[Zahir]

Originally Posted by DerAlte

Should - it is just a matter of good tuning.

Great! Do you have any brand recommendations for the LOC & Splitters?

[navin]

Originally Posted by Zahir

Great! Do you have any brand recommendations for the LOC & Splitters?

Scoche makes decent ones.

[Zahir]

Great! Thanks

Quick question, is there no way to upgrade the ice without the converter? I mean what's the next best thing?

Not too comfortable opening the dash up on a new car

[HimuraKenshin]

Hi guys!
My friend has acquired an i20. We are planning to ICE it over the weekend.
needed some advice regarding the equipment.

We plan on keeping the OEM H/u as he likes the looks of it.
Hence we need a Line level converter.
What are the best brands that i should at be looking at and what would be the appropriate prices?

Front speakers: Power bass L series? I have heard that they are good.
Friend mainly listens to techno, house, trance etc. jactech, Above & beyond the likes...

rear fill would be stock

Sub stage would be a powerbass thin series sub. (as we he plans to go in for CNG at a later point)

Amp would be either a powerbass 400.4 or JBL equivalent.

Wiring would be 18mm Finolex.
RCA: Connection Audison

I would mainly like to know what components would be good for his taste in music.(read: fast and punchy mid-range) And also what Line level converter to use.

[navin]

Originally Posted by Zahir

Quick question, is there no way to upgrade the ice without the converter? I mean what's the next best thing?

Not really. Somewhere down the line you need to convert speaker level signals to something an amplifier can use.

The other alternate is to just upgrade the speakers and damp the doors.

Originally Posted by HimuraKenshin

We plan on keeping the OEM H/u as he likes the looks of it.
Hence we need a Line level converter.
What are the best brands that i should at be looking at and what would be the appropriate prices?

Scosche makes a decent one. What I have seen locally is something that resembles this (but a different colour).
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SLC4/Scosche-SLC4.html

Never heard Powerbass but then again my taste in music does not cover Techno, House etc. Just listen before you buy. I understand this is often difficult but the best option is listen to other cars.

[Zahir]

Ok so new issue...

My ICE guy tells me that I'm out of luck because of the nature of my setup ie.
1 x 2channel amp
1 x 4 channel amp
1 set of front comps
1 set of back co-axs
1 sub

He says that using the MTX Re-q5 would mean I would need to have an external switch to manually switch on the amps each time.

He says I can't use the 4 channel scosche converter because I need more RCAs

What solution do you give use for a converter that needs to support a system similar to mine.

Thanks

[DerAlte]

Originally Posted by Zahir

... What solution do you give use for a converter that needs to support a system similar to mine.

Just use RCA Y-cables on the LOC output (front channels will do) to feed the sub amp and the front channels of the 4ch amp. Or even off the rear channel output, in which case fading front will act as Sub volume control!

[HimuraKenshin]

Originally Posted by Zahir

Ok so new issue...

My ICE guy tells me that I'm out of luck because of the nature of my setup ie.
1 x 2channel amp
1 x 4 channel amp
1 set of front comps
1 set of back co-axs
1 sub

He says that using the MTX Re-q5 would mean I would need to have an external switch to manually switch on the amps each time.

He says I can't use the 4 channel scosche converter because I need more RCAs

What solution do you give use for a converter that needs to support a system similar to mine.

Thanks

I see nothing wrong with your set up.
you can split the Rear RCAs to power the 2 channel amp for your sub.

This is how the wiring can go:
HEAD UNIT--> 4 channel Line level converter --> here you will get 4 RCAs. --> Add a Y cable to split the rear RCAs into 2 more RCAs.
Now you will have a total of 6 RCA leads.
2 RCAs for the front 2 channels (going into channels 1 &2 of the 4 channel amp)
2 more RCAs for the rear 2 channels (going into channels 3&4 of the 4 channel amp)

The last 2 RCAs would go into your 2 channel amp which i presume you are using for your sub along with a low pass filter.

Do feel free to ask any question!

[Zahir]

Originally Posted by DerAlte

Just use RCA Y-cables on the LOC output (front channels will do) to feed the sub amp and the front channels of the 4ch amp. Or even off the rear channel output, in which case fading front will act as Sub volume control!

Originally Posted by HimuraKenshin

I see nothing wrong with your set up.
you can split the Rear RCAs to power the 2 channel amp for your sub.

This is how the wiring can go:
HEAD UNIT--> 4 channel Line level converter --> here you will get 4 RCAs. --> Add a Y cable to split the rear RCAs into 2 more RCAs.
Now you will have a total of 6 RCA leads.
2 RCAs for the front 2 channels (going into channels 1 &2 of the 4 channel amp)
2 more RCAs for the rear 2 channels (going into channels 3&4 of the 4 channel amp)

The last 2 RCAs would go into your 2 channel amp which i presume you are using for your sub along with a low pass filter.

Do feel free to ask any question!

Thanks for the inputs. I'm not sure why my ICE guy is so doubtful about things. He's normally one of the best in Mumbai and really confident about his stuff.

Will take this to him. I'm leaning towards Scosche rather than RE-Q5 right now because I don't want to have to manually switch on my Amps each time I want to hear music.

Thanks

[DerAlte]

Originally Posted by Zahir

... I don't want to have to manually switch on my Amps each time I want to hear music ...

That is just a simple matter of connecting the Remote Antenna Turn On output of the HU (should be there in the pinout on the sticker on the HU top surface) to the amp's Remote In input. Amp will go on whenever HU goes on.

[Zahir]

Thanks guys

Another suggestion made was to drop the converter all together and buy a 4 channel amp that accepts speaker level inputs. I have been told that these come in both class AB and D. Would installing such an amp do away with the need for a converter all together?

[Diamond_dawg]

Originally Posted by Zahir

Thanks guys

Another suggestion made was to drop the converter all together and buy a 4 channel amp that accepts speaker level inputs. I have been told that these come in both class AB and D. Would installing such an amp do away with the need for a converter all together?

Yup, you can just hook the AMP directly, a lil cleaner then the converter itself

[Zahir]

Originally Posted by Diamond_dawg

Yup, you can just hook the AMP directly, a lil cleaner then the converter itself

Would this give the same output as hooking up a converter would?

ie

Does HU > Converter > Amp vs HU > Amp with speaker level input give you the same output? I was told a direct hookup to the amp from the HU would mean screaming audio(in a bad way) because of the high level input.

[Diamond_dawg]

Originally Posted by Zahir

Would this give the same output as hooking up a converter would?

ie

Does HU > Converter > Amp vs HU > Amp with speaker level input give you the same output? I was told a direct hookup to the amp from the HU would mean screaming audio(in a bad way) because of the high level input.

I ran a afterhead HU with High level input and didnt find any problem, other then the stupid whine, but i dont think it should make much difference, i think sound quality would be better( Other members can Chime in)

[navin]

Originally Posted by Zahir

Does HU > Converter > Amp vs HU > Amp with speaker level input give you the same output? I was told a direct hookup to the amp from the HU would mean screaming audio(in a bad way) because of the high level input.

RCA cable has a shield. Speaker cable does not. A good Line Output Converter is the better option.