so ka? Oh no, here we go again!

hydrashok · 8th July 2009, 09:49

Thanks, Frank

@greehnorn, hey, a little bling never hurt anyone

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Originally Posted by JayD

* runs for cover *

You better! You can run, but you can't hide. *reaching for the baseball bat*

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Originally Posted by DerAlte

Ah so ka? Oh no, here we go again!

You stole the words from my mouth!

Flying Bong · 8th July 2009, 12:01

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Originally Posted by hydrashok

Thanks, FB! Can't hold a candle to your setup, though!
The speakers are crossed over at 80hz, 12db/octave. The tweeters are attenuated to -7dB in the XO.

@hydra - trust me, you have some fabulous equipment thats very well installed, what would be nice is a HU upgrade (P80 or Nak CD700) especially the latter

since you are going with a passive front stage...

I was interested in knowing the crossover point for the tweeter. While using XS in my car I had found 3.5-4Khz optimal, if I remember correctly.

hydrashok · 9th July 2009, 10:28

^^ Thanks again, FB! The next upgrade would definitely be a HU upgrade.

The Tweeter's filter is set at 3.9kHz in the XO (probably the same as yours -- the setting just below it is 3.5kHz). Getting the settings right in the XO is definitely a long-drawn-out exercise

iraghava · 13th July 2009, 15:18

Hey ASHOK nice to see you going over to the bling side!

*starts Gabbar to run away*

maxbhp · 26th July 2009, 11:54

Amazing work Anup . Nice to see the spirit still alive even after being Mrs-ised

. I am curious about one thing though . Shouldn't the tweeter be facing the person for better sound reproduction (by using pods) or is it better that it faces the glass. I can understand that poor quality tweeters produce lots of hissing and pissing sounds and hence its better to have its face towards the glass but since your components has good/true sound reproduction capability , shouldn't the tweeters be facing inwards towards each seat ?

7th July 2009, 15:10	#228
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	OT; isnt it time to upgrade? The HU for a change.
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7th July 2009, 16:01	#229
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 807 Times View My Garage	Thanks for the pictures. It looks nice!!
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7th July 2009, 20:23	#231
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	hi anupji! the ONLY thing left, is to listen to this setup. looks yummy and I AM DEAD SURE it sounds even better than it looks! cheers.. PS: Neons are cool, especially when they are lighting some solid Tru Steel amplifiers ;-)
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greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,402 Times View My Garage	i never thought I'd see the day when there would be bling installed in hydra's ride
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7th July 2009, 20:41	#234
frankmehta Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,000 Thanked: 3,577 Times View My Garage	hehehe.. let 'ashok' come and clear that one out ;-)
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9th July 2009, 10:28	#238
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 17 Times View My Garage	^^ Thanks again, FB! The next upgrade would definitely be a HU upgrade. The Tweeter's filter is set at 3.9kHz in the XO (probably the same as yours -- the setting just below it is 3.5kHz). Getting the settings right in the XO is definitely a long-drawn-out exercise
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13th July 2009, 15:18	#239
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Hey ASHOK nice to see you going over to the bling side! starts Gabbar to run away
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26th July 2009, 11:54	#240
maxbhp Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: C C K Posts: 1,382 Thanked: 89 Times View My Garage	Amazing work Anup . Nice to see the spirit still alive even after being Mrs-ised . I am curious about one thing though . Shouldn't the tweeter be facing the person for better sound reproduction (by using pods) or is it better that it faces the glass. I can understand that poor quality tweeters produce lots of hissing and pissing sounds and hence its better to have its face towards the glass but since your components has good/true sound reproduction capability , shouldn't the tweeters be facing inwards towards each seat ?
	() Thanks