MOD's If you like you may want to make a sticky of this as it is 8th gen Specific and can save a million search hours on the threads...
well you got the Accord and now you want to upgrade the audio cause yea it lacks a little in areas!
Heres your options.. what you can do:
add an eq.
modify the system to add an amp ****WITHOUT**** having to get an:
* Bit One
* ms8
*lc6i
*clean sweep
*RF 360.2
so here we go....
since you have an ex or exl with Premium sound you have a sub (8") in the rear.. this means you also have an external amp which is located to the far right behind the glove box.
It is possible and simplistic to bypass the amp and make it a full balanced low line signal without a processor.... The Outputs from the radio are a differential balanced low level output. thus you need not Necessarily use a line driver unless you want to ....
This can be acomplished by adapting rca's to both sides of the wires between the radio and amp. from there you can add an equalizer, a bit one ar even the ms8 if you like..
The beauty in that concept it now you can trim frequencies or add them to tailor the sound to your own tastes!
below tells you more in detail!
you have the premium system with the sub already there.. Theres a few different ways you can go.
If you plan to upgrade your system for a more mild system simple upgrades, Id say plan on the front side for a full upgrade speakers amp small sub replacement in advance for later on. ( No sense in recreating the wheel later on)
Figure on purchasing a good 5 channel amplifier, seperates/ components for the front 6.5 coaxials for the rear. The next steps are the crucial points whereas this will save you time and room down the road. With this in mind, alot depends on who will be installing your system.. there are ways to make your system perform a million times better based on specific specifications but you either need to be proficient in soldering wires or have a VERY competent shop do it for you.. the leads from the radio can be directly adapted to RCA before it reached the factory amp.. they are the greens and reds on the molex plug of the amp. The greys are balanced and wont be used in this case. That is a very clean signal and is the same way I set mine up ( Mind you I compete in Sound quality and as of last week, the #1 amateur car in North America So I know this works!) If you solder the leads from the amp you will have 5 discrete channels of clean audio.with nearly 4 volts per channel, Clean! The front stage seperates the mids and tweets with crossovers the driver's side one is behind the radio. if you run new speaker leads to the doors you can eliminate dismantling the radio from the dash and all the take apart. by adding the rca ends, this will also allow you to add an equalizer to the car should you opt to, and fine tune your system to your own accoustical tastes .. some people like brighter audio some like more midbass.. etc.. either way this is the easiest way to do it...
I would say pre- plan by having the ends soldered male on one side female on the other later on when you sell or trade the car, all you have to do is reconnect the two and the OEM amp is back in play.. , By adding a QUALITY 5 channel amp, run the wires you need, add the Speakers and then as you go, add the rear deck speakers ( 6.5's and then you have the 5th channel to replace the 8" sub on the rear deck.. Now as far as the sub, its a crappy quality from Pio---- but it fires in IB or infinite baffle.. 90 % of the subs on the market do not perform well in IB. I have found one that impressed me in a major way and it cost about 150.00 by Image Dynamics in California do some research on IB subs and find one that suits you. in "ID's case, they are high end but are also high performance as well... a single 8" with a " real" amp will compliment your new set up very well and give you that clean sound you are looking for....
for the more advanced listener who wants to pound the neighbors into deafness and annoy the people in traffic.. You can follow the same steps too aand then add line driver like the Audio Control Matrix, a processor, or whatever equalizer you wish to go to. Ultimately you can tailor your system to you presonal budget and needs..
Due to my limited membership I am unable to post pics so I recommend looking up the thread in the audio seciton by Jay Knight. http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19987
There are pics there of the wire diagram of the molex plug and you will have a really good idea of what needs soldering... that thread was the original audio thread for the 8th gen and it continues to evolve as we learn more every day about this model!
Heres the Kicker! The data I provided above is not contained in that thread but this thread can save you money time in the long run on un needed line drivers processors and high low adapters...
Unfortunately for those with the non premium level system you will still need to go the other route with units like the LC6i from audio control or the MS8 in order to get low level balanced signal... or the good old noisy Hi-Low Adapters from Audio Pipe or radio Shack...
Hope this helps..
well you got the Accord and now you want to upgrade the audio cause yea it lacks a little in areas!
Heres your options.. what you can do:
add an eq.
modify the system to add an amp ****WITHOUT**** having to get an:
* Bit One
* ms8
*lc6i
*clean sweep
*RF 360.2
so here we go....
since you have an ex or exl with Premium sound you have a sub (8") in the rear.. this means you also have an external amp which is located to the far right behind the glove box.
It is possible and simplistic to bypass the amp and make it a full balanced low line signal without a processor.... The Outputs from the radio are a differential balanced low level output. thus you need not Necessarily use a line driver unless you want to ....
This can be acomplished by adapting rca's to both sides of the wires between the radio and amp. from there you can add an equalizer, a bit one ar even the ms8 if you like..
The beauty in that concept it now you can trim frequencies or add them to tailor the sound to your own tastes!
below tells you more in detail!
you have the premium system with the sub already there.. Theres a few different ways you can go.
If you plan to upgrade your system for a more mild system simple upgrades, Id say plan on the front side for a full upgrade speakers amp small sub replacement in advance for later on. ( No sense in recreating the wheel later on)
Figure on purchasing a good 5 channel amplifier, seperates/ components for the front 6.5 coaxials for the rear. The next steps are the crucial points whereas this will save you time and room down the road. With this in mind, alot depends on who will be installing your system.. there are ways to make your system perform a million times better based on specific specifications but you either need to be proficient in soldering wires or have a VERY competent shop do it for you.. the leads from the radio can be directly adapted to RCA before it reached the factory amp.. they are the greens and reds on the molex plug of the amp. The greys are balanced and wont be used in this case. That is a very clean signal and is the same way I set mine up ( Mind you I compete in Sound quality and as of last week, the #1 amateur car in North America So I know this works!) If you solder the leads from the amp you will have 5 discrete channels of clean audio.with nearly 4 volts per channel, Clean! The front stage seperates the mids and tweets with crossovers the driver's side one is behind the radio. if you run new speaker leads to the doors you can eliminate dismantling the radio from the dash and all the take apart. by adding the rca ends, this will also allow you to add an equalizer to the car should you opt to, and fine tune your system to your own accoustical tastes .. some people like brighter audio some like more midbass.. etc.. either way this is the easiest way to do it...
I would say pre- plan by having the ends soldered male on one side female on the other later on when you sell or trade the car, all you have to do is reconnect the two and the OEM amp is back in play.. , By adding a QUALITY 5 channel amp, run the wires you need, add the Speakers and then as you go, add the rear deck speakers ( 6.5's and then you have the 5th channel to replace the 8" sub on the rear deck.. Now as far as the sub, its a crappy quality from Pio---- but it fires in IB or infinite baffle.. 90 % of the subs on the market do not perform well in IB. I have found one that impressed me in a major way and it cost about 150.00 by Image Dynamics in California do some research on IB subs and find one that suits you. in "ID's case, they are high end but are also high performance as well... a single 8" with a " real" amp will compliment your new set up very well and give you that clean sound you are looking for....
for the more advanced listener who wants to pound the neighbors into deafness and annoy the people in traffic.. You can follow the same steps too aand then add line driver like the Audio Control Matrix, a processor, or whatever equalizer you wish to go to. Ultimately you can tailor your system to you presonal budget and needs..
Due to my limited membership I am unable to post pics so I recommend looking up the thread in the audio seciton by Jay Knight. http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=19987
There are pics there of the wire diagram of the molex plug and you will have a really good idea of what needs soldering... that thread was the original audio thread for the 8th gen and it continues to evolve as we learn more every day about this model!
Heres the Kicker! The data I provided above is not contained in that thread but this thread can save you money time in the long run on un needed line drivers processors and high low adapters...
Unfortunately for those with the non premium level system you will still need to go the other route with units like the LC6i from audio control or the MS8 in order to get low level balanced signal... or the good old noisy Hi-Low Adapters from Audio Pipe or radio Shack...
Hope this helps..
