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Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical

Discuss Head Units, Amplification, Processors, And All Electrical System Inquiries Here.

  1. Started by SAMZ,

    Looking at: SAZ1500D AQ1200D if i get a secod battery AQ2200D or SAE 1200D Now these are the ones if narrowed it down to for powering one 15" Fi BTL, now i do not know if my battery and alt can handle it, but when my car comes back from the shop il take a look and post it on here (its in the shop for oil change and new brakes). I am going to do the big 3 with 0ga possibly today or friday, ive been a lil busy. My current range money wise is prob highest for an amp is $500, my overall budget is around $1500 including wire and extra tools i dont have, my currnt money is about $890 towards the system, however i just got a better job so il have my money in about 2 weeks but …

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  2. Started by cjosisek90,

    I got my box design, I got the sub I want in mind. (Fi BTL 15''), I got the Big 3 finished. Getting a free yellow top optima battery. In the works of a 200amp alternator. Will a 200amp alternator run a SAZ-3000D amp with/without ease? I want to make sure that this setup will not stress my cars electrical system if I have everything that I listed above. I would like to make this my daily system and enter small competitions. Comments much appreciated. Thanks, -Curt

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  3. Started by PHATBOi,

    So my car has been dieing after sitting overnight. It won't start in the morning. I have been leaving it on the charger overnight. I have an Optima Red Top under the hood and a 55ah SR12-205FR Super Rate Series in the trunk. I took the trunk batt out at Autozone and the guy tried to test it and said it was at 10.xx volts and he couldn't run the test with it that low. He said that I have to do a trickle charge on this batt, it can't be charged with a regular charge. Is this true? Then we tested the red top (with the trunk batt still disconected) and it was resting at 12.41 volts and read as a bad batt. The Autozone guy said it should be around 12.45 volts and I should tri…

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  4. Started by gldnbuddy,

    Do they make an LED meter so you can constantly monitor the output voltage of the amp?

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  5. i recently just replaced my 4 guage power wire with 0 guage wire well my car ran fine on my way to work, but then i went to leave work and it wouldnt start, i had it towed and had a mechanic look at it, we've replaced my coil, map sensor, distributor cap, roter and still nothing, my battery is not dead, both batteries are reading around 12.7 volts if someone can please help itd be great, thinking it may be sensors, fuses etc.

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  6. Started by rodneydude23,

    Has anybody had this head unit? I can't seem to find out how to set the bass, treble, mids, ect. It has presets but that's it.. Can anyone help me out?

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  7. Started by B7L|BL4Z3R,

    im buying a fuse holder from knu and it takes 3 mini anl i ordered it with 300a's but i wanted to buy some for extra but i cant fine anywhere that carries them.? anyone got an idea?

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  8. Started by nickeveready,

    well i got robbed back in july in addition to hu being taken the radio bezel was also ripped out along with harness. so im getting ready to get another hu, possibly the same one (pio deh-p4900ib). i was looking at the wires yesterday and none of the wires looked familiar to me. so my question is how would i go about running the hu off the batt? i know i can ground(black wire) to the - and yellow(batt) wire can be wired to + of battery. how do i wire the red(ignition) wire? somebody chime in and let me know what i need to do safely step by step. this is going in a 99 mustang if that matters.

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  9. Started by UNIT 6639,

    Hey guys, I am having an issue with my amp I am wondering if my RCA's are bad, I had them loose in the trunk while my amp was uninstalled, could they have touched and burnt out or something, I didnt tape them off, only the power wire and ground, I didnt think they needed to be taped off as well. But my amp is sounding unright! the output is very low, I turned the gain up to max and it does not sound like a 1200 watt amp should sound, I dont know if that makes sense. I say that because I switched amps, from a eD 9.1 to a RE 12.1, nothing changed except the amp, all wiring is the same, the 9.1 was thumping, I know both amps are different but they are both supposed to put ou…

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  10. I've got a line on the Massive amps, and wondering if any of you guys have ever used/reviewed them. They've got the DB300B, which is supposedly stable at 1 ohm, and does 950RMS @ 2 ohm - my cost is much lower than the MSRP, wondering how it would compare to a Sundown or similar. http://www.massiveaudio.com/store/db-3000b...1-pr-16220.html

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  11. Started by smiley,

    Rockford Fostgate T2000 200 amp alternator or a 130 amp alternator if im going to be putting in another battery thanks

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  12. Started by ANT LAY,

    Okay, so i've been away for a min but i've finally got me another vehicle with room for a system, and my question is as far as opinons go what is the best head unit for around 400 or less that is internally amplified, thanks for the help in advance!

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  13. Started by JazzScreamer,

    I'm replacing a friends factory front door speakers and running all after market stuff minus the H/U. Is it possible for me to use a few feet of the factory speaker wire and them solder some 14ga wire to run to the aftermarket amps. I know this sounds really crappy, but this SUV (Ford Edge) is a real sh&t when it comes to going from the door into the cab.

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  14. Hi everybody, I'm getting rid of my rear speakers : I can't hear them with my 15" Icon playing! I will only keep my Focal 165 KP front speakers, but I don't want to go active. What should I do? Keep my current 4 channels amp and bridge it to the Focal? (This amp puts out 2*225 watts rms) Or sell it and buy a 2 ch amp (to save some power , and maybe some space and weight) I was looking at the Sundown amps : 125*2 or the 100*2. What do you think? What would you do?

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  15. Started by jdawgg22,

    here soon i will be getting another amp most likely a sundown, and the amp i am running now i will be running 2 gauge wire and im wondering when i get my other amp if i should use a distribution block or run more wire??

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  16. Started by lodown2u,

    I just recieved my Fi Q 1 ohm speakers today and just freakin fried my 1 ohm stable mtx amp because the speakers are running at around .75 ohms. what amp can I use for these and where can i find it . any suggestions would be appreciated

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  17. Started by osheabraggs,

    what would be a good amp kit for a 12" btl with the saz-2000d

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  18. Started by davidg121,

    Yet another question by me hopefully you guys can help me out Would i be able to run an SAE-1200d for my two 12" Lethal Injections and a RF p5002 for a pair of Re Audio components (it will run at 4 ohms, 125watts each) on a stock alt (110amps) with the big three done?

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  19. Started by nickeveready,

    is there some kinda tutorial explaining how to do this in detail...if so can someone post the link up thanks

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  20. Started by natedizzle,

    ok so after ummm alot of reading im either looking at the nine.1 or the hifonics bx2005 or bxi2006(ok 3)...but im not sure i have the up to keep electrical system to get all the power from the nine.1 or the hifonics for that matter.so i guess my question is that which amp would be better and how could i make sure that my electrical system will be up to par once i get either or???

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  21. Started by benz280se,

    hey i posted on another forum the question on wether or not it was a good amp for $250 i am buying two kinetik 2000's and i have 0ga wire all around my alt is stock @ 80 to 100a. i am only looking for about 2000 watts because i have 2 fissd's. i got responses back this amp is a current hog and i need to run it @ 17v to get it's full potential but i dont need the full potential, besides arent all amps that provide 4k worth of power current hogs? how do you guys feel about this amp for daily 2k on the electrical set up i have?

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  22. Started by Dexter Chaos,

    I currently have a v1 sundown amp. If I wanted to strap a second amp do I need to strap only with a V1 amp or would it be ok to strap with a V2 model?

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  23. Started by Dexter Chaos,

    I have an arc audio 1200.1 amp I have not used it yet but wanted to see if anyone on this thread had any opinions on it. I also have bc2000D amplifier. I realize the wattage difference. I have been told that the arc will be very effecient. Should I expect the same out of the crescendo? Just exploring options. My build if for my daily driver.

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  24. Started by Maddenkid2011,

    So my friend bought a Lanzar MaxP1200 (for some reason) and he proceeded to changes his (3) 30A fuses to (3) 40A fuses because he said that the bigger the fuse the better. Now, in my head it seems like the amp was rated at 90A for a reason but i dont know shit about fuses. So, by changing the fuses, is he screwing things up?

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  25. Started by davidg121,

    Hey guys, i was thinking about getting a Powermaster D1200 for my system... As of right now... i have a RF p5002 going to a 12" w3. When i have everything cranked up i notice my lights dimming a little bit... Yes i have factory wiring... but also i have a peice of junk battery (not sure exactly what it is but it was the cheapest thing i could find when i bought the car) although the car does have a 110amp alt. (i will be replacing the battery i have right now) My question is this... Will that help out my dimming situation with such a small amount of power being taken from the p5002. Within the next couple weeks (once my turn comes up in quentins long line) ill be switchin…

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