Focal, Mosconi, Illusion and Helix build

[zdubyadubya]

Will you be adding a cover of some sort just in case you need to carry something in back?

Its hard to see in the pic but that entire setup is below the load floor. The stock cover actually still fits into place. One of the things I am most loving about this build is how completely stealth it is. There is ZERO indication that anything isn't OEM until you start looking REAL closely at things.

 

[zdubyadubya]

@UNBROKEN I do have a question though. why three amps? mind sharing how you set up your audio channels and what signals are going where?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Will you be adding a cover of some sort just in case you need to carry something in back?

Thought I posted that. I made a whole new top panel with vents that I flush mounted aluminum mesh over then carpeted.

 

[UNBROKEN]

@UNBROKEN I do have a question though. why three amps? mind sharing how you set up your audio channels and what signals are going where?

The Pro 1/10 feeds the sub. The 2/10 is for the midbass and the 4/10 is for the midranges and tweeters. Each driver is on its own amp channel and ran active through a Helix DSP.3

 

[Adder1221]

This looks freaking great, and I bet it sounds amazing! When can you do mine lol

 

[UNBROKEN]

The deadening and decoupling continues. I will not have rattles…period.

 

[UNBROKEN]

When I installed the midbass’ in the doors I didn’t think to measure how far behind the door panel they sit. They’re back almost 2”. Since the general consensus was the closer the better and with a combination of adapters from MTI for 8” drivers and 6.5-8” aluminum adapters from EBay I’ll push them out 1.5” closer. I have to leave some space for excursion. I’m also replacing the OCF Stinger Fast Rings that seal the driver to the door with CCF rings from Sound Skins.
The MTI 8” adapter and beveled aluminum adapter will open up behind the driver so I’m not sticking it in a tunnel and choking it off. The aluminum rings will be deadened with 1lb of stick on wheel weights plus some CLD so they don’t ring or make any noises I don’t want made. Will it make a difference? I dunno…but I’ll sleep better.

 

[zdubyadubya]

I was under the impression that you werent going to enter this one into competitions... has that now changed?

 

[UNBROKEN]

I was under the impression that you werent going to enter this one into competitions... has that now changed?

I may dabble.

 

[UNBROKEN]

Well…didn’t go exactly as planned. Got one side together with the aluminum adapter and it was too close to the inner door for my comfort…so I stacked both adapters and moved it out an inch instead which is fine because I was off in my original measurement anyway. It’s still in about the same place I thought it would be.

 

[Lightning Struck]

Do you think an 8" midbass would fit then?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Do you think an 8" midbass would fit then?

Absolutely. I’ll likely be changing to a Focal 8WM or Illusion C8 soon.

 

[Lightning Struck]

Absolutely. I’ll likely be changing to a Focal 8WM or Illusion C8 soon.

What do you think would be the mounting depth limitations?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Either of those are substantially more shallow than the midbass I run now. The 8WM has a small neo magnet and the C8 has a completely inverted motor.

 

[UNBROKEN]

Bought the 8WM’s today…I guess the upgrades are starting already.

 

[Lightning Struck]

But is there 4" back there for this 8"? She's got a bit of junk in the trunk.

 

[UNBROKEN]

With the right adapter rings stacked up possibly? I’ll try to remember to measure when I swap my new ones in.

 

[Lightning Struck]

With the right adapter rings stacked up possibly? I’ll try to remember to measure when I swap my new ones in.

Awesome, I'd appreciate it!

 

[UNBROKEN]

Gonna be a busy afternoon

 

[UNBROKEN]

Had a nice afternoon swapping things out. One thing that surprised me was no gaskets supplied with the Utopia stuff…for the price that seems trivial to leave out. Luckily I had plenty of thin CCF to cut my own. The midbass’ are mounted on MTI adapters and they cut me some smaller mounting plates for the midranges that I trimmed down as needed. I also used SoundSkins CCF speaker rings on the midbass’ and cut my own from 1/4” CCF for the midranges. I used more wheel weights to add mass to the midrange baffle and some CLD over that to make sure they stay put.
Tried to get some pics with a flashlight but it didn’t cooperate very well.