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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 truckaudioman,

    I was thinkin, would i need to build something like a funnel around the box of my subs leading up to the cuthrough in my truck to make optimal use of output from my subs......or would it be okay to just put the box few inches back from the wall of the truck?

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  2. Looks to be a cool little unit. Appears you can, via a laptop, adjust power through out the passband to limit over excursion.

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  3. Started by burton907,

    so i finally decided the Q isn't quiet enough for me now a days. i need something bigger. so i just have some questions for you guys.. right now i have a 12" Q powered by a SAE 1000D. i am debating whether to get 1 15" or 2 12"s. i'm looking for which ever has the better output. now obviously the best out put would be out of two 12"s. but money is pretty tight, and i don't want to upgrade all my electrical if i don't have too. i was thinking about just getting 1 12" for now, selling my Q, and running 1 12" off my SAE. how will that sound? will ~1200w make the BTL happy? (daily use) then when money comes along i want to get the second 12" and then eventually the amp. i wa…

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  4. Started by MikeMartel,

    Saturday, going to get metered for the first time. Uhm yeah. Dont really have much else to say.

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  5. Started by aimone,

    so im getting a brand new rf power hx2 15 thats been sitting since it was bought because the guy bought 2 of them years ago and only used one. i also found a hifonics bxi2010 bnib never been hooked up for $180....i want the hifonics but the guy with the sub has a power acoustik bamf 5500 which should i get? and im thinkin of taking my backseat out and walling between the cab and trunk. now the question about that is should i go sealed or ported? im looking more towards spl then sq any advice will be very appreciated. im taking my time putting this setup in so its done right and not just thrown together like my last one

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  6. Started by Bobby32,

    I have 5.38 cubes after displacements other than port. My tuning is 32hz. I have an 8'' port going 12.75'' in the box, 12.75'' is my limit because I want 8'' of clearance from the bottom of port to bottom of box. Anyways, I have 12.75'' in and I have 7.8'' out of the box for a total of about 20.6'' of port. The port inside the box takes up .38 cubes so that leaves me with 5^3 inside the box after displacements. I think I have too much port length on the outside of the box, but I can still cut the port down. Any idea on what it should be?

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  7. Started by shizzzon,

    I can't believe i am making this thread but there is something not right and evidently i have forgotten. I had this problem before but it was like 4yrs ago and i cant remember what i did. Ok here it goes- I have a sundown 100.4 I am playing a 600hz tone. I hooked up a speaker to chan 4 only to make sure it would output power, it does fine, i even played some music on it so i know the amp works fine. Now, i connect the probe from the oscope to the positive terminal of chan 4 and the ground clamp of the oscope to the negative of chan 4. When i connect just the positive, i get this crazy wave form. When i connect the ground clamp, ... nothing changes. If i connect the groun…

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  8. Started by synyster,

    Sub vvx 12" skar. I want it to be loud. What kind of box should I make and how should I make it if ported is the best way I will be tune to 32 hz. In a single cab silverado

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  9. Started by dudeitsjonathanx,

    how long does it take to send??

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  10. Started by ShaneSauce,

    For meh trunkkkk Its average size, I wanna do 1 layer 50sqft, 100sqft?

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  11. Started by dub26z,

    does anybody know the rms on the 15inch l7 kicker 2005 model

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  12. Started by dub26z,

    im going to start off by saying this site is great! Back in the day i use to dump all my money on exspensive wheels,but after seeing and hearing some amazing systems and watching some of the build logs you guys have done it made me wanna get one of my own i am now hooked lol.Anyways my question is if i ran the saz3500 and 2 xcon 15 would a HO alt and one big kinetic battery work?at first i wanted to do the saz2000 but then seen you have to upgrade that two so decided to go a little bigger..Next question is if the one battery and HO alt is enough does any one know ball park rice on that?

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  13. Started by bobc04,

    I just bought the Pioneer DEH-P6000UB and i love it but... wut should the low pass frequency be set up at as well at the hpf? i want a sound system that gets the best outta my mids, highs and bass

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  14. Started by dave_damage,

    Has anyone heard these yet? They weigh in at 46lbs each. I got 2 of these cheep. Never heard anything about them but the price was to good to pass up. If anyone has heard these please let me know what you think. Depending on what I hear I may keep them or just resell them. Thanks for looking guys. This is whats on the SS page for the subs..... Soundstream

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  15. Started by lithium,

    after reading some post on setting up my active front stage id like to go back and do it with pink noise. anyone got a place i can get it from?

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  16. I am going to be installing a factory batter in the trunk. I have three choices for Tray's. I'm not really sure what the difference is or which one I should get. I'm assuming more Amp hours is better. After looking at this stuff I'm actually thinking It might come with a battery? may not be size related. I need some direction. 61 AMP HOUR $40.46 95 AMP HOUR $38.76 72 AMP HOUR $38.76

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  17. Started by Briggiboy33,

    Iv looked at home depot for 6" pvc tubing and i could only find 4"... i need 2 6" ports in my new box and its not very easy to find this tubing... i was hoping it would be cheap... but idkk now that it seems i can only buy 10' sections...

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  18. Started by slim2fattycake,

    i am thinking about getting speaker replacements for my oem door speakers. i got a 96 honda accord coupe. these are the two i am looking at right now: ALPINE SPS-600 6-1/2" 2-WAY 240W and KICKER KS60 6 1/2" 2-WAY 195W. which one is better and maybe if someone else has a better set tell me. these two are only 10 dollars apart on ebay. they sell for around 50 shipped.

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  19. Started by agarabaghi,

    Is it possible to send my SSA XCON dual 1 ohm in for a re-cone and have them reconfigure the sub so it is Dual 2 ohm?

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  20. Started by holley2346,

    Is anyone willing to do a box design for me.... I have all the materials. I am just not able to design boxes myself..... thinking of using aero ports as well.

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  21. Started by srd150,

    My buddy just picked it up. Has a lot of gadgets going with the HU. Can he upgrade it? Or, will it make him lose some of the finctionality of the displays and whatnot? It has plenty of room in the trunk and could uae some audio upgrades. Stock is bose speakers. They still dont sound great IMO.

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  22. Started by wafsman,

    what would be the minimum amount of space i need in between the back of the sub and the back of the box in a sealed enclosure?

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  23. Started by B7L|BL4Z3R,

    has anyone ever delt with http://www.dealercostcaraudio.com

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  24. Started by wof131s,

    How can i measure the amps my alternator puts out?

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  25. Started by joshtazz,

    Ok sooo I bought some led strips from autozone and I was wondering how I could make them flash to the bass in my car.....thanks

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