General Audio

Hey guys, I have an 07 Tundra and I wanted a quiet ride. I laid down a layer of Dynamat Extreme and a layer of mass load vinyl from Second Skin (Luxury Liner Pro) on the entire floor and rear wall of the truck. It cut down the noise considerably. Now I can hear engine noise (coming through the fire wall in the front (which not much I can do about that) and exhaust/road noise coming through the doors. I think I can definitely do something with the doors. What material do you suggest to cover the doors? A layer of Dynamat Extreme? I read that Dynamat will cut down vibration, not so much with noise. The Mass Load Vinyl (Lux Liner Pro) is the stuffs for noise...howev…

Here is the little back story.. I bought my car off my dad, who previously installed some aftermarket audio system. I decided i wanted to upgrade the components and he said that he has Infinity Reference 5.25" components in there already so I decided to go with the Bravox CS50k (5.25") component set for ease of install. Today, I go to install the Bravox's and notice that the Infinity's are indeed 6.5". So now iv payed $150 dollars for a downgrade in size.. Great.

Just put in an order for the Boston GTA-1000M amp (not from SSA though ). This will be wired to two Dayton RSS265HO subs. I picked up two of those bnib for $110 shipped! For speakers, I will be using the Aura 6.5" comps and for power will be Aura RPM2150, both bought from parts express on their blowout sale. All I need is a deck and some wiring and I am good to go. I will start this build in May sometime when I get home from school. All this will be going in my chevy S-10 extended cab. No SSA equipment in this build, but I had deals on all this I just couldn't pass up!!

Im having trouble opening my passive crossovers so I can mount them...I've tried just to lift the top half off with no luck, there doesn't appear to be anything securing the 2 halves together as far as I can see(like a screw or bolt). I've checked the manual and it doesn't explain how to do it and I have even tried e-mailing JBL with no response. Maybe someone else has these components and could help me out. Heres a pic: http://www.sonicelectronix.com/pictures_new.php?id=12260&picture_id=130473 Probably doesn't help much but I thought I'd post it anyway. How do other passive crossovers open up?

Which companies make/assemble their audio equipment in asia? Tc? Inifinity? Polk? I figured people on here would know more of the truth because they are in competition with these companies..then lets talk a bit more about tc sounds..their drivers are made in china as well?

Wasup SSA! I'm seeing alot of builds lately using Birch wood and I never used Baltic Birch before. I know that its 10 bucks more,lighter, and stronger than MDF. But my ? is which wood gives MORE output & helps out on meter better? Weight isn't an option I just wanna know whats the best material to use & what will be loudest! Thanks SSA

im looking for a box builder in Colorado(eastern slope,(fort collins/longmont/denver/springs/pueblo)) any tips? thanks

Yeah i should have gone to icons. The dcons are an amazing driver and hit great But the soubd so good i want the next stage lol

I am thinking of going with 2 sets of components for my front stage and doing away with the rears.(maybe) I have a Alpine PDX 4.150 that does 150 x 4 rms to each channel. Right now I have the fronts on the front channel rca and the rears on the rear channel RCA's. So I do not mess with imaging too bad do I just run RCA Y spitters just on the front channel from the head unit so I can use all 4 channels of this amp? I need something to keep up with two 18's and I think my current front stage would but since my rears will blocked by the huge box I might as well double up front and use all 600 of this amp

ok ill star with this, i have been googling alot so please help 1) does anyone know the true RMS of these amps @1ohm and @.5ohm SAZ-2500d DC 2k DC1.2k CRESCENDO BC2000, BC3500, BC5500 2) im hoping i might be able to get into competting, i dont uderstand how they rate the power in the stock classes, some help here would nice to be honest i dont have alot of money to spend on amps/subs, only like 1200 give or take a lil, i have a 94 ford explorer xlt 4.0/v6 already did a big3 0awg, going to up grade to HO alt., and a couple of batterys avalable space is 40W x 18H x 36D 3) these are some of the subs ive been looking at DC L2/L3 12" SKAR VVX 12"/15" SA 12"/15" SSA DCON/ICON 1…

Is this feasible? Since I will be running sealed to get my backseats back I'm running out of room. need to place a crescendo bc5500 and 1100.4 in my Xb somewhere. Was thinking of building a compartment in the hatch door itself to put the 1100.4. I know running 4 sets of speaker wires along with the 4g power wires will take some time but is this a possibility? Or am I asking for a headache.

As simple as the title and poll makes it. They are going in a ported box in the trunk of a B8 A4. Imagine that the box is ideal size and tuned to about 33 for all options. They are being powered by a Sundown SAX-1200D. I know all of these will have the output im looking for so which would have the most SQ? Thanks for the help.

What kind f paint do I use on plastic interior panels?

Been reading lots of sketchy reviews about these lately. American company takes over and then quality goes down? Heard from a mechanic that if you buy these from autozone they are significantly different than from manufacturer

Does the air moving around in a sealed box take any temperature change in relativity to the cooling of the coil? Since air is bouncing off the back baff does it actually cool the coil more effieciently than a ported enclosure?

Found a tiny little website for anyone up here in Ontario, Canada. It seems really helpful, almost every local competition is posted up and will be really helpful for people starting to get into the competition scene. Check it out! The forum itself is still very small but very useful aswell! http://www.ontariobasssociety.com

Well my starting batt decided to poop out today. I noticed a lower charging voltage than normal, I shut my truck off and voltage dropped from 12.8 to 12 with in 5 min so my front batt is pulling my rear batt down. I went outside an hour later and it was at 10.5 so I'm guessing bad cell in my front batt, it is 5 or 6 yrs old. So I am prolly gonna get a dura last platinum. It's the agm version of the duralast gold. Any other suggestions?

Is this a terrible idea? Iv set my gain using the way JL audio reccomends, and i seriously get little output with this way to do it. I basically need to turn my bass boost on my HU from 3 (where i orignally set the gain) up to 7 before i even feel likes my 18" BTL is up to the output my old 10's have. Tips for setting my gains by ear?

So the DIA is 9.25 my box dia is 9.25 but the dcon bars stick out just a tad to far to where it wont fully be inserted into the box. Now i have to get a rubber mallet and something soft to pound it in to fit. I dont know if this is normal but i thought id put it out there

http://columbus.craigslist.org/ele/2795996549.html LOL p.s: im not sure where exactally to post this so i just threw it up here. i wanted to share with you guys just how dumb some noobs are

So now that i got them all setup and amp and ew setting on go i cant believe how great these perform Im no sub expert but ive heard a few and these 2 10" dcons hit hard Tight and clean sound while still pounding hard. Very tight punches and deep lows all while sounding perfect. Now i see the why people like these. Cant imagine the icons and up. Im a very happy satisfied constumer!

Hi im new to this ordering offline thing, so i had a question; i placed my order on the 6 of feb here it is the 3 of mar and still there is no word on my speakers and their progress .Is there like a hotline to call or something?

Customs drilled a hole in my subwoofer box, nuff said.

I ask because i dont have heavy basd till volume 20-23/25max Gain is 24v at volume 25 I may try it out because i have s clipping indicator

Since this will be my first time doing a forward firing setup in a trunk car, I need advice and opinions for the best way to seal the trunk from the cabin. Thanks Guys