Page 1 ? Introduction
Page 2 - Audio Components (Prior to Installation)
Page 3 - Sound Dampening
Page 4 - Vented Enclosure Designs
Page 5 - Leather & Wood Dash Interior
Page 6 - Security System
Page 7 - Audio Installation
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My head unit is a Clarion ProAudio HX-D10. This model is no longer in production. It has a fully motorized faceplate which is detachable, and does not have an onboard amplifier. It features a 20-bit DAC and has an option called "tone bypass" which disables all EQ and processing effects and sends an unaltered signal through the RCA outputs. Unlike most head units, this unit gives me the option of completely bypassing the onboard equalizer. Sound quality is excellent.
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For equalizer duties I use an Alpine ERE-G180. This is an in-dash 1/2 DIN sized unit. It has 11 bands of equalization, with ?12dB of boost/cut centered at 31.5Hz, 63Hz, 125Hz, 190Hz, 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2.2kHz, 4.5kHz, 9kHz, and 18kHz. It also has a variable HP/LP crossover, fader control, and an Alpine BBE processor, although I do not use any of those features.
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For crossover duties I use a Tru Technology F-1B. This is also an in-dash 1/2 DIN sized unit. It features a continuously variable subsonic filter and variable lowpass, bandpass, and highpass filters. It also has a built-in line driver with separate gain controls for each of the three sets of RCA outputs. What makes this unit even more unique is that the crossover portions are not shared; the bandpass portion is completely independent of the highpass and lowpass portions.
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I decided to go with the Max Fidelity MFDT30neo tweeter. It features a neodymium magnet, silk dome, low Fs, and good power handling. Top-end extension and low-end extension are superb, and it?s extremely detailed.
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