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Ok so I go to my favorite store locally and research what brands they have. I go in today with my list. I wanted 2 jl audio 10w1v3, hertz dieci 6.5" comps, Kenwood x998, all dash kits and that stuff. So they had a big sale this weekend and were out of 10w1v3's and dieci comps. So I end up buying two jl 10w0v3 and hertz energy esk 165.5. I got all my stuff with tax and head unit and dash kit and interface for my truck. $596 total Kenwood x998 $199 jl audio 10w0v3 $75x2 hertz energy esk 165.5 $150 stinger RCA cables Pac dodge interface $65

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

I have a Autotek Street Machine 1000.1RMS Mono Amp, and getting a 13.5'' W7. Will my amp be enough to power it? Alot of people have the 13.5'' w7 with a JL 1000/1 amp. I dont want to spend too much and upgrade to a better bigger amp. let me know thanks!

I have been waiting for quite some time to finally arrive at the point on what setup I will be using. I was considering 3 IA DP21's or 4 Jbl W15Gti. The amp I am using will be the stetsom 7KD. If I were to go with the DP's it would be in a 24-26cube enclosure at 28hz. The Jbl's would be in a 20cube enclosure at 28hz. I cannot find a DP t/s parameters to factor into the equation. I at least wanted to use the DP15 subwoofer to compare in WinIsd Pro. What do you guys think? If anyone has any t/s parameters on the DP's let me know.

I was curious to how it sounds and performs to get input with out having to do it and then tear it apart if its not what I want! So if you know anyone that has done it or you have heard it please share your input!

So I helped a buddy install an Alpine HU last night. It was the first time I worked on audio in a loooooong time. He wants to do an amp, front speaker combo. I am trying to convince him that deadening will be the best bang for his buck when doing the doors. He has about $650 for budget and I'm trying to figure out the best way to maximize the budget. Sound Deadening Based on what I see with SDS the 3M acoustic is the highest cost. I'd like to do 25% CLD, a layer of CCF and MLV, some CCF to control rattles and a little 3M acoustic (most expensive it seems) I can probably spend about $300 on deadening and leave $350 for Speakers/Amp Speakers I'm thinking that a passive …

So is there any way for me to be able to get my 8ga speaker wire once doubled to fit in my btl terminals? I can't seem to get it to fit in amp or sub terminals, also I have an Audioque 2200d powering my btl which has four wire ports can I combine the two+ and the two- into the+ and- on box or what would be my best bet?...thanks

Ive been playing with my front stage for a little while and its just not cutting it for me.. let me give some info here, I have a 18" BTL running off a sundown 1500 @ 1 ohm, Damn speaker hits real hard (ported box). in a 97 Tahoe 4door. I dont know much about running a proper sounding front stage, i have deadened the 2 front doors and placed a pair of Zapco i-6 components in the front 2 doors. Powered by an older fosgate 600.4, using the supplied crossover (passive i believe?). I also have 2 eclipse coaxial's in the rear doors running off the same amp as the fronts. I have done the whole Velcro thing on the tweets moving them around to see what I like best.. they sound j…

The anticipation is killing me. Summer days go by and I'm not bumping. How long am I looking at to receive my single zcon recone? Ordered on 6/7. I was hoping it would arrive in 2-3 weeks. Anyone have any input on how long it took for them to receive a recone?

What do you guys think of Steve Meade and his subwoofers that are coming out in Feb???

Hey I was wondering if anyone here had made a enclosure or kick panels with fiberglass and had luck with it. I don't really know where to start or what works and what dosen't. I want to build a box for a sub or maybe some kick panels because Im getting borded with just plain boxes and want to build something unique. What do I need to buy and where can I get the materials? Are there any web sites that would help me? What do you use to cover the fiberglass after you lay it? Is it just plain bondo? I have never used fiber glass before, but I know my way around a shop just want to expand my horizons. Any info would help a lot.

does anyone have experience building this type of box? well for the time being im gonna use one atlas and figured since i've allways wanted to try this box design heres my chance. this is what i have so far. max dimensions 14-h 37-w 20-d so around 4.7cf, ok now i was gonna make chamber A 14x26x20 so 3.2cf and chamber B 14x11x20 so 1.2cf. now using one 4inch port 15 inchs long chamber a would tune to roughly 25hz and chamber b would tune to roughly 43hz. so how would this do? i tried to stick as close as possible to the 1/3 rule. also tuning that low will i lose my upper end response, like in the 60+hz range?

Well I have'nt posted this because I've been without the internet for the past month so here is what I've been up too. Ok now this is the equipment that I installed... (1) Alpine CDA-9855--Head Unit (1) Orion 1200D--Sub Amp (1) Audiobahn A4004T--Component Amp (pair) Alpine Type R Component Speakers--Front Stage (2) Rl-p Dual 4 Ohm Subwoofers--Sub stage (15 feet) of Tsunami 1/0 Power wire (3 Feet) Tsunami Ground Wire (1) Tsunami Digital ANL Fuse Holder w/ 250 Amp Fuse (1) Tsunami Digital ANL Distrobution Block w/ 100 amp and 80 amp fuses (1) Tsunami Ground Distrobution Block (Set) of Tsunami Digital Battery Terminals (1) Optima Yellow Top Battery and a custom built by me,…

I'm about to step in and start editing some more music for custom purposes for car audio and want to know what frequency range i should focus on? This project will mainly be focused on older 70s-80s rock that had no bass hardly. I want to bring out frequencies that just didn't audibly exist before. I've done this before a while back and some people have the custom 16 min Pink floyd track i did but now i want to do this... So, what frequency to you is LOWWWWwwww? i can bring it out all the way to 1hz but there comes a point to where it's too low so i need to know how low is too low really. Anyone who listens to these tracks can mainly only benefit from it from a setup whe…

Hey guys, Just got my 2 sa-12s installed with my saz 1000d. My light dimming is very minimal at night so i figured i would do the big three before i do anything else... I currently have 4ga wire for my amp ground and amp +. Would it be okay to leave it like that? If its okay to leave it like that, can i do the big 3 in 4ga? or just do it in 0ga. I will never put a larger amp in this car if that helps with anything. saz1000d will be the largest amp it will ever see.

The subs... OR... The amp... The box is going to be 2.5 @ 33Hz, and it's goin to be in a '98 sunfire<---- Please say which one u would pick, and why..the pioneer is $40+shipping, and the clarion is either going to be a 10, or 12, but they're both $28-29 + shipping...the profile amp is 59+ shipping...and does anyone know anything about the clarion sub?i couldn't find the rms, all i could find is the max rating...TIA.

I know there are a ton of choices out there but wondering what everyone is using here. Right now RAAMat looks like the choice for me, followed by Fatmat or Edead. Feel free to post away.

Well, today I built my box, still not finished though- have to make clamps for the plug and resin the inside, and a few other things...but here it is... 9.4 cubes tuned to 47 hz, plug for 33 hz http://www.nugs.auto-forums.com/newbox2.jpg http://www.nugs.auto-forums.com/newbox3.jpg http://www.nugs.auto-forums.com/newbox4.jpg BTW- A 18" SX will be going in, powered by 4 American Bass CX1200d amps, a pair strapped @ 1 ohm for each coil

So i am starting a new build soon over my old Sundown audio sa8 v 1.75s (4 of them). So i am looking for some peoples input on my new system. The subs i am looking to change out for are 1. One Sundown audio z-4 18 $609.00 2. One SSA Zcon 18 $542.00 3. One SSA evil 18 $799.00 4. Four Sundown audio Sa-8's v.2 $740.00 5. Two Sundown audio X-15's $778.00 Just wondering what everyone thinks. Three of them are single 18's, so wondering if that is better then the 2 15's and the 4 8's. The car is a 2004 hyundai elantra gt HB ( my old build log) http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/topic/52732-hyundai-elantra-hb/page-6?hl=holykaos Still have a few issues with the car, …

Well, Today I take possession of my new car: :D :D 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Now I need to plan my system and decide what hardware to use etc. I have **lots to choose from** of course. I may reconsider the HU choice as I might sell my RFX-8250 The Hammer

Hey so my dcon shoul be here soon!!! I have a box already but im going to be needing a new amp...i want a nice one for around $2-300 max spending iv been looking at the mb quart onyx 1000.1 i believe or 1000.4 i dont remember...but any suggestions on a good reliable amp for a good price?? If someone has a used one id be interested in that to Next...saw something about ia having a black and blue sale??? I want to get one of there subs and if they are going on sale that would be awesome! What are the details? (dates it will be happening and what exactly is on sale)? Thanks!

wondering what sub would sound good on my 3500, I was thinking about a 10 or 12 zv3 but idk

okayyy soo this weekend i finally installed part of the system on the new blazer and where i ran my power wire through the firewall gets reaaaally close to the right manifold and it emits a looot of heat. i put some split wire loom but its melting slowly hahaha i need something stronger. what do u guys suggest?

My buddys in a tight spot right now and has only $600 for HU, 1 sub, amp, wiring, and box. Sub: I think we are going to go with 1 12" sub, thinking about the FI SSD, any other subs that are pretty affordable and good? Spit some ideas out. AMP: I have no idea what will be powering the sub, thinking about 500-800 watts, need some help here as well. HU: Probably looking at the Alpine 9884 If you have a better idea please help me outt, tanx -pear

I have a 2011 extended cab chevy silverado and plan on taking out the back seats and doing a box and keeping it under the back window and was wondering what the best setup would be. I will be running around 2-3k watts havent decided on amp yet but that will be the power range. My main questions are what will be best to do 4 15s or 8 12s or one 18 and also which way to fire the subs and the port. Any input or suggestions would be great thanks!