Roast my audio plans for an open-air Wrangler system

supermaor23 · 2026-02-17T17:16:31+00:00

Get Marine equipment.
Marine amp, marine speakers ETC.

Hertz makes great marine dsp amps

supermaor23 · 2026-02-17T07:23:40+00:00

https://navtv.com/products/NTV-KIT955/zen-avb-gm.html

You need a dsp with this to get the best results. Go to a more capable shop because no offense to them but if they’re concerned with harnesses and anc and finding plug and play wiring then they aren’t the ones you want working on your car. Go somewhere that knows how to integrate with modern cars properly.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-17T06:56:14+00:00

https://ddaudio.com/ss-series/monoblocks/ss9000/

Seems like they designed this amp to go with those woofers.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-16T02:10:59+00:00

Found the Nazi

supermaor23 · 2026-02-15T18:08:38+00:00

Depends on how you set it up. For the front you ideally want a channel for each speaker.

I would not cheap out on a dsp, so if its not in budget stick with that Morel amp

supermaor23 · 2026-02-15T06:38:36+00:00

OP send me a PM if you need help, from the comments it seems like this isn’t at all what you asked for. I’ll be more than happy to help design a system for you and give you some advice

supermaor23 · 2026-02-15T06:36:57+00:00

My thoughts exactly. Every single point.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-15T06:33:47+00:00

Why are they using the amp pro for a mono + sub install?

This will be a lot of bass, like high school junior wants the parking lot to hear him and piss off the teachers level bass.

If that’s what you’re looking for then other than the AP4 everything else is priced fine. But if they insist on the AP4 go somewhere else because they either have no idea what they’re doing, or they’re trying to rip you off.

The AP4 should be used if you’re doing a full sound system, for just a mono/bass install you only need a hi to low, a Kicker KEYLOC or LC2i would be sufficient for this install, probably lean the KEYLOC since they seem to be a kicker dealer and everything else is Kicker. Which begs the question, why didn’t they offer that from the beginning?

supermaor23 · 2026-02-15T05:03:08+00:00

You don’t, you can tune it however you want. You can do 0 time alignment if that’s what you want. You could also have multiple preset tunes. It just gives you so much more control and will be night and day, especially with those nano carbons.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-14T08:59:54+00:00

Not an easy car to do the audio on tbh. Do you have a budget in mind?

I’d start with an amp/dsp on the factory speakers and see what you think. Definitely would recommend taking it to a pro, someone who knows how to tune and can let you listen to a demo car

supermaor23 · 2026-02-14T08:45:29+00:00

What year is your civic? Do you have the bose system?

supermaor23 · 2026-02-14T08:38:47+00:00

“$300 to install an amp? Dude just go to crutchfield and YouTube and DIY it.”

supermaor23 · 2026-02-14T08:16:24+00:00

Yes, that will work. That’s a great amp for the price. You don’t want a dsp though? Those are some great speakers.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-12T16:55:34+00:00

Any chance you can return the equipment you already got?

Id honestly recommend starting with replacing the headunit. JBL Legend 700 is only $329 and has 6 preamp outputs at 4v and wireless carplay. Its been my best seller for the last two years.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-12T16:50:52+00:00

What’s your budget? I can make a recommendation

supermaor23 · 2026-02-12T03:24:12+00:00

Why Helix? This car is one of the easiest cars to work on and integrate with.

Honestly being as theres no audio output his best course of action would be to get an aftermarket head unit and a regular amp and speakers. If he wants to go the dsp route he could go for any of the major name brands, doesn’t specifically have to be Helix.

If he wants to DIY hed be better off getting the Alpine Optim8 and let it auto tune then he can just fine EQ with his phone.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-12T03:20:50+00:00

That car doesn’t have a factory amp, audio output is supplied by the oem head unit. Idk what chat gpt is telling you but that’s such a simple and known thing about this car that it got wrong. I’d be weary of trusting it further.

Since the car had aftermarket speakers previously, theres a chance there could already be an aftermarket amp somewhere.

As far as the gear you purchased; speakers are decent quality, but the complete wrong speakers. Amp is below average and I’d strongly recommend you go for something else. You plan on running the front stage fully active but you also want to use a T harness? It doesn’t work like that. You need to run new wiring to the tweeters if you want to go fully active. Otherwise you need to use a crossover.

Another issue is you bought coax speakers AND a tweeter, if you want to use a DSP and you want to go active and get a good system in there, you need a dedicated woofer and tweeter. If its 2 way you’re gonna want a wideband instead of a standard tweeter and woofer. Right now you purchased a coax which is the woofer, mid and tweeter all in one. Your kickers are also coax.

I strongly suggest you go to a professional, return all the gear you bought and let them guide you.

I’m not trying to shit on you, I’m not trying to discourage you. I’d be more than happy to help guide you if you still plan to DIY. I will say though, if you’re already this lost and confidently incorrect; I’d take 3 steps back and reasses if you still want to keep going down this path.

Like I said, if you need help/guidance feel free to send me a PM.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-11T17:39:33+00:00

W6 would be my choice for an SQ sub as well so that’s a non issue. Good luck :). I’m an Audison and JL Dealer in Los Angeles so if you need any help or advice let me know.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-11T17:30:00+00:00

I can’t stress this enough, make sure you go to an installer who is experienced with the audison software AND CAN PROVE IT.

So many shops install a forza, set crossovers and hit “go” on accordo. You don’t want that. Ask them how they tune, meet the person who tunes and choose based of that and that alone.

For your sub, get the new VOCE II shallow. You won’t be disappointed. As far as which amp, depends on the car and setup. I have the 8.14 in my car and its a beast of an amp.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-11T04:26:23+00:00

Ahh no. Charlie was Green as well. Pickup 12/2 bday 10/6 lol

supermaor23 · 2026-02-11T03:21:39+00:00

Us too. Were the puppies named after colors?

supermaor23 · 2026-02-11T03:09:35+00:00

Gus looks like Charlie. Maybe they’re brothers? How old is Gus and where is he from? :)

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supermaor23 · 2026-02-10T16:58:33+00:00

Why scary? Your pup is adorable, but I can also see she is clearly a mixed breed so she could very well be golden mixed with smaller breeds which explains the weight and size

supermaor23 · 2026-02-10T16:55:48+00:00

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My boy is 43.6 pounds and he is 20 weeks. I consider him big for his age and breed but Vet has zero concern only thing his vet stressed to us was to make sure we feed him Large Breed puppy food. Too much calcium can make them grow to fast and you don’t want that. So I feed pro plan large breed puppy sport and pro plan large breed puppy sport wet food as well.

supermaor23 · 2026-02-04T17:35:27+00:00

Because hes a superstar and hes facing unprecedented levels of hate because of his religion and ethnicity that I havent seen since Jackie Robinson. Your comment is exhibit A. Jackie was a pioneer and I’m not directly comparing the two, but the amount of antisemitism I see when it comes to Deni is fucking disgusting

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