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I am trying to put together quality budget system for 60yr mans street rod.Looking at single 4or5 channel amp comps in front,coax for rear fill off of head unit and single 10 or 12 ,but would consider an 8 or pair of 8's.Car has full dynamat interior.Components will most likely be in lower front corner of doors,so tweeter location is unknown but most likely next to mid.Amp will be bridged on rear two channels for sub,remote sub nob would be nice.Sub depth is a concern +/- 6inches Speaker I have heard and liked. Polk mm.S329 Pioneer ts-d $200 Polks not worth extra $ but have better bottom end Bravox cs60k or carbon fibers ,have not heard Amps looking at cadence Ia4,arc…

Looking for some recommendations for a head unit. So, what I will be working with is 4 evil1 tweets, 4 evil65 mids, and 2 nvx800.4 amps to power them. One amp will power all mids, and the other will power the tweets. 2 or 3 15 inch subs will come later. Almost decided on the hellions. But, anyways I want to run an active setup in my 96 jeep grand cherokee. I thought about using the amps crossovers instead of a head unit. I also considered an audio control matrix plus since I will be using y splinters and do not want to lose any rca output. What head unit would anyone recommend for this setup? Also, if using the nvx 800.4 crossover is a bad idea, is there another setup tha…

Im thinking of buying 2 dcon 10s I have a few questions Will 2 fit in my trunk? Are they good ported? How are they for electronic music?

Not really new here, but its been a long time since I've been around... I gotta PM from one of the other members that said this place was picking up and looking good.... Not a lotta drama or dumb chit like some other places... For those of you that don't know me, I'm from St. Louis, the V.P. of a growing Car Club called Impressive Xpressions. I roll a 2000 S-10 Blazer, thats lowered and has a few other things done to it. I'm always looking to do more... Here is a pic of the Truck Heres a pic of my audio system I just yanked out Audio system is: Kenwood DVD Headunit Eclipse Mids Tweets - Power by 2 Hifonics amps (3) JL Audio 12W6s - Powered by a Hifonics Zeus (4) 5…

First let me start off by saying that i am a huge fan of this forum. I have been snooping around for quite a while before i signed up to be a member. I am a big supporter of companies like Sundown Audio, SSA, IA, because i feel like it is a better product that is the underdog in the mainstream person's eye. I am ready for a new set-up because i down-sized to a 4 door honda civic from a larger SUV. I am looking for a single 12" subwoofer with good SPL that i can use in a daily driver application. I will be running the sub off of either a SAZ-1000d or the new SAX-1200d at either 1 ohm or 2ohms, whichever meets the subwoofer's specifications better. I am very interested in t…

I see a lot of amps pushing plenty of rms and the speakers are generally limited to 100rms or lower. Occaisionally, I will see one able to take 200 rms. My question would be, do those that can take higher power give a better quality sound? I am missing on why an amp would put out huge amounts of power when no speakers can hold them. Is it so you can run multi speakers on one channel?

Why is it not an acceptable topic on this forum. I'm Will by the way.

just wanted to say hi. dunno - kinda weird forum, ill definatly have to get used to the change. but least its not a bunch of pricks. you all know who im talking about thanks to steve and aneonrider for filling me in on this and for all you guys who have been keeping watch on my worklog. check this out- fumes are making me get a headache.

Hey all, New here, but not to forums. Found this site through CarAudio/DIYMA or something. I have limited knowledge of car audio stuff, I haven't installed or had anything nice to listen to for 10 years now. Truck is an '07 Ram Mega Cab, so I have ample space behind the rear seats. So far I have: Pioneer AVIC-Z120BT Focal 165 V30 JBL GTO 1004 (on the way, $100 recent Best Buy sale) Have my wiring (AudioTechnix 1/0 OFC), need terminals/distro blocks/etc. AudioTechnix 80mil sound deadener Currently I'm reading about and researching subs/amps, and whether I want Luxury Liner Pro, or SDS CCF + MLV for the last pieces of the puzzle. I read rules 14-18, so I will not use SPL/…

Hello all. Looking for a new home that Ant does not own. Let's see.... Yes I'm going to do it on every forum, stir the pot they say.... Yup Over zealous use of the mod power. **** is 30% classified site and the rest is open for discussion. The mods have gone mad, editing posts, deleting posts and threads. Time to move onto other sites where members can openly discuss there views on topics in proper sections of a forum all the while being respectful to other members. **** has gone the wrong direction. Opinions? Please feel free, let's see how liberal this site is and let's see who owns

Make this guy feel welcome... He just picked up his first 'good' woofer! Re SX 15" He's gonna need a box for it TeamSSAudio guys... in Texas...

Hello everyone i'm from texas and a l've been customizing my truck since i was like 15 and i am getting ready to begin a very big project on my baby. i will be using 4 18" fi ssd subs in a blowthrough design. i am looking for some good prices on either a powerbass xa-3000d or a massive audio p3000.1 amplifiers. this is my truck showing love from the lonestar state!!!!!

Andrew, here, from Central Ohio.. Joined to learn.

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hello all for my 01 Pontiac Bonneville se, daily driver, I am in need of your suggestions for a complete system. my listening tastes are disco, HUGE house/techno listener, reggae, jazz, hip hop, and easy listening music!! 2-12 subs (no clue what to get), 4-6.5 mids for the four doors (eye-balling the jbl ms62c for sure), only 1 amp for the subs, and 1 amp for the 6.5 mids.. a good clean head unit, a sub box, wiring, etc, and interested in having a parametric eq to tweak the sound as I listen to various types of music. really not interested in setting off car alarms! but definitely want to bang pretty good as im on the hwy.. key importance is sound quality, clarity, and a…

...and I fall under the noob, newb, nub category...but I got my first system about 20 years ago I haven't been really that dedicated to this hobby, so I have plenty of ignorance. But this place seems like it's full of knowledge, and I have questions, so let's party!

Are the new digital designs amp too powerful for incriminator audio death penaltys 18inch subs I have two amps strapped doing close too 6400 whatts with two 100 shuriken batterys and basically stalk alt just heavy duty one running right at 14.7 volts but on lows dropped too 12.6 volts what caused the subs too burn up the coils and almost unwind it self these subs have lasted four years and hit 152.3 off them with no problems last year now this I thought they could do a lot more.

Here i am to save the day. i decided im not gonna visit ca.com anymore its just flat out gotten retarded oh btw this is blunt sorry name change gets ya lol

Hello all how are you ? Looks like a great forum yall have here ive been lurking for a few weeks now lol. I am new to forums of any kind but not really to car auido. I say not really because its been quite a few years since last build mid 90's. A couple wild ones for that time & this area but mostly basic builds. I am in the process of gathering goodies for another build =)

looking to up my reserve power for my system in a 2008 grand prix.i currently have a 220 amp singer alt.with a 3 year old yellow top that has been used and abused. the yellow top has enough power to power the car perfectly but drains fast unless im drivin around.im running a 1200 watt rms amp and am going to a 2k soon...just looking to up my reserve power as cheap and as smart as possible.

MMkay... I'm not sure off hand wether I've done the 'newbie' thing. So here goes: Plans for my competition toy are changing, and I value the opinions 'round here. I've been tossing around alot of idea's and equipment to the point at which I near to flipping a coin. I now have a car capable of 24-28 cubes easily. She comes to me with a 'wall' in it. I'll be tearing it out as it's pretty weak, but now the idea is there, to toss the Sundance The important things: *The Mustang will be Street driven throughout the summertime (and safety concerns accomodated for). *Also there-by semi-pretty. *12-14 volt system. *Will only run one/two amps for daily for sanity purposes. (2-3k…

Hey guys, I'm new to car audio and just installed my first sub a few days ago. It's a 12 inch Dcon D4. I have it running at 2 ohms off of an audioque aq750. I built the enclosure using the optimal ported recommendation on the SSA website. The problem is I cant turn up the gain on the amp very much without the sub making a rattling noise. Any ideas what I might have done wrong to cause this? I know I'm not getting anywhere close to full potential out of this thing. With the gain set low enough to eliminate the rattle, the mirrors don't even move! The sound is very good, but there just isn't any power at all. All advice is greatly appreciated.

Hello, I am in a serious situation here. So, my buddy and I are into this car audio thing. (You'd have to be from Iowa to understand that its looked down upon.) So, he has his two SA-12's on a SAX-1200. And they hit. So, the main thing I was wondering, was what would basically give him a run for his money? I have considered 2 Fi SSD 15's, 2 SA-15's(out of the question, I don't wanna be the homo who copies him), and the main choice I'm complimenting at the moment is a single 15" on a SAX-1200. Possibly an Icon 15"? Any input is abliged. Thanks! -Austin

i haven't bought anything car audio in over 10 years, but after two subs dying and helping a friend I have the bug again. Let the learning begin!

Whats up everyone. I'm new to this forum but not to car audio. It was reccomended by "TheRamRod" so I came on over here. Currently I have a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire. My substage consists of 2 American Bass XFL's on an Audiopipe AQX2500.1. Heres a vid of it in action. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjdL1jhVUf0