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i have 2 FI q 15's, both with 1000 watts rms. i have read reviews about the SAZ 1500d sundown amp, and i have heard that it would be plenty of power since it is over rated for power. is this true? thanks.

so as of the economy being dog chit, i am forced to an extremely small christmas, i will have around 275-300 dollars, so what should i go with between a powermaster2400($280) and a kinetikhc1800 ($259.99) i will be running a rockford fosgate t3001bd with a duralast yellow top and a stock alt with all 1/0 awg, i would love the powermaster but i would also like some other little things ya know. so what would be a better choice between batts

its from IKESound and we are crazy tight with cash now.. but I thought I would pass this on to everyone else, (yes there is an ebay specials topic but this one is pretty big) http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-MB-Quart-QAA2500-2...1QQcmdZViewItem anyone able to track down some more info on this model since the website does not admit to ever making amplifers..

im off this weekend, everytime im off for the weekend i tow my car to work..... when i got to work i unloaded my car.. and started playin with my audio.... i rolled my h/u volume up to 27... wanged for 30 seconds.. then my subs cut off and a nasty sound came from the comps..... pop my trunk my 3000d is in protection! my sax is fine.. but makin the nasty noise..... i DMM my amp power and check my ohms.... all is good..... i turn my car off flip my breaker into "off" restart my car... ugly noise remains.... flip my breaker back on for my saz... and it plays.... i roll my h/u back up and back into protection..... so the same thing over again but this time keep the …

im looking for a head unit for my gfs explorer she is wanting a dvd havnt decided if its gonna be double din or flip out single din i have found the alpine ktp445 which it was told was like a mini amp that i could use for my components maybe and was wondering if i could just match the the wires by colors from that to whatever headunit i wanted weather it be pioneer kenwood etc etc. and i was wanting to get some of ur guys input on different headunits and as to why u like them. the only thing we are looking for is if it plays dvds and an ipod can hook up too. price range isnt a big deal right now but wanted it under 800 if we can and be able to change songs on the screen …

What would be a good amp to run for 4 aa 8"s d4

ok heres the thing im putting in a center console with a tape player in my s-10. i removed the tape player so i can put my bass knob and a toggle switch where it should be. im gonna have plexiglass fill the hole and i wanna put a green led behind it and wire it to the hvac or anywhere in there so it comes on when the lights are on can anyone help me with this on any part. how to put the led back there so it lights the plexiglass and wire it so it comes on with the lights. its a 2002 s-10 xtreme,

Heres the deal. Ive got a 08 explorer and in this thing is a huge ass nav screen. I want an aftermarket HU (pioneer type) obvioulsy for the EQ options, . I thought of tearing out the nav screen and replacing it with the aftermarket, but, most pioneers (moderately priced up 500$) are single din. Which in turn would leave me with an ass ton of space. Two questions/two scenarios. 1.) If i were to rip out the nav screen is there anything i could get to take up the extra space. Ive looked for adapters and such, but, nothin.2.) If i were to keep the nav screen in and mount my HU somewhere else, how would i wire them so both are functioning? I would like them functioning conside…

I'll be needing some RCA to run from my HU to my amp. I have some that I got from parts express, but they seem pretty cheaply made.

lol it's not that good of quality, for some odd reason my cam didn't pick up the display to well, but it gives you a brief idea of the unit.

OK I got a charger... how, or can i do the big 3? my battery is mounted in the trunk???

Hey i am thinking of buying a Kenwood 822 cd player. Its the 03 model and it folds out. Anyway i can get it for 50 bucks from a guy but when you put a cd in it says toxic error and it wont work. But you have to keep the screen from sliding all the way down and it will play the cd. I am askin yall for yalls opinion if i should buy it and wondering if yall know whats wrong with it and how much to fix it. Thanks

I have 2 fi SSD woofers in my 2001 Celica and the lights dim real bad every time the bass hits. I have a 2.4 farad capacitor, is that even worth putting on? or should I go for a new alternator or battery

I will be using four Phoenix Gold ZPA amplifiers in my next build. Two of the ZPA 0.5 will be used to power my subwoofers. I am considering two ICON 15". All four of my ZPA have v2 mods as well as cap replacement and the two 0.5 wil have upgraded power supply components. At a 4 ohm mono load the 0.5's output is around 1200w, at 2 ohm mono output is around 1600w. Since these are class a/b amplifiers current draw increases fairly significantly at 2 ohms mono. Do you think I should use these amps at 4 or 2 ohm mono load? I would think that the damping factor would also be lower at 2 ohm mono. This is a daily install and the design goal is more SQ orientated than SPL. BTW I…

http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/products/...HP780-f_dg.jpeg CD player with built-in MOSFET50 amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels) slide-down, motorized face with customizable, full-color Organic EL display CD, CD-R, and CD-RW compatible, including discs loaded with MP3, WMA, and AAC files (not compatible with songs downloaded from Apple iTunes Music Store) Supertuner IIID (18 FM/6 AM presets) Digital Sound Processor with 16-band graphic EQ and time alignment Auditory User Interface loudness auxiliary input three sets of 5-volt preamp outputs high-and low-pass filters for improved speaker performance compatible with iPod using Pioneer CD-IB100ii adapter satellite…

Here are some brand new pictures of a Soundstream XXX-6500. I noticed it can be hard to find non-"stock" pictures of some amplifiers and I know some people were interested, so here ya go. They were on my eBay listings for this amp, but not all search on there. PS - Don't Mind the watermark, that's so other stores and what not don't steal them. Most people who carry these do not stock them and that's why they use generic pictures. Enjoy

So I sent in my alternator for repair and the message he sent me was, The rectifier was overheated and the rotor was open (this alternator design is very compact) I have everything broken down for a full rebuild other then the stator now. The stator is in perfect shape still and was never overworked. Just waiting on the parts to install them. So I don't know much on the process it takes to rebuild my alternator sui could someone she some light on this message he sent me.

I just got my brand new JVC KD-AVX77 in today. Got all the supplies needed and hooked it all up properly. *soldering and heat shrink. The unit itself works fine, but no sound at all! No sound is being projecting through the speakers. I put in my stock headunit and it works fine. Anyone know what the issue is? I matched up all the connections. I called JVC and someone told me to connect all the reds and yellows and connect them together............can someone help? I need this done today! Thanks

Well as soon as it powers up, it starts to oscillate on one frequency whether or not there is an instrument plugged into it or not. And it doesn't change when the instrument is played. Pretty simple set-up. Uses a simple linear power supply and an op amp as an output device. Could it be a bad input R? I had a similar thing happen with another amp when an input R was broken. Any other thoughts?

I'm looking to purchase 18 batteries for a build. Kinetik offered me an awesome deal that's hard to pass up. My problem is that I have heard bad things about these batteries. Do you guys think if I properly maintain them I would get better results from them vs the guys that had issues?

So im still looking for an amplifier ive narrowed it down to 3 choices mb quart q1.1500 , us amps merlin md2d , sundown sax-1200d Wich one do you think will power my xcon the best and also have the best sq , the xcon will be in a 3.0 cu box tuned to 30 hz by 2 4" aeroports. Thank you BavarianBeast

Ok so I have a 2005 mazda 3. After putting in a saz-1000D and a JL 300/2 (just ordered my sax100.4 which will replace the JL), my electrical couldn't handle it. So I decided to do the big 3 as it is the cheapest route. Well I just finished. And I think there was an improvement but not like I thought it would be. Now when my bass hits my voltage drops from 14.4 to 13.8 sometimes 12.8. This is with the car on and idling. And my lights still dim but not that bad as it used to. My car has a 90 amp alt. Upgraded to big 3 now. So my next step is getting a kinetik or XS battery for the rear to see if this makes an improvement. After I do the battery in the rear I plan on doing…

Hey guys, im going to be using a sae-1200d with stock alt (110amps). I was wondering if i could use the 4gauge wire, or should i definitely use the 0 gauge. Also... What battery terminals do you recommend.

i got a soundstream sa-164 a cpl months back its in mint cond. was it worth the $40? also what yr were these made also i recently traded a pair of 6x9 boxes for a brand new alpine mrd-m300 v12 i like how it tell u the volts, current ,an temp. i have it hooked to a pc power supply in my room and it will jump up to about 11.0 amps before it shuts off the power supply. my alt. in my car is bad so i havent tried it in there yet. now my ? is can anyone tell me the average amps it might pull at 14.4v? thanx in avance

I found this California profile crossover from my first system....is it worth installing? it was working when my system was stolen