HU - Kenwood BT838U
Sub - Kenwood Excelon KFC-XW1222D 12"
Amp - Kenwood KAC-9104D Class D
Front - Boston Acoustics SR95 6x9s
Rear - Boston Acoustics SR95 6x9s
Amp - Boston Acoustics GT-4100 4ch

Archos 5 IT w/ Android for Music Videos and wifi at McDs, Starbucks, etc...

I want to change to a touchscreen HU but cant spend that kind of cash right yet. i want to be able to watch my music videos without clutter(using an Archos 5 IT, with the windshield mount, hooked up to the rear AUX port of my HU currently)

 

Heh, my head unit is my android phone. Phono jack to 4v line converter to two-way splitter to amp.

There's a an app called subsonic that lets you stream video/music from a home server running the subsonic windows server application. Since I'm a geek I run my own server, so I just stream my entire library to my phone. The phone is set to cache 4gb of mp3s so in case of repeats it doesn't have to download again (or of I lose 3G signal, i have 4g of music still).

All my mp3s are 192 or higher vbr. The phone also has a multi-band equalizer, etc. The only thing it can't do is front/rear balance from the phone, but the amp can do that.

If I get a phone call, the phone automatically ramps down the volume and pauses the song and then sends voice to speakers, unless I have a bluetooth headset paired, in which case it'll go to the headset.

Also with built-in google nav, it will ramp down the music volume, give me a direction, then ramp the volume back up again. GPS/NAV/Music/Video/Bluetooth/Internet...the only thing it can't do is play CDs!

 

Oem bose stock, the one and only. Don't want to change it for something else.

 

Good post.

 

^ I know

 

many ideas here.
for now I just want a sub to work with the stock BOSE system.
been looking for a good enclosure that wont take up any space in the truck.

 

No space is a little too much to hope for, but 4080 Enclosures fit snugly into the back corners of the trunk. I'm quite happy with one 10" on the right hand side.

Here's a good thread- https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...highlight=bose

 

I installed a double din and my tweeters work but my woofers in the front keep going in and out...

And sometimes when I turn my car on the double din is on but no sound
So i have to reset it by piulib the battery off.

Any help here?
Sucks cruising with no sound

 

updated my system a few times and havent posted about it, so...


RF T1 15"
RF Power 1000.1
RF Prime 300.4
Boston Accoustics 6x9s front and rear






Box was built to RFs specs for a sealed enclosure. b/c of the size of the box required for the sub, i had to build the box inside the trunk. PITA but well worth it. The 2 amps are on the trunk floor closest to the seats so i have access to tune and adjust them thru the passthru. accents were painted black w metallic flakes and hot rod red. looks orange in the pics, but its really hot rod red. white lights shine thru the cracks at night where the R and F are for a nice outline at night.



This is the old T1 12" i had before i bought the 15" with the 2 amps on either side:


The t1 12 next to the 2li of diet coke:


The T1 12 next to the new T1 15:


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