Recent content by engineerdude

move the sub...you can put a sub anywhere.. its omnidirectional--meaning that the human ear can't tell where the sound is coming from at low frequencies.. you can feel the bass and you guess where its coming from.. put it against a wall or in a corner to prevent cancellation--also make sure...

yeah-- good posts on this one.. i just graduated a few weeks ago with a degree in EE-- i went in for car audio..but learned too much about other shit.. to be honest.. the only reason you're gonna want a PHD is if you wanna teach.. I've been looking for a job in the industry for about five months...

i don't think there is anything that pisses me off more than when someone gets a ticket for a little bass.. when every little civic and harley roll around... why don't they get any noise violation tickets!! on a side note--i was in a hick town once when a cop pulled me over and told me my...

just go out and get a multiguage stripper.. they're about $3

yeah--don't know orion.. but have used kickers and they name them that for a reason.. but i guess they aren't as good as orions b/c pimp my ride doesn't use them..

if you don't want to spend the extra $100--I'd go orion..

the orion is a good sub.. I have a Boston acoustics sub and I love it.. I would try the boston G512-4 or G512-44 depending on which voice coil setup you want.. it also depends on what type of enclosure you're gonna use..

yeah-- i wouldn't mess with taht guy-- i don't think he quite understands it.. if your amp can only handle 4 ohms.. then you have to wire each sub to one channel.. that would be 200 W at 4 ohms on each channel.. if you got a second amp you could wire each sub to one amp and each sub would have...

wire it up and listen to it.. keep the gains low.. if the subs start distorting--you know you've gone too far

Keep in mind that most amplifiers are capable of running at somewhat higher loads.. so the answer to your question is that impedance can affect SQ.. but probably only at extremes ( 4 ohm amp running at 1/2 ohm load),

Speaker impedances are the load that your amplifier is carrying. Think about if you were skipping down a hallway, now if you skipped down that hallway holding 40 lb. dumbbells; your skip would turn into a run/walk wierd thing. The skip is the musical signal... the more you load it, the more...

my first car was a beretta.. I went with a 4 x 6 plate made by Clarion.. it had a 4" and a tweeter on a plate that could mount in the factory location.. the tweeters were aimable and that made the soundstage really clear and deep.. I liked them and they were cheap- you're lucky you have speakers...

dude--get the 6.5s.. go and listen to some and see which ones sound good to you.. don't worry about the treble.. also.. look at the aura bass shakers--that might make it feel like you have a sub.. at least until you get out of their house... or just buy the **** sub and turn it down around...

rainbow? I've never heard of them.. comps or what? you said they're pretty sweet.. what are they like?

yeah.. that resistor would fry almost immediately.. most radioshack resistors are rated at 1/4 watt.. besides... not all amps are designed for 2 ohm loads.. the best way to reduce the load is to get another sub.. maybe with dvc.. seemed like a good idea at the time ( I once wondered the same...