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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 Dangrebel,

    Welp just traded subs, I have too brand new 18in hdc3's and so I will wall my truck I hope. They will be powered by 2 crescendo bc2000ds at 1 ohm bridged for comps and 4 ohms for daily

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  2. Started by Quintin Harrison,

    Are the nsv3 made in America or china??

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  3. Started by y_d0c,

    alright i posted before and was told to hell with jl......so i did. Im greatly considering orion......now, i want speakers that are going to have great sound quality, but i NEED them to pound...competition is a possibility for the future. I just want a very nice system for starters and not have to do much adding on for the future.... Im talkin like a 3500 - 4g budget... again this is the setup..so far w/out the comps and subs Pioneer AVH-P4000DVD big 3 powermaster alty 400amp yellow top sax100.4 or 100.2 for the comps saz3000d i want something thats going to utilize that power comin from the saz3d

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  4. Started by benz280se,

    i like ambient stuff, plus i love bass. techmaster peb is my hero if any of yall can remember that name a lot of my favorite songs by him were really smooth and musical. i try to make my stuff like that (musical that is) here is a couple of tracks i made with fruity loops. i figured i'd share and see what yall think. i don't have a production studio and i am not trying to go into business or anything, just love music, i figured since i saw sombody sharing his hard work maybe i could share mine also. beware i put a lot of low frequency tones in most of my songs! please dont be too harsh, i worked hard on these, i'm not a computer whiz it took a lot of my time to make th…

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  5. Started by metheman,

    Ok so let me say that im brand new to this forum as you can see first post. I been interested in fi car audio for awhile now. TO THE POINT. I got a ford taurus ses stock. (leather interior) . IM GETTIN A FI BTL 15" ANY IDEAS??? I DONT UNDERSTAND ALL THOSE OTHER ADDED ACCESORIES BUT IF THEY HELP I WILL BUY. I also need opinions on amp and best way for a 15" fi btl in a 2002 ford taurus ses i want this car to QUAKEEEE!!!!! .. eventually ill upgrade to 2x fi btls

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  6. Started by mikey5472,

    I'm going to be in the market for a new sub soon, I have a 18" bl rite now, but it is time for a change. I have a sundown saz 1500d, and pioneer avhp5000dvd. Im about to buy some kinetic 1800s and anew front stage. It is all in a 2000 GMC Jimmy..... But ihave narrowed it down to 4 subs. NS 18, rl-P 18, XCON 18, or a BTL 18 . I want a decent ground pounder. Since I only have about 1500 watts that sorta cancels out the BTL.I wasn't really wanting another Fi that much anyway because since I got mine it seems like everyone around here has one and I like to be DIFFERENT...... It will be in 7-10 cubes @ 28-32hz …

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  7. Started by trav269,

    I have a 2000 Yukon xl I have 2 sundown audio z418 and 2 Americanbass vfl 450.1...I trying to find the right box and box size for my sub's do any body no good box size and port size ????

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  8. Started by wafsman,

    so i was originally going to go with a blowthrough design, but have been reading other build logs and posts and came up with a new design. don't quite know if it is still a blowthrough design or not, but this is what i got. the plan is to take out the rear window of the truck, seal it with the rubber boot replacement to this enclosure in the bed of the truck. the view that you see is what will be facing the cab of the truck. the bottom wall under the space for the rear window should come up to the line above where it says 'KonFUSEed', the rest will be open. i was thinking of getting a piece of plastic trim to go around the outside and still doing the bottom half in bedli…

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  9. Started by truckaudioman,

    Quick question. I will be running 4 18" BTL's. Upgrade wise, big 3, 300 amp alt, and about 4 kinetik 2400's.....i will be pushing about 12k watts to the subs as it is, roughly 3k each sub, well that is what i plan to push to each at least. I am about 90% positive i will need two alternators, what do you think?

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  10. Started by 2kchevy,

    I need a sub to go with my new home audo setup. I'm wondering what are some good pre-built subs? I guess I could make one but I've been really lazy lately.....lol. What do you guys have with your home audio setup? budget is.....well under 500.....we will go from there.

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  11. Started by cougarballa2k5,

    I have heard many a system, and honestly...no system I have EVER heard sounds "bad" every system does sound different though. I have taken a TON of subs and probably gone through 12 boxes in my hatch. None of them sounded remotely bad. So, I have started to just ignore SQ, the only time I have heard a system that wasnt up to par, it was a box issue. I'll be making the ultimate test here soon. I will be doing a setup with a dB drive platinum 15, everyone I talk to says they have very low SQ. So, I'm going to throw 2000 daily to one in a good box, and SQ to a rest. -Alex

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  12. Started by schwarzl,

    So I am going to do the big 3 on my 2001 Jetta. I am going to be using 4awg. When you guys upgrade the alt. to the battery positive is it a straight run, from alt. to battery? I dont know much about cars but my cousin said the the wire goes from the alt. to the starter than to the battery, is it like this with all cars?

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  13. Started by jrod1050,

    has anyone every ordered anything from this website? they have some pretty good deals and im just trying to make sure there a credible website before i make a purchase

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  14. Its been over a month to hear anything on mine. Didnt know if they were backed up or what. Thanks.

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  15. 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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  16. Started by graydodge14,

    Im about to order new subs as we speak just waiting on a reply. Should i go with 2 of the ascendant audio havoc 12 inch subs or 2 of the 12 inch fi q series subs fully loaded? I know there both geared towards sq so any answer would be appreciated

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  17. Started by Mega Heavy Bass,

    Hey guys. I`m not very good with computers & posting pictures. But I think I`ve figured out how to post pictures now. O.k. This is Team South East U.K. Starting from the left. Blinky Bill - works in Car Audio industry. (Founder of T.S.E.) Mega Heavy Bass (Marcos), in the bright T-Shirt. (Founder of T.S.E.) Paul - Our accountant (Founder of T.S.E.) John - V.I.P. Member (Green keeper for golf courses) Andy - M.A. Audio U.K. - Kinetik U.K. - Visonik (Founder of T.S.E.) James - V.I.P. Member (Electrician) Ken York - A.K.A. Troublestarter - V.I.P. Member. (Automotive Retail) This is our mic holder which I knocked up. It is sitting on the bonnet on my Escort. We call…

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  18. Started by orlando144,

    Sup guys! I was wondering/ asking myself.. On birtsheets from Rockford Fosgate or Kicker, etc amps, why do diferent wattage ratings come up on birthseets? If a zx2500.1 is built the same as the next zx2500.1 built why would one say I.E 2,753 vs the second amp that says 2,945? If they both consist of the same parts and what not, why would power variate instead of being similar? Thanks for the input

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  19. Custom Cherryman box, 1.6 ft3, tuned at 34, wired at 1ohm I'm deciding between a new IA10.1 for $390 or a gently used SAZ 1500D V3 for $360. I know the SAZ is under rated but I cand find any bench test results on the IA10.1. Im imagine the 300 RMS between the two amps cannot be heard by the human ear. Would there be any difference in SQ between the 2 amps?

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  20. Started by dave_Edwards,

    http://www.carstereo.com/installs/H2H_profile.cfm?h2hid=6650 help me beat this Blazer!

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  21. Started by Stephan,

    My alt arrived today and it's installed! Now I need to upgrade my wires, I am stuck on KnuKoncepts but am interested in Stingers 3/0. In the long run Stinger 3/0 is actually less than 3*1 of the KK for obvious reasons, and KK doesn't offer any 3/0. I hear that the Kolossus cable is almost 2/0. I plan to get 2 more 250 alts, so am thinking about the multiple run issue. I am now stuck on deciding if I want to go with Kolossus Flex or KLM. KLM is smaller, but it's a bit cheaper when purchasing the amp kit, and they don't offer any amp kits with Kolossus. What would everyone else do? Go for the Stinger 3/0, multiple runs of the Kolossus Flex, or multiple runs of th…

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  22. Started by 02BlackOnBlackSS,

    Sony MDR-V700 Pro DJ Remix Use Phenomenal sound clarity for the price, amazing bass response. Sound amazing, and block everything in the outside world out. Great cans for the price ($100) I am about to get an iPod and I will be in the market for some earbuds. Anybody have any suggestions for that?

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  23. Started by pmureika,

    Is 3" to close for from the port to be to the back hatch? Jeep liberty 2009.

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  24. Im about to set up my components but they are 100rms how would i know how manywatts im sending to the component with my digital multimeter thanks guyz

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  25. Started by ludeman,

    Just got my hands on a SAZ-3000d and I need 1 12" sub that will work with the FC box I have 2.5 cubes at 32hz!

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