Carbon Fiber Speakers!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

For the previous install check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6PVkqNujqt1ra8

[@erock801]

Great tip at the beginning. I used a black plastic cutting board from Target for the under seat amp rack of my 2nd gen Tacoma. 17x14 was the perfect fit, no additional cutting required!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Awesome!

[@stuskustomshop]

Happy birthday from the 14.4V Talk Discord! Love you bro!

[@kibo4677]

Happy Birthday from the 14.4v crew!

[@Vegas_Baba808]

Stu's Kustom Shop of the 14.4v Talk Discord Crew sent me here to wish you a Happy Birthday Justin! 🎉🎊🎂

[@wal]

Great video Justin!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

👍

[@TRONMAGNUM2099]

I went with the CS series. From Kicker. Replaced my stock 6x9s and added some dome tweeters that came with the package and used the crossover that came with the package. For my budget I consider it a nice upgrade. Yours probably sounds nicer but I’m pretty happy over the dried out stock speakers.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

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[@steveo5174]

Dry is better than wet.

[@MickeyMishra]

Look on the threads on DIYCarAudio. I came up with using a cutting board YEARS ago. It also works great to strengthen flimsy door sheet metal. Use heat gun to mold it if needed.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Awesome, thanks for the tip.

[@mustangdemon87]

Thanks for the heat gun tip!

[@user-sh5dy5tr9d]

Really cool...got some more insight into how to properly install my door speakers. I got that foam set free with my recent speaker purchase.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Cool!

[@RobotUnderground]

Mmmmm. Dollar store cutting board! Great idea!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Like all of my good ideas I stole that own from somebody else.

[@Chuck_Sanders]

Nice video sir. NVX has many of their products, which are rebadged, from other companies. That isn't a bad thing, as many companies do the same. NVX is a good all around product. Some of their subs and so forth, are just Soundstream..(same build house). But, for the price of this component set, they should Def include tweeter mounting option configuration hardware. Loved the video!

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I agree.

[@jasonkimes7784]

Great stuff again! I'll have to go price those out. I wonder how they stack up to my Pioneer D series components?

[@TheSFFV]

Man you have so much space to make a 3 way set. You might want to consider it. Would be a cool install to see. I would even look at the 5.25" set if the FS is close. Mount all 3 in the door. Probably not enough space to mount a 3" or 2" mid and tweet in dash but if you could would you? Nice video showing off HDPE.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

What I really like to do is make some pods up in the corners of the dash. Those dash speakers are so far away that imaging/staging is pretty easy to pull off. In any case, stay tuned there's more to come.

[@evilfingers4302]

Oooh, I might get a pair of these to replace the 20 yr old 6.5 Punch Fosgates in my 01 Sonoma.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Wow, that is old school.

[@danielprice6652]

Where's the video showing a complete and functional 3-way front stage? Did it work? How did it sound?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

kzbin.info/aero/PL3Aot9dMXzXZSx0-1TfjYyQwQt1dgZjch

[@JayRays1truck]

Thanks for the video! Those look like good speakers. Of course, It’s hard to tell the sound quality through watching a video on the phone. I may upgrade to components one day.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

That is one of the downsides of KZbin, there is no way to accurately demonstrate or assess sound quality. I have been running these for several months now and I like them.

[@JayRays1truck]

@@DIYAudioGuy Just curious, do you have any recommendation for a dual din radio with apple car play and back up camera for the 3rd gen trucks? I also would like a subwoofer output on the radio. I currently only have my subwoofers amplified and I still have the factory head unit.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

@@JayRays1truck Anything that fits and has the features you need will do fine: howl.me/cjWiZr61kwl I have an Alpine ILX w650 in my wife's car and I hate it. The USB does not pump out enough voltage to support a modern phone and it is VERY picky about the cable. I plan to up grade it to wireless android auto radio when I have a chance. I have tested a few android units form china and I they are hit or miss. Not a fan of atoto.

[@JayRays1truck]

@@DIYAudioGuy Thanks for the feedback! I was actually looking at the Alpine ILX w650 or a Pioneer AVH-4500NEX. I have enjoyed previous Pioneer radios that I’ve owned. After seeing your comment about the Alpine, I may go with the Pioneer.

[@lsohweldfab6575]

Try UHMW instead, its softer kinda gooy like. Cuts much nicer.😊

[@theinsaneunknown]

200.00 components with no mounting hardware for the tweets!? This has to be an open box test set or something, right?

[@DIYAudioGuy]

That is the only down side. Other than that it is an amazing component set and a great value.

[@mikehonda7934]

Quick tip for tweeters with no hardware. If you make your tweeters mount too big, or just right and want them to stay and not fall out, wrap them with some Scotch 30lb double sided tape behind the mount, and zip tie to the double sided tape close as you can to the flush underside of the mount you make.

[@theinsaneunknown]

@@mikehonda7934 Thanks buddy, this is how the audio community should be.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

@@mikehonda7934 Great tip. I wrapped one of them in gasket tape and it seemed to have the same effect.

[@mikehonda7934]

@@theinsaneunknown you’re welcome. Real talk, I agree. We all should help each other. It’s how we grow.

[@dna59]

Think I'll be trying these in my daily. I had to settle for their V series last time since the X series was discontinued then.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

It really is a shame to cover those carbon fiber cones with a grill.

[@amanteapasionado6836]

I would have kept the dash speakers in and put the tweeters in the A pillar

[@outlawGFXaus]

Happy Birthday Mr Maker!!!! Love from the 14.4v crew

[@mullinperformanceaudio5902]

Had a kickback yesterday. Good thing I'm fluffy because it left a nice bruise on my stomach.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

nothing scares me more than a kickback. I'm tall, so kickbacks aren't going to hit me in the belly.

[@davidbrennan5]

I have been looking at 6-6.5 inch speakers lately. I think the ORION XTRPRO are a great option at 139.00 a pair and they are rated at 400 watts rms. They seem to be sold out everywhere...

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Wonder why they're sold out everywhere.

[@davidbrennan5]

I am guessing supply chain issues. The Orion speakers have great specs for the price, very efficient, high power handling and good sound quality from the research I have done. I think for pure sound quality the nvx in this video would be a good option or the blam signature series, if you didn't want to spend crazy money. I was looking for something that would play loud without being stressed too much, the full range PRV AUDIO 6.5 6MR500-NDY-4 and Orion XPM654MBF XTR Pro was what I was looking at.

[@josegiraldez6230]

I made my own nvx mid-bass speaker adapters with ABS plastic since I had some left over from making fuse holders and whatnot. but I wonder if that HDPE is better.. I don't know.. is HDPE a bit softer( less dense) than ABS?? do you know? Just curious..

[@DIYAudioGuy]

HDPEis a lot denser and harder than abs. With abs should work fine. Most of the ones that you can buy pre-made are abs.

[@chrisklinkenberg4491]

Good video sir, if I may ask what's the name of song for testing.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I think it's called Commander impulse. It's part of the copyright free music that KZbin provides for videos.

[@josephrabant7432]

Any reason why you swapped 3way to 2way? And any difference in midbass? I like those sb acoustics you took out so just curious. Thanks

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Mostly because I got bored and I was looking for a change. I've been eyeballing a new component set for about 6 months now, then NVX reached out to me so I figured why not. Edit:. These things sound great by the way. Definitely an improvement over the three-way set up, but the 3 way set up was a budget setup. I would consider this nvx set to be premium. It is their top of the line product.

[@josephrabant7432]

@@DIYAudioGuy thank you

[@denisbasshead7787]

Oh yeahhh

[@FangOfTruth]

You kept saying midrange instead of mid-bass. I have even heard Dean at 5Star do the same sometimes. But some people may get confused.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

If we really wanted to be technically accurate we would call it a woofer.

[@jrwinckler6744]

So there is a online shop that sells bass blockers and I’ve called and talked to several different people there and they say I can run a tweeter wired in parallel with a mid door speaker with there bass blocker even though the mid speaker is rated at 200rms and the tweeter is 45rms, curious what your take is on this. I find it hard to believe that’s not going to blow the tweeter and I keep going between that setup and a set of components like these you just reviewed.

[@beerman9807]

I have the 80 PRS by Pioneer and it has a switch on the bottom to separate all the rca inputs to only put out highs , mids and lows

[@DIYAudioGuy]

A bass blocker is just a capacitor, just like you would use in a passive crossover. Once you filter out the low frequencies the Tweeter does not have to move very much to make sound because the sound waves that is playing are very small. Finally, there's just not that much energy and those upper frequencies. You could hook your Tweeter up to a 200 watt amplifier, connect to proper crossover, and it would take the power all day.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Yep, it's a built-in digital signal processor. Back when that radio was launched it was groundbreaking. Now pretty much every one of pioneers touch screen head units has the same feature.

[@velocipedeacoustics5790]

Why are you not using the built in crossover? If you're running it wide open, that poor tweeter is going to kill itself.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I have a DSP.

[@velocipedeacoustics5790]

@@DIYAudioGuy Makes sense! Do you think a video on how you tuned your new system would be interesting? I would.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

@@velocipedeacoustics5790 I am not very good at tuning! I did turn the tweeters down by quite a lot. They sound much better now.

[@steveo5174]

Today on the NVX Audio Guy....

[@DIYAudioGuy]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnathandelgado9789]

Hey they be pretty good I am running the v series 6x8 coaxial with a hertz Amp and they get down pretty well I do recommend a bit of tuning for best results definitely impressed by the performance for the price

[@smatchimo55]

I am having a heck of a time finding some 6.5" component speakers that run at 40-50w peak. if anyone has any solid recommendations on a full range id appreciate it, but I think everyone is just ok/resigned to adding another amp. I can do it if i get a 4" but will have to custom fab an adapter. edit: the fact you start your video off by fabbing your own does not fill me with confidence i will find what I am looking for lmao

[@DIYAudioGuy]

Just because a component set can handle 200 Watts doesn't mean you need to throw 200 Watts at them. I'm only throwing 50 watts per channel at these. I recommend hitting the link to Crutchfield down in the video description, if you order from them they will usually throw in the mounting brackets that you need to get the speakers to fit in your car. Making my own rings is just something that I wanted to do because I like doing that kind of thing

[@smatchimo55]

i think i might have just found some that fit the bill. probably going to be missing some in the 5-10khz range not exactly sure what these stock tweeters put out. dayton DC160-4 6-1/2

[@smatchimo55]

@@DIYAudioGuy word i just hear and have even experienced a long time ago hooking up a "premium" component speaker to a stock head unit and people getting half the volume or worse. I'm already pushing the stock system hard enough to distort on some songs while looking for more volume to match bass output; thought I may have even damaged a speaker. however just stepped back inside after chasing down some rattles and everything sounds way better.. ive resigned to needing another amp for ddoors, and ill throw on a crossover so i can be ocd about EQ on the way to work. have a bunch of sound deadening stuff on order to get any remaining rattles and hopefully solve my missing 70hz frequencies. wish me luck!

[@sermac3246]

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[@DIYAudioGuy]

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[@johnd5542]

NonPro tip. Hot gluegun can work miracles.

[@DIYAudioGuy]

I have one and never once thought to use it!

[@fubartotale3389]

Real carbon fiber? I"m gonna say its same like "wasabi" in a Japanese restaurant, it's usually horseradish. I"m gonna say it's fiberglass.