Xylander
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Sorry for the delay, got called out of town on business. This is a couple images of the subs. You can't see the rest of the install, as I had them install the Focal Utopia M component speakers behind the factory mounting locations. I wanted a very clean and unobtrusive an install as possible... but there's no hiding these things. The subs are the 10" Focal flax W sandwich units. Unlike the gentleman above with the very nice below the mat speaker install, I don't have any room under there as that's where we mounted the amplifier and digital modulator. Beryllium tweeters are in the dash.
The box design is such that you can remove that center panel with some effort by hand, and remove the speakers easily if I ever wanted to part it out for whatever reason. Those boxes were hand made locally for this vehicle. Practically the entire trunk and frame around the glass is coated in 11sf 4mm SoundShield dampening. Door panels were removed and they added a healthy portion there, under the carpets, and under the headliner. If someone is standing just outside the car and talking in a normal speaking voice, you almost can't hear them. At max output and heavy bass to where the subs just start to distort, there are no rattles anywhere in this car. But, that type of music isn't what this thing is for. It's the ultra clarity. If you put on something like acoustic Eric Clapton, you can close your eyes and it sounds like he's sitting on your shoulders playing. It's simply an amazing thing.
Ludicrously expensive, but man, to me it's worth every penny. It'll be the only car I ever put this kind of a system in again, probably, but I'm so glad I did it this time. Words can't really express how good this Focal system sounds.
This entire interior was gutted to do the install, as they needed to add a lot of sound deadening. I took it to the dealership for the first oil change and service inspection today. The service advisor got in the car, closed the door... then hopped right back out. He said, "one sec!" And ran over to their prototype edition and opened and slammed the door shut, then came back to mine.
"Why does your door shut like an army tank? I mean, it just sounds SOLID, like THUD." I then opened the hatch and told him to turn the stereo on as he drives it around back. He came back a few minutes later and took the general manager back to see it, and they were both gobsmacked. The GM said it sounds like nothing he's ever seen before, and he said to him, the best part was you get in, close the door and just sit there... in perfect silence. "But then, you turn the stereo on and you can FEEL every kick of a drum like a one-two jab in your shoulders. It's certifiably cool and I don't want to know how much this cost you."
Details:
Sadly, I don't have any in-progress photos of the build, so I can't really show you the speakers themselves. But, you can see the Utopias through the Bose grilles in the doors when they're open. It took me about 2 weeks of off and on tweaking the modulator's tune settings to get it all happy and sounding great.
The box design is such that you can remove that center panel with some effort by hand, and remove the speakers easily if I ever wanted to part it out for whatever reason. Those boxes were hand made locally for this vehicle. Practically the entire trunk and frame around the glass is coated in 11sf 4mm SoundShield dampening. Door panels were removed and they added a healthy portion there, under the carpets, and under the headliner. If someone is standing just outside the car and talking in a normal speaking voice, you almost can't hear them. At max output and heavy bass to where the subs just start to distort, there are no rattles anywhere in this car. But, that type of music isn't what this thing is for. It's the ultra clarity. If you put on something like acoustic Eric Clapton, you can close your eyes and it sounds like he's sitting on your shoulders playing. It's simply an amazing thing.
Ludicrously expensive, but man, to me it's worth every penny. It'll be the only car I ever put this kind of a system in again, probably, but I'm so glad I did it this time. Words can't really express how good this Focal system sounds.
This entire interior was gutted to do the install, as they needed to add a lot of sound deadening. I took it to the dealership for the first oil change and service inspection today. The service advisor got in the car, closed the door... then hopped right back out. He said, "one sec!" And ran over to their prototype edition and opened and slammed the door shut, then came back to mine.
"Why does your door shut like an army tank? I mean, it just sounds SOLID, like THUD." I then opened the hatch and told him to turn the stereo on as he drives it around back. He came back a few minutes later and took the general manager back to see it, and they were both gobsmacked. The GM said it sounds like nothing he's ever seen before, and he said to him, the best part was you get in, close the door and just sit there... in perfect silence. "But then, you turn the stereo on and you can FEEL every kick of a drum like a one-two jab in your shoulders. It's certifiably cool and I don't want to know how much this cost you."
Details:
- 2x Focal EVO 10" 300w subs
- Matched rear quarter/front Focal Utopia M speakers (4" rear quarter, 6.5" fronts - 2 of ea)
- 5-channel DSP Matrix Amp with Accubass
- Utopia M 2-way passive component kit (w/ the upgraded beryllium tweeters)
Sadly, I don't have any in-progress photos of the build, so I can't really show you the speakers themselves. But, you can see the Utopias through the Bose grilles in the doors when they're open. It took me about 2 weeks of off and on tweaking the modulator's tune settings to get it all happy and sounding great.
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