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///M5

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Everything posted by ///M5

  1. Nice. Don't need 12 for that small of a DOF. Looks good, a bit more F would help though. I'd try lengthening the exposure time and lower the built in exposure a notch. Obviously increasing the F stop will help too so that you don't flare out the second tube again.
  2. Or perhaps you need to go to a region that is competitive. I competed in the late 80's and 90's and NEVER ran components then either. 3 15's, a single midbass, single midrange and tweeter per side. Times haven't changed, just some installations were always better than others. Anyone who competes in SQ with just a set of components, fails....although they will beat the guy with two sets.
  3. Perhaps you could see this from a different light. You were very decided on what exactly you wanted to do and asked for verification it was the right thing. When it wasn't agreed that your method was the right choice you took everything as an attack when we are just trying to show you that you are making decisions without understanding the best path for success. It has nothing at all to do with being a champ and everything with wanting to learn. If you don't want to learn, why bother asking a question?
  4. Competition aside where slight drops can cost you tenths.
  5. Generally that is a waste of money. Just use a DMM and check it in your driveway. Be great if you could find one with a peak/valley hold and hold the valley. No reason to have one at each end of the chain either, if there isn't enough voltage at the amp there isn't enough voltage plain and simple. Also no real reason to watch it over time as all that will tell you is if your battery/alternator are failing.
  6. The SMD sub has nothing to do with SMD. It wasn't designed by him, was developed BEFORE he turned into a money grubbing lying bitch and of course is attractive for all of his idiotic followers. If you read my post it says "his stuff" ie the crap he designed to rip noobs off. The gain setting tool, amp dyno etc are all useless pieces of shit. They do nothing.
  7. Raw drivers chosen for their environment, aiming and frequency response with a processor to run the crossover and eq.
  8. Be way better. Any voltmeter of any type will measure voltage wherever you put it in the chain. Question is always why you are wanting to know and what you will do when you see what it is. Much easier to answer how/what to use then. SMD is a lying douche that is only out for one thing and that is ripping off noobs. His stuff has zero utility and is all gimic based on a need that isn't there. None of it works, it is really sad.
  9. I have been out rednecked. I love it!!
  10. Once you go phat you never go back
  11. Yes crop. FF would buy you a couple feet more.
  12. Good for what? Pretty much nothing he sells is worth it. All BS
  13. it's okay I just called him take care of that conversation
  14. I love my fat bike...i am calling you
  15. Budget and how are you riding it?
  16. The bigger the capacity the better IF you can tie it down safely
  17. Most volt meters are pretty useless as their slew rate is slow. If you want to track transients record it at a higher speed than a display. Multiples are extra stupid
  18. You are missing the point completely. Comparing a crap install with or without the rears will tell you nothing. Fix what you have first!! And as for your other question. Yes pretty much all car components are lame. I havent run a comp set in my car since the late 80's
  19. Seth the headshota above i was at least 5' off at 50mm.
  20. So in other words with perfect light the primes win. Too bad we never see perfect light aargh
  21. If it werent for IS awesomesauce on that lens i could argue a pair of primes is better...but you gain 2-3 stops without reducing the field of view which is huge. Too bad the damn thing is a fuxking tank
  22. On a ff. Crop 5' is a headshot with a 50
  23. Indoor with the 50 I was at a conversation distance away. Gives you an idea of the reach. Full body shots require being across the room or further.
  24. A little better light management on my part would have helped. These are from this week. The in house lens is half the price of the lens used outside, but it is a prime versus a zoom.

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