chopper79

good catch on the photo....... MEGA FAIL

This is getting interesting, to say the least. I personally have seen very well sounding systems with nothing more then head unit power. They have been low volume for judging like I posted earlier. I also have a buddy of mine that has gone on to win a few few SQ world championships with coaxial style drivers in the front. I personally don't run rear fill but it is a good tool to use for helping your sound stage if it is low. Just like I stated in my earlier post , the signal starts at the source... crap in = crap out, You need a good source. Also how did this get so far from the original discussion??? I must have missed something along the way.... I will stay here and eat some more

What up hommie??

I do like these coaxial drivers ....

I will be there sir, I am in the process of building a system for the santa fe......... I am competing also.

Thank you and everyone else. I will be starting a new build over the winter.. multiple 15" subs and a FEW kilowatts of power. I will defiantly post it here for everyone.

Thank you Its not that bad and if you wish to learn more on glassing, I will shoot you a pm with a link in it. Just let me know if you want it or not. It basically comes down to being patient and having a vision.

thank you

Here are some pictures of my 2005 scion XA that I built. I dont have all of them but enough to get it up here though. Sorry for some of the picture quality and lack of info for each picture. I will do a good build log on my next project.

Thank you

Cool my nickname for the last 28 years has been chopper. Most just call me chop though...... hmmmm, I think I am gonna have to make them call me chopper for now on.. lol Oh yeah, I have another idea to run with on a new car. Just not sure on what I wanna run yet!!

Deal, I will post them in the build section this evening.

Thank you both....

You defiantly can not go wrong with anything from the Zapco c2k series and the Arc SE series. Both amps are very well capable of delivering alot of CLEAN power for SQ or daily driving. I have not experience with the Zuki or US amp that you mentioned but have alot of experience with Zapco and Arc.

Hello, I just wanted to stop in and say hey. My name is Jeremy and I have come here to further my education in car audio. I look forward to building friendships with some of you and learning more from others. Here is my car also... lol Thanks Jeremy

Im kinda torn between both arguments here. My personal opinion on the situation is below: In SQ judging they listen to the system at low volumes instead of higher volumes during judging. The placement and setup is more key to SQ then shear power in this case of SQ. You could make a very good sounding system off just a high quality head unit and a decent set of coaxial, providing the installation a speaker placement is optimal. You could change over the crossover on the coaxial with your own setup to get the xover points you would like to achieve. This could also be done by by amplifying the coaxial from the head unit (4ch.). This would be done by clipping the leads powering the tweeter and therefor making it a component set but in coaxial form. With this method and the coaxial placed in a kick panel location with optimal direction for imaging and staging could yield great results in SQ. Since they are in a coaxial form already it should yield in helping with the time alignment issue. You could just leave them in coaxial form and take the rear channels from the head unit to power a set of mid-bass in the rear and build a bandpass filter for them. This would help raise the sound stage when used in this manner. The rear fill needs to have less power then the front and this is achieved by the fade control on the HU. This process would be costly but it does help wit the point of IT CAN BE DONE. All of this is safe for the speakers due to the low volume they judge at, at higher volume it would be devastating to the equipment. The proper way to do it is with quality source, amplifiers,speakers, etc. with this being said I agree with both people but if the individual that is on the budget is looking for better SQ then personally they need to start at the source and work there way back. The old saying of crap in = crap out still applies and that starts at the source. If the individual is happy with the quality of sound they have but is looking for just more volume and sound then by all means amp the thing and they may be happy but either way the individual needs to be set in the correct direction based on his wants and budget. Now I need to look in the couch cushions for more loot because I just spent my 2 cents.... lol

Looking to further educate myself in car audio..... cant wait

Nice vid.... gotta love it

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