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when you're chasing 1/4 a db on the meter may be.

I use FuncGen but have never tried to do anything while playing music.

Just for Phillip: 28-27 Seahawks behind the power of Skittles!

20-17 Seacocks

The box design looks awesome, but needs a lexan panel so others can appericate your work.

AA Crossfire

Don't confuse speaker price with speaker performance. Low end in price and low end in performance are two completely different things. There is most definitely a point of diminishing returns, and there are most definitely less expensive speakers that outperform higher priced speakers.

Forgive me ignorance, but what are the biggest differences between the Xsv2's and the AA and what made you change to it?

I couldn't agree more with the previous post.

Keep in mind when demo'ing any set of speakers; they are only going to sound as good as the install/processing. Biggest flaw in the "listening" processes is assuming that just because you heard something, you can speak definitively about their actual performance. The high dollar setups you heard might have sounded fantastic less because of the speakers and more because of the setup/tuning. On the flip side, the high priced or "cheaper" setups you heard that didn't sound good might have not sounded good because of the install/tuning and not because of the speakers. Certainly there are some flaws in a speaker design that can't be tuned out or short comings that can be tuned in, but considering the environment and challenges we face in a vehicle assuming you can drop big money on speakers to solve all of your problems is a bit naive. Matter of fact it would be a SIGNIFICANTLY better idea to spend less on speakers and purchase a processor than to spend it all on speakers. No matter how good the speakers are, when you put them in a shitty environment with no tuning they are not going to be performing to their full potential. It would not be unreasonable to assume that a less expensive speaker but well tuned and installed will sound significantly better than the more expensive speakers with no tuning. I doubt any of those high prices speakers objectively perform significantly better than raw DIY drivers that can be had for a fraction of the cost. Toss in sound processing with the raw drivers and they would smack the shit out of a high end comp set dropped in out of the box with no tuning. Plus the DIY route allows you to select the best drivers for your wants/needs rather than being stuck with what comes in the box.

True ... Geez this is soo true !!! I see this all the time.....some people will rather skimp on components and save $500 but then they turn around and spend that saved $500 on processing to end up with a final result that is lacking LOL. Using active filters and processing allows one to use drivers that excel in a specific installation and adjust/compensate for environmental effects. You can literally tailor the entire setup for the best sound in a given installation. I don't consider that skimping. Though I admit they require a lot more time to setup. I have nothing against component sets either, but the ones I've heard with exorbitant price tags weren't inherently better then the well planned active setups I've heard.

Agreed. Invest in good processing and raw drivers, and achieve more for less. Have I tried or heard them...no. So take my comment for what it's worth.

The DSS adds about 25 deebeezz but yea I have/ can have others.

Can you make them? Pretty please? With sugar on top?

http://www.grainger.com/category/cylindrical-vibration-isolators/mounts-and-vibration-control/material-handling/ecatalog/N-9tu

Some of it is just in our heads because of this cold blast.lol