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Im not totally new to systems but i am fairly new to this site and ive looked at some of the forums. I have an s10 with an ex cab, and i was wanting a system that would hit hard but at the same time not sound really bad. From what i have read is that a BL is what im looking for, i was thinking 2 BL 12s in a ported box. Im not too sure on the amp or if those are the subs that i would want for sure. Some feedback would be pretty nice. its also been a while since ive hooked up a system if somebody could refresh my memory I do want about 2000 watts of power, and i dont want my lights dimming all the time like i had the problem in my car, i hear capacitors help with that but…

am looking to buy on-line. kicker l7 15 pair. and rockford t 1000 amp. thanks

I picked all of this up for $150 today! 3 pairs 5.25 '' audio art component sets, 1 pair 6.5'' audio art component set, 2 pairs of 6.5''old school crappy pioneers, all of the wiring, a audio art 360.6 xe amp and a 160.4xe amp. I'm hoping to install this in my tahoe,what do you guys think? did i do allright?

so i am looking into one of these for my next build. my idea is to have this installed so when i am bumping i can see how much rms is going to my subs. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350286314830&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT i think this would be pretty cool to have as i could monitor how much rms the subs are getting and if the amps start to clip i will see it on the clamp meter. well i think i will see something but i could be wrong. so i would like some input: 1. would this we a useful tool 2. would you use one 3. yes i know this wouldn't tell me rms it would only tell me current but current multiply by the voltage i get wattage! my next buil…

Im Looking For Some Front Stage Components, *Tweeter And MidRange* Dont Know Much About Components so any advice or recomendations Would Be Great !! Need Something That Will Get Loud But I KNow You Cant Have SQ and SPL so More On The Clarity Side. I Would Like Them To Keep Up With The Bass Seeing That They Will Be Running With A BTL 15"

So first off, I'm running a '99 Pontiac Grand Am. As we all know, the space in a Grand Am is EXTREMELY limited when it comes to car audio installs.. SO I had a few questions for my future install. I'm really looking into an 18" Fi BTL for the car, but there is not enough room in the trunk to build a box big enough to appropriately house this large of a subwoofer. So my questions are: 1) If I were to take out my back seats and just build a wall to put the sub in, would this be a better idea? 2) If so, what would I do about porting the "wall" to a specific frequency? (30-35 hertz) 3) If a wall isn't the best route to take in this situation, are there any other ways to s…

I was looking around last night for some 5.25s and i found a ad with a 6 ch. amp and a 4 ch. amp along with 3 sets of 5.25 component sets all old school audio art and 2 sets of pioneer 6.5'' midbass for $150 for everything. it's a round trip 7 hr. drive to pick it all up. Is it worth the drive and $150 i don't know much abouth the audio art brand. also the components are new in the box.

Car: 02 mazda protege cabin speakers: pair of hertz mlk 165 comps cabin amp: ??? trunk bat: stinger spv70 sub: 12'' dc lvl 4 sub amp: sundown sae1200d headunit: alpine 9887 source: ipod Processors: audio control epicenter Interests: listening to loud music while driving, mostly rock / alternative / indie / punk music. my sub is in a 2 cu ft slot ported box tuned to 30 hz. what amp would you suggest for my cabin comps? I'm looking for a 2 channel that I can run with the passive crossovers. I'd prefer something thats pretty efficient, don't need any crossovers or anything like that on it, because I'm just using the passive crossovers. And if I ever decide to go active, I ca…

What is the average gain you would get from a mid size trunk car???? Like my car....and how do you calc. this out??

Ok, I have made my final decision for my income tax build. What I have already: Stock 80amp alt Optima Yellow Top under hood Big 3 in 2 gauge welding cable 1 run of 2/0 power cable to trunk Stock tweets POWER ACOUSTIK KP-573N 5x7's front door POWER ACOUSTIK KP-694N 6x9's rear deck What I Will Be Getting: Radio- Kenwood KDC-X493 22w rms per channel, 4v preouts Sub Amp- MB Quart DSC2000.1D Sub- HDC312 D2 Batt for trunk- Shuriken SK-BT20 Box- .75 MDF 2.2cuft net slot port tuned to 38Hz (build myself or KOB Customs) This all will be going in my 2003 Mazda Peotege ES. This is the family car for now (I have 3 kids and only the one car, lol.). Sometime next year, we will be ge…

I just downloaded WinISD and am trying to figure out what length i need for my port, but my driver is not listed, and i don't know the t/s parameters Driver is a bose 201 6.5" its fairly old, early or mid 90's. External dimensions are 6"x9.5"x12" using 1/2" mdf. port will be 2" pvc pipe, and the port will be external.

my cuzn owed me 250 dollars and instead he gave me a amp its the mtx 801d 800 watts rms,anybody use this amp before or know if its a ok amp?

The Tang Band website won't load for me, so if someone could throw me a box size, for these two woofers: http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=264-832 http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=264-831 I am thinking about a new speaker-backpack, for the school show. I will build the box for this out of 1/2" mdf, tuned to 32hz, with one aero port. Also does anyone know of a small (size) 2 or 4 channel amp (4 channel preferred) i need a realtively cheap small footprint amp, to go in a backpack. i am purchasing a 12 volt, or 14 volt battery to power it. Nothing too powerful, i want to keep away from clipping it.

This is just something i have been wondering since i found out how a ported box works. I know that IB separates the front wave from the back. And I know that a port acts somewhat like another speaker above and at tuning. But what if you were to build a ported box, and seal off the port from the front wave entirely. like, the woofers face forward, and the port faces the trunk but you seal off the baffle from the trunk entirely. I googled it, but came up with nothing.

My girlfriend just got a 2010 Elantra and I'm going to setup a 600 - 700 watt system for her with 2 DC Level 2 10s ported. I'm going to either get her the Batcap 800 or Kinetic KHC800.

How can i measure the amps my alternator puts out?

i have a 08 chrysler 300 now i oviously dont know car audio like most on here and when someones says to me whats your goal with your setup.im probally gonna get alot of negative feed back but i want a system that pounds i would like windshield flex.budget for amp is abot 1200 dollars and budget for subs is 1000 dollars i would appreciatte any help..I dont come to you with this question to be ignorant i just know 95%of you guys know your car audio,and not walled just trunk space...

Hi there guys. I'm working on deciding what I want to buy for two door 2001 Jimmy. I have a Kenwood KDC-X492 headunit installed already, along with Phoenix Gold RSD 6.5" components in the doors. My goals for the system is to have a setup that will get plenty loud while maintaining good musical balance. Now, I'm no noob to the car audio game, this truck will be getting the full treatment of sound deadening, HO alt, 2-3 batteries and more so it will handle about anything I want do with it much like I did my van. My questions are for those with experience with both the 10" SSD and 12" BTL series subwoofers from Fi. My original design for the truck was to use two 10" …

id like to see some pics of ur install to get an idea how hard and what has to be done to make it work help me out guys. im looking at the pioneer avh-p41000dvd

im going to start off by saying this site is great! Back in the day i use to dump all my money on exspensive wheels,but after seeing and hearing some amazing systems and watching some of the build logs you guys have done it made me wanna get one of my own i am now hooked lol.Anyways my question is if i ran the saz3500 and 2 xcon 15 would a HO alt and one big kinetic battery work?at first i wanted to do the saz2000 but then seen you have to upgrade that two so decided to go a little bigger..Next question is if the one battery and HO alt is enough does any one know ball park rice on that?

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..

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Alright, got my batteries, subs, sub amps, wires, terminal rings, HU, and crossover all figured out. Already have my highs/mids/amps. Working on an HT as well, looking to go surround 6.1 or 7.1 with 21" Maelstrom-X's as well, MTM with Kevin's Anarchy cheap tweet crossover. May get an HDTV... So, I want to be able to hook my laptop to my HU if I so desire, as well as to my HDTV to watch online on the HDTV. Will I need a special sound card? What kind of connector, as I believe the PXA-H701 will use up the optical cable/connector and the Ai-Net cable/connector. So far: 6 Shuriken BT-80's 4 Hifonics BXi2610D's Alpine W200 Alpine PXA-H701 HO alt TBD Already have: 4 Adire Aud…

im currently at a stand still with my build. i fabbed up a amp rack last night, but it just doesnt look as clean as i was wanting it. if there is anybody that can possibly show me some pictures of their amp racks, it would be greatly appreciated. im looking for more sleek clean finish. (round over edges, plexiglass over amp,,etc) just looking for ideas. forgot to mention, i have 2 soundstream tarantula 1000d going behind each seat in my reg. cab silverado

well the positive on the box terminal melted and warped. this is the second time it has melted but the first time it didn't get ruined completely. but this time it did. the wiring from inside side of terminal to sub is 12g and the wire on the outside side to amp is 16g for 2000 watts rms i know it should be 8g. i know. but havent had the money to buy any yet. both times this has happened it has been the same case: the sub wouldnt hit until almost at 2/3 volume. or if i messed around with the terminal peices. (tightened and loosened them) in the first case i came to the conclusion that the two gold prongs that you see in the pictures on the inside side of the terminal…