Decaf Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) This video is the first time ever using the device in my car. alpine 7894 + crunch gp3000d pro First issue was that my knukonceptz rcas ground shield is curved and thus does not fit in the top of the unit because of the plastic hole being rather small. I also tried stinger hpm rcas and it would not register a signal likely from the ground shield not going deep enough in (thats what she said ), so all testing ive done was thru amplifier to test headunit. Im still using stock saturn speakers from 2000 so they cannot take more than 26 of 35 volume wise... so altho the headunit was clip free at 35 i could not use it at that point. the headunit is a 4v preout, but im likely getting 1-2v max since i cannot turn the volume up more without distorting the interiors. After all testing ive found that i had gain in exact same spot i had chosen by ear except the interiors can take 26 and before testing i was using 24. so a slight increase, but most importantly i found the headunit does not clip and this will be great once i get a 2/4channel amp and can use all the preout voltage. I also used the dd-1 on a sundown sax125.2 and crescendo2k with pioneer 8300ub. pioneer unit did not clip at max volume of 62. gain on 2 channel amp originally was set at ~2/5 and after dd-1 its closer to half. crescendo gain was almost in identical spot as chosen by ear. But the owner normally used 59/60 for max volume, so even tho gain is in same spot on sub amp it still will be louder with more voltage using the new volume of 62. his interiors sounded great and we definitely were afraid to turn it past 2/5s, but can now be confident with the gain set higher. Build Quality - 9/10 - mostly because not all rcas will fit in the top for super fast headunit testing Customer Service - 10/10 - arrived 3 days after order was placed Ease of Use - 10/10 - it doesnt get easier... unless you have a buddy it would've taken half the time it took me alone Would I Suggest To Others - 10/10 - lets be honest, it is a bit pricey but worth it if you plan on testing many vehicles/are new to audio Definitely gets my stamp of approval. I will take more videos while i have the DD-1 using different vehicles local to show ease of use and performance increases. We do not have a local termlab so any changes are determined by ear (dont have any spl comp vehicles local, only daily drivers) Edited October 14, 2011 by Decaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHRISS Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 kool vid i love your DD1 Quote CURRENT SYSTEM (VEHICLE) 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (HEAD UNIT) KENWOOD KDC BT848U (DASHBOARD) INFINITY KAPPA 32.9CF (FRONT DOOR) JBL P693 (REAR DOOR) KENWOOD EXCELON KFC-X1730 (TWEETER) KICKER KS25 X 2 (SUB WOOFER) COMING SOON (4 CHANNEL AMP) ROCKFORD FOSGATE T1000-4ADCP (1 CHANNEL AMP) ROCKFORD FOSGATE T2500BDCP X 2 (PROCESSORS) AUDIOCONTROL DQXS & EPICENTER & MATRIX PLUS & DDC (BATTERY) 1 OPTIMA YELLOW TOP (SIGNAL WIRES) KICKER XI (POWER CABLES) KICKER PKD1 (SPEAKER WIRE) KICKER 12 GAUGE (INTERIOR) DYNAMAT COMING SOON 2 FI SP4 18 COMING SOON 2 XS POWER XP3000 COMING SOON DC POWER 270XP ALT COMING SOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decaf Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 sorry for the camera phone video quality... but the pertinent info is all there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHRISS Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 how long did it take to arrive since purchase? Quote CURRENT SYSTEM (VEHICLE) 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (HEAD UNIT) KENWOOD KDC BT848U (DASHBOARD) INFINITY KAPPA 32.9CF (FRONT DOOR) JBL P693 (REAR DOOR) KENWOOD EXCELON KFC-X1730 (TWEETER) KICKER KS25 X 2 (SUB WOOFER) COMING SOON (4 CHANNEL AMP) ROCKFORD FOSGATE T1000-4ADCP (1 CHANNEL AMP) ROCKFORD FOSGATE T2500BDCP X 2 (PROCESSORS) AUDIOCONTROL DQXS & EPICENTER & MATRIX PLUS & DDC (BATTERY) 1 OPTIMA YELLOW TOP (SIGNAL WIRES) KICKER XI (POWER CABLES) KICKER PKD1 (SPEAKER WIRE) KICKER 12 GAUGE (INTERIOR) DYNAMAT COMING SOON 2 FI SP4 18 COMING SOON 2 XS POWER XP3000 COMING SOON DC POWER 270XP ALT COMING SOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decaf Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 sept 29th late night ordered, arrived oct 4th. oct 1st/2nd were sat and sunday, so technically 3 business days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHRISS Posted October 14, 2011 Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 wow no fucking way thats the only reason im lagging it to buy it cause i didn't want to wait 4 weeks lol damn 4 real nice Quote CURRENT SYSTEM (VEHICLE) 2005 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE (HEAD UNIT) KENWOOD KDC BT848U (DASHBOARD) INFINITY KAPPA 32.9CF (FRONT DOOR) JBL P693 (REAR DOOR) KENWOOD EXCELON KFC-X1730 (TWEETER) KICKER KS25 X 2 (SUB WOOFER) COMING SOON (4 CHANNEL AMP) ROCKFORD FOSGATE T1000-4ADCP (1 CHANNEL AMP) ROCKFORD FOSGATE T2500BDCP X 2 (PROCESSORS) AUDIOCONTROL DQXS & EPICENTER & MATRIX PLUS & DDC (BATTERY) 1 OPTIMA YELLOW TOP (SIGNAL WIRES) KICKER XI (POWER CABLES) KICKER PKD1 (SPEAKER WIRE) KICKER 12 GAUGE (INTERIOR) DYNAMAT COMING SOON 2 FI SP4 18 COMING SOON 2 XS POWER XP3000 COMING SOON DC POWER 270XP ALT COMING SOON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decaf Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2011 ALSO if you play my music, use -5db@40hz. Do Not Use -10db/-15db@40hz because almost all songs are louder than those tones, and thus u will clip the amp using any song louder than the tone used to set gains Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decaf Posted October 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 I just put an AudioPipe10001d on the DD-1. I always thought this was a decent budget amp and that it put out rated power........ gain at barely 1/4 +volume at 19 of 35 (never found clip point because stock speakers and bass blockers were used, so speakers distorted before preouts could even be clipped) +2v alpine headunit in other words its barely turned up and already distorts.... maybe thats why they never called me back about their amps thd% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meade916 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 nice video! thanks for the review! Glad you like it bro!! Quote All SMD products + MORE available at my store here! https://wccaraudio.com/ Subscribe to My Youtube Channel! Over 1,000,000 subscribers strong! Turn on your notifications! http://www.youtube.com/meade916 Follow My Instagram! Daily live feeds from the shop, exclusive content way before it hits my Youtube channel...and little squares with photo's in them http://www.instagram.com/meade916 The Official SMD Facebook fan Page https://www.facebook.com/SteveMeadeDesigns/ Follow my Tweet (Twitter) http://www.Twitter.com/meade916 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmacfreak32903 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 very nice the dd1 would be my best friend ! Quote Vehicle:2002 Toyota sequoia limited edition Subwoofer:American bass xfl 12soon to be vfl comp Amp:2American bass phantom 4ks 4000rms (using one fornow) Headunit:Alpine cda 105 TL scre:141.75 at 35hz going to try to get it to a 45 with the new build! My youtube channel ! Team extreme amperage My facebook ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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