Custom DLS Sound System
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Custom DLS Sound System
After 7 weeks of my pal, BingBing ,working on my 350... the car is finally done. Everything comes together properly and it is just the best design for an old-school dude like me. Thanks, B!
There is a full step by step install log online of the process, and you can find it here:
http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthre...9&page=1&pp=10
but here is a basic description of hte install and some pics
goals:
1. cleany and class, matching the luxurious and classy nature of the vehicle
2. excellent sound quality
3. decent attention grabbing in the trunk while maintaining a relatively stock interior
equipment used:
headunit: Due to obviousreasons, the stock lexus headunit and stock Mark Levinson amp was retained as a signal source.
Processor: Audio Control DQL-8 summing device/Digital 31 band Equalizer/digital xover is used to sum and control the sginal, additionally a DDC remote control until was used so tuning can be done in the front seat.
Front Stage: DLS Ultimate Nobelium 6.2 6.5" two way component set, the midbass is in the stock lower door midbass location, and the tweets are flushed into the kick panels.
Rear Speakers: DLS Ultimate UX26 high end 6.5" two way component coaxials in the stock lower door location
Subwoofer: 2 x DLS ultimate Nobelium 10" subwoofer
Amplification: DLS Ultimate A3 dual mono supplies the front stage with 150 rated watts a side. DLS Ultimate A5 3 channel amp feeds the rear doors with 85 watts and the subs with 780 rated watts.
Wiring: Mixture of TSunami, Stinger, and DLS
Sound Proofing: Elemental Designs Edead V1UE and V4 foam
the install:
*under the hood: replaced stock battery with Optima Yellow top, Dual polished terminals, all stock wires extended to route cleanly, stinger 150 amp CB anchors the power.
*interior: The DDC is mounted in a Carbon Fiber vinyl wrapped rack in the glovebox, doors fully sound dampened, tweeters flushed into the stock kick panle, tweeter grilles painted to match the carpet. all other stock speakres were removed and rear deck fully dampened.
*trunk: The theme here is Mirror, if you split the trunk down the middle, the goal is for the left and right side to look identical. A single pliece dual fiberglass well houses the amps and the subs, and two smaller wells house the D- blocks. the fiberglass is all painted ot match the outside of hte vehicle. Routed Edge lit plexi is at every opening and lights up blue. The fake floor is all carbon fiber vinyl, attention to paid to make sure all the paterns line up on the roof of the trunk, a rack was built to house a motorized rack holding hte DQL-8, with its own edge lit plexi opening. Covers are also made so the entire install can be covered up when not at shows
Okay, enough, that is a lot of copy and paste yet from B's system spec note, and I am still learning about the system. Yap, here are some selected pics from B's install log for you guys
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edit 07-16-07
All pics removed, thanks for all your feedback!
There is a full step by step install log online of the process, and you can find it here:
http://www.icixsound.com/vb/showthre...9&page=1&pp=10
but here is a basic description of hte install and some pics
goals:
1. cleany and class, matching the luxurious and classy nature of the vehicle
2. excellent sound quality
3. decent attention grabbing in the trunk while maintaining a relatively stock interior
equipment used:
headunit: Due to obviousreasons, the stock lexus headunit and stock Mark Levinson amp was retained as a signal source.
Processor: Audio Control DQL-8 summing device/Digital 31 band Equalizer/digital xover is used to sum and control the sginal, additionally a DDC remote control until was used so tuning can be done in the front seat.
Front Stage: DLS Ultimate Nobelium 6.2 6.5" two way component set, the midbass is in the stock lower door midbass location, and the tweets are flushed into the kick panels.
Rear Speakers: DLS Ultimate UX26 high end 6.5" two way component coaxials in the stock lower door location
Subwoofer: 2 x DLS ultimate Nobelium 10" subwoofer
Amplification: DLS Ultimate A3 dual mono supplies the front stage with 150 rated watts a side. DLS Ultimate A5 3 channel amp feeds the rear doors with 85 watts and the subs with 780 rated watts.
Wiring: Mixture of TSunami, Stinger, and DLS
Sound Proofing: Elemental Designs Edead V1UE and V4 foam
the install:
*under the hood: replaced stock battery with Optima Yellow top, Dual polished terminals, all stock wires extended to route cleanly, stinger 150 amp CB anchors the power.
*interior: The DDC is mounted in a Carbon Fiber vinyl wrapped rack in the glovebox, doors fully sound dampened, tweeters flushed into the stock kick panle, tweeter grilles painted to match the carpet. all other stock speakres were removed and rear deck fully dampened.
*trunk: The theme here is Mirror, if you split the trunk down the middle, the goal is for the left and right side to look identical. A single pliece dual fiberglass well houses the amps and the subs, and two smaller wells house the D- blocks. the fiberglass is all painted ot match the outside of hte vehicle. Routed Edge lit plexi is at every opening and lights up blue. The fake floor is all carbon fiber vinyl, attention to paid to make sure all the paterns line up
on the roof of the trunk, a rack was built to house a motorized rack holding hte DQL-8, with its own edge lit plexi opening. Covers are also made so the entire install can be covered up when not at shows Okay, enough, that is a lot of copy and paste yet from B's system spec note, and I am still learning about the system. Yap, here are some selected pics from B's install log for you guys
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edit 07-16-07
All pics removed, thanks for all your feedback!
Last edited by josephdoc; Jul 16, 2007 at 01:29 PM. Reason: I can't spell, as usually.
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Lexus Champion
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: CA
Comments welcome . Again, go to the install log for about 230 pics of the process and finished product I am no near a sound pro so I can't answer any question.
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edit 07-16-07
All pics removed, thanks for all your feedback!
. Again, go to the install log for about 230 pics of the process and finished product I am no near a sound pro so I can't answer any question.------------------
edit 07-16-07
All pics removed, thanks for all your feedback!
Last edited by josephdoc; Jul 16, 2007 at 01:30 PM.
