Yaris Sedan Deadening and Sound system upgrade

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Thinsulate Acoustic? Interesting. 3M is a reputable name...

Who is Don Smabroke?

Don is the guy who taught me how to kill road noise at the beginning of my thread, this is his website:

LINK

D.

[patm]

Who is Don Smabroke?

He sells hot dogs at Fenway Park

[sqcomp]

Here is an iPhone take on uncle Larry's Woolcot's Buick presentation from Chris LaCombe:



http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/w...p/081e5e7e.mp4

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Here is an iPhone take on uncle Larry's Woolcot's Buick presentation from Chris LaCombe:

Thanks! that's an awesome install!

ok, here I go:

1 seat or 2 seats? (looks like a 2 seat)

Install finish looks awesome but how it sounds?

The music in the background... I recognize it!

B. Regal are one of my favorite cars in my personal list.

I really would like to sit in a car like that, I need some thing to compare at, (sound quality speaking) and set up my goals.

D.

[derickveliz2]

Sqcomp... I have a question on the P99

on the specs it says:

"31-band equalizer with independent right and left channel adjustments" SOURCE

how do I adjust Right and Left EQ for each side?

D.

[sqcomp]

D...

We'll get to the P-99. Bear with me.

Who is this (I know the answer), and yes, he has a name tag on...but WHO is he and why does it matter:

[_S7V7N_]

CEO of Alpine ?

[sqcomp]

Not the CEO.

Steve Brown is Alpine's golden boy installer. He's responsible for some of the most wild and creative installs that have ever been seen...

Recall the Alpine mini cooper and the alpine enter drive Alpine BMW X5 just to name a few? He and Chris Yato are legends in car audio. I captured his attention while the bikini contest was going on...I tried to convince him that Alpine should do a Yaris demo car. The only reason I could give him to do one was practicality. :)

[derickveliz2]

Hey guys, I just did a new thread for Garage Door Bottom Seal "Front Spoiler"

Here is the LINK





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[derickveliz2]

I'm amazed on "Tuning" it's been a wonderful experience and learning process.
A year ago I had no clue of what I was looking for, or how my system was going to sound, Time Alignment, Imagine, Depth, Front Stage, X-over points, center image, and many more...

Man I feel like I just know a little bit of the equation and there is so much to learn, this feels like a full time carrier of knowledge and experience, so much fun!

Music sounds so much different, and it's not about how load is it, or how far away people hear me, blowing my ears, There is a mist of audiophile experience, true sound, harmonics, etc and what I like best the 3D factor... awesome!


Thanks YarisWorld,... here is where every thing started for me.




BTW...
Here is another shot of the new front lip spoiler, but... I guess the camera didn't have enough zoom! LOL



ps... can you see me? this is another self portrait photo.

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[sqcomp]

Remember all the people who would question you? The ones who were saying that this whole expense of time was a waste?

You are indeed better off for it. I can tell you that i am.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Remember all the people who would question you? The ones who were saying that this whole expense of time was a waste?

You are indeed better off for it. I can tell you that i am.

Thanks, I know what you mean... it's OK with me. And thanks to you for all your knowledge and experience, You have been a key factor in this equation, thanks a million

Believe it or not...

I get tears in my eyes (happiness) when I'm on the road, listening my music and telling my self... "This is why I worked so hard and spent so many hours in this economy car, it really pays off"... Sounds AWESOME!


Here are my T/A for my Mids
I still have to work more but it's a good start:




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[derickveliz2]

I had my cousin test the sweet spot today,
and he was very impressed of the sound, but what called his attention was that he couldn't hear the speakers.
For him it was a strange feeling with a big smile on his face!


BTW he took the picture below! (I really wanted to have a picture like this) too bad he didn't have my SLR at the moment.


BTW.2 I played a little bit with the program TrueRTA this morning... http://www.trueaudio.com/rta_abt1.htm

and I had a peak at 500Hz and the highs (10kHz-up) where I little bit hot, I tune them down and went for a ride (to work)...

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[Tempe]

Damn you guys. I just spent four hours going through this thread. I honestly skimmed through most of it, but I have a lot to think about now. Thank you so much for putting so much time and effort into sharing this with us!

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[derickveliz2]

You are welcome!

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[sqcomp]

I got the car tuned and ready to send off to competition at Lacey, WA tomorrow. Wish me luck.

[derickveliz2]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

I got the car tuned and ready to send off to competition at Lacey, WA tomorrow. Wish me luck.

OH! I'm thrilled! I wish I had the opportunity to be there.

You and me know that it's possible, my system sounds amazing I can't imagine how good yours is, better equipment, more power, it's a winner!

Good Luck and show what a tiny Yaris is capable. I'm sure it's going to be a Blast! take pictures and videos to share.

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[_S7V7N_]

Good Luck Sq. Let us know how it goes !