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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 SiMmER,

    hello which one is the winner here ? Pioneer GM-D8400M http://www.pioneer-india.in/Product.aspx?id=36 JBL - GTO7001 http://www.jbl.com/EN-US/Products/Pages/ProductDetails.aspx?PID=GTO7001&accT=1&tsT=0&ovT=1 SAZ 1200D http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/Sundown-Audio-SAX%252d1200D.html

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  2. Started by vladd,

    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…

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  3. Started by johnecon2001,

    So I've got a few more options for you guys to run through with me. I'm attempting to reuse a lot of my old system so I don't have to go through the ordeal of selling it all and rebuying most of it. So here's where I stand so far: 7" Mids one of the following choices: Seas W18EX-001 Seas W18NX-001 Peerless XG18WH00 Tweets I'll be re-using my Aurasound silk 1" tweets Amps I was going to go with DLS, but I have a Monitor 1 combo I want to try and use - Monitor 1 Mk4.70 for tweets and mids (with matching MX-1 crossover) - Need a sub amp (300w @ 4ohm minimum) Head Unit something with DVD playback capabilities. Since I'll be using an active crossover already, I don't really …

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  4. Started by josh99ta,

    I'm a lurker overe here. I'll read the board from time to time but never really post. Alot of familiar names around here though. Figured I'd post this over here as well to get some feedback. http://community.webshots.com/album/24687221wpDWUOwhuS All comments are welcome; good, bad, or otherwise. I finally got most of the install done in preparation for the SI.Net Midsouth Meet. Only thing left now is to build a stealth cover for the 8W7, build some underdash padding, and get a dashmat. Most of this stuff was in the car before (front stage, amps), but I swapped the amps around giving my front components 125wpc and knocking the sub down to 300w since the 8W7 didn't need t…

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  5. Started by Aaron Clinton,

    0-100 watt consumer class

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  6. Whats up guys If you are from the tri state area of nebraska, Iowa, Mn or even farther, I'm posting to see how much interest there would be for a meet of forums members and others to hang out and demo systems. If you are on board or have any Ideas on a date/location. Iknow it would be a blast and from what I've seen there are quite a few members in my region. let me know, I hope this was the right place to post this.

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  7. Started by casedawg350,

    Hey guys I am looking to get a 15" in the 1500-2000 RMS range, depending on what would work best with my final decision. I listen to mostly Rock, Alternative and Rap/Hip-Hop. I like getting loud more then really caring about quality. So I believe a driver geared more towards SPL might be a good decision?? This set-up will be going in my Extended Cab Ram, so I have quite a bit of room to work with. Sub: Sounds like XCON might not be a bad choice. Even though its more SQ then SPL? Need suggestions. Would like to get Dual 2. Amp: Sundown SAZ- 2000/1500D would be my #1 choice. Depending on driver choice. Looking to run it at 1 ohm. Box: A local shop does good work on boxes s…

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  8. Started by Chevy350TPI,

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  9. Started by traksta15,

    http://www.carstereo.com/installs/h2h_profile.cfm?H2HID=2336 my first h2h challenge, he has more pics up than me, but i've been temporarily(sp?) blind today (eye infection) so i couldnt post more pics...thanks for the votes!!

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  10. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    just wanted to welcome back everyone to the brand new soundsolutionsaudio.com with a new host, server and all of that. We were out of the loop for a little bit, but everything should come round full circle with the new host. Thanks for your understanding...

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  11. Started by SpeakerBoy,

    I am not at all satisfied with my current mids and highs, they are just loud enough to be heard over the BTL, but they sound horribly stressed and weak in comparison. I wanted to put a pair of 8's in my front doors, and some new tweeters up on the pillar or the dash; before I look into getting pods made for my doors, has anyone had any luck fitting 8's in the doors of a Blazer/Bravada/Jimmy ? i'd like to keep it simple, at least til it's warmer out.

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  12. Started by intrevic,

    I was looking for a volt meter to keep track of the voltage when I get the system installed.

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  13. Started by bigmikekc,

    fedex dropped these bad boys off at my door today as soon as i get a amp i will install them. im looking at a aq1200d if anyone has one for sale let me know. im not really ready to buy right now just looking at prices

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  14. I have a sundown x10 in 2cubic foot box aero port tuned to 32 hz now. Amp is skar sk1500v2 car is 2011 Toyota Camry sub and port are rear facing towards trunk lid about 1foot away. Looking to go with fi ssd fully loaded 10 in same box for better sq and still maintain a nice punch. Would this box be to much for this speaker? I love the x 10 from 32hz to about 45 hzeverything else it seams to struggle with? Would more power be the solution or should I go with something like the fi?

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  15. Started by mrray13,

    a pair of these tweets and a pair of these for the mid and bass duties these will be for my son's lil bookshelf system....x-overs undecided yet, might just grab a pair of car audio ones...lol.. lemme know what ya think.... and jim....hows about .5ft^3 tuned about 50hz sound for each tower? wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  16. Started by Trixter,

    As some of you may have read, I traded an Alpine CD player, that I got for free, for a 15" stroker. I'm going to go outside right now and put it in and see what it does with the A7hc pushing it......be back in a little while to let you how it did....

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  17. Started by Elix1r,

    So I am planning on putting a 1000w amp for a sub and possibly a 600w for my component speakers in my 01 civic. Can the battery handle this and if not what should I do? Thanks everybody

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  18. Started by icy_chris,

    hi ive done the big three and now i'm looking at a 2000rms amp and looking to add a 2nd battery to run it and i was wondering if some one could explain how to do this and is it worth it to help the electrical of my car for an amp that size

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  19. Started by PhillBoy20XD6,

    Buying a 1996 Lincoln Town Car I'm replacing the stock speakers of course but not going overboard this time so I was thinking for the front doors a set of Focal Ca1 # 5" x 7" Access Series Car Speakers # Power Handling: * Peak: 240 watts per pair / 120 watts each * RMS: 120 watts per pair / 60 watts each # All weather woven fiberglass cone woofer # Butyl rubber surround # 1" Aluminum inverted dome tweeter (TN44) # Stamped steel basket # Humidity resistant cone # Rotating tweeter # 4 ohms impedance And the speaker rack in the back a set of Focal 690 cvx # 6" x 9" Focal Polyglass 2-Way Coaxial Speakers # Power Handling: * Peak: 320 watts per pair / 160 watts eac…

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  20. Started by Bavarian3,

    yeah well since bimmers alternators are expensive i decided to see if caps would do anything for me. Theyr gona be strapped to a JBL 1200.1 for a total of 2 farads. i didnt want to waste money on caps so i bought used ones that i got for 25 bucks shipped for non digital and 35 shipped for digital. I just came up with the rack idea when i was about to put em in, i grabeed a peice of leftover MDF wood from the box i made and put some leftover carpet on it and screwed it to the side of the trunk over my optima red top battery with a couple L brackets. Turned out pretty sick and im waiting on a D2 so i dont know yet if theyll do anything to help the dimming. either way i…

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  21. Started by disturbeddrummer254,

    i hooked up 2 PSI 18S and 2 Soundstream tx1.2000d amps. Gains and freq levels were set the same on each paired amp n sub. The first lil while i played it, everything worked fine. then all the sudden i notice one sub were playing lower than the other. wtf right...checked the impedance on the coils and they check out fine. So over the last few weeks ive done everything i can think of from checking connections, swapping subs around, new rca cables, even thought it might be the bass knobs, and still one of the amps is putting out less power. I can tell there is an issue because when i play a test tone, what ever sub is hooked to that amp suffers especially in the low range 20…

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  22. Started by Stihlman9,

    Hey guys! If nobody knows the answer to this question, then no big deal... Ok, I have a Kenwood X-395 deck hooked up to a rockford prime 400-4 (via 4-chan RCA) and i was wondering if anyone has tested this deck on a DD-1 or o-scope and could tell me at what volume level it distorts. (By "it" i mean the deck itself, of course). By ear, i estimate it to be around 28 to 30 (the range is 0-35). I dont have access to either tool so i'll just stick with my ear if nobody knows, but if someone out there does know and could tell me that would be great! Thanks!

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  23. Started by Dulay817,

    Hi. I was wondering what kind of setup i can buy with $600-$800 I am the kind of person that loves the bass so if there any kind of subs and amp that i can buy with that price range pls tell me. I looked up Fi/RF/JL/Kicker solo X and they kind of a bit expensive to me, thats why im asking for ya'lls opinion

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  24. Started by Freshh,

    Hey guys, I just got a new sub put in my car and my box is currently sliding around all over the place in the trunk, (I drive a Mazda Rx8 btw), the box sliding is annoying and unsafe.. so I'd like to fix it asap. I was hoping to get some ideas or suggestions on how to stop the movement! Thanks in advance! If pictures would help, let me know. I could try to get some!

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  25. Started by SpeakerBoy,

    Has anyone ever had a chance to hear a set of Perfect8's? Was just doing a search on glass speaker enclosures as I think a BTL with a TI basket would look obscene in a lexan or glass enclosure, however impractical; and I ran across Perfect8. They are gorgeous, especially the Force; and knowing youtube can do any speaker no justice, I was curious if they really live up to that offensive price tag. http://www.perfect8.com/force.htm

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