Some Audio Questions

thatryan · June 11, 2017

So I had an insane custom system in my previous BMW and am wanting a bit more in my truck. Nothing insane just better than stock. Crisper, cleaner, more defined.

2017 Silverado crew cab Z71, no bose.

Are there 6 speakers total?

What sizes are they in each location?

What power ratings are they?

Thinking about the Kicker upgrade with DSP and replacing stock speakers with better ones. Does the new kicker amp power just front and rear doors? Anything go to the dash speakers?

Anyone put tweets in dash location and mids in doors?

Is there any control over kicker dsp?

Thank you!

Sierra706 · June 11, 2017

If you have the money to burn

http://alpine-usa.com/product/view/chevrolet-silverado-gmc-sierra-restyle-sound-system-pss-31gm

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HagiborChayil · June 30, 2017

Give me a price you want to work with and I can give you some recommendations. Don't forget chimes go through the speakers so those will be amplified. DSP's will help with the chime amplification

2.75" in the dash

6x9" front door

6.5" rear door

Companies like alpine and kicker make quality 6x9 component speakers designed for the front doors of these trucks.

Will you do the work yourself or pay a professional installer?

thatryan · July 1, 2017

I would do it myself yeah. If I do it will be full setup with DSP and amps etc. would ideally like some tweeters into the sails but I don't know how to fabricate yet lol.

Also not sure about tapping into the source signal, I know the bose system is MOST fiber optic so I'm wondering if this head unit has the optical output still, just not in use..

HagiborChayil · July 2, 2017

I Just Did a full system to factory radio yesterday in a 17 LT non-bose. Cake walk starting with the Audio Control LP7i since we just started carrying their products at work and wanted to try it. When I do my personal one I will work with the Audio Control DM-810 since I will do a 3 way component system up front. Coax in the rear for fill (and when the kids are there) and haven't decided on subs in the rear yet. Pondering illusion for the fronts, but that is a good year away. Definitely going to stick with Alpine PDX amps, they are just wonderful.

HagiborChayil · July 2, 2017

Sorry. Won't let me edit on my phone... I didn't look closely but I didn't see fiber anywhere. Haven't worked on a bose one but I haven't seen anywhere they use MOST on Chevy.

Loco-diablo · July 2, 2017

Before buying the Z71, I test drove a new RAM Laramie. It had a 9 speaker factory installed Alpine audio system. It had speakers in the ceiling in the rear and a nice subwoofer under the rear seat (DC) it sounded excellent.

I have to admit it sounded much better than my Z71 Bose system.

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thatryan · July 2, 2017

I Just Did a full system to factory radio yesterday in a 17 LT non-bose. Cake walk starting with the Audio Control LP7i since we just started carrying their products at work and wanted to try it. When I do my personal one I will work with the Audio Control DM-810 since I will do a 3 way component system up front. Coax in the rear for fill (and when the kids are there) and haven't decided on subs in the rear yet. Pondering illusion for the fronts, but that is a good year away. Definitely going to stick with Alpine PDX amps, they are just wonderful.

Nice! So where did you tap in the line converter? Where did you mount it?

HagiborChayil · July 2, 2017

Went straight to the radio and his it behind the lower glove box. I realize now I didn't take any photos

Pulled the touch screen and the radio brain is behind that. Took my connections from there and ran them behind the glove box. If this truck would have had the fool center console I would have liked to hide it there. When I get one everything will go on a board behind the rear seat. Didn't have the time to do a full rear seat pull on his truck for that.

thatryan · July 2, 2017

Lol pic fail

So the converter connects to wires then goes into converter and the what, do you sent the output from converter back to the radio console to connect to factory speaker wire connections?

HagiborChayil · July 3, 2017

Piece goes in series. So factory radio wires get cut > digital signal processor > amplifiers > back out to speakers > ears

For myself depending on money i want to spend. Audio frog would be my crazy expensive system, illusion audio would be next in line, alpine x series sounds amazing and not crazy for cost.

May end up mixing and matching a bit because illusion makes a wonderful 8" that goes in the front door, then just need a 3" mid and a tweeter for up front.

Maxsuperdog · July 3, 2017

I'm in the process of doing mine. Mounting tweeters in the stock location is a breeze. You'll just need to fab up some mounting rings for them to fit as there are 2 3/4 already in there. I used a cheap cutting board for mine instead of MDF. Cut them out with a dremel tool. Getting speaker wire up to them is really easy.

For the doors there are 6x9's in the front. Metra makes an adapter for 6" mids. Speaker wire can be run into them but this has been my biggest challenge.

For signal I went behind the factory radio and tapped in there with stinger speedwire and ran it to the back to my dsp. This was fairly easy to.

Just don't expect to get everything done in a few hours. Alot yourself a whole weekend and take your time and you'll get it done.