My ICE in Swift Dzire

sandygordon · 28th February 2010, 19:34

A very humble setup
Did not want to spend more than 20k
No real amp, a budget sub and a budget indian alpine HU
I like it, sounds good to me..

I ll be changing the car soon and then ill go for a good ICe like the frankmehta's fiesta

One query to Gurus..
The ovals are a bit bright and bass is not its forte..
How can I improve? What replacement of the rear ovals do u suggest. Icant go above 8k..

vigsom · 28th February 2010, 22:10

I can see a Alpine HU,Bull Audio compos up front,Bull Audio ovals on the rear shelf,and a Sony amp to support a sub(or bass tube?).

I am not too sure but are the RCA cables standard stuff?

Please describe the components of your set up with price break up

sandygordon · 28th February 2010, 22:56

Cables are not standard stuff.. Still had to pay 800 bucks
alpine HU - 9000
Bull Compos - 6000
Bull Ovals 4000
Sony Xplod amp + Sub(bass tube arrangement) - 7500
Dash adapter - 1500
Cables - 800

maglev · 28th February 2010, 23:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandygordon

Cables are not standard stuff.. Still had to pay 800 bucks
alpine HU - 9000
Bull Compos - 6000
Bull Ovals 4000
Sony Xplod amp + Sub(bass tube arrangement) - 7500
Dash adapter - 1500
Cables - 800

Congratulations on your new ICE.

One question though why didn't go in for the dash kit directly from Maruti instead of going in for an aftermarket one??

I got the same for around Rs 200/- from MASS for my SX4.

sandygordon · 1st March 2010, 07:53

Waited for a month..
The dealer did not have em in stock

jkdas · 1st March 2010, 09:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandygordon

Waited for a month..
The dealer did not have em in stock

Which dealer? What costed you 1500Rs? And which HU is that? 9870?

What is overpowering at the rear?

sandygordon · 1st March 2010, 16:13

Popular Kochi.. They didnot have the dash adapter.
And I did not want a sony HU from the dealer.

Bought the dash adapter and ice from Emperor, Kochi
That is an Alpine CDE-101 E. not the 9887, The prices were steep and not very negotiable. Still I wanted the basic ICE from them, but the perfomance was not satisfactory from the bull ovals.

The amp and the sub were done by one of my unprofessional friends.

The rears and the components are not powered by amp, driven by the HU.
The sad part is the pio 500W speakers in my wagon r sounds better than bull ovals. I want to change them.

sandygordon · 1st March 2010, 16:17

The lack of 2 preouts in the HU really disappointed me. I came to know it only after i bought the HU.. I moved to Calicut and there are no good places here for a replacement of HU and a new amp.

28th February 2010, 19:34	#1
sandygordon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 683 Thanked: 1,944 Times View My Garage	My ICE in Swift Dzire A very humble setup Did not want to spend more than 20k No real amp, a budget sub and a budget indian alpine HU I like it, sounds good to me.. I ll be changing the car soon and then ill go for a good ICe like the frankmehta's fiesta One query to Gurus.. The ovals are a bit bright and bass is not its forte.. How can I improve? What replacement of the rear ovals do u suggest. Icant go above 8k.. Attached Thumbnails
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vigsom Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NSEW Posts: 3,759 Thanked: 25,461 Times	I can see a Alpine HU,Bull Audio compos up front,Bull Audio ovals on the rear shelf,and a Sony amp to support a sub(or bass tube?). I am not too sure but are the RCA cables standard stuff? Please describe the components of your set up with price break up
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28th February 2010, 22:56	#3
sandygordon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 683 Thanked: 1,944 Times View My Garage	Cables are not standard stuff.. Still had to pay 800 bucks alpine HU - 9000 Bull Compos - 6000 Bull Ovals 4000 Sony Xplod amp + Sub(bass tube arrangement) - 7500 Dash adapter - 1500 Cables - 800
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1st March 2010, 07:53	#5
sandygordon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 683 Thanked: 1,944 Times View My Garage	Waited for a month.. The dealer did not have em in stock
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1st March 2010, 16:13	#7
sandygordon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 683 Thanked: 1,944 Times View My Garage	Popular Kochi.. They didnot have the dash adapter. And I did not want a sony HU from the dealer. Bought the dash adapter and ice from Emperor, Kochi That is an Alpine CDE-101 E. not the 9887, The prices were steep and not very negotiable. Still I wanted the basic ICE from them, but the perfomance was not satisfactory from the bull ovals. The amp and the sub were done by one of my unprofessional friends. The rears and the components are not powered by amp, driven by the HU. The sad part is the pio 500W speakers in my wagon r sounds better than bull ovals. I want to change them.
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1st March 2010, 16:17	#8
sandygordon BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cochin Posts: 683 Thanked: 1,944 Times View My Garage	The lack of 2 preouts in the HU really disappointed me. I came to know it only after i bought the HU.. I moved to Calicut and there are no good places here for a replacement of HU and a new amp.
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