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i believe i get the basic idea. ill start lookin at some prices. i think ill get a good 4 channel awhile.

what features am i looking for in a h/u? what are some brands and models i sould look at? are there sites that sell refurbed h/u? or sould i trust ebay? i wouldnt mind losing the ipod control. i perfer mp3 cds. ipod controls thu h/u in the sony are just plain retarded. how many amps do i need?

im getin ready to buy an amp for my front stage but i figured i do some research on an active system. first off what i have now is a sony cdx gt310 with the ipod control. (im thinking only having 1 preamp output is a problem) polk db1000 tweeter, db525 5-1/4" coaxils, db690 in the rear deck, kenwood excelon x10d runing a 12" aa arsenal. i was thinking a 2way front stage would be best. i could fab a 6"~ woofer in the door and use the polk tweeters. what are some good products and what will i need to pull this off? i dont want to spend alot on this upgrade, it more of about learning how it works then buying 500$ worth of equipment to show up my friends.

accidently got the assassin. ran it in a 1.1 cubic foot box with way tomuch power.... (i didnt notice it wasnt the arsenal right away) hit pretty hard and accurate. i cant compare it to much but it was an awsome sub.

found a kicker 200.4 on ubid.com for about 100$. its a refurb but kicker has pretty solid amps. i need some 8 gauge wire, gound distro, and power distro. is 4$ tomuch for 20feet of kicker 8 gauge and the distro's from sonicelectronix.com. i dont know many other brands of wire with the same quality as kicker for the price. i already have a kicker 4gauge amp kit installed.

ya ya ill get them picks up im just having to much fun listening to ir right now ill be have my wisdom teeth out friday so ill do it then

i didnt really look at the sub i just took it out of the package and put it in the box i had done already. didnt notice till i pulled it out that it was only a double stacked magnet but the cones are basicly the same. the arsenal is alittle deeper and the dust cap is alittle bigger... i just wanted to hear some bass lol

thanks i just havent messed with a ported box before. the port seem extremely small but i wasnt sure how to check for air velocity. ill use them exact spec but will it be ok if i use an L shaped port or would a staight one work better. any tips on ported box constrution would be appriecated.

my head unit is a sony cdx gt310.... i bought it over a year ago when i knew nothing of car audio. i wanted, i forget if it was ether an alpine or pioneer, but the circuitcity didnt have the ipod adapter for it in stock so i got the sony... (bad idea) ill look into some amps over coming weeks and save afew pay checks up... cant make tomuch money while still in highschool and trying to save up for college this fall so im really scraping up the nickles and dimes.... ill probly just go passive for now...

so what are some good proccessors. ive read about ppl using the rf 360.2 any suggestions on 4 channel amps for around 100$

had a 600rms kenwood excelon runing a single 12 assassin (didnt know it wasnt the arsenal due to a shipping mistake) it took as much as i gave it and put out nothing but clean bass.... but idk how long it would have lasted

damn straight think ill start by amping my front speakers with a 4channel and get some dynamat on the doors. maybe aa will have out them mids by then

using win isd (im a noob with it so im checking with all you) aa recommends a 2.2 cubic foot box tuned to 33 hz but some one on here recommends a tuning frequency of 29. i used 2.2 cubes for the net and tuned it to 29 hz and picked a slot port with a hight of 8 inches a width of 1inch and a lenght of 8.13 inches. external dimension are 28" L x 16" h x 12.5" d sub displacement and port displacement where include. the port seem really small but again i have no idea being my first ported box design. i have done several sealed but that very staight forward.

id believe that. i wish aa would have sent me some sort of manual or something so i would have notice i had the wrong sub sooner. ohwell my dad's b-day is tomarrow so he might be getin a nice gift i need help with the ported box but ill make a new post

how much money we talking for a basic processor sould i go 2 way or 3 way? i was thinking 2 way because i dont have much room in the doors and kicks. is there anything i sould do before i deside to go ahead with a new front stage like dampening.....(probly should start with an amp on the 5.25 and tweets) i really have a huge hole in the midbass is there any easy fix for that?

what the main diffences and how do u go about both an active and passive system. which is more effective? which is more expensive? im runing polk db 5.25s in the door and db1000 tweets in the sails. i was thinking about amping them and runing new mids because with the tweeters on the coaxils and the extra tweets in the sails it gets alittle to bright. also i have a lack of midrange to mid bass. sould i just amp them and see how it sounds or replace them with a new pair.... i heard aa is putin out some new mids but what would u all suggest.

thats correct the assassin is dvc and i wired it in parallel so it was geting atleast double its power rating im guessing it is not recommend for sealed boxes because aa does not list a sealed box with the specs

i received my sub last week but i didnt notice it was an assassin and ive been runing 600rms to it for the last couple days and it was pounding plenty hard for my taste. however today i found a box in my home with a new sub in it. i quickly noticed it was the arsenal i had ordered and that ive been runing an assassin with over twice the stated rms for the last week. cant believe the sound quality im getin from just one 12!!! what quality product. cant believe i didnt blow the assassin!!!

whats the break in for aa arsenal 12 run a kenwood excelon kax x10d 600rms what is a proper breakin. didnt do it for my old kickers. this is only my second sub purchase..... i know u dont push it to hard. i assume u keep the gain down a bit for afew hours.

ive got 1 12" in the mail.

getin a 12" AA arsenal. i wouldnt want to run my amp at 1ohm with out a power rating. im gona start to save up for a new front stage. hopefull get that in before college or im not goin to have another chance.... maybe i can get a mid range driver and match it with my polk tweets and amp for a decent price. ill wait till i get the sub in and deside where to go from there. im really lacking in the mid bass-mid range. maybe some good sound deadening on the door would help. ohwell i have no money to spare on this right now...

using my kenwood excelon x10d - 600rms at 2ohms (1ohm stable but no power rating). which would be the better sub. i listen to metal, rock, alternative rock. basicly nice accurate bass with some decent kick is the goal. i have polk db 5.25 and 1000(1in tweets) up front and 6x9s in the rear. all off the the sony hu (cdx gt310) the aa would be alittle overpowered and the fi could be run at 1ohm or 2ohm depending on vc options budget it under $200 if anyone has another option that sould be considered.

brendan dude this is the first time ive seen some one else who spelled my name the same lol

i got polk db 5.25 in the doors and db 1000's mounted by the door lock controls unforutitly running off my sony cdx gt310 and db6x9s in the rear deck for fill

thanks think ill go ahead and order tomarrow or monday. if anyone else has a suggestion please post it asap