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You probably have a listening room in your house with properly aligned tube traps for exact acoustical tuning of your room with a system that has over $100,000 in high end equipment in it right? If you spend that kind of cash on a system in a car you're no doubt a high end audiophile. I am installing the aftermarket system just to make it cleaner, louder, and a little more bite to the bass. For $2-3k you can make something a hundred times better than the factory Bose. I just think what you're spending yields just slightly better sound than that. Just my opinion. I don't like the sound of digitally manipulated systems. If the imaging is slightly off my system isn't going to keep me from hearing Paul McCartney's bass on Paperback Writer. |
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12-28-2017, 06:23 AM | #16 | |
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yes, I have been in love with music for over 20 years. Only after becoming an adult with a job could I truly indulge my audio fantasies. you def do not need to break the bank to get the car cleaner, louder, with more bass. I highly recommend the M650-GM as it not only immediately creates cleaner louder and more bass given the digital output, but it will ensure that you don't have issues with loud door dings and warnings, or lack of them all together, or requiring removal of door mics, etc. the problem, I have found, with audio, is that the once you develop an ear for listening, an improperly tuned system is like nails on a chalkboard. Every unintended double snare actually makes me physically uncomfortable. It is akin to a director trying to watch a poorly written movie. Even if he tries to simply enjoy it, he can't. My system in the ZL1 is far from perfect. It is, afterall, a convertible. Impossible to get perfect sound in this setup. Tons of holes everywhere , impossible to seal everything up, so I didn't even try. If you look at the install, I didn't even use dynamat to reduce vibrations on the floorboard of the trunk. But the CTS-V is as close as I can get to perfection in a vehicle. Tiled CLD on the outer door shells, complete CLD on the inner shell. layers of mass loaded vinyl and closed cell foam. Easily added over 200lbs to the car just to reduce noise and vibrations .
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12-28-2017, 07:38 AM | #17 | |
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Your ZL1 is amazing. I just picked up my 18 Summit White Convertible.
I’m trying to track you build. And everything you are doing. Quote:
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12-28-2017, 08:52 AM | #18 | |
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Not really high end like Macintosh or B&W or the exotics like MBL, but much better than the crap sold at Best Buy and Walmart. |
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'14 CTS-V Coupe - ZL1 lid - Ported TB - Ported Snout - AirRad CAI - 8.66" lower - 2.55" upper- Greenbelt - SW Headers - SW Catback - Varimax Intercooler Pump - Track Attack Intercooler-Tuned at BRC Raceworks (551rwhp/516trq) '17 Maserati Levante- STOCK |
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I have a question about the M650-GM since a lot of people in this thread seem to be experienced with it - Can you use it to just pull a signal before the amp to run a subwoofer? That is what I would like to do on my convertible. There just hasn't been a way to do that cleanly yet.
FWIW, I like my noise cancellation too and would prefer to leave the stock system intact for now. After driving through the big hills in PA without Noise Cancellation, I have come to find the drone pretty annoying. -Geoff
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see pages 3 and 4 on the manual https://navtv.com/products/NTV-KIT838/m650-gm.html
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'14 CTS-V Coupe - ZL1 lid - Ported TB - Ported Snout - AirRad CAI - 8.66" lower - 2.55" upper- Greenbelt - SW Headers - SW Catback - Varimax Intercooler Pump - Track Attack Intercooler-Tuned at BRC Raceworks (551rwhp/516trq) '17 Maserati Levante- STOCK |
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Now I just need someone to start mass producing the sub box for a convertible... -Geoff
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For anyone that has installed the M650-GM into their Camaro...looking for advise. I recently purchased the M650 and am attempting to plug into the OEM radio tuner as specified in the instructions. I originally thought this was the HMI module but am realizing that the Radio Tuner is most likely the module that is vertically mounted on the right side of the passenger side behind the glove box. Can anyone confirm that this is the correct module to plug into and if so how were you able to access it? Ive got the whole lower tray behind the glove box dropped (holds the HMI Nav module and such) but cannot find an easy way to get to the back of the suspected radio tuner module with out completely disassembling the dash. I'm very handy but I'm just trying to avoid pulling apart the whole dash to verify/get to this module.
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03-09-2018, 05:42 PM | #24 | |
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'17 White ZL1 A10 Convertible - TM ported TB - RotoFab CAI - 2.3" griptech upper pulley - Kooks 1 7/8" Headers with High Flow Cats - Borla S-type Catback - Audio Overhaul - NavTV M650-GM - 20" BlackDiForza- Michelin Pilot Sport4S - Tuned at BRC Raceworks (606rwhp/675trq)
'14 CTS-V Coupe - ZL1 lid - Ported TB - Ported Snout - AirRad CAI - 8.66" lower - 2.55" upper- Greenbelt - SW Headers - SW Catback - Varimax Intercooler Pump - Track Attack Intercooler-Tuned at BRC Raceworks (551rwhp/516trq) '17 Maserati Levante- STOCK |
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