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HAHAHA that was so dumb. and your right, my week is going to be ruined because of the platypus song

i see. now im about as smart as that baby on the motorcycle

yea, cuss if u set them wrong, i mean the way ur doing it can still have a bad clipped signal,that also could be why ur other sub burn the leads. even if ur under powering a sub... i checked nothin was burnt. i had an alpine type r d2 and the way they make the spiders are that they are hard and brittle. so it just cracked. then it was done for. it wasnt clipping at all. if it was it was soo little that i couldnt hear it

oh alright. thanks.

how you do find the exact ratio? do you have to buy a meter or somethin?

yeah i pay attention to that. i usually turn my highs up to what i normally listen to then adjust my gain on the amp to even out bass and highs. if theres a more proper way to adjust it please tell me lol. i figured this was the most educated guess to setting the gain

mine sounds fairly balanced. 10:1 2 tweeters 4 components 1 sub

hah thanks man. i figured as much but i didnt want to crank it and blow it all to hell because im a dumbass.

haha thanks. dude. i found that pic on the internet. and its an audiobahn hct275 or somthin. i cant remember off the top of my head basically about 900 rms @1 ohm nothin crazy. its just so my truck will bump.

the last sub i had the spider cone cracked and broke because it was so brittle. so i chose the dc cause they use the dual soft spider. but basically i was told it would make the sub stronger yadi yadi ya... it was only 20 bucks. so i was like what the hell.

im getting a DC level 3 with level 4 soft parts. does that increase the rms the sub is capable of ? ive been told this before but i couldnt remember if it was a yes or no.. and its buggin me thanks guys Drayton

haha yeah i figured id share this with everyone on here. not everybody appreciates it like we do!

Test driving the sound system when you're car shopping can be as key to your long-term satisfaction as checking out the handling. So we thought you'd like to see this list of Top 10 songs for testing car audio quality from General Motors audio engineer Matt Kirsch, who led the sound work on the Chevrolet Cruze. GM also posted the tracks as a mix at the iTunes store: If you want it for your own audio test driving, you can buy here for $12 (you gotta have iTunes to download it, of course). ALSO ON DRIVE ON: Katy Perry is OK for Volkswagen, but too hot for Sesame Street Here are Kirsch's "10 Songs for an Audio Test Drive" and what he says to listen for in each track: "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones. Listen for Norah's voice to sound natural, and centered in front of you. "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez. Listen for strong vocals, and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage "No One" by Alicia Keys. Listen for clarity in Alicia's vocals and spacious background sound. "Hotel California" by the Eagles. Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo, and of course the powerful drum beat. "Boom Boom Pow"by the Black Eyed Peas. Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume. "Rock that Body"by the Black Eyed Peas. Listen clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat. "Hide and Seek"by Imogen Heap. Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals. "He Mele No Lilo" by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from Lilo and Stitch.Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by powerful bass. "Bird on a Wire" by Johnny Cash. Listen for the clarity in Johnny's distinctive voice, and his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box"by Radiohead. Listen for the punch from the percussive bass, and the ring of the steel drums.

its going in the cab of my f150 (extended cab) even with that much airspace itll still do that? im getting a buddy of mine to build me a ported box. idk how he plans on making it, but he does it for a living.

okay. i was thinking id just keep the gain down on my amp. i just dont want the sub to bottom out and tear itself apart. i was planning on getting a 15 dcsoundlab level 3 and run it at 2 ohms. but my dad suprised me with this. so. i figuered. you cant beat free do you know what kind of numbers you were getting? or did you not have it tested.

my old man got me a type r 1223d for my birthday and the rms range is 600/1800 peak. my amplifier is an audiobahn which produces 1200 watts at 1ohm. its well over the rms of the subwoofer. is it going to tear it up? Drayton

exactly! my mom took it there and i think they're just taking advantage of her. stuff like that doesnt just go bad that quick. and my mom drives her car like a grandma. so its not like they broke from misuse.

i might do that. im gonna get some quotes from some other places first. then figure out my options thanks guys

yeah i knew a shop would definitely have to be considered. i just dont want my mom to be taken advantage of cause she doesnt know anything about it.

yeah i know over charging and undercharging can cause it to not work properly. yeah. i just find 1500 to be ridiculous on a 3 year old car.

hey guys. im pretty good with working on cars and how everything works. but one thing i never got into was the air conditioning units. my moms 2007 ford freestyle will only blow cold air when shes driving. so i figured recharging the compressor would do the trick but some guy told me that there are other issues that ive gotta look at before i just went and started chargin it. So i wasnt gonna work on something i had no idea of how to work. anyways. mom took it to ford and they said its gonna cost 1500 dollars. ive got the work order and it is as follows. replace compressor and orifice tube- 910.00 replace dryer bottle-572.50 replace air filter element-49.75 just need some extra opinions on this. i know that dealerships will try to replace everything they can to make money. and some are too lazy to actually look at the part before they want to replace it. i just find it unlikely that the entire system needs to be replaced.

where would i buy the strut mounts for a ford f150 4wd i have a 2000 and i want to convert it to a 4wd. its my grandfathers and i want to keep the original truck. so i know its going to be a pain in the ass if anyone can help me decide if it would be easier to keep it independent suspension or just go to a junkyard and take a couple rigid axles off a bronco and go leaves on the front. thanks guys.

lol thanks. but yea thats the song.

wtf... hold on idk why it didnt embed the vid.

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