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  1. OM-1 set. Now, I can safely play the one song that has given me coil smell in the past. Stevie Stone - The Reason. Woo-hoo! Now it's time to go vacuum up some plastic shavings from cutting the pocket so I could access the meter..

  2. Just bought a pair of HAT L6's and L1pro's.

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      And then I said to hell with the used L3, I'll get the pair of L4 BNIB for $50 more. Now to just get the grilles for them all.

    3. ToNasty

      ToNasty

      I got my grilles from audiointensity.com. like 20 bucks a set

    4. reedal

      reedal

      Nice. I'll look into it. Thank you.

  3. Working on that dash piece still. Taking my time (which is hard because I'm impatient and excited for the finish of it), and every time I sand it, primer it and look for blemishes, I find more that I didn't see before. Round 4 is done, hopefully the last time.

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      This is probably the best "body work" or fabrication I've done since I started. Which was may/June time frame last year. So it's a learning experience still. It's frustrating to see imperfections, fix them, spray, dry, and find more imperfections, but I guess it's all part of the process. Hopefully the more practice I get in the less imperfections in the future on other things.

    3. OrionStang

      OrionStang

      Still scurred to do my own doors.

    4. reedal

      reedal

      I don't mind making pods that I can remove whenever I want that form to the factory speaker location/grille contours, but I'm definitely scurred to cut my panels like a lot of people do. Because worst comes to worst the way I do it, I have holes in the panel where no one will ever see it whether I have the factory grill or my pods. If I cut the rest of the door, well, I don't want to buy a new or a used one.

  4. The HAT L8's I bought last night are the v1's, not the newer v2's. Same as the L3's I'm looking into purchasing. But I can't seem to find any L1v1's. Damn my OCD for wanting matching things. It's already going to be out of whack having everything SoundQubed except speakers once I have a full front stage completed.

    1. OrionStang

      OrionStang

      If it didn't say v1 or v2 you'd probably not even know they were different.

    2. reedal

      reedal

      not the tweeters, no, which is a plus. But the rest of the series has a different cone/dust cap between v1 and v2

  5. I want a garage. And a house. Once the wife finishes school, no more apartment :)

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      Oh Kyle. You and your jokes..... That I sometimes wonder if they're really jokes... ;)

      @duck: I don't want to do that. At all. It was hard enough to get her to find an apartment she liked that put her closer to work and school.

    3. reedal

      reedal

      It'd be funny if she was younger than me. Good try though.

  6. Every time I have time to do some maintenance on the Tahoe, it is raining. Tomorrow is not supposed to rain, but we'll see

    1. reedal

      reedal

      The rain has turned into snow. But I have a new floor jack now. No more shitty bottle jack to use only :)

  7. Gains are set, time to go wail on the interstate and see how it sounds before it gets too late

    1. OrionStang
    2. Kyblack76
    3. reedal

      reedal

      It was great. I like my little bang. I think the enclosure came out pretty good output-wise. Does good on the lows like I wanted and still plays to the mid 50's without much loss in output. At least to my ears.

  8. Need different ideas on how to make my 3500 (screwed to the rear of the enclosure on risers) to stop making so much noise from vibrating. It's the bottom plate. Don't want to change location. I will take it off tomorrow and tighten the plate, but are there any other additional things?

    1. Broke_Audio_Addict

      Broke_Audio_Addict

      Put some thin weather stripping between the plate and the amp.

    2. Rich Schenk

      Rich Schenk

      Gorilla tape the back down along edges. That's what I did with my dc5k

    3. reedal

      reedal

      I like the weather stripping. I feel that would be less likely to leave a residue on the amplifier. Thank you guys

  9. UPS has had my clamps and jasper jig "out for delivery" since 4:43am, and it never came....

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      I am quite sure they do. I do know what time of year it is. I wasn't complaining, even though it seems that way. It's just one of those instances where your hopes are up to receive stuff you ordered, and then it doesn't happen. my bad

    3. audiofanaticz

      audiofanaticz

      oh, then my bad. But most likely they are delivering rather late, and tomorrow as well.

    4. Jessica
  10. andddd i think it's time to call it a day after drawing the first port wall for a second time and not realizing it until after i already cut it. Start with a clear and fresh mind tomorrow, finish my last three cuts needed for the enclosure, and use the leftovers for the amp/batt rack. and hopefully not need to purchase another sheet of birch.

  11. Took out the amps, battery, and subs so I can clean and deaden the back. It's so quiet and lonely without music :(

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      it's only been an hour and i'm already itching to put it all back in. and of course it's raining so i cant get much of the wood-work done

    3. OrionStang

      OrionStang

      Haven't had tunes in so long.

    4. reedal

      reedal

      I hated it when i was trying to do my doors and only had subs. It brought all of my rattles to my attention.

      Next time i'm out in San Diego i'll make another trip up to Temecula and maybe you'll have your tunes back up and playing, Orion. Didn't get a chance to see the stang when i was out there for thanksgiving last year.

  12. a pair of 4 ohm speakers reading 3.3 ohms each... should be fine right?

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    2. Jessica

      Jessica

      sounds fine to me

    3. ROLEXrifleman

      ROLEXrifleman

      Remember, even 4ohm speakers don't stay 4ohm once they get music to them

    4. ChevyBoy95

      ChevyBoy95

      4 ohm is just a placeholder for DC since there is no conversion from DC resistance to AC impedance.

  13. Just had a "grandma's cleaner" sales rep come by. I couldn't stop laughing because I had already seen a video of someone else selling it. I'll give it to them, they know how to push their product, but I just don't want it

  14. Decaf music in the mornings on the way to the ship makes me not want to get out and work

  15. Moved into a new apartment with the wife, I'm tired of moving/unpacking things. I've lost track of how many times I moved as a child being an army brat and child of divorced parents going back and forth between them, how many times I've helped my family members move, how many times I've helped others move. I think when the wife and I decide to move into a house, I'm just gonna pay for a moving company to load and unload everything. I just don't want to do it anymore, e...

    1. mcfalcon

      mcfalcon

      I told my wife if we move again everything goes with the house. We will buy all new shit.

    2. reedal

      reedal

      Haha I like that idea. If I'm ever capable of doing that, I will, because pretty much everything we have is second hand from both of our families.

  16. I have a question for someone more skilled in Ebonics than myself... What in the does "you brought the pots and pans on this one" and other "pots and pans" euphemisms mean? I started noticing it in a few songs.

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    2. moredbs

      moredbs

      just like whipping a brick. cooking dope. # pyrex

    3. Jessica

      Jessica

      is this like the pot calling the kettle black?

    4. reedal

      reedal

      Got it. It was throwing me for a loop. Thanks

  17. Underway this week, time to catch some Zzz's

  18. Buy, build, listen, rebuild, listen, buy, rebuild, repeat.

  19. anyone have the WinISD .wrd file for the SoundQubed HDS312D2? I copied the parameters from their site but WinISD says its invalid, and then force-closes when i click "create".

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    2. CamEnglish
    3. CamEnglish
    4. reedal

      reedal

      Cool thanks man. I should be able to adjust it I think. I'll take a look when I get home today

  20. Seems to be a lot of butt-hurt due to lack of patience lately. "No one answered me fast enough, wahhh".

  21. 120k miles on the Tahoe today. Plan on getting a tune-up (new plugs & wires, filters/fluids) anything else I should make sure gets looked at/changed out? My brother in-law works at a shop down the road so I usually just pay for the cost of parts and he'll knock it out.

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    2. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah alignments will be done. I do that with every oil change.

    3. LoweredA34

      LoweredA34

      you get an alignment every oil change? o_o

    4. reedal

      reedal

      Yes. Personal preference.

  22. Busted my ass for two weeks doing another work centers job for them, stayed late, came in on the weekends instead of being home with the wife, getting the ship ready for a certification assessment, don't get shit. Someone else spends a day with them for one thing, they get a letter of commendation from the CO. Hooyah go navy -__-

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    2. Kyblack76

      Kyblack76

      seems like a lot of that going on. The retard ball munchers, are getting promoted, and the none ass kissing workers that keep the plant running, are getting shit on. Still,... the reason i dont sleep well at night, has nothing to do with my work ethic..... nothing.

    3. Miguels

      Miguels

      ass kissers.. something i will never do.. ive talk shit to owners and managers and never got fired for it

    4. reedal

      reedal

      I don't kiss ass either. I'm there to work and my work ethic, knowledge, and capabilities should be the only judgement factors. I work hard to stand out, get better evals, which will help me on the advancement exams. I just thought it was bullshit that what I did was praised and even had the entire chain of command up to the CO asking me about my progress and I didn't get anything but a good job from my LPO for doing something that isn't even in my field. End rant. Ugh.

  23. Bully: Scholarship Edition for $3.74 on the 360 and LA Noir for $7? Don't mind if I do.

    1. boom50cal

      boom50cal

      Bully is a killer game. starting a playthrough again here soon

  24. I think it's about to be time to buy a damn corded drill. Got the wheel-well trim adhesive off and halfway up the drivers side stripes on two batteries. Hard wired 115 ain't gonna run out of juice any time soon...

    1. boom50cal

      boom50cal

      the cheapo porter cable corded drills are pretty nice for the price.. half of that of a dewalt.

    2. reedal

      reedal

      Yeah, I like porter cable. There's a few brands I enjoy SO much more than black & decker. But you dont turn away gifts.... I plan to do some browsing this week to help with my choice.

  25. Two subwoofers of the same brand/model/size, one is in too small of a ported box tuned to 40hz, one is in the correct size ported box tuned to 35hz. T/S parameters change as you break subs in. Those two subs are broken in in different enclosures, so the T/S parameters will be different?

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    2. Broke_Audio_Addict

      Broke_Audio_Addict

      The Dayton dats is only $100.

      http://www.parts-express.com/dayton-audio-dats-v2-computer-based-audio-component-test-system--390-806

      The Im-sg can do it as well and there would be a few other benefits to owning one of those.

    3. reedal

      reedal

      Good to know. Thank you.

    4. aculous

      aculous

      Or a umik and rew. I think it can do t/s parameters. The dats system is like 30more but worth it IMHO.

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