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i bought http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KLE12BL knu 12 gauge and my question is do I split the wire into two or do I wrap them together. Or is one tube for positive and the other negative? so like instead of two wires running to my amp I will have one then at the amp I will split it into two by separating the 2 chambers?

My crossover have a problem so im selling it and don't know if i should buy a new crossover or signal processor or buy a pioneer player with 2/3 pre out? Cant afford alpine and dont like sony, it cant read all cd, Will a crossover/signal processor compensate for a normal h/U? im now using a pioneer deh1650 i think, the normal model

just installed a brand new chevy alt on my mecury van , its chargeing but not fully i ran over my DMM so i cant test it till tomorrow.. theres 2 wires on the alt one is grey the other is white.. 3rd wire is the big red battery wire.. the gray im told is to battery power and white is a exciter wire but am told you dont have to use this white wire because at 1200 rpm itll turn on.. so a quick test and it was chargeing but i was using a test light for the time being and it was lit but not as bright as the vans own alt when i hooked it to van alt it was bright.. not as bright with second chevy alt .. any one have a clue why its not fully chargeing or am i missing something..…

I have a jl 500/1 gains are supposed to be set at 31.6 v ac. I have tried two different decks at 3/4 volume with bass flat and with the gain turned all the way down Im getting 40 volts using 50hz signal at 0db. the sub 12w6 sounds loud with the test cd but barely audible with music. Is there anything obvious to look for? thanks Todd

alright, i got 2 kinetik 1800s. I was originally just going to take out the stock battery and put one under the hood and the other in the back. But i just want to ask a few more knowledgeable people first, should i just leave the stock battery under my hood in the tundra and put both kinetiks in the back? thanks

Hi Everyone I Am Currently Running My FI 15'' BTL In My Room Running On A Home Audio Plate Amp Thats Pushing Around 250 Watts. I Wanted To Put Lighting In The Box So Whenever The Bass Hit The Light Went With It. However I Dont Know How To Wire Any Lights Seeing How Most Lights Are 12 Volt. Does Anyone Know How I Wire Them ? The Plate Amp Is Plugged Into The Wall Which Is 120 Volts. Thank You ~ Kent ~ P.S. Here Are Some Pics Of The Sub, Plate Amp And Light Thanx

i would like to know what the value of a fully functioning A1200.2 amp and if anyone wants to buy it

I have been frustrated trying to track down the background noise on my headunit. Here is what I have: Headunit - Pioneer 9400bh Amp 1 - Kenwood 150.2 Amp 2 - Kicker 500.1 #1 The pioneer when playing a 0 bit track has pink noise from usb and cd. Kenwood amp is powering my front stage and the pioneer is for the back. Fader front and rear both produce the noise with and without both rcas. #2 So I reattached the original headunit and there is no noise with the 0 bit track cd. It is hooked up to just the rear speakers. I have changed the grounds on both amps, changed the ground on the headunit, done the pico fuse fix (wire wrap). I am at my wits end, please tell me if buying…

Alright i'm running 4 Dual 4 ohm speakers aiming for 2 ohms. Theory #1: Wire two subs in parallel separate (yeilds 2ohms a sub). Then wire these together in parallel yeilding 1 ohm total for 2 speakers. Then, wire the other two subs the exact same way yeilding two sets of speakers ran down to 1 ohm per set. Now im running one amp. Then run these two sets together in series on the amp yeilding 2 ohms. Only question, wouldn't this i swap the polarity in one set of the speakers??????? Theory #2: Run each sub in series (yeildin 8 ohms a sub). Then run all of the subs in parallel at the amp. Yeilding 2 ohms. I think this is the correct way!! Im going to finish my box tom …

Alright Everyone Its Been A While Since Ive Posted On Here. Im Saving Up For A Sundown Audio Amp And Basically What I Wanted To Know Is Has Anyone Ordered A Refurbished SAZ3000D Amp From db-r ? I know there reliable but can i trust refurbished stuff ? What Is It That You Do To a broken amp when you get it back? New Everything ? Thanks.

Hi all, need some help, planning on installing my 200amp alt today. I see the factory wiring in my 98 GMC jimmy has an 8 guage going from (i think) alternator all the way to the fuse box then back to the battery? correct? now i have a piece of 4 gauge from a previous install around 16" long. the big question is can i just run directly from the alt to the battery? and if so what do i do with the factory stuff going to the fuse box? just leave it? or will that blow the fuse in the fuse box and cause problems? or should i disconnect it and just let it dangle? my battery is a 3 year old (weak) ac delco 680 c.a or c.c.a cant remember, and i did ground the battery to the frame …

Would running 500 watts rms or lower be to much on 8 gauge wiring?

I have a chance to buy a Diamond D7 D7054 for a pretty good deal, BNIB. My question is, should i buy it and put my bass on hold. I can get the d7054 now and get my new subwoofer amplifier later, and get my Fi Q about a month later. The good news is i could sell off my eclipse ea4000 to try and re-coup what i lost in buying the legendary d7 amp. Some of the things i have going on right now. Looking to get a h/o alt and a kinetik hc1400/1800 Upgrading to 1/0 power and grounds, and doing the big 3. Maybe eventually getting a new front sound stage.

I did not know where to put this but since it concerns using head units, I thought this would be the best fit section. So first of all some background info.... I have a 1999 Volvo S70 (dont hate) and currently I have a alpine cda-9886 headunit. My car is a double-din so i have the headunit in the bottom slot and a pocket in the top slot. I also have 15% tint all the way around, which I know isn't the darkest but its pretty dark at night, especially backing up....however, i was thinking about redoing the tint and getting 5% all around and 50% on the windshield so I know that this will be even harder to see at night. before i was deciding whether or not to go darker but my …

I bought a new Pioneer z110bt and have been messin with installing it into my 2006 Nissan Xterra SE. I keep getting this high pitched whine. The factory Rockford Fosgate system is still in, and I have the bypass harness' and everything is hooked up right but it still makes this high pitched whine noise. Keep in mind this is WITH the key off...........I am lost as to why its doing this........The whine is still present with the RCA's unplugged. Any ideas guys? J

ok i have 2 rd audio 3250.1 strapped @ 2 ohms the slave amp almost always go into protect only the slave turn the ing off startr it back up its fine till i go full tilt again thought it was the rca but done changed them 4 times anyone?

could you use 6 volt batteries in car audio? I know if you wire two in series it would make 12 volts, but then how can you get it to co exist with your 12 volt startying battery? 6 volt batteries have alot better reserve capacity

So I have had my 12" Icon all but a month now and I feel like its time to get it an amplifier that will make it happy. Right now it is being powered from a JL Audio 500/1 and it seems to take it with pleasure. So far it has made a great addition to my Toyota Camry. What I will be doing is upgrading the power for the Icon and re-doing the front stage hopefully in the spring. Basically in the end of my other thread I mentioned a particular amplifier I am interested in and was hoping to maybe get some suggestions along the same lines as that one. The particular amplifier in question is a Boston Acoustics GT-2300. Seems to fit my needs and then some. What I am looking for in…

I just got my sundown 1200D and tomorrow my icon D2 from johnecon should be here. Any suggestions for subsonic and crossover settings?

I just got a quick question. I just bought a Pioneer Avic f90bt for my 2008 scion tc. Now i just dont know what to buy for a installation kit. i found two kits on crutchfield but no reviews say that they fit for a scion tc. i was wondering if anyone had any experience with installing a deck too a scion tc or if they have use the kits that i have listed below. any information will be awesome. http://www.crutchfield.com/p_142SCN2059/Scion-tC-In-dash-Receiver-Kit.html http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120958202/Toyota-Scion-In-dash-Receiver-Kit.html?tp=3121&avf=N&tab=review if anyone got anything post up Thanks.

i have a lanzar opti 2000d and i think its one of the best bang for your buck! i have used it in all ways 4 ohm 2 ohm i have had it down to .65 ohms for two years never!!! shut down even in the summer with massive audio subwoofers also very good subwoofers has anyone used lanzar opti amps

I have had a dva-9861 setup for several years, I have the Digital sound processor, XM radio and HD radio units connected to it and for the first time I tried hooking up an ipod. I tried a 5th Gen Nano and a 7th gen Classic and in both cases it recognizes the ipod, displays the name of the song on the screen and the "Timer" runs to show how long into the song it is but there is No sound at all. is there any internal setting I have to change to make it work? thanks, Sparty

was thinking about getting one in a little while. I dont want to spend too much, but want something reliable. how long would it take to get familiar with one? any suggestions?

Hello, I currently have an odyssey pc 1200 battery to put under the hood of my car and was going to get 2 odyssey pc 2150's to put in the back for the two sundown 1500's. Will my factory alt (130 amps) be ok to power the batteries? Do I need to get an HO alt to go along with the batteries? Thanks for the help...

Does anyone have one of these they could snap a pic of the front plate for me?