My Headunitless Audio System Design - Input / Criticism / Advice Welcome!!

[Gregolas]

Just watch that iPod cable...I have one with charging capabilities and it introduced a ton of noise on the audio input (mine is a different brand though). Had to disconnect the charging function to make the noise go away.

[dwvw]

Should be fine. Installation and tuning have more of an effect on the outcome than the equipment anyways.

[oliver.r]

im gonna follow this, as it is somehting i am very interestd in doing.
good luck!

[bubbajan21]

You have no need to spend all that money on the LC8i unless you intend to keep the stock deck in the dash.

You can use 2 of the JL RLCs: one for sub, one for main "global" volume.

and I do recommend either running rear speakers OR 6.5" in the doors. The E30 just sounds "thin" with just the 5.25" up front

Luke

I actually already picked up the lc8i so I'm planning on running that. I got a great deal on it, I paid under $100 for it brand new so I'm happy with that. Any input on the 5.25" infinity components front and rear?

[StereoInstaller1]

Very interested in how this turns out.

There have been a few done on the board and I have done a couple. I was shocked at how good "Dark Wing" (Derek) car came out, the sound was awesome.

[StereoInstaller1]

You have no need to spend all that money on the LC8i unless you intend to keep the stock deck in the dash.

You can use 2 of the JL RLCs: one for sub, one for main "global" volume.

and I do recommend either running rear speakers OR 6.5" in the doors. The E30 just sounds "thin" with just the 5.25" up front

Luke

[ADlBOO]

Very interested in how this turns out.

[Eric]

Yes, it will work. Thanks for the link on the cable too, I need one of those! Your speaker selection is fine, simple is good. Rear fill isn't as important as the front, it might be easier to drop a high quality coax speaker in the rear deck lid.

Ohms - this is the resistance your amp can handle, and on the speakers it's the resistance value. Just make sure that your speakers have a higher value than the amps minimum and you will be fine.

Rms - this is continuous power, on the amp side, it's what the amp can produce, and on the speaker side, it's what it can handle. Peak power is pure bs, don't bother looking at that. In all honesty, the speakers will be able to handle what both of your amp choices produce.

[e34_spangler]

i would run more speakers honestly id have in the front tweeters, full ranges, and mids, in the back fulls and tweets but it all depends on how much you wanna do and how great you want it to sound.

[bubbajan21]

Disclaimer: I am a stereo noob so please excuse any errors or stupid questions. I'm here to learn.

I've been researching and piecing together parts for an audio system for a while. From the very beginning I wanted something that sounded nice (I'm no audiophile but I appreciate good quality audio), wouldn't cost a fortune, and I wanted it to all be run without a head unit. I will be using my iphone to basically run this system as it has all of my music (and if I get sick of those thousand or so songs, I can stream pandora or any FM radio station so I think I've got my bases covered). I have a few questions that I will ask at the end, but here's a rundown of what I'd like to do. Some of these items were per Luke's recommendation, others were things I found. I would appreciate any feedback on this, criticism, advice, or any other input anyone would like to give and I'm more than open to suggestions on what I should change or do differently. Here's what I've got so far;

Peripheral PXP01 ipod cable - this will allow me to have ipod to RCA as well as 12V for charging my phone. I would run it with an apple 32-pin to lightning adapter since I've got an iPhone 5 and all future iPhones will use this. The adapter supports audio and charging capabilities.


AudioControl LC8i - This will basically take the place of the head unit. The only input will be the RCA input. The remote controller controls sub volume as well as input volume so I will integrate that into one of the blanks above the old head unit. The unit will be powered on and off with an E36 window child safety switch (NOTE: the one in the E36 is simply an interrupter switch not a breaker so that will suit my needs). The LC8i has a remote power out so that will turn on the amp.


From here I will run RCA's to the 5-channel amp (which is still undecided), and the amp will power an 8" lukebox and components front and rear. From here on is open to change as these are things I have not purchased yet.

Amp:
I am considering either the planet audio AC1800.5

or the Kenwood Excelon X700-5


For the sub, Luke recommended the Infinity Refererence 8"


And for components I was planning on running Infinity Reference 5030cs front and rear, I'd like to put the fronts in the stock locations (kick panels and tweeter sail panels) and for the rear I'd like to put them in OEM premium sound housings.


My Questions;
1) WILL IT WORK?? :p That's the main question here, if I buy all of this stuff and put it in my car, will everything work together, sound nice, and work as one complete system?
1)OHMS - I'm really confused on ohm ratings for the system. The Planet Audio is 2 ohms and the Kenwood can be either 2 or 4 ohms. The components are 2 ohms, but the sub is 4 ohms.
2)RMS - Again, I've done some research but I'm still confused on RMS ratings of the amp vs. the speakers and whether or not the items I've chosen will play nice together. I made a spreadsheet below.


Again, I apologize in advance, if I come off like I don't know much about car audio, it's because I don't and that's why I'm here.

Thanks in advance!:D