The Civic Gets A $24,000 Audio Upgrade: Front Stage Build & Build Overview
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- Time for part 2 of the Civic audio install where we get into the nitty gritty of the front stage. Derek did an amazing job putting this whole system together and it's mind blowing just how sleek and OEM it looks. The true audio quality of the build would never come across on camera or through your cellphone speakers. It's one of those systems you have to hear in person to truly appreciate.
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I love how he just dropped $24k on a car stereo but says he isn't "there yet in life" for a good home theater system lol
In a civic too of all cars
You must be new here, and that’s ok. This is what Matt does. He gets a car dialed in, sparing no expense, and then runs a give-away through his store. The influx of revenue offsets the stratospheric costs of the cars, so it makes sense from a business standpoint. Sinking this kind of money into a home theater system that wouldn’t create any revenue, and likely wouldn’t increase the home’s value enough to recoup the costs, is just poor financial planning.
Tim Also think, if he put 24k into the car stereo, imagine how much he would put into a home theater
@@user-sx4yu3nw4j - Right. If the system in the car cost 25k, his dream home theater system will be in the 6 figures.
hahahahaha
Great two part series on your sound system Matt! EXACTLY how I would have it done as well. I competed in IASCA SQ competitions back in the days in the Street Smart category, when I had my orange Nissan Sentra SE-R SpecV. The sound system was done to perfection too, with a three way setup up front (Focal bass drivers with Alpine Type X mids and tweeters) in custom kick panels, with crossovers, sound deadening, JL Audio Slash series amps (4 channel for fronts and a separate 500/1 for the 12 inch JL Audio W6V2 subwoofer in a JL Audio Wedge enclosure), Alpine head unit, etc. My setup took pretty much first prize in all the competitions throughout the season in 2005, to eventually win first overall in my category in a finals in New York that year. Crazy memories! (I was also usually taking home the prize for the cleanest ride in show n shine portions of those meets).
Overall, your videos put me right back in those memories and make me want to buy a project car and go have those boys in Boston work on my audio setup too! :)
Would love to see you post car audio videos on top of your awesome detailing vids
Matt - You keep finding people and companies who are as obsessed about quality as you are. Derek's attention to detail, even in areas most people will never see, is mind blowing. Thanks!
This is the definition of obsessed in the best way possible. He is truly a craftsman. I thought the price was crazy but good components aren’t cheap and this man deserves whatever he charges for his labor.
Bingo!
all right lets polish this $100k civic with this poop rag i found in the alley lol
I’m not sure if there is something wrong with me but I could watch this guy all,day. This has completely sucked me in. Very insightful and educational. Thank you for posting all the video he shot.
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Absolutely not! There is nothing gay about saying "watching a guy all day" and "sucked me in" in the same paragraph AT ALL sir!
idk how youre going to give this car away. it would be a dream to own.
Definitely
He should keep this and giveaway something else
He has bigger dreams bro!
Yeah he shouldn’t give it away. To much detail and time put into it.
It’s a business move to be leveraged, drawing revenue into the OG store.
This Civic has a better audio system than my local cinema.
Much love, your friends at Rev Media!!
*Reads title of video* "Uhhhhhh WHAT?"
*15 minutes into video* "Oh... OK, I get it now"
Love this. Takes me back to my own IASCA competition days in the 90s.
These types of builds are my favorite. I love doing as much as you can while keeping the vehicle appearing stock.
Who ever gets this car better appreciate the amount of work that's gone into this!
Winner will be the least deserving person ever, that's how life works. Take what should happen and flip it 180 degrees.
It’s probably ruined by now, I would have drove it, definitely wouldn’t be worth what it was but I would take care of it.
This is probably the most expensive audio system ever installed on a Honda, period! The quality is insane.
javie793 and yet every car should come with this kind of audio from the factory. Life is too short to waste on subpar garbage
Most expensive. Probably not. But the quality of work and products used are incredible.
Not even close. I've installed higher dollar installs - and into CRX's as well. I'd have gone Dynaudio midbass but HLCD's in the front. The soundstage and imaging is way better with the tweeters in the kicks, but you always have a slight sensation of rolling forward. Horns provide the more balanced left and right distance (same math as having the tweeter in the kicks, but the dispersion is more natural sounding with a more open soundstage (but you also need a tonne of eq to make it work, because compression drivers).
@@madbikeboysins Preach!!!!! ...I was waiting for someone to chime in......HLCD's (don't know about the matchup of Dynaudio Midbass though)....I don't run anything other than that ....even in my work truck.
VOLTRON i think not many people can beat my Honda’s audio setup in price & time spent on it! This one becomes cheap next to it! 😃
I found myself watching this again just today because because it's awesome to watch someone who's so good at fabrication. Those tweeter pods from sails you fixed looked brand new like they were from factory you are a magician with plastics 😂
These are the types of videos we need to start doing for our electronic installs. Love the detail!!
AS a Audio Phile on a Budget, I am jealous! I an designing my 2020 Camry XSE as I watch this video! Bravo
Matt please keep that car man. First because all of that nobody will do to it and second because we are starting to feel in love with that car so please keep it you deserve it man and we want to enjoy it together with you and keep watching it in almost every content. 🙏🏻
I love it!! The stereo is worth more than the car itself!! I put a 10k stereo into my mr2 turbo thinking 10k was a bit too much. This is awesome!!
I’m obsessed with the obsession. This channel makes me feel at home.
Speaker placement is weird, mids and tweeters in the A pillar and woofers in the kicks would make much more sense for sound quality.
Also full active would make more sense.
No subwoofer ?
I don’t see how a 3 way passive front system and amp and dsp would cost anywhere near 24k , even with the hours for the install.
Its not a bad install, just not for that money.
What a superb build Matt! This was executed in a flawless way. I can tell by your expression your super thrilled by finished product. I know you’ll be chasing the Dynaudio home theater at some point. Thanks for sharing!
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I love how you took this Honda Civic from stock to supercar audio setup! The build quality looks amazing and the sound is absolutely stunning. Great job!
Awesome stuff Matt. I love your appreciation for good audio. This takes me back to the system you went over in the s2000!
This series is fascinating to watch. I really enjoy the attention to detail.
He did a great job covering the install, it was a joy to watch. Installation is only half of it and tuning it properly will make or break a system. I will never forget when I did a demo and I was sitting in my passenger seat. I thought something was wrong. Absolutely a different experience when sitting in the driver seat for where it was time alignment with the rta. I used to sit in the truck for hours in a parking lot not to disturb my neighbors listening to all sorts of different music. You have to get flac files. I was hearing things that I didn't even know where there in the music. Some of my go to was Hotel California of course and Alice and Chains unplugged, Greatest hits Huey Lewis and the news. It's something very special to have a system of that quality. Enjoy it
I gotta get me one of those screwdrivers 👌
Hell yah! U could work on the inside of a car standing outside of it. Shit u could work on something & not even be there! Lmfao Work from home 😆 🤣 😂
My dad has been in the car audio business for 30+ years and has told so many people that kick panel location works so much better than sticking the components up in your face on the dash and so many people argue with this. Nice to see that you and the guys at SIM did it properly as they clearly know there stuff! I have kick panels located in my own car and it's such a nice oem looking place to have it. This was probably one of my favourite videos to watch. 👍
simonverigotta41 i can argue with it anytime! 👌
I haven’t seen an old school stereo install like this since the 90’s, with new tech flair of course. I love this setup. So much detail
The only downside to a SQ setup is you are constantly listening to music from the past which were produced with extreme fidelity. There is only so many times I can listen to Hotel California though haha. This setup will reveal any and every flaw there is in the production of modern music. With that said, I miss my old SQ system even though I spent about 1/3 of what Matt spent (which is still a lot lol)
This answers my question I had posted in the previous video about the doors being sealed or not. Glad to see they are! The craftsmanship and attention to detail in this build is second to none. I love it, not only is it stealthy but it's also CLEAN and aesthetically pleasing. People don't know how much of a difference a great tune with a high quality DSP makes. You can even make terrible gear sound good. I've never listened to Dynaudio but it seems we have similar ears because I too prefer silk dome tweeters than harsh metal ones.
24k ?? They see you coming boy
Thank you sir, for taking us with this install....
You know Matt had an anxiety meltdown when Derric said “give it a quick polish” and saw that dirty rag!
I thought the same thing. You know Matt gasped when he said that.
Insane amount of money especially in a Civic, but those guys deserve every penny. Their attention to detail is off the scale!
I throughly enjoy the level of detail and craftsmanship you employ with any of your work. True professional.
What an incredible job ! Really enjoyed seeing how much detail went into it
I am amazed by the work that was put in on this. I remember back in the day we had the q logic kick panels that were nothing compared to what he was able to come up with. The job he did with the sub box and the amp and then making all of it disappear is top notch. The finished product is beautiful as well. I can't imagine spending 24 grand on a car stereo but I can for sure understand how that figure came about with this build.
LOVE IT, I can watch this stuff all day!
Oh yeah watching now. My favorite of the series.
I shed a tear for the effort he put forth.
I have been building Iasca winners since 1991 and that use to be the formula.
Tweets and mids in custom kicks with midbass in the door.
Usually used Morell 8s in the doors and 4s and those deep silk tweets that were designed for home audio. Always used electronic x overs with 6 dedicated channels.
The drivers tweeter should point to a spot that was 2 inches to the right of your right ear. In other words if u were to stick a cigarette in your right ear hole and the tweeter were a blue laser you would light it up. The passenger tweeter should point to your left ear. This gives the most accurate imaging and the off axis response of the driver tweet reduces the localization.
But wtf that was over 30 years ago. Richard Clark would be racing that Grand National if he wanted a trophy with today's DSP tech and processing power combined with active correction in real time with Sound cancelation tech.
If you are going for nostalgia you hit a grand slam but if u want the combo that would max out a score sheet at the Iasca finals your on the wrong road bro
Ha, ha... Okay
Amazing project! Been following along for quite some time now. I can't wait for the finished product. Cheers
Matt, excellent choice with Dynaudio! I just finished an install in my Tundra with mostly Dyna. Took me about 6 months (with work and father duties). I can totally appreciate the price, product, and craftsmanship that went into this. I’m sure you will spend a few more hours just driving and listening before the giveaway.
Sheesh. That was incredible to watch him work. Masterful!
Can't imagine how good it sounds, after someone who has been tuning cars for over 30 years, not to mention with that hardware installed at that level!
Honestly, I couldn't give that car away for the stereo alone...I would die a little inside.
Ive been in mobile HiFi for over 20 yrs. At 16 i was selling earthquake and PPI equipment along with MBQuart. Seeing how much advancements still have been made is awesome. I hope 1 day to get back to my roots. I started in SPL shows and migrated to SQ+ as i got older and wanted to enjoy music more. That car is looking great. Your install and equipment is as much as my new Malibu RS. Lmao. Great vlog 💪😎
Looks great, great work and very nice speakers - thanks for the video - lots of great ideas.
Yup you just blew my mind, I honestly have never wanted something so bad lol
I love how you built your dream 99 Civic EM1 later in life when you could afford to do everything perfect. Nothing but the best. Nice LHR engine swap. Crazy audio system. Awesome car! Great job. Honestly, I would keep this car for my son to learn how to drive manual transmission on and then pass it on to him. He's 13 now, so I would have another 7-8 years with it while he learned to drive and take care of a car. He wouldn't get the EM1 Civic right away. He could beat up a different Honda for his very first car. He wouldn't get gifted the EM1 until he could appreciate at it at maybe 21 years old or something.
Amazing system build. I was waiting for this part of the civic build for a while and wasn’t disappointed! No detail left behind and tuned properly! Dynaudio have a very faithful sound without coloration. Another one I would’ve considered are Morels, but this is so damn perfect!
Morel carbon pro or focal utopia are the best car speakers money can buy. A car with those speakers with half this build would sound better any day. Maybe not louder but fidelity would be insane.
The attention to detail on this build makes my OCD feel good...... Nice to see something being done in the best way possible. I need to make the drive up from Rockledge and come see this thing before ya give it away!
Wow, what an amazing upgrade! I love how the front stage build adds so much depth and clarity to the sound. And the build overview was really informative, it's great to see all the details that went into making this audio upgrade possible. Highly recommend checking out this video if you're looking to take your Honda Civic's audio game to the next level.
more great content, more master craftsman - Derek needs to setup a TH-cam channel, the chap is a natural. Coming from Ireland, I do enjoy hearing the Boston accent too :)
One of your best videos ever. Whole thing whizzed right by.
Beautiful Matt, I am a fan of that sub box.
I could watch this guy do installs all day. Please convince him to make a channel. Very informative and interesting
I bet Pink Floyd sound so good with this setup!
Great quality install! Really like his attention to simply details!
Absolutely Perfect!
Sound in motion needs a TH-cam channel. This is so cool to watch the assembly process and the thought that goes into making a high end sound system.
So...
I would not even turn the radio on, I would listen to the VTEC kick in instead! Brrrrrap!! Whaaaaaa
Hope to see Derek on a future podcast! He did a great job filming let alone what he managed to do to the car!
Great video coverage of the stereo install
That looks like a killer sound system. Would love to hear it. Great install.
Looks like perfection to me......must sound incredible!
The quality and quantity of this channel is growing exponentially. Great job
Am I the only one that looked at the dirty rag and random polish thinking "I hope Matt doesn't see that he put it on the car..."
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As soon as he said it, I cringed. Lol.
I hope he was joking
He was being sarcastic
there's a beast hiding beneath a sheep's skin.
your attention to detail was topnotch, simply awesome!
dynaudio; dear santa!
I enjoy watching this build series more than I would if it were a exotic!
Crazy money, but if you love music, you love music.
I agree with everything you said, I am also a no rear fill guy too, it's all about the soundstage, and clarity.
Amazing work!
Very clean, amazing man
That sounds like John from LHT Performance :)
I am glad I wasn't the only one thinking this as well!
Thought the same here.
wow i thought the same thing.
Very well done!
Top quality gear. Good choices Matt.
I have been saving 100 dollars a pay check since this build began and will continue to do so until the deadline to get as many entries as possible to win what is going to be the greatest Civic SI on earth! Can't wait to be a 40 year old man with 5 kid's driving a 20 year old civic with a 24 thousand dollar stereo!!
im going to buy the cheapest thing on the website and win it.
Nice simple 3-way SQ setup. I'm putting together an old-school setup with Alpine IVA-W505, PXA-H700, Soundstream amps and Velodyne DF10SC servo sub. This vid gave me some ideas.
What a work of art ! Wish I could hear it .
Oh, this is what you had in mind, so not a 90’s trunk filling, in your face system. Seem a bit crazy and way over the top for any car, but fun to watch and see it pulled off! I kept thinking you are going to change your mind and keep it, I’m waiting for that video.
What an amazing job.
Wow, fantastic system...nicely bild...
Thank you for the effort,
49:35 Quick polish before giving it back to Matt 🤣
My civic needs your budget !
Nice system
Wreckers/junkyard bro for a Honda sail panel without tweeters. Beautiful job other than that a master of the craft! 😊
So freaking cool!
FYI by IASCA standpoint center image should be center of the dash not center to the driver position ... if you got a really good sounding car center image will be center of the hood
I the real world it’s better above the steering wheel for the driver.
Obsessed Garage sorry, I can’t agree. If you have a Center image in front of you, the remainder of the left stage will be squeezed and the right size stretched. The stage should be more or less symmetrical. Center image in the center of the car. Hopefully, the car images reasonably well from both sides of the car.
@@ObsessedGarage Hey its your car and its not a SQ comp car so if your happy with it thats what matters
I’m from Boston and had the chance to listen to a lot of sound In motions installs. All of his stages were all dead center. Maybe Matt doesn’t know what it means to have a center stage. 🤷♂️
Back before the internet expensive car stereos were how we entertained ourselves. I thought the $4k system in my ‘93 Prelude VTEC was expensive.
Heard some Ozzy in background and fitting as today marks 40th anniversary of the release of Blizzard of Oz. nice budget build...lol
I really hope that whoever wins this car appreciate all types of music. I would love to hear how George Straight, Miles Davis, Def Leppard, and Travis Scott sounds in here!
Great video.
EXCELLENT fabrication! ..but.... I'm afraid I just can't give the same praise for the Sound quality side of things... "Old School" methods simply don't compare to current.. Let me explain.
- Placing the mids and tweeters down in the kick panel area, leads to your Sound Stage usually sounding like its down low - even with the best of tuning.
- Mids and Tweeters are far more directional than midbass and sub bass. You and the passengers feet & legs are blocking them, constantly shifting the spectral balance.
- Every kickpanel mid/tweet car i've ever sat in, paled in comparison to the Sound Quality possible when done correctly.
What sounds DAMN good, is:
- Mids/ Tweeters mounted near head level, in as close proximity to each other as possible (A-pillar / Dash / Sails)
- Midbass in kickpanels or door
- DSP to control time alignment, Level-matching, phase, EQ via Real-time-analysis, etc
Cool of the SIM guy to video his progress. Also, kind of gave me a feel of John over at LHT. :)
It's headed to John on November 9th!
@@ObsessedGarage Sweet! I'll be sure to tune in...for more crazy !! Thanks Matt
Amazing that the center image is in front of the driver. Love that.
marviltron which is 100% incorrect. It would mean his left stage is horribly collapsed. Center image should be in the center of the stage, and in 99% of cars that is going to be close to the center of the windshield.
sqpapa I understand what you’re saying regarding the center image being in the center in most if not all cars but perhaps this particular setup is customized to be enjoyed just by the driver. I’m trying to understand why the left stage would collapse: could you elaborate?
marviltron think of it like this:
L--LC--C--RC--R
^ that is a properly images stage. lc is left center and rc is right center. If you put the center where the driver is you end up with:
L-LC-C----RC--R
Collapsed stage ^
Amazing attention to detail. Definitely would be listening to some Pink Floyd on that system.
Perfection.
Good lord, this gentleman is worth $15,000 just in his ability to film and document the process. Considering how much time filming would have added for someone who doesn't do it daily, the total bill seems reasonable.
What a great job...
I believe I spoke to soon, and I'm really sorry, but after actually watching some of your videos I think you might be a little to obsessed. However I think you might be a genius! Look forward to more of your videos...
now THAT, is what i would consider "dialed in""
As soon as I saw the custom brackets for the ECU I was hooked. Well worth a watch start to finish! I can respect the amount of time and effort it took to build this amazing setup.