Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical

So i got a droid x yesterday and i love the phone but one problem. the charger is like 1/2 a foot long. i was wondering if anyone knew a good website to buy these things mybe at like wholesale price or whatever. i know you guys know a lot of good websites.

i have a alpine glide touch that is pooping out so im trying to consider a new head unit for my truck... i would like it to have 3 sets of 4volt preouts and aux and usb in front also mp3 compatble. is the clarion cz401 ok? or should i go with pioneer? price range would be around 100-240

I got a buddy that just bought a JVC KD-DV7300 H/U. This model does not come with a built in monitor. He is wanting to connect the unit so that the DVD monitor is capable of running all the time. He has a 13" external screen that he has previously used. The unit has a light green wire that is supposed to be connected to the brake line. Is there a way to over ride this? Thanks.

i have a hk-802sx, i have 4 L7 15s D2 and can wire 2 Parallel/Parallel for .5ohms witch the amp can do 2200wrms x 2 or i can leave the current way all 4 wired Series/Parallel @ 1ohm. i was wanting to try it at .5ohms but b4 i take all the subs out and rewire i thought id ask and see what ppls thoughts on this, pros or cons???.. any input would be great.

so i feel that i am now at the point of buying an EQ. my questions are: i have tweeters, mids, bass, and i might have a set of mid bass coming up. should i buy a 3 way EQ or a 4 way? how many channels is enough? id think i want at least 30 channels to eq from no? the more the better? what is the difference between a 1/3, 1/2, and 1 octave response? how can i tell if my deck is clipping the RCA signal or if a processor is clipping? to be clear i am not looking for some worthless 40hz or max volume one time measurement but i want a way to tell at a glance if i am clipping with a wide range of songs and volume configurations. i currently have a KX3 xover, would the …

ok here is the scenario: im running 2 BLs off of 2 1000.1 kickers and am gettin some dimmage(only when i turn it up), everything is stock question(s): whats the difference between a red top and yellow top(which is better reccommended if at all)? or do i need to get an xtra battery and/or cap? should i go ahead and attempt the "big 3 upgrade" to see if it helps any? thx in advance, and sorry, im noob when it comes to this stuff

I'm about to order a 25ft. roll of 1/0 gauge wire to do the Big 3. I watched the video from Maxxsonics on it too see exactly what I needed to do, and it shows him pointing out 2 separate grounds that were stock on the vehicle before he added any wire. One from the battery to the chassis, and one from the engine block to chassis. When I opened the hood on my Altima I saw that there was only one wire coming off of the negative terminal on the battery, it grounded straight to the engine block. Is this a sufficient ground, or do I still need to find another bolt somewhere on the block to make a new connection to the chassis?

Kenwood KDC-MP205 Anybody familiar with this? My step bro just got one and we CANNOT figure out how to get it to play his itouch through the AUX input

At work we have numerous rtas used to test the frequency responses of circuits. This is tested through an osciloscope input. My question is if I were to find a mic that had an osciloscope conenctor at the end of it would the rta work for what I want it to do?

I'm wondering the best thing I can do to help my situation. It's been ridiculously hot here in San Antonio this summer and my SAE-1200D just isn't taking the heat well at all. My Cadence TXA1000D never had a problem but I guess with the extra power this SAE has the heat is causing trouble. The amp gets VERY hot to the touch and after a while goes into protect. At first I thought I had a problem with the subs cause they would make a strange noise before shutting off but it cuts out even when my HU is paused so I don't think I have a subwoofer problem. Maybe mount something like 2 120mm fans on the bottom of the amp? How would I hook those up? Just wire them to the power/gr…

Looks like i may have found a alt for my car finally, talked to Ohio gen and they seem to be able to make a monster little alt for my car 200 at idle 300+ with some throttle. My question is are these guys still building quality products and how is their cs, would love to hear about some experience with Ohio. Thanks.

When I installed my Massive P1000.1 amp, I also got a 2 gauge Amp Kit that came with a 80A fuse. I just read the Massive's owners manual, it recomends a 60A fuse. Does using a 80A over a 60A make any difference? When I had my system running, I had the amp powering a SI Mag @ 1 ohm (880W).

Well im having a hard time making a decision on what to purchase i could use some help im looking to spend around 500 and will either be powering a revo or axis not quite sure yet all opinions appreciated so far ive looked at a few amps a t2000, powerbass 3000, xxv thor, xxv collosus, and the new ia 20.1

I was deciding between a kicker ZX2500, or a Rockford Fosgate t2000. please tell me which you like better or if you have any other suggestions. thanks

Are alpine amps worth buying? are they good?

So lets say I have the potential to draw 700amps with my system, If I have 1 battery under the hood and 3 more in the trunk, a run of 3/0AWG wire front to back, how do I fuse it? Last time I checked the largest ANL fuse was 300AMP How do you guys with monster systems do it? other than multiple runs of power wire.

I have done some searching around and have not found out what I'm looking for, I understand the calculation for volts on a DMM to set the gains properly. In my particular case, I have (2) Fi SSD's (800rms/each) and a Sundown SAE-1200vD2 (1200rms). Now what I have been seeing is everyone says to take the lesser of the two then do your calculations for proper volts on the DMM. So, would I use 1200 from the amp or 800 from (1) sub or 1600 for both subs?? Im guessing since my subs can handle 1600 combined, I would then use the 1200 from the amp, which would be 34.64v (dual 1 ohm subs and wired that way). Please clarify for me. Next question, I have several wiring diagrams for…

having trouble with engine noise plz help if anyone knows the problem.. everything is wired correctly

whats the most i should sell or buy a t1000.4ad its was a display unit for 3 months

ok i have 6 xs d3100s... im gonna charge them all at once cause i dont have access to each battery.... now last time i charged them i used 2 amps which took forever!.... can i charge them with 12 amps ?? i have a schumacher charge that shuts off whens they are fully charged (trickle charge) and doesnt charge higher than 15 volts.... the charger has a 2 amp, 12 amp, and 75 amp charge setting..... the 75 amp is for starting a vehicle with a dead battery..... so i know not to use that one lmao... will i be fine charging with 12 amps ??? this way it wont take days to charge them.... last time using a 2 amp charge it took about a week lol...

Hey quick question guys/gals I have an optima yellow top i just recently bought.... 34/78 I know others have mentioned hooking there bat straight to the cars battery (parallel if you will) without any problems, YET on the optima website it states: 9. Can I hook an OPTIMA up in parallel with my other battery? No, when hooking batteries together in parallel they should be of identical make, model, and of similar age. So can anyone confirm that there is no harm in hooking my optima in parallel with my car stock battery? tried to search this but found no info

Okay I have the stetsom 5k2e and it only has one rca input.. My radio offers two. I took a y splitter from the radio and came out to one wire for my rca to the back. When I plugged it in there was no sound from my amp. Now here is the kicker I took the 4 channel rca that is going to the rear and plugged it into the stetsom and boom it worked. So my question is how do I test my rca wire to make sure it is getting power I have my dmm but dont want to F nothin up. So please help if you can! Thnx ahead of time!

Hi there, So just a quick question from a newbie. I just got off the phone with one of the automotive audio guys at a local FutureShop. I've been wanting to get my old stereo system that I had in my old '98 Cav put into my 'new' '03 Cav for awhile now. Now that I'm on holidays and money is ok, I can afford to give my car up for a few hours and can afford what it will cost me for them to hook up my deck, 5 channel amp and sub. Everything was in working order when I took the system out of my old car, so I'd assume it would be the same when putting it into my '03. The dash kits are apparently the same between the '98 and '03, but the associate was telling me that in 2000 G…

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My birthday is coming up and id really like to increase my power to my sub as much as possible with $200. I currently have a power bass 400 rms at 4 ohms. My sub is single 4 ohm. Rated for 500rms. But id like to give it quite a bit more. Whats the biggest amp i can get for 200? I have a fi x12. In a ported box tuned to 33 ish maybe a tad higher. But i dnt play it at high volumes for more than maybe 10-15 mins. So im not too worried about anything blowing. I was thinking about geting a recone and try to recone it to dual 2 ohm.. And run my amp at 1 ohm... But thats kinda reckless because its only stable at 4 ohms. But if i set everything at 1 ohm and tune the amp with a dm…