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new model component set

zamzam — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:58:45 +0800

when this new model coming to M'sia

KICKER Livin' Loud
KS series component set
KS650.2

Rockford Fosgate
POWER component set
T1652-S

Kicker KS650.2 produce since 2008, but not available in M'sia market until today..

still waiting.. if available I will go for audit.. I'm plan to upgrade my ICE..

Autotek AM/FM Radio Booster -

zamzam — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:43:02 +0800

I'm looking if any car accessories shop sell this stuff found from this link

http://www.jcwhitney.com/jcwhitney/product...=123&zmap=39401

JC Whitney costumer service said if I buy this stuff online, I need to pay 1 unit item price (USD10.99) + shipping to Malaysia, Fed Ex (USD61).

hmm, shipping service cost a bomb to me.

Any guy know any car accessories shop (klang valley) carry and sell this stuff?

Vintage Jukebox

zamzam — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:27:56 +0800

found this item likes in Back To The Future movie

If there's one era we wish we could travel back in time to visit, the 1950's tops our list. There's simply no other icon that evokes the period like the neon jukebox. It was an era that saw the birth of rock and roll and the diner.

new version jukebox equip with ipod ready & usb mp3 player AM/FM radio complete with remote control

any LYN forumer own these vintage item..

If I become rich 1 day I want to buy this stuff.. any shop sell this item in Msia

Lpg, Avi, Sinfoni, Scan-Speak

zamzam — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:15:20 +0800

this article credit to DIY Mobile Audio tweeter review forum..

Hmm.. Avi bsm tweeter got a very good review

Ok starting from the left is the Lpg 26na. As you would expect with the Lpg neo tweeters, excellent top end dispersion and detail. Very wide open, airy sound. This alum. dome has very low coloration for a metal dome. Compared to the 25nfa silk dome, there is more impact and shimmer, and an "icier" tonal quality. Cymbals and percussion instruments are rendered with more excitement and accuracy, but vocals tend to be a bit cold and hard.

The next shiny chrome tweeter to the right is the Sinfoni mm-1. It's not plated chrome, but actually solid metal. Not much to say about this one. Sounds much like the cheaper Peerless 53ndt. Not as airy or spacious as the LPG, and not able to play as low as the Scan-Speak. Nor does it have the sheer dynamic capability of the larger Avi tweeter. All around, just average.

The one to the right of the Sinfoni is the Avi bsm tweeter. This is one very efficient tweeter with excellent dynamic capability. It gets so loud at times you can really feel that impact in the music, especially on guitar plucks or snares. I felt the top end was a little too soft though, and the lower treble around 10-12khz was a little too aggressive. Other than that it was a good performer. Low coloration, and fairly clean even at high output levels although not as clean as the Scan-Speak.

Last one to the far right is the Scan-Speak 6000-1. It is similar in build to the 6000, but with a grille and a somewhat different frequency response. The sound overall is very forward, focused, and full bodied in nature, with a very soft and laid back top end. Typical Scan-Speak sound except a bit more agressive in nature. The build quality is superb, with a rear loaded chamber and SD-1 motor, which features dual copper rings for lower distortion. It's no surprise then that this tweeter can play flat down to 750hz, and has no problems handling crossover points from 1.5-2khz.

A simple way to tune courtesy of cmusic.......

zamzam — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:48:21 +0800

this article Credit to DIY Mobile Audio Forum

This is an excerpt from a tuning thread I started on ECA a while back posted courtesy of Chuck Music aka "cmusic" here on the forum Some of you have probably seen this before as I have seen the link posted (and posted it myself) in many threads so I figured I'd just post the whole thing here for all to see and try.

Chuck wanted me to remind everyone that he wrote these tips for someone using a 3-way system with an active crossover between the sub and mids and a passive crossover on the mids and tweeters however the tips can be applied to a completely active 2, 3, or 4-way system. The great thing with these tips is ANYONE can do them without any "special" gear other than a test disc, music you like and most importantly your ears .

I have used these tips (along with a few other tips I've learned from the "gurus" ) with great success over the years. If you follow the sequence just as it is laid out you may be pleasantly surprised at how great it will sound after you just get the acoustic polarity, levels, crossovers and phase between driver pairs set.

Also wanted to mention that Chuck hangs around here sometimes so if you have any questions I'm sure he wouldn't mind answering. Thanks Chuck and here we go!

There are several different methods used to tune eqs. This is the one I use. An RTA is not needed if the steps are done correctly. This method uses crossovers and gain settings as the most important factor in tuning. I think the eq should be last in line when tuning. Remember after each step to write down your settings. If the sound gets worse, then you can go back to the previous step’s settings and start over.

1. Set all bands flat, as well as the head unit bass and treble.

2. Turn off the subs. Using music with a good bass line, run the highpass crossover up and down until the midbasses can play as low as possible without any distortion or excessive door panel vibrations.

3. Unhook the mids and tweeters, allowing only the midbasses to play. Listen to mono pink noise or a well-recorded song with a centered vocalist. Test CDs such as the IASCA test CD or Autosound 2000 Test CD 102 or 103 will work great. Listen to where the centered sounds are coming from. Then reverse the polarity of one midbass (Reverse the speaker wires coming from the passive crossover and going to the speaker, just flip the positive and negative wires. I usually flip the driver’s side speaker.) and re-listen to the test CD. If the sounds are more centered then keep it as is. If the centered sounds are more diffuse and un-locatable, then flip the polarity back to where it was originally.

4. Then unhook the midbasses and play the mids only and follow the same polarity and listening tests as before. Mark your best settings.

5. Do the same procedure for the tweeters.

6. When you have tested for the proper polarity from all three ranges of speakers, hook all of them back up with respect to each set of speaker’s best polarity. You can have any combination of polarity, such as all the midbass and tweeters straight and one midrange reversed.

7. Now you should have the correct “acoustic” polarity set within each set of speakers. Next is to set the acoustic polarity between the sets of speakers.

8. Listen to some very familiar music with a good range of sounds. Then flip both midbass’ polarity and listen again. Before you only flipped one midbass, now you are doing both at the same time. For example if the left midbass was reversed and the right was not before, now the left will be not reversed and the right will be. Listen to the music again. If the midbass is more powerful and full then leave the wiring as is. If the midbass sounds weaker and wrong then restore the wiring as before.

9. Perform the same listening tests while flipping the mids and tweeters, and use the wiring configuration that sounds the best.

10. If you have went though all these steps adjusting the polarity of the speakers then the system should sound really good without any eq adjustments. You might want to play with the gain adjustments on the crossover and/or amp to better blend all the speakers together.

11. Now onto the eq! The first eq step is to adjust the tonality. While listening to familiar music, adjust each individual band up and down slowly. When the music sounds better then move to the next band. Adjust the left and right bands equally. (We’ll get to the separate left and right adjustments soon.) It really does not matter if the bands are boosted or cut, just that it makes the sound better. Not every band needs to be adjusted. In fact if you did steps 1 thru 10 correctly you should not have to adjust over half the bands. Having a 1/3 octave eq does not mean you have to adjust every band. It means you have the ability to adjust each band if needed. Watch out for big jumps from band to band, like one band set to +4 and the next band set to –6.

12. Continue through all the bands, take a break, and do the same procedure over again. But this time the adjustments will be smaller as you get the tonality dialed in. This step might take several days, weeks, or longer.

13. In tuning you will find some eq bands will raise, lower, move the sound closer, or farther away if adjusted in certain manners. For example, lowering 5 KHz will generally move the soundstage farther away and raising 2 KHz will make the soundstage rise. Each vehicle and system will have different settings that will be the best. The best way to achieve awesome sound is to constantly adjust.

14. When you are satisfied with the tonality of the system, it is time to start adjusting the left and right channels separately. These adjustments should not affect the tonality, but improve on the imaging and soundstaging. Using the Autosound 2000 Test CD 102 or 103 “My Disk” listen to the individual frequency pink noise tracks. (Test CD103 has the tracks arranged in an easier configuration.) Each frequency band should sound like it is coming from the center of the soundstage. If one band is off to one side, then use each band’s left and right eq controls as a balance control. This is very similar to the head unit’s balance control, only now you are balancing each frequency band by itself. For example if 200 Hz seems to be shifted to the left of center, lower the left 200 Hz band and raise the right 200 Hz band one dB at a time until the band is centered. If a frequency is shifted to the right, lower the band’s right channel and raise the left channel in small amounts.

15. When you have when through all the bands take a break. Then later go back through each band one by one and make any further needed adjustments until all the frequencies are lined up in the center of the soundstage.

I'm not sifoo.. just copy & paste..

JBL 660 GTi won EISA award 2007/2008

zamzam — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:05:14 +0800

GTi 660 eisa award

congratulate

Guys, any comment..

VSL Car Audio

zamzam — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:10:20 +0800

http://www.vslaudio.com - great web with background music

VSL SF 6 6.5" Component System

any LYN forumer use VSL hadware for ICE?

A dealer for Malaysia?

Use Water to fuel Ur Car

zamzam — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:58:07 +0800

http://www.savegasusewater.com/

saw this on NGV community web. very very interesting. much cheaper than NGV system [use water (H2O) to fuel ur car].. can DIY thez system onto ur car..

any LYN forumer running 'burn water to fuel th car'?

very very very rare ICE stuff

zamzam — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:06:30 +0800

your fren askin, "what brand HU U used?". & U answer, "Sanyo..". "What? Sanyo HU?! Ada ka?"

Sanyo FXCD-1350

Sanyo ECD-T1550 Car CD Player/Radio with Motorized

new MTX hi-end comp set

zamzam — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:30:20 +0800

MTX introdused new Thunder Axe High End Component systems.

mtx txc5.1

mtx txc6.1

new invention
- 3 Position Woofer off-axis compensation (0˚, 30˚, 60˚) provides exceptional dynamics and detail while bringing the music up front and center, as if the listener is in the front row of a live performance
- Bi-amp capability
- Add an additional 6-1/2" driver and crossover package (TXC6.0) to create a 3-way solution, creating improved detail, imaging and sound dynamics

they also make comparison these set with focal & mbQ..

read detail MBQ vs Focal vs MTX

guys, any comment..

Brax - German Car Audio

zamzam — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:42:22 +0800

Brax Matrix comp. set ; look how complicated the ps crossover..

any authorised dealer in Malaysia for Brax

For music lover, warm sound-which 2 way comp. se

zamzam — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:36:06 +0800

I'm looking for 2 way component set to fit on my wira's. Latest model

Eton RS160

Impact PG 65.S

focal polyglass 165v

soundstream PICASSO PCC.6

Which one is better?