Sergeant_Skyrim

Thanks for the quick responses everybody, we were just wanting to make sure that it was all good before we finished off the rest! @Amart, yep, came right out of the bottom of the terminal pretty much all the way around. @strangeduck, Yessir, made sure to reheat after it cooled for a little so that there'd be somewhat of a smooth puddle up top. Back out to finish the rest off I go, thanks fellow bassheads!

Hey guys, just working on putting in my new system this weekend so dad and I are now at the point of soldering the 1/0 into ring terminals. Here are the pics if you all could let me know how they look. I watched both Meade's and HVCA's vids on how to solder. I'm trying to finish this part up tonight so that it'll be done before the week starts and I have to go back out to school for the week

Yes, But won't you lose loudness on songs that are like -7db? I'm still tring to learn this whole thing. I mean meade is set to -10db and he plays under 5 so I don;t get it It's honestly all about where you're comfortable adjusting your settings to. Tune with 0db to be safe, and tune with lower db's knowing that you may risk damaging equipment. This doesn't mean that you ARE going to blow your equipment. Just think of it as a condom that says 99% reliable. Most people will be fine, but there's always that one guy who gets fucked over in the end

"Will suck cock for bird seed" LMAO

I heard the MTX Jackhammer is pretty beastly for that double bass and deep rap

Nice man! Had me waiting for that low note to kick in on the White Girl video lol

Steve will the discount show in my cart for shipping i applied the code for the discount no issues and when checking out i chose the 2day option thinking its free still shows charge of the extra 20 some odd bucks... when i actually purchase it will it come out 139.99 or will i be charged the full 160. and be recredited for the shipping me not checking before going to the bank only put enough in the bank for the meter >.> thanks in advance for the help I ordered with the ground shipping and he just automatically upgraded it to 2day for me. So if it's still going on then I'd assume you'd do the same and just choose regular ground shipping

Alright, so I went ahead and bought a DD-1 so that I'd be able to set my gains like a pro and I hate to say it but Meade's friend Jaybird has made me feel like a fool. I read the manual before I went to sleep last night, even tucked it in, and I was still unsuccessful when trying to use it today. To start off with, my headunit is a Pioneer Super Tuner III DEH-P3900MP. I started by replacing my RCA's and remote wire today because I've been having issues with them where they had been hooked up for the past 6 or so years (+ I just wanted new ones!). So I hooked up my RCA's into my headunit correctly and then proceeded to try checking my headunit with the DD-1... I followed the instructions in the manual for measuring a headunit only. Set all of my settings to 0 and EQ to flat. I then proceeded to plug my RCA into the top of the DD-1. I played track 1 like it instructed and didn't even get a 40Hz signal light until the mid-40s volume (max 62). I then continued to turn up the volume on my headunit and didn't even get a distortion light until I hit volume 62. I repeated the steps for the 1kHz track and was able to turn it up to 62/62 without any distortion at all. I decided to play it on the safer side of the two and just go with the lower 61 value. I moved on to the amplifier (MTX RTP251D). Unhooked the wires running to my subs and hooked the DD-1 ground up to the amp ground and put the positive probe from the DD-1 into the + speaker spot on my amp. I was barely able to move the gain at all from the minimum setting on my amp before the DD-1 distortion light came on. Long story short, I went to listen to the Decaf'd version of White Girl and it sounded like shit. Not only did it sound like shit, the bass was barely there at all. I have reset everything by ear like I had before until I can figure this out, I'm just looking for some guidance right about now because I want to know how to do this when I go to hook up my new system. Had a long day with trying to get my damn Cavalier dash off without breaking it (failed) and I'm really hoping that I can get this problem nipped in the butt by tomorrow night. Hell, if there's even anybody around the central FL area that's used the DD-1 before and might be able to help me then I'd even be willing to drive to you!

Great deal once again! I just tried going through checkout and it says that it's still charging for 2 Day shipping? Is there something else we have to do to get the free 2nd day shipping? Looking forward to ordering one today

Idk, the version I bought off iTunes is the one I said with the lower note being -8.1dB

Yeah that's the same he said for me was that that was the biggest bolt on he offered. Worth it though

You're good, the loudest is -8dB

+1 for a BRZ2400.1D or a 2100.1D. Got my 2100 in and Hifonics seems pretty good for money spent vs how much power you get

I'd personally go with option 1 and have the HO alt + best XS batt for under the hood. And while you're at it, does Singer offer any bigger alts for your application or was that the biggest? I know you won't need it now but just trying to save you a little for the future

No problem man, I didn't need it to be that flexible for my own personal use so when I ordered it I had expected it to be considerably less flexible. Really surprised me that I could get true 1/0 that flexible for 2.49 a foot haha

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The 1/0 I got from weldingsupply.com is actually really flexible. Let me try taking a picture of it for you to see

Welding cable is where it's at, I bought 50 feet from weldingsupply.com for their discounted price of 2.49/ft and already have it in. If money's tight for you like it was for me then I'd suggest getting it from there for I think just under $3 per foot. Didn't take long to get here either.

Nice to finally know what that beast does! Would've been great to see some scores at lower frequencies though

A Milli and Get Money also hit at 53 Hz off the top of my head. EDIT: The high note in White Girl hits right around there as well

You could also check out Singer Alternators, I've heard that they can take some serious abuse. Still waiting on mine to get here so I can test it out for myself

Was I the only one who thought the loud revving noise was actually the sound of the snowshovels on the front of the cars dragging the ground half the time?

15.64 feet seems pretty wide All seriousness aside though, try taking a video and seeing if you can still hear/recognize your problem on video. Somebody else might be able to too. And you're saying that the bass itself is still there, just this other noise too?

Never thought about it tipping the box, but this would be entirely in the trunk so I don't have to worry about jackers. Thanks for the help deciding everybody!

I would just prefer to have it inverted so that if anything were to happen (hopefully not) then I'd be able to smell it almost immediately. That, and I love the way the ass end looks with the American flag and all. AMERICA. FUCK YEAH! (Just was wanting to make sure inverting wouldn't affect performance or anything like that)