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  1. jbeez

    Missing a part I think....

    So I got my "Docking Pads" today in the mail, they are these to be very exact http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Electronics_NA/Electronics/Products/Electronics_Product_Catalog/~/3M-Bumpon-Protective-Products-SJ5017-Black-1000-per-case?N=8704948+3294772729&rt=rud Is there a specific area on the amp I'm supposed to stick these?
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    How does the big ben bass knob behave

    Thanks, my arseho never squeezes quite as tight as when I'm turning the wrenches to tighten down the wires on those toolmaker blocks about 2" apart from each other LOL. As I was working on that area I was constantly covering everything with shop rags just for a little extra peace of mind, one slip and I don't even wanna know what would happen to my face. The box isn't finished, in the process of building a false floor over it, once im done with all the fitment of that stuff I'll cover the portion in the pictures with CF style tolvex covering from partsexpress but the false floor will have a screening material in the middle, a panel to cover the screen, and the whole thing will be flat in charcoal carpet. https://goo.gl/photos/9UwTs5S7x7u8gUv29 how thats coming so far. I want to replace those individual fuse holders down in the battery area with a nice toolmaker clear mirrored block like this one I think these look great. I'm just trying to figure out if I want set screw version like this, or ring lug version which I think would be a little easier for me to hook up given the tight space. Aluminum vs Copper, and 3 vs 4 hookins. Not sure if I should plan on the future of possibly needing another wire going upto that amp for power and using a 2 to 1 adapter at the input. I have way too many decisions to make about something thats already working fine btw, best tool I've bought yet, $40 12-16ton hydraulic crimper with dies, 50mm die crimps all my 1/0 and 2/0 ringlugs and I use some nice anchor thick wall adhesive lined shrink, those connects are so solid. If you're wiring anything and you don't have one of these you're wasting your time IMO
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    How does the big ben bass knob behave

    Here are a few pics from this weekend. https://goo.gl/photos/XA48WrREBjzeEcfW7 I have a few holes in my amp rack because the big ben was so big I had to relocate some of my fuses, I wanted them down closer to the battery bank anyway so its all good. Maybe one day I'll rip that amp rack out and recarpet it or find another way to plug those holes up on the sly.
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    Pictures of your new equipment

    Thanks, Yea I didn't know the big ben looked different from the other amps, I was expecting matching amps, but at least they're on opposite sides of the board so I don't see them next to each other. I still have to wire the barbara ann speaker outputs into my high speakers, I'm waiting for a connector I ordered, but I have a feeling that isn't going to pan out exactly how I was thinking. I might crimp some male spade crimps on and call it a day. I used 12awg speaker wire and the connectors im using near the factory wiring are currently motherboard computer 8pin cpu extenions I soldered in, https://goo.gl/photos/inyGcg2jZJHJvw8u9 but the wire gauge difference is big. I'll figure it out when i get the parts in hand Presently using the factory dsp/amp to run the highs so still have sound \o/
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    How does the big ben bass knob behave

    Thanks LeeDogg, that does make sense. I prefer this style over the bass boost style as I find that useless. I'll have to do some testing. I just got my amp in last night, and from preliminary testing this morning with a +3db gain overlap to be conservative.... thing thing is a beast. Super happy with it so far
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    Pictures of your new equipment

    Swapped my amps in this weekend. https://goo.gl/photos/3GyPDe3517mYAbuw9 took the opportunity to clean up a bunch of wiring since I had to relocate a few things. The new amp way bigger than the old one so.... about 18hrs later there we go. hits nice but I'll have to play with it tomorrow some more when its daytime
  7. Is it more like a gain or a bass boost attenuation? I presently use the level control for my sub out of my DSP which works really well, but I was thinking about having the big ben knob assembly up front at least for the clip light, not sure yet. If it works like a level control I might be able to use that in place of my dsp control but not likely.
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    Missing a part I think....

    Well, here is where I tried. But also Aaron has already been talking with me and is going to get me those mounting parts.
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    Missing a part I think....

    Just got my big ben amp delivered, was is supposed to come with this: (from your website) Docking Pads® to reduce vibration and extend the life of your amplifier also my remote knob and the power terminals are already nicked up and its brand new out of the box.... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SZwf4pAqQkfFH2x9zPmgxBLRwd5Gtfu7GkZzt9f7ASQ=w561-h747-no https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cXetjzzcpErJC1-PzaCOsWig4z7CpbNUqdNcxcDXp1Y=w561-h747-no sorry my cellphone camera isn't great in very close range in low lighting, but you can prob see some nicks/scratches, its more prominent on the top where the wires get tightened on the second pic the barbara ann also missing any thing to attach to the amp mounting feet, however the BA has included some screws w/ washers to mount it and 2 different sized allen wrenches to loosen the power and speaker terminals. Was the big ben also supposed to include mounting hardware and tools?
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    Big Ben current consumption

    you guys should fix your fuse rating for big ben from 400A to 300A on your product page for it, as US Acoustics said that was a typo @400
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    Big Ben current consumption

    awesome, where are those shipping out of? Did they actually send them to you guys or drop shipping?
  12. I thought you'd like my results, I just sorted that spreadsheet by fusing current to make it a little easier to read. I have a column with $/watts and the crecendo amps and the SQ did awesome. Here is a snippet https://goo.gl/photos/fp5UgXrB7iQCeSya8 Remember, some of these values you may see and ask yourself why the F is he even listing that, but I was having a very hard time deciding between amps and I wanted to list as much as I could.
  13. Sorry for posting extra, I cant seem to edit my last post though, Assume 3000w for a 6500D, so if i calculate at a bad voltage of maybe 12v that seems that supporting 3000W @12v will require about 250A of capacity in wiring. Is that the proper way to go about that figuring?
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    Big Ben current consumption

    PM Sent, thanks!
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    Big Ben current consumption

    Great! I can't wait to get it Do you happen to have a PDF copy of the manual available for download? Thanks, -Jerry
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