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I jumped into the subwoofer bandwagon for about a year, also a JL Audio Stealbox with a JL XD 300 watt amp. This cars exhaust is absolutely awesome to listen to, when cruising and at car shows. But, as the wife said to me, can we listen to some real music, haha. I have eclectic tastes in music from jazz, trance, blues, country, classical, easy listening, metal, rock, etc. My music hobby if you will is something that has been with me since the early 70’s. I have about 7700 vinyl records and dedicated listening room with tube amp gear and all of the analog sources to reach audio nirvana. Needless to say, the sound in the Shelby is atrocious compared to a mega buck high resolution audio system, but, it’s a Shelby. But, wife,,,happy wife, you get it...so, going full out with the new JL audio stuff.
Fronts: JL C7 650, 2 way
Rears: JL Audio C7 650 2 way
Amplifier: VX800/8i with built in DSP full-range amplifier 75 watts per 8 channels
Sub: Stealthbox
Sub amp: SD300
Dynamat fronts and rear
Installer is doing a custom install with DSP tune, says will be a surprise, hopefully not to wallet above the parts. Will post pics when done this weekend.
I know Shelby, but not a race car to me, and pure pleasure when out with the wife, and when she says play that song, we both will enjoy it.
Both Shelby and wife are keepers for life, enjoy it because it’s too short. Happy cruising and listening.
Fronts: JL C7 650, 2 way
Rears: JL Audio C7 650 2 way
Amplifier: VX800/8i with built in DSP full-range amplifier 75 watts per 8 channels
Sub: Stealthbox
Sub amp: SD300
Dynamat fronts and rear
Installer is doing a custom install with DSP tune, says will be a surprise, hopefully not to wallet above the parts. Will post pics when done this weekend.
I know Shelby, but not a race car to me, and pure pleasure when out with the wife, and when she says play that song, we both will enjoy it.
Both Shelby and wife are keepers for life, enjoy it because it’s too short. Happy cruising and listening.
autobahnGT350
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What does the 2018R have for a stereo, if any? Is it the package with 7 speakers like the 15/16 tech packs?
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....at least the Shaker in my wife’s 2016 GT sounds way better than the Shelby. I also think my base 2014 fiesta se had a better sound system then the Shelby, haha.
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I went with a custom sub box, made to match where the stock system, (If we had one) would go. I run a 10' comp kicker in it. I have a LC2i paired with a Alpine 500 mono amp. For the rest, I switched out to Infinity speakers. The only stock speaker left was the center one. With this it's clean and sounds very good. Even with the stock amp on the infinities, it very crisp and clean now. The base from the 10 just adds that depth. I'm happy.
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I like this setup but I have a spare tire in the well. Where are others putting the amp and controller? Can it go behind the sub box or under the package tray?
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I have the same sub layout. The amp is mounted on the right side just under and right to the rear speaker deck mounting. Or expressed another way, when you look in the trunk on right side and look at upper right beneath the deck, there is some metal under the carpet where you can mount the sub amp. Granted, mine is only a 300 watt amp JL Audio SD series so it’s not too big. Those big amps might still work there but might protrude into the rear deck area going towards the bumper or right side, or both depending how large the amp/s are.
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So, got the car back....and it sounds and looks amazing. My only question is with all of the gear installed...why does the master radio volume still control the overall volume...I have a separate volume control for the amp directly with a dedicated bass knob attached. I told them I wanted to keep center speaker, for navigation purposes, so the volume only turns up the center, but when I turn up amps, the factory volume also turns up and down the entire system. Otherwise, I am more than pleased with this setup. Definitely an Audiophile upgrade and not a simple speaker upgrade. The sound is to die for. The added damping, ala, dynamat in the door panels, and rear compartment really helped too. The custom install parts were a pleasant surprise, especially the cobra logo and the backlit hardware.
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Some more pics.
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Nice. I don’t think I can easily remove mine anymore because it is solidly built into the panels now with the added damping and custom boxes.Takes up the corner but this was my solution to the needed bass, takes up minimal room and is removable anytime I need to do it.