surround sound

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Printed Date: May 01, 2024 at 5:59 PM

Topic: surround sound

Posted By: 323gtx
Subject: surround sound
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 1:42 PM

Here's the goods:
    Sony cdx-gt805dx HU
    Sony mex-r5 in dash DVD player
    15" monitor glassed in dash
    MTX thunder.7804 4 channel amp wired to
    Four MTX tx6001 component sets in 2ohm stereo
    MTX thunder.92001 mono amp to
    2 MTX t9512-44 subs at 1ohm

now the problem:
    I want to buy one more tx6001 component set and run
    one for front center and one for rear center off of a
    thunder.8502 at 4ohms. Does anyone make a surround
    decoder(is that what it is called?) that will let
    me run through all of my amps(6.1)?

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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db

Replies:

Posted By: jvillefinest
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 3:40 PM

not sure about 6.1. havent heard or seen any through my store. i know alpine and clarion make ones for 5.1 but not 6.1. Use both of them and get creative and make a BIG center channel. seems your pretty handy with fiberglass.....;)

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2007 Acura TSX
SQ setup in the works

Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: April 23, 2006 at 3:56 PM

I have not been able to find any true 6.1 surround processors yet. But the real question is do you have a true 5.1 headunit....otherwise you wont be making the signal needed anyways

Alpine does make headunits for 5.1 as well as a processor, they can be connected via a fiber optic connection. The shocker is, the lowest headunit with the DTS and 5.1 is roughly $450, and the processor is just slightly less at $350

We are planning on running both items in our next project vehicle, and they are sitting in the pile of equipment waiting to go in.

We have 6 amps to power everything

Front Mid Kicker ZR600
Front High Kicker ZR600
Rear full-range Kicker ZR240
Center Kicker ZR120
sub amp Kicker XS100
sub amp Kicker XS100

Everything will be controled thru the alipne units Via a 7.2 in touchscreen in the dash

Lots of money and work to achive true 5.1 surround. But alpine and some other companys make 5.1 setups that will simply plug and play with thier amps from the headunits

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2009 0-1000 Trunk WR 154.0DB 2009 1001+ Trunk WR
2007 USACI World Champion
2007 World Record
2006 USACI Finals 2nd Place

Posted By: 323gtx
Date Posted: April 24, 2006 at 11:08 PM

That is what I need to know. The Sony DVD player does not decode 5.1. The problem is that I do not want to use a different HU. I want to keep the Sony HU. I need a way to decode 5.1 with preamp outputs for all channels. I already have a monitor in my dash and I still want to use it.

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Mazda 323 GTX +
330 lbs. glass +
4, 5 gallon buckets resin +
1600w RMS @ 1ohm = 162.3db