new install in my 05. 56k... LoL yeah right
Jun 28, 2008, 04:36 PM
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lol dont like sony. its not really the fact that "an amp is an amp, as long as you have the right power," its if the amp is CEA-2006 compliant, meaning it actually puts out what it says it puts out. Hifonics makes badass amps but sadly they arent compliant, so they put out a little bit less than what they say they do. idk about sony amps, but if it isnt compliant, that 900 watts will really only be like 600 MAX. that is why all those bigger brands are so expensive. all of kicker, jl, memphis, etc. are CEA-2006 compliant, meaning a kicker Warhorse DOES FOR SURE put out 10,000 watts RMS, AT LEAST. you get what you pay for 
I have more pics, but I'm just too lazy to post them at the moment. I'm moving and life is busy. speakers are in, amps are wired up fully, sub is in (crazy sub install... you'll all love it) and it sounds great.
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Jun 28, 2008, 09:18 PM
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if you had read what i said more in depth, then you would have noticed that i didnt know if sony was compliant or not.
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Jun 29, 2008, 06:49 PM
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honestly I just thought that it was funny that you think that cea-2006 has any bearing on real world performance.
I'm considering rewiring the amps to use some rear fill to raise the stage and improve imaging and staging. I've got a set of DLS Iridiums around here I can throw in to try.
I'm considering rewiring the amps to use some rear fill to raise the stage and improve imaging and staging. I've got a set of DLS Iridiums around here I can throw in to try.
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Jun 30, 2008, 09:46 AM
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BTW, my sub is a 15" adire brahma variant... (9" deep) and is taking up almost no trunk space in it's install... just as a teaser...
Jun 30, 2008, 09:15 PM
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Nice!!! I used to own xplod produts before and I have respect for Sony. I'm amazed how those subwoofers can take a beatting. One problem I had with the amps was that they overheated on hot days and they would shut off and on, kinda like stuttering. Don't know about the new one, but should be fine. Now I got Atomic products with a Stinger Power2 SP1700 battery(58.5lbs!!!) in the trunk. I want to get the SP800 since they are lighter(24.lbs). Next thing is a high output alternator. Good luck on the competition.
Bass 1st
SQ 2nd
Bass 1st
SQ 2nd
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Jul 2, 2008, 06:03 PM
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That's a nice look... my only beef with that particular install is that the whole triangle is raised... it'd look a lot better if the diamonds were separate, and the glasswork was stretched to make a more sweeping/clean look around them instead of the gay little flat triangles at the side.
Jul 19, 2008, 06:35 AM
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Here are some more pics... not a lot, but something to show hehe.
Door skin covered in sheet metal and two layers of eDead v1se
Prepped for the new mounting baffles and sprayed in truck bed liner
new baffles prepped and coated with truck bed liner to seal out moisture, note the T-nuts on the back for the 10-32 machine screws, also sealed in.
baffles installed
subwoofer wiring... wires are stripped, and then 1/16" of heat shrink applied at the end and crazy glued on to keep the strands together when the push terminals compress the wire, I wanted the wire to be loose so that the surface area is maximized, but the ends contained in case I have to uninstall/reinstall the sub, I don't want to damage anything.
Subwoofer installed, it is an infinite baffle configuration. The back of the woofer vents directly outside the car through the factory vent. I'm going to redo the install so that it's much prettier, but I wanted to check the configuration to make sure it would work.
Door skin covered in sheet metal and two layers of eDead v1se
Prepped for the new mounting baffles and sprayed in truck bed liner
new baffles prepped and coated with truck bed liner to seal out moisture, note the T-nuts on the back for the 10-32 machine screws, also sealed in.
baffles installed
subwoofer wiring... wires are stripped, and then 1/16" of heat shrink applied at the end and crazy glued on to keep the strands together when the push terminals compress the wire, I wanted the wire to be loose so that the surface area is maximized, but the ends contained in case I have to uninstall/reinstall the sub, I don't want to damage anything.
Subwoofer installed, it is an infinite baffle configuration. The back of the woofer vents directly outside the car through the factory vent. I'm going to redo the install so that it's much prettier, but I wanted to check the configuration to make sure it would work.
Jul 20, 2008, 08:52 AM
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again, you demonstrate that you really don't know what you're talking about. it's called an infite baffle installation, and yes, the output isn't as strong in the upper bass region, but it gains a tremendous amount of output in the lower bass region, and especially in the subbass region. it is not open air, as that would inply that the back wave and the front wave can meet, it is completely sealed off between the back and front wave, but because there is no pneumatic suspension, the woofer is allowed to reproduce the signal much more accurately because there is no box induced power compression.
there are hundreds of IB systems in cars in competition, most seal off the trunk from the cabin, I've gone a step farther and vented rght out of the car.
if you like "loud" bass that sounds like a fat guy with diahrrea farting into a tin can, then it's probly not the alignment for you.
there are hundreds of IB systems in cars in competition, most seal off the trunk from the cabin, I've gone a step farther and vented rght out of the car.
if you like "loud" bass that sounds like a fat guy with diahrrea farting into a tin can, then it's probly not the alignment for you.