EddieC

So are you down to just 1 amp now? Been checking out your vids from Slamology when you were running 2. VERY impressive either way! Nice, CLEAN build man!!

Saw this last night. Pretty damn cool! Skip to 1:42 for the fork trick.

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Well crap. Someone linked me on Facebook as an install blowout. Did look like a sub cone flying out. My bad. Pretty impressive though!

I'm on mobile so I hope this link will work. Ever see one blow like this? Damn!!! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c31_1398418115

Sounds like the first thing is to get some 1/0 and do the big 3. I did this with some extra 4 ga from my amp install, but with the power I'm looking at any amp is gonna require that anyways. Thanks guys! Man that 700 at 4 ohms would be a nice match for these 2 Dcons until I could safely run 1 ohm on something different. Only thing that bothers me about that is what I was reading on the Crescendo forum. Seems people are waiting months on repairs with no communication from the company. That had originally turned my thoughts away from them, although I know most people seem happy with their amps. Hmmmmm...that does look nice though.

All I see is a .But for those interested here is a link to the Facebook event page with lots of vids (including the fire aftermath). https://m.facebook.com/events/577805842279801

After attending my first bass off in VA last weekend the bug has bitten. Car will be paid off this summer so it's time to start thinking about uprades. I'm not looking to dominate competitions, but I do wanna get way louder. Right now I'm thinking 2-3k would be good for me. Being that I'm running a 5 channel now I know I'll be adding a second amp for the highs. At this point, will an extra battery in back be enough, or do I need to start looking at HO alts? My stock Scion is only 80 amps. Just got a little tax money and would like to put it on something of value towards this. I found a few amps on Craigslist that sparked my attention, although after reading the Stetsom forum here I think the 2k6d is out now. Alpine MRP M2000 for 350 or Kicker 2500.1 for 500 (at a pawn shop so may could talk them down). Or maybe just wait for something better to come along. Right now just getting a feel for all that needs to be done for the power I'm thinking. Thanks in advance guys!

Yeah my little one was worn out after a couple of hours. He went to the car to lay down for a few while me and my 19 year old checked everything out. I don't know how he was able to fall asleep with all the vibrations going on. lol And no I missed that. The lady at the gate told us about it when we were pulling in. I did see a pic on facebook of the aftermath though (if it was the same one). And that green and blue Suburban/Tahoe whatever it was....wow!

Sorry I didn't see this until today. We got there around 2 after a nice long traffic delay on I-95. Hate I missed ya man. I'll definitely be going to the next one close by. Aaron, it was nice meeting you. Thanks for taking a few minutes to talk things over with me. My car will finally be paid off this summer and I'll be hitting you up for something a little more powerful. ;-) It was! First one I've had the chance to make. Definitely won't be my last! Met a lot of really cool, down to earth people there.

Think I'm gonna take my son up with me Saturday as well. He's 11 and thinks mine is loud....hah! He's in for a treat.

Cory Money ft Bo Gunner & Chiegh - Cleaned Up. It's on Decaf's rar 33. Nice setup bigjon! That Ethos is BEAST!

Man that's just brutal...thanks! Couple of f bombs but nothing too bad lyrically. I'll bet that Evil lays a whoopin' on your ride during this shizz!

Found this one from the Decaf 33 rar. This is the regular version, but it still bangs. Plus my son loves it so we can both enjoy this one with a little volume. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9aqVtGFHjw

With an android phone, it's hard to find a hu that will operate through usb (other than accessing media stored on the device, which to my knowledge just began this year. I may be wrong, but this was the first year for Pioneer to offer that feature). All of the music streaming has to be done through Bluetooth or through the aux input. I don't understand why, but the Bluetooth is much louder on this unit than the aux. The Dual was the exact opposite, which is why I was questioning the quality of the newer units. I'm actually pretty satisfied with the way it sounds, though you can tell a difference when it's connected via USB (with stored music). But on that note, I'm having a hard time getting the head unit to connect to the phone via USB. I've only had success with it once and it sounded amazing, but every time since I get an Error-19 message. I've had friends connect Iphones and Ipods with no issues, as well as a flash drive. I contacted Pioneer about it and they said it sounded like an issue with the phone, since other devices were connecting with no problem. They suggested I contact Samsung about resetting the MTP within the phone, but it's easy enough to just put the music on a flash drive. All in all, I'm happy with it. It sounds much better than that old Dual. lol I don't know if it's the higher voltage preouts or just the fact that I can get a better eq but the music sounds louder and cleaner than before.

Well....stereo is in. Audio sounds pretty damn good over the Bluetooth! Don't see myself needing an aux cable any more. Now just gotta get used to having an eq. Much easier to hit a bass and treble button, but when it's dialed in...damn! Those 4 volt pre outs definitely push harder than what I had. Thanks again everyone!

Ding ding!! We have a winner! Never would have thought the cable was the problem being that it played fine in the music app.....but a new one solved the issue.

I rebooted....twice. Second time removing the battery and holding down the power button for 30 seconds. Same thing afterwards. Guess I'll try the factory reset and see how it goes. I've been needing to do that since the 4.3 update anyways. At least I still have until the end of the month to take it back to Best Buy and exchange if that is indeed the problem.

Today on the ride home from work I was streaming Pandora through my head unit with my Galaxy S4 via aux jack when all speakers but the front left and subs quit playing. I tried music stored on my phone and everything went back to normal. 1st thought was an app issue with Pandora, so I tried Slacker and got the same results. Back to the stored music.... fine again. I then tried streaming both apps through Bluetooth and everything played fine. Wtf could cause this??? If it was a problem within the phone or aux cable, shouldn't the stored music do the same?

Well I decided to go with the Pioneer DEH-X8600BH. Still haven't seen one in person yet but all the specs are identical to the 8500, which seemed to be pretty good for my needs. I'll post thoughts on it after the install. Thanks for all the replies guys!

3 bands are more than I have now.... with the Pioneer having 5 it just seems that there would be more adjustment to it. But the UI on the Pioneer didn't seem as nice as the Excelon's. I guess it comes down to preference on it. BTW.... did Pioneer ever get the rca ground issue corrected? Read a lot of complaints about the older units, but nothing on the newer ones.

After some debate, I really don't see myself going active anytime in the near future. Plus since this is a gift the $ is a little high on the PRS. I did demo a couple of Pioneers over the weekend, but no one had the newer models. Not too sure on these as it seems kinda gimmicky with it's flashing lights and such. Plus I know Pioneers used to have that bad RCA jack issue. The Kenwood Excelons seemed pretty nice. Looking now at the KDC-x897. Pretty nice unit! BT sounded OK in the store, but you never know until it's in your ride I guess. So is this the better unit to buy? I can get it for $160. Edit*ughhh...3 band eq. Nevermind. ...

Just did some research.... active capability and time delay settings, etc. Maybe I should pitch in the extra $ in case I decide to go that route in the future!

Might be a hard sell for another 100 bucks as a gift. What makes that one superior?

I'll drop by the local shop and check one out tomorrow. Not holding my hopes too high as, like you...so far I haven't been all that impressed with BT streaming. But I still think I'm on the right path going with the Pioneer for my budget. Although those Excelons do look sweet too.....