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Sub Quality Improvement???????
running subs without amps is for idiots. with low wattage the high frequencies wont do much but they will shorten the life of you speaker. and as for sony amps, all of my friends that have had them have nuked thiers, including cd players. my only friend that hasnt had a problem from sony had a...- Shags2Dope
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alternators
i have a 200 watt rockford, a 600 watt infinity kappa amp and a 1000 watt drive and there is no major loss except when running the high beams and the fog lights and my fog lights are high wattage. of course with 4 gauge the amps nab the power first. I should get a cap to prevent headlight fade...- Shags2Dope
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Best speaker for your $$$$
at crutchfield.com they have infinity refrence speakers all on clearance so they are about 60 or 70 bux a pair, exactly the price you are lookin. great sound, affordable, and i doubt you are amping the speakers but they can handle at least triple what the stock deck puts out. they are the best...- Shags2Dope
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Question on box
The best thing would be to face it to the back. you can turn the subs up a lot more without hearing the woofer actually moving or making the slap noise at high volume. a rear faced sub box whether sealed, vented, or bandpass has the best output because it bounces around more using the car as a...- Shags2Dope
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Best Output
The best thing would be to face it to the back. you can turn the subs up a lot more without hearing the woofer actually moving or making the slap noise at high volume. a rear faced sub box whether sealed, vented, or bandpass has the best output because it bounces around more using the car as a...- Shags2Dope
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What do I need to seal my Band Pass Box?
If i were you i would return that box. I had that box and tried it with 3 different kinds of subs, and it sounded like crap. if it is the RT pro bend competition from best buy it LICKS. even if you try to seal the front you will get air leaks. the bent fiberglass is really thin and you lode a...- Shags2Dope
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What? I can't hear you!
that explorer is pretty dope, team gates whooped ass last year tho with thier bronco. you should check that, and pics are good, but you gotta want to hear that *******.- Shags2Dope
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Kick Panels and the Parking Brake
i know when i put the body lift on my friends 4runner the stickshift and trasnfer selectors had to be heat bent. take a small blow torch to the parking brake after removed and heat it and bend it wearing leather gloves, it doesn have to be melted, but when its hot it is pliable, when you get the...- Shags2Dope
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What size amp should I use for one 10" sub
i wouldnt suggest a fosgate to anyone, they are overrated and the price usually reflects it, but the wattage is underrated and they push out a lil more than stated with a clean setup. unless you are getting it at cost, otherwise, i have a 100 watt two channel that s bridgable that i could get to...- Shags2Dope
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JL Audio Stealthbox or Q-Logic
Get the q logic box, it will be a hell of a lot better sound. a solo baric is a better sub for small box enclosures. If you want the most thump in the smallest space use a kappa perfect 10, they are between 170 and 250 depending on where you buy them, and they have triple the excursion of other...- Shags2Dope
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Losing my hearing so i am liquidating subs
things just arent as loud as they used to be from having 6 12s and 4 amps in my ride, and the doc says if i wanna be able to hear ever i need to seriously tone down my BIG stereo and i dont want any of it being around or i will bump it all the time. i have 4 12s that i am gonna sell cuz i wanna...- Shags2Dope
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Mach Question
in the 98 eddie bauer explorer my friend and i recently totaled the cds would get so hot they would be able to burn you when you take them out and many times it would say too hot for cd, every mach system i have seen has done this, they sound really good for stock hea dunits and you probably...- Shags2Dope
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Kick panels
me and my friend custom made kick panels for his 69 stang and used a bowl and particle board and cut out the outline of his existing panels and then used fiberglass or bondo, bondo is easier after finding the desired basic shape it can be sanded and carpeted over and they look great and face...- Shags2Dope
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Pioneer Premier DEH-300
If you dont hook up the alarm sensor wire then the alarm hass no currents to sense, plus if you turn off the stereo with accessory switch on, hold down the function button for five seconds and it will come up to a menu, the alarm shouldnt be on and if it is push the down button when you select...- Shags2Dope
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Spray on Sound Deadner
what kind of amp do you have? does it have a crossover? if not do you have an external crossover? i would HIGHLY reccomend not using the horn tweeters at all, because they are sloppier than other tweeters. What BRAND of sub box do you have, that helps a lot with troubleshooting. What brand...- Shags2Dope
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Any Audio ?'s email me
i am an audio junky and have been since 5th grade, i have many sound violations and have come across any and every problem and its not that hard really, till you go for competitions, and then you should have your stereo professionally installed so if it blows you can sue the shop for improper...- Shags2Dope
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Updating '97 EB JBL Audio System
4000 bux would have you kickin some extreme custom work and competition sound kid. a pro install of your amps would be about 300 bux including the adapter they would have to put in to turn your line level to RCA preouts, and i dont like those things. If you already have all the existing stuff it...- Shags2Dope
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How big is my stock sub in my 98 EB Explorer with Premium Audio?
a 10 will fit perfectly but you have to get a new box, probably a Q-logic Q-form. they sell them at crutchfield.com for about 250 bux an 8 inch custom box would only set you back 150 but you lose a lil bit of the lower frequencies. if you are going to keep the stock amp you should use a more...- Shags2Dope
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How big is my stock sub in my 98 EB Explorer with Premium Audio?
that sub is a JBL midbass driver, they say it is an 8 inch sub but i just totalled a 98 eddie bauer with my friend two weeks ago and when we were pullin out the personal items i was lookin and it appears to be a 6.5 inch midbass driver, ford says its an 8 i believe, go for a 10 inch jl...- Shags2Dope
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Kick panels
The kick panels are handy if you have component speaker sets because they have a spot for the tweeter and midrange, they give a little better sound because they arent pointed as much at your feet and more towards your ears. id say go for the kick panels if you plan on buying component speaks and...- Shags2Dope
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Will I kill the stock amp?
if you pull out your old deck and get the wiring harness that fits for your vehicle then you dont need to remove any amp because it is in the deck that you just removed. the new amp is built into the cd deck that you just bought. I previously owned a pioneer till just this last month when it...- Shags2Dope
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Spray on Sound Deadner
if you want your truck to bump good you shouldn't have a sub box with tweeters in it. If you are going to run this box i would highly suggest disconnecting the horn tweeters and running a low pass crossover set at about 125 with a sweet spot set between 60 and 80Hz. With 8 inch subs you wont get...- Shags2Dope
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