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    Better post a build log when you go with something like those.

    My boss had the K2s in his Expedition with custom A Pillars made and those thing just rocked, but in his new X, there hasn't been any deadening yet so they sound mediocre, but soon enough, lots of deadening is going into that truck, so they will sound like they are suppose.trink40.gif

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    The V30s are one of my favorite speakers. They are very comparable to the K2s, and that is coming from our Focal rep and I can agree. I cannot comment on the Hertz since I have never heard any, but I know Hertz generally uses soft dome tweeters when compared to focal using a Kevlar or metal domed tweeter. The silk tweeters may sound more smooth and not be as overly bright, but you can always adjust the tweeter attenuation down.

    Install is everything though. Door deadening is essential with any speaker of that caliber.

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    I have a high school buddy that's looking into branching out on his own. Currently he is co-owner of a local shop and the shops big seller is JL Audio. What I did was visited his shop and asked if we could get one of his customers vehicles with a similar set up to mine. (2) 12" subs rated at or around 600 watts and a 1500 watt amp. What I found out was that our enclosures we're basically identical in specs, built a little differently. After him personally listening to both vehicles and metering them on the TL he approached his partner about carrying Sundown and his partner flat out said no even though what Sundown did to the other car was outrageous (JL must stand for Just Lousy). He is very interested in Sundown Audio, so what I'll do is keep repping Sundown Audio and laughing at all those "mainstream" guys.

    Why laugh at mainstream brands? These brands all started off as a small business, a lot like Sundown and they have put out quality products and continue to do so, and that's how they become and stay mainstream. Quality products and good customer service. Sundown very well could become a mainstream brand because of those qualities, would you then laugh at Sundown because of their success?

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    There is no way for a shop to match the internet prices. Those big companys and buy in bulk. So what they are selling stuff for most of the time is what the shop pays for it. But unlike the internet if you have a problem with something you get from a shop then you can go back to shop and get the problem fixed the same day. You don't have to shipped it back and wait for another one to come back. Its great to get stuff at dealer cost until you have a problem with it. Would suck to buy a deck offline and then have to send it back. So then have no music for weeks.

    You won't believe how many people come into our store with stuff they have bought online for us to look at and all we can say is that they are pretty much out of luck.

    There is no way for a shop to match the internet prices. Those big companys and buy in bulk. So what they are selling stuff for most of the time is what the shop pays for it. But unlike the internet if you have a problem with something you get from a shop then you can go back to shop and get the problem fixed the same day. You don't have to shipped it back and wait for another one to come back. Its great to get stuff at dealer cost until you have a problem with it. Would suck to buy a deck offline and then have to send it back. So then have no music for weeks.

    Internet is why I stayed away from the so called "Mainstream" brands and started to support and buy my products from either "Authorized" online dealers or manufacturer direct.

    I give Sundown credit for supporting their "Dealers" by mandating a "Minimum Advertised Price". If a dealer is caught advertising below this they are automatically not a dealer and cannot get access to Sundown product.

    MAP is common with anything sold in shops.

    Sundown Is great and luckily for me and the shop I work at, we have been around for 30 years and have a good reputation. We have enough business to carry Sundown and it sells. People Eat up those SA-8 and 12s. But like previously mentioned, a lot of people are on a budget and for those people, $500 is a lot of money in the first place. That's why stuff like the JL Temporary Insanity Sale sells so well. When people come in and buy Sundown, they usually spend well over $1K between amp, speakers, wiring, and labor.

    I praise Sundown for making such awesome products but I can understand how it may be dificult for a small shop to carry a brand that isn't mainstream at the moment, but I am sure with the quality products that Sundown puts out, they will to continue to grow their customer base and be more easily marketable.

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    I have seen this happen in a boat before. You have a short somewhere in the wire to the speaker that will not play or the speaker is bad.

    What he said. I had a truck in last week, and the radio would go into protect protect because the speaker was reading damn near a dead short. Check the speaker.

    And NEVER cut more than one wire at a time when wiring is live. Just presents the possibility of more problems than you need.

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    Never tried that or even seen it. What is it comparable to?

    I get my kicks from Pale Ale or IPA style beers. There's nothing like getting hop punched to the face by a good IPA. If you like the hoppy taste of beer, might I suggest Surly Furious, brewed right here in my home state, Minnesnowta!

    Sorry to butt in like that, I just LOVE beer!

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  20. Posted

    Probably blew out the dimmer switch. I messed up some wiring on a customers car when I first started on a Toyota camry and fried the dimmer switch. $35 mistake for me. Since then I never use Dimmers or Illumination unless specifically asked to or if its a screen install.

    As far as the antenna output goes, it has nothing to do with the interior lighting. What wires did you wire together anyways? I don't remember on those eclipses, but sometimes there is a positive and negative dimmer or illumination. If you wire and orange with black to any orange wire, that's a direct short and definitely blew out the dimmer switch. Check that out and see if that is the issue.

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    todd.brust:

    Im Running The Dayton Tweeters In my Room

    The ones you mentioned in your origional post.

    Theyre clear and can get pretty loud off 50 watts

    Goood to know. I'll definitely keep those in mind for the tweeters. I just don't know if I should go with horns or if dome tweeters will be loud enough.

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    And these would just be ran off of an old Kenwood Receiver I have lying around, about 60 watts per channel.

    A concern also is the woofers bottoming out since it will be an open baffle alignment and we will listen to anything from rock to some sick bassy dubstep.

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  25. Posted

    So here's the deal, my roomates and I host get togethers at out apartment a lot and what we are really lacking is a a stereo in our downtairs kitchen/living room area and thats where we do most of out partying. In the coming month or so, we are going to construct a bar and I am planning on integrating the sound system into the bar. I want to keep as much space as possible underneath so I do not want to construct enclosures within the front of the bar, rather I'd like to have an open baffle type of alignment. The goals are to have it be somewhat efficient and party proof. By party proof I mean I want it to take abuse. I was thinking multiple 6.5" or 8" woofers on each channel(simple left and right set-up) and dome tweeter, probably titanium dome.

    Fidelity isn't the number one concern, and I would like to keep costs down so I plan to just use Dayton pre-made crossovers.

    Just want some feedback oh what you think about some suggestions.

    3 of these per channel for a 4 ohm load

    Bravox WFR-06BV02S 6.5" Poly Cone Shielded Woofer 12 Ohm | Parts-Express.com

    and a set of these tweeters

    Dayton DC28FS-8 1-1/8" Silk Dome Shielded Tweeter | Parts-Express.com

    and these crossovers will work with the listed frequency response of the drivers without risking damage to the tweeters.

    Dayton XO2W-3.5K 2-Way Crossover 3,500 Hz | Parts-Express.com

    This is just a thought I put together real quick, but I am open to any suggestions. Thanks in advance.

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