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More pics and vids on the way! Everyone that heard them at the show was VERY impressed.....They did a 147.1db at 31hz at the headrest. drivers door open yesterday MECA style... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxdAeXvMyRA

hold on there timmy text book. its time to start posting what YOU have done. not what you've read.

Hmmm what are these? Gonna get to work on that enclosure!!!

more like 6 years dude came in here rambling about something that nobody gives a fuck about, so i deleted it. SMH, some people...LOL - Ya man. Nobody gives a fuck about sound quality? Just delete, that'll make you look better. It's like photoshop for yo ego. It's a valid point that the tweeters are nearly 2 feet apart, and will cause interference patterns which will cancel at various frequencies, causing those frequencies to disappear. first of all, dumb fuck, they are 12" apart, not 24". You got a terrible eye. Probably never even seen a tape measure. Is it perfect? probably not. Pretty good though...and the mids are more then ideal. Anyway I am not an expert at this and i certainly wasn't 6 fucking years ago when i built them. All i can do is learn and do better each time, and i have. My latest towers SHIT on these towers. BUT THESE towers still sound great too. let me tell you something, fuckface, this is a hobby for me. You came in here and right off the bat dissed on everything you saw. A lot of hot air coming from that shit box mouth of your's. You think i am not going to get rid of your bullshit post, talking major shit to ME on MY own forum? fuck off. Go somewhere else and talk your shit. You don't even have any experience whatsoever on the matter and even if you did, i would'nt listen to you, because you are a loud mouth internet troll (with no experience). You can go play the expert to your buddies and hope someone will listen to you. Me, i don't listen to a damn thing you say, unless you want to come run your smart ass mouth to my face, then i am all ears.

Ugh.... do you have strong enough electrical to back up .5 ohm? I never suggest for a guy to run .5 ohm for daily. Get the right amp and the right coil configuration to run the proper impedance

since this happens time and time again, someone bitchin that their local store told them their HO alt wasnt working right i thought i would paste this from TermPro. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was once asked why can a rebuilder or store like Autozone not properly test an alternator?.. I figured this would be a good place to post.. Here was the question "Dom If you don't mind, I'd like to ask your explanation of why it is difficult to test alternators and how one can go about getting one properly tested? I know you're busy with work, but your contributions in the electrical arena could greatly help increase the knowledge base on this forum. Thanks!" No problem, I would love to answer this question.. Here are the main reasons for each party that tries to test an alternator. Your hometown rebuilder. 1. They are just that, a rebuilder. They know very little about the design and function of an alternator. They just repair factory alternators by replacing parts. They also will tell you your crazy when you tell them an alternator can do 200 amps. They dont understand what they dont know. 2. When they do test an alternator,(on their bench), they almost always use small aligator clips to the battery post of the alternator. Probably 8 or 6 gage. Would you connect your 2000 watt amplifier to your battery with 8 gage? I dont think so....for obvious reasons. 3.On their bench test, they more than likely will never go over 3500 to 4000 rpm. Dont freak out, this is alternator rpm, not engine rpm. An alternator should spin atleast 3 times faster than your motor. The industry standard for max output is to be tested at 6000 rpm. Approximately 1500-2000 engine rpm. 3500-4000 is just above idle. 4.When a load is applied, it should be gradual. 75% of the test stations that are common to rebuild shops are either on.... or off when it comes to loading. (typically 300 amps) There is no way to ramp up the load presented to the alternator. When you load an alternator with an instantaneous 300 amps, the regulator does not have time to react and the reading will be substantially lower. It also depends on the type of regulator used. Some vehicles must have a time delay type regulator due to the car either being so new or aftermarket not available yet. When you load the alternator down, you keep going until the voltage level falls to that of the battery. Which is typically 13.0-13.5 This way all current being pulled is is being produced by the alternator, not the battery. You then take the current reading off the battery post of the alternator. Your local "Autozone" or "Advanced" I have taken my personal vehicle to both of these parts stores just to see why I get so many calls and emails stating "I had my alternator tested and it doesnt work or only does 20 amps". Both companies are improperly trained in how to test your alternator. 1.The first thing they do is roll out their tester and connect it wrong. They put the current clamp on the battery negative. Why they want to know how much current is going through your negative battery terminal is beyond me..... I personally like to know how much current is coming out the alternator OUTPUT terminal...which is the positive one. While your sitting there at idle, before the test even begins, the tester is telling you how much current is going through the negative battery terminal. This is how much charging current your battery is pulling. They all confuse this with how much current your alternator is doing at idle. You need to first load the alternator down before you can determine how much current your alternator is capable of producing. Just for example....I have 3-300 amp alternators on my Suburban. They told me I was doing 55 amps at idle and 168 amps max. He did admit tho after seeing under the hood, he didnt really know anything about setups like mine. I would type more, but I gotta go. If anybody would like some explanation of other issues, let me know. Hope this post helps. Thanks, Dominick Iraggi Post edited to add alternator testing procedure. Ok, I guess I forgot to actually explain how to test an alternator. I will explain it two different ways. One is how to test your own alternator and make sure its producing current and the other is how an alternator shop should test your alternator. 1. Put a voltmeter as close to the alternator as possible. (Positive and Negative both.) If you can put the meter leads directly on or in the wire coming off the alternator that would be optimum. 2. Now start the car and turn all accessories off and check the voltage level. It should be between 13.5 and 15.1 volts. (depends on your make and model of car) It is a good idea to write down all voltage readings your taking. The main thing your looking for is a drop in voltage. Once you hit around 12.5, your alternator is not going to produce any additional amperage. 3. Now turn on one accessory at a time. Write down that accessories fuse rating. Keep turning on accessories and adding fuse ratings until the voltage falls to 12.5. Now add 15 amps if your electric cooling fans are on and 10 amps per battery in your system. Your numbers may look like this. 2 batteries- 20 amps Cooling fan- 15 amps Headlights - 10 amps A/C blower - 10 amps Rear Dfrst - 15 amps High Beams - 10 amps Fuel Pump - 10 amps --------------------- Total not including stereo system 90 amps. If you can turn on all these accessories and your voltage does not fall below 12.8 your alternator is capable of producing more than 90 amps of current. You can now turn on your system and start slow on the volume. Its hard to say how much current your system pulls unless you know how much power your amps are producing at a given volume level. You will need to do all these measurments at idle and at 2000 rpm. This way you can test idle output and max. NOTE: When testing output at idle your numbers may appear a little low. It is probably because your alternator is making your motor bog down and when you spin an alternator slower it can not produce as much amperage.

Nice work on the box and that quik song is straight g.

Or here even better. Show us somwthing you built. Screen name and date on a piecw of paper. If you cant produce you disappear

Nice work rusty! the ass end off the m8 is nice =)

I tell the truth I wish I had them Spreakers that Mr. Meade made any day of the week. I watched him build those here on smd and he did a over the top job as always.I bit they will blow the roof off chickens house if needed. Sick Build it was , damn things gets loud too from the video I watch.

Hey Steve, not sure if your aware, but Saturday night they had a "best of" episode, where they made a top 20 out of everything that has aired so far. You made #5 on this list, (ahead of the electric band)! Congrats again! If you didn't catch it, I'm sure it will re-air soon. The episode is called "Top 20". But #5 overall is awesome!!!! Again congrats!!!

Ive decided im saving up and getting a 15 D4 with my next paycheck!

Dude, seriously? We are talking about a 1200 Watt system. Buy the D4 subs and move on. Don't decide to run.5 ohms for a little over 1000W. And to SPLAddict, I'm glad you haven't had issues running .5 ohms,that's fantastic. I don't suggest half ohm for daily, and never will.

That's a tough one to answer. The X-max of a dick through a screen would depend upon many variables. We need klippel to test this......

LOL^^^^ Im telling ya, peeps are getting way to personal, in all honesty it's "None ya Damn Business".