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  9. Liquid Nail or Wood Glue

    in Subwoofers / Enclosures

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    Use wood glue, liquid nails is messy and useless. Liquid nails is not very strong either when used with MDF, however I have used it in walls frequently. That's about the only time I've absolutely had to use liquid nails. Titebond II is all I ever seem to use anymore. I have two small bottles I just keep refilling from a 5 gallon bucket I got online. And you only need silicone if your not very confident in your cuts. A well built box should never need silicone.

  11. My XS v2 is now a paper weight thanks to Fedex

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

    Posted

    i use Fed-Ex, i actually think exactly the opposite as you. I too have shipped/received hundreds and hundreds of items but without a single problem. Always seemed fast to me and consistent with the tracking #s. Also seems just about the same price as UPS, which i also use.

    regardless of my own good luck, this one is the shippers fault not Fed-ex's IMO. Look at the way it was packaged. No way i would ever put a 50+lb sub in that box without a crate.

    Then you are lucky my friend, I've had damaged equipment come through USPS and UPS just as often as FedEx (not often but it does happen 2-3 times a year). But they always take care of it, FedEx however likes to point the finger at you. I've never had such colorful conversations on the phone before. I've learned to beat them though. If FedEx is absolutely necessary, just request an electronic signature and make the delivery dude stand there while you open the item. Its the only way I can deal with FedEx anymore.

  12. My XS v2 is now a paper weight thanks to Fedex

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

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    Check mah sig! -vvvv- I refuse to use FedEx ever, FedEx only offers benefits to companies. There is no reason the average consumer would ship FedEx over any other provider. Period! That's not biased either, I have hundreds of experiences with all four providers as I have a USPS, UPS, FedEx, and a DHL center within twenty minutes of me. FedEx is slow, FedEx doesn't care, FedEx is dishonest, and FedEx is expensive. Makes my blood boil just thinking about them.

  14. Xs power and soundstream xxx 6500

    in XS Power Batteries / Chargers! (and other stuff too)

    Posted

    Your gain should never be all the way up. In fact I haven't had an amp in my car in the last three years that has had the the gain more than half way, but I always have high voltage pre-outs (Eclipse FTW). And bass boost is a no-no on both amps and head-units, do not use it ever. Start by turning your amps gain all the way down. Set the Sub level on your headunit to zero or flat. Put a heavy bass song on at your normal listening level, and slowly turn the gain up to a comfortable level. And later on down the road, whenever Meade announces the release of the clipping indicator, pick one up to accurately set up your amplifier.

  16. Xs power and soundstream xxx 6500

    in XS Power Batteries / Chargers! (and other stuff too)

    Posted

    You could start with pics of your wiring. Wiring is where people cut too many corners and get lazy or cheap. As far as alt and batts that is plenty of electrical behind that amp if its all wired sufficiently and correctly. And for christ's sake get a volt meter and wire it up to the amps terminals so that you know exactly what kind of voltage it's seeing. Why people dare go over 600W without buying a basic $15 stinger voltmeter is mind blowing.

  17. Your first amplifier - what was it?

    in Amplifiers

    Posted

    I inherited my first amps, the original punch 45 and punch 75 with the wires and plugs. The 45 ran all four of my speakers and the 75 was turned loose on the subs. I had also inherited two 10" Kicker Stillwater Separates. My old man had bought them new forever ago. I guess you could say I was old school spoiled

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    Subs looked like this.

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  22. KINETIKS Max charging voltage?

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

    Posted

    They will start to swell over 15v. If you have a VCM just keep the voltage at 14.8 or lower for daily and only bump it up to 15V+ for demos. Some get lucky but they do not like being on a constant 15v+ charging system (especially the ones with the older decal). They are great batteries, but you have to treat them right. XS can take it, I've also had good luck with C&D batts on 15V+.

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