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    Built an enclosure to manufacturer's specs, sounds worse than old box

    Okay thanks, I wasn't sure if you were supposed to account for the subwoofer itself taking space, or the thickness of the wood. That makes sense now. The speakers are barely moving compared to before. Well, here's an example of a box someone made for the same style car...
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    Built an enclosure to manufacturer's specs, sounds worse than old box

    I have 2 Alpine SWE-10S4 10" subs, powered by a 500W RMS Alpine amp. I had them on a wood plate that formed a large box with part of my trunk. It would move around so it wasn't properly sealed, and it is way larger than the suggested volume for these subs. So I decided to make a sealed...
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    How to troubleshoot ignition noise?

    ****. That's funny because I got rid of my Pioneer that was working fine.. and got this Alpine with the noise. The Pioneer actually wasn't working fine though, it was only outputting low frequencies out of the preout. It had no low pass filter on it, so I think I had just blown the outputs or...
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    How to troubleshoot ignition noise?

    I have checked everything, cleaned all the grounds twice, put brand new star washers everywhere, and I still have noise from my head unit, but no noise when I play an ipod directly hooked up to my amp, with the same RCA cables that run to the head unit. Also tried grounding the RCA cables, even...
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    No noise from head unit or amp outputs until I connect them together

    I just installed an amp for my mids and tweets. I'm hearing a quiet constant ringing sound that doesn't get louder when the volume is turned up. I also hear every single electronic I use, like all my lights and power window buttons. When the engine is running, I also hear the alternator whining...
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