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one way to tell how powerful the amp is by the fuse rating recommended by the amp manufacturer. That will give you a better impression of the amps power regardless of what is printed on the chassis. Whatever the rating is divide by 12v. I have noticed these days, most amps are measured with...

Wow! nice set up mate! most amplifiers have some sort of protection that will prevent it from damaging speakers / or getting fried. Even if there is a short circuit, and the amp goes into protection mode. Find out what built in protection it may have, as that would give you an impression on...

Agree, major fails can be caused by amplifier mounted to subwoofer boxes. Best to use some sort of grommet to ease the vibration to the amplifier.

Here's the pic of the crossover and missing pin in the woofer crossover

ok,. I have rectified the issue, it was'nt the inductor. There was a tab missing that set the frequency on the woofer and once I made contact with the two pins, the speaker started to work. So with a bit of solder, as the pins at tiny 2mm apart, the solder provided the contact and hopefully...

Mate, you can use many subwoofers, but take note of the FS and QTS above 4 would be suited. With any install, it is the installation that makes the sound system sound good in the worst environment like a vehicle or a boat. Applying sound deadening to internal cavities and maybe some wadding...

Not the one I got mate, its the older model and the DLS crossover states , three way crossover. The tweeter and the midrange works but the large inductor for the woofer has some corrosion on it. I may have to take it out of the mother board and clean it up and will try to get a reading with a...

Hey there, I recently bought a set of DLS Iridium 8.3's from a mate. I checked the speakers with multimeter and with actual music as well. All sounded good but when hooked up with the three way crossover, the speakers did not work. I have opened up the crossover only to find a bit of rust on...

Clarion HX range also had three way component. They were made in the same factory as Hertz and you could not tell the difference from one Brand to another. They may be a cheaper option for your but you may have to search around for them as they are discontinued now.

Hey mate, I had a pair but sold them not long ago, but I am in Australia. :) Although I understand you are trying to re-create the scene based on your yester-year ride, based on my reason I sold the speakers is that the speaker, although working, was very worn and frail due to exposure to...

Hey there guys and gals. I am in Sydney Australia so having a car here, would cost you around $3K per year for registration, third party insurance, pink slip (vehicle inspection slip carried out by authorized motor repairer) and on top of that, you may want to take out additional insurance which...

Very clean install mate! wish I had skills like that and equipment to do such a nice job. I have the creativity, but not specialist tools to do an install like that!

By the way, I always drive my subwoofers in a 2 ohm load, even though the amp can handle 1 ohm, it will run more efficiently and the lighter load will also prolong its usage over the years. Also maybe you need a pair of 15 inch subwoofers and that will certainly satisfy your bass cravings mate!

I have also noticed subwoofers manufactured today are way less efficient compared to 80's /90's product. Today power may be cheaper to obtain, thanks to CLASS D, great efficiency on your electrical system! Unfortunately most subwoofer manufactured today is less efficient in sensitivity since...

Mate, you are mixing SPL with SQ subwoofers and its a no go. Dayton subwoofers are focused more on SQ , clarity and are not too high powered to handle 750rms each. You are obviously, over driving them with the given amplifier. I suggest you look at other options in your subwoofer system...