Qwank's 2017 Regular Cab Z71 build

Grumpy Bear · June 10, 2018

Do these threads come in English? I'm audio ignorant past 1975.

Marv88 · June 10, 2018

2 hours ago, qwank said:

The best part of these app controlled DSPs is you can play with the apps before buying the actual DSP.

I was messing around with the desktop version of the JL Audio DSP and it seems like it's going to everything I need. The Preamp outs are actually separately configurable so the amp acts like a 8 channel, with 6 powered channels and 2 pre amp channels. Perfect for what I need right now.

Looks like it is basically the same processor as the Twk 88 which should do you well.

39 minutes ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Do these threads come in English? I'm audio ignorant past 1975.

LOL! I sometimes ask that same question to myself when I read your posts especially on the suspension!

qwank · June 10, 2018

1 hour ago, Grumpy Bear said:

Do these threads come in English? I'm audio ignorant past 1975.

say the guy with all the crazy graphs, charts and other graphics in his build thread

Grumpy Bear · June 10, 2018

45 minutes ago, qwank said:

say the guy with all the crazy graphs, charts and other graphics in his build thread

And they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Imagine sharing that information in words!!

1 hour ago, Marv88 said:

LOL! I sometimes ask that same question to myself when I read your posts especially on the suspension!

Saw that coming. I understand most things when spelled out slowly. It's the abbreviations and acronyms that are trade or topic specific that blur my grasp as I don't speak that language. When it comes to suspension I feel like a first grader when I talk to the people at King or ADDCO.

Audio is one of those fields whose language translates like mud to me. I'd understand Dutch better.

I love classical music and in a large acoustically clean venue I'm in heaven. In the confines of a regular cab truck replication is beyond my skill set. Tinnitus doesn't help either. To much ZZ Top, Colts and Harleys as a younger me. Carry on...please. I can go for days without a peep in the cab. My memory plays better music that my radio anyway.

PS. Still love this truck and your build of it.

qwank · June 22, 2018

So I ended up getting the JL Audio VX600/6i because it best fit what I need as a all in one unit. It fits in the console but not sure I'm going to install it there. It's a little too tall to fit under the passenger seat but might work if I cut the carpet out. I may just mount it to the back wall behind the driver's seat. We'll see.

Edited June 22, 2018 by qwank

Marv88 · June 22, 2018

4 minutes ago, qwank said:

So I ended up getting the JL Audio VX600/6i because it best fit what I need as a all in one unit. It fits in the console but not sure I'm going to install it there. It's a little too tall to fit under the passenger seat but might work if I cut the carpet out. I may just mount it to the back wall behind the driver's seat. We'll see.

Nice! I misread the specs first time I looked and thought they only had 10 bands of parametric EQ total but it's actually 10 bands per channel so I'm gonna consider them again!

qwank · June 22, 2018

21 minutes ago, Marv88 said:

Nice! I misread the specs first time I looked and thought they only had 10 bands of parametric EQ total but it's actually 10 bands per channel so I'm gonna consider them again!

The only thing I wish it had was some kind of De-EQ, which you need to buy their Fix82 or 86 and put in front of this to take care of. I don't know how much built in EQ our non Bose radios have, but I know GM is known to slope the bass down the louder the volume goes.

Marv88 · June 22, 2018

26 minutes ago, qwank said:

The only thing I wish it had was some kind of De-EQ, which you need to buy their Fix82 or 86 and put in front of this to take care of. I don't know how much built in EQ our non Bose radios have, but I know GM is known to slope the bass down the louder the volume goes.

Bass limiter is common in factory radios these days to keep you out of the warranty aisle with blown speakers but it's easy to get around by setting the gains at a point before it drops off (you can get a cheap rta or spl app and mic for your phone and use a test tone to find that spot) and just remember that's the max volume. Also, if they built in a funky eq curve you have enough processing available to undo that yourself unless its volume dependent in which case you would need something like the fix (drag in that case is you would need to use an external volume control)

Nasty · June 22, 2018

12 hours ago, Marv88 said:

Nice! I misread the specs first time I looked and thought they only had 10 bands of parametric EQ total but it's actually 10 bands per channel so I'm gonna consider them again!

Thanks for tellung me about this option MARV!

Marv88 · June 22, 2018

25 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Thanks for tellung me about this option MARV!

Didn't want to get to get you too excited until I had a chance to go over the manual thoroughly to make sure it will do all of what we need it to do!

qwank · June 30, 2018

Just a pic from the car show today

qwank · July 7, 2018

3,500 miles.

Test fitting my sub as I gut the interior. I think I'm going to try rear fire, there's a good 3" between the subs and wall if i remove the carpeting and insulation. In these pics the box is in front of the stud for the spare tire tools. I'll probbaly leave the stud there so I can bolt the box to something.

Edited July 7, 2018 by qwank

qwank · July 7, 2018

And gutted

qwank · July 8, 2018

I have problems already, I just noticed looking at the pics I never tried to flip the jumpseat up, sure enough, it won't flip up with the sub box there. if I push it against the back wall firing forward it will, but it's a little too long and won't fit once I put the middle seat belt back in. Back to the drawing board....

Nasty · July 8, 2018

2 hours ago, qwank said:

I have problems already, I just noticed looking at the pics I never tried to flip the jumpseat up, sure enough, it won't flip up with the sub box there. if I push it against the back wall firing forward it will, but it's a little too long and won't fit once I put the middle seat belt back in. Back to the drawing board....

Single sub is best or switch to a center console