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To bad I ain't over there. I could do all that and do it just about daily now (maint tech for drug rehab. If it breaks I fix it no matter what it is). I'd move, but that'd also get me a pay cut. Not much, but every little bit helps.

I don't even know what I'd do with less than 250gig. Currently have 1.5TB and soon to put in another 500gig. I'd agree with the worms and temp internet files. Do a complete virus scan. Clean the temp files. Have you defragged? check hard drive for errors.

Not sure if it'll need an activator, but Gorilla Glue make a CA glue (btw, super glue is CA usually, iirc) Also if you go to any hobby shop (model airplanes, cars, trucks, etc..) ask for Tire Glue, medium viscosity. Light viscosity will dry to quick. Max viscosity will take to long to dry. It'll cost about $8-10 for a bottle of it at a hobby shop.

I know this topic is for the VCM, but I also have a battery question. 2 Soundstream xxx-6500d amplifiers @ 16volts @1ohm. 250 amp alternator. How many batteries and which ones would be best for my application? VCM question. Will it work on the 250 amp alternator? I'm sure it wouldn't be able to do a dual voltage output so I can use one module to control the 16volt side and control the 12volt side at the same time. Right? I probably could use one for the 12volt side though. 1989 Chevy Astro 4.3L engine

It's up to the person that is owns the vehicle or is installing the big 3 upgrade. A lot of people do not fuse and quite a few do fuse. It is also a safety feature cause with all the vibrations in a vehicle, the wiring can possibly get worn down and cause a problem. A little bit of safety can casue you to save a lot of money (vehicle and equipment replacement). I don't fuse and never have. But, just because I haven't ran into any problem doesn't mean the next person will have the same type of luck. And fuse to the wire's ampacity, at least that is what I've been told. You can good wire ampacity and find out what size fuse you'll need.

If you fail, try again UNTIL you succeed. Ubuntu is a "beginners" linux as is most liveCD distros. I personally use PcLinuxOS, when I'm not in win7ultimate. but linux is linux, all commands are the same (as far as I think). Sorry I couldn't be of any help. Trust me though, after you keep trying you'll figure it out and go, "That was too fracking simple, no wonder I screwed it up".

About $100 - $150 depending on cosmetic and such. And this may help you out a little. 5 Channel - 35w x 4, plus 100w x 1 20Hz-20kHz, into 4 ohms, 4 Channel - 35w x 2, plus 90w x 1, plus 100w x 1, 20Hz-20kHz, into 4 ohms 3 Channel - 90w x 2, plus 100w x 1, 20Hz-20kHz, into 4 ohms THD: <0.1% - 20Hz-20kHz at full rated ouput into 4 ohms S/N Ratio: 100dB Damping Factor: >200 Input Impedance: 10 kOhm input Sensitivity: 250mV-2.5V Idle Current Draw: 1.5 A Dimensions: 13 -1/8" W x 7- 13/ 16" D x 2-1/8" H (including mounting flange)

Artists gonna have to label the music if they are 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 21 inch versions or not?

With the wording on the cap.. Nah, wouldn't want to invert it. That defeats the purpose hehe. Can we get other colors? We see pink, what about lime green, yellow, red, purple, burple, blue, black, etc.. I have a team mate here that has an alternator that color pink. Wonder if he'd be interested in the subs also.

Those car look better, to me, with a solid color and no (or very little) chrome. That 2 tone just doesn't cut it.

God I wish the limit was still 75ft here. They have it down to 20ft. A damn stock system on normal volume can be heard that far away. And what about the radios cops have in the cars. When they get out they switch it to PA. You can hear them for blocks away. Or what about the city buses that announce the stop. 3 blocks away and they can be heard. Or Jack hammers that road construction workers are using. Or the beeping noises from a construction vehicle working on the highway, which is 1 mile away. Or the band at a local high school that is about 5 miles away. Can hear the drums hitting. Or even downtown when there is a huge event. You can hear the music clear as a bell aprox 10 miles away. The cops here are now using subsonic noises to clear intersections. You can hear/feel those things a couple blocks away. How can they be able to use them in the middle of the night, waking up people in houses near the intersections. Or that damned Ice Cream Truck with the annoying as hell music it plays that sounds like pure crap. I passed by a cop the other day. He was in an unmarked pickup truck. I had my music going, but had the ATT on (which I have to do quite often). I "accidently" hit the button right when a couple bass notes hit. He looked at me and smiled. I thought for sure I was gonna get pulled, but he let me go. God now I gotta get ready for work and listen to all this noise mentioned above and not be able to enjoy my system and freedom of expressing my desire for nice sounding music.

144dB is not a bad score for the first time. Hell, it isn't bad at any time to tell the truth. Get your voltage drop fixed. You're gonna have to play around with the music a bit to find what hits harder. I know for a fact 1 song can make a HUGE difference. We had a guy at a show here hitting 134dB on music (termlab and sealed up). I can't remember what song he was using. I told him to try my Lil' Jon cd, track number 8, 20 seconds in. His score went up to 144dB. A whopping 10dB difference just by changing music. I still beat him though. (just had to put that in, sorry)

Fusible link between starter and/or battery. I'm not sure if Honda's have these or not. I know a lot of Chevys do and I think some Fords do. Might be worth checking. If it does have one, and the link is blown, the alternator will not charge. That's my .02

Well, I'm kind of biased. SoundStream

I'm glad others got to you about passing on Fatmat before I did. I placed an order a couple years ago (around 2002/2003 I think). It was paid through my paypal account. Never saw the product. About a month later, if I remember, their account got froze. I never got the money back, never got the product, and they never got my respect. Go second skin. Good customer support and prices. My van will proudly be uniformed in SS products one day.

The bass knob I have goes in between the headunit and amps. That way I can turn all sub amps down at the same time. I don't think it adds distortion or anything as I tuned everything before adding the knob. Could be wrong though.

144 is not bad for 1st comp. My first one I think I did a 127.8 or something like that. It was a VERY low number, but got me hooked to get louder. As Noobtastic said, "Build. Test. Build. Test. Repeat". That's what it's gonna tak euntil you reach the numbers you want. And trust me, once you get that 148, you'll want to get 150. Once you get that, you'll want more. It's a never ending battle. Until you get to a status like Tommy, Alan, etc...

TTIWWOASOP (This topic is worthless without a slice of pizza) Good deal though.

Be careful here Wattz. There are a few people from flspl here also. It may be a little more laid back here, but, the rules that are set are enforced fully. Oh, and if you're wondering.. You made a post basically asking to be banned .I pretty much would guess that was the last straw and you got just what you asked for. For life. I hope I didn't just overstep the rules here by posting that quote. If I did, I am sorry.

Glad you didn't have it. My wife and kid have been sick for the past week. I started coming down with something 2 days ago. I'm home right now because of it. Sucks to be sick, but at least I am still getting paid.

Neither!!!!!! Tunnel the damned thing. 24 SPLX-122HX on 6 xxx-6500d amps. I know for a fact that 4 SPLX 15" subs will handle a 6500d at 19.5 volts @ 1ohm. Been there done that.

One site.. Oznium

I may be looking at a voltminder. As well as getting back to 16volts.

My son also likes loud music. Kind of depends on the song though. Some slowed down stuff and he gets scared. But I can get out there with boom boom pow slowed down (or any other way) and he'll dance around laughing. He always want to get in the van. I thought about getting a power wheels and putting all SoundStream equipment in it. Gotta wait a little while though since he's only 17 months old. We just got him an RC Silverado which he is driving around like crazy.

I do it cause I can... Cause I love shutting down systems at the lights... To piss off my neighbors... It makes me feel good, great back massage... Plus I go to comps, when I can... I love my music loud, louder than it is right now. But, I can't do anything right now due to other things in life.