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KU40

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  1. oooohhhhhhh. well, I guess discussion is over then.
  2. well I really was also addressing that to Shizzzon, who made the thread.
  3. you could build a passive subsonic by wiring a few big inductors together. I have never thought about doing that so I'm not sure what it would take.
  4. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    I have a small man crush on you sir. There is NO accountability on the individual or parent any more in this nation. We spend more on catching some college kid smoking a joint wasting taxes everywhere hemorraging monies in wasted projects because there is no expectation for the average citizen to take care of their own issues. /rant. I agree as well. Many parents don't take care of their kids as they should or raise them properly. This is where some of that "family honor" that's so popular in Asia would come in handy. But here people are too disconnected. Too many pass it off as "kids being kids" or "that's just the way they are" or what have you. They don't realize just how big an influence they are. And IMO, you have to start EARLY. I think a child really forms a lot of his personality between the ages of 2 and 6. If you let them get out of hand in small things then, they get out of hand in bigger things during the teen years and by then a lot of kids have become more close minded about their ways.
  5. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    Now THOSE are the girls I'm talkin' about Adrian!
  6. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    yep, myself.
  7. putting a hole there will most likely help with loudness, yes. What kind of problems with the 6x9s do you think might occur? the hole should actually help them because it will release a little more pressure out of the trunk, which puts pressure on the back of the rear speakers. One time a lead fell off of one of my back speakers so the motor wasn't controlling the cone anymore, and the pressure from the sub spidercracked the cone all to heck.
  8. I agree with Rybaudio and 95honda. There really isn't a reason to need one. When you tune that low it's almost a mix between ported and sealed, and the sub probably won't begin to unload until 10-12 hz. Which I'm not sure if I've ever heard anything that low in a movie or music.
  9. diablo has it right. As do the other suggestions of getting only two subs, and maybe BL's at that. How were you going to fit a probably 8 foot enclosure in the trunk of that car anyways? That's about how big it would be for 3 ported 12s.
  10. KU40 replied to dblover's topic in Subwoofers / Speakers
    your ears are really the best tool for that. what kind of stuff do you hope to find out?
  11. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    I absolutely can't stand that ish!!! I never understood, when someone else does an illegal lane change,...cut you off,...and gets pissed, cuz they almost hit you when it's their fault. I think they're still giving licenses out of cracker jack boxes. Makes me want to choke em out if they don't get outta my way. And they wonder why road-rage is at an all time high Welcome to the new age, where self-centeredness is all the rage. I don't think centeredness is a word.
  12. Why go on a cruise to the Bahamas and eat ramen noodles the whole time? That just seems to be what you're doing. Buying great subs and a good deck and components and putting junk amps on them. How much do you really want to spend on the amps?
  13. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    u sir need to take plenty of pics of all those hot cali girls! :boobs: I hope neither of those is your gf so this doesn't offend you, but I don't find them attractive.
  14. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    haha that made me crack up
  15. did it sound any good?
  16. There is never a time when it will hurt anything to wire two separate speakers in different polarities. It is simply about how it sounds. In my old car I found out that the best sound came when the right front and left rear speakers were out of phase with the other two. Similarly, right now I believe I have the right tweeter out of phase with the mid on that side and both speakers on the left side in my front stage. There are times when you HAVE to wire speakers out of phase, such as in an isobaric subwoofer setup. But that's really the only time I can think of.
  17. KU40 replied to dblover's topic in Subwoofers / Speakers
    Well I'll answer anyways. I would just use one tweeter, and where it goes is up to you. Before permanently attaching it to the door or A-pillar, stick some tape on the back and wire it up, then just stick the tweeter in each spot and listen to it. this way you can tell what positioning sounds best. In my experiences, having the tweeters in the A-pillars helps to elevate the sound stage, but it can often make the tweeters sound too bright. You may also run into problems with having the tweeter and woofer farther apart.
  18. KU40 replied to dblover's topic in Subwoofers / Speakers
    It seems the only difference is that there are two pairs of tweeters in the first diagram but only one pair in the second. In that case, I'd definitely choose only one pair of tweeters. Not only are they generally quite a bit more efficient than the woofers in a component set, but it's easier to mess up the sound stage with extra tweeters placed in different locations than having two mids right next to each other, like you have in your door.
  19. also, your example describes series wiring. That will net you a 4 ohm load. This is not the same as reversing polarity. All that you would do to reverse polarity is switch the wires going to the AMP. That is to say, switch the + lead to the -, and vice versa. You would not switch any wires on the dual voice coil sub. To get a 1 ohm load you'll still want to wire the sub in parallel- all positives together to the + on the amp and all negatives together to the - on the amp. Whether you'll have to reverse polarity depends on how it sounds once installed. If it's out of phase with the interior speakers you'll want to switch the polarity. However, this is not always a given when you invert the sub, as Jim mentioned. It's just like interior speakers- sometimes switching polarity in one will yield better results. It's not necessary to have every speaker in your vehicle in phase.
  20. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    I'll be the first to say good morning.
  21. KU40 replied to B7L|BL4Z3R's topic in General Audio
    Good luck giving a square sub 100+ watts over its rating, DOUBLE the power? Get real, you cant believe everything you hear On the other hand the BTL still remains musical on 6,000 watts, and takes burps id 9,000 watts no problem. Don't forget the efficiency as well. The Solo X is only 89.7 efficient, while the BTL is above 90. i had an L5 rated 600 rms and i fed it with an 1100 rms amp I had a 20 watt tweeter and ran it with a 150 watt amp.
  22. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    you would think. but it wasn't. Pitching changes every third batter extended 3 innings to 1.5 hours.
  23. KU40 replied to mrray13's topic in Off Topic
    Because of the huge sudden influx of morons? yeah........it's quite out of hand. Where did they all come from all of a sudden? Denim and the mods sure have their hands full. I pity the foo' I know it's not nice and detracts from the forum a little, but I can't help being a little bit mean.
  24. KU40 replied to ryruss's topic in Newbie Sign IN
    haha this made me laugh because it's after 3 pages of garbage. But it is in the newbie sign in section, after all.

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