I used to drive a Ford Exploder with 2 amps and 2-10" subs. Sounded great. Just upgraded to a C5 with a 12-disc changer. Bose stereo is better than most factory stereos, but is lacking at higher volumes or when the top is off.

Anyone done any stereo "enhancemants" to their C5? And, where did you mount the amps/subs?

Thanks,

Mike
2002 Quicksilver Coupe :cool: :cool:

 

I added pillar tweeters and a Bazooka to the rear compartment of my vert. It all hooks into the factory Bose system and sounds awesome for very little $$. You're more than welcome to check it out at the LG dyno party on the 30th at LG Motorsport's (see SW section for more info). :cheers:

 

IMO, no factory stereo, Bose or No Bose, could duplicate the fidelity quality of post market high end systems - its not even close, unless you are hard of hearing (don't laugh, some people are). But then only true stereo system buffs know this.

I have a high-end ALPINE Tuner/CD Unit. My system is powered by 2 amps mounted on a custom board (I won't put holes in the vette) which sits right behind the seats. The board extends from one end to the other. The XTANT AMP powers the 2 MB QUARTZ Front Speakers as well as 2 MB QUARTZ Rears housed in 6" x 6" boxes which are also mounted to the board.

The other amp, an older KENWOOD 1020, is used only for base and powers my sub woofer. The board which the amps and 6x6 Speaker boxes are drilled into is covered by nice black velvet towel and tucked underneath. You can't see anything, even the wiring.

My sub is all but a 12" Kenwood woofer (The 12 is fine for me, I'm not much of base person.) enclosed in a seal tight enclosure. When I first bought this enclosure, it replaced 2 10's in a long bulky heavy enclosure. The lone 12" woofer in its enclosure sounds so much deeper but more importantly, cleaner, than the previous two MTX 10's (which ran on the same amp),

Initially, the sub enclosure itself layed in the back just the underneath the hatch. It took up half as much room than the other bulky box. Then one day, I discovered that it actually fits perfectly in the compartment well underneath the hatch. Since base is non-directional I placed it in that compartment and it only sticks out about 3 inches but the sides are a perfect fit. More importantly, I can can turn corners at high speeds without the box sliding all over the place. I was amazed when I discovered it. Its almost as if this box it were designed for the C5 as I now have plenty of room for groceries or a small misbehaving child. The system sounds beautiful and clean as a whistle, especially for a car that acoustically sucks. Plus, I have no problems hearing it with the top down at 90 mph.

You can get very radical with stereo but I draw the line somewhere. You could also get crazy with enclosures and components that are custom installed appearances, that is, componenets that are hidden and cannot be seen. But that will require drilling etc and I was not going to have any of that.

 

I went with a Clarion TV, DVD, and Changer. Then changed all of the speakers out to Memphis Components w/ crossovers, 8" doors, etc. Then I have Memphis amps driving a 10" removable sub, mids, and highs. Sounds like a completely different car. I can hear the stereo now above 70mph! :cheers: