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Hello everyone. After reading through new member rules and regulations, I can see this is a no-nonsense group. Good, I'll get right to it. This install started as I have aquired (3) 4' x 8' sheets of 1" MDF and like my music louder than necessary and typically in the rock/rap genres. On top of the material and shop to work in, I have all the tools required for making a good system (table saw, trim gun, router, electrical meters, function generator, D/C power supply, oscilloscope, etc.) And the know-how to use these tools correctly. Here's my parameters for the project. 2004 Nissan Armada with 44"W x 24"H x 26"D to work with. $1000 to spend on this, I know…

hey everyone. heard much about this place, figured i'd come check out what all the cool kids are doing.

I havent been for some time now. I bought a new ride and started to mod the stereo system and mod the car. 2008 Mazda 6i. Enjoy the pictures. The day I bought her. No more fish bowl New/used Tein SS Coilovers. On the car now. Also I put my Maganflow Cat back Exhaust on that same day. New wheels and new fog lights. These pictures have been edited by a friend. The green is calmer looking in person. Guages for me. Oil Pressure, Oil Temp and Volt meter. At Night Durning the day Started to work on my custom grill After sanding and cutting I got it to fit. Working on a Air dam As for th…

Hey, just joined and I came from www.computerforums.com with over 9000 posts and having the moderator status. I was kindly refered here by, Eldorado. I was origionally from caraudio.com/vb but he said this place was better and this here I am. So, admin, I saw your page.. http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/588193/1 Very nice ride. I however, have a 1991, 190E 2.3 trim. Im gettin all new stereo equip in it too. New Hu, speakers, amp and sub. Gonna be pretty nice. Here are some pics of mine.. And I just gave it a second coat of wax today. I also plan on lowering it a bit. Like 1.7 in the back and 2.0 in the front. Or vice versa, lol I dont remember for sure right now. Kind of…

I have been here for a while now but never realy had a chance to stop by and say hello to everyone. Anyway i have got realy tired of roe lattly and am in need of a long vacation so im gonna be around here alot more then usal. Anyways my name is Corey Anderson some people might already know me, im a mod over to roe under the user name Corey Anderson. For those who dont go to roe i am also post a bit over on ca.com under massiveaudiocw. Im a New York state sales rep for Sundown Audio. Glade to be over here on SSA w/ all these great companies and knowledgable people. Corey

hi. my name is henry (GSteg). i am a newbie at car audio so when u guys say dvc and such, please slow down because i don't get the lingo yet. i am looking forward to upgrading my system even though i think my stock speakers sounds GREAT. well thats it for now.

Name is Ryan and I joined a few weeks ago. Pretty big into the car show scene here in Florida but a little lacking on the car audio side so I figured I would join and share.

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...

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.

Hai guiss......thought i'd stop by and sign up.....i did a little looking around and realized i know most people here! lol I'm from East Texas....part of Team Tex Flex.....and i enjoy long walks in the hot as hell parking lots of Texas looking @ Boom cars...lol. I like to bring teh lulz to car audio and hope to enjoy this site! And also....ZOMG! I haz DD 18's in my Mustang.....like ZOMG! A couple quick vidz of my set-up...

I am looking to purchase new stereo equipment for my truck. here is a link to my truck http://www.streetsource.com/Member_Rides/49779_Nyterydrtuckn26s-2003-Ford-F150-SuperCrew-.aspx i am going to have a center console from dash to rear of the cab. I am wanting to put four 8's inside the console. I am thinking about putting four sundown audio sa-8 powered by a sax2500 then in the bed thinking about four sundown audio sa-12's powerd by sax-4500. do you all think that will sound good or should i go wit a different setup ? help please

Hello everybody, I'm Jarrett from Lafayette La, just thought I would introduce myself. My first car was a 1999 mitsubishi mirage. I put 2 Orion HCCA 10.4s in a custom ported box with an Orion D5000. The D5000 stopped working so I bought 2 cheap Sound Storm amps to replace it. When I started college I sold this setup for $900 Now I drive a 1988 Toyota pickup. I Had an Fi Q 18 in a sealed 5 cu ft box with a US amps MD1D. I traded this setup for these wheels and a spare tire. I enjoy wheeling this truck through the mud as much as I enjoy my bass. My next plans are to put a 10 in a ported box with enough room to fit my tools and my air compressor and 1.5 gal tank behind th…

Hello all, New to the forums! My name is chris, I'm from Racine, WI. Awaiting my first FI BL 15 since August 22. I'm getting excited approaching the one month mark. I designed a 5 cuft3 all kerfed ported enclosure and have a hifonics x14 1500.1d "wanted to test this new series" amp 1/0 gauge wire ran to the back and big three upgrade. Gauge dragon volt meter. Will post pics and eventually video of the setup when it's complete based on curiosity.

I am looking at both of these units' specs. The J.L. lists 75 watts per channel at 11.4 volts, the Sundown seems to list 100 watts per channel at 14.4 volts. When I say seems to; it lists testing voltage at 14.4.I would like to know if the 100.4d was tested at 14.4 volts, and if so what would be the rated wattage at 11.4 volts. Apples to apples. Also the signal to noise ratio is much different for these two units. If anyone can tell me at what output these tests were run for each unit.I understand the there is a good chance only the manufacturers know these answers, and they may not want to tell. I also would like to know where Sundown Audio manufactures their products…

I'm sure some of you know me already. Just thought I'd pop in and say hey.

Hey, Im new here. Im a Business Major at UNF in Jacksonville. Im pretty inexperienced with car audio but always looking to learn more. I joined because im interested in getting some FI Audio subs. When you click the forum link on there sites it leads to SSA so i figured it would be the best place to get some info.

What up guy's! So, I need some tuning help/opinions. Vehicle is a 1996 jeep grand cherokee. I have a pair of evil 6.5's, and a pair of evil 1 tweets running off a nvx jad 800.4. Also, have a dayton dsp408. Midbass is mounted in stock location in the doors. Doors are deadened and sealed of as best as I could. Haven't fully installed tweeters yet, but they are wired up. Stock location for tweeters are in the dash. Is this a bad spot for the evils, or is there maybe somewhere better for them? Also, was wondering if anyone had crossover suggestions for the evil mids and tweets. I'm really not sure what steps I need to take as far as the tuning goes. Any opinions are welcome. …

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Hello Everyone, I have some questions concerning a high output alternator and figured there's no better place on the internet to find a good answer to my problem. I own a 2002 Tahoe, and am in the process of trying to set up dual alternators. The alternator I ended up with is manufactured by Mean Green Industries. I know nothing about this alternator. The website tells me very little useful information about it. When I attempt to contact them I get voicemail every time, and the box is full so I cant even leave a message. I would have went with some other company, but every transaction with a certain stereo/rim/custom shop in Baltimore, MD (i know some of you know who…

Well maybe not totally. I joined back in 2003 when the site came back up. I took about a 15 year hiatus from car audio. Spent some time in college, spent some time on my career, spent a little time on life. Now I'm in a comfortable spot in life where I have the time for treating my car like a toy again. So I figure why not stop back by one of the best forums I remember. I'm Alex, from northern illinois, the only older piece of equipment I still have is an old blown Avionixx AXT800.2 so don't expect to see any OG gear haha. I'm still a noob, hoping to gain as much knowledge as I can as quickly as I can about newer gear and doing a simple install in my boring '23…

Well i sure do feel like it. Hello gentleman.

Hey all I'm Cam, been into car audio for a while now. Will be posting build log as soon as I have all the equipment I'll be using.

Sup all, i'm Brandon and i'm from Lincoln, NE. I've been into car audio since about 2004, on and off. I currently have 2001 Jetta 1.8T that i just purchased a 10" Dcon for. I just build a ported box 1.25cf tuned at 29hz. I ordered my sub a week ago and still haven't got a tracking number yet so who know's when i'll get it. Are these subs made.after you order or are they made ready to ship? I can't wait to hear this thing in my box. I just have a 10" RE X taking it's space powered by a JL 250/1. The setup i'm most proud of was in a 95 Camaro, i had a Kenwood KDC-X990 HU, Polk MMC6500 components powered by a Kicker KX350.2, a 15" FI Q in a 2.5cf ported box off a ED nine.1. …

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.

Hey guys. Now that i have my new sub and amp on the way (SKAR Audio 12" subwoofer and Sundown Audio SAX-1200D), i wanted to post a thread that might ask for clarification on the theory of what everyone refers to as " 10% is the Equipment and 90% is the Installation". What exactly does this mean? I mean, obviously, i would imagine that the box within which you place your subwoofer will make a huge difference. The grade of wiring you use will make a difference. All of the level adjustments made on the amplifier will make a big difference. I just want to ensure that i get the best sound out of my new purchase, and if 90% of what is to be expected is in the installation i wan…