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Oh I should mention that I like to listen to my music loud and I listen to rock music a lot especially artists like Seether, Evanescence, Nickelback, Nonpoint and some reggae, techno and classical to.

Actually the components are in stock locations but I am going to try to build a kick panel since I have a how to guide and I know the guy at the local shop will charge me $500 for it and plus that it would only take a whole day. He is charging me $500 instead of the regular price because him, his brother and his crew love me and they always enjoy my character and me being there. So if I leave my ride over by them I would do it when I go on my one week vacation since they are cool with me leaving my ride their for 7 days although it would take a 1 day job. Thank you Ebrahim

Eclipse CD 5030 Morel Dotech Ovation 6 powered by an Arc Audio KS 300.2 Morel Maximo 6.5 coaxials powered by an Arc Audio XXD 2080 Arc Audio XXD 10s powered by an Arc Audio KS 500.1 Mini

Honestly my friend the Morel Dotech Ovation[ 2 way component set] are good but looking for more midrange sorry that is my end goal at the end of the day. Now I was told by a Morel dealer that if I wanted to go 3 way with Morels I need to buy a whole new component set where as the Morel tech support in NY told me I could just get their midrange which is a whole lot cheaper and added it on to my two way set.

From my experience I would go with the following Boston Acoustics Hertz Mille Morel Hybrid Ovation and higher in their food chain Those are the ones I like to be honest with you but if you go the DIY route. Tweeters Hertz Mille Morel Midrange Hertz Morel Selenium They are a whole bunch of speaker companies out there.

Actually the Seleniums are 6WP4 to be honest with you. Actually I am going to go with the Morel MT22 tweeters up front, the Selenium 6 WP4 up front and the Morel 7" midbass under the seat in a 06 KIA SPECTRA SX sedan. Speaker locations for the speakers are the tweeter and midrange in the kickpanel and if the midbass cant go door then goes under the seat. I got under the seat idea when car audio and electronics magazine did a BMW 3 series with the midbass under the seat and it is in their current issue. Amps are Arc Audio because I love them over Zapco and the headunit is an Eclipse CD 5030 and the subs are Arc Audio to. Thank you all

I would say an 8 inch sub would be good. Then again how much room are you willing to sacrifice to on the ride? That is another question and take into consideration room for amplifier and other audio goodies to.

I have a Morel Dotech Ovation 6 two way components installed. I also have a pair of Selenium 6 inch midwoofers in the garage. Now here is the trick part guys. When I heard the Seleniums at a local car audio shop on the board it sounded like a midrange and I have been told over and over and over and over again that Selenium is a midrange speaker. Now with that said I decided to call Morel in NY and talked to one of their people about the component set I have in my ride. When I was on the phone with Morel they told me this if I decided to go active. Morel mid 80 Hertz to 3200 Hertz @ 12 dB Octave low pass Tweeter 3200 Hertz and up @ 12 dB Octave high pass. He was telling me this if I wanted to go active but I have been told if I add a midrange that the midrange is bandpass. So my question is to you guys what crossover setting would the Morel 6" mid, the Selenium 6" midrange and the Morel tweeter will have to be set at? Thank you kindly Ebrahim

Honestly I have a pair of Arc Audio XXD 10s[dual 4 ohm] ported and they are receiving 150 watts rms each [ 300 x 1 @ 4 ohm] due to the amp operating at a 4 ohm load. Now I am willing to go to a 2 ohm load where it is 500 x 1 @ 2 ohms. Also I am going to use the same ported enclosure for a pair of Fi Audio subs [not sure of the model but it is the one where they offer single 4 ohm and single 2 ohm voice coils]. Now I know I will have a lot of rattle when I do that due to the face I have an 06 KIA SPECTRA SX sedan. Also note I have 6.5 coaxials in the rear deck since people sit in my car sometimes. To let you the amplifiers are all Arc Audio amps to. Plus I have a Kinetik KHC 600 battery that may or may not keep debating on that one to.

Well on the hunt for sound damping material I came across a ton of manufactures and I am not sure which ones are good these days. Please let me know who makes a good one. Dynamat Hushmat Rockford Fosgate [not sure if they still make their own] Second Skin Stinger Roadkill That is the only ones I heard of. Thank you.

I have an 06 KIA SPECTRA SX and it has an 80 amp alternator. I have a High Output alternator told by Dave DC Electric it is 160 amp but got it tested at the local alternator shop over here and they told me it does 150 amp but can pull up to 200 amp. I have noticed a lot of people have High Output alternators and two batteries. One up front and one in the rear for the audio system as they say. Why do they have two batteries and high output alternator if you doing a SQ build? Also anyone knows the magic formula on how to calculate how much amperage I need my alternator to be. Someone told me add all the amps that amplifiers combine and that is how much amperage you need from the alternator. Also someone told me you need 70 amps for every 1000 watts. Which one is correct? Thank you.

Dude those old school Kicker subs bring back some good memories. You still have them or did you sell those already?

I have the Morel Dotech Ovation 6 two way set and was wondering if I could still use them to go three way sometime next year. I actually was thinking of using the Selenium 6 inch midwoofers as midrange or should I just get another midrange for this? I actually was told to use the Morel midrange but some say go with Hertz Audio midrange. What you folks think and I am going active with this in the future. Thank you.

Well expect a technical call from me next year when I am hunting down a pair of tens in a ported enclosure.

2006 KIA SPECTRA SX sedan GEAR 1. Eclipse CD 5030 2. ARC AUDIO KS 300.2 3. ARC AUDIO KS 500.1 MINI KS300.2 It is running the Morel Dotech Ovation 6 two way set [180 x 2 @ 4 ohms] KS 500.1 MINI Running the Diamond Audio D3 15 sealed [ 500 x 1 @ 2 ohms] Sub Selling my DA so that I can get a Fi Audio SSD 12 sealed or ported. Now I have a distribution block with digital volt meter. It reads 14.4 when the system is on but it goes down to 12.5 but head lights flash / dim like crazy. I was told to add a second battery but I only know SPL vehicles that have more than one battery. I was thinking of going with a XS power battery in the rear and a Universal alternator that is 220 amps or one from DC Electric 160 amps or even one from a Chevy or GM vehicle that is 120 amp. My alternator is 80 amps although some claim it is 90 amps.

I should of mention I am planning to run my Morel Dotech Ovation 6 active which is a two way but going three way active in the middle of next year. Also I have an Eclipse CD 5030 head unit installed that I am going to use and I am selling my Diamond Audio D3 and replacing it with a SSD12 or SSD15 from Fi Audio. Thank you Ebrahim

Now I was told is that you swap out your factory battery and replace it with a better battery and high out put alternator. Others mention that I should have two batteries one for the car and the other for the stereo and high out put alternator. What should I do? Also are Odyssey batteries good since I have a PCJ 12OO under the hood.

Well people I am debating to whether to keep my Arc Audio amps installed or take my Zapco DC amps out of the closet and swap the Arc Audio for the Zapco DC. If you were doing the SQ build which one would you do? Thank you Ebrahim

Eclipse makes good ones because you get the following 1. Adjustable 10 band eq and you can save 5 different settings to the head unit. 2. Adjustable 3 way crossover. 3. Time Alignment / Time Delay. 4. Position Selection. That is all I can remember about the sq adjustments. Now if you are running Zapco amps with their DSP then you want all the the settings on this headunit FLAT. Depending on your setup the Time Alignment/ Time Delay is still adjustable and use able on the head unit.

Okay I am looking for some help in this forum because I am loosing hair over this. I currently have a system in my ride and it is progress though. Eclipse CD 5030 ARC AUDIO KS 300.2 MOREL DOTECH OVATION 6 ARC AUDIO KS 500.1 MINI DIAMOND AUDIO D3 15 Now first things first the KS 300.2 is powering the components at 180 x 2 @ 4 ohms The KS 500.1 Mini [500 x 1 @ 2 ohm] is powering the Diamond Audio D3 15 [1.75 sealed enclosure]. Anyways looking to swap out the Diamond Audio D3 for a Fi Audio sub most likely the SSD 15. I was told to get a single dual 1 ohm sub and wire it in series to make it a 2 ohm sub. Anyways I have a pair of Selenium 6 Midwoofers that are 8 ohm and most likely go three way up front or go crazy with something different. Does anyone know if the SSD would be able to handle 500 watts without dying on me? Has anyone tried the Fi Audio IB subwoofers as midbass or even on the rear deck? I know it is a tall order and I am sorry. Thank you Ebrahim

Okay I am looking for some help in this forum because I am loosing hair over this. I currently have a system in my ride and it is progress though. Eclipse CD 5030 ARC AUDIO KS 300.2 MOREL DOTECH OVATION 6 ARC AUDIO KS 500.1 MINI DIAMOND AUDIO D3 15 Now first things first the KS 300.2 is powering the components at 180 x 2 @ 4 ohms The KS 500.1 Mini [500 x 1 @ 2 ohm] is powering the Diamond Audio D3 15 [1.75 sealed enclosure]. Anyways looking to swap out the Diamond Audio D3 for a Fi Audio sub most likely the SSD 15. I was told to get a single dual 1 ohm sub and wire it in series to make it a 2 ohm sub. Anyways I have a pair of Selenium 6 Midwoofers that are 8 ohm and most likely go three way up front or go crazy with something different. Does anyone know if the SSD would be able to handle 500 watts without dying on me? Has anyone tried the Fi Audio IB subwoofers as midbass or even on the rear deck? I know it is a tall order and I am sorry. Thank you Ebrahim