Shiner

Finally got the new audio equipment installed. It sounds fantastic, one hundred times better than the stock Shaker 500. The sound is crisp, clear, and detailed. The system can play very loud, but still remains clean. I changed out the door and rear deck 6x8 factory speakers (cheap and horrible) with Infinity Reference Series 6x8 speakers. I added a 12" Infinity Kappa subwoofer for deep, tight bass. The sub box is from Zenclosures and is a perfect fit in the corner. A Rockford Fosgate R600-5 5 channel amp powers everything, and an Audio Control LC6i crossover/processor allows me to run everything from the factory radio and maintain factory look and controls (Sirius Radio, Sync, and steering wheel controls). I left the two 8" factory subwoofers in the doors to provide a little mid bass. Of course there are times when I drive with the radio off and just enjoy the 5.0 symphonyhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/76374140@N03/?saved=1

t-fatty

What did this cost minus the subwoofer and where did you get everything?

Shiner

I paid $110 for the 2 pairs of Infinity Reference 6x8 from Amazon, $120 for the Audio Control crossover at Crutchfield, $240 for the Rockford amp at Sonicelectronix, and $60 for wiring from Knukonceptz. It all depends on what kind of sound you want. Swapping out the factory speakers will give you a noticeable improvement in sound quality. If you add an aftermarket amp, the speakers will play louder. Adding a subwoofer will give your music more low end. A lot of this depends on your budget and your listening preference.

Hytek

Any bass roll off with the Audio Control LC6i? I've been looking into that and the PAC adapter. Was the Audio Control LC6i easy to hook up?

Klr7626

Shiner, any installation tips or special harnesses you used? I've replaced all my speakers and added a subwoofer but am still unhappy with my highs. I think this would be the perfect next step to fix my system.

Shiner

The Lc6i unit was very easy to install. I just tapped into the factory speaker leads behind the factory radio and ran the wires to the Lc6i in the trunk. The power and negative wires are run off of the amp (no remote turn on needed). I think it is a better option than the Pac unit because it gives you more control.

07fx2

I bought some Jl 570tr and put in my truck. I love them way better then the stocks. 120 for a pair and has a built in tweeter. Idk why ford cheaps out on the stereos so much.

Shiner

Traditionally if you wanted more detailed highs you would use separate component speakers for the front. Unfortunately, this is not really practical for the Mustang as mounting the tweeter (and finding somewhere to place the crossover)can be problematic. Not impossible, but difficult. I don't know what kind of speakers you replaced the factory ones with but another option is to replace the front 6x8's again with a high quality speaker that specialize in highs (such as Infinity Kappa, Polk Audio, Focal, etc). Also, you want to ensure that the speakers are getting enough power. Some speakers are designed to operate with 10-30 watts rms of power (factory radio) and are most efficient in that range. Others are designed to operate with 50-100 watts rms of power and play louder and cleaner in that range. If you feed them less power than recommended, you are not getting the most out of the speaker and it will not be operating in the range that it was designed for. Most of the amps today come with frequency adjustment and high pass low pass filters. Ensure that your system is properly tuned and crossover points are set (plenty of youtube vids for this).

Hytek

Thanks good to know. I bought the LC2i a week ago just haven't gotten around to installing it. Sounds like an easy hook up since I have everything ran from before. Did you tap into an open fuse under the dash for the amp?

Did you get the separate remote control unit too? I did just incase there's too much bass at times.

Shiner

The Lc6i automatically turns on when it detects input signal (speaker wires). I just ran a remote turn on out from the Lc6i to the remote turn on for the amp. The Lc2i has this feature as well so there is no need for you to run a remote turn on (unless you didn't run one for your amp, in which case you can just run a remote turn on from Lc2i to amp). The power and ground wire for the Lc6i are connected to the amp power and ground. I called Crutchfield whom I bought the Lc6i from and this is the install setup they recommended. I did buy the separate remote unit but did not install it as I found it to be too big and cumbersome. Having that little bit of extra bass control will be nice though to tweak the bass. The install wasn't bad at all, and since you already have all the wiring done it should be easy for you.

Hytek

Which set of speaker wires did you tap into for the Lc6i? Also if you remember, what color were the positive and negatives on the factory wires? I can't find my volt meter or a diagram anywhere online.

Shiner

Lc6i has 3 sets of speaker input; main channel, 2nd channel, and 3rd channel (sub). Main channel is the left and right front speaker, 2nd channel is left and right rear speaker. There was no need to input 3rd channel (sub) because the Lc6i automatically uses the signal from 2nd channel input and routes it to 3rd channel for output (rca cables). This is the wiring diagram that I used. Simply cut and paste into your browser
http://iihs.net/fsm/?dir=710&viewfil...Navigation.pdf

Shiner

Or click on the link

Hytek

Cool thanks