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AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:59 pm
by cooki_monsta
Any thoughts on this unit?

I just ordered my fascia kit via avojdm as the exchange rates are good at present.

What cables do most of you run to your speakers, by the way?

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:26 am
by seanmau5
Are you sticking with stock speakers? If so, just stick with the existing looms/wiring

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:51 pm
by cooki_monsta
seanmau5 wrote:Are you sticking with stock speakers? If so, just stick with the existing looms/wiring


Nah, I've already got ol school Pioneer TS-C woofers in the front and they sound bass-less without the crossovers haha ...so I'm hoping to run new wires into the crossover :)

Will I need a Subaru-Pioneer 'adapter', by the way?

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:03 pm
by zch91
Do you have the Kenwood or the McIntosh system in your car?

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:32 pm
by seanmau5
Yea you'll need an adapter so you don't have to chop up your factory loom. I'm using 16 gauge I think. Make sure the pins on the harnesses match up otherwise shit won't work

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 1:46 pm
by cooki_monsta
seanmau5 wrote:Yea you'll need an adapter so you don't have to chop up your factory loom. I'm using 16 gauge I think. Make sure the pins on the harnesses match up otherwise shit won't work


Cheers mate. I am looking into 16 AWG actually.

I just found this via ebay:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PC2-44-4-SUB ... 231f5ffaec

I'm still waiting for AVOJDM to process my fascia kit order...

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 2:40 pm
by garbo41610
Don't bother upgrading your wiring till you start putting big power into your speakers. Real world differences are negligible.

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:24 am
by cooki_monsta
garbo41610 wrote:Don't bother upgrading your wiring till you start putting big power into your speakers. Real world differences are negligible.


Advice taken into consideration :)

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:07 pm
by seanmau5
garbo41610 wrote:Don't bother upgrading your wiring till you start putting big power into your speakers. Real world differences are negligible.


Amplified aftermarket speakers require speaker wire to be run from the amp to the door; is this what you're referring to? If they're running off the head unit then you don't need to worry.

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:10 pm
by zch91
seanmau5 wrote:
garbo41610 wrote:Don't bother upgrading your wiring till you start putting big power into your speakers. Real world differences are negligible.


Amplified aftermarket speakers require new speaker anyway don't they? If they're running of the head unit then you don't need to worry.


They don't 'need' to be upgraded, but i'd recommend it for better sound quality :) Stock ones turn to crap over the years

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:20 pm
by garbo41610
zch91 wrote:
seanmau5 wrote:
garbo41610 wrote:Don't bother upgrading your wiring till you start putting big power into your speakers. Real world differences are negligible.


Amplified aftermarket speakers require new speaker anyway don't they? If they're running of the head unit then you don't need to worry.


They don't 'need' to be upgraded, but i'd recommend it for better sound quality :) Stock ones turn to crap over the years


As I said, in the real world, with a car driving, road noise etc etc, the difference is negligible.

In my old Laser, I ran around 120wRMS to a set of splits over factory wiring for over two years without issue. When I eventually upgraded my factory wiring in preparation for a bigger amp, there was no difference in sound quality at all. This is in doors that were completely sealed, deadened etc etc etc.

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:35 pm
by seanmau5
Sorry guys, edited my post after reading it because it didn't read as I wanted it to. What I'm saying is if cooki_monsta is amplifying aftermarket speakers (standard Kenwood system) then he needs to run speaker wire as its non existent.. But if they're running directly off the head unit then just stick with the stock wiring

Re: AVH-X5550BT

PostPosted: Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:29 am
by cooki_monsta
I've canned the idea of a Pioneer source unit; the user interface is horrible when compared to Alpine units. I'm looking into the ICS-X7 now.