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Ok I was just wondering what you guys do. I bought some knukonceptz terminals. Here's the situation. Did you guys cut off the factory terminals? And then just wire those into the new terminals? Or get a battery with multiple posts? Its gonna be in a 08 scion xb so I don't really wanna cut the factory terminals if i dont have to.

hey whats up i need help choosing an amp(s) for my setup, my electrical upgrades are big 3 1/0 gauge, 2 runs 1/0 gauge 1 pos 1 neg, 200 amp alt, optima yellow top front,die hard platinum p1 in back, k i have 4 dual 4 ohm subs kicker 15 15's, i need an amp decision i either want a saz-2000, i would have to run it at .5 ohms will my electrical handle that, and hit hard, or should i go with 2 saz-1000 and both amps would be wired down to 1 ohm, which setup would b louder and which would work the best

To my friend for 270.. he said he will take it off my hands... i don't really know if i should it . i have to take it all out again... and then go back to my 250.2rf.... and then wait another week if i get another aq1200d for 250... or maybe i can get a custom box from audible customs.....I currently have a prefab:( so what should i do???

I have a Kenwood KDC X996 and it gets super hot after about 10 minutes or more of playing at volume 25 or 26 out of like 35 like cook an egg hot. I wired it using just tape an made sure it's connected good. The ground is connected to factory wire..Could it be the ground, RCA's?? ..no aftermarket amp and using stock speakers

What is the best entry level amp in the market today?... Obviously they will not match those high-end amp so lets not compare them... just want to know for consumer preference...

I recently bought a hifionics brutus amp and the blue hifionics loogo works, but the power led does not come on. The manual said if this happens theirs not enough power going through the remote wire and said to use a jumper wire and connect it to the 12V+? Im not exactly sure what to do, and i def dont wanna take my chances and screw it up. Can someone tell me what to do?

I have 2-12w6v2d4's and i just bought a saz-1500d. My question is will this amp blow my subs and also is there anyone on this board who has ran this setup? I'm thinking if i keep the bass on the amp down it will be ok am i wrong? Thanks in advanced for the help.

Do i use 1khz for a highs amp? Just want to make sure.Thanks.

so im gonna be pushing 2 fi bl 15's with flatwound coils and the cooling option. so... 2x hifonics brz1700's http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23547_Hifonics-Brutus-BRZ1700.1D.html or a hifonics colossus http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_32990_Hifonics-Colossus.html ive got strong electrical so feeding power to the amps wont be a prob thanks everyone!

I just wanted to post this to see what some people are using. I didn't want to do a poll or anything because this could vary. I'm currently using some Streetwire Z2 series in the truck. They seem to do the job. I'm thinking I may replace them with something else in the future. So tell me what you've got. Thanks

I am new to car audio so please pardon any ignorance found in my questions: I recently added a self Powered sub (memphis) to my aftermarket radio (kenwood) The sub is an enclosed unit I have power at the box. when I plug in both RCA cables I dont get any sound, however I can unplug one of the cables at the box and the sub sounds fine (to my untrained ear). I was just curious as to what might be causing this. Any answers would be appreciated Thanks

So I am attempting to install my upgraded alternator and big 3 this is a first time for me with both situations. Everyone from here has been super helpful so I was hoping you can bail me out since my car is in pieces. I have currently removed the original alt and put the singer alt in that I purchased. I have not connected any wires yet this is where my confusion has started. I have located my grounding wire from engine to battery and will upgrade it which is one of the big three. Now the other two is where I am getting confused. 1.The alt I purchased from singer has an upgrade to increase my voltage and the device he put on has will not allow me to re attach the two c…

I want to put a 17 or 19" dell monitor and adapt it to play my music videos out of the trunk at the same time my pioneer 700bt is playing. It can be done I was told by custom sounds, but you need to have an video adapter. any other suggestions? I am trying to do this the cheapest way. OR I can buy a 20" tv and just plug it right into my (yellow) rca video cable and run with it. But I was wondering if there was another CHEAP way around 200$ or less. And yes the bang will problably shatter the screen but I might put it in my back window, don't know quite yet. thanks fellas

I may need to order some wire specifically for tight areas soon. If i do, has anyone actually used both of these before? I know Kolossus Flex is so flexible it feels like there is no wire in the jacket... But i do not know how flexible they have made the 4/0 in RE... My runs would need to do an "S" in about a 6" range.

i bought a new zed audio amp at the beginning of may. zed was giving away free refurbished amps with a new amp purchase. i got a free us acoustics amp. i bench tested the amp as soon as i received it and it played music fine. i put it back in a box and never installed it. on june 2nd it sold on ebay for $160. the guy left me good feedback on june 12th. on august 7th the guy PMs me on sounddomain and says that he finally got around to hooking the amp up and it blows his power wire fuse (the amp doesnt have onboard fuses). i respond immediately, telling him how i tested it. i asked him to measure the resistance of the inputs with a dmm, and look at the circuit board for a…

hey guys if you could get one of these 2 amps for the same price which would you go with? kicker zx 2500.1 2500 watts birth sheet around 2700 watts us amps md.3d 2000 watts again same price

Im trying to make the things in this thread My link click, but with pain killers and a little booze (knee surgery) I want to make sure I sort of understand what is being said and how it applies to my situation. I have a newer bmw that has a factory amp for the subs. I tapped into the speaker wires to the subs with a LOC to add an amp and a sub in the trunk. Everything is up and running but there is one problem. The factory adjustments on the stereo system only allow the volume to go so high , to the point that distortion is not really possible. Does this mean that the sub volume is only going to go so loud also? No matter what the gain is set to like an anti dont even get…

Hey guys, I just bought my 2 Dcon 12s and I'm looking for a decent amp for my mids and highs. It'd be nice if it were right around $100. I was looking at this one right here, http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=269-190 If there's a cheaper amp that still would do what I need then please share. Thanks guys!

Hey guys, I already have a 200amp alternator, Exide Orbital Extreme 34XCD battery, big 3 upgrade, and 2-gauge running about 14-15 feet to the hatch, protected by a 200-amp ANL fuse by the battery, with a 3-farad capacitor in the hatch... My old setup that I am upgrading required about 40-50 amps for items other than the stereo (nitrous system, massive fuel pump, etc) as well as about 90 for the old stereo setup, thus about 130-140 amps at most, so the 2-gauge wiring was just fine with the 3-farad cap thrown in for good measure... Now, I am upgrading the amps and speakers in my setup and am looking at about 1500-1700watts RMS, thus about 160-170 amps for the stereo alone, …

I currently have a rockford 1500.1 amplifier, 2 12" fi q's a power acoustik 5 farad capacitor and a stinger sp 680 car audio battery. I have been having problems with the amplifier and am not sure what it is thats wrong or what I can try next or if the amp is possibly deffective. the amp is currently turned up a little less than half way and when I put the base all the way up on the head unit and turn the volume up about 3/4 the way up the amp will shut off. The red light does not come on to put the amp into protection or anything just the amp turns off than back on a few seconds later. I have upgraded the big 3 with 4 gauge wire and ran 0 gauge wire from the battery back…

my friend keeps asking me questions about this and i dont really know the answer. he wants to hook 3 subs to one amp. the amplifier he wants to use: RMS Power @ 4 OHM 160W x 2 RMS Power @ 4 OHM 340W x 1 RMS Power @ 2 OHM 225W x 2 RMS Power @ 2 OHM 460W x 1 one of the subs is: 4 ohm - 200 watt RMS the other 2 are: 8 ohm - 250 RMS is there a way he could hook these up? thanks.

Who wanted to donate a "few" pennies to me to buy that new hi fonix amp :ph34r:

i was on crutchfield.com and was lookin at a head unit. found one i liked, clicked on it, and at the bottom there was this message. Installation Details for your 2003 Taurus SE

Lookin to pick up a new 4 channel to run mid and tweet in an active 3way. Anybody heard these ssa A/B demon amps? There is no info anywhere on them! They look awesome, fit the bill power wise and cheap as hell! Are they worth trying?

Hey, I'm planning to relocate my battery to my trunk. Is this power wire from kk suitable to run from the leads in the engine bay to the battery in the trunk? http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLMX0PRL Thanks!