[dilsoft]

Finally upgraded the audio setup in my Magnite! Since no one has posted about an audio upgrade for a Magnite in this forum yet, this might be the first one.
Here’s my setup:

1. Focal K2 Power 165 KR Component speakers.
   
2. ALPINE MRX-F65 1300W 4-Channel Amp (saved from my previous car)
3. Alpine Monoblock Amp (also saved from my previous car)
4. Rockford Fostage R-1 subwoofer (also saved from my previous car)
5. Rockford Fostage DSR-1 digital processor.
6. Blaupunkt and Scosche cables

The stock speakers that come with the Nissan Magnite are subpar to the core. I've been tolerating this lackluster sound for the past two years. Now that my warranty has expired, I finally have the freedom to replace them!



The new Focal K2 powered component speakers



Crossover



I tried to get a good view of head unit's backside but couldn't as he didn't fully remove it. He connect the cables to the DSP from one of the sockets.



Used infinity door damping material. The beautiful yellow coned Focal subwoofer can be seen.



Placement of Tweeter.


Mr. Shakeer, Team BHP's go-to audio installer in Hyderabad, did a fantastic job with the installation and fine-tuning of the DSP.
He can be reached at 9849587861.

I hope this thread helps other Magnite owners. Feel free to ask any questions, and I’ll do my best to respond.

At the moment, I’ve only installed components for the front speakers. I'm planning to upgrade the rear speakers soon with a pair of Focal coaxials. I'll post an update once the upgrade is complete.

[TheCarLover]

Interesting mod. Have you gone for a passive setup?

Since you had mentioned about the DSP, I thought you would have gone in for an active setup.

But given the you have mentioned about crossover, have you gone for a passive setup?

Also, none of the cars OE HU provides a low out (RCA). Have you connected to the DSP using the high out?

[Sbk__Audiophile]

One of the best speakers out there. Congrats mate youve just entered a world of unlimited potential.
Let me warn you the speakers youve chosen has way more capabilities than how youre running. Upgrading the amps and DSP would take this leagues ahead.

Cheers

[brownkaiser]

If you don't mind, could you tell what was the overall cost along with break-up?

Originally Posted by dilsoft

Mr. Shakeer, Team BHP's go-to audio installer in Hyderabad, did a fantastic job with the installation and fine-tuning of the DSP.

Where is this guy located?

[vamsi.vadrevu]

Fantastic upgrade to the OEM sound system! Thanks for taking us through this in detail. I'd like to do the same once my warranty ends too!

A small query- did the sound damping improve NVH in any way? I'm asking because Magnite's NVH although tolerable could be improved and I was wondering if there's been a perceptible improvement to the NVH because of the damping.

[dilsoft]

Originally Posted by TheCarLover

Interesting mod. Have you gone for a passive setup?

Since you had mentioned about the DSP, I thought you would have gone in for an active setup.

But given the you have mentioned about crossover, have you gone for a passive setup?

Also, none of the cars OE HU provides a low out (RCA). Have you connected to the DSP using the high out?

It's a passive setup.

The head unit is connected to DSP bypassing the original connections that goes to the stock speakers. As you rightly pointed out, there are no pre-outs (line level outs) from the head unit, unfortunately. I wish it had so that I could avoid extra investment on DSP. But many audiophiles believe that DSP would do wonders even for a better after market head unit.

The DSP is connected to the 4 channel amp and the speakers wires are drawn from the amp. He configured the DSP using Rockford app through his tab. It took nearly a couple of hours to configure it. This makes me believe that not every technician can do this.

Originally Posted by brownkaiser

If you don't mind, could you tell what was the overall cost along with break-up?
Where is this guy located?

Sure

Rockford DSR-1 DSP - 27k post discount
Focal K2 components - 30k
Infinity damping sheets for two doors - 4k
Wiring and fitting charges - 7K

He is located at Khairatabad, in the lane opp to Shadan degree college. You can call him to get the exact Google map location link.

Originally Posted by Sbk__Audiophile

One of the best speakers out there. Congrats mate youve just entered a world of unlimited potential.
Let me warn you the speakers youve chosen has way more capabilities than how youre running. Upgrading the amps and DSP would take this leagues ahead.

Cheers

Thanks bro! Please suggest a better amp and other stuff. I really want to explore this further.

Originally Posted by vamsi.vadrevu

A small query- did the sound damping improve NVH in any way? I'm asking because Magnite's NVH although tolerable could be improved and I was wondering if there's been a perceptible improvement to the NVH because of the damping.

Damping is a must when you go for high quality components and amp. I can say day and night difference was felt when he connected speakers and played the first song. Speakers are little tight for now, but once they burn in , they may sound more sweeter.

[Sbk__Audiophile]

Originally Posted by dilsoft

Sure

Rockford DSR-1 DSP - 27k post discount
Focal K2 components - 30k
Infinity damping sheets for two doors - 4k
Wiring and fitting charges - 7K

Bro are you sure cause as far as I know the speakers costed double the price.

Originally Posted by dilsoft

Thanks bro! Please suggest a better amp and other stuff. I really want to explore this further.

Sure. This is a quite serious topic. Ill give you the way to go full on forward.
Keep in mind the following things.

• You have an 8 channel DSP. So I suggest you run front 3 way with sub as youve focused on a front only setup now.
• Youve postioned the tweeters flush mounted. Switch to angle mounted and watch the magic.
• Since you have 6 channels of amplification now, ditch the crossover and switch to active. I personally dont know how good the amp and the DSP is as i use Helix in my daily setup.

I would suggest you to explore the potential in the current setup. Try bypassing the headunit and run direct from DSP by Aux to RCA input. Once you feel limited let me know, Ill suggest you an upgrade.

[dilsoft]

Originally Posted by Sbk__Audiophile

Bro are you sure cause as far as I know the speakers costed double the price.

This KR series is an archival model and is made for Indian market only. Hence price wise it is cheaper than the US model.
The newer model ES165 K2 series is quite expensive and being sold at 650 dollars in America.

Reg other info, thank you so much. Let me explore more on it.

[Sbk__Audiophile]

Originally Posted by dilsoft

This KR series is an archival model and is made for Indian market only. Hence price wise it is cheaper than the US model.
The newer model ES165 K2 series is quite expensive and being sold at 650 dollars in America.

Reg other info, thank you so much. Let me explore more on it.

Sure. By time get a good Midrange and a kickass 4 channel amp with great tonality. Pair the Mids and tweets to the new amp and run the midbass and sub from your current Alpine amp. (Since the Sub is 200W RMS you can ditch the Mono if you want lesser components. That way this will be 2 Amp 1 DSP setup.)

If the DSP later can be upgraded to like a Helix, the setup would even go further up. In case upgrade is a 9/10 channel DSP, retain the mono and run the rear fill with Alpine. But do note the price diff. of 8 ch. and 10 ch. DSP is quite high.

I think that would be the final upgrade you'll need. RTA'd setups have better staging so would recommend that also.

Keep in mind going active afterwards need proper rewiring again. Make sure you invest in the best speaker cables and RCA cables you can. The DSP and the RCA are gonna stay.
Also run solely from a good source, preferably Apple Music.

[dilsoft]

Originally Posted by Sbk__Audiophile

Also run solely from a good source, preferably Apple Music.

Thanks again for the details. Now I got an idea for my future upgrade.

Do you think amplifier can change the tonal quality of input signal? My understanding is it just boosts the signal to a certain wattage. Coloration may not happen much in an amp.

Also what is RTA'd ? didn't get you

[Sbk__Audiophile]

Originally Posted by dilsoft

Thanks again for the details. Now I got an idea for my future upgrade.

Do you think amplifier can change the tonal quality of input signal? My understanding is it just boosts the signal to a certain wattage. Coloration may not happen much in an amp.

Also what is RTA'd ? didn't get you

Amplifier is more important than speakers. Whoever says otherwise hasn't built proper systems. My amplifiers are costing more than my speakers and makes a huge difference. Tonality is hugely affected by quality of amplifiers.

RTA is Real Time Analyser. Detects what frequencies are being run in the system and makes a graph on it. Gives the user an idea on what is lacking making room for tuning.

[Sbk__Audiophile]

Originally Posted by dilsoft

Thanks again for the details. Now I got an idea for my future upgrade.

Do you think amplifier can change the tonal quality of input signal? My understanding is it just boosts the signal to a certain wattage. Coloration may not happen much in an amp.

Also what is RTA'd ? didn't get you

Dilshad let me add onto that.
What the amplifier is running is also very important. As I suggested above the Alpine 110W Class D amp is very well enough for running the Midbass and the Rockford 200W RMS subwoofer.
However using a 4 channel with the best tonality you can find for running the midranges and the tweeter is extremely important for a build. Even the tone is determined by the DSP (DAC chipset quality highly influences) and heavily by the source unit (Make sure the headunit is atleast as good as the Pioneer 5290BT. Even android headunits have come with good reputation on sound quality). It is way more important to have a tuner and installer who you can trust with a portfolio of doing competition builds. In my case it was Rohan from Kerala.

Speedfreaks builds by Mr. Karthik can also be referred. He goes absolute mad with builds and even Infinite Baffle.

Ill put a contact to my installer in case you have doubts.
Rohan - +919995140325

[Sbk__Audiophile]

Originally Posted by Sbk__Audiophile

Amplifier is more important than speakers. Whoever says otherwise hasn't built proper systems. My amplifiers are costing more than my speakers and makes a huge difference. Tonality is hugely affected by quality of amplifiers.

RTA is Real Time Analyser. Detects what frequencies are being run in the system and makes a graph on it. Gives the user an idea on what is lacking making room for tuning.

The general concept in car audio is Speakers > Amplifiers > Headunit/ Source > Installation. Its actually the other way around.

Installation > Source > Amplifier > Speakers.

A cheaper set of speakers installed with right angle mounted tweeters and the Midbass installed in proper rigid mounting, say the kicks or a door enclosure will always sound better than a significantly higher priced speaker in OEM location. The Midbass will be clean and punchy and since the Midrange job has to be done by Midbass, that also adds.

Proper Wiring with ferrules, clamps and shielding in wires will make the setup sound waay cleaner. I've witnessed basic Headunit+Plug&Play speakers sound better than expensive speakers installed poorly.

Stick with the basics and upgrade little by little. Hope you have a wonderful journey ahead.

[flipflop]

Those are very good speakers. Get them tuned right and you will have good musical bliss! Best wishes

[Sbk__Audiophile]

Originally Posted by flipflop

Those are very good speakers. Get them tuned right and you will have good musical bliss! Best wishes

@dilsoft Flipflop is your goto guy regarding tuning and installation. Hes personally running a competition level setup with one of the best installations ive seen. Hes spent hours with country's best tuner tuning his setup and would be a better guide than me.