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  1. Amp Problem..

    in Amplifiers

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    My first amp was a 4channel boss 800w amp, I had both channels bridged at 2ohms, each sub seeing 400wrms or something like that because it wasnt probably pushing nearly that much being a boss and that thing used to get so damn hot it was ridiculous. I think those amps just run hot.

  2. WTB: Tweeters!

    in Want To Buy

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    There's a guy in the for sale section selling them two for a dollar, check it out. :-D

    Still waiting for a PM back from him, thanks for looking out though.

    I got six gm factory replacement tweets. They are 6 ohm and can take up 45 watts each.

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    $12 for all. Thats a dollar each plus the shipping.

    Hmm, Ill let you know. Not sure if I want factory reps though.

  14. Building a box....please help

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

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    Change of plans, going sealed instead of ported and I Just bought two Powerbass M154's. Each speaker needs at least 3.75 cu ft internal volume, So I would be looking at at least an 8cu ft box correct?

    So far the dims I came up with on the rockford box builder are h20 x w35 x d24 = 8.07 cu ft, Now am I supposed to multiply all those numbers and divide by 1728? That comes out to 16,800/1728 = 9.72, Now I dont understand what to do next, what does 9.72 mean?

  15. Building a box....please help

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

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    hahah with those numbers that you just gave me your looking at 16.82 ft3 that enough for at least 2 18 AA/SMD try toning it down a little lol remember your only going to need about half of that ..and as for price of supplies i have no idea because i kinda live in what you call a ski resort in the middle of nowhere so everyhitng is more expensive for me but for a sheet of 3/4 mdf your looking at approx 35 dollars. and resin and fiberglass that all depends on how much you will use and what you do use like mat weight and everything..

    haha sorry, I just ran out and measure the amount of space I had to work with, I though thats what I was supposed to do.

  16. Building a box....please help

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

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    alright here is what i would do. take the specs that you have and use them to calculate the box how much space do you have to use. Once you know that go to the rockfordfosgate site and just pick out and sub and then use the tabs on the site to get you to the box wizardand then you can start throwing number together to get the dimensions of the box just remember that when you are calculating the box that you account for the displacement of the woofer and the port as well and any bracing tha tyou may need. if your going to go with a simple rectangle or square box you can just use this (measurements in inches) L x W x H=.....and then divide that 1728 and it will give the the aound of space in ft3

    and for calculating the port just use google and search for some port calculators and you will be set to go. As for materials 3/4 MDF for the box itself, wood glue, and lots of screws. To make box really solid use fiberglass mat 29 oz and resin to make it solid. Also dont forget that when you are doing this the smoother you can make the port and the box the better it will sound. 45 all internal angles that will help and then router all corners on port or 45 inside corners. the smoother the better. and dont be afraid to mess up we all did when we started making boxes and every now and then i still do. I hope this helped if you have any more questions just message and ask ill help you all that i can.

    This is great, Im not building it just yet but within the next 2 months. How much am I looking at with everything would you think? minus all the power tools.

    I have 34L 45W 19H... I can go higher on height but Id rather not cover my rear window

  18. Building a box....please help

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

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    Ive never built a box before. Its for two Orion XTR3 15's (svc) and an Alpine MRP-500. Its wired to 2ohms getting 250rms per sub. (until I upgrade) I have litterely no idea where to begin or what to buy or anything. My girlfriends father is going to help me build, he has pretty general knowledge on woodwork and things like that. These speakers are over 10 years old and are currently in a sealed box, couldnt tell you anything at all about the box, they were my brothers and he traded his subs for them a long long time ago. They hit really hard for only getting 500 watts but I feel like I could get more out of them with a ported box and a 1000w amp which is coming eventually.

    its for a 2002 ford explorer with the third row down. heres the specs for the subs. They are the 15 svc/dvc

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    All I know is I want ported. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  19. Anyone have any input?

    in Off Topic - Random, Misc posts - the forum "Junk Drawer"

    Posted · Edited by ant the ninja

    Not sure this is the right place to ask but I have no idea what to do.

    I have a 2002 explorer xlt and about a week ago my door ajar light went on and will not shut off and my dome lights stay on until about 10mph. This is what happens.

    Car off, Dome lights off (dimmer switch off), Driver side door locks/mirror button work, door ajar goes away.

    Car off, Dome lights on (dimmer switch on), Driver side door locks/mirror button doesn't work and door ajar stays on.

    Car on, Dome lights on or off, Driver side door locks/mirror button do not work.

    I tried the WD-40 in the latches trick to no avail. I checked the ground wire in the rubber part of the door and it looks like it was spliced and reattached from a previous owner because I haven't touched it. Should I check the splicing and see if something disconnected or could there be another reason this is happening? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

  23. Not sure what to do here, any help?

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

    Posted

    Dont buy a cap they dont help at all...period.

    First since you have a slight dim off 250rms, I would do the big 3 (Youtube search this, shows you how). Then upgrade your front battery to a beefy front battery. Maybe a Kinetik 1800, or Powermaster, or even Optima.

    Yeah Ive heard caps are a waste of time, and its 500rms they dim at, 250rms per sub. I had a 10" boston acoustic in there before I threw my old 15s in and It didnt dim at all. The BA ran at 2ohms, 500rms too.

  25. Not sure what to do here, any help?

    in General Audio - Can't find a category for your question? Ask here.

    Posted

    Im extremely new to this car audio scene but I have a 2002 ford explorer, stock electrical. I have polks in all 4 doors running off the headunit and two 15' Orion XTR3's, extremely old ha. I have them running off the Alpine MP500 and it slams at at only 250rms to each sub at 2ohms but I was thinking about getting the audiopipe AP15001D, good or bad idea with stock electrical and no cap? I get a small amount of dim when the bass hits from the mp500, again Im very new at this so any help would be appreciated.

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