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Cyklist
Young Croc Joined: 14 December 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 707 |
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Posted: 27 July 2022 at 11:58am |
Hi folks,
I have recently completed a camper conversion and now am trying to figure out what would be the best solution for a van sound system. I dont really want to run the audio system from the leisure battery so ideally will have its own battery or may go for a boominator/lipo style setup. What would folks suggest for amplification? Chinese class D or off the shelf car audio stuff? Ideally would some form of integrated dsp so dont have to install additional unit. cheers
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charlynch
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Hi,
I'm using a Pioneer GM-D9701 for bass, class d & reasonably priced. Head unit powers 4x 4fe32 and is wired to the leisure via the solar controller power take off to take care of low voltage cut off & the bass amp on its own heavy duty low voltage cut off. It's efficient enough to play for days at 'inside' levels, if getting no charge or 8 hours flat out in party mode I did consider having 2 separate battery systems but it made more sense to size the battery bank & charging system to be capable enough. A friend has just brought a Minirig 2.1 set up for the van he is building for the flexibility of using it inside outside or to take to the beach. Someone else I know is using the little Thomann Dsp, Bluetooth dongle & Chinese chip amps again all through the solar controller. Both of their power draws are miniscule.
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bitSmasher
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I'd suggest a second (or third?) 12v battery for audio - preferably LiFePO4 if you can - keep compatibility with charging systems
For amps, Pioneer GM-D 4 channel is my pick too... I'm in the middle of working out future rigs and cheapo amp boards with their own power requirements aren't as appealing once you factor in the entire system (battery, charging and compatibility)
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Young Croc Joined: 14 December 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 707 |
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Ill probably get LiFePO4 just for audio stuff and go with the Pioneer GM-D series
With respect to drivers would it be better to go with the likes of the Faitals mentioned above/similar or some car audio component speakers? Have some of the old scanspeak/alpine sets I used in an old motor was thinking of using
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