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I dislike the dimming of my lights and i never want to it happen again. Right now i have 3 Fi SSD's with a RF t1000.1BD and a T500.1BD powering them. I have a 200Amp Alt and one optima yellow top. I haven't installed the equipment yet, so i don't know if it will dim. I have 2 electrical fans that drop my volt gauge from 14.5 to 13.5 and when i have my lights on theres no volt drop at all. Considering the fans draw 20-30 amps each, that isn't that bad. I have the Big 3 upgraded with 0/1 awg. Grounds from my frame to battery, body to battery, block to frame, and frame to cab. I have damn grounds everywhere The real question is, i want to be able to run my fans, lights, ster…

which is better? the kenwood KVT 815dvd or the clarion VRX935VD? shane(HCCAfan) told me that the clarion HU's skip alot...anyone running the clarion or the kenwood? im getting one of them for xmas, dont know which one i should get tho....give me ur opinions.....thanks.

so I was just curious, as to the pros and cons of either amp... or what US amp would compare to a sundown, or if the even can be compared... I just keep hearing from a buddy, who seems to know more than me about car audio, that the old US stuff is hard to beat.

Anyone else seen them floating are Facebook? http://www.twistedsoundscaraudio.com/?redirect=false

I was just wondering what's the biggest wires you guys can use for the sub to the amp and the wires for wiring the dvc terminals together (if you have dvc) the biggest i've seen were 8g, is that the biggest it can go?, personally i never tried this so i wouldn't know and im planning to upgrade my wires sooooooooooon

for 4 sa8's d4's so i csn run 2 ohm or .5ohm nominal..... ive got a dc 270xp alt and 2 discovery dt12-4000 agm g31 batterys. was thinking a saz2500 @ .5 nominal

ok so this isnt my strongest point by any means but the fuse that is closest to my battery keeps blowing how can i get this to stop this is like my fifth one. i have md1d usamps and ten inch re sx wired to one ohm, battery and alt are stock most wiring is stock and i dont think any wire i have is close to one gauge someone please help and big three is not done yet

I am looking for an amp between 150-200RMS x 2 at 4ohms for CDT ef-61 components. I am looking to spend under $200. Which of the following would you recomend? I am open to other recomendations. Thanks for the help. Power Acoustik OV2-820 http://www.poweracoustik.com/gothicseries.html 4 Ohm RMS: 180 x 2 Watts Kenwood KAC-7252 170W X 2 RMS (4 Ohms, <1% THD+N) MA AUDIO HK798 http://www.maaudio.com/productview.cfm?pid=2369228 2 x 200W RMS @ 4 Ohm Profile AP1200 http://www.profileusa.com/products_amps_ap.cfm RMS Output Power(4 Ohms)-200 Watts x 2

What's the deal with them? When will they be available? Got any specs?

Alright, so I got my amp yesterday (Diablo Audio Technologies 1000.1) and it's great, except for one problem. Every time I turn on the truck, about 5 min. later the amp turns off and a blue light (alarm) on the amp goes on, even if I don't have it that loud. Can somebody tell me what might be the cause? P.S.- There is only one L.E.D. and Red means On/Power Blue means Alarm

maybe this is a really stupid question, but i have always wondered what would be better for a component set, a 2 channel or a 4 channel, and why?

Any one able to confirm the dimensions of the saz-3500. I know the sundown site says 660x250x54 but I heard someone say it's bigger than that. Cheers Karl

Hey guys! OK, my third post is supposed to be here so here goes. I am about to purchase a pair of Alpine SPR-17S component speakers for my truck. Here are the specs: Power Handling:Peak: 660 watts per set / 330 watts each sideRMS: 220 watts per set / 110 watts each side[*]Impedance: 4 ohms[*]Hybrid layered-pulp woofer with rubber surround[*]1" Textile ring-dome tweeter (silk)[*]External crossovers — 12 dB/octave (high -pass) and 6 dB/octave (low-pass) crossover points[*]Frequency response: 65 Hz - 27 kHz[*]Sensitivity: 87 dB The two amps I'm considering are these: JL Audio Slash v2 300/2v2 (link click here) Slash v2 Series 2-Channel Class AB Car AmplifierRMS Power Ratin…

Ive got a 105a alt and big 3 done also have a xs3400 under hood and a xs3100 on order, what else do i need to run a 3000w sub amp and a 400w high amp. Im guessing a larger alt . anyone that has ran similar or can give me help, thnx in advance

who make a bass processor like the basscube

What voltage is bad on amps.

amp : sundown sae 1200d v2 vehicle : 95 gmc gimmy small one like blazer problem : set the gain by ear, right at half way, and when i have my 15s turned way up, maybe 30 secs amp will shut off but come back on maybe 5 secs, it only does it turned way up after 30 secs continuously slammin and volt may go down around 8 or so and jimmy went dead some of those times. so what can it be????? need extra batt in back or what makes it shut off?? when i fix the problem ill post a vid under video section, loudest cvr 15s ive EVER heard for just 2 lol

I've been trying to trouble shoot my hissing noise for a while now and don't know where else to look. When the sub amp is hooked up, the subs have a slight crackle, and the tweeters hiss. But when I unhook the remote to the sub amp the highs are fine. I've moved all of the grounds in the back around to a few different places. I've also tried grounding the head unit, and checked the rcas and tried a different set of rcas.Also added a relay. Grounding the hu kinda lessened the hissing in the highs, but not too much. I don't really know where else to check. I was thinking about just getting a new hu to see if mine is taking a shit...Any advice?

I have a Boston acoustics pro 12.5 sub(4 ohms) in custom box at Boston specs (sealed 1” mdf). It is rated at 1200w rms and iam now using a 600w rms(Hertz class D). Although it sounds pretty good, cant help wondering how much difference a 1000-1200w amp would sound compared to the 600w amp. Need advice from people with experience trying different amps with the same sub.

After retihinkin my budget I think Im going to go with one sa8, only problem is I cant seem to find many small amps for 400-600 rms. Anybody have a suggestions? I see kicker has a 600 and so does alpine but there lots of$$$

Not having good rcas or remote wire in a system install can that have any effect because I some cheap off brand RCA and remote

I'm running two 1200w amps in my Ram1500 to power two 12s and a front stage. I was having power issues so I swapped out my stock battery for an xs power D6500 (biggest I could fit), upgraded the alt to a singer 270amp, upgraded all wiring to 0ga, and put in a big 3 kit. That being said, on full tilt every so often I'll lose my components as the battery can't keep up when it slams for a few minutes. I'm building a bigger box for the 12s I've got, so while I'm at it I'm going to have my builder make room for an additional battery in the cab (it's a quad cab, so not a huge amount of space back there). The installer told me he'll be putting an isolator in as well. Here's …

So my jeep has a stock 160a alternator. I plan on upgrading to about 2k rms here in the next few weeks. I was wondering if that alternator would cut it if i did big3 and got some extra batts. What do you guys think?

I just got a Denon DCT A100 and it didn't come with a manual or anything. I went to put it in and i saw that it has a few extra wires that I don't know what to do with. They are labeled as light, acc, aux in, and p. ant. What do these need to be connected to? Also, will I be able to use the same dash kit that I used with my old Pioneer HU?

HU: Alpine 9885 (4V) Front speakers: CDT CL-62 (160RMS) Rear speakers: CDT 69X (100RMS) Subwoofer: Fi 12" Here's how I have them wired. Front speakers are amplified, rear speakers are running off the head unit. The rear speakers start to distort at around 25/35 HU volume. Why? Ideally I would have preferred to have my HU @ ~30/35 for PEAK listening levels. But as of now, since the rears distort so early I have my front speakers and sub tuned to peak at around 22/35. Most of the audio is definitely coming from the front and the rears are doing a good job imagining, but I find that I could get much more out of my system if the rears weren't limiting me so much. What are my …