Recent content by abfan1127

That question depends on the output of your amplifier... usually, the higher the impedance, the lower the output sound... the output of your amp has a nonlinear output curve with respect to thw load (the speaker)... So, be careful what you use as a load (the speaker impedance)... Also, if you...

You can do it one of two ways... read and boring stuff like that, or you can reverse engineer it... I reverse engineer... Take a multimeter (it helps to have a digital multimeter [dmm] but not required, like $5 from radioshack). It will require a voltmeter and an ohmmeter... First, find the...

if it is wrapped around the RCA wires, or looks to be connected to the shielding (not the rubber insulation, but the ground shielding) then it should be grounded for HI-FI applications... it is grounding the shield to reduce noise introduced on the lines... it will work without, but will sound...

those who said that capacitors are worthless will never make it far... capacitors are better for this reason: they can deliver more current in bursts than any battery. If your battery keeps going dead, then you need a bigger alternator... if your lights dim when the bass hits, but your car...

don't get me wrong, fosgate makes great high end amplifiers... and decent high end subs... but most folks can not afford to get to something worth buying in fosgate... i would not buy rf if icould avoid it... there are lots of car audio magazines that rate subs all the time... It depends how...

stay away from sony car audio, just a big let down... don't believe me? ask the sony reps... their amplifiers are only stable at lower impedances in low temperature environments ( Green Bay during football season) how much power are you looking for??? here is another tip - never pay retail for...

I need to upgrade my alternator... I need a minumum of 180amps out of my alternator... that is way too much to have it rewound... I drive a 94 civic... the final system will have approx... 2 batteries 3 farads of capacitors 1 - 500W Clarion ProAudio for mids and highs 1 - 1800W Class D...

here is the deal... as long as the time average power consumption of the amplifier does not exceed the extra power ( ~40% of output ) of the alternator... nothing else matters, you are golden. The reason head lights dim when powerful bass hits is this: when the bass hits, LOTS of current is...