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    Removing speakers from rear deck

    I respect everything you say and thats what Im on here for, the best insight in helping me get what I want. The goals I have for interior speakers is to be loud, really loud (I know that I will sacrifice imaging and some accuracy for this but I just dont want my car to be all bass neither). If there are better ways to go about this then Im open to them. Current setup for interior speakers: Front Driver Door: 2-Eminence Alpha 6A (channel 1 on SAX125.2) Front Passenger Door: 2-Eminence Alpha 6A (channel 1 on SAX125.2) Rear Driver Door: 2-Eminece Alpha 6A (channel 2 on SAX125.2) Rear Passenger Door: 2-Eminece Alpha 6A (channel 2 on SAX125.2) 1 Pair of Boss Audio Tweeters TW12 (on factory speaker wire till I get another amp for them but definantly plan on upgrading them in the future) What I was planning on adding: 3 pairs of Seas PrestigeTweeters for (one tweeter on each pillar-A,B) 2 pairs of Eminence Alpha 6c (4 channel amp, Sax 100.4) I dont want to come off as being negative or a jerk Im just not going to have only a front stage in my car(Im willing to re-look at whats on my addition list and scratch what may be scratched but Im leaving the 2 speakers in each door alone) like alot of individuals in this forum. It may be the right way to go and I understand a good front stage is all that you need but thats one adjustment I wont make but open to anything else that can be said about my addition plans. Thanks M5. Why wont the Seas work for me? I meant mid-ranges(Eminence Alpha 6A) and not mid-bass for the rear deck, my apologies. Any suggestions, reccomendations or advice please state and share M5 and we can go from there. This is why I made this post also to get your say-so which I know you have alot and Im very appreciative for. Last time I made a topic about my interior speakers, you gave me great advice that I used and made alot of corrections in the car that day so thank you once again. **********(Im thinking about doing without the 4-Eminence Alpha 6c's for the rear deck which means no fiberglassing and dropping one pair or two pairs of tweeters; I might just get another SAX125.2 for the current interior speakers so the load on each amp per channel is 4 and not 2.)********** just some suggestions I thought about while typing this up.
  2. I know that it may seem like its a head unit problem and it may be but with these new cars not being made as the cars in the 80's and 90's mostly steel bodies and exterior panels grounding is becoming more of an issue. Just try and redo the grounds (im giving you good info and your bypassing it), I have over three head units, six different amps thinking they were all the problem when in actuallity it was the car itself and the factory grounds plus some wires needed plastic covering to eliminate any noises they could put out. Find another head unit or use a friends and switch them out to see if its still there and im sure if it is then you will thank me by saving you money from buying a new head unit (try the cheap permanent options first instead of buying a new head unit) just my .02
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    Looking to upgrade and learn

    Good to hear.. then I can sell it (Stinger HPM) toward the Treo SSX 12".. looking to replace that first.. and later on the amp x2, sell the cap. How stuck on the Treo SSX are you, did you check out any subwoofers from the SSA store? Great choice on amplifiers also and what are you gonna do with the old equipment (just curious since I have a friend who is wanting to do an all Infinity Setup in his new car as he did in his previous car, cant talk him out of it so Im gonna let him get what he wants since its his money and im just installing).
  4. Thats just a temporary fix, you need to find out what the problem is so you can fix it and not have the problem come about again. You need to redo all your grounds and check all rca's with ones ran throughout the car to see if were your running them is a problem. I had one amp where the rca jacks were being bent due to the install and angle it was, show us a picture of how yours is installed. I really think you need to redo your grounds all of them, but thats just my .02 (I've probably had the worst alternator whine for the longest than anbody probably in car audio history). After I redid my big 3 grounds with 1/0 awg I still had a slight noise only noticeable at small volumes shen bass wasnt hiting, once I covered up the ground wire for my radiator fan which was my last fix that took the problem completely away. When I first got in the car at night(sometimes during the day) a week after the fix, I drive around with no music for a minute just to make sure that the whine is gone and it is.
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    Removing speakers from rear deck

    Im actually gonna have 4-6.5" or 8" speakers for midbass right behind my back seats, in the front half of the rear deck so that is the reason it calls for fibergalssing since the speakers are to deep to fit onto the stock panel piece that is there(well I should of clarified it will be a fiberglass enclosure not just fiberglassing rear deck for no reason).
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    SAX100.4 problem

    It sounds like you should of been their to install it so you would know yourself that it was hooked up right and working before you left, but since you left they can say it never worked from jump. I still will tell my friend you owe me regradless of the situation but you live and you learn.
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    Problems with Ported Enclosure for 12'' Fi X

    Well if your trying to compare output from higher frequencies at the same volume to lower frequencies then it wont never be even. Regardless where you have the filter at, 500 watts @ 30 hz will sound lower and have less output then 500 watts @ 40, 50, 60 hz and so on.
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    which amp

    If your gonna buy an amp that can run speakers active then in my opinion it is a waste to buy it for a passive set of component speakers. Active A word prefacing certain circuits in which the processing is performed by use of transistor or tube juctions, rather than passive componenets such as resistors, capacitors, and coils. Such items as crossovers and equalizers may be constructed either way. Active processing usually affords more more options, and greater precision, albeit at greater cost. (A tweeter and Mid-range/Mid-bass speaker without a crossover box before an amp, usually crossed at amp, head unit or any good equalizer) Passive Component In a crossover system, a non-powered component used to separate an audio signal into a specified frequency band before it goes to a particular amplifier or driver. A passive device usually incurs some loss (expressed in decibels) to a system. Typical such components include capacitors, coils, and resistors. (A component set of speakers, same brand of tweeters and mids with a crossover attached to them) I think there are way better and cheaper solutions than those rockford fosgate components that sound good. Go active and look at mids and tweeters(if you want the 50.4 hurry up and buy since they are getting phased out) but the SAX100.4 will suit your needs perfectly if you want to run mids and tweets, the SAX125.2 will only do if you just purchasing mids: Tweeters (www.madisound.com or www.parts-express.com) Mids(SSA.com-mach 5 audio mli-65 or Ascendant Audio 7" Mids; www.parts-express.com)
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    BMW 323ci

    Im amazed at his work, I bet his wife he made her some carbon skin when he was done with the car. Im not mad at him cause thats one bad BMW, no words can describe how he is treating his car all around the board. Wish I had the patience, skills, tools, mentality, money and time he had to get that done (which it looks like he is doing all by himself for the most part).
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    noob

    Glad you could join us, whatever you want to know then just ask. Email Jacob personally since he is the master of Sundown amps but many people hear do have them.
  11. i dont have enough extra wire to try that. check your speaker wires, rcas for cuts or damages in them were they could be grouding out. I redid my factory grounds and upgraded them to 1/0awg wire(sanded where Saturn didnt), I also covered all wires (positive and negative) in engine bay and ones for amps and my whinig went away after having it for close to three years.
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    New to the Board

    Glad you could join us.
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    Box is almost done! What sub to buy?

    x2, You should get a Fi Q with or without BP Power (its up to you, it will give your sub more thermal handling for a little more abuse but not to much more than standard specs). The 10" needs .2 - .6ft^3 while the 12" needs .8 - 1.5ft^3, so if you can get over .8ft^3 after sub displacement is calculated from box volume then go 12" but I would go 10" since you have limited space and dont want to put a good speaker in a cramped box plus ( any sub will get low no matter 10" or 12") so if thats what you want then just get the 10" my friend.
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    end resistance?

    dont damage your equipment for whatever goal or reason you want to, only buy subs the same ohm load and hopefully the exact same model and brand.
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    Which sub should i buy?

    x2, maan thats one nice box with excellent fabrication to it. Talk to a dude on here name shizzzon (he has stewie griffin as his avatar I believe) he has the most knowledge with those subs and what to do with them. Send him a message (PM) and he will respond to you.
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    SAE-1200D V.2 Teaser Pics !

    your eyes have deceived you along with your common sense Naw I see why he said that because most of the fuses that are red are 40A (there are 5 so I see why he thinks its 200Amps worth of fusing), but not all fuses are the same company. If im not mistaking I think those are orange colored fuses which are 25A or 30A (so its more like 125A or 150A worth of fusing), considering Jacob makes efficient amplifiers and the SAZ-1500D has 4x40A (160A worth of fusing on it).
  17. make sure to get the 2-12" FI SSD's dual 1 ohm (each sub wired in series up to 2 ohms and they will see a final ohm load of 1 ohms) with BP Power. Go with the Sundown SAZ-1500d or Rockord Fosgate T1500-1bd for a good combination. The Audioque 2200D will be a good choice if you know how to set an amp, if money is not a problem Sundown but if it is then go Audioque.
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    2005 Neon - Almost Complete

    i know your loving those eminence alpha-6a's on that sax-125.2 because I know I am, just got my speaker rings made for my rear doors so soon I will have 8 on the amp (4 on each channel). good build, any videos yet?
  19. x2, that will be your best bet.
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    Great Info!

    glad you could join us
  21. A yellowtop will never hurt, have you done the big 3 yet?
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    New to SSA

    Glad you could join us
  23. x2, she gets me a few times also (I swear she stares me in my eyes then I wake up)
  24. Dont use the cap, it will only hurt your system just buy a good secondary battery for your system. Bp Power - This option adds a machined aluminum compression plug to the pole which helps channel all of the air under the dustcap around the coil for better cooling. To aid with this increased airflow we also add 6 axial cooling channels in the top plate. Along with increased thermal capacity comes the addition of an extra spider and a changed spider pack. All of these features increase power handling from 200-500 Watts depending on the application. 

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