Today Kwame and I took yet another drive up to CT (4th weekend in a row!) but this time, it was to pick up the car!

Here is what I had done this time

1. replace the Kenwood DDX7015 with McIntosh MX406 headunit
2. replace McIntosh MC431 with MCC406M amp (MC431 is now for sale!)
3. new seats! (took out the red Brides, which are sold now BTW, and replaced them with something ultra ultra rare!) - I'll see if someone can guess before I spill the beans
4. custom alcantera work for certain key interior spots (more on this in pics to come)
5. McIntosh sub bass controller (in the coolest spot ever!)
6. Sirius tuner mounted in factory cubby (my car has no nav) with stealth mounted antennea
7. drill out factory grilles and re-wrap in windsong
8. ran new power/ground wires (now 4 gauge) from cap to amp

I retained by Focal Utopia fronts, and SEAS Lotus 10 inch sub.

Now, my system before sounded really nice. But this is on a whole other level! The changeover from passive to active crossovers is a completely different world. The entire stage went from somewhat low to being right at ear level...it really is an amazing transformation! Everything is just more "there". I'm really really pleased with how it turned out. Plus, with the speakers all getting twice the power they were before, the volume levels we can achieve without any interference is really staggering.

If the weather is nice tomorrow I'll try to get some pics posted. It's certainly not very "showy" and that's exactly how I like it!

 

awesome!! bet it sounds amazing!

 

Adam, glad to hear you are enjoying your changes! I can't wait to see it one day. And I'm also intrigued by these mystery seats......in for pics!

 

Pics or fail!!!

 

That sounds great. I've always wanted to go active.

How much do you want for the MC431?

 

Not a big fan of showy either.

TK

 

do you offer this novel in both paperback and hardcover? wheres the f'in pics! lol

 

pics to come later this week I promise, I want to detail the interior first

 

Any hint on the seats.. or your failure is immenent!!

 

$400 + shipping gets it!

 

something very rare, and Japanese, but with a European influence

 

picsssss

 

no guesses by anyone? Damn...thought you guys would have figured it out!

 

A classy set-up for a real hard core JDM guy!!!


BTW those seats wouldn't be Tommy Kairo's would they????

 

4 gauge? what did you have before? i have 0 gauge going to the back

 

Doug - my bad, I just corrected the list I wasn't reading the invoice correctly!

 

good guess, but no, not TK's

 

I KNOW....but my lips are sealed...

adam glad u went active x-over....i have preaching the ways of this method forever...world of a difference when it comes to imaging!

 

Cobra seats? Status? Sparco? Recaro? Nismo?

 

alrighty BUD, these seats better be the ****, your hyping them up so much...Its like waiting for my child to be born only they are sexy car seats.....and not all wet...and didnt come out of a woman.....well you get the idea