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If those SB Acoustics sound anything like they look, smooth is all that comes to mind.

Building a DIY setup, or piecing things together? Interested to see how this goes.

I wouldn't even think about the c-pillar speakers. Wouldn't be any use at all, IMO. You will probably get a lot of mixed reviews about how you are looking at going about this. In my tahoe I am only working on the front end. I have no rear door or c-pillar speakers running. It sounds awesome to me so far and gets decently loud for what it is. If you want some real help in choosing some components without making a disaster in your build log, make a separate thread with as much detail as you can give. Past systems and/or listening experiences. What you have found that you do or don't like. I got tons of help from members on here and am very happy with the results so far.

Nice, the Singer 270 is my choice as well once I get around to that part of the spending.

Sears has a nice battery sale going on right now. 25% off til August 23 (while supplies last).

Still keeping my eyes open.

If I decided to get crazy(my standards) I'd do the horns under dash, ?" mid in the kick, 8" mid bass in the door. I can't imagine I'd want more than that. It would certainly keep my busy, that's for sure.

I currently have a zapco st-4x running active with ID xs28 tweeters and xs65 mids. I am contemplating getting a zapco st-2x to run the tweeters so I can bridge the 4ch with the mids. Would it be $100 well spent for the 2ch amp or would I be spinning my wheels? Trying to improve output and impact. It sounds awesome right now, just not quite loud enough.

Had to get in on the action.

I've already checked, would only fit the minis in mine as well. No way I'd want to chop up my door to fit a 10" driver in there. I might be able to get a 8" in with a little work and still stay behind the factory grill. Of course I say that now, who knows what I'll end up with.

Maybe the tweeters really aren't all that bad. I think it's just the upgrade bug playing tricks on me this time. I'll probably make these last til I am ready for horns. I would rather have equipment that can surpass what I expect of it so I can go easy on it, rather than pushing things to the ragged edge only to want more. These Seas mids are waking up. Nice warm, yet snappy midbass that I never had with the IDs.

Grounding time. Two runs of 2/0 from alt bracket to frame, two runs of 2/0 from battery to frame.

Another productive day for the tahoe. I got the console all buttoned up and will be monitoring amp temps to see of I will end up needing a fan down there. So far so good though, haven't really been wailing on it so only time will tell. On to the pics. Painted the mounting surfaces black to give a more finished look. Console in place. What amps? I don't see any amps... Still showing a bit, oh well.

Is it not pasting? Or is it not copying so there is nothing to paste? When you click on the img code, it should flash really quickly and say "copied" at least it does it for me that way.

Glad I was able to help you guys spend your money, lol. I'll be getting one myself in the next day or so. Still on the fence about doubling up under the hood or throwing another 31 in the rear.

I was looking on the SSA store and was curious about the soundrive cables. They are on the pricey side, my question, are they worth it? Would the sound really improve as they lead you to believe? I've always run twisted pair, currently RF brand, never used coax before. From what I have read, if there isn't an existing noise issue, most any cable will do. Though, the only info I run across seems like it's all just speculation. I just moved my amps around and now my current rca cables are way too long.

Considering you were having gnarly voltage issues last I checked, I'd vote electrical upgrades. I know I am working on getting my electrical beefed up before I even think about a big amp or multiple subs, but that's just me.

I figured the 80prs didn't have enough adjustment for horns. I am fairly confident I'll end up with a minidsp in the future regardless of the driver route I take. Maybe one of Q's units depending on what comes of them. Sounds good. I want to get my center console back in first so I make sure I'm getting the true response. I'm at 3.15khz/12db right now.

No problem. If you have the room for them and don't mind the possibility of needing to loosen the connectors, the price is hard to beat.

I was just doing a little tweeter reading on zaph and that xt19 has a nice looking response for sure. I also was reading that he says that flat tuning higher freqs(10k+) are not nearly as important as many make them out to be. I also looked up that equal-loudness curve thing mentioned. I never realized that we don't actually "hear" a "flat" response, we actually are tuning and making a wild curve that is perceived as "flat" by our individual ears. I had even considered ID/ES mini horns under the dash, but I don't know if I am ready for something like that yet.

This is how I do it. Once I have pics uploaded to photobucket I get to the screen where I can see the thumbnails. Hover over the pic I want and a little gear/icon shows up. Hover over that and a small menu drops down. Click on get links. Once I click on get links, another small window pops up. Click on the IMG code at the bottom and it automatically copies it. I then go to the posting location and press ctrl+v, right click then paste also works here as well. Post what looks like gibberish and it should turn into a photo. Add your words or other photos with spacing between just to be sure you don't mash it all together.

No problem. I am trying to figure out if my third battery should be under the hood, or in the rear. The rear makes most sense, but I am a sucker for having certain things matching and the plat and d3100 are not a cosmetically appealing combo. lol.

They are currently in the stock location of my doors(2001 tahoe) powered by a P600.2 very conservative on the gain. The height is about knee level, though I seem to want to say you have an escalade so you know what I am working with.

I had a RF T500-1BD to this to me. Luckily I had a square trade warranty on it. I never opened it up to see what it was though. If you are handy with soldering, you should be good to go.

As if this build wasn't already making waves...hats off to you sir. Can't wait to see some trident goodness in here.