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going for a simple sq based system with components up front and a single diyma 12" in the rear. Looking at a pair of MC300's (150x2 or 500ish bridged) or a pair of Xterminator Xt1600.2's (125x2 or 600ish bridged). the UsAmps are cheaper but they are the lowend line while the M class is the top of line that they offer. What do you guys think?

Which position do you install the kit (1 1/2); with the radio in the upper or the lower? I've always had mine upper (sometimes with 1/2 din EQ's in the lower)... ...anybody ever placed their radio in the lower position?

I am doing some minor repairs to a Kicker ZR-1000 that I picked up cheap. Does anybody know if it is possible to jump across the docking port and run it full range just to check it out or is there some sort of circut on those modules necessary for for the amp to operate? It seems simple enough, but I'm guessing this may not be possible. I know the owners manual says not to even power it up without a module.

Been gone for a while....need some insight. I'm ditching my Alpine 7894 for something newer and with more tweaking ability. I've been looking at the following: Eclipse 8445 Eclipse 8443 Eclipse 8455 Eclipse CD5000 Pioneer 960mp Pioneer 9600mp Can anyone share their experiences with these units or whether or not one has been consistantly praised more than the rest. Any flaws, things you wish it had? -It needs a 3way xover or better (wish there was a decently priced 4way xover) -At least a 7 band parametric EQ The Burr Brown 9600mp makes me want it more than the rest. Are there any reasons to not weight this over the rest? Can anyone tell a difference? I'm also replacing …

chit fudge chit driving home from school today, music playing next thing i know my truck starts randomly slowing down and my ABS light is blinking. THen i see my voltage meter is droping lower than usualy with the beat. I turn the system off and everything is good. Turn it back on and same problem. Im pretty sure my alternator just died on me. how this relates to the ABS randomly comming on i dont know. Glad my 4 year old battery had the life in her to get me home, Hopefully it can get me to the parts store to have my battery and alternator tested. If it is the alternator, while im paying $150 for a new stock replacemnt, i'll probably pay $100 more tops for a Hight Outpu…

do the monoblocks with the fans in them make a big difference or not unless you run then for a long period of time??..cause ive come down to either choosing the ED nine.1 or the massive audio p1500.1,the nine,1 has a built in fan and the massive doesnt but i heard the massive is a overrall better quality amp so i wanted to ask you guys...

Ok i'll start with the part, its broken, i don't know the proper name for it or where to find a replacement, clue me in. http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y50/vladd...-10-06_1852.jpg I know its hard to tell but basically is an 8pin ribbon connector, a couple of the wires are broken, i could solder them if i had superman vision and nerves of steel, but i don't now for anyone else that may be having this problem...the rear screen on my pioneer 960 went out, thats it, i got pissed, figured what the hell, take it apart and fix it mr mullins, or make a nice paperweight

so i kinda wanted to find out if there was a way that i could tell around how much my amp is putting to my subs cause i dont have a dmm (yet).....so is there a way that i could show the specs of my sub amp to you guys and tell you how my wiring is??Like i said i was just hoping to kinda get an idea of how much my subs are getting now. the wires are L+ and R- some im guessin is bridged but im not sure how my subs are wired yet(i didnt do it) but im pretty sure they are at 4ohms....D4 subs btw and here is the amp again..... http://www.lafayetteradio.com/amplifiers/RSA150.2HC.htm

Well, my friend installed a Rockford Type RF.4 4 channel amp into his car and after it was installed a popping noise would occur when he turned on his HU or when he turned his volume from 0 to 1. We must have regrounded that amp several times but the popping still occurs. We tried replacing the HU but to no avail, same problem occurs. I told him to try regrounding his HU but his HU was already grounded to a drilled, sanded spot. Right now, he is trying to shorten his ground wire. Now this only happened after he installed this amp. Before, I had let him borrow my trusty ol' Orion Xtreme 5004 and there were no probs with that amp so I'm assuming it has something to do with…

are there any plans to bring back another 8v deck? if not I want to hold onto my 8053

we jsut picked up a coustic h/u at the shop..it's double din, has a built in 5" touch screen, dvd player, top load....has anyone here used or seen used coustic h/u? scott is hinting around at me putting it in place of my eclipse. it retails around $600 (which i won't be paying,lol), but that's kinda what scares me....you know, you get what you pay for? let me know if anyone knows anything, i'm going to talk to him about it later today. wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

When are the amps gonna be available??? ...I'm interested in the two channel version.

so i called to see how much everything was gonna cost plus the 3yr warranty and they said they were all sold out but the website said they werent....anyways they said they should have some more in a couple of weeks,i knew that was gonna happen with them having that price on that x889....now i dont know if i should wait to see if they get more or if i should just pay the extra $50 that the closest other store has it at.....but then again the 8445 is around that same price so i dont know now,dammitt everytime i make a decision something happends....grrrrrr LOL

so i was sayin how the sub was making a knocking sound(bottoming out). so i decided to perform an experiment. i setup a -6db 50hz test tone put my radio at volume 35(70%) and i tuned the gain to put out 31.62 volts, which is 1000 watts. next i put in the removed the test tone cd and put the song that made the knocking sound in. looking at the volt meter some parts of the song would jump to over 40volts thats like 1600 watts, now i see why the sub was knocking, obviously that is a clipped signal. why is this happening? if i set my amp with a DMM with a test tone why am i getting a huge signal when i play a song. doesnt make sense and also makes the DMM method for setting g…

ok so the more and more i keep reading how amps have this now and how you need it if you have a ported box.....which is what i have and i know that my sub amp now DOESNT have one so my question is am i losing bass or quality or anything like that by not having the SSF???

Aight, I'm in need of a cheaper ( sub $200 perferably ) head unit. I need this for my little river yacht. I need something with excellent radio reception being the primary focus. I can deal with no frills or anything else. I only have ( still working on them actually ) a pair of 6 1/2 co axials in the boat. I don't need any kind of processing or any of that. Just need to get decent reception in the middle of BFE Any ideas what manufacturer has the best reception ?

i know the older soundstream stuff was good, but I know nothing about the edge series or picasso series class D amps. i figure they put out rated power, but are they still considered quality? I need a 1ohm stable amp, and soundstream has some good prices on ebay...

Well, a friend told me the other night he had some amps sitting around that he has never used really, so I asked him what he had and he replied with, "power acoustik stuff." Now, I was a little skeptical at first but I decided to look anyways. Well, come to find out one of the amps he had sitting around was a PA A2400DB so I jumped on that. He only wants 200 for it and it comes with original box, packaging, the works. Hooked it up to my Ti and MAN does it make a world of difference having this over my old amp. The Ti is really showing its true colors with this amp. My ears are starting to hurt now that I've been driving around with it. It's also nice to have a SSF o…

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???

I have a JL 500/1 amp going to 2 memphis 10s. When we first installed every thing sounded great and plently of power. After a few days the amp went down on power and under cold start up it makes a buzzing or hissing noise from the amp. When the subs hit it goes away for a second , but it comes right back. at first it was making the noise for a few minites ,but know it is like 5 minintes after the start up. Does any body know what the noise is or why it doesn't have the power it used to??

Any recommendations on a trunk mount EQ to get my feet wet with??? I don't need 30 bands; maybe, something with 10 bands to play with. Something with a small footprint...

It was called the Manhattan... It was 5 feet long & it required cooling lines. It was featured back in the day as a new product feature in a car audio magazine (early 90's?).

Ok, im looking for a head unit that is vibration resistant, clean output, good looking (matching my interior, ill post pics if i am asked), plays MP3's and WMA's preferably (so i can keep one CD in for 3-4Hr drives), and i would like an RCA in too but that isnt required. I only need 2 sets of RCA's. I would like pause as well (if i ever want to compeate bass race it would be nice) Im getting a $139 refund from Ikes Sound for the DEI1100D (its good because i paid $70 for the amp, send 29 to get it repaired. Im basically making $40) and soon ill have around $100 from my parents, maybe more if i score awsome on the ACT (lol). so my budget is around $240 and the above is what…

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would love to have this power the 300ce system http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/products/pr...55&locale=en_US