Recent content by installerblizz

Thank you KHA! Now I can call this install done and work on a more important project this weekend. :D

Title says it all - just wondering if I'm overthinking things. 100W x 4 Eclipse amp is under the passenger seat, and powers four 2.7 Ohm Polk speakers at 100Hz and up. I have 18 gauge wire running from it to behind the dash where it taps into stock speaker wires that appear to be 16 gauge. The...

Ah. That answers my question. I should have been more specific about what I was trying to determine - if my Eclipse amp for my highs that is high passed at 80 hz and has a 50 amp fuse and my Fosgate amp for my sub that is low passed at 80 hz and has a 70 amp fuse would trip my 100 amp circuit...

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Thanks T3mpest! I did read about how amps don't draw anywhere near their max current figure while playing music, thanks to their on-board capacitor bank. But what about music with long drawn out bass lines like Bass Mekanik? I fully expect my sub amp to be drawing max current, but what about the...

I know that amplifiers draw less current when running in high-pass mode, but how much less? For example, if I have an amplifier with a 50 amp max draw, what will it draw if I run it in high pass at 80 hz? Thanks in advance guys.

Crap. That's what I was afraid of - both of those are designed to make more power than I need at a lower impedance, making them more expensive. I may just wait for an old Rockford Fosgate 225.2 to show up on eBay. I've found them for as little as $100 and they make 690 watts into 4 ohms. Thanks...

Hey guys. I am looking for a class D amp that will put out 800 watts at 4 ohms. I know that's a weird impedance, but I really like my Dayton Audio Reference 15" (RSS390HO). It is on the sub channel of my Eclipse XA5000 right now, but I am considering feeding it more power. Any suggestions are...

What exactly about my solution do you find improper? I wanted a mast antenna and didn't want to drill holes in my car. I don't know of any other Earth technology besides a magnet that would have allowed me to do this.

I drive a 2007 Accord that has the radio antenna embedded in the rear glass. My deck is a Pioneer 880PRS. I had horrible reception even with power going to the stock antenna booster. I read about the universal window mounted antennas but people were saying that nothing beats a good old mast...

I had ordered the Alpine CDE-HD148BT, but then I read where someone who was used to the sound of the Pioneer 880PRS tried out that deck and was disappointed with the sound quality. Having owned the 880PRS myself a few years back, I found this very disconcerting. So I cancelled my order and...

I think I am going to go with the Alpine. I want something brand new. I can't seem to find any complaints about Alpine online. Can't say the same for Kenwood. Thanks guys.

The 7100 has USB. Cool. I wanted that too. How much are you trying to get for it?

Crap. I was afraid of that. Do the newer Eclipse CD players like the 5030 sound as clear as the older ones like mine? EDIT - I am willing to sacrifice a bit of SQ for a good FM tuner. I've never heard an Eclipse that had a good FM tuner.