F#1 Status Up and Running
07-09-2005, 01:53 AM
#1
Cheddar
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 558
OMG, it is absolutely amazing......... worth every penny and then some.
After 4 plus weeks of working on the Ridgeline, I got it to the point where I could safely fire it up.
The DVD-Audio section is unnnnnbelievable. I haven't even had time to tinker with the Road EQ or any EQ settings for that matter. All I've got is the front speakers and the sub running. Still need to put in the monitor, rear speakers, and center channel. I can go 6.1 surround, but will keep it simple and go 5.1.
Also, absolutely no noise whatsoever. I did everything by the book and it paid off.
Even the Ai-Net changer sounds great. I was worried about the Ion Bus to Ai-Net converter, but it keeps the signal very clean.
Question for Defro........ I did not install the ferite core on the Ion Bus cables, it should be OK, right? No noise, so I felt it was not needed.
Joe, I think even you will be impressed by the sound of the F#1 Status. I'll bring it by when I'm done installing the rest of the speakers. You can help me tweak it.
I'm heading out to see Timmy first thing in the morning....... I haven't been this excited in a long, long time.
After 4 plus weeks of working on the Ridgeline, I got it to the point where I could safely fire it up.
The DVD-Audio section is unnnnnbelievable. I haven't even had time to tinker with the Road EQ or any EQ settings for that matter. All I've got is the front speakers and the sub running. Still need to put in the monitor, rear speakers, and center channel. I can go 6.1 surround, but will keep it simple and go 5.1.
Also, absolutely no noise whatsoever. I did everything by the book and it paid off.
Even the Ai-Net changer sounds great. I was worried about the Ion Bus to Ai-Net converter, but it keeps the signal very clean.
Question for Defro........ I did not install the ferite core on the Ion Bus cables, it should be OK, right? No noise, so I felt it was not needed.
Joe, I think even you will be impressed by the sound of the F#1 Status. I'll bring it by when I'm done installing the rest of the speakers. You can help me tweak it.
I'm heading out to see Timmy first thing in the morning....... I haven't been this excited in a long, long time.
07-09-2005, 06:27 PM
#5
Cheddar
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 558
Civic is history. All Morels in the Ridgeline. Elate three ways up front, Integras in the back and a single 10 inch Elate sub.
Amp is Audison LRX 6
Replacing stock speaker wires was a huge pain, but not as bad as runnibg 1/0 gauge under the Ridgeline and into the composite trunk under the bed.
Amp is Audison LRX 6
Replacing stock speaker wires was a huge pain, but not as bad as runnibg 1/0 gauge under the Ridgeline and into the composite trunk under the bed.
07-11-2005, 12:45 PM
#6
500 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 884
Originally posted by mugen1:
Joe, I think even you will be impressed by the sound of the F#1 Status. I'll bring it by when I'm done installing the rest of the speakers. You can help me tweak it.
Joe, I think even you will be impressed by the sound of the F#1 Status. I'll bring it by when I'm done installing the rest of the speakers. You can help me tweak it.
07-11-2005, 06:57 PM
#8
Cheddar
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 558
Yeah, watching **** while driving can cause problems.... hee hee hee.......
I just finished installing the rear speakers and I'll work on the centre channel tomorrow. Something quick and dirty. So Wednesday should be OK. I'm trying to get the dome mids and tweeters up front installed in the A-pillars. Right now, I'm running two-way Morels -- speakers from Elate three-ways, but running two-way passive from the old Dotech set I had before in the Civic.
Still sounds good, though.
I just finished installing the rear speakers and I'll work on the centre channel tomorrow. Something quick and dirty. So Wednesday should be OK. I'm trying to get the dome mids and tweeters up front installed in the A-pillars. Right now, I'm running two-way Morels -- speakers from Elate three-ways, but running two-way passive from the old Dotech set I had before in the Civic.
Still sounds good, though.
07-11-2005, 07:44 PM
#9
Yankee
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 3,599
Listened to an current F#1 Status (what a name!) HU over the weekend with the new Zapco comp set... detail, articulation, clearity (I listened with no EQ or TA). The system does seem a cut above the ordinary, certainly a contender for best HU at any price. It gives my McIntosh a run for the money for sure, and it has DVD and incredible tools for tailoring the sound! The Zapcos are must audition too
