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  1. Posted

    he runs street beat right now,

    no he wont need it to seal well during runs,

    Shit, I was talkin about the nasty rattles lol.

    And congrats man. I got to ride in a Firehawk once and saw a GMMG 490hp (I think) at a show.

    Imma own a nice Trans-Am one day.

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  2. Posted · Edited by An-i-no

    please tell me is 6 speed....

    Was just about to ask A4 or M6? I LOOOOOOOVE me some F bodies. 99 WS6 was the first car I ever loved.

    I do have a few questions though, related to audio:

    How will you go about deadening since most of the roof is...well...glass...?

    Are you gonna just forget about ever using the T tops?

    And lastly...Vroom vrooom AND Boom boom? I always wondered how that would work.

    EDIT: I meant loud exhaust and music. Incase that isn't clear lol.

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  3. Posted

    if i'm understanding this right-

    This guy assumes the more a speaker moves, the louder it is and hitting xmax or xmech, whatever is it's loudest point possible...

    If that's true, hahahahahahahaha.

    The end.

    No but really, in spl competitions, subs do not move no where near as much as they do when playing music but "burps" are louder than music...

    Maybe he should figure out why that is.

    If a sub hit full excursion at the power levels that it sees during a burp it would go kablammo?

    ...I mean unless of course you burp at the same power you play music at.

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  6. Posted

    So you're saying your single 12 is louder than two 15's on the same power? Either your HCCA defies the laws of physics or something was off on the install. I'm not entirely sure what you're goals are. If you want more output or better low end extension first try to build a new box. If that doesn't work try new equipment.

    i just paid $175 for this one :/ it sounds good and loud. but i know 2 15's will have a better low end and the initial hit of a beat will be harder. thats what im looking for.

    For the LAST time thinking a fifteen will have better low end is not correct. The box will play a large part in how low the sub will play. Also if by "the initial hit of a beat will be harder" means louder, then yes two fifteens will be louder than one twelve if they are setup properly.

    Wellllll....as misinformed as he may be, when you learn from experience you discover things and make rules for yourself. Say you have a setup with a 12. Switch to a 15 (on the same amp/power) and 8 times out of 10 it'll be louder. The 15 will sound different, (due to more factors than it simply BEING a 15, diggity dur. Hell you can aim the box in a different direction and it will sound different.) so yeah the size does change the sound, mainly the output due to displacement, which is where he's getting the "better low end" from. The box is more important yeah, but a 12 in an optimal box will NEVER be as loud as a 15 in an optimal box off of the same power. Common sense.

    To Lantz, get someone to design you a good box and build it. It might make a world of difference for minimal cost. Then when that isn't enough buy another and make a matching box. Forget the 15's, more power and cone will make you happy

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  7. Posted

    Yes it generally cuts off and goes into protection within a fews seconds on heavy bass. Generally as the car starts to peak on the meter and then just clips. I haven't to date seen it hit full. Plz tell me how to incresase the frequency of the box.

    Increasing the tuning of the box isn't really going to help you. You need to get a bigger alternator.

    Think of it this way. Your alternator is a water pump. The battery is a jug. The amp is little thirsty children...

    If the jug keeps running empty and the children get upset, you can get a bigger jug that'll hold more water, but what you really need is a stronger water pump to keep the jug full.

    So get a new alternator! That's the only thing that will help you.

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    I don't quite agree with the "you can't tell the difference between 1000 watt and 1500 watts" theory. i had a Tsunami Gxa1000d that is rated at 1000watts rms @ 12v so at 14.4 probably puts outs 1100-1200 watts. i "switched" (really replaced since the tsunami got wet from me not fully sealing the "roof" of my trunk near the opening when i cut it) to my powerbass xta 1500d and me, my wife and friends noticed a difference. A difference such as with the tsunami i could feel it vibrating stuff and sending pain in my ears while the powerbass did that plus slightly blur my vision and shake my steering wheel. now i doubt if u would really hear a difference between the sundown and the brutus. I've own the zeus 1000d and had it a bout a year before it blew (my alt also went out at the same time so i can't really blame it on the amp because it could have been a low voltage issue) used my ikesound.com warranty and got a Brutus1000D that i ran for a week until i ran into a situation where i could sell it for 200 bucks and buy the tsunami gxa1000D. I never ran or heard a sundown amp. They seem like solid amps from what i've heard on forums about them but what keeps me from buying them new it the price tag. I know you quality costs money but considering i can get a hold of a new rockford fosgate 1500bd cheaper than a sundown 1500D which is as good if not better, i'm not really pushed to fork over the bucks for sundown.

    You're just guessing on your numbers. There is no way to tell what kind of power was really being sent to your sub(s) on either of the amps. Just because it's rated at 1000 doesn't mean you're seeing that number at any time while using the amp.

    Doesn't everybody guess on their numbers? And it couldn't've been a huge difference in power (or nowhere near the double power/3db point) and I don't think he changed woofers so the amps were likely seeing similar impedance and voltage?

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  10. Posted · Edited by An-i-no

    I know AQ is similar to DD so they may be similar in output, but I've never heard a BTL.

    They're not very efficient though Idk if they could compete with a BTL though. Maybe a bl.

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  11. Posted

    Guy above is pretty on point. But if you like eyeball shaking throat tickling bass go for it. Theyre made to play way below tuning so dont tune too low. They can actually peak below tuning sometimes. I just think its an oddball sub that people give a bad rep cuz "They sound bad."

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  13. Posted

    I never had issues with my AQ subs. I had 2 15s in my car for over a year. I thought they sounded just fine as did the people who heard my system.

    Sounding "fine" to you does not mean they sound good...

    Lol but it doesn't mean they sound bad either. I'd rather take the word of someone who owned and listened to them every day than someone who maybe heard them once.

    Now, with that said I have heard a pair of HDC 15's and they have a VERY distinct sound. It's not a bad sound but if you're used to sq subs or subs that sound very neutral (Take my SA-12's for example) then they will sound funny to you. The best way I can describe it is FORCEFUL. They make a very violent bass lol, but it is at the sacrifice at some sq. They're more a close up your breathing passages and make your lungs feel funny type of sub.

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  15. Posted

    I'm number crunching and having issues with depth. I know spacers is the "duh" option.

    Mids can't be inverted/wired out of phase right? All the sound would go into the door then huh? Why does it work for subs but not higher freqs? I'm havin a dumbass attack and need someone to explain this to me lol

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  18. Posted

    You do realize that more than likely the main reason it sounds like shit is because it was recorded with a crappy mic and being reproduced by crappy computer speakers, right?

    What you hear is anything but an accurate representation of the actual sound they are producing.

    Who me? I was referring to the god-awful equipment in the quality install. I know you can't hear a damn thing through a camera mic.

    If you're talking about the midbasses comment, I think that was more because of the music being played.

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