2014 New Audio System
 

So my wife has told she would like to buy me a new head unit for Christmas, since the Z I bought didn't come with bluetooth. Since I am going to get a new head unit I decided to do the whole system and this is what I have a come up with so far.:stirthepot:

Amp
JL audio XD 400/4 amp

Front Speakers
Polk Audio DB6501 components

Rear Speakers
Polk Audio DB351

I also plan to dynamat the rear and the doors due to road noise.

I am open to suggestions; I am just see what people are rolling with and see if it is a better sound.

I had a previous Z with the same speaker set-up and liked it. I had a subwoofer which was helpful as those speakers are going to be a little light on low frequency. You can get away with a fairly modest sub to round out the sound.

On my new Z, I didn't do the sound deadening; just too lazy.

Sounds like a good setup.

Very Nice! I personally don't mind the Polk components and speakers, however if I was a bettin man, I would invest either in Infinity Kappa, MB Quart, Or Focal for the doors. If you also are going around that number for dollars, JL makes a really great component setup which is in close competition of the Focal. Amp is a good choice all the way around for sure. I have a HU which is a Pioneer AVIC, and my doors are Focal ISC 165 and I love them. I also have a Alpine MX series 300x1 RMS Class D amp powering my L5 in the rear to complete the sound

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I just purchased a Kenwood Excelon HU DDX790 to handle the lack of BT on the stock base unit. A friend of mine and I did the install along with the access ASWC and Satellite tuner. I think I got the HU, wiring harnesses, dash kit (not needed) and install instructions for $499. The Satellite tuner and ASWC were a bit extra. Here is the link to pics in my gallery of the installed radio: Nissan 370Z Forum - Gadgetech's Album: Radio Kenwood Excelon DDX790

BT music streaming works well as expected. In regards to BT functions for the phone, you can do everything from the radio. My phonebook is on there, you can set quick dials or direct dial as well as dial by voice. With my Windows Lumia 1020 I get notification of a message and communicate with the phone to respond to text messages vocally through the radio.

This radio has a Pandora app which doesn't work with my Windows Phone (it isn't listed as a supported option in the manual but I really don't know why it would matter) but the audio streaming works well and you can skip ahead songs by hitting the FF button on the radio. It doesn't show album cover art though and I think this may be one of the few differences b/w the Pandora app and BT audio streaming.

I chose this radio b/c I've had an Excelon radio in the past with great results and I like the ability to adjust the panel button colors to match the interior colors.