JayGT3067
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- 2017 Mustang GT, 2015 BMW 640 Grand Coupé x Drive
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Hi, I need some advice! I’ve added the estimate from a local guy here in Germany... to upgrade the audio in my ‘17 GT Premium with 12 speaker setup. Basically, I asked for a simple upgrade to increase my the base and quality sound. $2000 seams a bit expensive. I would be curious what someone thinks about his suggestion. Here is his suggestion...
“ Because you have the 8 inch touchscreen with the shaker system the most important thing we need to do it to get a hi quality output out of the factory radio. Since the factory does not have rcas to send a signal out to the amplifiers, we need to create on. On base model systems you can do this easily with a basic line output convertor but since everything on this vehicle is integrated you need to use a digital signal processor that can interface with the factory system. There are many options out there and the best one for this vehicle id the Rockford fosgate dsr1 interface which is made by Idatalink. This module is a vehicle specific interface that gives me a high quality output and also allows us to fine tune the system way more then you ever could with the factory setup. I would like to do a 3 wat component setup in the front to replace the factory lower woofer, door mid and a pillar tweeter, I would replace the rear deck with a high quality coaxial to give you the rear fill you need for complete sound. I would sound deaden the doors and rear deck to give you better midbass response and have less chance of vibrations. I would install a 5 channel amplifier that would run the front setup, rear speakers and a single 12 inch woofer. I would run all new speaker wires to the amplifier to ensure that you would have quality sound.Because you have the 8 inch touchscreen with the shaker system the most important thing we need to do it to get a hi quality output out of the factory radio. Since the factory does not have rcas to send a signal out to the amplifiers, we need to create on. On base model systems you can do this easily with a basic line output convertor but since everything on this vehicle is integrated you need to use a digital signal processor that can interface with the factory system. There are many options out there and the best one for this vehicle id the Rockford fosgate dsr1 interface which is made by Idatalink. This module is a vehicle specific interface that gives me a high quality output and also allows us to fine tune the system way more then you ever could with the factory setup. I would like to do a 3 wat component setup in the front to replace the factory lower woofer, door mid and a pillar tweeter, I would replace the rear deck with a high quality coaxial to give you the rear fill you need for complete sound. I would sound deaden the doors and rear deck to give you better midbass response and have less chance of vibrations. I would install a 5 channel amplifier that would run the front setup, rear speakers and a single 12 inch woofer. I would run all new speaker wires to the amplifier to ensure that you would have quality sound. The parts alone for this setup before installation, parts including the 3 way components, rear coaxials, 12 inch subwoofer, digital signal processor, custom sub enclosure, rcas,power wire, fuse holder, speaker wires and sound deadner come in at $1600. That is my cost on all the parts. Labor for the entire setup would be right around $400. Install time would be 2 days for the complete job.Most shops charge $500 a day labor rate and would not do all the parts at cost. Like I said when I talked to you the other day, I do not do this to get rich, I do this because I have a passion for it. So you would be looking right at $2000”
“ Because you have the 8 inch touchscreen with the shaker system the most important thing we need to do it to get a hi quality output out of the factory radio. Since the factory does not have rcas to send a signal out to the amplifiers, we need to create on. On base model systems you can do this easily with a basic line output convertor but since everything on this vehicle is integrated you need to use a digital signal processor that can interface with the factory system. There are many options out there and the best one for this vehicle id the Rockford fosgate dsr1 interface which is made by Idatalink. This module is a vehicle specific interface that gives me a high quality output and also allows us to fine tune the system way more then you ever could with the factory setup. I would like to do a 3 wat component setup in the front to replace the factory lower woofer, door mid and a pillar tweeter, I would replace the rear deck with a high quality coaxial to give you the rear fill you need for complete sound. I would sound deaden the doors and rear deck to give you better midbass response and have less chance of vibrations. I would install a 5 channel amplifier that would run the front setup, rear speakers and a single 12 inch woofer. I would run all new speaker wires to the amplifier to ensure that you would have quality sound.Because you have the 8 inch touchscreen with the shaker system the most important thing we need to do it to get a hi quality output out of the factory radio. Since the factory does not have rcas to send a signal out to the amplifiers, we need to create on. On base model systems you can do this easily with a basic line output convertor but since everything on this vehicle is integrated you need to use a digital signal processor that can interface with the factory system. There are many options out there and the best one for this vehicle id the Rockford fosgate dsr1 interface which is made by Idatalink. This module is a vehicle specific interface that gives me a high quality output and also allows us to fine tune the system way more then you ever could with the factory setup. I would like to do a 3 wat component setup in the front to replace the factory lower woofer, door mid and a pillar tweeter, I would replace the rear deck with a high quality coaxial to give you the rear fill you need for complete sound. I would sound deaden the doors and rear deck to give you better midbass response and have less chance of vibrations. I would install a 5 channel amplifier that would run the front setup, rear speakers and a single 12 inch woofer. I would run all new speaker wires to the amplifier to ensure that you would have quality sound. The parts alone for this setup before installation, parts including the 3 way components, rear coaxials, 12 inch subwoofer, digital signal processor, custom sub enclosure, rcas,power wire, fuse holder, speaker wires and sound deadner come in at $1600. That is my cost on all the parts. Labor for the entire setup would be right around $400. Install time would be 2 days for the complete job.Most shops charge $500 a day labor rate and would not do all the parts at cost. Like I said when I talked to you the other day, I do not do this to get rich, I do this because I have a passion for it. So you would be looking right at $2000”
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