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I currently have a Yamaha RV-V800 5.1 receiver and enjoy it quite a bit. I wouldn't go back to 'consumer brands' like sony, kenwood, jvc etc (no offense). RX-V800 review http://audioreview.com/PRD_125000_2718crx.aspx Receiver Comparison Yamaha receiver comparison chart. The speakers I'm currently using: Mission 701 x 4 (fronts and surrounds) Mission 70C1 (center channel) Mission 700ASi (10" powered sub) Mission 701 reveiw Mission 700 series PDF click the pic for a larger view sorry no big pic My Brother is getting married this Summer and I'm considering giving him my Yamaha 5.1 amplifier. (Is that tacky giving him a used amp.. I have original box etc). I might be intere…

Heres a review of the unit. They also have a group buy at caraudio.com going for it. I read the whole thread and I seem impressed. I downloaded the plugin for windows media player and I like the way it sounds on my headphones. I don't know if I would buy the unit, but maybe in the future if more people have good results. However, it looks very promising. I am gonna copy the text here because it is hard to read at ECA. http://forum.elitecaraudio.com/showthread....threadid=109732 Okay so here it is. I feel i've tested the unit for long enough to get a good feel of what its capable of. First off i just want to say i have no connection to Waves (the maker of maxxbass) and i D…

What all are you guys using? I'm looking for a decent alarm. Nothing too expensive. Vehicle doesn't have power doors/windows, so don't need something too special. I really, really don't like dealing with alarms. I detest alarms. Glass breaking sensors are good ... and I don't mind if it chirps if someone bumps into it.

So, I've been pondering this a while now... Why is it that the majority of home theater or home stereo drivers are designed for higher nominal resistance? Would the main reason to use 16 or 8ohm loads vs. 4ohm loads be to keep THD ratings down at the amplifier? If so, is this primarily just a result ipso facto of engineer marketing? THD ratings of 0.00000000001 into a 16ohm load sell's $1800 home amplifiers.

ok so my freind just gave me too visonik 15s and i need a box, and im like broke so I AM A try and built it myslef......can someone desing this?? "Nasty Nate" aka Jefftizzle

everything i'm putting in my car now will be taken out within a year to be put into a new car (crosses fingers) my question is if i put re comps in do would it be worth all the effort. i know it will sound great. but i already know they won't fit in the doors so i'd have to have somthing custom made. if by some miracle i could get them to fit in my car would it be necessary to deaden? car is a 94 pontiac sunbird,,, upgrade car will be 99 eclipse just comps. new battery. another amp. 0awg wire. and big 3 left

Just thought I'd share the RE group buy going on. http://forums.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=84160 This is what David from RE wrote. The group buy for Caraudio.com/Soundillusions.net will begin on Monday Jan 31st and run through Friday Feb 18th. The group buy consists of (prices include shipping in the continental US only): RE Component Set $129 RE8 $37 RE10 $42 RE12 $47 XXX6.5 $179 (pair) Plus if you buy $100 of the above "group buy" products you will be eligible for 15% of any of our other RE Audio products purchased at the same time (not including the initial group buy items). Example: Buy a set of the RE Comps for $129 (meeting the $100 minimum) and get an extra 1…

actual technical question follows ---> Basically as the title says...I've decided on an 5.25" or 6.5" MTM design that works for my app, but I've got a choice of ribbon or regular tweets. The ribbon kit is double the price of the normal one at $550...I've never owned a speaker using ribbon tweets, so I don't know if they'd be worth the price increase. FYI, the speakers I'm looking at can be found at http://www.parkeraudio.net. 95dB/W or 98dB/W at a stable 2 ohm load. Thanks. :musik05:

Well, so now comes time to hurry up and get some bump in the Cutty before I leave. I've had my mind on some L7s for quite some time and with the recent Ebay explosion on great prices they are pretty hard to pass up. I'm thinking a trio of 12 will do nicely and I'll come in at just under $400 after shipping. Midbass is handled. I have a nice pair of RMB8s just awaiting a good home. Now on to HU, amplification and midrange, tweeters. Here I'm at a loss. Would like to get a nice cheap MP3 compatible HU; amps, who knows. Subs will be handled by a class D for current concerns, but is 1.5K feasible for $250-$300? And what about midrange/tweeter combos? I'm at a loss…

I know the banners that Superfly/denim made for ya are tight, but they are to big for Termpros standards. 500x90 is fine (u can go up to 150) but it must be 10kb or less

jus wanted to say that bel air is bad ass and good job check it out http://www.powerbassusa.com/demo_car/democar.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5747933882&rd=1 can someone plz tel me what the catch is here?

I kno this is a real subjective thing but Im just trying to get ideas.. When I sell my truck Ill be getting a 99 maxima and ill have about 1000 left over and that all goes to the system. Im down to 3 sub choices: -2 Rl-p 15s sealed w/700/800 watts to each -1 Rl-p 15 ported w/700/800 watts -1 Mag 15 ported w/around 1200 watts (assuming I can get one when Im ready to put my system together) Everything else is up to you guys; deck, comps, 6x9s, sub amp, ect So what would you do in my shoes? Thanks Tom

2 18's and an amp so far for only 85 bux total. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...5746339938&rd=1

a few pics of pb from ces

just as the title states, i've done some searching, and the most i got were 3 pictures on caraudio.com so i'm just trying to find anyone who has pics of the new toys for this year

I've got an old school record player, Sony 100 disc changer, an old AKAI amp (from what, the '70's?), and a pair of JBL 3-ways. It sucks. So ... as some of you know, I do fine wood working in my spare time (coffee tables, china cabinets, cigar boxes, gun cabinets, pens, bowls, anything out of wood). I don't need another table in my home. What I do need, are some towers and subwoofer enclosure so I can eventually throw in some speakers and my uberwoofer. I'd love to make some enclosures out of a nice mahogany, eastern maple, oak, ash, anything really. I don't know chit all about HT. So I have to break it down real simple so I can understand it. I was thinking about tw…

Okay, I've found myself lately to be more keen on the particular sound of paper cone drivers. I am wondering if anyone else feels this way or differently. Is it perhaps just the better driver or application, or does cone material in woofers/midbass/midrange have a noticable affect on the sound? It's clearly evident in a lot of tweeters between metal/soft domes or otherwise, but how do people feel on the woofer side? I'd appreciate any knowledgeable on the subject who could give some insights on which materials may have better sonic characteristics.

http://www.derekreynolds.com/gallery/CES2005?page=1

like I said to SS, I might be there, but I was wondering if there is a show vehicle for powerbass

I have seen some of the new KX 350.2 for an excellent price on ebay but who else has good kicker prices for amps and subs?

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

what's this remind you of? ok, this company was brought to my attention by soundsplinter, referring to something else. so i get to the website and what do i see? yep, looks like an uberwoofer (albeit with a smaller motor structure,or so it seems) to me!! i wonder how close this thing is to the uberwoofer? steve, ryan...u guys ever get t/s parameters on ur uber's? i wonder if i can find any on the svsubs... but just something to make y'all think..hehe yeah, i know they are both made by tc sounds.. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

now that finals for most organizations have happened or are coming up very soon, along with the holidays in the horizon, does anyone have some new plans for their system???