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  2. Kudos to jimmy303 - South Florida install of D3 in 2008 xB

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    Grand opening will be on April 20th, with a car show, dB Drag, DJ's, maybe a BBQ and beers for buddies, and maybe some girlies in the smallest outfits I can get them to wear...... :wink:

     

    Again the address is 5151 SW 8th Street, Miami. It's about halfway between Red Road (57th Ave) and LeJeune(42nd Ave) on SW 8th Street, about 2 or 3 miles south of Miami airport.

     

    Hope to see you there!!!!

     

    I hope the weekend prior I can take a bunch of gear to you and you can make magic happen! I have been slowly working on my xB and finally all my gear is here! I'll be calling you up soon Jimmy. :)

  4. 2.2V on pre-out right? At what volume?

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    Ah, I see you've been listening to NAFSPARK over at the icixsound boards.

    http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthread. ... ge=2&pp=10

     

    Technically he's right -- setting your gains with the EQ set the way you like may sometimes clip the output of the HU or the amplifier itself. But don't let anyone tech-talk you into getting too anal about it. Busting out an oscilloscope isn't going to make your system sound any better than one done by a careful ear.

     

    Edit: ah, cntrylvr79 beat me to it. Like he said, turn down the amp, balance out distortion by ear, then adjust the amp. It's more of an art than a science.

     

    Yes, I have been listening, I try to be a quick study. :)

     

    I have almost all the equipment from that schematic sitting in my home, the D3 is already installed. I have some sound deadening done as well, but not all. No time lately, with son being sick and myself and wife it's been difficult to set aside time.

    I'm waiting for the sub enclosure to get in, then the rest gets installed, I'm just trying to do it all "right". Wait is killing me though.

     

    I'm trying to get a clean signal from my HU, I don't want my HU distorting. I'm trying to avoid distorting anywhere down the line actually. I'd prefer to be safe and have it all be clean all the time, I understand not all things are recorded at the same level, etc. Nonetheless I'd prefer not to push beyond the limits of my equipment and possibly damage something. Even setting everything within these safe limits using "geek scientific" methods I figure the volume levels should be loud enough to keep me grinning happily. :twisted:

     

    cntrylvr, don't worry about me in that sense, rap and/or hip hop will likely never "grace" my sound system if I'm alive, definitely not my thing. House music for me, the occasional trance, techno, etc.

     

    Thanks for everyone's input thus far.

     

    When I finally get around to it I'll post back with my results in case someone else down the road is doing a sound system and searches like I did. lol

  6. 2.2V on pre-out right? At what volume?

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    So the D3 has 2.2V pre-outs. At what volume does it reach that? To setup an audio system correctly I need to know at what volume to set the HU to then set my gains on the amp. D3 goes up to 40, but at what volume does it hit 2.2V?

    I'll go through the trouble of finding out myself in a few weeks but just wondering if some of you had already done it so I can have a ballpark figure to reference.

     

    Method:

    Using a DMM connect the leads to the pin & shield of your RCA's. Now start playing a 0 dB test tone (with all EQ, loudness, bass boost, etc. flat) and start turning the volume on the HU up, watching the AC voltage coming out. Your HU is supposed to output 2.2V on the pre-outs, so be looking for a number in that ballpark (but not over). Make a note of what the highest volume setting was before the voltage went over 2.2V. That is your absolute maximum HU volume.

     

    Thanks in advance.

  10. Kudos to jimmy303 - South Florida install of D3 in 2008 xB

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    Jimmy installed the D3 in my 2008 Scion xB and also hooked up the Pioneer Inno for XM just as requested. Clean install, very professional, he does things right. Soldering, heatshrink, etc.

    Highly recommended!

    I drove all the way to Miami where his shop is, and I'll be driving back down there again once all my audio gear comes in so he can install that too.

     

    Thanks Jimmy!

  19. lowest $$ for pioneer avic d3

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    I just bought from cartronixplus for $580 shipped. I ordered over the phone because I had a bunch of questions and they were really helpful and easy to deal with. Also, they do price matching on the unit and any accessories so that was cool because I got everthing for the lowest price I was able to find in the internet. The only thing you may consider is that the unit doesn't come with factory warranty...it comes with a 1 year warranty through them. He basically told me that if you have any problem, send the unit in (you pay for shipping $8/each way) and they will send you a new unit because they almost always have them in stock since it is such a high selling item. Anyways, my unit should arrive by Friday...it looks like it already shipped.

     

    Bought from the same place. $595 shipped to me.

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