New Audio System

[Orinda Auto Detail]

So I replaced all the audio in my car because my old setup blew my sun roof out 3 times and the final draw was cracking the welds on my roof lines(6k to fix) so I decided to down grade.
Old setup- All Digital Design
2 DD9500f 12` woofers
2 Sets of DDA German 6`1/2
2 sets of DD T2 German tweeters
DDS4B 4 channel amp(1000 watts for mids and highs)
DDM3A Clamped 4700watts @ 1/2 ohm powering the subs
Kenetic battery HC2400 in trunk
350amp alternator
300lbs of dynamat everywhere you can hear a watch tick at 100mph on the highway in the cabin.


New setup JL Audio everything
1 JL 13W7AE
1 1200.1 HD mono amp
2 sets of C5 compents
1 600.4 HD 4 channel
all other stuff is same

hoping that this setup is loud enough for me I really love bass but the rattling kinda but I love my car too infact the love of the car is > the love of bass so if this isnt as loud as I like it I`m gonna buy a Tahoe and put the wall of death in it 6 DD9500f 15`s and 20k rms watts

[Todd@RUPES]

So I replaced all the audio in my car because my old setup blew my sun roof out 3 times and the final draw was cracking the welds on my roof lines(6k to fix) so I decided to down grade.
Old setup- All Digital Design
2 DD9500f 12` woofers
2 Sets of DDA German 6`1/2
2 sets of DD T2 German tweeters
DDS4B 4 channel amp(1000 watts for mids and highs)
DDM3A Clamped 4700watts @ 1/2 ohm powering the subs
Kenetic battery HC2400 in trunk
350amp alternator
300lbs of dynamat everywhere you can hear a watch tick at 100mph on the highway in the cabin.


New setup JL Audio everything
1 JL 13W7AE
1 1200.1 HD mono amp
2 sets of C5 compents
1 600.4 HD 4 channel
all other stuff is same

hoping that this setup is loud enough for me I really love bass but the rattling kinda but I love my car too infact the love of the car is > the love of bass so if this isnt as loud as I like it I`m gonna buy a Tahoe and put the wall of death in it 6 DD9500f 15`s and 20k rms watts

I know nothing of audio, but that sounds impressive!

[RaskyR1]

I`ve never been much of a fan for SPL but I still love a good system!


Makes me miss my days of IASCA competition.

[Addicted2Bling]

Looks nice. But if I had the choice of a sun roof or a system.... haha

[BIOLINK]

My left ear has constant Tinnitus due to years of audio abuse. Concerts and audio systems!

[Orinda Auto Detail]

I`ve never been much of a fan for SPL but I still love a good system!


Makes me miss my days of IASCA competition.

My DD setup was pure SPL the new is kinda mix SQ/SPL

156.4@30htz burp termlab on windsheild outta trunked car 2011 IASCA DB Drags finished 5th

but on PARK and POUND meter out side car on music was 140.2db took 2nd and if you were around IASCA outta of my little IS350 trunk I felt great about it lol

[mrclean81]

So let me get this straight..1200 watts on a 13W7 is a downgrade?

[Orinda Auto Detail]

So let me get this straight..1200 watts on a 13W7 is a downgrade? Jesus...

DD Audio: Mobile Audio | Woofers | 9500 Series | DD Audio
Have you ever seen a DD9500 the 10 has a bigger magnet than a 13w7 and I had 2 12`s and almost 5k rms on them, STOMPAGE! I`m very sad it had to come out but 6k to fix my roof..... I dont want to do that again

[tropicsteve]

dude, your sound system is worth more than my current ride, haha !

[Concours.John]

So I replaced all the audio in my car because my old setup blew my sun roof out 3 times and the final draw was cracking the welds on my roof lines(6k to fix) so I decided to down grade.
Old setup- All Digital Design
2 DD9500f 12` woofers
2 Sets of DDA German 6`1/2
2 sets of DD T2 German tweeters
DDS4B 4 channel amp(1000 watts for mids and highs)
DDM3A Clamped 4700watts @ 1/2 ohm powering the subs
Kenetic battery HC2400 in trunk
350amp alternator
300lbs of dynamat everywhere you can hear a watch tick at 100mph on the highway in the cabin.


New setup JL Audio everything
1 JL 13W7AE
1 1200.1 HD mono amp
2 sets of C5 compents
1 600.4 HD 4 channel
all other stuff is same

hoping that this setup is loud enough for me I really love bass but the rattling kinda but I love my car too infact the love of the car is > the love of bass so if this isnt as loud as I like it I`m gonna buy a Tahoe and put the wall of death in it 6 DD9500f 15`s and 20k rms watts

If you get the chance look into Cascade Audio. They make sound deadening baffles to help tune and deaden boxes and behind speakers.

Their sound deadening sheets and panels are audiophile quality home and auto. (I saw you used Dynamat)

Nice clean install by the way. I`m a little fanatical how things look without the trimmings on installs. Have you addressed license plate buzz?

[Orinda Auto Detail]

If you get the chance look into Cascade Audio. They make sound deadening baffles to help tune and deaden boxes and behind speakers.

Their sound deadening sheets and panels are audiophile quality home and auto. (I saw you used Dynamat)

Nice clean install by the way. I`m a little fanatical how things look without the trimmings on installs. Have you addressed license plate buzz?

Yeah I have the dynamat pad behind the plate the only rattle u can hear out side my car is my gas door and everything to fix that, I made it alot less noticable with some little stopped i put where the metal was hitting but still there a little bit. Ill look into that deading because after listening to the new JL set up I`m so disapointed my old set up was easily 10x louder this 13w7 is only doing about 132db in my car at safe levels and I know they don`t take abuse like DD`s do. But again I might have to live with because the kinda SPL the DD`s were generating were destroying my car so bad the only thing holding it together was dynamat lol.

[mikeyg402]

Over the years I`ve had some pretty big car systems. Especially 2 summers ago, it got a big crazy needless to say.
It started from this: 2 Treo SSX 18`s 2 modded treo ssx 2k`s








then went to one treo ssx 18


Then went to 4 15" treo ssx`s and 4 treo 2k amps.

This is the first box i had in my explorer when I first got it, 4 ten kicker l7`s and kicker 2500.1



Now I havent had anything for quite awhile and the current obsession, well its been a hobby since I was about 18 but has come full circle now is firearms and shooting. I go out at least twice a week to the range
This is my new baby and she goes every where i go

Im surprised theres not a firearms shooting thread anywhere on here!
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[Reality33]

Really like your DD setup. It brings me back to around the year 2000 when MMATS and DD would have their SPL battles at the IASCA events. Those DD 15s and Juggernaut C 15s were insane speakers and threw so much SPL. Its been a long time since I was involved in the car audio scene, but I was always a SQ guy.

I actually just was going through some old stuff the other day and found catalogs from DD, MMATS, JL, USAmps, and PPI. Brought back good memories. I really loved those old PPI Art series amps.

Either way... love both your setups. I can imagine the JL is no where near as loud as those monster 50lb DD units, but it still must sound nice.

[Concours.John]

Yeah I have the dynamat pad behind the plate the only rattle u can hear out side my car is my gas door and everything to fix that, I made it alot less noticable with some little stopped i put where the metal was hitting but still there a little bit. Ill look into that deading because after listening to the new JL set up I`m so disapointed my old set up was easily 10x louder this 13w7 is only doing about 132db in my car at safe levels and I know they don`t take abuse like DD`s do. But again I might have to live with because the kinda SPL the DD`s were generating were destroying my car so bad the only thing holding it together was dynamat lol.

I get it 4 punch pro 15`s and a RF power 1000 mosfet were deadly to my vehicle body panel wise. The mids and highs were 2 right RF punch 150s and 2 left punch 150s with and Audio Control EQX series 2 (I still have) everything was crossed over at 64 db per octave. Hade to run a second ambulance alternator and battery with capacitors. Highs and mids were Polk and MB Quart.

[Ecrissman]

I`ve never been much of a fan for SPL but I still love a good system!


Makes me miss my days of IASCA competition.

I still have an old IASCA comp disc.. "warning reduce volume level" "reference pink noise level 90db."