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That's kind of what I was hoping.

So what would happen if I crossed the power and ground on the amp? Yes, I did this accidentally, for less than 5 minutes ! The amp does have a reverse polarity protect on it, but what damage, if any, have I done? Is it completely fried? I went ahead and put the wires back in correctly, and I still got no sound to my fronts. Thanks for your replies

Do I need two terminal cups for a DVC sub? Thanks Well, I might as well ask my other questions while I'm thinking about them. If I'm wiring a DVC in parallel, how do I connect the two terminals? Can I just twist the two wires together and run that end into one terminal, then the other end into the second terminal? And on that same subject, is it good/bad/ugly/no different to twist both ends of the speaker cable wires together, to make a bigger wire for each terminal? Hope that made sense.

Yeah, I made the mistake of placing my 4x12 guitar cab in front of the tv, so I could jam . Lo and behold, there were two nice purple circles (the rest of the screen looked kind of greenish) when I moved it back . It went away after a couple days, though.

Yeah, that was a good review. It makes me feel even better about buying the MAW! And like you said, if I'm not that satisfied (it would have to be pretty bad for $80), I can sell it and upgrade, and I won't be out that much.

I regret buying an 8", because I was misinformed about sq and cone size. I regret letting a friend with "some" knowledge install my amps and sub. I regret letting a local shop tech talk me into letting him build me a ported enclosure, even though I already had a nice sealed box built for me. Needless to say, the ported box was less than stellar. I wish I could ask, because I'm going to be attempting my first build very soon.

Ok, I'm foncused . Why do you add the 600 to 3000? If they're 80% efficient, wouldn't you subtract it? Please don't think I'm trying to be a know-it-all, because I honestly have no idea. I'm just trying to understand is all.

Ok, I'll see what I can do.

I'm going to do a sealed box. 15.25"H x 22.5"W x 10"D (internal dimensions)

I was just curious what physical attributes you guys look for in a speaker. I know the best thing to do is listen to it, but if your not able to at the moment, what are things you can look for that indicate whether it's a quality driver, or crappy driver? Any links to sites or threads would be appreciated.

Ok, I'm going to attempt to build a box. I was just wondering about the bracing. Basically I have two 3/4" panels I can use for bracing. Should I glue both together, to have one solid 1.5" brace. I was thinking I would mount the sub off-center, so I could put the brace more toward the center (if I do it this way). Or, should I keep the sub in the center and use a panel on both sides? Thanks for your help P.S. If you need to know specs, it will be a 15" w/ 500w in a 2 cu. ft. box

Cool, thanks

Hi, can anyone tell me what the speaker displacement of the the MAW-15 is, or should I not worry about it?

Well, then it's unanimous. I guess I could've put it up as a poll. Oh well, next time.

Hi, I'm getting a Mach5 MAW15(for now), and was wondering which amp you would buy, based on price/quality? I don't want to go more than $400. Precision Power PC2150RB(used, but almost new) = $260 Zapco REF500.1(new) = $380 US Amps Merlin MD22(new) = $180 US Amps Xterminator XT800.2(new) = $125 Any other recommendations are appreciated . Thanks for the input. BTW, sorry if you ask a question right away and I don't respond. I'm going to bed right now(stupid graveyards).