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Beh. Have a hard time deciding. No point of return once the saw touches the mdf. CHOOSE!! going in a 95 pathfinder that is why I am asking... level 4 xl will be 15

so my buddy is really cheap, hes not into heavy bass but does like a little bit, but like i said realy a big cheap sk8, hes been looking on amazon at amps and subs/enclosures, hes been looking at Dual-Pyle-Pyramid-Boss-Lanzar-Planetaudio-Mtx-etc...(huno cheap stuff), i told him to hold off give me a couple of days see what i can come up with, he wants 12's but i thank he might go for some 10's, remember hes a cheap $#@, hes looking to spend around 200-250, again hes cheap if you have any suggestions (besides quiting beeing cheap) or have something youd part with, fell free to text me Samuel 970-599-4197 or him Joe 970-388-5652 (hell just ask me what i thank so itll come b…

I've pretty much reached the point to where i'm sick of the car audio shops ive been dealing with and their bullshit, I really need to learn how to install my own stuff. What do you guys think is the best way for me to learn how to install car audio.

Ok so most of you have heard me ranting in the ihop about this for a couple months. But now i'm starting to overanalyze and getting burnt out. I'm putting a system (yo) in my father's vehicle. His hearing sucks, tone deaf, badly in one ear, bla bla bla. basically it's just something that will sound "good", his current system sounds like ass and is so harsh i can't stand to hear it. The new system just has to be loud enough to be listenable(is that a word?) at driving speeds. lets start with what i have so far 4ch RF amp (thank you ramos) for mids and highs, yes, i will be going active 2ch butler/phaze amp, i'll probably use this as the sub amp, why? because i have…

so I bid on a "Lot of car amplifiers" on ebay the other day.. pics were small and hard to see but I took my chances because I knew what he had was worth something. Today I opened up the box and found a almost brand new MINT Soundstream reference 300, Alpine MRV F300 in the same condition with all manuals etc, an audio control 2XS Series II crossover in the same condition and 4 sets of monster cable RCAs. I was going to buy to re-sell and keep the cables but these amps are too damn pretty. Heres the best part.. it only cost me $76 bucks

I am asking if a big car (ex: full size station wagon) or a small car (ex: 1990 vw golf 2-door) is better for bass? I am talking about the full bass spectrum 20hz-100hz. I always thought a bigger car was better because it takes about 8-10 feet for 20hz to fully produce, but it always seems a lot of people think a small car would be the loudest, so can you clarify this for me and others.

Hey guys whats up I am looking for suggestions.. I am very open to Ideas. I have an 18" Q in a 7.1cu. ft. enclosure running @2 ohms on 2000W rated...bout 3/5gain... 3x 4" Aero's, all 14" long. Its in a 99Nissan Maxima I am pretty happy with its performance, but I am looking for just a little wiggle room, and right now when im playin the Q at max volume, is where I want my wiggle room, so......I don't know if I should try tuning a little higher to get a little more output, or if im choking my trunk.... I was thinking of a few other ideas... trade the Q and get A. and HDC318( if they makeone) B. An 18" BTL C. 18" RE MT D. 2x 15" Q's (if i have enough room to port them) …

My car is a 2006 Corolla Type S. Right now my lights dim when I turn the bass up loud and my Icon 15 makes a funny smell (kinda like paint or burning rubber). I'm pretty sure it's due to my electrical setup and my weak ass Batcap 800 which I regret getting. My system now: Stock 70 amp alternator (without big 3), Coaxle 5 1/4s in the doors and 6x9s in the rear deck (Both powered off my Alpine deck), Batcap 800, JBL GTO 1200.1 II amp (puts out 1100 watts at 2 ohms), SSA Icon 15 in 3.5 cubes tuned to 30 hz. My new setup Idea: Stock 70 amp alternator (with big 3), ditch the Batcap 800 and get a Stinger solenoid and a Stinger SP1500D or SP1700, ditch the Coaxles in the door…

So I want to do the "Big 3" and I'm also about to re-run my amps power/ground because i'm upgrading amps and was looking for good cheap wire. I went to home depot and they have wire there that is much cheaper but I want to make sure it still works just as good? I saw they had 4awg and 1/0 and many others and they said they were copper wire. I just didn't know if it will do just as good. At my local audio shop its like $2 a ft for 4awg and $4 per ft of 1/0 but home depot is $0.85 per ft 4awg and $1.85 per ft of 1/0. It was just on their electrical aisle with all the random wires by the foot and crimps and all that good stuff. I was wondering because I saw people on here…

well roe and steve meade forums thinks i got hosed (im beginning to think i did also quess i deserve it for getting in a hurry. the new cdt's comp set comp set with rear fill and upstage

Hey everyone I am wanting to build a system for my car. Im not sure what to run yet. I have a 2002 monte carlo, and I was looking at maybe 2 15" FI BTL's. I also seen the SSA XCON 15's as well. This car is a daily driver and I want something that I can listen to daily, but I also want it to be really loud and haev good sound quality. Help is very much appreciated..

my monoblock for my btl my 4 channel for my frontstage my ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL orion HCCA millenium edition 2 ohm 6.5" midwoofers. i spent a small fortune on these, the gonzos, and the crossovers; but very much worth it. my robot underground gonzo 2" aluminum tweeters my a/d/s A6is cross over networks (with 2 ohm lowpass mod) my RE-69FR 6x9 speakers in some nice boxes Still waiting on my sub box as well but every one please go check out Josh Salrin at www.finecustomworks.com, he makes the nicest and highest quality boxes you could imagine, shoot him an email and he will hook you up with any box you want, you choose every last detail and customization possible t…

im looking to place a order tonite and was wondering what everyones experiences have been with these guys?

I have temporary bass right now that I paid about $60 bucks for, its a alpine type e in a pre-fab truck box that is about 1cuft and ported to a high frequency I am guessing, its running on my zx750 pretty strongly. Like expected there is absolutely no bottom end compared to my ssd 15 lol, I wanna order another type e for 60 and make my own box this week. Would these sound decent with about 2.5 cuft each and tuned to about 34 hz?

I have been wondering to myself if i should tearout my current system and start over with something else... I have my 2 Fi Bl 18's 2008models and have been thinking of going back to 12's.. I have 6 alpine type r 12 just sitting around doing nothing...I would like to buy 4 sundown sa-12's.. I'm not sure how they compare to the type r's, i have not used any sundown products before.. I have wanted to maybe due a blowthrough or a clamshell design, but I can't seem to find a canopy for my truck.. All suggestions welcome..Thanx guys Jay

I installed my kenwood kdc x794 in my 05 yukon with factory bose system so I had to use the metra gmos 04 adapter to keep chimes and factory amp untill I get money go upgrade all components, also I installed the metra aswc and now when the radio is on but turned all the way down I get some alternator whine out of only one speaker and I never had the whine before the gmos04.... I've took it apart twice and re wired and still can't get rid of it.......help please

It's dark, it's cold, it's windy... I don't have NEARLY enough power! 22 cubic feet tuned to 15Hz 8" sonotube port 2001 Pontiac Aztec. I have 3 of the Red Tops wired up, the IB3 18 is LAUGHING at the Lanzar OPTI2000D that is rated 1100 RMS @ 2ohm. When I try to give it more, then she gets pissed cuz it clips to beat hell. I am selling the Lanzar and I am looking for a Kicker 2500.1 Email me at [email protected] please no PMs! :41 into the vid that is 7Hz!!! I can not describe what the 18Hz part is like, but you can hear below 20Hz if the output is high enough! I LOVE IT! More to come. So here it is: "your chit is NOT low enough... for me!" ya'll give me some…

is anyone running just a set of comps? gunna be quite awhile before i can get subs, how do u think an id ctx65cs comps set off of 65w sound?

Hey y'all it's been a minute. I recently purchased a 2013 Cadillac srx. Totally in love with the new ride. No more huge audio builds. It has the factory 10 speaker Bose system, but sounds like total garbage. I'm planning on upgrading, but keeping it very clean. I'm going for clarity, not necessarily an sq build but more in that direction. Not sure where to start. Any suggestions? The sub will be replaced eventually. But in the mean time I guess front doors are priority . Factory tweeters are in the pillars. I want it to look completely stock or as close as I can.

Anybody with a 98 or newer jimmy/blazer had any issues doing the big 3 upgrade? I have all the wire just wanna make sure i'm not gonna have any surprises when i go to do it

hi guys this is my first post in a very long time... as if that matters but i do have one question to ask.... which is better cd or ipod? i have found that cd is a lot louder in treble while my ipod blasts the bass... my ipod is connected through a Alpine headunit with ipod cord and all... i was just wondering what people prefer more cd or ipods?

So I was looking at a vid of some 18" BLs and this guy said he wants to put a 12" BTL a 15" BTL and a 18" BTL. When I asked him why he said he wanted all ranges of bass. So we started arguing about this and how i think it's completly retarded and he thinks it's gonna get him a "full range of bass" Any input on what this guy is talking about?

What's the difference between copper and aluminum voice coils?

Hello my fellow bass heads, i have a question for all you experienced compeditors, Doing my first meca show and the rules say i cant rev engine, so how do i increase my rpm? I've seen people at a show do something under the hood, but i could not see what, can someone on here PLEASE explain what and how they do that. Have til tomorrow to figure it out, Thanks in advance.

I'm looking into adding some pro audio into my car.. I pretty much have everything ready except some pro audio mids. I'm looking to run them off channels 3&4 on my Arc FD 4150 and want them to get some power. The reason they need to get a lot of power vs your standard 8 ohm mid is because I'm running 2 crescendo supertweets of a Arc FD 2100 and they are screaming (see distance video below.) I'm really only looking into 1 mid per side so I can fit the supertweet and mid in a kick panel I'm planning on making.