What do you run in your system?
Year: 2003
Model: Convertible
Head Unit: Kenwood DNX690HD
Processor: N/A
Front Speakers: Arc Audio XDI6.2
Rear Speakers: Arc Audio XDI502
Sub (s): Arc Audio XDI10
Amplifier (s): Kenwood Excelon 700/5
Car PC: N/A
Sound deadening: Second Skin Damplifier, Luxury Liner MLV, Overkill CCF
Wires: Divini Dak4
Other: MDF Amp Rack, Butyl Rope from soundeadenershowdown.com
Box: Stealth Sub (Double D)
System Cost: $2100
Install Cost: Self Installed
Model: LT4 Coupe
Head Unit: Pioneer AVIC-Z3 Navi
Processor: Pioneer AVG-VDP w/W6120-6.2" touchscreen
Front Speakers: RE Audio 5.25" mids n 1" tweets
Rear Speakers: RE Audio 8" woofers/custom baffles
Sub (s): RE Audio 12's ported
Amplifier (s): RE Audio XTX-600.4 & XTX-1500.1
Car PC: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
Sound deadening: Factory + Hush Mat
Wires: Scosche
Other: Cobra 14 band radar and laser detector w/VG2, back-up camera, Pioneer (Bluetooth, Sirius, USB) add-on units, ION Air Pro 2 HD camera, Optima Yellowtop
Box: Atrend dual 12 pre-fab C4
System Cost: $2250
Install Cost: Self installed
Last edited by Oldballs65; Jul 1, 2014 at 08:14 PM.


I had some pretty minimal requirements. 1 Auxillary input, and 85Db with 20Db of peak room with at least 1Db of headroom. My wife was working for a company which got bought by best buy, so we briefly got an employee discount and could buy at cost. So I was limited by what was available on the best buy website and not through their market place. Outside of custom parts like the speaker plates and the sub+sub-box everything was bought at best buy, including the wire and installation materials. The reason I paid full price for the sub was because Best Buy didn't have a sub with a high enough sensitivity to produce the sound levels at the drivers seat from the passenger seat corner. Alpine made the Type-S sub which would have fit the bill but it wasn't sold in the 10in.
According to my cheap sound meter with the volume all the way up, I am achieving 114Db of pink noise, which is enough to damage ones hearing. 85-90Db seems listenable in the car with enough room to turn it up further for enjoyable songs. I can't see needing more except for enthusiast purposes, but YMMV.
Year: 2007
Model: Coupe
Head Unit: Kenwood DNX570HD
Processor: N/A
Front Speakers: Alpine SPR-60C
Rear Speakers: Alpine SPR-50
Sub (s): JL 10w3
Amplifier (s): Alpine PDX-V9
Car PC: N/A
Sound deadening: N/A
Wires: Misc
Other: SacCity Big 3 kit, and a C5 battery
Box: Madvette corner sub box
System Cost: 2.5-3K
Install Cost: None



Last edited by Guru_4_hire; May 28, 2014 at 08:59 AM.
Model: ZR1
Head Unit: Kenwood DNX691
Processor: n/a
Front Speakers: Image Dynamic XS69 (components)
Rear Speakers: Image Dynamic CTX5 (coaxials)
Sub (s): (2) JL 10W6
Amplifier (s): JL Audio HD 750/1 for Subs, 600/4 for Fronts
Car PC: n/a
Sound deadening: RAAM Mat & Ensolite throughout
Wires: Monster Cable 1 gauge power / ground to 4 gauge to amps, JL RCA's & Speaker Wire
Other: Optima Yellow
Box: Custom carbon fiber wrapped w/ blue LED lighting & stitching (purchased from Forum Member).
System Cost: ?
Install Cost: DIY.
Model: Base coupe
Head Unit: Clarion NX702 navi w/ backup camera
Processor: N/A
Front Speakers: 6.75" Pioneer TS-A1780R (discontinued 4 way; found new in box leftover from another project)
Rear Speakers: 6.5" Kenwood KFC-1665S on homemade acrylic plate adapters
Sub (s): N/A
Amplifier (s): N/A
Car PC: N/A
Sound deadening: Foil-backed butyl rubber with foam overlayment on floor, tunnel, and in speaker openings
Wires: Stock
Other: N/A
Box: N/A
System Cost: Under $600
Install Cost: Free/self
Comments: I had installed the NX702 after buying the car last year. I added some 4" Kenwood KFC-1065S speakers with brackets in the front along with the above Kenwood 6.5" units in the rear. Even with sound deadening and stock exhaust, the car is loud inside and I could not hear the front speakers at highway speeds. I looked into some upgrades and found the TS-A1780R speakers leftover, so since I'm broke I used them.
I removed the front speaker boxes and cut a 1/8 piece of PVC to fit the side panels, mounted it in the original holes using some 1/4-20 x .75" bolts. I then drilled a 5.5" hole in the PVC and mounted the TS-A1780R speakers on these. I recovered them with the original carpet from the old panels since they were about the same size. There is room to add a tweeter if I ever go the component route.
The sound quality and quantity has greatly improved over the 4" units.
Last edited by C5_Shopper; Nov 7, 2015 at 12:47 PM.
Post up your audio setup in those vettes
After trolling around tons of car audio sites over the past couple of months I thought that it would be cool to have a "post your components" thread to see what fellow vette folks run in their cars. I figured a template would be easy to read and easy to follow suit with so here goes:
Year:
Model:
Head Unit:
Processor:
Front Speakers:
Rear Speakers:
Sub (s):
Amplifier (s):
Car PC:
Sound deadening:
Wires:
Other:
Box:
System Cost:
Install Cost:
Hope we get lots of replies and have fun
Fej
Edit: added install cost to system cost on a seperate tab
Model: Coupe
Head Unit: Alpine 9857 + XM Radio + IPod
Front Speakers: Focal 165 K2P
Rear Speakers: Stock
Sub (s): 1 - 10" Pioneer
Amplifier (s): JL Audio amplifier 300/4
Sound deadening: Dynamat
System Cost: $2300.00
Install Cost: $600

Head Unit





I know this is an old post.. But I was looking at your system (
Show em if you got em. Thanks.
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Model: Coupe
Head Unit: Kenwood Double-Din Touchscreen w /GPS
Processor:
Front Speakers: DS18
Rear Speakers: DS18
Sub (s): 2x Rockford Fosgate 10" P1's
Amplifier (s): Kenwood 2 ch 800watt
Car PC:
Sound deadening:
Wires:
Other:
Box: Sealed (Hatchback Style) 1.2 cubic ft per
System Cost: $180 DS18 (Rest came installed in car)
Install Cost: DIY


Model: GS Coupe
Head Unit: Kenwood DNX874S (with built-in Garmin nav)
Amplifier: Arc Audio XDi805, 5-Channel
Door Speakers: Focal, 2-Way Component
Rear Speakers: Arc Audio, 2-Way Coaxial
Sub: JL Audio 8"
Sub Box: VetteNuts, Corner Cubby Install
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Last edited by Turbo6TA; May 23, 2019 at 11:54 AM.
Model: ZO6
Head Unit: Pioneer AVC- 8200 NEX
Processor: JL VXi (10 speaker all active system)
Front Speakers: Focal TN-53 tweeters
Front Mid-ranges: Dayton RS100-4 4" midrange
Front Woofers: Dayton RS225-4 8" woofer
Rear Speakers: Focal K2P 5.25"
Sub (s): 2 x JL Audio 13TW5s in custom fiberglass enclosure
Amplifier (s): JL Audio VXi 800/8, Kicker 1200/1 for subs
Car PC: VXi
Sound deadening: SDS CLD tiles 30%, CAE VB 2, 3, and 4 (Mass loaded vinyl), Knuconcept Kollossus 10%, HMF over the VB2 in the door cards and console
Wires: Stinger Pro 10g speaker wire, Rockford OFC twisted pair RCA's
Other: JL VXi-BTC, DRC-205, Custom billet aluminum tweeter pods mounted on A-pillars, No center speaker, Front/rear cameras, Big 3 upgrade (1/0G ground wire, 290A Singer alternator, XS Power D4700R)
Box: 2 x JL 13TW5 sealed enclosure
System Cost: Stopped counting at $10K (still modding)
Install Cost: $0
Tuned with 5 microphone array and professional audio software
Pics:
Build thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...y-install.html
Last edited by Pb82 Ronin; Sep 4, 2022 at 12:39 PM.
Model:Z06
Head Unit:
Pioneer 4400nex
Processor:
JL Twk88
Front Speakers:
Stereo Integrity TM65 mkIII 6.5 woofers (active)
CDT DRT25s Tweeters (active)
Rear Speakers:
Deleted
Sub (s):
Single JL 10w6v3d4
Amplifier (s):
JL RD900/5
Car PC:
None
Sound deadening:
Knukoncepts KnoKnoise and small portions of kilmat
Wires:
Knukoncepts Kolosus 4 channel amp kit
“ “ Karma 4 channel rca x2 and 2 channel x1
“ “ Karma 16g for speakers and 12g for sub
Other:
DRC 205 ****, NVX silicone baffles, Optima Yellow Top
Box:
Sound Ordnance sealed
System Cost:
Gear $1,200 and Parts ~$250
Install Cost:
Free
Last edited by NP Doom; Sep 9, 2019 at 08:32 PM.
Front
Blam MS 3.55 Mid Band (3)
Blam TS 20 HR High Resolution Tweeters (2)
Brax Matrix ML8 Woofers (2)
Helix V Eight DSP MK2 DSP/Amplifier
Rear
Custom Sealed Enclosure
JL Audio 10W6v3's
Helix P One Amplifier
Installation by Mobile Solutions of Calgary -- HIGHLY recommended.
Last edited by Psyence; Apr 25, 2020 at 09:25 AM.
I had to make do with limited space in the vert and I ended up paying more than I wanted, but hey, I'm really happy with the results.
Year: 2009
Model: Convertible
Head Unit: Kenwood Excelon DMX957XR
Processor: Mosconi DSP (built-in with amp)
Front Speakers: Hertz 1650.3 Mille Pro 6.5" 2-Way Component
Rear Speakers: Focal ACX 130 5.25"
Sub (s): 2 Focal SUB10WM Utopia M Subwoofers
Amplifier (s): Mosconi One 100.6 6-Channel Amplifier with DSP, Rockford Fosgate T1500-1bdCP Mono Amplifier
Car PC: N/A
Sound deadening: Blackhole
Wires: 4 & 8 Gauge
Other: Mosconi RC Mini DSP Controller, Back-up camera, Antenna Amplifier, Optima Red Top Battery
Box: Custom Dual 10"
System Cost: $$$
Install Cost: $
The pictures seem to pick up every piece of dirt and lint, but I've been out driving and enjoying it--you know, making excuses (like getting toys for the dogs) to go jam.

Last edited by Beastifus; Sep 3, 2022 at 05:36 PM.
Model: ZO6
Head Unit: Pioneer AVC- 8200 NEX
Processor: JL VXi (10 speaker all active system)
Front Speakers: Focal TN-53 tweeters
Front Mid-ranges: Dayton RS100-4 4" midrange
Front Woofers: Dayton RS225-4 8" woofer
Rear Speakers: Focal K2P 5.25"
Sub (s): 2 x JL Audio 13TW5s in custom fiberglass enclosure
Amplifier (s): JL Audio VXi 800/8, Kicker 1200/1 for subs
Car PC: VXi
Sound deadening: SDS CLD tiles 30%, CAE VB 2, 3, and 4 (Mass loaded vinyl), Knuconcept Kollossus 10%, HMF over the VB2 in the door cards and console
Wires: Stinger Pro 10g speaker wire, Rockford OFC twisted pair RCA's
Other: JL VXi-BTC, DRC-205, Custom billet aluminum tweeter pods mounted on A-pillars, No center speaker, Front/rear cameras, Big 3 upgrade (1/0G ground wire, 290A Singer alternator, XS Power D4700R)
Box: 2 x JL 13TW5 sealed enclosure
System Cost: Stopped counting at $10K (still modding)
Install Cost: $0
Tuned with 5 microphone array and professional audio software
Pics:
Build thread:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...y-install.html













