Ok, so I have a very small budget, like $200 or less remaining. I have a 2013 Honda Accord EX-L (generation 9) with premium audio but no navigation.
I already purchased a Kicker 100 watt stereo amp and Rockford Punch component speakers for the front and two Kicker comp d subs in a ported enclosure for the trunk with an 400 watt amp to power them. I haven't installed any of these upgrades yet but will soon. My plan is to leave the rear deck as is and just keep it connected to the factory amp since mostly I hear the front speakers anyway an not too much of the rears.
I will pull my signal for the two aftermarket amps from the back of the HU before it goes to the factory amp. I am going to use the front speakers' line output (pre-amp output) to go to the amp for the fronts and then out of that amp to the amp for the subs. I have an aftermarket bass volume knob to mount up front to control subwoofer volume and I will balance the front and rear speakers with the fader in the HU.
First question I have is do I need to do something extra to make it so the radio mutes if I get a phone call? Or does the radio automatically handle this if I tap into the front pre-amp signal coming directly from the back of the HU?
Next question, would I be better off getting an EQ or sound treatments with the extra $200 I have left to spend, or something else I haven't thought of yet? If sound treatments, what kind, in the door, trunk, floor, ceiling...where would get me the most bang for my buck seeing as how I can only afford 1 at most and not treatments on all surfaces.
Any holes in my plan I haven't seen yet? Please point them out to me!
My goal is just to have a pretty good sounding system, nothing too extreme or nothing that will win any competitions or anything like that, just some simple upgrades that will add the most value for the least amount of spend.
All helpful opinions welcome. Thanks!
Jeremy
I already purchased a Kicker 100 watt stereo amp and Rockford Punch component speakers for the front and two Kicker comp d subs in a ported enclosure for the trunk with an 400 watt amp to power them. I haven't installed any of these upgrades yet but will soon. My plan is to leave the rear deck as is and just keep it connected to the factory amp since mostly I hear the front speakers anyway an not too much of the rears.
I will pull my signal for the two aftermarket amps from the back of the HU before it goes to the factory amp. I am going to use the front speakers' line output (pre-amp output) to go to the amp for the fronts and then out of that amp to the amp for the subs. I have an aftermarket bass volume knob to mount up front to control subwoofer volume and I will balance the front and rear speakers with the fader in the HU.
First question I have is do I need to do something extra to make it so the radio mutes if I get a phone call? Or does the radio automatically handle this if I tap into the front pre-amp signal coming directly from the back of the HU?
Next question, would I be better off getting an EQ or sound treatments with the extra $200 I have left to spend, or something else I haven't thought of yet? If sound treatments, what kind, in the door, trunk, floor, ceiling...where would get me the most bang for my buck seeing as how I can only afford 1 at most and not treatments on all surfaces.
Any holes in my plan I haven't seen yet? Please point them out to me!
My goal is just to have a pretty good sounding system, nothing too extreme or nothing that will win any competitions or anything like that, just some simple upgrades that will add the most value for the least amount of spend.
All helpful opinions welcome. Thanks!
Jeremy