So here's a list of my goals and considerations. This is the first thing I outline in any of my documented builds because it dictates the choices of products that I make, how I plan the install, how much custom work I do and how much money I'm ultimately going to spend. Let me start this article series by stating my goals for this stereo. It has a 7 speaker system (not the Bang & Olufsen system) which includes a four door panel speakers, two a-pillar tweeters and a mid-range in the center of the dash. It has the 302A tech package which means it has things like the 12″ touchscreen, 8″ instrument cluster screen, power and heated front seats, remote start and tailgate release, push start and LED exterior ‘zone' lighting. The truck that I'm using for this installation is a 2021 Ford F-150 XLT FX4. Interior/dash of the F-150 with the 12″ touchscreen If you're interested in seeing a list of all of the products, check out my 2021 Ford F-150 Stereo Build Sheet.Ĭheck out all related articles to this F-150 Custom Stereo So in this article, I'll give an overview of some of the core details and decisions that guided me towards the right products for this setup. Planning involves lots of research, especially for new vehicles that haven't been on the market long. This is part 1 of my 2021 Ford F-150 stereo upgrade, where I'll walk through some of the key steps I took when planning my truck's upgrade before purchasing product and installing it. Or at least know what your goals are for the system. Before you start looking for products, or even go into your local installer's shop, you should always put together a plan. You might want to add some bass with a shallow car subwoofer and monoblock amp, add some volume with some speakers and amplifiers, or replace a blown speaker. There are a few reasons why you're probably interested in upgrading your F-150's stereo. I know if i miss anything or incorrect DH will let me know. The Dayton also allows you to set values on the PC then upload it via USB to the unit later on just to let you know how flexible it is and the same goes ofr your tweeter EQ. or if you feel like it you could do 10/15/20/50/60. what they give you is what you getĭayton: its a 10 band EQ per Speaker and you can set your own frequencies to how detailed you want to get. you can also link channels together so you don't have to set values for both channels like say for your subĭayton: you control the volume per speakerĭQ61: EQ is determined by the preset **** frequencies. front stage and sub run off channel 1 and 2. s o if your front input from the radio is channel 1 and 2. it also allows you to adjust the curve and the decibel amount of the curveĭayton: you can change the inputs by software. you don't even have a low pass or high pass filterĭayton: it allows you to change the frequency by Smart Phone or by PC and you can choose the amount by Hz that you want to change per speaker. then key it in.ĭQ61: it had ***** for the EQ but no real crossover. meaning you can use a tape measure to find the distance from you to each speaker. really annoyingĭayton: it allows you to time align not only by time. all things equalĭQ61: it was in milliseconds and you had to turn a **** that you had to turn until your ears told you that it was aligned. but with Time alignment its like you are sitting in the center of all speakers. maybe not an issue for most because all your life sound has always been misaligned. It was only $150 so i figured it was worth the risk.īasically time alignment allows you to bring the sound to your ears. This was starting to annoy me and i remember how much DH would talk about the Dayton 408. the system sounded good, but i didn't like the accubass and the system guessing when to bring in bass also at times some of the channels would not work at all and i would have to turn the truck off until the DQ-61 shut off then soon as i started the truck all channels were fine. i was running tweeters and front woofers off 2 of my amp channels and my rear off the other 2 channels. The DQ61 was a great improvement and i could finally hear my tweeters come alive. it was basically an LC7i with a DSP built in. so being that i had 2 audiocontrol products i bought a DQ61. I then decided i wanted a DSP to fine tune my frequencies. i then decided i wanted to upgrade all my factory speakers so i bought an LC7i. which is a Line ouput converter for a subwoofer.
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