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Before I switched to Utopia, I had a Focal Flax 3-way system (highly recommend), and those were extremely forgiving of DIY tuning. Countless hours spent learning and tuning, and they sounded phenomenal. As I upgraded to more complex speakers, I quickly learned that they are far less forgiving of...

Yep, HEC cards are plug-and-play, but you have to open the chassis. Once you have the amplifier in your hands, it takes 5 minutes to install. Honestly, not sure about the length. For some reason, I want to say 17ft, but if memory serves, that's the length needed to run power from the battery...

Yes, you bypass the budget-grade DAC in the OEM system, and stream directly to the DSP / HEC BT HD card. Your audio shop is correct about volume, and ideally, you want a Director or Conductor for system control and master volume (I use a Director). If Androids are anything like iPhones, unless...

Are you talking about Master Jedi, Jeffrey Hald? He did the first two tunes on my Bronco.

LOL. No build thread, but for me, the most impressive part of my system is the extensive sound deadening. About a year ago, I looked at all the receipts, and I have roughly $2,300 in Resonix CLD, Fibermat, Guardian, etc. I literally have 60lbs of Mega CLD throughout the cabin. Every plastic...

Very nice system. The GB60's are one of very few mid-bass drivers that can generate any appreciable bass / output from the kick panels, which have about .20 cubes of air space. Ukko nailed it in his response. Personally, I use a FiiO DAP with the Helix HEC BT HD, but even if you're using an...

Personally, I would rather talk about sound deadening, integration, installation, headroom, phase, time alignment, proper gain structure, tuning, etc., but here's some older pictures: Amps are Helix P Six Ultimate, Helix P Two, Helix P One MKII. Subs are Focal SUB 30 KXE's.

Jiffy Lube?! There's no way I'd trust them meth'n around under the hood of my vehicle. I barely trust the dealer. $60 and an hour of your time for DIY oil change...

To answer the never-ending question about how Fox HOSS 3.0 compares to Fox Performance Elite, the good folks at Fox will tell you that in terms of on-road comfort and off-road performance, HOSS 3.0 falls squarely between Performance Elite and Factory Race series shocks. With HOSS 3.0, you get...

Twitchy is just part of the Bronco's character, especially after ProCal. I'll take twitchy over the OEM transmission schedule any day. Since day one, only Costco 91.

I'm at $47K from Carvana. I'm sure I could squeeze more out of a dealer on a trade-in.

I change the oil and oil filter every 3k miles. Last oil change was Motorcraft full synthetic, but will probably switch to Mobil Extended Performance on the next, or maybe Amsoil Signature. I like Motorcraft, but I don't like having to order it and picking it up from the dealer. Regardless of...

Leading with $97K if you didn't pay that is weird.

I live in California, the car chase capital. More often than not, unless you're fleeing a violent crime, law enforcement will terminate the pursuit in the interest of public safety, and rightly so.

The midbass drivers will fit the kick panels, but you will need an adaptor, and the midrange drivers and tweeters will need a custom dash plate. Both can be purchased from MTI Acoustics, but will cost upwards of $450 for everything. To get signal and power to the speakers without an amplifier...

I have 200W going to 3.5” midrange drivers in my dash.

I understand that very well. My point was, it would make no sense to configure a harness to deliver 65W to the front channels as indicated in his first post. 65W should be for rear-fill (the pods).

Not sure I understand the logic of 65W to the dash speakers, and 125W to the rear pods, but to each his own I suppose.

Yep, there sure is. If the speaker is being powered by the OEM radio, you want speakers that play efficiently (louder) with less power. In short, that's going to be a speaker with a sensitivity rating of 90dB and above. Anything below that, you need an amplifier (IMO).