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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 Travo-18,

    anybody know any places that sale 200+amp alternators for a 1989 F-150 on the internet for a good price? thanks

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  2. Started by the727kid,

    Alright got my SAZ3000 in today, all installed.. went to set gains and couldn't get any voltage out of the amp.. 39volts is what I got with gain all the way up.. aiming for 50 (3000watts). Lowpass was set fine, subsonic wasn't set too high, bass was on the HU. Pretty stumped right now. Also the subs are at 1 ohm.

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  3. Started by deni91,

    I just got 2 20" subs of ebay for real cheap. The subs are a brand called reempower. i can't really find any info on them. I was wondering if anyone could help me with a box size for these subs. I am going to have them ported at 30hz and was wondering what an appropriate enclosure size should be.

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  4. Started by jonbearsmt,

    so when i was growing up.. im 24 now so what ever... anyway everyone that had a bad ass audio set up owned a epicenter, so of course when i started gettin biger in the game..( ya know a the big 3 with 2 batts, 2 jl 500/1s 2 w6 15s and 4 jl w3 12's).. i got a epic center.. i but it in and it sucked! i donno if i just could never get my stuff tuned right with it but any song with an 808 beat sounded like trash..... but any old school song like i donno old from the 92 or 93... those songs were at there best more beat more knock then ever before. but now! i have 2 15 FI bls fully loaded, 3 yellow tops the big three and a sun down 3000 on the way....... whats your take..…

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  5. Started by coobies5,

    i plan on buying this for my system fi ssd 12" d2 with flatwind and bp options have it in a sealed box with Hifonics BXI1206D amp powering it sound good? let me know what you think about it....

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  6. Started by themerc,

    I'm going to be running a Sundown Audio SAE-1000D and an SAX-100.4. My stock alternator is 135A, I've done the big three with 1/0 gauge, I've got a 1/0 gauge run to the trunk, and I've got a group 65 Duralast Gold battery under the hood... Do you think I'll need a second battery or any other electrical system changes?

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  7. Started by Big Shot,

    What should i get, where, and why?

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  8. Started by mjmarovi,

    Alright, i'm running a fosgate p450.4 bridged on a set of polk db comps, and a fosgate p1000-1bd (1230 at 1 ohm out of the box). My alty went out shortly before I put in the new system, so I upgrade to a 130 amp alternator, if i had more money at the time would have went larger. I also got an optima yellow-top. My lights are dimming like mad, and the sub is running a little warm, it's a 15" Q with bp power so i know i'm not over-driving it. i'm guessing lucky to get 900 watts to it after voltage loss. I know i need to upgrade and should add a second battery so here's the real question... It was my thought that optima yellow-top's were basically the best battery out t…

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  9. Started by HoboBen,

    I have a question about the power wiring of my amps. Hopefully this nice diagram will let everyone understand. Thanks, Ben

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  10. Started by 30hurtzaudio,

    I need help on chosing an alternator 4 an 04 monte carlo...I want something that does as much as possible at idle. I've considered many different brands. Pretty much have it narrowed down to Ohiogen, Power Master, or gettin an Iraggi Alternator. Recommendations??? and how would I get a hold of Iraggi for a price quote. Thanks, Brock

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  11. Started by RB1997,

    hey everyone, i just got a ford ranger single cab and i want to put in some audio stuff but i don't have any idea about this kinda stuff. i took some measurements and i have 9" of depth clearance so i was looking at a 12" kicker sub encloser, a sony 900 watt amp (it says Mono subwoofer amplifier, does that affect anything?? ) and a jvc Arsenal reciever. will all the different brands be allright togeter and will i need a different battery or anything? also on crutchfield.com i saw a ranger single cab sub box with amp made by mtx would that sound better intead of the kicker one? does someone have one by any chance? thanks to everyone

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  12. Just for example...I want to run 4 subs off a monoblock amp with 2 channels of amplification. If I run 2 subs wired in series to get my desired ohm load. Say I'm putting out 500 watts to one channel of power, do both subs see 500 watts? or is it changed a little?

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  13. I have a paper to write for an Economy class (Pure Compitition, Pure Monopoly, Monpolistic Compitition and Oligopoly). Basically need an article that supply and demand and shows what happens to profit and make graphs, and the teacher said to choose a topic I like. So, it would be awesome if there's some article showing JL, SI, Kicker or whatever showing more profit because of an introduction of a new sub, or anything audio related. So, what's a good site that shows audio sales?

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  14. Started by Breakjunki,

    Well, I usually stay away from all the local shops, there about 5. But I was bored so I went around yesterday to see whats new. Theres one shop thats actually pretty knowledgeable/cool. A old guy at Autosoundaddiction(VERN) We were sitting around talking, this kid comes in with a 15" Team RF fosgate(sweet SPL 4hp sub) the dustcap was loose, but he was sure it needed to be sent to the factory for "repairs" Tested the coils, their fine. Vern says " I have some CA glue in the back I'll just glue the dustcap back down and you'll be good, save you a couple hundred" The kids like no"I don't want it half assed, it needs all new parts." WOW I tried to tell him, that its jus…

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  15. Started by casual,

    New to the board and I am doing my first build. I am aiming for more sq than spl. working with a small budget but so far I have: headunit-pioneer 590 speakers-pheonix gold rsd 6.5 amplifier- hifonics txi 4406 Now I just need help deciding on sub and sub amp. I was thinking of 1 10", but i am not sure if this will be enough bass for a civic. Again i do not need spl, just something to sound tight while in the car. Nothing to rattle the car apart Trying to keep it around 800-900 for everything Suggestions, comments, please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  16. Started by FiBl15,

    Ok i have 2 alpine type R's just lying around i was thinking of doin a t-line for them. HOw exactly do i do a t-line. HOw much power could i give them?

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  17. Started by JazzScreamer,

    I'm not sure what you call these types of clips/fastener, but I need some. Anyone know where I can purchase a few.

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  18. Started by germanyt,

    So I decided to actually measure my cargo area in my Trail Blazer last night. Guess I'd just been lazy and not got around to doing it previously. I was making my enclosure and driver decisions based off what I had seen in other Blazers and similar sized vehicles. I planned on doing two 18s and now I'm not sure I can. I want to keep the box at a reasonable height so I can still see out my rear windshield. My max outer dimensions are 44.5" wide, 27" deep, and 23" tall. I could go a little taller but I'm already sitting higher that the rear seat with 23". I have a notch measured for the bottom front corner edge of the box for the batteries. It looks a lot like Meade's box bu…

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  19. Started by helotaxi,

    The title says it all. I live here in Vegas but had to work/didn't realize the show was going on until it was over.

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  20. All of the sudden my amp took a chit on me and whatever I hooked up to it just made this noise http://www.mediafire.com/?e9y93yxto0l any idea whats going on? thanks O and this all happend the night before a competition i prepared so long for it sucked ass any help is appreciated

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  21. Started by buickid,

    I think I'm hearing tinsel slap on my 15" Dayton Titanic, but I'm not sure. Does it sound like something is scratching on the inside of the cone? If I apply pressure to the cone, it stops making this scratching noise. Thanks! -Trevor

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  22. Started by FiBl15,

    I have a Kole Audio KX1-5500D putting out 3200 rms at 1 ohm and a kinetic HC1800 battery. how big of alternator do i need?

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  23. Started by Room_Nine,

    Hello, again. I was just wondering if anybody knew the names to these parts of the car because I need to replace them. The first one is the cover in the back of a sedan (2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT) that has the hole for the seatbelts to come through. Anyone happen to know the name of that? The other one is on the front passenger side. It's the piece most people use to hide their wires. While installing my new system, I broke a clip off of each part so now the pieces wont stay in correctly. I was just wondering if anybody knew the names of these parts so I could purchase new ones. Also, do you think eBay has these? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sorry if this is con…

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  24. http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/747/sound...closed-for-good Didn't see that one coming.

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  25. Started by BuckyBoy,

    I recently decided to go with a one amp setup rather than two. I just ordered the Kicker KX550.3 last night. This is my first time messin with car audio, but I already know more than I knew a couple weeks ago. The only things I have installed so far are the Optima Yellow Top and the Eclipse Head Unit.

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