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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 Jared Harper,

    I gave a friend of mine a demo of the 15's at a local show today. I had to give her earmuffs before she would consider the demo. lol

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  2. Started by rowdyful7,

    i have a bl 18 in my nissan frontier crew cab on a 3000 watt hifonics brutus and i have about 300 more dollars to spend and i planned on getting another battery for about 100 dollars then should i get the epicenter or seal it off i might can do both but pretty much what im asking is what should i do from this point to make my system better

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  3. Started by Wall_Breaker,

    I am making a list of everything I need for my system and I need help. I plan on getting a Fi BL 18 loaded with a Sundown 1500 watt amp with a 10 cubic foot box tuned at 30hz. I want to use one of Sundown multi channel amps for the mids and highs probably the 100.4. I am gonna get a new starter battery and a battery for the trunk, isolate the battery in the trunk and get a larger alternator. Run all power and grounds 0 gauge. These are the things I am not sure of yet, what head unit to get, what mids and highs to get, what crossover to get, what brand of batteries to get, what size of alternator, and what type of equalizer. I can't think of anything else at the moment. I…

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  4. Started by pear_b,

    yeep fressh from another forum, this truelly amazes me amazing BMW 3 series install!

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  5. Started by cloud77,

    I have an MB quart 4.80 running 6.5" 3 way infinity kappas in the front and infinity kappas 3 way 6x9s in the rear. Each has a 2 ohm nominal on each channel of the amp. If I bought some crescendo super tweets would I be able to wire them and still make a difference to my front stage? I am planning on upgrading my 4 channel in the future to a Hertz or quality 4 channel after I get my alternator this winter. Should I just wait until I upgrade my 4 channel and just buy a component set?

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  6. Started by RL-i8_Mr._Jones,

    are they any good just found them wondering if they were worth a look

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  7. So I just installed a LOC on my front channels and ran the RCA cable to the rear..Tried to take off the passenger door panel based off what I found on google. Didn't work out so well (Said screws were somewhere they werent, still no idea what I need to unscrew to lift the panel off..) Any tips? Vehicle is a 2006 tahoe.

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  8. Started by bweber721,

    I am selling my lightning for an SUV. The main reason is because i am going to start a stereo shop in town. My whole reason for the new build is so i can have somthing to show off. I want your guys opionion about everything because i am new to the game and i know you guys are some of the best around and have a crap load more experience about anything audio than i do. Let me first say that i might not be the best when it comes to audio. I do infact like every aspect of it. I am 18, I Have and drive for my own race team and have a couple employees twice my age. I have built over 30 race cars and i can do pretty much anything with metal. Well when it comes to wood i am a fl…

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  9. Started by dave_Edwards,

    well after about 6 months of design and prep work my new install is almost finished. ***it has been Top Secret for the whole time---a few people know about it*** here is some teasers though duel 250 amp alts----1 subwoofer----1 amp----1 HU----a few batterys don't worry----i will post pics when finished

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  10. Started by rich00,

    So my 4 channel doesnt have a SSF built in so am I gonna need with a Fi X tuned to 32hz factory reccomended box. Ive never not had one and found http://cgi.ebay.com/SUB-SONIC-FILTER-Harrison-Labs-PFMOD-SUB-tm-NEW-/190367536675?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c52ca1623 which i could buy and turn to 20 or 25.

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  11. Started by StreetLegal,

    Looking for a good set Head Unit Removal Keys, does anyone have any recommendations?

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  12. Started by 4000watts,

    I have 2 alpine type R 15's. They are both dual voice coil 4 ohm. I wired them both in parrell to get a 1ohm load to the amplifier. My question is I have a 1500 watt class ab 2ohm stable amp until i can get anotha amp. Can i still hook up my 15's even though it will be 1ohm load.

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  13. Started by SpeakerBoy,

    Simply, would cotton work at all in the same way as polyfill? I know one is meant for it and one is sure as hell not, but I have pounds of cotton and a wretched internet connection so roaming the internet isnt an option for the rest of the week. All I need is a yes or no, and a brief why. I was staring at a pile of cotton from dog-shredded pillows, and got to wondering.

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  14. Started by dopey,

    If using an outboard EQ and a seperate outboard crossover, which should come first in the signal path? The EQ or the X-over?

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  15. Started by sandt38,

    Hey all, it has been a while since I have been here. Lookin great. Any new toys anyones messin with? I built me a few new HT goodies, but the car is the same. Anyways, looks good. I'll be back more often. Life just got too complicated for a while there

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  16. Started by frogcase2002,

    i was wondering if it was alright to glue on and clamp my baffle with my subwoofer mounted already?

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  17. 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,…

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    Hello guys, Need you advice on my automotive audio issue. I had changed by setup to Zed LEVIATHAN III from Helix and the current speaker are from Seas. So far, i like my current setup compared to the previous which used Morel. However I had encountered whining sound from my tweeter whenever i on my HU or the system. The whining sound was constant. There was no increase in the whinning sound when i increase the accerlator. I encountered this whinning sound after installing Zed LEVIATHAN III. I would like to know if LEVIATHAN user encounter this problem too? I had read through about the write-up about the noises from the speaker. I had done the followings: 1…

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  19. Started by mohdhaizuren,

    See I got my own single Fi BTL12 last year.Now I'm working on how to compete in my hometown sound chellenge.I found out that its gonna be a lil bit diffrent getting a DB measurement when you pop up the trunk.Back in my country,that's how we do it.I know its kinda idiot try to get the DB reading while you opened up your trunk.. I just won my 1st SPL challenge in own place..they got 2 diffrents category that is (internal & External) during the the internal way I hit 133.6DB and 127.7DB for the external...I'm using the 1.4CF for my enclosure...can somebody help me with the box enclosure so I can reach higher DB for both category? coz I'm ready to take on any battle aft…

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  20. Started by m3n4ce,

    Chyea! so i wanna look into a nice audio set up for my car but im not 100% sure on what exactly to look for or how it all works really. So im looking to see if anyone can explain or direct me to a website or something that can explain how car audio works. preferably starting from the basics. Something for example would be this: T2-250.1: Continuous Power @ 14.4 V: 175W x 1 @ 4 ohms 250W x 1 @ 2 ohms what does it mean when it says 175w x 1 @ 4 ohms? (Are ohms not resistance and why is there more on something with less watts?) thanks for any help.

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  21. 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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  22. Started by no_username,

    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

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  23. Started by Hzd Skizzy,

    Hello, I am finishing up on my box and all I need to do is put my aeros in. I wanted to know if it would be a problem if I had an overly large sealed enclosure. I do realize the bigger the enclosure, means less power handling but better efficiency. I have 2 AA Havoc 12's on an saz-2500d. It has come to a conclusion that these I can't find a good alternator for my vehicle which basically forces me to run 4 ohm (if I have voltage problems at 1 ohm.) So I'll be running around roughly 600 watts. Which sucks. The enclosure is meant to be a 3.90ft^3 box @ 33hz. But I'm wondering since i havent made the aero holes yet, If I can just make it a temporary sealed box at around 4.20…

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  24. Started by knockinthastreetzof608,

    well what kind do you guys use? im about to mount my woofers but i dont feel comfrontable using the ones i bought to mount my fuse holders down, what use what kinda of should i be looking for i live in southern wisconsin so i have a menards thats about it and a home depot, but that like a 20min drive not really wanted to go all the way there for it unless i really have too

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  25. Started by helotaxi,

    I'm at a crossroads. I just effed up the box I'd been working on for my older XXX 12 so before I start on a new box I figured I'd get some opinions. I'm redoing the system for the 2nd time. The front stage is purchased: the CDT ES-02s are here and the ES-06+s are on their way. My options for power on them are a 225 HCCA bridged on each midbass and a 225 in stereo to the mid/tweets or the Son of Frank running the whole setup. Probably go with the latter for simplicity and because the amp is awesome. The dilema is with the sub stage. Right now I have the '03 XXX 12 in D2 config, a trio of 10W6s and a quartet of Assassin 8s at my disposal. For power I have a PG MS-2…

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