The Ultimate sound sytem installation
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2002 CLK 55 AMG Coupé
The Ultimate sound sytem installation
I finally decided to go for a dream sound system, while preserving the factory look and functions of the original COMAND system.
You can follow the work of super installer Julio Da Silva (who also owns a 208 CLK!) of HiFiMobile here:
http://forum.hifimobile.fr/viewtopic.php?t=7844
He's updating this stuff on a daily basis ; he's got a veritable fan club. For those of you who don't read French, the key components of the system will be 3-way Focal UtopiaBe speakers in front and a 33cm (13 inch) Focal sub-woofer in place of the spare tire. That's seven speakers in lieu of the original eight: the philosophy being keep it simple and make it the best. Julio advises that good placement of a stereo set-up in a fairly small car cabin actually makes for a better 'sound stage' than multiple channels and multiple speakers.
All will be powered by a Brax 4x135 watt amp. An Alpine "Imprint" digital processor will clean up the sound from the COMAND headunit and custom-equalize it for the CLK cabin. Last but not least, there will be TOTAL soundproofing, using Dynamat Extreme.
Julio does not not mess around. In just two days he and his team have already disassembled the car ... right down to the Bremen bare metal. Take a look -- everything except the gearshift! From designo to tin can! All we own are tin cans. Fast tin cans, given half a chance, but tin cans all the same.
The Dynamat blitzkrieg is now in full swing. Julio is on a trip! I just hope he knows how to put it all back together....
You can follow the work of super installer Julio Da Silva (who also owns a 208 CLK!) of HiFiMobile here:
http://forum.hifimobile.fr/viewtopic.php?t=7844
He's updating this stuff on a daily basis ; he's got a veritable fan club. For those of you who don't read French, the key components of the system will be 3-way Focal UtopiaBe speakers in front and a 33cm (13 inch) Focal sub-woofer in place of the spare tire. That's seven speakers in lieu of the original eight: the philosophy being keep it simple and make it the best. Julio advises that good placement of a stereo set-up in a fairly small car cabin actually makes for a better 'sound stage' than multiple channels and multiple speakers.
All will be powered by a Brax 4x135 watt amp. An Alpine "Imprint" digital processor will clean up the sound from the COMAND headunit and custom-equalize it for the CLK cabin. Last but not least, there will be TOTAL soundproofing, using Dynamat Extreme.
Julio does not not mess around. In just two days he and his team have already disassembled the car ... right down to the Bremen bare metal. Take a look -- everything except the gearshift! From designo to tin can! All we own are tin cans. Fast tin cans, given half a chance, but tin cans all the same.
The Dynamat blitzkrieg is now in full swing. Julio is on a trip! I just hope he knows how to put it all back together....
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From: East Falls, Philadelphia / Swedesboro, South Jersey
CLK55 AMG
WOW! I did up my BMW like that, Dynamat out the wazoo and a full fiberglass trunk.
I love worklogs like this that show the step by step progress of an install and I'll be subscribing to that thread to follow the car to its final stages.
In the CLK55 I am doing a nice front stage system using Focal seperates, Alpine head and an Adire Audio sub with JL Audio amps (pics to come soon).
Bob
I love worklogs like this that show the step by step progress of an install and I'll be subscribing to that thread to follow the car to its final stages.
In the CLK55 I am doing a nice front stage system using Focal seperates, Alpine head and an Adire Audio sub with JL Audio amps (pics to come soon).
Bob
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I finally decided to go for a dream sound system, while preserving the factory look and functions of the original COMAND system.
You can follow the work of super installer Julio Da Silva (who also owns a 208 CLK!) of HiFiMobile here:
http://forum.hifimobile.fr/viewtopic.php?t=7844
He's updating this stuff on a daily basis ; he's got a veritable fan club. For those of you who don't read French, the key components of the system will be 3-way Focal UtopiaBe speakers in front and a 33cm (13 inch) Focal sub-woofer in place of the spare tire. That's seven speakers in lieu of the original eight: the philosophy being keep it simple and make it the best. Julio advises that good placement of a stereo set-up in a fairly small car cabin actually makes for a better 'sound stage' than multiple channels and multiple speakers.
All will be powered by a Brax 4x135 watt amp. An Alpine "Imprint" digital processor will clean up the sound from the COMAND headunit and custom-equalize it for the CLK cabin. Last but not least, there will be TOTAL soundproofing, using Dynamat Extreme.
Julio does not not mess around. In just two days he and his team have already disassembled the car ... right down to the Bremen bare metal. Take a look -- everything except the gearshift! From designo to tin can! All we own are tin cans. Fast tin cans, given half a chance, but tin cans all the same.
The Dynamat blitzkrieg is now in full swing. Julio is on a trip! I just hope he knows how to put it all back together....
You can follow the work of super installer Julio Da Silva (who also owns a 208 CLK!) of HiFiMobile here:
http://forum.hifimobile.fr/viewtopic.php?t=7844
He's updating this stuff on a daily basis ; he's got a veritable fan club. For those of you who don't read French, the key components of the system will be 3-way Focal UtopiaBe speakers in front and a 33cm (13 inch) Focal sub-woofer in place of the spare tire. That's seven speakers in lieu of the original eight: the philosophy being keep it simple and make it the best. Julio advises that good placement of a stereo set-up in a fairly small car cabin actually makes for a better 'sound stage' than multiple channels and multiple speakers.
All will be powered by a Brax 4x135 watt amp. An Alpine "Imprint" digital processor will clean up the sound from the COMAND headunit and custom-equalize it for the CLK cabin. Last but not least, there will be TOTAL soundproofing, using Dynamat Extreme.
Julio does not not mess around. In just two days he and his team have already disassembled the car ... right down to the Bremen bare metal. Take a look -- everything except the gearshift! From designo to tin can! All we own are tin cans. Fast tin cans, given half a chance, but tin cans all the same.
The Dynamat blitzkrieg is now in full swing. Julio is on a trip! I just hope he knows how to put it all back together....
