Videos will come as soon as i get a camera that will let me use a mic in so i can continue to take stereo, higher-fidelity recordings.
i recorded the system in the Accord using a Zoom H2 stereo recorder. set it at 24-bit, 44,100Hz. The Zoom H2 has built-in compression (which was set on Studio) and four mics (i used the front 2) in a stereo arrangement. Held at my neck while i drove from work to home. It's about a 5 minute drive so enough time for a song. Windows up, A/C on.
320kbps mp3 due to file size (12mb) being reasonable.
Jurassic 5 - power In Numbers - "React" and "A Day at the Races"
the pause at 2:31 is me changing the 9887 T/A preset from 2 seat (equal left and right) to 1 seat (aligned to driver's seat). you can hear the difference (thanks to the stereo mics)
I don't normally listen to hip-hop, but since many do, I started with this.
Then I took a longer trip up north and took recordings while driving 65MPH on the interstate. i should probably replace them with recordings done in my garage so the noise floor is a bit lower, but it gives a good indication of what deadening has done to lower noise. it's fairly quiet for interstate driving in a Honda.
Tool - Ticks and Leeches
Tool - Right In Two
Pink Floyd - The Wall Disc 2 (3 tracks)
i'll do a video once i get a good mic interface to ensure the recording is of good quality. for now, you can listen to fairly well recorded stereo audio.
xtant 3300c for subs (and future rear stage)
OZ 300H in custom TB (removable)
xtant 403a (x2) for front stage.
9887 with a DRE-A200 as a crossover between mids and tweets.
Vifa tweets in spheres
Silver Flute as midbass
currently running a Dayton RS100 in the side kick, nothing in the floor. realized i didn't take an updated pic of the driver mounted.
I love my job; I'm an Acoustics Engineer using my Electrical Engineering degree - it's awesome stuff. My 2001 Accord Build Log
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i did find an updated pic of the kicks (showing the new RS100 mid and an older mid in the floor (i experimented with on vs off axis with a couple drivers).
i'm only using the Dayton now, the floor mid is off.
i built the kicks with a removable mid baffle, so i can swap easily.
I love my job; I'm an Acoustics Engineer using my Electrical Engineering degree - it's awesome stuff. My 2001 Accord Build Log
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uploaded three more tracks, recorded while the car was parked. Recorded as 44.1kHz 24bit, then I increased recording level in Goldwave and exported as 320kbps mp3 (for file size). no clipping in these, full bandwidth, stereo recordings from the driver's seat.
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Great recordings. I listened to part of Ticks and Leeches, and some of Sleep to Dream. I hadn't heard Fiona Apple since she was still on MTV. I'll check out the others later.
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How do you like the Silverflutes?
I am happy. A lot of effort went towards the install of them, but they give me what I want and do it effortlessly. The size was awkward and they didn't give me the low end extension I wanted until I out absorption in the door cavity. Now I can run them lower and higher with much better (natural and flatter) response.
I love my job; I'm an Acoustics Engineer using my Electrical Engineering degree - it's awesome stuff. My 2001 Accord Build Log
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Love the xtant amps flush in the trunk. Very Nice. Wish my trunk panels were that flat.
Just gotta make them. Flat is fairly easy, tit did take some mock ups and multiple measuring... But it turned out fine. Not as flashy as some trunks, but functional and durable.
I do lose some trunk width, which I notice when my 30-06 case doesn't fit... But golf clubs do.
I love my job; I'm an Acoustics Engineer using my Electrical Engineering degree - it's awesome stuff. My 2001 Accord Build Log
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Just gotta make them. Flat is fairly easy, tit did take some mock ups and multiple measuring... But it turned out fine. Not as flashy as some trunks, but functional and durable.
I do lose some trunk width, which I notice when my 30-06 case doesn't fit... But golf clubs do.
Oh I see. Yeah I could have made mine flat but wouldn't want to lose the trunk space like you said.
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I love ticks and leaches. probably my favorite tool song. sounds awesome, good work. how do you like the mids in the kicks?
And three days grace! good choice of tunes man
I love the mids there. You cannot locate them. Everything is above the dash, even without T/A. Time alignment just shifts the centr of the soundstage and tightens midbass.
I love my job; I'm an Acoustics Engineer using my Electrical Engineering degree - it's awesome stuff. My 2001 Accord Build Log
2001 Accord - 3-way front stage, using good mics
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