General Audio

I'm thinking about upgrading my 5.25" JL VR coaxials to Rainbow CS230 Contour 2-way Component Speaker System 5.25 used for $160. Is this a decent deal?

Open to all suggestions, as I'm pulling my hair out trying to combat this, and I'm not sure where to attack first, as aiming is only helping partly For reference, i drive a 98 mountaineer (ford Explorer) I can't get vocals to come from above the dash withtweets at the A pillar and 6.5's in the factory locations. I REALLY dont want my tweeters in my doors. It looks awful on my doors. The best luck i had was with a pair of 4" noname coaxials up on the dash aimed at the dome light, from 350hz up, midbass 50-350 and the 18 from fifty down. I have time alignment currently, and am lining up to replace my HU as well as add in a MiniDSP, but for no…

I just bought a brand new Ram 1500 crew cab and I'm looking for ideas as far as the sub is concerned. Has anyone here done an install in a crew cab? I really don't want to go the shallow sub route. I would really like to find a way to keep my Icon 10. I realize that ported is out of the question so sealed will do. I was thinking about building a box to fit on the floor hump between the back seats. then I have to figure out how to mount 2 big a/b amps under the rear seat. Any thoughts?

http://www.raammat.net/ how much difference does it make just deadening the trunk, both on the inside and out. im pretty sure that i dont need 63sqft to do my trunk, how much do i need?

What happens when u put a subwoofer made for a ported enclosure only, in a sealed box?

so im back, still trying to understand this whole audio thing lol. havnt had much time to look into it but i had an ohm question i thought i might be able to get a easy to understand answer of... basicly from what ive been reading and such, unless im mistaken which is why im asking here, a 1 ohm amp goes to a 2 ohm sub and a 2 ohm amp will go to a 4 ohm sub? and is there some sort of converter that allows you to go 1 ohm to converter to a 4 ohm sub? or have i just confused everyone and should keep reading lol?

Everyone has their own way of doing stuff and I'm sure you guys all have some little tricks you use whether it be for installing, building, tuning, etc. Would be kinda cool just to see what everyone does. I'll start....when something is rattling but I can't tell from where, I plug my nose and keep my mouth shut, then I try to exhale. It cuts out all of the bass and you can clearly hear things rattling. The same thing happens when you plug your nose while you sneeze, or if you yawn.

I have not had my truck in months, and last night I stayed up through the night to re-install some old equipment I have had, and damn I forgot how nice and pure the RF fanatic Q's and the old RF amps on them sound, oh yeah, cranked the Overdrive back up and have the Eclipses shaking crap in cars next to me, :487: I missed that so much, just all clean and loud abusive sound, just gotta clean the laser on the Eclipse HU humm prep the beast for next season soon

I'm a bit old school I guess but I enjoy searching the net for old school amps and subs just to check em out. Do any of you have anything old or rare laying around? Not looking to buy, just a few pics and info would be cool.

I did some research and here's what i'm thinking of putting in my grand prix. Headunit - Pioneer DEH-P7700MP 6x9's - Pioneer 5-way TS-A6991R 460w (80rms) or TS-D901P 350w rev series (60rms) 6 1/2's - Pioneer TS-D161R 260w (60rms) Subs - 2x P312D4 1000w (500w rms) was thinking T2's but that's overkill Amp for my high's - P4004 100w x4 (gets more but don't need it) Amp for my subs - P8002 (should net me 500w rms to each sub) Anything you'd change? Reasoning? Box suggestions? Edit: upon further research a P2002 should net me near 60w per speaker instead of using a 4 channel P4004

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.

So my headunit Pioneer DEH-3200UB only has 2 sets but I plan on using a 4 ch and a mono block amp and need to know is there a way I can expand it to my needs.

i've been looking all over for them any links to them i seen some audioque but they are like 30 bucks and i think there two long any links would be apreciated!

I may have been sleeping, but I don't recall seeing them before. http://rcamobile.com/ Appears RCA has come out with a line of 12V mobile products. I'm kind of intrigued. Their other products are geared more towards the affordable end of the price spectrum and are of reasonable build quality. If these follow suit, I would expect atleast the electronics to be a decent alternative for the budget minded individual.

Why does one need two RCA cables (i.e. red and white) to plug into a mono channel subwoofer amplifier? It seems to play just fine with only one "channel" plugged in... Why is the subwoofer output "left and right"? Thanks for answering my stupid question.

i was told if i had the RCA wire form hu to amp next to my power wire it can cause interference? this was from a kid that is known at our school for knowing about car audio...

What brand would you reccomend. Or are they all about equal quality. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_3926_Kicker+KI25.html http://cgi.ebay.com/STINGER-RCA-CABLE-MONS...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Tsunami-RTP8-94-17-4-C...1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-KnuKonceptz-Karma-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Well I ordered all my wiring last week when I ordered my amps and forgot to order the RCA's any one have any good recommendations of are they all pretty much the same

if i'm correct the better the RCA the better luck you have with not getting road noise right? so i know the best brands are monster, kicker, and RF. do you think kicker 09z series are worth the extra few dollars or should you just go with the cheap scorche RCA's?

I'm not sure about what RCAs to get.. I was planning to get some knu ones and I wasn't sure if the eKs were worth the 80 bucks or would it be better to get the next line down and put that 60 dollars toward something else? By the way, my amp will be a sundown saz 1500D

Has anyone had any experience with RD Audio equipment? Are they a quality company? I had Mike , who is tied in with the company, build me an enclosure for my BTL and it is ridiculously nice. If that is any indication of the quality of the company i might have to look into some of their stuff

Wheres the cheapest you have seen them online? I might be interested in running those for my upcoming build if the price is right.

i was giving an RE Audio Hc 18 and can not find any information on it i am really looking for the box spec and rms any help would be awsome

Anybody have any experience with these subs? Any opinions? SEX 12" T/S Parameters: Electrical Q Value (Qes): 0.49 Mechanical Q Value (Qms): 4.5 Total Speaker Q Value (Qts): 0.44 Free Air Resonance (Fs): 25.1 Hz Equivalent Compliance (Vas): 72.9 liters One-Way, Linear Excursion (Xmax): 18 mm Efficiency (SPL 1W/1m): 86.1 dB SPL Effective Piston Area (Sd): 480 cm2 DC Resistance (Re): 2.8 ohm Nominal Impedance (Znom): Dual 2 ohm Thermal Power Handling (Pe): 600 W Force Factor (Bl): 17.7

just like it says, i have an old Jl w6 15 the basket is good, i cut the souround and the spider to pull the sub apart to show my lil brother how it works,...... anyone do a recone with say an fi cone?? or anyother.. or do you think it MAYBE work listin it on ebay for 10 bucks