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  • Jaime Garcia commented on Book?
    "Thanks for the feed back. I wish audible had it for free.lol"
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    "my local place have power bass, kicker, jvc, kenwood, and DD the only good thing they sell."
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    "i've heard of people buying from there. some have good experiences, some bad. just keep in mind that if u ever call those companies for tech support or warranty, they'll tell you to kick rocks. woofersetc offers a warranty through them, not the manufacturer. try to buy local."
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    Subwoffer ect
    Has any one bought anything from that site? They have some brands on there that aren't suppose to be sold online like hertz, audison, rainbow, zapco, ect.
    • Kevin heres the url
      http://www.woofersetc.com/
    • Kevin sorry about the title wasn't thinking
    • Nick Frazier i've heard of people buying from there. some have good experiences, some bad. just keep in mind that if u ever call those companies for tech support or warranty, they'll tell you to kick rocks. woofersetc offers a warranty through them, not the manufacturer. try to buy local.
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    Book?
    is there a book about car audio? how to's and technical stuff?
    • CJ check amazon also but I found this a while ago.... http://www.caraudiobook.com
    • Doug Bernards you can get the MECP guides on Amazon,
      http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=soucaraud-20&o=1&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1588870405
    • Jaime Garcia Thanks for the feed back. I wish audible had it for free.lol
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    Passive
    I was wondering since my system is passive....Im running a bit ten.....Should i just go ahead and go active?I turned down the gain all the way on the back speakers just to hear how the front sounded...I wish i could just do that...lol!!! be simple..lol I would be running 75 watts rms to my front doors and 75 watts rms to my tweeters and i would just unplug the back door speakers....Would doing it this way sound better?Im just worried if my tweeters could take that power.They are focal component set 165a
    • Tiago Annes That's exactly what I'm doing right now in my car. Have an alpine 4x110 RMS feeding the a pair of JL Audio C3 upfront. My rear speakers are disconnected. The installer suggested I removed the rear speakers and just left the speaker grilles so the openings provide a better passthrough for the sub in the trunk. Most passive crossovers waist power and on top of it do a mediocre job with the soundstage. That amp should be perfect for those speakers if your installer tunes it right. You are gonna wish you never went passive in the first place. Just make sure you have an authorized Audison installer do it for you, and yes it is worth the extra money. I'm surprised your installer didn't suggest you to go active in the first place. As soon as I inquired about the Bit Ten, the first question my installer asked was if I was going to run it as active. Good luck!
    • Tiago Annes If you can do it even better. Save some money with installation. Once they tune it, ask for the bit ten tuning configuration file in a flash drive so you don't lose the configuration. Plus it gives you a chance to experiment with the eq and bring it back to the professional configuration if you can't achieve yor desired configuration. Make sure you don't spare on the cables and wires, the bit ten will really perform.
    • Doug Bernards theres such a HUGE gain when you go active!! i say try it..

      if you have access to an RTA you would be golden. that way you can get your mids and highs even when you adjust your amp gains.
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    installing the tranzitBlu isfm22....
    when using the tranzitBlu isfm22 blu tooth adapter do you have to hook it up to the car antenna? The reason I ask is I am looking to go to blu tooth streaming for audio with my ipad mini/ iphone set up but I completely removed the fm antenna from my Jeep because it hasn't been of use to me for years... So I am just wondering if you HAVE to use the fm antenna or if I can just go with rca's between this and my istreamer
    • MotorCityFats bluetooth has nothing to do with FM radio frequency ... rca/3.5mm is the common interface
    • Scott Stott That unit has the option to use RCA outputs, or the antenna outputs for FM modulation. So if you have a device that takes RCA or 3.5mm in, then you just use the RCA outs on the ifsm22.
    • CJ Thanks guys I realized it was kind of a stupid question but as I was looking at it I just wasn't sure
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    Dual 2 ohm subwoofer
    Hello,
    I have a dual 2 ohm sub woofer that is at a 4 ohm load right now..Its a phoenix gold 10" sl series ran by a rockford PBR300X1 amp that is 4 ohm mono 300x1...I was wondering if i could step up to the rockford PBR300X1 at 1 ohm load would that make a big difference in bass response? Im not sure if im right about dual 2 ohm ran by a 1 ohm amp...Thanks!!!
    • Scott Stott You will only be able to run the sub at 1ohm if your amp is 1ohm stable. A quick google reveals that it does have a 1ohm rating, and that is actually when you get 300 watts of power, 2ohms gives you 150 watts and a 4ohm load, which you are running right now does not give you 300 watts like you stated, you are only getting 75 watts RMS at 4ohm, which is pretty low powered.
      I would say you will certainly notice a difference at 1ohm, now whether or not the amp will function all day long at this level, you would just have try and find out, many simple and cheaper amps may give a 1ohm rating, but won't really work for daily usage. But give it a shot, and if not, you could at least get a sub that will give you a 2ohm load.
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    Factory system upgrade...
    I want to get an amp and a sub for 2010 mazda 3, it already has tweeters and mids in the front and coaxials in the back. Can i hook all these speakers and a sub to a 4 channel amp? The sub is a 12W0v3 4 Ω and maximum recommended amp power is 300W, I want it to pound but still have crisp sound. My speakers and head unit are stock.
    • Gagan Minhas Correction its a JL audio single 12W0V3 bass wedge 4ohm sub
    • Nick Frazier 1. I wouldn't recommend putting too much power to the factory speakers but a small 4 channel will definitely help with clarity and giving you the ability to cut off some of the bass going to the interior speakers.

      Are you keeping the factory radio? Doing a 4 channel off a factory radio is harder due to the inherent distortion that occurs at low volume in most factory systems (meaning getting clean signal is most of the time more expensive than getting a signal for a subwoofer as most noise caused by the factory headunit won't be heard due to the frequency range a subwoofer plays).

      2. It wouldn't be able to go all off of 1 4 channel. You'll need 4 channels for the interior speakers (unless you don't amplifier the rear speakers). I'd suggest a small, efficient 5 channel such as an Alpine MRX-V70. It's a little more power than needed on the sub channel but with proper tuning you'll be fine.
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    Hertz Hi-Energy HV165XL.4
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    Problems getting sound right
    Hi all,

    As i've been helped perfectly before,
    i have a question for you all (inclusive our soundman team)

    I made some custom doorpanels for 3-way system, nog the low tones (goddamn english of mine) are not the best. some random vw golf with cheapass speakers sounds better..

    i fitted the doors with dynamat and sealed the space between the doorpanel and opening to the inside of the door. still no nice warm sound..

    anyone any idea how to fix that? maybe the door is too large for the speaker?

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/lr8v8oose6kqifi/2013-06-11%2022.05.22.jpg
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/r8jjg56nzifiwpl/2013-06-11%2022.01.02.jpg
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/8os43dsr8kecrry/2013-06-14%2009.15.46.jpg
    https://www.dropbox.com/s/68kbvj91yigxemw/2013-06-14%2009.15.35.jpg
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    Hertz Hi-Energy HT25.4 - Custom Tweeter Enclosure - MK4 VW GLI
    Running a set of HT25.4 and HV165XL.4 active. Just some simple tweeter pods to house the new tweeters.
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    How to Remove a Factory Porsche 911 997 987 PCM Stock Radio Carrera Boxster Caym...
    WARNING!!!!

    Performing your own audio installs you do at your own RISK. We cannot be held responsible for any damage that is caused from removing your Radio PCM from the car, Including but not limited to, Locking up the Factory Unit, Erasing the VIN coded data, damage to the fiber Optic MOST system, Broken Clips, Broken Screen, Warning Lights, Air Bag Issues, Damage to car, to dash, cosmetic damage. DO NOT START THE CAR WITH THE PCM REMOVED OR REMOVE THE RADIO WITH THE CAR RUNNING OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAR AND UNIT. ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP WITH INSTALLATION FROM A QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED INSTALLER. USE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TOOLS ITS A PORSCHE HARBOR FREIGHT IS NOT THE ANSWER.

    Al & Ed's AutoSound How to Guide to Remove Factory PCM for people looking to upgrade the Porsche 997 987 radio systems. This is good for adding Aux input Jack an new navigation radio, NAVTV Sirius Sat Radio, Bluetooth PCM intergrations by Navtv or Mobridge or just ot replace the fuse on the back of the PCM

    WARNING!!!!

    Performing your own audio installs you do at your own RISK. We cannot be held responsible for any damage that is caused from removing your Radio PCM from the car, Including but not limited to, Locking up the Factory Unit, Erasing the VIN coded data, damage to the fiber Optic MOST system, Broken Clips, Broken Screen, Warning Lights, Air Bag Issues, Damage to car, to dash, cosmetic damage. DO NOT START THE CAR WITH THE PCM REMOVED OR REMOVE THE RADIO WITH THE CAR RUNNING OR DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS WILL DAMAGE YOUR CAR AND PUT. ALWAYS SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP WITH INSTALLATION FROM A QUALIFIED AND CERTIFIED INSTALLER.

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    coating fiberglass doorpanels
    Hi everyone, I've got a huge problem.. does anyone know what the green stuf is everyone uses over fiberglass to sand and make it nice and clean?

    Here in holland no one knows..
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    Should I do a Big 3 upgrade with my current equipment???
    I have a bone stock 2002 accord with an Orion HCCA 2000.2 running 2 Orion XTR Pro's and 2 orion 300.2's running my highs. Should i upgrade my electrical system?? Big 3? Bigger alternator? No problems soo far but Ive only had it in for 3 days. 4 AWG going to 2000.2 and 8 AWG going to the 300.2's. any suggestions?
    • MotorCityFats what is the stock output of the alt and do a volt meter AC peak hold test to see where you are ballparking on wattage output and then check voltage drop at the amp and battery post
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    BMW speaker upgrade
    Does anybody know the front speaker sizes for a 1996 BMW 328i four door sedan. I know there are two speakers in the doors, mid and tweeter and woofer in kick panels. Just need to know the sizes. Thanks in advance.
    • Nick Frazier Kick is a 5.25" midbass driver
      Midrange is a triangular shaped 3.5/4" requires custom adapter (or they sell em online) and tweeter is the same way except smaller. ANy tweeter replacement would have to be custom.
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    So CALIFORNIA meet June 15, 2013 - Car Audio | DIYMA.com (diymobileaudio.com)
    If anyone's in the LA/OC area and wants to come hang out and listen and audition some systems, we are going to have a meet in Cerritos on Saturday.

    Just real chill. No loud booming please, it's a neighborhood park. should be some nice SQ systems to listen too, bring yours!
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    Ipad mini in a Range Rover Sport
    my work