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Originally Posted by silkster
I have an 01 X5 with DSP and Nav. I am plannning within the next month to do an upgrade similar to what janix did with the exception of a few things.
like going with the audio control LC6 which is a six channel LOC and plan on using Diamond S600s Hex as my components front and rear. in addition an Audio Control EQS six channel equalizer. For the subs I plan on Porting a single Jl audio 12w6v2 in the sub location and powering the system with the Phoenix Gold TI 500.4 and 800.1
I just wanna know if you have any recommendations or suggestions that i may wanna take into consideration.
Thanks
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Well, here's a couple of observations.
1) I don't think the LC6 gives you enough channels. Also, I tried an LC6 in this car just for test purposes, and it was very, very noisy. I probably could have gotten a lot of it out, but it's no magic bullet, that's for sure.
2) I hope you don't get any engine noise with the EQS... I used to get a lot of noise with the Audio Control EQs (but not with the crossovers). The current series should be better, but I don't have direct experience with them.
3) I personally don't like the sound of most ported boxes and I would use a sealed box in that application. Ported boxes are bigger and for a long-travel woofer like the W6v2 you get a lot of port noise you don't need to hear (in a trunk you wouldn't hear it, but in an SUV it's pretty easy to hear).
4) Since they are discontinued, where did you get the amps?
5) Hear the Diamonds in a car before buying them, and listen for like 10 minutes straight. I find their tweeters to be impressive-sounding at first, but fatiguing to listen to over time. Also, their xover frequency doesn't allow them to play as low as I would want a dash-mounted tweeter to play to pull vocals up into the center... I would suggest in that price range you consider the DLS UP6 set. I have these in my Acura and they are our most popular component set.
Other than that, I have no opinions... : )