Room Size

2-seat Convertible

System Overview

Custom 12V Car Audio; DIY Preamp 4 Inputs; Regulated Power Supplies 1x 6V, 1x 9V, 2x 13.2V

Components

Digital Source

TEAC UD-H01 DAC; Apple iPod 160GB/iPhone4; SIRIUS-XM Satellite Tuner

Analog Source

AM/FM Tuner; AUX input

Signal Processors

Audio Control Bass Synthesizer; Audio Control Electronic Crossover @ 3100Hz

Preamp

DIY with 12AX7 Vacuum Tube; all inputs corrected to 700mV via 4x SMD resistor input level controls

Power Amp

MB Quart 2x50WRMS Main/2x 50WRMS Shakers; Rockford Fosgate 1x 100 WRMS Subwoofer

Speakers

2x Dome Tweeters + 2x 4" LF Drivers in custom door cards; 1x 10" Subwoofer under Parcel Shelf; 2x "Bass Shakers" mounted under each seat (switchable @ none, drivers' seat only, both)

Speaker Cable

OFC Copper w Silicon Dielectric, 20GA (HF), 14GA (LF), 12GA (Sub)

Interconnects

DIY Canare RCA, Mogami Star-Quad

Power Cables

8GA

Racking

Console, 2xDIN, Custom Faceplate

Tuning and Tweaks

System levels are configured such that Solid State power amplifier does not clip while Vacuum State preamp begins to compress/clip at 2 O'Clock = 1% 2nd Harmonic Distortion on the main level control; Subwoofer Gain has Top Up/Top Down states.