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    Help with Front Stage - Hybrid Mid/Tweeter? MD130 or ES-02 or..?

    Funny that you mention CDT - That is what I had in my previous truck. CL-62 w/ Ex-450 x/o & TW-25S + UP-2100i w/those same WS-100i's - To be honest, it sounded good to me, I enjoyed it for the most part. Midrange was nice, but Mid-Bass was average at best. Also there was a degree of ear...
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    Help with Front Stage - Hybrid Mid/Tweeter? MD130 or ES-02 or..?

    Hey guys, I need help with my front stage. Truck is 06 Dodge Ram Mega Cab and I added pics to give you an idea of what it looks like. Stock it has 6x9's in the doors and 3.5" in the dash, powered off the HU Pioneer AVH-X4600BT is actually sounds decent for "stock" LOL. The fact that the...
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    IDQV3 12's sealed. Output?

    What enclosure size/type are you running? And what amp? Thank you..
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    IDQV3 12's sealed. Output?

    Well... The SQ cars I've heard in competition had the bass turned waaaay down, I felt is was as much about transparency and blend, so to me at least, the sub wasn't a "featured" part of the equation so to speak. It was about trying to get the bass that was coming from subs ocated behind the...
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    IDQV3 12's sealed. Output?

    The newer Dayton Mk IV's seem to be about the same thing.... Hmmm
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    IDQV3 12's sealed. Output?

    Hey guys same ole questions. Just looking for some advice from people who have used these subs or can model them for me. I'm coming from my F150 that had the stock alt, 0 gauge throughout and the big 3. Amp was an Alpine M2000 running 2 12w6v2's sealed in 1.0ft^3 @ 4ohms (so 1500w) and I loved...
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    Active Crossover? What do YOU run?

    Again.. not the level of control I was referring to.
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    Active Crossover? What do YOU run?

    Thanks guys, and yeah I too have the capability in my Alpine HU to run those x-overs, but I wanted a "bit more" flexibility...
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    Active Crossover? What do YOU run?

    That's a nice set-up, and would alleviate me having to buy an additional line driver. hmmm
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    Active Crossover? What do YOU run?

    Hey guys, building my F150 in the SQ format but not really looking to compete (unless numerous people tell me it rocks...lol ) but I am looking go active and want a little input as to what kind of crossovers you run. The gear is CDT 6.5s ID Horns Arc Audio Amps ID Subs I've been steered in...
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    Sold CDT HD62s w/ UP219 Upstage Module

    As the title states: CDT HD62 w/ UP219 upstage module and tweeters. Getting laid off next week... SUCKS! $200 - less than a month old Soundstream PCA4.520 Soundstream PCA P1000D I don't even know how much these amps are, I'd like $200 for the pair, let me know. I'm in Vegas and San Diego
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    Help with Decent 10" budget subs for .75 sealed

    Small airspace?? IDQv.3 >>> w6v2 For the +/- $100 subs with a depth of 5.5" IM ID10's are gonna sound better in small enclosures than anything on your list...
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    A/B vs Class D for Subwoofer SQ

    Just talked with the guys over at Image Dynamics and they were really pushing the A/B amps for Subwoofer SQ over the Class D stuff. Points were better transient response, damping factor, and efficiency as he stated Class D's really lose their efficiency advantage when wired down to 2 and 1 ohm...
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    Soundstream Tarantula Series

    Who's the guy on here that's running like 10 Picasso PCA-2000D's and he's getting like 1500-1600wRMS each and is hitting 160's? Well the Tarantula's have a better 3:1 power supply and use better parts, and from what I've seen hit their numbers, the Picasso's are a tad underrated but nice...
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    SQ Amp for < $300???

    Whats up everyone... here's the deal. I'm looking for your input for the best SQ amp for under $300 (shipped) that puts out AT LEAST 150wRMS @ 4ohm per channel. This will be going to power a set of CDT HD62s with the Upstage Module. Sound quality is of the utmost importance... So let's here it...
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