In Car Entertainment (I.C.E)

My humble ICE setup ...

Front 2-way active system

Clarion HX-D2 CD Player

- Dual 24Bit/96kHz Sampling DACs and DSP

- Burr-Brown DACs

- 4-Way Crossover (High/Low/Mid/Subwoofer) with -6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct and -18dB/Oct Slope
- 5-Band P.EQ
- Digital Time Alignment with World's Finest 0.7cm Step
- Copper Plated Chassis
- DC/DC Converter
- Silver Coated 6N Copper RCA 8ch Output
- Datasheet

Scanspeak D3004/660000 1" Tweeter
- 1" soft dome

- AirCirc Magnet System
- Aluminium Faceplate
- 4ohm Norminal Impedance
- Resonance Frequency 500Hz
- Sensitivity 91.6dB
- Power Handling 90W
- Datasheet

Scanspeak 18W/8531G00 6.5" Midwoofer
- 6.5" Midwoofer
- SD-1 Motor
- 8ohm Norminal Impedance
- Resonance Frequency 28Hz
- Sensitivity 87dB
- Power Handling 60W
- Datasheet

Helix DB12 12" Subwoofer with 1 cuft Box
- 12" Subwoofer
- 4ohm Norminal Impedance
- Resonance Frequency 27.6Hz
- Sensitivity 89.8dB
- Power Handling 250W
- Datasheet

Helix B2 Amplifier (for Tweeter)

- 2 x 100W @ 4ohm/13,8V
- Frequency Range 20Hz - 20kHz
- THD <0,014%
- S/N Ratio >96dB
- Damping Factor >450

Soundstream VGA500.4 (for Mid/Sub)

- 4 x 125W @ 4ohm

- Frequency Range 10Hz - 50kHz
- THD <0,02%
- S/N Ratio >115dB
- Damping Factor >500

Big Bro Meets Small Bro

Introducing big brother, Scanspeak 18W/8531G00 (7" midbass) and small brother, Rainbow CSX265 (6.5" midbass)

Two problems encountered during Scanspeak installation. First, the speakers cannot fit into original speaker hole due to the humongous size. Second, the door window cannot wind down entirely and it will hits the speaker's magnet.

Two problems need three solutions, Err? The first problem is easier to solve, just make the speaker hole bigger. Second problem needs some careful thoughts. At last, my installer put a small piece of wood block behind the door panel to stop the windows just before hitting the speaker. He also rewired my auto up/down power window to become manual. This is just a precaution step to prevent the window from hitting hard onto the wood block.


Scanspeak (L) vs Rainbow (R)


Scanspeak (L) vs Rainbow (R)


Before metal trimming


After metal trimming


Final installation, nice huh.

A final word. The vocal sounded thicker and more refined than before. Now, it is time to enjoy.