You will need
- -noise isolation
- -vibration isolation
- -supporting tool
- -musical car components
- -Large capacity batteries
Instructions
There are a lot of changes that need to be made to get really high quality music in your car.
The first thing to do is to rid the car of extraneous noise and crickets. To do this, it is necessary to completely glue the vehicle with noise insulation, especially at the joints of parts such as joints of doors with a torpedo. Much attention should be paid to the soundproofing of the arches, because 60% of extraneous noise comes from there. Double layer gluing soundproofing in arches, thresholds, luggage compartment, doors and engine compartment of the car.
After pasting with noise isolation, vibration isolation follows vehicle for. It is worth noting that plastic films must be used between the layers of noise insulation and vibration insulation, especially in the doors, so that condensation does not accumulate and car parts do not rust. The vibration isolation is thicker than the first material, so it is necessary to calculate the place for its installation, especially if the machine is of domestic production.
Next, you need to correctly position. Here you should pay attention to the reflection of sound directly in the user's car. If it is a hatchback or a station wagon, the sound and bass from the trunk are much better reflected in such a body than in a sedan, which in turn will entail changes in the rear shelf. For tweeters, it is also better to use sound reflection from glass; for this, installation in a car torpedo in the upper part under the windshield is suitable. Mid-range speakers are best used in front and back doors... Pay attention to the installation of mid-range speakers so that the sound is not distorted or muffled, the installation should be at the end of the door just above the seat. Bass speakers are best installed in the front doors and, if the car is in the sedan body.
Once you've decided on the speaker setup, you need to use a suitable podium. For the best sound, wooden structures are used to avoid unnecessary vibrations and noise. After the purchase or manufacture of podiums, they are covered with additional material, according to the style of the car. Basically these materials are carpet and leather, all those materials that additionally eliminate vibration.
Next, you need to install power plants car audio. Amplifiers, processors, and are often placed in the luggage compartment to save space, better cool the system and, at the expense of the weight of the system, better weight the vehicle. Batteries are installed with increased capacity, sometimes even two batteries to power the entire audio system. It is also better to use a generator with a larger capacity for constant power supply.
For the best sounding of the system, it is worth using licensed car components and not overusing sound pressure. For proper layout, it is worth using 60% of the power of the mid-range speakers, 30% and 10% of the woofers, this is the most acceptable layout for high-quality sound. Do not forget about a high-quality radio tape recorder, which must be processor-based or use a processor through adapters. For high-quality sound transmission, you should use a CD quality music on it in a 1: 1 ratio or use the AUX wire to transfer music from the phone to the radio tape recorder, but for this the phone must support music in quality (flac) in order to leave the most high quality sound.
It is worth paying attention to the stylistics of the cabin, not only for aesthetic purposes, but also for additional getting rid of the noise of the cabin due to the use of leather material. All this will allow you to achieve the maximum sound quality in the car.
Building a music system in a car consists of the following steps: listening and selecting components, installing and configuring the system. Let's consider each stage in more detail.
Listening and selecting components
When choosing acoustics, you need to decide on its size and installation location. The most popular is installation in door podiums. An equally important role is played by the size and installation depth of the acoustics - it often happens that the door, its internal filling and cladding have to be adjusted to the purchased components. Recommendations for choosing acoustics - good 2-component speakers of a well-known brand. The difference between component acoustics and coaxial ones is described in this article.An amplifier is an integral part of a well-built system. You should choose among the products of renowned manufacturers. These are made of high-quality components, have overload and overheating protection, and provide high-quality sound. Recommended reading: how to choose an auto amplifier?
An equally important role is played by wires for car audio. They are subdivided into power, acoustic and inter-unit. The power wires provide power to the head unit and amplifier. The cross-section of the power wire should be 4 Ga, the acoustic one - 8 Ga. This is not a standard, but depends on the power rating of the installed system. Interconnect wires differ in length and presence / absence of a control wire.
There is an opinion that expensive interconnects are better. This is undoubtedly, because the sound purity depends on the "interblocks", they are responsible for the transmission of sound. Daxx, Stinger and Chernov wires have proven themselves well.
How can a wire affect sound? Each cable is a signal transmission line with its own complex impedance. It has its own capacitance and inductance, which affect the interaction with the input and output circuits of the connected equipment. Of course, this can be neglected and cheap cables are supplied, but there are car audio fans who value quality.
Many add a capacitor to the system. When choosing, it should be borne in mind that for 500 W of the nominal power of the system, a capacitor with a capacity of 0.5 F. is enough. It is better to navigate on a model with automatic control in order to avoid connection problems.
A capacitor is installed in the system in order to avoid bass "drawdown" at peak loads, when the energy of the battery and generator becomes insufficient.
Before purchasing the components, you must select the scheme according to which you will install the selected components. Here are the most common schemes:
- 1. Head unit - front - subwoofer - 4-channel amplifier to the front and subwoofer. This is a classic connection scheme, which is used for 80% of installations. It is based on ease of setup and installation. It is important that such an installation saves space in the car due to the compact arrangement of the components. A feature of the sound is the low power of the system. The sound quality is lost slightly, and it is absolutely imperceptible to the ear of an inexperienced music lover.
- 2. Head unit - front - rear - subwoofer - 5-channel amplifier for front, rear and subwoofer. It is based on the scheme described above, keeping the advantages and disadvantages. A rear sound has been added here, the absence of which is complained about by passengers sitting in the back. Such a system is more difficult to set up than the first and it is not always possible to achieve the desired result.
- 3. Head unit - front - subwoofer - 2-channel amplifier to the front - 2-channel amplifier to subwoofer. This scheme suitable for amateurs powerful bass. Turning on a two-channel amplifier with a bridge to the subwoofer, we get more power than in the options above.
- 4. Head unit - front - subwoofer - 4-channel amplifier to the front - 2-channel amplifier to subwoofer. This circuit is at the top in terms of cost and sound quality. It will allow you to abandon the crossovers included in the front speaker set and use the crossovers of an external amplifier. Those. carry out the so-called channel-by-channel amplification. This will noticeably affect the sound quality and power of the system.
Installing music components
The installation begins with laying the power wires from the engine compartment to the passenger compartment. Having picked up the wires, we pull the positive and negative wires from the battery into the passenger compartment, through the technological holes in the engine shield. The wires passing through the metal must be wrapped in a piece of plastic or rubber tubing to avoid a short circuit to ground.The positive wire must be connected through a bulb with a fuse, according to the rating of the corresponding fuse on the amplifier, the bulb itself should be located at a distance of no more than 30 cm from the battery.
We are starting to install the tweeters. Tweeters with mid-bass tweeters form a "soundstage". We place them on the facing of the windshield pillars, approximately at eye level, with a turn to the center windshield... In this way, we make the speakers play with reflections, shaping the width and height of the soundstage. In other words, the left tweeter plays to the right passenger seat, right - to the driver's.
We lead acoustic, inter-unit and power wires to the amplifier. Power wires must be routed separately from speaker wires and interconnects. Their mutual intersection at an angle of 90 degrees is allowed. It is advisable to lay each group of wires separately, including from the standard car wiring.
We connect the wires to the amplifier, we connect the subwoofer. If the subwoofer is supposed to be used in a case, and it was purchased together with a finished case, then for cars with a sedan body we turn the subwoofer with a speaker towards the back of the rear seat, and for cars with hatchback and station wagon bodies - towards the fifth door. If planned self-production case, the article will come in handy "
To ensure that the car audio in his car is perfect. And many are ready to spend a lot of money on this. And all because high-quality car audio is quite expensive.
How to make auto sound
Creation of a good and high-quality system requires not only high costs, but also special skills, knowledge and skills. It should be understood that the acoustics in each car interior has certain features. Sound propagation is hampered by the presence of many absorbing surfaces. You can solve the problem with the help of professionals who will adjust the sound in the car. You can, but it's much more difficult.
Perfect sound
In order for the sound in the car to be good, first of all, all the equipment must be correctly installed and all instructions must be followed. This even applies to a conventional car antenna. If you want to expand the capabilities of your existing audio system, it is important not to overdo it. After all, a concert hall in a car is completely useless, especially if the driver prefers traditional popular music. For this, it is enough that the car audio can emphasize the depth of a certain soundstage.
Varieties of audio systems for a car
The speaker system in a car can be created in two ways:
- Individual components are selected and then performed. This option is not only expensive but also difficult. In addition, it will take a lot of experience to get really high quality car acoustics.
- Build a system from proven components that are always available to you. The result directly depends on the amount of available funds, and in the process of performing the work, you will be able to gain experience, and further adjust the car audio, and bring it to a perfect level. As a result, even a simple car antenna will allow you to enjoy the sound of music from any radio waves.
DIY car audio
Car audio is the most popular tuning not only for the interior, but for the entire car. Each car has a radio tape recorder, but, as a rule, drivers do not like its sound. Therefore, there is a natural desire to achieve the perfect sound. Installation of auto sound involves the sequential execution of a number of actions.
Video on how to make high-quality car audio:
Noise isolation
High-quality music means, first of all, competent noise and vibration isolation in the cabin. It will provide not only silence, but also give the music volume, make it deep and rich. No sound escapes the passenger compartment for perfect sound. Soundproofing must be complete, only in this case the car will have maximum silence and excellent sound.
As a rule, in most cars, acoustics are installed in door cards. Experts recommend making a special podium for installing speakers, best of all from plywood. This will greatly improve the sound quality. Don't forget the rear speaker shelf. In almost all cars, it creates extraneous noise. Soundproofing must also be done in the luggage compartment, especially for cars with station wagons, sedans, and hatchbacks.
Acoustics type
When the soundproofing is finished, you can choose the speaker system. Its capacity depends on your needs and the amount, which you are ready to allocate for car audio. There are several options:
- If you do not need loud and deafening bass, and your funds are limited, you can give preference to a conventional radio tape recorder, supplemented by a pair of three-way speakers located behind rear seats... able to play quite pleasantly, provided it is properly configured.
- Experienced music lovers or connoisseurs of bass are better off choosing a subwoofer and, if desired, an amplifier. The radio tape recorder must be of high quality. That is, the acoustics will include: a radio tape recorder, an amplifier, a subwoofer, two three-wheeled pancakes in the back, two ordinary speakers in the front doors. Such a set will provide a high-quality and pleasant sound, so that the music will never get bored. This is the most the best option if you are a music lover and have a decent income.
- Installation of professional car acoustics is possible only with an unlimited budget. Such car enthusiasts use all the equipment that only exists and until the car runs out of space. This version of car audio is rare, as a rule, it is made for competition, since in ordinary life the potential of the system will remain unclaimed. Firstly, it is physically impossible to listen to music at such a volume, and secondly, there is simply not enough generator for such a large number of speakers. The speaker system includes: a fancy radio tape recorder, several tweeters, a dozen large midrange speakers, subwoofers, a couple of powerful amplifiers, capacitors, and additional batteries. The result is not a car, but a real work of art.
Choosing an acoustics company
When planning the installation of car audio in a car, you should decide on the manufacturer of the equipment. Give preference to equipment from well-known and reliable companies with a good reputation, for example, Sony, even if it will cost an order of magnitude more. Inexpensive speakers from obscure firms are significantly different from those that are produced. All equipment must be of high quality, otherwise the sound will be bad even if the speakers are expensive. And, accordingly, vice versa.
Video on choosing acoustics:
Installation and configuration
Many drivers prefer acoustics. Yes, you can put the radio tape recorder yourself, but problems can arise with speakers, a subwoofer and an amplifier. Therefore, it is better to contact specialists who will correctly install the equipment and configure it so that the equipment operates at maximum power. It is imperative to take into account the power of the speakers, radio and choose the right amplifier.
On the video - the installation of auto sound:
All music will be powered by the car battery and generator. If you select a large number of equipment, they will not be able to handle all the equipment. To reduce the consumption of electricity, capacitors are installed, but even in this case, there is a risk that the battery will run out and the car will have to be started from the pusher.
If you approach the issue competently and carefully understand everything, you can make a good car audio in the car yourself. But experts recommend contacting, whose professionals will perform the work at a high level. All you need to do is provide the purchased equipment. How did you make good car audio in your car? Share your experience.
Don't like the acoustics in your car? Dissatisfied with the playback of the standard audio system in the cabin? This happens more than once. This especially affected the owners passenger cars bought at an average price. The cost ranges from 500 thousand to a million rubles.
Basically, the factory configurations of these cars include about two or three audio systems, which differ from each other in a different set of speakers, the presence of a radio tape recorder with wide functionality, or, on the contrary, with a minimum of functions.
It is believed that the audio preparation of an "average" foreign car consists of at least four speakers and one radio tape recorder, the maximum number is up to thirteen speakers. It's just that in cars belonging to the middle price segment, manufacturers add the simplest audio system. Therefore, the owner is often unhappy. acoustics in the car... So let's start to gradually improve the sound, so that in the future it will be more enjoyable to drive, enjoying the high-quality sound of your favorite music.
If the speakers are "not like that"
"Recycling" of the standard audio system for a "pleasant ear" begins with the replacement of the speakers. They buy higher quality and higher quality ones. This is followed by minimal audio training. Additionally, doors are prepared for mounting speakers, while cavities are damped, vibrations are removed. The "native" radio tape recorder remains, and the rest is connected to the existing factory wiring.
Changing the standard acoustics in the car and isolation from noise in an ordinary workshop will cost a total of inexpensive - from about 15 to 25 thousand Russian rubles. Both sound and quality will change significantly. Many drivers are quite happy with this "processing", especially if music in the car they listen as they move.
Audio amplifier required
If the owner of the car still has complaints about the sound, then proceed to the next stage - the installation of an additional external amplifier. They buy it not for the sake of loudness, but for the purity of sound. The internal amplifier located in the head unit, when switching to a higher sound, adds errors to the audio path of the system throughout the entire frequency range.
Thanks to the external amplifier, the sound in the car is made better and clearer, providing a wide signal swing to the speakers.
The only problem is that there are no special outputs for an external amplifier in the head unit. You need to do them yourself. The most elementary "passive" way is to assemble a circuit using transformers that will lower the level of the signal output from the electronic device to the required level in order to then connect to an external amplifier.
The cost of such a scheme is from one to two thousand rubles. But the frequency errors from the standard sound path are not eliminated and are transferred to an external amplifier. The advantage of this type of connection is ease of installation and minimum changes in the head unit.
You can resort to "active" circuits that "intelligently" process the signal at the output. These are ready-made devices, the price of which directly depends on the manufacturing plant and varies from 5 to 15 thousand rubles.
The most progressive way to amplify sound is to refine the "native" radio tape recorder, to create line outputs in it. In this case, it is necessary to disassemble the head unit, find the place of connection to the existing amplifier and output the signal. The cost of work on the organization of the line exit - from 7 thousand rubles.
Assessment of the pros and cons
Some car owners believe that it would be easier to replace the head unit with a new one, because there is no need to invent anything, connect the finished one through the line outputs! And the functionality of the new radio will be higher, and the money spent (from 7 to 15 thousand rubles) is practically the same, and the device for this amount can be found quite decent.
A serious problem faced by owners of non-standard radio tape recorders is their theft. Thieves are attracted to these devices like a magnet, and at any cost, breaking the window of the passenger compartment or picking up the keys to the car locks, they steal their favorite electronic device.
Also, non-standard vehicles require complex and expensive installation in the panel, therefore, having correctly weighed all the pros and cons, many drivers agree to revision head unit... Of course, if you want to have “cool” audio functionality with an MP3 player, slots for memory cards, USB connectors, Bluetooth, color LCD display, etc., then the “native” device will have to be replaced. If you are ready to completely remove the standard acoustics of the car, then the radio tape recorder also changes.
As for expensive cars (Audi, Mercedes), then replacing some speakers with others is almost impossible - the entire audio system is subject to it.
Technical difficulties arise with the "advanced" configuration and system intelligent control... And there are also such high-end cars where the refusal of the standard audio system is not provided.
Installing the subwoofer
The next step is to connect the subwoofer. Many car owners refuse it, because new high-quality speakers in combination with an external amplifier give excellent sound, very clear, which is quite enough for an ordinary user. For lovers of electronic music, a subwoofer will be necessary. We would like to warn against purchasing a ready-made “subwoofer” with an already built-in amplifier and mounting it to a standard system.
Today, various "boxes" and "barrels" are on sale at reasonable prices, which some "specialists" connect on their own in the garage. Only by saving money, you will not get the desired result, which later you will be sincerely disappointed.
In order to reproduce the sounds of music in the car beautifully, the subwoofer is connected under the existing speaker system, taking into account the space of the car. And nothing else.
The cost of completing the standard audio system together with the "sub" is from 50 to 90 thousand rubles.
Replacing the radio
The final touch is the installation of a new radio. The owner of the car will go through all these "tests" for the sake of new, improved functionality and cool sound of the device itself. Many high-end devices have only such advantages as spinning discs, and their design is far from attractive.
Total, how much has dripped in total? Putting aside the high-quality Hi-End components, but just take the high-quality ones from popular manufacturers, then a total of replacement of standard acoustics, installation of a subwoofer and a turntable will result in 50,000 - 170,000 in domestic currency. Considering that the cost of the car is one million rubles, then the repair will seem not so expensive. Although the daily pleasure of powerful music for the car nothing to measure ...
What experts say about correct installation and setting up the audio system in the car, you will learn from the following video:
The owners of medium-sized cars are most often dissatisfied with the sound of standard audio systems. price segment: worth from 500,000 to 1 million rubles.
As a rule, all kinds of factory configurations of such machines do not differ in a variety of audio preparation options: best case, there is a choice of two or three systems. Moreover, they will differ from each other mainly in the number of speakers or the presence of a more functional radio.
In the minimum version, the audio preparation of a "medium-sized foreign car" is four speakers and a radio tape recorder, "at the maximum" - up to 13 speakers. I don’t want to criticize the manufacturers too much, but in the cars of the middle price segment the audio system is added simply “to be there”. And often, even having ordered the most sophisticated audio preparation, the owner is dissatisfied with the sound. There is nothing to be done: we need to improve.
And it is best to do this in stages, starting, as they say, small. For it often happens that after you have done one thing, the other is no longer needed.
Changing the speakers
The first thing to start with "processing" the standard audio system into something more pleasant to the ear is replacing the regular speakers with better ones and a class higher.
Then there is minimal audio preparation. Here, in particular, they make a separate preparation of the doors for the installation of speakers, in which cavities are damped and vibrations are eliminated. In this case, the "native" radio tape recorder is left and everything is connected using the factory wiring.
Replacing the standard acoustics and soundproofing in the workshop will not result in such a large amount for the owner - they will ask for everything along with the work
RUB 15,000-25,000 However, the sound of the system will change significantly, and its quality will become noticeably different.
Many people stop there. If the owner does not have any special complaints, and he listens to music in the car "on the fly", then replacing the standard acoustics together with sound insulation is often enough.
We connect the amplifier
If not, then next stage: Installs an external, auxiliary amplifier. This is done not so much for the sake of loudness as to improve the clarity of the sound. The bottom line is that the built-in amplifier in the head unit, when the volume is increased, introduces distortion into the audio path of the system along the entire frequency spectrum: the so-called. clipping.
An external amplifier allows you to provide a wide range of the signal going to the speakers, good parameters for its rise, etc. In a word, with an external amplifier, the sound is cleaner and better.
However, the problem is that not a single head unit has line outputs to an external amplifier. Such "outputs" have to be obtained artificially.
The easiest way is the so-called. "Passive": when a circuit is assembled on the transformers, reducing the level of the output signal from the radio to the level required for connection to an external amplifier.
Such a scheme costs a little: 1,000-2,000 rubles. However, in this case, all the distortions of frequencies that are carried by the standard sound path do not disappear anywhere and are transmitted to an external amplifier. The advantage of such a connection scheme is that it is easy to install and minimizes intrusion into the standard head unit.
A more advanced option is the so-called. "Active" circuits that intelligently process the signal. As a rule, these are ready-made devices, which, depending on the manufacturer, cost from 5,000 to 15,000 rubles.
However, the most advanced way is to modify the head unit itself and organize the line outputs in it. To do this, the head unit is disassembled, the connection point to the built-in amplifier is found, and a line-level signal is output. Such works cost from 7,000 rubles.
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A logical alternative, it would seem, is a simple replacement of the head unit with a new one, which already has line outputs (no need to invent anything - just plug it in), and higher functionality. For the same 7,000-15,000 rubles. you can pick up a device of a very decent level!
but the main problem, which non-standard radio tape recorders bring with them, is the interest of criminals in them: to put it simply, theft. Any, even the simplest device attracts thieves like a magnet. It is a typical case to find a broken glass and a smashed panel by going up to the car.
In addition, non-standard devices often require rather complicated and expensive installation into the panel, so many people decide to modify the standard device.
Of course, if you want to have "advanced" functionality in the form of MP3 playback, USB connectors, slots for memory cards, Bluetooth, color LCD and other things that audio equipment manufacturers are pampering consumers with now, the radio tape recorder will have to be changed.
By the way, the replacement of the radio tape recorder may also be required in order to change the standard acoustics of the car.
In a number of high-end cars (for example, Audi and Mercedes), it is impossible to replace the speakers alone - you need to change the entire audio system. And if the equipment is “advanced”, and the audio is tied to an intelligent control system, then any upgrade is fraught with very serious technical difficulties. In some high-end cars, it is generally impossible to abandon the stock audio system.
We put the subwoofer ...
The third stage is the installation of the subwoofer. Not everyone reaches it: better speakers are already starting to "bass" quite well. Together with an external amplifier, the sound is already very high-quality and clean, which is quite enough for an ordinary user.
However, you often want more, and if the owner listens to modern electronic music, then you can't do without a subwoofer.
By the way, we will warn readers against teenage nonsense and wasted money. Namely: from buying a ready-made "subwoofer" with a built-in amplifier and connecting it to a standard audio system.
There are a lot of all kinds of "boxes" and "barrels" on sale now. affordable prices, which you can connect even yourself, even for little money in the "garage" service. Only nothing good will come of such an "installation"! Almost certainly there will be an indistinct boom and a hum that does not agree with anything.
In order for the subwoofer to sound correctly and truly complement the sound picture beautifully, it must be built to match the existing speaker system, taking into account the space of the car. And only so!
For the price, together with the installed "sub", the modified audio system will pull about 50,000-90,000 rubles.
... and a new radio.
How much has run up in total?
Well, the last stage is the replacement of the radio. As we have already said, this is done both for the sake of the new functionality and the sound of the device itself. By the way, many high-end devices provide only Spartan capabilities: their "direct purpose" is to spin discs, and an equally ascetic design.
If you do not take Hi-End components, but simply install high-quality elements from well-known manufacturers, then you will have to pay 50,000-170,000 rubles for replacing the standard acoustics, installing a subwoofer and a playback device. For a car bought for 1 million rubles, probably not so much. Although, is it possible at all to measure the pleasure one gets from good music with anything? ..
