jay-cee's Build Log

[jcarter1885 995]

Getting a 1982 Lincoln Towncar to start my new build in so say good bye to this build log. More room for more options I cant wait to go measure the trunk and take pictures of the car for you guys as well, its has candy paint on it already. Im buying it from my brother's wife, im too excited. Im thinking 2-15''s right about now, cant wait.

The only update I do have to my current equipment is the Boss Audio REV-665 amp that is on its way and I just bought some Selenium ST200 Super Tweeters which are gonna replace the Crescendo XST2 Super Tweeters.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

sweet!!! Lincoln town car will be pimp.

I look forward to hearing a comparision between the Selenium's and the Crecendo's.

[jcarter1885 995]

sweet!!! Lincoln town car will be pimp.

I look forward to hearing a comparision between the Selenium's and the Crecendo's.

I will definitely give you a mini-review J-Road as soon as the Selenium's get here.

I will keep this build log going with the updates till I get the Lincoln up and running ready for install. On Friday I will be ordering a 15" D2 2010 SSA Icon with the Copper Coil, its time to give a SSA subwoofer a try. Once I get the SSA Icon installed I will be selling the Sundown Z-v.1 15"(dual 4 ohm) so anybody interested keep your eyes open for a for sale thread or pm me if interested.

[jcarter1885 995]

sweet!!! Lincoln town car will be pimp.

I look forward to hearing a comparision between the Selenium's and the Crecendo's.

Here you go J-Road Tatts, not to in depth but straight to the point. If someone was on the edge of car audio and didnt know if super tweeters would be too much for you then try the Selenium ST200 and if you want louder then work your way up.

After playing them side by side, I find that the Crescendo XST2 Super Tweeters are louder and more raspy while the Selenium ST200s are smoother (if im allowed to use that word to describe a super tweeter). Honestly I love how the ST200 sounds, just ordered another pair why not. Im a dome tweeter guy and these feel like the dome tweeters of pro audio super tweeters/bullet tweeters, hope this helps someone if not

[Kanaworm$ 292]

Wow the Lincoln will be boomin! Good luck with the new install!

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

Damn I missed it, nice choice on that town car. Will be the tits when you get your audio in her. Big boat with boom!

Put up some pics of her bro.

I would agree on the tweeters, my ST350's were much smoother then the Crescendo, but I had to cross the Selenium over at 5000hz and the crescendo at 3000hz. My front mids dont like playing up that high.

I have found that if I take the gains for the highs down to -5 through the HU on the Crescendo they are not quite as raspy and sound much better. All in all the Selenium did sound better and I would agree with what you said and I wish they would work out on my install. Luckily I made the baffles where I can try out some more later.

Horns would be the ticket, but damn I really dont want to go through all that and they are $$$!

[jcarter1885 995]

Yeah I feel you Sir-Lancelot sorry about making you switch them out but I knew you wanted something that would cross lower. The fact is that you can cross the Seleniums lower, you just cant throw a boat load of power at them when crossed down to 3,000 or 4,000hz. Yeah I hope these Seleniums will do the ticket as I know what I will be buying if they dont, at least these super tweeters are cheaper than anything else in car audio. The horns are my next and last choice so I know what to do if I ever want to change, but hopefully these two pair of ST200's do the trick.

When me and my brother start talking again I will get pictures of the Lincoln, the same day I told him I wanted to buy it later that night we got into a fight. Considering he was leaving the Texas Rangers game and intoxicated he wanted to talk shit and I had to body slam his ass so his panties are in a bunch right now but its cool (my mom and brother in law had to break us up).

[Mac N Cheese 90]

new car, new build!

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

Yeah I feel you Sir-Lancelot sorry about making you switch them out but I knew you wanted something that would cross lower. The fact is that you can cross the Seleniums lower, you just cant throw a boat load of power at them when crossed down to 3,000 or 4,000hz. Yeah I hope these Seleniums will do the ticket as I know what I will be buying if they dont, at least these super tweeters are cheaper than anything else in car audio. The horns are my next and last choice so I know what to do if I ever want to change, but hopefully these two pair of ST200's do the trick.

When me and my brother start talking again I will get pictures of the Lincoln, the same day I told him I wanted to buy it later that night we got into a fight. Considering he was leaving the Texas Rangers game and intoxicated he wanted to talk shit and I had to body slam his ass so his panties are in a bunch right now but its cool (my mom and brother in law had to break us up).

He should cut you a deal since you beat that ass. lol

[jcarter1885 995]

Haha yeah I cant beat a 1982 Lincoln Towncar with candy paint(very wet) for $500, it will be a project/daily car for a while.

2010 SSA Icon (copper coil, D20) is ordered so if anyone is interested in a Sundown Zv.1 15" (D4) then let me know, pm me.\

[jcarter1885 995]

Boss Amp REV-665 (Zed Built), this is the sexiest amp I have ever owned. Plexi Glass, 14K gold connections I could go on but just look at the pictures:

Close-Up

Top View

14K Connections

Crossover Dials/14K RCA Connections

Halfway Installed

[jcarter1885 995]

A couple of shots of the setup minus the interior speakers since I just finished installing and cleaning wires a bit, these are pictures before the 2010 Icon 15" and sealing the cabin off start.

Cabin View:

Another Cabin View:

Trunk View:

Side not, its time to start sub amp and mid amp shopping.

[NB50 206]

Side not, its time to start sub amp and mid amp shopping.

I thought you just picked up the Boss.

[jcarter1885 995]

Side not, its time to start sub amp and mid amp shopping.

I thought you just picked up the Boss.

I did just pick up the Boss and that is for my highs, I have a temporary 2 channel amp for now on my mids but not the final amp. Im looking at a Zed Audio Kronos or Cadence ZRS-2002 for my mids, size is the overall determination so I gotta wait to see on that.

By the way love the box design man, definitely will be needing another one in the near future so be on the lookout for a pm from me man.

[NB50 206]

Yeah no problem on the design. If you plan on keeping the Boss the Kronos wouldn't be a bad option as it should kinda match aesthetically with the clear plexi tops.

[jcarter1885 995]

Yeah no problem on the design. If you plan on keeping the Boss the Kronos wouldn't be a bad option as it should kinda match aesthetically with the clear plexi tops.

Thats what I was thinking, both amps will have a plexi cover with grey casing and both made by Zed. You cant beat that anywhere, thanks for the input as we are on the same page.

[jcarter1885 995]

My attempt in a temporary seal until my sub gets here, I thought you guys would get a kick out of it:

Front View:

Rear View:

Im still thinking of ways of how I want to seal off the cabin from the trunk I will put plastic around the box and frame of the car so it can be removed easily when I use expanding foam, if I use it. Im also thinking I may want to build another box and possibly tune it lower but I will wait till the sub gets here and see how it performs in the current box. Dont flame me to bad

Oh boy did I have big plans for that rear deck if you were wondering, never finished it (time to get a new cover but not a main priority).

[NB50 206]

Yeah no problem on the design. If you plan on keeping the Boss the Kronos wouldn't be a bad option as it should kinda match aesthetically with the clear plexi tops.

Thats what I was thinking, both amps will have a plexi cover with grey casing and both made by Zed. You cant beat that anywhere, thanks for the input as we are on the same page.

I'll be able to tell how well they match up with my Leviathan when mine arrives.

[jcarter1885 995]

Yeah no problem on the design. If you plan on keeping the Boss the Kronos wouldn't be a bad option as it should kinda match aesthetically with the clear plexi tops.

Thats what I was thinking, both amps will have a plexi cover with grey casing and both made by Zed. You cant beat that anywhere, thanks for the input as we are on the same page.

I'll be able to tell how well they match up with my Leviathan when mine arrives.

Well keep me posted as I think my mind is made up on the Zed Audio Kronos since I will be able to put it on my 40fold seat with no problem and room to spare since the Boss is on the 60fold seat.

[Sir-Lancelot 216]

What is that, a down blanket? Did it help get some bass up front?

May be better to build a new box if you are going to use spray foam to seal it off or it looks like you will need a shit load of it.

I am happy for you man, you are getting there now.

[jcarter1885 995]

What is that, a down blanket? Did it help get some bass up front?

May be better to build a new box if you are going to use spray foam to seal it off or it looks like you will need a shit load of it.

I am happy for you man, you are getting there now.

yeah for , it helped probably like 5% at its best only at low volumes really. Just did it for kicks definitely wont stay that way, regardless blanket there or not I like it firing into the cabin more than the rear. My trunk and license plate would rattle like crazy but not as much now, I just gotta get rid of the rattle of the shit underneath the car caused from the low tuning of my last box (26hz).

Im thinking of tuning my new box to 27 or 28hz if I do rebuild, most say you wont notice something but hey guess call it a personal preference.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Looking good. Glad you like the BOSS. I am going to steal your pictures for the BOSS topic.

[jcarter1885 995]

Looking good. Glad you like the BOSS. I am going to steal your pictures for the BOSS topic.

Thats fine, glad I could be use for something around here

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Looking good. Glad you like the BOSS. I am going to steal your pictures for the BOSS topic.

Thats fine, glad I could be use for something around here

[jcarter1885 995]

I got my new amp today, here are the pictures of a Cadence ZRS-7000D:

Packaging

Top View

Crossover View #1

Crossover View #2

Power/Ground View

Bottom View