JL Audio upgrade

Nice upgrade!

I think you have the speakers for front and rear confused though. The XR component set are the more expensive (and nicer sounding) set and thus would have been installed in the front of the car.

 

sweet amp install!!!

if i do upgrade, ive seen some members put 6" subs under the front seats, that would be sweet, and wont take up room in the trunk, since i use mines for work and carry a lot of luggage

would love to hear an upgraded stereo sustem on a prius!!!

 

Any loss of functionality through the MFD or steering wheel, including Nav or hands-free BT?

And if I may be so tacky, what was the final cost?

 

That quote has also been attributed to Steve Martin.

No matter, just put some Zappa in your new sound system and crank that Frank! I'd recommend the second disc of You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Volume 5.

 

Aha! I ordered the JL SSI add-on to the Cleansweep last night as I suspected as much, and I was relieved to read your post today.

So...you removed the harness from the OEM amp and connected it to the JL SSI, then connected that to the Cleansweep, which then goes to the aftermarket amp from which all the cabin speakers and subwoofer are plugged into?

Did you have to splice into any speakers (e.g., rear) to get the signal for the subwoofer? Or, hopefully this wasn't necessary as the Cleansweep provided the appropriate signal for the after market amplifier.

My components are all being delivered this week, and I hope to do the install over the weekend, with my electrician buddy. I'm not well-versed in stereo equipment so hopefully I phrased the above correctly. Thanks.

 

Good to hear of full functionality.

OUCH! Hard to justify almost $2K, even though I've already invested $650+ in better speakers.

 

I had the same issue and solved it doing the exact same thing (through trial and error). One thing to be mindful of is that now when you have the car turned on without playing the stereo, the new equipment will be turned on and drawing power. So take care to not drain your battery inadvertently.

Where did Burt put your Cleansweep units???

 

I had another question, Doc Willie - can you still adjust the low, mid, and highs with the onscreen controls? If you do use the JBL tone controls, does the added equipment try to compensate and undo what you intend?

I realize that, although a good system may approach tonal flatness, the variation in music can be huge, and sometimes compensation is necessary.

Thanks!

 

I'll reply since I have a CL441dsp which I installed and calibrated myself.

The answer is no (to the second question). The calibration is static, and performed at a single fixed (head unit) volume setting.

 

Yes and No.

 

Thanks to both priusenvy and zen

 

Do you have RCA cables run into the Aux ports on the Cleansweep for your external device (MP3 etc.), or do you use the console's Aux port?

 

Sorry for being unclear. Let me rephrase my questions:

1. Do you use an external audio device such as an MP3 player?
2. If Yes, do you plug it into the Prius's AUX IN port in the center console? Or do you plug it into the Cleansweep's AUX RCA ports?

 

I have a similar setup w/ different JL speakers and no SSI. There is a lot of "static" and background noise so I tried to calibrate the Cleansweep. Now it sounds like the factory unit w/o the amp. How can I fix this?