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Had planned on going passive, but want to look at all of the options. It is hard to find good information on crossovers on any forum. Would love to assemble a shopping list to compare and thought I would see if you would reply with what you are using. Adding an approximate cost would be great too. Thanks!

Help if you can, PG is ignoring my emails. I am running my PG M44 bridged to 155@4ohms x 2 to power my front stage; however, the only way I could figure out how to do this is to use RCA Y splitters and run the left RCA to both inputs on one side of the amp and the right to both inputs on the other side. Isn't there a better way to turn the M44 into a 2 channel amp? If/when I go active it will be just running my mids...

Here's what I have to work with: ^thats the lame part. amps are 9.45" tall, while the cushion template is only ~7.5" What I'm thinking about doing. Please excuse my paint work The front is gonna have plexi to show the middle of the amp, but not the outer edges/wiring inputs. Gonna put a blue cathode above each amp inside the amp enclosure, out of sight. Might cover with vinyl, but I'm not sure cuz I suck at wrapping corners. Any other suggestion that'll look nice are welcomed Seem like a good idea? Any suggestions? Also, I need strong, thin wood so the rack wont protrude so much. What kind would u suggest?

Pioneer Service Center in Ohio 2 Thumbs up to the guys there, they got my Vic-N1 on friday, fixed and shipped on monday, back here on wednesday, installed today and working better than it ever has!!! Awesome help on the phone, awesome service work, awesome shipping, what more can you ask for?

if an amp is fuses with 2 20amp fuses.. what is the most the amp can put out power wise? i cant find a place that has amp output by fuse rating listed.... Thanks -AcId-

I'm new to the forums... so hello alls... here is my situation... I am getting ready to purchase a US Amps IS-2150 amp... which from what ive heard... on average... pushes 715-720 watts bridged peak and 600 rms @ 4ohms... and am wanting to push 3 Eclipse 6103 10's... I currently have 2 of them... which are both 4ohm SVC... the 3rd may be single or dual vc... depending on how i need to do this... or i can have the two SVC's replaced and get all 3 DVC... my problem is getting the proper ohm load... im not sure how i can do it... if i run them in parrallel... im looking at 1 or 1.3ohms... which im not sure if the amp i want is stable at th…

When my car is running, and my HU is on pause, I get this high pitch sound through my speakers. its there when a CD is playing to, but high volumes cover it up. Anywanyz, im trying to figure out how to fix it. Someone suggested to me to check the grounds. SO I did, and found that my battery terminal (-) was loose. After secureing it, I thought it had been fixed, but the next time I went out to my car, it did the same thing. This only happens when my car is running, not when im on ACC. If it was still a ground problem, I would hear it when im on ACC too, wouldnt I? Also, my lights, and my HU backlight dim slightly and brighten, all in a very fast movement. I have upgraded …

I'm open so suggestions guys, I have a 250$ LIMIT but would like cheaper if at all possible, of course , but just lmk what you guys think would be good...Also if you have yahoo it would be much easier to chat so you can hit me up there, my sn is x0o_cybermafia_rage_o0x thanks.

Oh my, what is the world coming to... http://www.edesignaudio.com/wire_cat.php?catid=48

Well, here is the deal: Ikesound is out of DEI 1100D5's, so when I returned mine because it wouldn't power up, they said that I can have store credit (haha), so I emailed them back and told them I want a refund. I am probably going to go with a pair of the US Amps IS series amps (IS 2200 and IS 4065). I will be splitting up the crossover on my 3 way rainbows to run the midrange and tweeter off of 2 channels and the midbass off of the other 2 channels of my amp. I have 2 long runs of rca's and 4 short pairs for what I previously planned on doing, so that is a factor. I also heard that it is bad for sq to have multiple processing devices, so that is why I am kind of wear…

ok, let's start with the stupid question, are 0 gauge & 1/0 gauge cable the same or are they diff & some people just don't realize it? I see people advertise 0 gauge power cable but the pic has 1/0 clearly stamped on cable. 2nd, I will be using 1/0 with an inline 300a fuse approx 4" from batt. It will go into a non fused dist block to 3 amps.(2g out, & 4g x 2 out) Do I need to to refuse between the block & the amps or does the inline protect all wiring past that point? duhhh, found answer to 3rd question! BTW I finally have everything except the wire & alt so in a week or so I will post some pics of everything & the box build. I know how every…

Holy s**t! How much are you guys paying for alts? I called H.O. Alts & to replace my stock 130 amp with an oem repl 210 amp is $699.00. That doesn't incl tax, ship, etc! BTW this is the only one that won't require any mods or interfere with ecu so it's the cheapest route. Just got sticker shock & wanted to see if this was an average price. Called a couple local places but thier alts require a lot of other hassels with stock elec system.

when i have the motor running, & i turn off the system the Planet Audio TT850d makes a pop through the subs !!! ??? i sent it in to get it fixxed and they said they swapped out the board and sent it back so i hook it up and it lasted for about 1 day befor it started the POP thing agine.... so iv tried different amps and NONE of them POP when i turn off the system i.e. ( PPi / JL Audio / Mtx / Hifonics ) !!! any one have a clue as to why the PA Amp pops @ shut down ??? iv tried different ground locations, re-ran the remote w/ new wire, re-grounded the Kenwood & Kove, cant seem to get the amp to quit making a pop when i turn it off.... oh ya it does NOT pop if th…

I have heard that a big solid chunk of wire has alot of resistance so thinking along those lines I was wondering if using a wire adapter was bad or not. In case you don't know what I am talking about I am talking about reducing for example 1/0 guage to 4 guage by using one of these http://www.cardomain.com/item/STIS04ADAPT

Is it possible that the 900 d can out do the memphis amp? Thinking about going all powerbass. Switched from my f-150 to a xterra. 3db jump to a 144.5. Hoping to get better going with all powerbass. Thanks

I measured my GF's CDA-7893's pre-out voltage this morning ... Here are the results. Notes: My multimeter only does AC voltage to 1 decimal point. I only did the subwoofer pre-out, which is rated @ 4 volts. I measured at the end of a 17 foot RCA cable. Battery Voltage = 14.39 volts Subwoofer Volume = +15 (0 dB) All filters off EQ flat No loudness No MX etc. Volume - Voltage 0 - 0.0 1 - 0.0 2 - 0.0 3 - 0.0 4 - 0.0 5 - 0.0 6 - 0.0 7 - 0.0 8 - 0.0 9 - 0.0 10 - 0.0 11 - 0.0 12 - 0.0 13 - 0.0 14 - 0.0 15 - 0.0 16 - 0.0 17 - 0.0 18 - 0.0 19 - 0.1 20 - 0.2 21 - 0.3 22 - 0.4 23 - 0.6 24 - 0.8 25 - 1.0 26 - 1.2 27 - 1.4 …

I tried emailing powerbass on how to get some XA 3000D amps, I need to run 2 12" MT for street b. I was wondering, where I can possibly buy one from?

well i ordered my clarion DXZ955MC from cardomain.com shipped out this afternoon after i ordered like 3:30 my time still had time to ship out all i can say excellent support, after i orderd they called me like 2 or 3 minutes after i ordered to confirm it, price match is awsome, got 270$ off and still got warranty, also for like 10$extra got 2 day shipping because last time it took 5 days to get my amp, and i wanted it by this weekend so will let everyone know soon how i like it, should install it saturday or sunday because i have to work thursday and football game friday night

i was looking into getting another HU for my blazer i now have the 860 but i just wanted to try something new and "cool" http://www.cardomain.com/item/CLADXZ955MC how about this jvc? it looks cool but how is the control on it? im not really in need of all the stuff in my 860 like the 3 way and time alignment and all that stuff but i do like the crossovers for the doorspeakers and sub and the control you have on those, and the layout is real easy to learn http://www.crutchfield.com/S-OKeMj9l8Bf1/c...300&I=257KDAVX1 everyone i know has pioneer and i wanted something different although theirs are the 2 series and 3 series and 1 6 series anyone?

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

Anyone have any inside info or guesses as to when car audio manufacturers will be using Toslink cables for connections. Stepping up from a decent RCA cable to a fiberoptic cable made a noticible differnce in my HT set up.

Quick question since I can't find the answer myself. The A5000 is rated at 600x1 (bridged) a 4 ohms. Will it work ok bridged at 2 ohms? I know the old Sound Stream Reference (Ref500) amps would be ok like this. I have 0 experience with Cadence amps though. What do you think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...mMakeTrack=true second time it's been listed for $200. First time they tried to sell it, it had a $5000 Buy It Now It obviously didnt sell the first time. So I emailed the seller asking for a lower price. They promptly told me to get lost and if I was really interested I would have bid. So is it worth $200 (plus $15 s&h)? Whose that guy on here that has a few? How do you like them?

Can someone tell me a little about the total harmonic distortion value on amps as far as what the max acceptable level should be & what I should look for on one? I have seen most mid range amps at around 0.02 to 0.05. Is this something I need to concern myself with or is the difference going to so little I won't even notice? Thanks

Never thought Hammer could be so expensive Some shot with Eton Xover, very sexy!!!