My E46 Bmw 3 series Coupe install *UPDATED almost FINISHED*

pimptacular · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:38 pm Post subject:

so i power up everything..and it sounding like utter toots Laughing

so now i hadda read and study that manual to figure out how to set the xover points etc

and i still have to set gains etc.. so ill post back
Shocked

pimptacular · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:44 am Post subject:

ok so ive been trouble shooting some issues i had for the past day
and i hadda give much much credit to jeff and his patience and helping me out by trouble shooting from all in trinidad Laughing

kurpal_v2 · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 11:51 am Post subject:

what issues you had?

Who pamela horn you with this time?

pimptacular · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject:

my sub wasnt playing and gettin no sound.. an talk bout paranoia i swear my amp gone bad and jeff tell meh check the rca Embarassed

and my midbass was distorting..playing pretty good and playing low but distorting and he tell me wa to do..and give me about 15 diffeernt ways to check it and trouble shoot and it working now jus by adjusting the db slopes..

so right now i need someone who knows how to tune and use the 701 cuz i in over my head with that..as ill be the first to admit my tuning skills arent that great..and even when i competed i still had silent riot take a quick listen and do some adjustments when i competed

so i waiting anxiously for march when a certain judge coming to convince him with a 6pack to tune Laughing

GVTrini07 · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:52 pm Post subject:

what are you using to tune? Hu or RUX?
Some tips that worked for me
Turn that Media Expander off.
Front 1
Front 2 runs off the same eq
Rear uses independent eq
you can run tweets off Front 1 and mid bass off front 2
Mids off Rear.
Cross Overs are seperate for each one of the outputs.
www.diymobileaudio.com has a "secrets of 701" which might prove usefull to you.
Stick with the tuning, I have been at it numerous occasions and still not got it right, but it is getting better.

pimptacular · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject:

im using the hu.. i not usuing the media expander and

front 1 for tweeters
front 2 for midbass
rear for midrange
center- for rearfill when i get bored of a plain old 3way system
sub for well sub

im looking to change the 4" driver and redo the kicks to fit something else..
because i noticed 1 driver was giving a kind of sound that sounds like if you blow air over a sweetie paper on the higher frequencies..i was using 400 - 4khz and that is more than within the frequency range.. i suspect again the accident caused this

im considering using the 5.25" oz driver i used when i competed and got 19/20 in tonality when terry floyd and sully judged my car..i also consider that 5.25" as a steal of a deal thanks to roger Mr. Green

kurpal_v2 · Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2010 6:57 pm Post subject:

^^ I hope little db fairies get trapped in your dampening and kill your oz slowly eating away at the coils....

Oh I think I may have another pair of l4's, either that or some pro's,if you flying in soon you could pick them up.

rigman00 · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject:

so it was the rca? didnt i tell u check over everything.. Evil or Very Mad

pimptacular · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:55 am Post subject:

GVTrini07 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:15 am Post subject:

As for the Sub make sure it is ON in the speaker select tab on the 701. Make sure the SUB is Set to MONO and not Stereo. Stereo SUB runs another SUB signal via the center RCA. Ensure that the SUB RCA is going to the SUB Amp.

EQ - What worked for me - Frequencys which do not want your MIDBASS to reproduce set them at -9 on the EQ. Try starting setting your EQ at around 0 mark on the frequencys so that frequencys which are higher or lower you have headroom to adjust that frequency independently up without having go back and readjust all the others to compensate.

Try tuning with test tones. If tuning MID BASS - switch off all the other channels. Run your MIDBASS test tones and set your EQ. Do same with MIDS etc. You will have to go back and retune to get intensity (peaks dips) and centering correct, but thats is what tuning is.

USE THE SAVE FUNCTION. SAVE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Nothing is worst than finally getting something right and it is not saved. You Lose everything and have to start over. TRY saving in different MEM Cues. So if something does not work out you can go back to the last Mem where things were ok and restart from ther.

MIDS SWEETIE PAPER NOISE - Is this coming from the driver or is it something vibrating nearby?

I currently have:-
HU Alpine W205 / H701 Combo
AMPS - PDX 4.150; 4.100, 1.1000
MIDBASS - Morel Elate 6"
MID - 6" from Alpine SPX PRO - Looking to change this to a 4" something before end Feb.
Tweets - Morel MT23
SUB - Morel Ultimo sealed enclosure.
Tuning is not a fixed science. When I first started my music sounded like toots also. Tuning takes time and also a knowledgeable listener to give you there opinions. However (IMO) if you DIY gives you great pride in what you have accomplished. It just take the time to iron out the bugs.

By the way (sorry to hijack thread) but I in need of a knowledgeable listener to tell me "it sounds like toots, but try this"... lol.

pimptacular · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:40 am Post subject:

holy shiet! thats a really impressive line up of equipment! those morel tweeters are amazing even the tempo's component set tweeters i really like..

well the noise is actually coming from the driver..i took it out and ran it free air also..to me initally i thought it was my tweeter but when i took off the tweeter i noticed it was the left MR driver was giving the noise so i leaned over to the other driver and I didnt notice the noise..So i went to the back of the car, swapped left and right on the rca..still a problem..swapped channels still got the problem

and I'm currently running the sub in mono

ive basically finished the setup its jus the lil problem with the midrange so im in the market for a new midrange driver but the car will be running by march lol i lookin to buy the midrange driver within the next few days..

a knowledgeable listner in trinidad is SR and Jeff they always been more than helpful

btw do you have any midrange driver in mind?

Sully · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:06 am Post subject:

pimptacular, You have to be more specific, there are 3 judges coming up on March.

SR · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:56 am Post subject:

and 2 drink beers

ah could bring ah set of gothia 3 ways for yuh in march

kurpal_v2 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:03 am Post subject:

^^ He say they not loud enough..

SR · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:11 am Post subject:

well ah hear yuh have some ciare 3 inch

kurpal_v2 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:13 am Post subject:

^^ A testament to how loud they are, you hearing them from debe. Very Happy

SR · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:25 am Post subject:

right right

so back to tuning

read the flippin manual and play around with the settings

follow the advice given posted above

gvtrin07

check meh to tell yuh if it soundin like toots

but before that
do you have an iasca sq test cd with the liner notes

rigman00 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:29 am Post subject:

same ting i tell him sr....READ THE MANUAL

pimptacular · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:18 pm Post subject:

Lol I reading I reading I sorta getting the hang of it..I hav the focal lab discs, alpine an iasca discs with some notes so I'll be tying that but don't expect nohing great eh! I done use to take rel long tuning 16 bands on the prs.. lol much less for the 701

pimptacular · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:04 pm Post subject:

once again i have another issue but nothing big..i noticed the arc amp was giving a problem with the front channels in stereo and bridged..i called arc audio today and they said send them it and they will take care of it..
I didnt have to run though and get transfered or wait long on the phonet..they said send it their way and they will see about it..thats customer service for you

but everything else is shaping up nicely..no major problems..and the car will be up an running by the time you guys come in march..

an sully which ever judge willing to help meh tune Laughing

SR · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:46 pm Post subject:

sully go tune

i go drink the beers

GVTrini07 · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:05 am Post subject:

SR - Yes I do have an Original Iasca Cd. Linear notes somewhere...

pimptacular · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:05 am Post subject:

tuning gurus!

as we on the topic of tuning..
after i slect crossover points..do i tune for tonality first and then worry about imaging or should i adjust my TA etc and then fiddle with the eq?

i remembered reading a debate about it on a forum a couple years but the website dont work no more and i cant remember the details on it..

SR · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:07 am Post subject:

tonality

Sully · Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject:

I tune for tonality first, then imaging and staging, then tweak the tonality.

pimptacular · Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:00 am Post subject:

i going to redo the pods by the kicks for my new midrange Mad

and i also waiting to get the amp back from arc audio

so im just running the elates and the matrix tweeters for the while as my front stage

pimptacular · Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 1:04 am Post subject:

i put the midrange drivers in ..did a bit of quick listening but still fiddling with the xover
but next time around more than likely ill be going 2way over 3way

pimptacular · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:26 am Post subject:

i thinking bout changing my amps now Neutral

SR · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:32 am Post subject:

u should have stuck to DLS

Mr. Green

or try the jl hd amps

Sully · Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:36 am Post subject: