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Mercedes E55 AMG Tech Upgrade

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This 2001 Mercedes E55 AMG with its supercharged V8 can keep up with just about any new car on the road today. The only thing it was lacking was the current technologies found in newer vehicles. That’s not the case anymore! CSD added a Pioneer DEH-X9600BHS head unit, adding CD, USB, Auxiliary input along with Bluetooth hands-free phone and streaming audio.

One important concern about adding aftermarket equipment is how it will affect the cosmetics of the dash. Particularly in high-end cars, most of their owners want to preserve the integrity of the factory interior. This Pioneer head unit gives us the ability to precisely tune the color and even the intensity of its buttons and display to exactly match the rest of the dash. This makes the aftermarket equipment look perfectly at home in any vehicle in which it is installed.

Toyota Tacoma Double Cab Utopia System

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This Taco got the works! The Pioneer AVIC-8000NEX navigation receiver with capacitive touch screen has all the bells & whistles including Navigation, DVD, HD Radio, HDMI input, USB, Bluetooth. CSD also custom integrated the factory USB plug and Back-up camera to use on the new in-dash screen.

The real star of the show is the amazing sound produced by this system. Focal Utopia Be 3-way front speakers were hidden behind the stock grilles with the Beryllium tweeters molded into the sail panels. A Mosconi 6to8 processor, tuned via laptop, sends signal to three Mosconi AS series amplifiers. An Illusion Audio Carbon C12 in a CSD custom enclosure provides the deep, articulate bass. With the amps & subwoofers behind the back seats and the speakers hidden behind factory grilles, this system sounds incredible and is darn near invisible.

Toyota Tacoma Stealth System

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In a truck, there’s not a lot of spare room. So we had to think small to get big sound! A custom subwoofer enclosure housing two 10″ Pioneer shallow woofers was stashed behind the back seat. On the driver’s side, two Mosconi amplifiers which power the system were mounted to a custom amp racks and hidden behind the seat as well. Focal K2 Power component speakers were installed in the front doors after thorough sound deadening. Focal Access SG coaxial speakers were added to the rear doors to fill in the sound. The owner of this truck wanted to keep the factory cosmetics of the dash intact so this system was integrated into the stock Toyota navigation unit. The end result is a a tremendous upgrade in sound without any impact on the interior of the vehicle!

Entertainment for the whole family

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Shane has a big family and a big vehicle to carry them. Having 3 rows of seats, we decided to do three rows of monitors! A 7″ Pioneer in the dash for the grown-ups and two 12″ overhead monitors for the kids in the back. We made this system as flexible as possible by allowing all three monitors to play the same video source or let the kids do their own thing in the back using wireless headphones while the adults enjoy their own entertainment up front. Everybody in the car will be happy when this family cruiser hits the road for summer vacation.

For safety, the factory back-up camera came connected to a tiny screen built into the rear view mirror. CSD was able to split the signal and display the camera’s image on both the mirror and the in-dash screen.

69 Camaro Build

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When Iron Horse Customs was looking for high performance sound for this built from scratch 69 Camaro, CSD Audio was the only choice. This system will blow the roof off this custom classic… if it had one. Because it’s a convertible, we needed to make sure to really load this thing up with Audison Speakers, Hertz Subwoofers & enough power from the Audison amplifiers to compete with the noise from the wind and the massive 650 bhp motor.

Trent’s Lancer Evolution – Audiophile sound on a budget

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This client had a chance to listen to the CSD Audi v3 and was immediately hooked. The challenge though, was to design a system that exhibited may of the same qualities of the reference system while sticking to a limited budget. We chose the control center of this unit to be the Pioneer DEH-80PRS. We used the front channels to power the midranges of the Pioneer D Series component speakers and used the rear channels of the head unit to power the tweeters. This allowed a precise blend between the sound of all 4 front speakers and allowed us to use the time delay features of the DEH-80PRS to ensure the output of all the speakers in the car arrives at the listening position at the same time. This gives the amazing sense that the music is coming out of the windshield, making it sound far more ‘real’ than most car stereo systems. A Pioneer 12″ Championship Series Pro woofer rounds out the system and provides punchy, accurate bass. For less than $1500 for the entire system, the sound in this car is truly amazing!

Single DIN to Double DIN conversion 99 Ford Mustang

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Owners of the 99-01 mustang no longer have to be jealous of the newer models that already have a double DIN opening. With some clever fabircation CSD updated the tech in this ride adding iPod connectivity with ap mode, bluetooth hands free calling & streaming audio, cd, USB, and DVD all controlled through a 5.8″ touch screen. Our friends at Liquid Innovations added the finishing touches with custom Hydrographics.

Mobile DJ in your car – Pioneer Mixtrax

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Here’s a cool new technology from Pioneer that brings the club experience to your music in your car!

– Plays files imported from music libraries on your computer.
– Automatically selects and links songs with similar beats and melody while controlling their tempo and effects.
– Automatically creates the Recommend Playlist according to each song’s “mood” and the Dance Playlist perfect for street dancing.
– Users can choose the mixing style to link one song with another.
– With one click, you can transfer the playlists and enjoy them on MIXTRAX-compatible STEEZ AUDIO and STEEZ PORTABLE (both sold separately).

The site has just been launched, but check it out here: mixtraxnet.com

Rockin’ Rock Crawler

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Misty loves her music. We loaded this Jeep up with all the latest and loudest components from Pioneer. The control center of this system is Pioneer’s AVH-P6300BT with built in DVD, iPod Video playback, Ap Mode and Bluetooth hands free phone, GEX-P920XM module, and ND-BC4 back-up camera. Under the rear seat, we stashed two Pioneer amplifiers, the GM-D7500M pushes two JL Audio 10″ W3v3 subs and GM-D9500F to power the D-Series 5-1/4″ components in the front and coaxials in the sound bar above. This jeep is the complete package and absolutely rocks!