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This week at Musicar Northwest we're starting a project for a local client with a 2006 Cayenne TTS. We'll be taking a photographic build log and I'll keep this thread updated as we progress though the upgrade.
The car has factory Bose, which is an 11-speaker system in the 955 TTS. Despite what auto manufacturers might lead you to believe, we don't need that many speakers for good sound. For this upgrade we'll be using 7 primary speakers, and 2 for the occasional rear passengers. We'll also be incorporating a digital signal processor that gives us the ability to independently tune each individual speaker in the car. On top of that we'll be replacing the outdated PCM unit with a new Apple CarPlay system from Alpine USA.
The goals with this build:
Achieve a "Reference" Level of Sound Quality
Relocate Tweeters for Better Response
Fabricate "Stealth" Subwoofer Enclosure
Maintain a Relatively Factory Appearance
Incorporate Apple CarPlay
Maintain All Usable Cargo Area
Equipment List:
Alpine iLX-007
Morel Elate MT-350 Tweeters
Morel Elate CDM-880 Dome Midrange
Morel Hybrid MW6 Woofers
AudioFrog G10D2 10" Subwoofer
Mosconi ONE 130.4 Amplifier (Tweeter/Midrange)
Mosconi ONE 130.4 Amplifier (Woofer/Subwoofer)
Mosconi 6to8V8DSP Digital Signal Processor
The Car:
This will more than likely be updated daily as we move along
The first portion of the fabrication is the amplifier and DSP mounting system. This process involved hand fabrication of composite plastic and aluminum parts designed specifically for this project. The major goals here are:
Thanks for sharing this install and taking time to take all the detailed pics, I am very excited to follow this as I am planning a similar surgery. I like the Morel speakers but was planning to use the Pioneer head, do you like the Alpine better?
Thanks for sharing this install and taking time to take all the detailed pics, I am very excited to follow this as I am planning a similar surgery. I like the Morel speakers but was planning to use the Pioneer head, do you like the Alpine better?
We use a healthy mix of both the Alpine and the Pioneer — personal preference being the Alpine. The GUI is a lot more fluid and the screen is a bit more visually attractive. The Alpine does not do CD or SAT Radio, so we use the pioneer when that's an issue.
Originally Posted by AGARubberDuck
Does this '06 Turbo S not have 4-zone climate control? I'm pretty sure I don't have that much space behind the left-side cargo panel.
Excellent thread. Subscribed.
No quad-zone control in this one. Theres room for the equipment on the passenger side where the factory amp and disc changer were, but it would have required a much more elaborate mounting system.
When replacing any door speaker, adapters are typically required. You can sometimes find cheap, flimsy pre-made versions, but that wouldn't be fitting of the caliber of our integrations.
For the MW6 door woofers we machined a custom set of adapters from high-density polyethylene. They're triple layered for proper speaker depth placement and also to make them as solid as possible. They even add rigidity to the door once they're installed.
It's a messy process, but most definitely worth it...