Ardesco Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 1 x Belkin Bluetooth USB Class 2 Adapter 123395 Warehouse Invoiced Track £8.10 £8.103 x Belkin Signature Series USB Extension Cable 3m 125024 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £4.82 £14.46 2 x Crucial 1GB DDR2 533MHz/PC2-4200 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty 63618 Warehouse Invoiced Track £12.09 £24.18 1 x EV Shiny Piano Black/Red Super Slim Micro ATX Mini Tower Case - With 200W PSU 20+4pin 1x SATA 134831 Warehouse Invoiced Track £22.97 £22.97 1 x Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2GHz Socket 775 800MHz FSB L2 1MB Cache Retail Box Processor 132064 Warehouse Invoiced Track £37.00 £37.00 1 x Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - VISTA Certified - OEM 143442 Warehouse Invoiced Track £43.82 £43.82 1 x ASRock ConRoe1333-DVI/H i945G Socket 775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX Motherboard 129895 Warehouse Invoiced Track £34.28 £34.28 1 x Plexus VGA Monitor Extension Cable (Black) 3m 130551 Warehouse Invoiced Track £2.00 £2.00 1 x Hawking Hi-gain 2.4ghz Directional 7dbi - Compact Antenna En 106159 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £26.92 £26.92 2 x Belkin Pro Series 2 Port USB Motherboard Cable 119520 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £8.05 £16.10 1 x Trust Microphone High Sensitive 79215 Warehouse Invoiced Track £2.13 £2.13 Looking at that list, you don't seem to have a car PSU? I was looking at one of these: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12004 Will turn the power on and off when you turn the ignition on and off and also provides 250W to power everything in your machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Dont forget a front end too, for GPS, MP3 etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 No offence but what made you go for those audio items? You seem to have really gone for what its very run of the mill stuff. How much did you spend on these 2xAlpine Amps 1x 10" Audiobahn 3000W competition subwoofer 2 X Infinitly 16.5cm speakers & tweeters 2 X JL audio 16.5cm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Id say only the Alpine amps are 'run of the mill' but I couldnt find something that was suitable and powerful enough to run the components. Subwoofer is £400 alone Infinitys - £280 JL Audio - £120 Amps - £300 each ish About £1500 in total - roughly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Dont forget a front end too, for GPS, MP3 etc etc Using Centrafused - already donwloaded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 1 x Belkin Bluetooth USB Class 2 Adapter 123395 Warehouse Invoiced Track £8.10 £8.103 x Belkin Signature Series USB Extension Cable 3m 125024 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £4.82 £14.46 2 x Crucial 1GB DDR2 533MHz/PC2-4200 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty 63618 Warehouse Invoiced Track £12.09 £24.18 1 x EV Shiny Piano Black/Red Super Slim Micro ATX Mini Tower Case - With 200W PSU 20+4pin 1x SATA 134831 Warehouse Invoiced Track £22.97 £22.97 1 x Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2GHz Socket 775 800MHz FSB L2 1MB Cache Retail Box Processor 132064 Warehouse Invoiced Track £37.00 £37.00 1 x Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - VISTA Certified - OEM 143442 Warehouse Invoiced Track £43.82 £43.82 1 x ASRock ConRoe1333-DVI/H i945G Socket 775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX Motherboard 129895 Warehouse Invoiced Track £34.28 £34.28 1 x Plexus VGA Monitor Extension Cable (Black) 3m 130551 Warehouse Invoiced Track £2.00 £2.00 1 x Hawking Hi-gain 2.4ghz Directional 7dbi - Compact Antenna En 106159 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £26.92 £26.92 2 x Belkin Pro Series 2 Port USB Motherboard Cable 119520 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £8.05 £16.10 1 x Trust Microphone High Sensitive 79215 Warehouse Invoiced Track £2.13 £2.13 Looking at that list, you don't seem to have a car PSU? I was looking at one of these: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12004 Will turn the power on and off when you turn the ignition on and off and also provides 250W to power everything in your machine. Im using the standard PSU will a 12V ~ 240V transformer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 £400 on a Audiobahn Sub You almost could pick up a JL W7 for that! Did you look at the likes of Audison / DLS / Genesis for Amps? Did you look at the likes of Focal / Hertz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 1 x Belkin Bluetooth USB Class 2 Adapter 123395 Warehouse Invoiced Track £8.10 £8.103 x Belkin Signature Series USB Extension Cable 3m 125024 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £4.82 £14.46 2 x Crucial 1GB DDR2 533MHz/PC2-4200 Memory Non-ECC Unbuffered CL4 Lifetime Warranty 63618 Warehouse Invoiced Track £12.09 £24.18 1 x EV Shiny Piano Black/Red Super Slim Micro ATX Mini Tower Case - With 200W PSU 20+4pin 1x SATA 134831 Warehouse Invoiced Track £22.97 £22.97 1 x Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 2GHz Socket 775 800MHz FSB L2 1MB Cache Retail Box Processor 132064 Warehouse Invoiced Track £37.00 £37.00 1 x Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Xtreme Music - VISTA Certified - OEM 143442 Warehouse Invoiced Track £43.82 £43.82 1 x ASRock ConRoe1333-DVI/H i945G Socket 775 onboard VGA 8 channel audio mATX Motherboard 129895 Warehouse Invoiced Track £34.28 £34.28 1 x Plexus VGA Monitor Extension Cable (Black) 3m 130551 Warehouse Invoiced Track £2.00 £2.00 1 x Hawking Hi-gain 2.4ghz Directional 7dbi - Compact Antenna En 106159 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £26.92 £26.92 2 x Belkin Pro Series 2 Port USB Motherboard Cable 119520 Warehouse Pick in Progress Track £8.05 £16.10 1 x Trust Microphone High Sensitive 79215 Warehouse Invoiced Track £2.13 £2.13 Looking at that list, you don't seem to have a car PSU? I was looking at one of these: http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=12004 Will turn the power on and off when you turn the ignition on and off and also provides 250W to power everything in your machine. Im using the standard PSU will a 12V ~ 240V transformer Are you going to knock up some kind of custom relay to turn the PC on and off? How does the transformer cope with engine cranking? You will be better off spending a few more quid getting a dedicated CarPC PSU considering the other costs you've already incurred to ensure you have nice clean power going to the PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Just to give you lovely ladies a little updateI have almost recieved all the a parts. My house is a little bit like a warehouse at the moment with all the feckin boxes! In the end I made some slight changes to the set up. I got myself Rainbow speakers and upgraded to a JL Audio 10" Subwoofer. £499 from BassJunkies. Still waiting on the screen tho, which again is a little bit of a **** up. They didnt have the one I wanted in stock so I went for the model up. Basically im absolutely skint! In 3 weeks I spent £17000 on the car and now £3k audio! You only life once and all that! Ill let ya know how I get on with the install - with provide pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardesco Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Can't wait to see My screen is currently winging its way from China, so I'll get to see how good it is in a couple of weeks I should think (You never know it may get here in time for JTS). Not bought the rest of the components yet, but I'm going to be going with a barebones shuttle, gives me a case to house everything in and lots of ports without going over my 250W limit. Looks like the C701/H701 Alpine combo is the best way to deal with a toslink output but that is going to have to wait a while as I don't have the cash to pay for it right now. Mine is going to be going in stage by stage with the initial install just a working computer that can play some CD/MP3's, probably linked direct to factory fit speakers and a 'cheap as you like' amp to get some sound out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Nice kit - sounds like a JL Audio 10W6V2 to me. Should sound very nice with some decent time spent on set up. You won't regret it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Wise move making the change in sub & components. With that kit you should be really pleased with the way it sounds. Just hope Source is up to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Share Posted May 15, 2008 Well actually I was forced into rethinking on the subwoofer issue. The AudioBahn was out of stock so I chose the only one above it and it was JL Audio - £135 increase... got it for free - for my inconvenience! Cheers for the support guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Well actually I was forced into rethinking on the subwoofer issue. The AudioBahn was out of stock so I chose the only one above it and it was JL Audio - £135 increase... got it for free - for my inconvenience! Cheers for the support guys! This particular cloud has a very big silver lining - the JL would show the Audiobahn the way outside and knock it into next week. Result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 18, 2008 Author Share Posted May 18, 2008 well the install If someone showed me how to post photos I would.... But until I will have to make do. I proceed to that off the centre console, bose head unit out... easy peasy. Error.... the screen doesnt fit, dimensions were wrong from the website. So I mounted the screen in the upper cubby. Looks ok but no perfect. Put all the wiring under the arm rest etc to make it neat. I laid the cables to the boot, amps, fitted the rainbow speakers to behind the headrest. Easy enough - broke 2 plastic clips tho! lol So im almost done all I have to do now is... Power from the battery to the amps, wire in the sub and amps, fit the door speakers and tweeters and its there! Took 6 hours yesterday and im covered in scratches and cuts from the cheap plastic! Sweet:rant: question tho... What is the little electic box in the passenger side glove box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 The signs of someone who has been playing with thier car stereo - scratched up hands lol. To post pictures just attach them at the bottom of the postreply window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Or put them in photobucket if you have an account. If not then get one as they are pretty handy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ardesco Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 Any piccies yet? If you are still having problems with photobucket give me a shout and I'll see if I can help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 No piccies just yet. Hit a little big of snag! .... I swapped in the Alpine amp as I soon realised it wont evewn tickle the JL Audio W7 10" Subwoofer and I got myself, a recommended, Orion 2400D Amp. I have the PC up and running now. The install if tomorrow. WIll let you guys know how I get on! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 No piccies just yet. Hit a little big of snag! .... I swapped in the Alpine amp as I soon realised it wont evewn tickle the JL Audio W7 10" Subwoofer and I got myself, a recommended, Orion 2400D Amp. I have the PC up and running now. The install if tomorrow. WIll let you guys know how I get on! lol W7 through the net?? PLEASE match the amp to it properly. Blowing it with no JL warranty won't be good. It isn't the most efficient sub and needs a good 500w RMS constant to control it. Good luck with the install! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yeah it around today I was shocked at the size of the ****ing thing! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 They come bolted to a packing crate and are in several layers of packaging. JL want their products to get to you in A1 condition!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 22, 2008 Author Share Posted May 22, 2008 Yeah I couldnt believe it! Bolted down to MDF - what the ****! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear1985 Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Well... Soon realised that the subwoofer will not fit into the current location so I have a friend building me a box for the boot. The screen is all up and running without any issues. However the transformer I have to run the carpc is not powerful enough to turn it on... Originally I plugged it into a 12V input behind the seats and it turned on no problem. I then wired it into the back of the 12V line and ran the wire into the boot. The transformer powers on but it doesnt turn on the PC. There is nothing wrong with the PC as I have tested on the household mains. What I think is the problem is that... I ran the 12V line into a mini distribution block to split the power between the remote wire to the amps and thirdly the transformer. I am thinking that the splitting of power has caused a power shortage going to the PC. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Quads Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 If you are going to be powering stuff like a PC PSU you should NOT be running this off the 12v that you get in the lighter socket. This is a fairly low current line and you are likely to blow some fuses. Take a small 8/16AWG feed from the main distribution block which will be powering the amp which is fed directory from the main battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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