My small build , "New Focal component set" Pg 89

[bcbrassard]

nice..... keep us updated.

[oldsoundguy]

Alright here are the pics of the new sub. Its a nice little beefie sucker. I like it..

Here it is next to a HDC3 12 its big brother

Here is a pic of the HDS8 next to the REaudio 8

And in the box and a pic of the power rating on the kenwood amp.

[oldsoundguy]

I have the dual 2 ohm speaker wired at 4 ohms for now just to break it in a little before I put it on the Rockford fosgate p1000x5. The amp should be here on Monday so for now its on the same amp and wired at 4 ohms like the RE audio was. I have to say at this level of power the RE sounded really good. The Soundqubed 8 sounds good also but its real stiff right now and not getting near enough power so I don't expect it to play very low yet. Cant wait until Monday and being able to hook it up to a better amp and wired to 1ohm.

[oldsoundguy]

Played it on the way to work and home. It sounds good but the sub needs more power. When I got home I wired the sub to 1 ohm. Damn thats what it needed. Much better on the Kenwood amp. The Kenwood doesnt have a 1 ohm rating and I am not sure if its 1 ohm stable but it sounds good. I only played about half a song on it and I really don't have the gain set right. I just did a 1/4 turn on the gain and that's it. The good thing about the new Rockford Fosgate P1000x5 it has the CLEAN system so I will be able to set the source level of the HU to the amp and set the gain on all channels. No DD-1 required. I just checked my email and my amp delivery has been changed from Mon to Today. So I should have the amp installed this weekend and have that little sub on 800W of clean power.

[oldsoundguy]

OOOHHH!!! Look was showed up today. This thing feels well built for sure. Rockford quality.

[jcarter1885]

That 8" sub is stout. Love the amp, looking at getting the 4 channel version myself. Where did you get yours from?

[oldsoundguy]

https://jet.com/product/Rockford-Fosgate-Punch-P1000X5-car-amplifier/460af97bdd864b79b0e1652049bdcb3a

[ShadeTreeMechanic]

It has the Clean system that doesn't need a dd1? You will have to show us how that works. Tuned in.

[oldsoundguy]

I just installed the amp (Temp) today. I put it in the same location as the SQ 4 channel amp under the pass seat. I will not keep it here but I wanted to install it and set it up.

The CLEAN system makes it easy because they give you a CD with test tones on it just like the DD-1. You play the track set your HU clip point to a red light on the amp. Then you turn the gain up until a blue light that corresponds to that channel which will turn red when turned up too high. Back it off until the blue light is on and your done.

I ordered up a set of twisted 6 channel RCAs for my amp along with 20' of power wire and 50' of speaker wire. I am going to mount the amp to a board and mount it in the back by the sub. I needed longer power, rca and speaker wire to make the move instead of splicing everything. I will be able to listen and check the amp for heat because I left my pass seat out so I can keep an eye on it. I will post pics when I start getting everything mounted up.

[oldsoundguy]

Did some changing around with the way I had my speakers wired up. I had the 6.5s on the front channel and the tweets on the rear. I just couldn't tune it to my taste so I decided to change it up. I am now using the Crossovers that came with the RE audio xxx set. Then I am running each set bridged off 1-2 and 4-3. So each set is now getting more power but is now playing in their designated range. It sounds much better. Now all I have to do is get rid of the rats nest of wires under my pass seat and get that amp mounted in a box with the crossovers.