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We're clogging this thread. I'm sorry, Mark. If you want to continue this conversation I think we should start a new thread, or you should send me a PM, please. This is my last reply on this issue. It's all personal preferences on my part. I want things to work perfectly. 1/0 terminals with 1/0 wire. When my wire is too big for my lugs it's stupid having to work around it, but I understand that I'm mixing welding terminals and CA wire so it's my fault. That's why I bought welding cable this time around As far as the wire not being able to handle as many amps after being trimmed, i've always thought that was the case. But now thinking about it I could have been wrong this whole time! Losing some strands on the ends when trimming isn't going to hinder performance, or add resistance, or lower the amperage capacity.

Holy kick pod!

That makes a lot of sense, I just never really thought of it much. Thanks for clearing that up for me for you! I just thought of it as a bottle neck situation. If you cut that wire strand, the electricity isn't able to go anywhere at the end of it, so it would have to jump to another and slow down the transfer of electrons, creating heat or resistance or something. Just an example: 10 feet of 4awg can handle 120a. 2 feet of 4awg can handle 250a. Imagine how much current could flow through one foot, 6", an inch... Obvisiouly there is a point to where it's so small that this isn't the case, but generally, the shorter the run, the more current it can handle. Which in a essence shows that losing some on the ends of your wire isn't going to make a whole lot of a difference. Or notice some of the xs batteries without terminal posts, that use bolts, like the xs 1200 you have, it has a tiny bolt (yes it does have a larger contact on the battery), but just that small bolt can handle some massive current because it is so small.

I've never heard a Skar driver, so I can't comment on how it sounds, but I despise the company itself so their products are automatically out in my book. But each to their own.

to SSA! I would suggest checking out these links and come back with a proper question.

Fucking. Noob.

How about you add some helpful input or shut the fuck up. I apologize for coming across as a prick, but all T5wagon does is spew out crap about skar, no matter what it is, it's the best. ---- OP, it's very hard to gauge one's idea of SQ and loudness, as it's all relative, so many variables even aside from the equipment being used. Are you able to build your own enclosure, or are you having a shop do it? I would try a new box for your alpine, you may just find that they actually do sound really good with significantly more output. If it still isn't enough, then pull out the alpine and try another driver. Or save a few extra bucks and pick up some Fi ssds, or higher end used drivers is always a possibility. But firstly I would try a new enclosure (one that could also work with new drivers in case you decide the alpines aren't enough.) Just my two cents.

skar ftw