These are the ones I got and they are component in the front.
Want to take my 2010 Yukon XL Denali with 180,000 miles for a family trip from Michigan To Florida
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you might have a tough time running the crossover wire up to the tweeter, I believe there is a block connector on the inside of the body behind the rubber boot.These are the ones I got and they are component in the front.
so I wouod mount the tweeters on the triangle plastic cover where the mirror access bolts are like I did on my silverado, then it makes it super easy
That's an awesome look!
I just bought a base blocker and planning to tuck it into the a-pillar, but that looks great! You running kappa's as well?
yes, but I need to upgrade the door speakers I have been running too much power to them so they are about done, tweeters seem to be able to handle it fine
This was not very scientific, so take it with a grain of salt. But when checking the dB levels at each of the front doors - driver's side deadened (72-74 dB) and the passenger side as from the factory (77-78 dB) there seemed to be a 4-5 dB difference when on the freeway at 75 mph.
We checked one point consistently right above the cup holder.
I'm a little surprised it was that much difference....like really surprised - it seems like a lot. It will be interesting when we finish deadening the passenger door and see if we get a similarly reduced reading.
The middle of the vehicle above the center console was around 70 dB.
We checked one point consistently right above the cup holder.
I'm a little surprised it was that much difference....like really surprised - it seems like a lot. It will be interesting when we finish deadening the passenger door and see if we get a similarly reduced reading.
The middle of the vehicle above the center console was around 70 dB.
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iamdub
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-10dB is perceived by the human ear as half as loud. 45% of that is significant.
There are free phone apps for measuring dB. I use Decibel X. I can't say how accurate they are compared to actual test equipment. But for comparison, they should be fine. I'd like to know how an app compares to your device.
I like the metallic sheen on your nails. Gonna get 'em redone after you finish your sound upgrades?
Yeah, I'm really surprised there's that much difference between the doors. I'm not putting much into this since I didn't have a before reading, but if I see the drop on the passenger side when we're done, then we can have a little validation.
I'll download decibelX and compare to my device and come back to you on it.
Ha! I'll let me wife know that she's been slacking on the nails and it's all over the Internet now! She's been helping me with the sound deadening!
I'm using a combination of two different layers of deadening material and strategically locating some acoustic panels (which I believe make a significant difference even just in my head).
I also pulled the overhead console and did some sound deadening above the headliner in a similar manner as a first step in hopes of getting the bluetooth mic to pickup my voice better.
iamdub
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The thing is, you're not gonna make anything worse by adding it. The roof and firewall (or more of forward floorboard and the wheel arches) are other hotspots for sound. When I pull my headliner to dye it, I'll insulate the roof.
Yes, those are some of my next targets. When I was working on the cabin air filter, I pulled up some of the carpet up front and saw the wheel wells right there - I'll definitely be getting those and the floors up front since it's easy - trying to think through the firewall still and where access can be easy.
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Do you have the 10 speaker system with the center channel? What speaker did you use there and in the d-pillar?
my silverado has 6 speaker bose, no center console so they do a really screwy setup with 6X9's in the front doors as subwoofers, rattled and sounded like hell. so I put basically the same sound deadener in the doors and rear of the cab, put kappa components in the front doors, sundown speakers in the front upper dash, kappa's in the rear doors, 2 jl sub's under the rear seat, 2 jl audio amps and a adapter module for the stock headunit otherwise it sends a heavily filtered sub signal to the front doors, bt audio to one speaker, backup sensor sound to another speaker, onstar to another speaker. just a screwy factory setup.
all that said I think the yukon center dash speaker is a full range not sure of size I think it is bigger than 2.75" might be 3" if you pop the grill off you can measure it to be sure, just use a pry tool it comes off rather easily.
the problem with the center speaker is it has no support under it so it tends to make the dash crack from bouncing up and down while driving, some of us have put some foam support under it to help prevent it from moving.
plenty of options out there for speakers, the sundowns I used will not fit because they are not square they only have 2 ears
The head unit uses the canbus network. The pictures the main audio settings tab on the head unit. That last option doesn’t seem to do anything nor does the speed adjust.
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I don't see any ANC settings in there
I thought that’s what the speed adjust volume was. I don’t remember seeing anything about it on the OEM unit?
that is automatic volume with speed, so as you are driving it automatically adjusts the volume up/down to compensate for outside noise, that's not anc
anc listens to the sound waves and generates a negative sound to reduce it
automatic volume has been around for a long time, it's in the manual for obs, nbs, nnbs
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Finally finished the passenger door sound deadening and the dB measurement went from 77-78 dB to 74-75 dB. Not quite as quiet as the driver side door (72-73 dB), but definitely shows improvement!
Dropped in the Infinity Kappa speakers in the a-pillar tweeter locations and the front doors and it is incredible how much improvement there is. I don't know how much is the new speakers vs including the sound deadening, but it is a huge difference.
@iamdub - see pic here of the difference between decibelX phone app vs the decibel meter - pretty big difference. The phone is my wife's galaxy S24 ultra, so it's pretty new sound hardware (I know you apple guys will be slamming that)!
Dropped in the Infinity Kappa speakers in the a-pillar tweeter locations and the front doors and it is incredible how much improvement there is. I don't know how much is the new speakers vs including the sound deadening, but it is a huge difference.
@iamdub - see pic here of the difference between decibelX phone app vs the decibel meter - pretty big difference. The phone is my wife's galaxy S24 ultra, so it's pretty new sound hardware (I know you apple guys will be slamming that)!
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Later tonight we leave on our trip! We'll be battling the storm that runs all the way down from Michigan to Florida, but I feel everything that you all have helped me get done on the truck will get us there safely!
I cannot put into words how grateful we are for the advice and counsel you have provided. We listened to every word, made every repair or PM, and feel that we could not be in a better position right now with the truck!
I've packed a tool box and various other things including a little bit of oil, my tech 2 clone that I haven't been able to open yet, and reinstalled the new spare tire.
Like @JPS0284 said earlier, we've crammed into this single thread a decade worth of things you all have been discussing here. Thanks again for helping me every step of the way and I hope you all know how much we appreciate you all.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
And yes, I'll be back with a few more things that need to be done next year...and maybe a few pics of the truck while we're on the trip!
Later tonight we leave on our trip! We'll be battling the storm that runs all the way down from Michigan to Florida, but I feel everything that you all have helped me get done on the truck will get us there safely!
I cannot put into words how grateful we are for the advice and counsel you have provided. We listened to every word, made every repair or PM, and feel that we could not be in a better position right now with the truck!
I've packed a tool box and various other things including a little bit of oil, my tech 2 clone that I haven't been able to open yet, and reinstalled the new spare tire.
Like @JPS0284 said earlier, we've crammed into this single thread a decade worth of things you all have been discussing here. Thanks again for helping me every step of the way and I hope you all know how much we appreciate you all.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
And yes, I'll be back with a few more things that need to be done next year...and maybe a few pics of the truck while we're on the trip!
iamdub
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Much bigger difference than I was hoping for. But, it still might not be irrelevant info. Like, if you had tested it before with the phone and it still showed the same 3-4 dB change. Thanks for the comparison! I'll be sure to do a before and after when I do mine. I'm just gonna use the phone app and have as few of variables as possible. I'll pick the same testing locations (parked and driving), phone locations and angles, weather conditions, etc.
Oh, and I'll be using an iPhone so the data will likely be more factual!
iamdub
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Where in FL are y'all going? I drove from Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Wimauma, FL (about 30 mins south of Tampa) last Friday. Did this in my old 2008 with 227K miles. The same one I often post here of the beatings and abuse I deal it. What I did to get her ready for the 800-mile journey was check the tire pressures and look at the oil, trans fluid, and coolant levels. Oh, real important- I also saved a bunch of Marketplace listings for subwoofer amps between Pensacola and Wimauma. Mine is still in the shop so I wanted to get one along the way or while I was here. Gotta take advantage of the 4-state market.
I plan to meet up with another forum member from south FL that will be up this way for a few days. If you happen to be near and available, maybe you could join?
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