socialstealth

I had my sae1200 for quite some time. Then got an SAZ1500, planned on getting a dc lvl 4xl, but got a great price on a normal lvl 4, so I went with that and sold the SAZ1500 and started using my sae1200 again. I've been trying to set the gains with my dmm, But I've run into a problem. At first I thought it might be the headunit, but I switched headunits and the problem still persists. When I set my gains with the DMM and the subs not connected to the aim, I set it to 30v, which is down slightly from 1000/sqrt 1 All EQ's and bass boosts are set to 0. Headunit volume set to 23/35, sub volume set to 7/15 When I connect the sub, and play a 50 hz tone, I start the hu volume at 0, then slowly move toward 23. the amp voltage goes from about 1 to 10. At about 17 volume, it reaches 10. Then 1 click after that the voltage jumps to 40. When I did this with my SAZ, I set the gains according the the procedure I detailed above. Then tested it by playing a 50hz tone with the subs plugged in. And the voltage was almost the same as when the subs were not plugged in. I've tried several tones, and tried adjusting the subsonic filters and lowpass filter. What do you think is the problem???

I have an 02 mazda protege sedan I'm planning on making a custom kick pod out of fiberglass for my front doors. I'm going to put my hertz mlk 165 (6.5'') midbass component drivers into the kick pods. Will be ran off of an eclipse EA4100 amp bridged to 150w x 2 (for now) I like listening to rock music with a lot of bass around 80 hz. My sub is a dc lvl 4, ran off of a sundown sae1200, Right now its in a ported box tuned to 32 hz, but I'm probably going to be building another box sometime (idk what kind) what type of enclosure would be the best encolsure for my midbass drivers? I can make a sphere-shaped enclosure; does shape matter for a sealed box? while we're at it, what type of enclosure would get me the best response for 40-100 hz on my subwoofer? Is it worth while to make a box for tweeters? Or should I just use the chamber things they came with?

No it doesn't, its a full range pre-out. Will the sundown sae1200v1 filter out ALL frequencies above its range? like, it doesn't just stop its filtering at 500 hz or something, right? I was originally using my AUX port (plugged my ipod in) to play the tones, and I changed it to the USB port. This boosted the signal from the hu a lot! I set the gains by playing a 50hz 0db test tone without the sub plugged into the amp's speaker terminals, I set it to 30v. Then I set the lowpass to start at 70hz and the subsonic filter to start at 35 hz. I turned the car off, then plugged the speaker terminals into the amp. then lowered the volume on the HU and played the test tone (putting my DMM in the extra - and + holes of the amp) and the voltage the amp was putting out was outrageously high! Before I had the headunit turned to 30/40. This time at around 20/40 the amp was putting out 35v, wtf? did I do something wrong to make the voltage so much higher?

Will an sae1200v1 clip if it is receiving a clean signal but has its gain set to the max? The reason I ask is, when I set my headunit to 30/40 i have to turn my sae1200's gain to the max just to get 1000w (30v). this was done with test tones w/ the sub plugged in.

SAZ's are stable down to .5 ohms, see the testing, he even tested 2 saz's strapped down to .16 ohms, which I believe sent the amp into protect. I wouldn't go under .5 but it is defiantly safe and able to wire it at .5

how is MLV applied? does it have a sticky layer? should I use butyl rope? Do I just screw the top end to a panel and let it hang? should I put MLV on my roof or is that pretty pointless?

thanks! I downloaded that add-on for firefox and I'm grabbing the tones off of excursion.com

thanks you guys, I checked out the realm of excursion but I can't download from their list of tones, and I don't have a laptop to play them on. Can someone make me these as well? 30 hz 70 hz 100 hz 150 hz 200 hz I'm going to use the 50hz to set my gains right now, I want to use the 70hz/100 hz /150hz to set my lowpass filter and 30 hz to set the subsonic filter

I've been searching for the past hour. And I have found many tones, but they're all protected by Quick Time Player and I can't download them! I've tried google, and I've tried searching the forums here, but I get seemingly random results that have nothing to do with the words I entered into the search... Does anyone know where I can find an mp3 of a 50 hz sine wave that I can download for free? (I'm also looking for 30 hz, 70 hz, 100 hz, 150 hz, and 200 hz.) I'm sorry I fail at the internet

whats wrong with the $50 ones? they seem to detect comps around my area :X ...but it doesn't detect them when their cars are off...

whoops sorry about that! I drive an 02 mazda protege ES, sedan. No idea what kind of numbers I hit, I don't have a db meter.

is it possible to put my 12'' dc lvl 4 in a sealed box? (ran @ 1000w off of an SAZ1500) the site doesn't recommend any specifications for a sealed box. Right now I have it in a 32.5 hz ported box (2 cu ft before displacement). #1 what do you think the frequency range for my 32.5 hz ported box should be? #2, what would the frequency range for said sealed box be? I'd like my bass response to be louder in the higher ranges, so I'd like to see if making a sealed box is a possible option? I used to have 2 12'' (older) kicker cvr's in a sealed box, and their response for rock songs were a lot louder than my single DC's.

about how many dbs will a single lvl 4 hit off of 1000w rms? (in a ported box tuned to 32.5 hz) just a ball park estimate ??

havent gotten to look under the hood since she hasnt gotten beck from work, but I was under the hood of my 93 accord earlier, and my alt to battery is the longest run (obviously) and it is about half the size of the battery-frame, block-frame wiring. I didnt end up with enough extra to do the big 3 on her car, but I will order myself some wiring after I finish my setup, and then finish up hers. What gauge wire are you using? I have about 5' of red knu flex 4g wire if you'd like to buy it.

Are you saying the vents should be receiving air from the outside of the car?

will this act as a barrier (like MLV ? )

1. SocialStealth 2. I qualify to the terms listed in the first post of this thread, and hereby agree to follow through with them as they are written in the first post of this thread. 3. I have a 2002 mazda protege, currently in the process of tearing out the interior and custom molding everything out of fiberglass, going to have LCD screens, CD rom's, either an xbox or ps2, not sure yet. When the job is completed, I'll move on to painting my car, probably going to go for dark blue with some graphics that I've had in mind for a while. As far as audio goes, I'm trying to put together a front stage 3 way system, 8'' midbass driver, 4'' mid range, and tweeters. ported 12'' DC lvl 4 tuned to 32.5 hz in the trunk, everythings powered by sundown 4. If I receive free product from second skin, I will create a custom fiberglass grill for the front of my car that reads 'Second Skin.com'. I'd also show off to all my friends at camden county college The websites I plan to post my build log on are, SSA.com, caraudio.com, d3scene.com, and mazdas247.com 5. I'm going to attempt to make a spherical enclosure for my front midbass drivers....

so mount them as close as possible to eachother? Not a problem, I can make them right next to eachother in the pods I'll go for the 3 way, seeing as it seems to fit my style. the processing unit I mentioned before, the x6, will it support an active 3 way front stage? I'm not sure what crossover options it has (this way i'd be able to use cheaper amps that don't have crossovers)

I don't do competitions or anything like that, I like punk pop rock music, which has a lot of mid bass. I have a lvl 4 dc sub in a ported box tuned to 32.5 hz in my trunk powered by a sundown SAE1200 I like to listen to loud music. Thats all the systems for, my own (and my passenger's) listening pleasure while I drive. The only other speakers I've heard are coaxils (JL audio evolution vr690cxi, and infinity reference 6822cf). No audio stores near me... I can't decide on a 3 way or 2 way front stage. I plan to have it active with a sundown sax100.4 (or 50.4) and, if its a 3 way, I may use my ea eclipse bridged for the midbass driver. I plan to remake my entire interior, which includes remolding the dash and doors out of fiberglass, so size isn't much of an issue. Can you point me in the right direction for a tweeter? something pretty 'popular' thats good that I might be able to find used somewhere. I plan to do this whole thing in steps to achieve a full system in a few months, I'm not going to buy everything tomorrow, so if I need to spend more, i'll have to wait longer till I get more money. If I can spend less, then I can get this done faster and be happier I'll stop highjacking threads and start looking around for things, sorry about that!

mids will be mounted in the doors in custom pods. I have no idea about the tweeters... what is that column called thats between the door and the front window shield? would it be wise to mount tweeters on that, facing toward the window? I have no idea what I'm looking for in tweeters, just recommend me something that'll be very loud and clear, and will not fatigue my ears over long periods listening at high volumes. You know I like punk pop rock Thats called an A-pillar. What is your budget? Have you went to madisound.com or parts-express.com and even looked for some so we can give you feedback? What type of tweeter dome designs do you like? I have no idea what kind of tweeters I like, I'm just going to go ahead and guess soft dome (silk), because I see a lot of people like them. And I was thinking ddt28's for $40 but m5 says no way, so what do you think would be a nice pair of tweets? I'm looking to spend about $100 for the pair, used if possible. Less $ is better but $100 is the max, whatever gives the best bang for the buck under $100 probably going to be powered by an SAX 100.4

mids will be mounted in the doors in custom pods. I have no idea about the tweeters... what is that column called thats between the door and the front window shield? would it be wise to mount tweeters on that, facing toward the window? I have no idea what I'm looking for in tweeters, just recommend me something that'll be very loud and clear, and will not fatigue my ears over long periods listening at high volumes. You know I like punk pop rock

heh, whats the difference between SEAS and eminence?

the lvl 4's are worth about $100 over the lvl 3's each. I got a like new dc lvl 4 12'' with custom dust cap for 240$ shipped, which I believe was a great deal. he had 4 of them and they sold quick! are the lvl 3's // lvl 4's used or new? condition of them? how old are they? thats a good thing i got 2 for 350 2 what? lvl 4s?

I emailed you and never got a response......... how much can I get off an sax100.4 with my working saz1500 new heatsink model? (whats MAP price for the sax100.4?)

you need an amp with crossovers (sax100.4) you set the high pass to lets say 2000, then all frequencies over 2000 will 'pass' (play) and frequencies under that will be lowered by (i think 24 db, maybe 12) With your woofers you set the low pass to whatever, and frequencies lower than that point will pass, while frequencies higher will be lowered by 24 db or 12 db. At least thats how I think it works....Right? Does the SAX100.4 allow you to do a highpass and lowpass on tweeters? you can use the subsonic filter as a highpass for the midbassdrivers, right?