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Ok I was looking at Powermaster batteries and I want to get a D3100 for the trunk. If I have a 200 amp alternator and I'm running 3400 watts of power what do I need to get for a starter battery? Powermast has a lot of batteries I just don't know what size I would need.

I was looking at this set of Hybrids, I had already set my budget at $500 before looking around a lot and I have heard good things about Hybrid Audio so how do you guys think they would do running active with a Sundown 100.4? Also I'm not so sure that the 6.5's will fit without mods to the door so if they don't then how will the 5.25's compare to them?

Yes there is a voltage drop on how fast the battery charges but not on the charge going from the battery directly to the amp. I would rather have my battery charge a little slower than not have it bump as hard when I want it too, but thats just me.

It depends on how much power you are trying to draw from your amp at that distance. Even with 0 Aug there will be an impedance change. If you try to draw too much power and you batteries are too small then adding that distance is just going to hurt things more causing lights dimming, your alternator working like mad, and in the end just having to do more work on your electrical system.

Ok I was looking at the Kinetik batteries and what would be a good CCA to go with? I know I don't need a big one for my starting battery but my other one probably needs to be big.

I am looking at getting a Sundown 3000D and a 100.4, I have a stock 110 amp alternator but I think the car uses most of it because it has a lot of electronic crap. So would I be fine maybe getting like two deep cycle batteries one for starter and one for system and running a isolator, or am I gonna have to get a HO alternator? The only way I can get an alternator is to get it custom made and I'm sure that won't be cheap. I have a 2000 Buick Lesabre with a 3.8, if anyone can find an alternator for that car at the size I need then I would be grateful but I have searched everywhere and can not find one. But back to the batteries what would be a good brand to go with for starter and system battery?

I am seriously considering this 880 it looks like a great head unit, but I read that a problem they have is you have to manually ground the rca outputs? why is this?

Ok maybe I am making a mistake thinking I'm going to be able to run a good active crossover system on my first system ever. I'll start out with what I do know, if I get a good enough head unit I can run active straight off of it, I don't need anything better than that for now. Also I know that I have room for 6.5" speakers in the doors and 1" tweets in the A pillars. But what is the difference between a 2 way and 3 way speaker? Also I have pretty much no way to go listen to quality speakers unless I want to drive about 3 hours to the only decent car audio store around. So I know you are all going to say that I need to hear them myself to decide but that is just out of the question, I'm hoping that I can get the sound I want just by going active. I can describe that I enjoy a mellow tweeter but not too mellow, also in a speaker im not a SQ phile but I don't want any distortion and I want a little midbass presence. I know I can't get much midbass unless I get speakers just for midbass, but that won't be needed. Also they can not be drowned out by the 18" BTL in the trunk. Also what kind of headunit would be sufficient to run active on and have everything I'm going to need? I need a AUX plug in the back and I would like it to be easy to read and navigate through the menu's. I plan on powering these with the Sundown 100.4, but will this be too much power on the tweets if so will I need a seperate amp just to keep from overpowering the tweets or how does that work. I am completely new to this if you can't tell and I am looking for a little help. Thanks.

I would say if you get it fully loaded and your not a complete idiot about it it should handle up to 2000 rms. I know a lot of people run them on this.

Well ok what do you look for in a midrange speaker and what brands have these qualities. Maybe I can tell you how I differ in what I want from what you want better if I understand what you like. I also know from your posts that you are very SQ oriented, so if I am not as much SQ oriented then would the XXX's satisfy me?

I looked these up and they are about perfect for what I want. I just don't know where to buy them. Also how much do they go for?

Well idk, I am trying to think of the best way to describe it. I guess I want to hear the words when it is turned up but I want it to sound good with some decent midbass if I want to turn it down to rest the eardrums. Im sorry if im not being that clear but im trying to say it in the best way possible.

Thats what I mean keep up as in can hear the words when I want to thump lol. I want to have some good sounding speakers too just because I am a music lover and I want the option to turn down the bass and listen to different music. So idk my budget for speakers would be maybe around $500? Idk im not firm on a budget, if this is enough im happy but if I have to spend a little more I can make room. I would like to get the 100.4 amp that Sundown makes for the front stage. Is this gonna be too much?

Ok I am majorly confused about about how to do a good front stage. Just to give you an idea I am planning on getting a 18" BTL with the SD3000D in a 8 cubic foot box. I have boon looking at all kinds of speaker and I want to get a set of 6.5" components with 1" tweeters. I will probably go passive for now because it is easier and im not that SQ oriented. I mainly want something that will keep up with the sub. So what is all this 2-3-4 way stuff it has me so confused. What is better and why? Also I have 6x9's in the rear deck but I have heard rear fill sounds like chit with subs. So would it be good to get like a set of 8" or 10" midbass drivers to mount back there?

Well I've been looking at Optima batteries but I have no idea what kind of alternator to get, should I just go get mind rewound or buy a new HO? Also I should only have to buy like a 750 CCA battery for the starter but Im thinking about getting the yellow top 900 CCA battery for the amps.

Well I was already thinking about doing alternator and battery for 1500 so my estimate isn't far off. Ok then I have a stock 110 amp alternator. So if I buy a 200 amp alternator then what kind of batteries are good, deep cycle are good for the amps is what I heard but what about a starter battery. And also should I upgrade my starter battery if I plan on isolating the battery in the trunk?

Well what if I decided to spend the extra to buy the BTL fully loaded, this might be an option at the moment, I know it could handle the 3k but if I have the BTL im gonna hunger for more power sooner or later. So if I do decide to do this what would I have to do with electrical in you opinion, would a 200 250 amp alternator and 2 batteries work? Or do you think I really don't need that much? I am still going through hell trying the right comp set to go with my 100.4 Sundown, I would like to get 6.5's. I found a Head Unit that seems to have all I want. Tell me what you think of it. http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=18335

I have one question for you guys, do you think that a Sundown 3000D would blow the BL fully loaded? I would really like this amp, I know I would have to do a little more electrical but it would be worth it.

Well I really don't know how to fabricate the inside of the door to fit a 6.5" but I have heard multiple times that this would be a lot better. Well with sound deadening is $5k enough for everything? I think it should be, I have been looking into Raamat. If that much is not needed then tell me I would like to spend anywhere from 3500 to 4500 but if 5000 is needed then I will save up for it. And of course I am willing to put the instillation time into it, I really don't want to half ass anything, I want the best sounding and loudest thing around. Of course it won't be hard, a friend of mine has the loudest around my area and I doubt he is hitting 135, also his SQ isn't all that great. I want good sound, something where it definitely won't sound like crap when I want to crank this monster of a sub up. Also this is a 2000 Buick Lesabre Limited, huge trunk space will be a good resting place for my sub.

I am making a list of everything I need for my system and I need help. I plan on getting a Fi BL 18 loaded with a Sundown 1500 watt amp with a 10 cubic foot box tuned at 30hz. I want to use one of Sundown multi channel amps for the mids and highs probably the 100.4. I am gonna get a new starter battery and a battery for the trunk, isolate the battery in the trunk and get a larger alternator. Run all power and grounds 0 gauge. These are the things I am not sure of yet, what head unit to get, what mids and highs to get, what crossover to get, what brand of batteries to get, what size of alternator, and what type of equalizer. I can't think of anything else at the moment. I am looking to get highs and mids that can handle that amp and drivers that will fit the factory opening without much modding, I already have tweeters on an A-pillar location (the stock location), the drivers in the door are 5 1/4 or 5 1/2, not for sure. Also I would like the drivers to be able to be crystal clear and so I can hear them over the sub, nothing worse than all thump and no words. Now I don't really know for sure If I will need the alternator or not my stock alternator is 110 amps so if I get the second battery and Isolate it will it be enough? now with the mids and highs amp will I be able to fit it under the front seat or something? This would save a lot of headache of just running speaker wire, I have power seats, heated seats, all that stuff so I fear I would not be able to fit an amp under a seat with all of that. Also more on electrical when I go to run my big 3 how much trouble will it be that my battery is under my back seat? I know it will lower the amount of power wire to run to the trunk by a lot but running the big 3 might suck big time. I hear this all of the time too the reply is always "What is your budget?" so I will answer you question and say I will save up as long as I have too I know its not gonna be cheap for everything already just looking at sub, amps, wiring, head unit, and everything else, so tell me if $500 isn't enough for mids and highs, just drivers. Nothing wrong with spending less money but I don't want to sacrifice quality for put a couple hundred in my pocket either. So thank you for reading my post and hopefully I can get some answers, I also have to tell you that I would be thankful if I can find some good sites to buy some stuff off of for good prices because I only have two car audio stores in my area and they all carry crappy brands and triple the prices so I refuse to go inside these places.

Well I have already found the adapter for steering wheel controls it is $70. Well My tweeters are 1 inch dome, and I like something mellow, I don't like high pitches that hurt your ears. Also my speakers are in the door panel, there is no removable grill I need to remove the panel so that I can see exact size and mounting depth. But when I went to remove the panel it was all snaps, no screws or anything. and I got all of them off around the outside but it still didn't want to come off.

no no, just for the front stage, if I don't need to spend it all that is fine but that is my maximum budget for wiring, amp, speakers, tweeters, head units, and unit to keep my steering controls.

Well the only question I haven't answered would have to be that I do not plan on doing competitions anytime soon and definitely not with this setup. Also my budget for front stage will need to be anywhere from 1000 to 1500

Well by LSQ I guess I just meant I want it loud but I want quality because I drive over a hundred miles a day and I would like the ability to turn down the subs for a just a little thump and play any kind of music because I have a passion for every kind of music not just rap I like anything from Jeezy, to Hank Williams lol. I know your right about installation making good midbass driver that is why I want to do a good job deadening. The ride is already pretty quit but my door panels already get a little rattle and I can even get the front of my trunk by my back glass to rattle a bit from bass with just stock speakers. So it is not outside noise at all if I don't have my music on it is a very quit ride (2000 Buick Lesabre). I think the reason it is actually pretty beefy in the bass compartment is because it has the the Concert sound 2 package. So I am looking at good drivers and I know those aren't cheap. A lot of sound deadener, I was looking at RAAMmat. I also would like a HU I can hook up my stock CD changer up to, USB port, and a auxiliary port in the back. Blue tooth capabilities would be nice, I know that some clarions and alpines come with this. I also will need a adapter to so I can keep my steering wheel controls.

what I meant was im not into SQ solely sorry I wasn't making the most sense last night I was pretty tired im kind of an insomniac and I can't type straight sometimes when I haven't slept for awhile. I like something to sound good but I want it to thump hard too if you know what I mean. Also I agree with you now M5 if I can beef up my midbass enough I will be more than satisfied, and im not obsessed with db because I don't plan doing comps anytime soon, if I ever decide to it will be when I want to put more money into it and can financially support a hobby like that. I would probably buy a different vehicle for it too. Also if I never had rear passengers I would be more than happy to make a fold down back seat and wall it behind the seat. So I was wondering it it possible to make my seat to where it can fold down to make it louder but I can still fold it up to have passengers and still have the subs running?