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General Audio

An Open Forum Dedicated To all audio questions that do not fall under the other specific categories.

  1. Started by dub26z,

    i measured my trunk i dont know if i did it right ,from front to back its 46 inches the height is 19 iches and the length 42 inches and then more towards the back of the car trunk its 56 inches if youve seen a chrysler 300 trunk then you know what i mean.i wanted to know if i could fit 3 xcon 12s in there i know zero about boxes anything will help...thanks

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  2. Started by ANeonRider,

    Yep, a noob q. Got some RL-p pron here. I want to remove the sound because, well, the camera makes it sound like How do I accomplish this task?

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  3. Started by Kent535,

    How Much Better Are The nightshades Vs The BTL's ? Are They Worth The upgrade ? I Am Going To be Running 2 SAZ 3000D Amps To Them. Thanx

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  4. Started by CarAudioCulture,

    Sorry, but this is SPAM and is spam and a violation of the TOS you agreed to when registering.

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  5. Started by EFFENDI,

    Bang & Olufsen is designing an in-car system for the Audi A8. Looks like it is actually going to be pretty decent. No mention of a subwoofer, but if they do it right, I guess they won't need one. http://www.carsound.com/UBB/ultimatebb.php...c;f=18;t=009872

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  6. Started by ibsmooth,

    I'm putting in a new system 300 amp alternator 4x khc 2000 and yellow top under the hood on a IA 40.1 amp. The subs still thinking about what I should run with this amp any suggestions? I would like to keep the volts at 14.4 no lower than 14.1. Can some tell me how I can do this without have any voltage drop? Do I need to set up the system for 16v to keep the volts at a steady 14.1 or higher?

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  7. Started by DAM,

    does anybody know of some good Components, budgets around 300 are so this is for my work van they will be powerd by a SAX-100.2 .thanks

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  8. Started by SpeakerBoy,

    I just downloaded WinISD and am trying to figure out what length i need for my port, but my driver is not listed, and i don't know the t/s parameters Driver is a bose 201 6.5" its fairly old, early or mid 90's. External dimensions are 6"x9.5"x12" using 1/2" mdf. port will be 2" pvc pipe, and the port will be external.

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  9. Started by Lord Baccus,

    it collapses the thread into a windows 3.1 view looks weird ! having to click on all comment lines, one at a time too read a thread is it suppose to do that, never did it befor

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  10. Started by audiogurl,

    Okay I think I finally figured out what I'm going to get for my boyfriend again but I'm not exactly sure what kind he needs. I am looking for a clamp on volt meter. He just got a craftsman one but it isn't very good. He said tthe kind he wants is I guess really expensive. please if you know anything about volt meters....good ones please help me out! =] thankss

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  11. Started by loserpunk,

    I want to put my 10o in the room for HT use.....but the spot i have picked out for it it a lil close to the tv....and putting the sub there doesn't create a lot of friendship between the two...is there any way to shield the enclosure/driver so i can use it there....? i can always relocate it....i'm just asking cause i really like how it looks there

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  12. Started by matthewkchalmers,

    Looking over my setup, now that it is out of my car, I have a question just because I want to recheck myself. My setup consists of (2) 12" D2 XCON's, (2) SAZ-1500D's Strapped, and 1400 Kinetik Batterey, along with the wiring and blah blah blah. Would I want a Series/Parallel wiring setup for this, or a Parallel/Parallel? Or does it even matter?

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  13. Started by Fonzi,

    Im trying to remember what thsi deck was, I think it was somehting like a cdx-90, it was made somewhere around 98-00. Big time SQ unit, Im just about positive the number on it was something 90. Anyone remember exactly what it was? Ive been looking for one for a while.

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  14. Started by CFAIST,

    Yep uncle sam put the big old red white and blue shaft to me this year. So no new build anytime soon. Guess I'll have to use the Powerbass XL 15"s I have sitting in the closet unfortunatly they are huge air space hogs. Just need an amp. I've got my Elemental designs nine.2 running my borrowed 13ov.2s right now. It works but Not quite what I am used to or want. Just had to vent a little.

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  15. Started by MKader17,

    I recently installed a Pioneer Premier 490iB in and 01 accord. The install kit had a wire for a dimmer (orange w/ white stripe) and an illumination wire (orange) the Pio HU only has an orange illumination wire. So I combined the two together and now my friends dimmable dash lights do not work. I have googled this to death, found a few topics with the same problem but none with an answer... So I went back in an just snipped the dimmer wire away from the illumination wires but the problem still remains. I really don't see how the dimmer is controlled through the headunit. I could have possible blew a fuse when I wired it like I did but I went through all the fuses I could …

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  16. Started by Wood.,

    Alright so Im gonna sound like a total fuckin newb but whatever. Kinda getting back into putting a stereo back into my truck, so i ordered some focal access 165 and a sundown sax125.2 for my front doors of my regular cab chebby p/u. My question is how do you guys like to run the wires for your front stage, in my past experiences hooking up a/b amps i have almost always ran into some kind of signal noise, ive tried running ground loops from deck to amp to battery, keeping the RCAs on the complete other side of the vehicle than the power and ground... seems like it never fixes it. so what im getting at is, what do you guys do? if anything? was i just using shitty RCA's a…

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  17. Started by subywrx,

    Hi guys, I'm new at this. Not really sure how to post. But here goes. I am planning to to connect up 2 amps. A 300w mono amp to 10inch Sub & a 4ch 640w(max out put) to 2 front splits and 2 rear speakers. I am gonna run a 4 gauge from battery to a distribution block and then run 2x 8 guage to the amps. am i using the right gauges? i was also thinking of running a 1 farad cap from the distribution block aswell. My plan is 3x 8guage from distribution block. 2 to the amps and 1 to the cap, is this the right way to wire it up?Also my friend told me that it is not necessary to pre charge the cap. Is this true? Coz i have read some forums and they say to charge it prior to …

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  18. Started by handman84,

    In my searches for raw drivers I came across Renaudio. Everything looks good on paper so I was considering looking into giving them a try. Has anyone ever used their drivers before? Any thoughts or opinions on their quality, sound, or customer service?

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  19. Started by slim142,

    Goal is to have a SQ front stage. Plan is to have carbon mids on the doors. Tweeters will probably stick to my Bravox and add a few more. I dont want to leave my rear doors without any speakers so I will prob replace the factory and place a pair of carbon mids there. So far, I dont have plans on putting tweeters on the back doors yet. At first I wanted 8" drivers for midbass, but looks like the carbons will be able to do that job. Thats where I see them benefiting from the extra 50watts from the Leviathan. Prob going to cross them ~63hz I thinking about sticking to 2 amps for the mids/highs. My question pretty much is, what other benefits does the Leviathan have (besides …

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  20. Started by QuestionMan,

    Could someone check and make sure this is right for me?: 39.5 x 21x 20.25 box (outer dimensions, i'm using .75" mdf) 4.5 x 19.5 port (10.57 in. diameter, if you need it) 24 inch port length i got just a little below 33 hz. I just don't want to find out it's wrong after i make the cuts and all. Thanks a lot

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  21. Started by wrxinfx,

    Heard they were going out of business. Check it out.... http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.p...730#post3854730

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  22. Started by sandsnip3r,

    im looking for some program where i can like look at songs and see what certain frequencies it's hitting, and boost them... like an audio editing program

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  23. Started by agiletick,

    anyone know how close to actual spl these things measure

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  24. I have a small problem, I have two plates that will be joined with Lamello biscuits at a 45 degree angle. I have found some solution that uses tape at one side, but I feel that it will not put enough pressure on the plates. Does someone know a good way to clamp them together? edit:; I forgot to mention that the end of the plates that will be used to join them together are cut at a 22,5 degree angle.

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  25. Started by LazyFcuk,

    Ok starting yesterday my car began to smoke and smell like burning so I popped the hood to find nothing. I noticed that it was coming from the wheel well and ended out figuring out it was a part of some wiring that was melting very badly. It has now made it so my parking break remains on and driving again tonight it began to smell and my ABS light on my car began to flash. Any advice on what it is or what I should do.

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