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little fun wonderings about YOUR car audio addiction, try to keep your thoughts to one post if possible, but I want to get as many people to post in on this, kinda like you must be a redneck if... ....I buy AXE spray and the sents are Phoenix and Orion... ....I have the compulsion to buy a driver just because it has been a while since the last one... ...I detest riding in other peoples cars because of their stock stereo... you get the idea

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Fun topic. Post up a picture of any new equipment for everyone else to ogle over.

Ok lets get the survey started ..... 1. How old are you? 2. When did you get into car audio? 3. How did you first get into car audio? 4. Whats your favorite color 5. Male or female? 6. Your first Car? 8. How did you find out about this site? 9. What was your first system? 11. Were do you live? 12. Whats you favorite car audio brand? 15. Who is our hero in the car audio industry? 16. Whats your dream system? 17. Whats your dream car? 18. Whats the fastest car you have driven/ridden in? 19. Were do you buy most of your car audio products? 20. What is your job? 21. Whats your favorite saying? 24. Whats your favorite brand of cars? 25. What do you like better, cars, vans, tru…

im starting this post to see whats your favorite brand of choice. please dont bash if somebody says a brand you THINK is not good. one of my all time favorite is ORION because they keep it simple with only a few items but are all good. my other ones are CROSSFIRE, PLANET AUDIO, ID, ED, RE just to name a few. these would be my frist picks if i had to build a system. now what are yours....... jamie

I made this series of test tones and sine sweeps to help a member set up his system. I figured since I went to the trouble of packaging these and uploading them, I would share these with everyone. These will work great for setting up your system, adjusting crossover points, setting EQs, and determining how flat the system really is (using the final series of sweeps)... oh yeah, and just for showing off, if you so choose . All are unclipped 0db signals. I have enclosed the track list in a wordpad file, and I will include it here for you to determine if this set is for you. I have also added a set of pink noise tracks, as requested by another member. It will be the second d…

At all about sealed vs ported, RMS, transient response, SQ of a sub, box types, etc... This primer should be read... # 1 Subwoofers have an RMS rating Speakers actually have a very complex thermal compression relationship and certainly can not be quantified by just one or two numbers typically called RMS and Program or Peak. Because voice coils in traditional drivers are inherently resistors, any amount of voltage generates some amount of heat which then adversely changes the resistance and properties of the speaker. This is the principle of thermal compression: As the voice coil heats up, the resistance changes and the efficiency and performance of the driver decrease …

title says it all----please sign in if you wish to come to my house and hang out and see what we can get into(car audio wise) tuning building all questions will be answered as much as possiable. amp tear down and build up demos-----you name it! come and have some fun!!! PS----WHEN YOU SIGN IN IF YOU WANT ANY SPECIAL WORK DONE TELL ME AHEAD OF TIME.

I bought 2 15" VVX subs in 2011 and even had Skar build me a custom box for them and I'm very happy with it and still am today. However, I have another project I'm designing a build for and have emailed Skar audio (Kevin) direct, and Skar audio support after I got an email saying they try to respond within 2 hours of getting an email. Well, I sent 2 more emails over the last 7 days and called 3 times and left messages on their phone number about getting specs for subs and advice on my application/build. STILL NO RESPONSE! Once a fan boy, and now disgusted with this pathetic lack of support, I no longer will be buying new skar audio products since they don't put the custom…

Hopefully this time I can make a decision. I have a 2004 Tahoe, listen to mostly rock, rap, and blues, and want to have a two-way active front stage (finally decided to stay clear from the 3 way active front!). I want to mount in some kick panels, both the mid and the tweeter, which I will either buy from Q-logic or just attempt my own (which is what I am leaning towards). My budget for drivers is up to $500, although I don't think I will need that much. I guess they will be pretty much on-axis and for this project I am considering going more of the SPL route, beyond reference levels, with low distortion which I guess is now referred to as ""SQL"" (e…

i own at dis chit, rockin the school scene, gettin paper, gath'rin haters! sorry, had to spit a few lines, lol. anyone in need of a nice compact mobile audio system, i.e. backpack speakers hit me up. mine is tippin the scales at 10lbs and pushin the 115db mark with the highs. bass is still iffy, gotta lower impedance but hey, just got it, work in progress same old same old. i can build from scratch, but seein as i am 14, and have no source of usable income, you would have to be in my area. (chicago, well plainfield but still close to). so thats my shpeal. whatever, pm me if you wanna call me or whatever to talk tech chit.

I ordered some Rattletrap from fatmat.com. Its been almost a month now. Still no product. I called there site, The number is invalid. But it's not the usual robotic womans voice that says it. It sounds like some Hick woman saying it. All my e-mails I sent are returned to me saying the email is invalid. Im getting p1$$3D really bad. What should I do? ~MadroX

OK folks. It is with my great pleasure that I announce the OFFICIAL date of the TeamSSAudio.com/CarAudio.com West Coast "Meet". The meet will be held on Saturday, June 25th at Central Park in Santa Clarita, CA. Hosted by yours truly, this will be one of the more laid-back, and carefree events you may attend this summer. This is really just a chance for all of use forum nerds to hang out and share our interest in car audio. This is an open invitation to all TeamSSAudio.com members. This location (Central Park) is well suited for an event like this because of its ample parking, facilities, and its proximity to local restaurants, businesses, etc. Central Park is also near …

So I finally ordered some 80mil AT deadener to test out. Shipping was quick and I received a discounted rate. So that was great. Everything started going wrong once the package showed up. The adhesive backing on the foil had gotten smeared all over the inside the box, so I had to literally rip the box apart to get to the deadener. The adhesive had gotten stuck all over the wrong side of the back as well. First thing I noticed was the foil is a extremely rigid. It is close to the same thickness as stinger roadkill expert, but much less flexible. Second, is the plastic film to cover the adhesive is difficult to remove, which leaves more opportunities to be slice by the alum…

Hi new to this and was wondering which track I should use for the dd1, I tried the -15 which was track 7 I think and it was loud which I liked but the other ones werent loud, if anyone can help me with this I would be appreciate it

What is the cheapest route to get 150dB at 25Hz? Two hardcore 15's and two SAZ amps, one HO alt and 10 batteries? Small vehicle walled or CRX subs up port back? How much would it all cost? Fiberglass, MDF, 2x4's, all thread, sound deadener, decent looking/running vehicle.

Okay I'm sorry in advance if this topic has been posted about before in this forum but to my credit i did look. I just recieved my sa-12 (dual 4 ohm) from ssa yesterday and i have it on a jx 1000/1 wired to 2 ohms in a ported box thats too small for it (sorry but thats how it is) it sounds good though. I try to avoid hammering on it for too long but I do turn it up to the full 1000 watts for a few seconds at a time. I just want to break it in correctly to avoid blowing it or damaging it because i do exceed the rated power sometimes. How important is "breaking in" a subwoofer in is and if it is important, what is the correct procedure to break it in? Also wh…

Why the hell delete the whole section.

http://www.theaudiocritic.com/downloads/article_1.pdf ^ very good reading.

I have noticed as of late that allot of people feel they need 3000+ watts. OK I admit I would love to have a saz 3000d or 2 or 3(lol) but I also understand that I don't have the electrical to run one let alone more than one. I think allot of newer people see big numbers and think if I get that I can do this. what they fail to realize is what it takes to to properly run at these levels. now don't get me wrong I am by no means as knowledgeable as I would like to be, But I am willing to learn and have learned a great deal from this forum. For that I would like to say thanks. I guess what I am getting at is. I have done and have heard systems that sounded great, got quite lo…

I'm helping a member out on hondatech with a new setup and one poster is bragging that the user doesn't need an amp and that hu power would have fantastic sq. My reply was his response was I dont know much about car audio but i do have a basic understanding of it.. thoughts?

Im trying to figure out what is the best out of these choices. So tell me what you use or what you heard was good stuff ~MadroX

Congradulations guys, I didn't get to go to the last competition on the coast but heard you did well again. 4 first places and 2 second places with you taking 1st and 2nd in on catergory. Keep up the good work, the stuff really sounds great! From my count that means you have 40 plus trophies this season between all the vehicles. Can't wait to see all the vehicles at finals, if they all sound as good as the couple I have heard you are going to keep blowing everyone away!! Oh and further contrats to Richard, I heard he went to a mid western regionals 3 weeks ago and took first place with 7 vehicles entered in his class and these were not any light weight vehicles, hey were …

I have everything connected up but amp wont start up!!!??? Any advice...? Im going to sand the ground more see if that could be it and check the remote wires also. Thanks

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