Hyundai Verna ICED!

live2drive · 12th June 2009, 19:43

ICE had been on my wish list for quite sometime. I had a limited budget and also had to use the equipment which i had from my previous install (sub and the mono).

Searched around the forum for some VFM options, and auditioned a few setups. Finally decided to take the plunge, and here I am..

The HU:

I was using a Pioneer 5950 earlier. My music collection was increasing at a fast pace and it was tough to manage a lot of disks. Decided to upgrade the HU as it had become quite old and i was badly in need of a HU which supports thumb drives at least.

Then came across this thread:
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...z-785-usb.html

Read some great reviews about its SQ capabilities and the price was well in my budget. Thought for a while and then finally decided to take the plunge.

Got the CLARION DXZ785USB courtesy a relative who carried it down for me from the US of A.

Initial impression was great. The SQ was mind blowing and TA was an added bonus.

The Components:

I had auditioned Bull and really liked them. Value for money and decent SQ capability.
So had to be the Bull CS 650.75.

The Amplifiers:

I was using a chinese amp in my previous setup. So thought of getting a new and a better amp.
Decided on Kenwood KAC-M845 which gives out 60*4rms at four ohms. This much power was sufficient to play the Bull's clean.

Mono and the SUB:

I had a Pioneer GM-D510 mono amp and a Pioneer DVC sub from my previous install. Will use this sub for the time being and will upgrade in the near future if at all there's a need.

Wiring:

Scosche RCA's
Kicker 12AWG for the sub section
Kicker 16AWG for components

Its a great setup. Bull's sing well and the SQ is great. Bass is a bit boomy.
The install was done at GYRO. Big thanks to Abhimanyu(hellspawn) and all my other friends for their advice.

Future upgrades: Damping and the SUB.

DjNik · 12th June 2009, 19:54

The ICE looks good

nishantgandhi · 12th June 2009, 20:00

Good ICE! How much did you pay for the Kenwood amp? Its from Dubai AFAIK, right?

mnhegde · 12th June 2009, 20:03

@ live2drive : Congrats for the new ICE setup. Looks clean and sweet. Can we have the cost break up please. Keep updating us about your listening experience and upgrades.

panky12345 · 12th June 2009, 20:15

very good set-up there.. enjoy! are clarion menus easy to navigate as a pio?

Whiz · 12th June 2009, 20:50

Congrats on the upgrade!!!

1. Which set of speakers were you using before this upgrade?

2. Apart from Bull Audio which are the speakers you auditioned?

Anyway nice setup.

Enjoy!!!

live2drive · 12th June 2009, 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by DjNik

The ICE looks good

Thank You.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nishantgandhi

Good ICE! How much did you pay for the Kenwood amp? Its from Dubai AFAIK, right?

Nishant, the amp is with B/W and is distributed by Kenwood India. MRP 6990/-.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnhegde

@ live2drive : Congrats for the new ICE setup. Looks clean and sweet. Can we have the cost break up please. Keep updating us about your listening experience and upgrades.

Thanks. Cost breakup coming up in a short while.

Quote:

Originally Posted by panky12345

very good set-up there.. enjoy! are clarion menus easy to navigate as a pio?

Thank you. Yes, the Clarions are indeed easy to use. Just a matter of a day or two to get used to the interface. But one feature that i really miss is that you cannot browse through the list of folders.

Although one can browse files within a folder.

m4ugr8 · 13th June 2009, 00:58

Finally you start a thread??

I use to meet abhinav and he use to complain that his setup is not worth any thread on TBHP, as his equipment is not that great.

Remember the Drive to neemrana, I remember the time I heard his car for the first time, with some speakers TS20 i guess in the front and 6x9s in the rear along with the Pioneer SUB. The sub use to BOOM and vocals play in a different league.

But then his quest for a budget ICE started, and BOY has he not got each and every equipment right. The Bulls, The Kenny AMP, The Clarion HU all Add up to make a mind blowing setup which can actually put installs with double the money budget, to Shame. Awesome.

Congrats on this ICE journey my friend, And GLAD I could be a part of it. Though I feel A new Sub will things to the next level, but that when your pocket allows. It still sounds really really good.

abhibh · 13th June 2009, 02:08

Congrats live2drive. Very nice choice of equipment. Would love to audition Bull mated with Clarion.

Which distribution block is that and how much does it cost ? Price of Scosche RCA ?

chiragh_bir · 13th June 2009, 07:49

So many potential buyers for Clarion and damn Clarion doesn't have a distributor here .. You Listening Clarion!!!

Really liked your setup!!

Cheers..

greenhorn · 13th June 2009, 08:01

Quote:

Clarion Distributor
Supreme Audiotronics Pvt. Ltd.

A-62 Naraina Industrial Area Phase-1,
New Delhi-110028, INDIA
Tel: +91-11-25791140/91-11-45699900
Fax: +91-11-25794169
email: supreme.audiotronics@gmail.com

they do have one apparently, but i have a feeling that if the stuff were sold here , they would have unpalatable prices

panky12345 · 13th June 2009, 10:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by live2drive

But one feature that i really miss is that you cannot browse through the list of folders.

Although one can browse files within a folder.

Then how to access those 300 folders in a pen drive?

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhibh

Which distribution block is that and how much does it cost ?

I also wanted to ask the same thing as I've never seen a LCD display on a DB.

greenhorn · 13th June 2009, 10:41

I Still havent seen an LCD powered DB. thats an LED display

Bluewave Car Audio Digital Distribution Two ANL Fuse Block, 0GA In Two 4GA Out
looks similar to this

razor4077 · 13th June 2009, 10:41

Very nice setup live2drive... congrats!! Enjoy the music!

live2drive · 13th June 2009, 10:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Whiz

Congrats on the upgrade!!!

1. Which set of speakers were you using before this upgrade?
I was using a pair of coax's in the front and a pair of 6X9's on the parcel tray. Both were Blaupunkt.
2. Apart from Bull Audio which are the speakers you auditioned?
I have auditioned a number of brands including some high end installs. But i had the option of JBL 608, Bull, Illusion EL as they were fit for my budget.

Thanks! My comments in bold.

Quote:

Originally Posted by m4ugr8

Finally you start a thread??

I use to meet abhinav and he use to complain that his setup is not worth any thread on TBHP, as his equipment is not that great.

Remember the Drive to neemrana, I remember the time I heard his car for the first time, with some speakers TS20 i guess in the front and 6x9s in the rear along with the Pioneer SUB. The sub use to BOOM and vocals play in a different league.

But then his quest for a budget ICE started, and BOY has he not got each and every equipment right. The Bulls, The Kenny AMP, The Clarion HU all Add up to make a mind blowing setup which can actually put installs with double the money budget, to Shame. Awesome.

Congrats on this ICE journey my friend, And GLAD I could be a part of it. Though I feel A new Sub will things to the next level, but that when your pocket allows. It still sounds really really good.

Hehe yes i still remember my old setup. With only bass and treble and almost non existant vocals.

Yes, the sub maybe changed in the future. And thanks boy for your inputs from time to time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhibh

Congrats live2drive. Very nice choice of equipment. Would love to audition Bull mated with Clarion.

Which distribution block is that and how much does it cost ? Price of Scosche RCA ?

Thanks. You're welcome for an audition anytime. Just PM me whenever you are in Delhi next.
I got this DB from Driven. Not Sure about the brand. Its a 0AWG in and 2X4AWG out DB. The dispaly shows the Volt reading. Cost 1200/-.
Scosche RCA costs 550/-(two channel).

Quote:

Originally Posted by chiragh_bir

So many potential buyers for Clarion and damn Clarion doesn't have a distributor here .. You Listening Clarion!!!

Really liked your setup!!

Cheers..

Thanks mate. Apparently there is a Clarion dealer in Delhi but he does not carry any stocks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by panky12345

Then how to access those 300 folders in a pen drive?

You can switch through folders one after the other but there's no option to display the list of folders. The only drawback in this HU.

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor4077

Very nice setup live2drive... congrats!! Enjoy the music!

Thank You.

Quote:

I Still havent seen an LCD powered DB. thats an LED display

Bluewave Car Audio Digital Distribution Two ANL Fuse Block, 0GA In Two 4GA Out
looks similar to this

Yes Greenhorn the product is exactly the same. Thanks for sharing the linky.

12th June 2009, 19:43	#1
live2drive BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 525 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Hyundai Verna ICED! ICE had been on my wish list for quite sometime. I had a limited budget and also had to use the equipment which i had from my previous install (sub and the mono). Searched around the forum for some VFM options, and auditioned a few setups. Finally decided to take the plunge, and here I am.. The HU: I was using a Pioneer 5950 earlier. My music collection was increasing at a fast pace and it was tough to manage a lot of disks. Decided to upgrade the HU as it had become quite old and i was badly in need of a HU which supports thumb drives at least. Then came across this thread: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...z-785-usb.html Read some great reviews about its SQ capabilities and the price was well in my budget. Thought for a while and then finally decided to take the plunge. Got the CLARION DXZ785USB courtesy a relative who carried it down for me from the US of A. Initial impression was great. The SQ was mind blowing and TA was an added bonus. The Components: I had auditioned Bull and really liked them. Value for money and decent SQ capability. So had to be the Bull CS 650.75. The Amplifiers: I was using a chinese amp in my previous setup. So thought of getting a new and a better amp. Decided on Kenwood KAC-M845 which gives out 604rms at four ohms. This much power was sufficient to play the Bull's clean. Mono and the SUB:* I had a Pioneer GM-D510 mono amp and a Pioneer DVC sub from my previous install. Will use this sub for the time being and will upgrade in the near future if at all there's a need. Wiring: Scosche RCA's Kicker 12AWG for the sub section Kicker 16AWG for components Its a great setup. Bull's sing well and the SQ is great. Bass is a bit boomy. The install was done at GYRO. Big thanks to Abhimanyu(hellspawn) and all my other friends for their advice. Future upgrades: Damping and the SUB. Last edited by live2drive : 12th June 2009 at 19:47.
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12th June 2009, 19:54	#2
DjNik BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Kolkata Posts: 340 Thanked: 3 Times	The ICE looks good
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12th June 2009, 20:00	#3
nishantgandhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,220 Thanked: 156 Times	Good ICE! How much did you pay for the Kenwood amp? Its from Dubai AFAIK, right?
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12th June 2009, 20:03	#4
mnhegde BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: B E N G A L U R U Posts: 473 Thanked: 0 Times	@ live2drive : Congrats for the new ICE setup. Looks clean and sweet. Can we have the cost break up please. Keep updating us about your listening experience and upgrades.
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12th June 2009, 20:15	#5
panky12345 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,697 Thanked: 171 Times	very good set-up there.. enjoy! are clarion menus easy to navigate as a pio?
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12th June 2009, 20:50	#6
Whiz BHPian Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 31 Thanked: 0 Times	Congrats on the upgrade!!! 1. Which set of speakers were you using before this upgrade? 2. Apart from Bull Audio which are the speakers you auditioned? Anyway nice setup. Enjoy!!!
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13th June 2009, 00:58	#8
m4ugr8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,291 Thanked: 129 Times View My Garage	Finally you start a thread?? I use to meet abhinav and he use to complain that his setup is not worth any thread on TBHP, as his equipment is not that great. Remember the Drive to neemrana, I remember the time I heard his car for the first time, with some speakers TS20 i guess in the front and 6x9s in the rear along with the Pioneer SUB. The sub use to BOOM and vocals play in a different league. But then his quest for a budget ICE started, and BOY has he not got each and every equipment right. The Bulls, The Kenny AMP, The Clarion HU all Add up to make a mind blowing setup which can actually put installs with double the money budget, to Shame. Awesome. Congrats on this ICE journey my friend, And GLAD I could be a part of it. Though I feel A new Sub will things to the next level, but that when your pocket allows. It still sounds really really good.
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13th June 2009, 02:08	#9
abhibh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in the HOOD near you! Posts: 2,768 Thanked: 39 Times	Congrats live2drive. Very nice choice of equipment. Would love to audition Bull mated with Clarion. Which distribution block is that and how much does it cost ? Price of Scosche RCA ? Last edited by abhibh : 13th June 2009 at 02:11.
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13th June 2009, 07:49	#10
chiragh_bir Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In front of you :P Posts: 1,123 Thanked: 74 Times View My Garage	So many potential buyers for Clarion and damn Clarion doesn't have a distributor here .. You Listening Clarion!!! Really liked your setup!! Cheers..
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13th June 2009, 10:41	#13
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,402 Times View My Garage	I Still havent seen an LCD powered DB. thats an LED display Bluewave Car Audio Digital Distribution Two ANL Fuse Block, 0GA In Two 4GA Out looks similar to this
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13th June 2009, 10:41	#14
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 298 Times View My Garage	Very nice setup live2drive... congrats!! Enjoy the music!
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