Hows the sound?

[hdghog]

LOL I'm the kind of person who turns down the music at the stoplight so I won't bother anyone.

Here I've been, all this time, thinking I was the only one who did that.

I wonder how the perceived sound quality will compare to the Camaro being traded in... I don't tend to think of Chevy as having truly "premium" audio anywhere in their line, but that's just me.

Then again, I do have found memories of the old '06 Cobalt's system -- back in the apparently past era when even relatively "cheap" cars were offered with subs out of the factory.

 

[44Tonner]

BaseLink Sub

I've had my Sonic Hatchback about 3 weeks now. I kept my BaseLink from my old car and had it installed in the Sonic. Day and Night difference. Best addition I've done so far.

Gary
Leslie, MI

 

[oldertech]

I've had my Sonic Hatchback about 3 weeks now. I kept my BaseLink from my old car and had it installed in the Sonic. Day and Night difference. Best addition I've done so far.

Gary
Leslie, MI

Can you take a pic of how it fits in your hatch? How does it interrupt cargo, etc?

 

[Sonic]

Good to know Gary, thanks for sharing.

 

[44Tonner]

BassLink Pictures

Here's what the install looks like

 

[oldertech]

That looks great, but takes a lot of space. I just had a thought. Could a custom woofer be made to fit in the hatch floor covered space? Hope I'm describing that right.

 

[Sonic]

I'm sure it could be done.

 

[oldertech]

Just got a new Crutchfield catalog. Saw this.
Sound Ordnance™ B-8PT 120-watt compact powered subwoofer at Crutchfield.com

And wondered if THIS would fit in the space below the rear deck.

 

[Gimpster]

Huh thats pretty neat.... I wouldn't mind trying one of those out.

I have a pair of Alpine TypeR 10's I took out of my pickup I traded, but not willing to take up my whole car I need to list them on CL.

Just got a new Crutchfield catalog. Saw this.
Sound Ordnance™ B-8PT 120-watt compact powered subwoofer at Crutchfield.com

And wondered if THIS would fit in the space below the rear deck.

 

[piro216]

It says its only 3.25 inches tall when its flat, can any owner confirm that the hatch floor cover space is at least that big?

 

[Gimpster]

I can measure mine tonight, but I keep my deck at the lower setting. The rear deck can be set up a few inches or down.

 

[Gimpster]

I measured the distance from the lower hatch floor to the higher position of the cargo deck and its 5.25". For those who don't have their hatch yet, that deck can be in a raised position or pulled up and then dropped down to the lower level just above the spare.

So while this while fit between them well, boy I bet it would rattle the cargo deck something aweful.

 

[oldertech]

Thanks for checking Gimpster. Perhaps with the deck in the lowered position it would still be a good choice???

Btw, drove by SB today to do some video from the top of "the hill," looked over and thought, there's a Sonic over there!

 

[wjkerr]

Bazooka tube? Is this possible?

Hey everyone,
I am about to take delivery of my new LTZ hatchback, and was wondering if using one of these small Bazooka powered subwoofers would be possible with the factory head unit.
Bazooka BTA6100 BT Series 100-watt powered 6-1/2" Bass Tube® at Crutchfield.com

Is there anything else I would need to buy in order to make this work?

Thanks so much for the help!
Bill

 

[oldertech]

That is one of the three on my list, the two others mentioned earlier in this thread. Which ever you end up with, can you post photos of it in your hatch! Can't see any reason it wouldn't work, if it takes the speaker connections directly. Some of the others, again mentioned earlier, have remote capability so you can fine tune it from the driver's seat for different music. Just my thoughts, but since I don't have any unit yet, see what others say.

 

[wjkerr]

Sure thing

I will absolutely post photos of whatever I choose.
I am currently in Vietnam, so I won't get my sonic until the end of December.

Basslink might be the way I go, as I am more concerned with fidelity and accuracy than window shaking. I am 33, so I am waaaay too old for that stuff.

Haha!

 

[oldertech]

Audiobass might be the way I go, as I am more concerned with fidelity and accuracy than window shaking. I am 33, so I am waaaay too old for that stuff.

Haha!

I'm waaay older than that and yeah, no window shaking. I'm more concerned about how the unit takes my hatch space. I just want a little foundation to my music, but I want to be ready to load a bunch of stuff back there if needed as well. My car is on order and I may not get it until somewhere into December as well. Can't wait!

 

[wjkerr]

Perhaps the best thing we could do from a space standpoint is to make the sub unit (whatever that might be) easily removable for days when the extra space I needed.

Is anyone here familiar with ways to accomplish this?

 

[oldertech]

Perhaps the best thing we could do from a space standpoint is to make the sub unit (whatever that might be) easily removable for days when the extra space I needed.

Is anyone here familiar with ways to accomplish this?

The wiring would have to have a harness plug so that all the connection could be quickly removed in one move and the unit could leave the car. As far as the mounting, that would take a little more creativity. Or a bungee cord.

 

[Volpe]

... which is why I am looking at AudioControl and JBL, both of which are designed to decrease the bass rolloff. But ...

Question.. do you know for a fact that the system in the Sonic has equalization effects as you raise the volume? Even today, there are still some new cars that still have a flat response. Some people just assume, which isn't always the case.

...There are after market head units for the Camaro so I wonder if one of those might work in a Sonic.

As of yet, neither Metra or Scoche have a kit to fit an aftermarket receiver in the Sonic. Metra does have one for the Cruze, and they are currently working on one for the Sonic.