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those death row subs sound really nice man..

sweet..

i did a price match with SonicElectronix they have there kicker pdk1 kits for $120 and i found it on another site for $85 and they price matched it..i just ordered 2 more kits for $170 with the coupon code..im not sure if it still works but i tryed adding a kit to cart and put in the code and the item went down to $85 so give it a try if you need some..heres the code lp17021k

thas a huge bytch...lol what kind of power you sending its way?

no it wasnt it was listed for $7,499 i got them down to $6,999 and they threw in a free stand that sells for $800 so i got about a $1,300 discount... honestly i can kick it up to $1500 for home theater..i just never been into home audio so im hoping i can get something decent with that budget..

no problem..but that is a great score for 1 sub and stock alt man..good going..you must have had a really great box designed for it..

well it wont hurt you..stock alt with that amp and 2 batteries to work with is tough work..throw on a 200-300amp alt and im sure you will hear a difference..

nice numbers man..

after reading this section i have found out people here pride themselves on diy setups for home use..but i feel i have spent too much time and money on my trucks and not enough on home audio..i currently have a 72'' wide screen and im looking to bring it more alive so to speak..and i was looking into Onkyo HT-SP904 5.1 system with a budget of $700-$800 what do you guys think? http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo-HT-SP...ail.do#proddesc

opps nevermind..i was going to ask if you only do rears..but i saw you said 2 pairs..how do like those alpines btw?

how many of you guys actually give your components there suggested rms or under? and how many of you over power them? i was thinking around another 50 watts over suggested rms wouldnt kill them would it?

lol. I looked into building a Zen amplifer a while back and I was looking at below 10% efficiency! What would be a guesstimate for tube amp efficiency? I never really though about it? The theoretical maximum for a true Class A1 amp (tube or solid state for that matter) is 25%...I haven't put a clamp meter on the monoblocks yet but I'd be surprised if they were above 20%. Push/pull amps are significantly more efficient. Something like a Dynaco ST70 actually runs pretty cool, while I wouldn't suggest touching the tubes in use the transformers don't get anywhere near as hot as in a SET, for example Actually, some of the most efficient amps in the world are Class C amps that may use tubes, the problem is that without specifically tuned circuits they're prone to all sorts of distortion and nasty harmonics, and such can be only used for very narrow bandwidth applications...mostly RF transmission. jim, when i read your answers to peoples questions, i feel like your a god among men

autotek is a no because thats 2000 watts and again 2k is too much, the us amps is also a 2k watt amp again too much, the 2 choices id go with are sundown 1500 watt the kicker does 1500 watts BUT at 2ohms so no go there he rockford is a very good amp has well..so basically down to sundown and rockford..i left out ia not because i dont think they are good but sounding like you have a budget ia amp do cost and for the money i dont think much at all beats sun down

ia makes a great amp, but id have to go with the sun down for the price,quality, and customer support its damn hard to beat

problems like wat when that man tells you not to send that much power to a sub he is very involved in you better take his advice..there are many things that can happen to your sub to keep it from playing..

update** about 5-6 hours ago i got a email item was shipped and now i just got a email with my tracking number..so far so good..

go with kinetik and go to this site http://www.millionbuy.com and type in kinetik they are having a HUGE sale with instant rebates on those batteries..for $200 you can get a much stronger battery then you can from woofersetc

great info here guys thanx alot..

you answered the question for me..so basically 20% of the amps power is waisted due to heat and your only getting 80% of its power to your subs?

when someone says there amp is 80% efficient at 2600 watts what exactly does that mean electrical system wise?

Nope. They are rated much more conservatively than CEA 2006 calls for, which is how I prefer to do ratings... not a fan of the 14.4 volt standard. what are you ratings at? i cant remember if its 12.6v or not

forgot to mention that you may want to invest in a car alarm if your just wanting to be heard..

lol i dont have anything installed yet but if i did show up it would be for the T's and R's...tits and rumps..lol

from 1 side im glad to hear that because im going to be investing in some kicker amps soon, but on the other side i think im surprised to hear that..i remember back some years ago if you had us amps that was it convo was over in terms of what you got in the trunk..lol

lol you know the /thread thing orginated from the car audio forum from hell..lol