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  1. Posted

    Thought I'd give a little update to everything...

    I ended up buying a used Kicker ZX400.1 for 97 Shipped so I saved some money there and got a little more amp, not that I needed it but I got it :woot:

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    I decided to not skimp on the wiring and instead of like 25 dollars it ended up being 73 for the better distro blocks ($20 compared to $6), 4 gauge instead of 8, and 14 dollars in RCA and Speaker wire that I forgot about initially

    I also ended up with a brand new Mach5 that I got for 80.31 shipped to Texas

    All in All I'm still only going to end up spending only 270ish after I add in the box

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    Alternators just look pretty...... thats it. And on top of that if you dont install them right and hide wires good and stuff they just make everything look like crap, crap that can be easily prevented.

    I'm assuming you mean Capacitors and if that is the case, I agree

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  5. Posted

    They are 04's. I got the other one working today. I was going to get myself a 10 for some SQ but I'm thinking about just building a ported box for this and having some fun with it. Do you know where I can get some specs for this sub RMS and recomended boxes? its a dual 2 voice coil configuration.

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  6. Posted · Edited by MKader17

    So a buddy of mine gave me his 2 L7's and an amp (that shall not be named as I fear I would be stoned to death). He told me the l7's didn't work but I took them anyways.

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    You can see where there was a little melting going on.

    For the first sub I tested each voice coil and only one coil worked. The coil that didn't work is pictured above

    I haven't tested the second sub but the only thing noticably wrong is one of the wires is disconnected on the positive voice coil, which I will solder(sp?) back together.

    Both the subs move freely by hand and I really don't see anything visibly wrong (except for what is mentioned above). I have never owned a sub so I really don't know what goes wrong with them. What I do know is the prevous owner didn't know his stuff either, which is why they are like this in the first place. Is there any hope for them?

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    It's an OBS sadly and there is no chance of lifting the seat on them. Is an 1 1/2" sufficient? I keep drawing up box plans but after double baffle and lifting I'm really running out of room. I know if you take off the bottom of the seat there is a quite a bit of room in the seat. I might have to glass me a new panel for the bottom to take advantage of that room but I'd definately rather not.

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  9. Posted

    Couple more questions.

    1. How much volume does the MAW-10 displace .

    2. How far from the floor should the subwoofer be in a downfire setup

    3. What is a sufficent size wire for the woofer?

    4. Is there something special to connect the wire to the subwoofer?

    5. Is it not ok to run your RCA's and your speaker wire parralel or is that just a myth?

    Sorry for all the noob questions. thanks

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  11. Posted

    I gotta quick question. I'm putting about 300w RMS TOTAL to my components and I'll be putting 250w or so to my sub. Both amps accept 4 gauge wiring. do you think I would be ok with a short run of 8 gauge from the distribution block the amplifiers?

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  13. Posted · Edited by MKader17

    Yeah I'm not very thrilled about RF subs either. Well I think I'm going to go ahead and order a new MAW-10, and stick with the RF amp because its new, it matches, and it will put out the power I want it too. I can't wait. thanks for the help I'll post pics when I get it going.

    I added everything together and I came up with 256.18 kept it close right? lol not like it was all that big to begin with.

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  15. Posted

    like for some tweets or 3 inch mids in a active 3 way setup =) I think I want to run a little class D because I really don't see me ever pulling this system out of this truck because it will probably stay in my family forever (if I have anything to do with it :D) and when I get a new truck I like the idea of starting from a fresh platform, but I guess I should leave my options open

    As for the amp would you trust a refurbished amp from ebay? I see some auctions for the P325.1 so I may see if I can slip in and get a good deal unless you find a problem with the RF amp. The RF amp kinda matches my xt1600.2 which is why i'm leaning towards it

    I'm really looking foward to trying out the Mach5's because if I like them I could be a repeat customer and I'll definately be the only one on the block with one :P

    I can pick up some distro blocks and extra wiring from knukonceptz for about 21 dollars and you don't have to include brad nails and such towards the budget

    So electrical items 21, MDF 25, RF amp 125 (hopefuly a bit less) that puts me at 171 and leaves me to find a MAW-10 for about 50 bucks shipped

    Do you think the items you picked would make for a better overall system? or would they just keep me in budget? I noticed the Kicker would not be able to fully power the RF subs and i feel i might be dissapointed that I couldn't push the speaker to its max potential.

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  16. Posted

    Since I got some time and a little money (very little) on my hands I really want to start tinkering with something so I am going to add a substage to my truck.

    First off my goals are to add a substage to take some pressure off the front stage and overall, make my system better sounding. I plan on running a Mach 5 MAW-10 with a Rockford Fosgate P325.1 amp in a sealed box (up or downfire) in an extended cab. I have set my budget at 220 dollars for everything including box supplies, distribution blocks, and extra wire. The budget really may be hard to not break but its all I can afford for a while.

    I saw a MAW-10 used for $40, shipped on the forums here but noticed the thread dated back to April and the user, toolfan91, hasn't logged on since May 3rd, so that may not work out. The looks of getting one new from Mach5 looks to be over 80 after shipping is included.

    I can find a P325.1 for around 125 on Ebay but wouldn't mind using something different or used especially if I can get it cheaper :D

    Dristribution Blocks and such I plan on using knukoncepts for.

    As far as the box is concerned do you guys prefer upfire or downfire? Also w/ the distribution blocks do I really need the power block with fuses in it? You don't use a fuse with a single amp I don't see why you really need it with two amps, but maybe I'm missing something.

    Thanks for the help :)

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