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    Dodge Viper speaker solutions

    My trainer drives a 95' dodge viper (not positive on the year) and he has a blown 6.5" speaker in the middle of his two seats. The speaker does not say what kind of ohms its running at, but I am assuming 4. The deck is decent, but what kind of speaker should I replace it with? its only one, so...
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    Making a box

    Alright so I looked at kicker.com and the other website, but I still didnt get anything on tuning the box. I am thinking I want to make a ported box, because I love loud bass. And why is it that the a cap is not neccessary? my lights already dim with my crappy profile amp, which is running...
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    Making a box

    Hey guys I have a 15" kicker L7, dual 2ohm vc's with my soon to come Hifonics BX1000d, which I am gonna run at 1ohm which is supposedly 1000rms. I want to build a pretty good sized box to fill up the back of my 4Runner. I have a friend who is a carpenter doing it for free, and I have seen that...
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    how much is your vehicles car audio worth

    Alright here we go...this is depressing Alpine 9825 HU- $300 at circuit city installed...bought by my mom haha Stinger 4guage kit $40 Hifonics BX1000d- $250 shipped Kicker 15" L7- $250 shipped 3 cubic foot box- $20 built by friend Capacitor- $70 shipped ....still using stock speakers...
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    Amp trouble...need help!

    well it was to no prevail, I hooked everything up again, checked ground, power, remote, everything. I can turn it to low volumes, but once I get past the point where the bass actually registers it goes into protect, and shuts off. I dont know what the hell it is, but im getting new rear speakers...
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    Amp trouble...need help!

    hey thanks for the help, I have checked the ground, and it has been raining alot here, it looks like some water got on the screw...I am gonna reground it a few inches away, and see if it changes. Also I am gonna get my splices fixed, it looks hella ghetto too. haha. I will do what u said...and...
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    Amp trouble...need help!

    Ok I dont have the best system, but it bumps pretty well. I have a Power Acoustik pa21200 powering 2 Audiobahn AW100t's and since this morning the amp's "protect" red light has been on. When i turn on my car, the amp goes right to it, and my subs dont play any music. I have a couple scraps im...
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    2 amplifiers

    I finally hooked up my amplifier and two subs in the back of my jeep, and like I have heard, I want more. I want to buy another amp Identical to mine-Power Acoustik pa21200, which bridged puts 600 watts RMS out, and I want it going to a 15" sub along with my two 10's. I am wondering how I can...
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    CD Player not turning on

    I recently bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee and I looked under the seat and saw that the guy before me had an amp kit already in there. The power, ground, rca cables and everythin were there, and so I figured it would work with my amp. I hooked it all up, and tried to turn on the CD player, but it...
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    Good or bad?: Sony CDX m-800 HU

    thanks for the replies, I know there are many sony haters on this board, but im getting a good deal, and I think its a good choice.
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    Good or bad?: Sony CDX m-800 HU

    Just wondering if anyone here has had good/bad experiences with this head unit, I am thinking about buying it, but I wanna know some peoples experiences with it in the past. It looks really nice with its graphics and controls, and the wattage is pretty burly. Seems like a great Head unit. Input...
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    powering subs

    what kind of box hurts a sub more? larger box or a smaller box?
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    Overpowering

    soon to be running a power acoustiks pa2-1200 or at least trying my best to win the auction on ebay. I am set on this, it is selling for a great price, and it is not anything so expensive that if I decide car audio is not my best of hobbies I wont be broke. This will be my first system, and I am...
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    powering subs

    thanks alot. I got the subs in the mail today and they are very sexy, im glad I made that decision, and it turns out the company is about 50 miles away from my house! I had no idea that it would ship that fast haha.
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    powering subs

    I have two xtant subs rated at 200rms and I was wondering if it would do them harm if I put a rated 250rms to each of them?
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