First time audio install

[Hush Car Audio]

#1 you are crazy running without a fuze......one wrong thing and your truck burns down.

#2 PAC AmpPro AP4-FD31 not ideal......you need the Zen to do it right....many threads on this

Can you give me a quick rundown on why the PAC units isn't ideal? I looked and didn't see any threads on this topic.

 

[goblues38]

Can you give me a quick rundown on why the PAC units isn't ideal? I looked and didn't see any threads on this topic.

we covered this all in the GEN TOO threads.

Be cause it is still just taking its signal off the high-level outputs of the factory amp. So you are stuck with what ever signal processing is being done by the factory system.

The factory system rolls of bass at high volumes to protect speakers and warranty claims. just adding an amp and subs to the factory system is a waste of time and money. To get any decent bass at high volumes you have to crank the gains up, and at low volumes, your system will be very bass heavy.

Zen A2B ties into the factory can-bus system. pure clean digital input, what you do with that signal is up to you. but you are essentially taking the ford amp out of the signal path.

 

[delliott]

I returned the PAC, ended up switching to the ZEN and PAC APH-FD02 harness

 

[cdiddy4224]

I returned the PAC, ended up switching to the ZEN and PAC APH-FD02 harness
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Good choice!

 

[delliott]

Good choice!
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Why did mine ship from Sound Good Stereo with only a 6 channel???

 

[cdiddy4224]

Did you buy the 6A or the 12A?

 

[greatone99]

Why did mine ship from Sound Good Stereo with only a 6 channel??? View attachment 480653

u dont need channel 3,4 5, 6 ,they r the same as 1 and 2

 

[The Car Stereo Company]

u dont need channel 3,4 5, 6 ,they r the same as 1 and 2

correct. there are 3 pairs for the front. 2 pairs for the rear, and one center and one sub channel. however for the backup sensors to work, you must use 7&8 for the rears. even though 9&10 are rears as well, the back up beeps for some reason dont pass through

 

[delliott]

I ended up just ordering the JL VX600/6i with DSP so I’m just gonna run the TosLink to it, and then run my JL 750/1 to 600/6’s PreOut and connect to the same DSP and run active front

Any word of advice?

Already ran a ground from the battery for the ZEN too