orlandoman

I believe you on that one and I hard good things about Arc Audio, Zapco, Rockford Fosgate, Helix, Brax and others but I do know Helix Blue amps are way cheaper than JL Audio HD amps.

I am truly worried about this since I am eager to get a X10 or X12 and it has to deal with power issues. I have an Arc Audio XXD 2080 and it des 240 x 1 @ 4 ohms when bridged. I truly have been wanting to get a Fi Audio sub since three years ago but would like to know would the amp and the X10 or X12 would work together hand in hand or would it be a total flop?

JL Audio is big here but if I do upgrade on the amp would Rockford Fosgate work or not? I am also looking at Arc Audio and Zapco [entry level amps].

When would you get a pink one Scott?

The shops over here are trying to sell me the famous JL Audio subwoofers claiming that they are the best subwoofers out there then it is Memphis and Kicker after that.

I have an Eclipse cd5030 cd player so it has an adjustable EQ.

I get a lot of bad information about that the Fi Audio sub would drown my front stage if I go ported plus they told me that the Morels would not sound great with the Fi Audio sub.

I have a 2006 Kia Spectra sx sedan and therefore I would like to go sealed because I am running a Morel Hybrid Ovation II 6 two way set up front with no rears plus ported enclosure is a turn off for me because I listen to all types of music including music from Israel and Arabic speaking nations.

Would it truly make a noticeable difference if I went from 240 watts to 600 watts rms on the sub in a sealed enclosure?

Thank you. I was told by several shops here that since it is 750 watts rms I must use a JL Audio HD 750/1 since it can do 750 watts at 1.5 ohm to 4 ohm. That is the whole reasoning about the rms power question that I posted on here.

I am truly worried about this since I am eager to get a X10 or X12 and it has to deal with power issues. I have an Arc Audio XXD 2080 and it des 240 x 1 @ 4 ohms when bridged. I truly have been wanting to get a Fi Audio sub since three years ago but would like to know would the amp and the X10 or X12 would work together hand in hand or would it be a total flop?

I was under the impression that you have to give it the max rms power to make it sound good.

Well there is a guy who is selling a D3 600.1 Diamond Audio amp that does 600 x 1 @ 1 ohm but the thing is he closed down shop and he is selling all the Diamond Audio amps for less than retail. The Diamond Audio amp that he wants to sell me is $100 so I am debating on that since I am also looking into an Arc Audio or Zapco amp to.

I have a 2006 KIA SPECTRA SX sedan. I have HAT Unity U-61 powered by an Arc Audio KS 300.2 amp I have a TREO RSX 1600 amp who is subless. TREO RSX 1600 312 x 1 @ 2 ohm 600 x 1 @ 1 ohm I am looking for a subwoofer that can handle Jazz music? I am not sure which subwoofer to go with that amp. I am not sure if I should do Fi Audio, Incriminator Audio SSA, Boston Acoustics, Image Dynamics or Arc Audio. I am looking for something for under $200 because of financial reasons. I am not sure if I woudl do sealed or ported plus I am not sure if I should go 10 or 12. Thank you.

1 cu ft period. Boston Acoustics G1 12 TREO TE 10 [stolen] Incriminator Audio I 10 [ ex sold it to a pawn shop]. JL Audio 12W6 [loved it but was force to sell it].

Well on the hunt for sound damping material I came across a ton of manufactures and I am not sure which ones are good these days. Please let me know who makes a good one. Dynamat Hushmat Rockford Fosgate [not sure if they still make their own] Second Skin Stinger Roadkill That is the only ones I heard of. Thank you.

I have an 06 KIA SPECTRA SX and it has an 80 amp alternator. I have a High Output alternator told by Dave DC Electric it is 160 amp but got it tested at the local alternator shop over here and they told me it does 150 amp but can pull up to 200 amp. I have noticed a lot of people have High Output alternators and two batteries. One up front and one in the rear for the audio system as they say. Why do they have two batteries and high output alternator if you doing a SQ build? Also anyone knows the magic formula on how to calculate how much amperage I need my alternator to be. Someone told me add all the amps that amplifiers combine and that is how much amperage you need from the alternator. Also someone told me you need 70 amps for every 1000 watts. Which one is correct? Thank you.

Actually according to the manuals on my Arc Audio amp the two amps that are for my mids and highs are class G/H. So is the sub amp to which is wierd to. Thanks for equations. That doesn't account for amplifier efficiency. At a low impedance or with a class A/B design, efficiency may drop to as low as 55-60% at full power output. 1000/.6 = 1667 1667/14.4 = 116A That's a significant difference in amperage draw.

I am in Orlando and there is a shop that my friend owns and runs and it is called Audio Excellence. Anyways when I was there the other week they had a customer's car and it was an old classic sedan. Anyways it had three 10s sealed and there was a port on the rear deck. When I asked them about it they told me that it eliminates the rattle in the trunk and fires the bass into the cabin. Has anyone know what is the true nature of doing this besides tearing up the rear deck. Thank you Ebrahim

Well this ride had three ORION HP 10s receiving 500 watts rms

Well here is the thing when I spoke to Gary Biggs [via email] he mentioned that his system is 5000 watts plus his got the three way up front, rear fill thing going on plus those two fifteens behind the front seats. He also has the JBL MS-8 and it takes up 15 amps of current. Mark Eldridge has his JL system around the same wattage. I remember McIntosh [Mcintosh car audio] and Speaker Works in CA did a SQ system back in the 90s that was under 1000 watts and it won best of show. If I remember it was between 95 - 2000. Anyways back on point and that is the only reason why I did the extra battery was that my headlights was dimming and still do when I installed the Odyssey PCJ 1200 up front and the Kinetik KHC 600 in the rear next to the amps and my headlights dim now and then. DC Power Engineering is coming out with a better alternator for my ride in February and it is like the second week. Kyle from there told me it would cost me $75 and I am happy with that. Well let me run and thank you for your help. Ebrahim That's only 820W. The standard alternator will handle it fine. The ohms only change wattage to the speakers. The DCON's do thrive in small enclosures. And rears are really user applicable much of the sq gang are broken up into hating rears because of cancellation, or loving them because they add that back reflection that you get when listening to concerts. So for true sound quality no wattage isn't necessary just enough to reproduce the sound accurately and mix well with the rest of the frequencies. But most of the time sq can get quite loud and we'll need the extra battery/alternator. No problem just trying to extend some of my knowledge gleaned from others. Any more questions, concerns, I'll gladly try to help with. -Nathan

Nathan Actually the friend is a guy that works at a custom shop and is not really a friend but someone I was referred to. To be honest I have three amps and they all running at 4 ohm and I would like to keep it that way although I got a strong feeling that my friend Frank wants me to get a Diamond Audio sub that are dual voice coils. Back on point and that is I am not looking for a system that is over 1000 watts because I did have it once and when I went full tilt I could not hear the sirens and horns from emergency vehicles though. Now I doing 180 x 2 to my Morel Dotech Ovation 6 two way sets up front. 80 X 2 to my rears although a former IASCA judge and Zapco dealer here told me rears are a waste. Probably 300 x 1 to my sub. I am still debating whether I wanna keep the rears or not but if push comes to shove then I would take them out and either keep them or sell them. I am keen on getting the DCON 10 or 12 single 4 ohm voice coil and yes sealed due to the fact that I have space issues. Thank you.

Correct and to be honest when I called the guy today it was Morel's top of the line 3 way on the board. It must have been passive then, just for clarification.

I have a Morel Dotech Ovation 6 two way components installed. I also have a pair of Selenium 6 inch midwoofers in the garage. Now here is the trick part guys. When I heard the Seleniums at a local car audio shop on the board it sounded like a midrange and I have been told over and over and over and over again that Selenium is a midrange speaker. Now with that said I decided to call Morel in NY and talked to one of their people about the component set I have in my ride. When I was on the phone with Morel they told me this if I decided to go active. Morel mid 80 Hertz to 3200 Hertz @ 12 dB Octave low pass Tweeter 3200 Hertz and up @ 12 dB Octave high pass. He was telling me this if I wanted to go active but I have been told if I add a midrange that the midrange is bandpass. So my question is to you guys what crossover setting would the Morel 6" mid, the Selenium 6" midrange and the Morel tweeter will have to be set at? Thank you kindly Ebrahim

By the way I sold the Seleniums just to let you know for $50 cash to some guy here in Orlando.