Recent content by loud_drums

Ok, it's a done deal. I went to Radio Shack and bought four 1ohm resistors (10W) per speaker. In series, that's 4ohms in line resistance, giving me 3dB less sound, which was exactly what I needed--and half the price of the L-pads.

L-pads don't appear to be anything like bass blockers. The most generic term for them would be volume control. Check out the link on the first page that describes L-pads in more detail. Maylar, thanks for the incredibly informative post. I didn't realize, but some of the information you gave...

After staring at that page for awhile, it seems fine for fixed output setups, but near the beginning it says "The position of the sliding terminal is determined by the position of the volume knob on the l-pad." Nowhere in the article does it talk about the construction of a "volume knob". Help?

Thanks! Yeah, that's a great help!

I have no clue what an L-pad is--explain please??

Mark, that won't work, because my front and rear speakers are both running off of my front channel output of my amp, (I'm running a different pair of speakers off of my rear channel output)--unless you're being sarcastic

Thanks for the reply, wonderbread. I am a newbie, but not that new--what you told me is obvious to me. I'm thinking about finding a couple 1 ohm resistors, and putting them in series with the rear speakers to attenuate their sound (of course, I would have to find some that are rated at the...

Not sure exactly how these questions apply--but I have a 5 channel amp. I do have three pre-outs on my deck, as well as 3 inputs on my amp. Right now, the front channel is for my four speakers mentioned above. The rear channel is for two more speakers that are being used for mid/bass range...

Yes, I want my rear speakers a little quieter.

I want to know if this is possible and how it would work. I am running identical front and rear speakers in parallel off of my amp. So right now, my front/rear fade is "locked". Is there any way to even get the rear speakers to fade--even 1 or 2 dB?

I would order from Zeb or Ike's, but like I said I have my heart set on that PPI, and those two online stores don't carry PPI. I plan on buying in about a month or so, I have no cash right now. But thanks for the advice, if anyone has more feedback, please post.

That topic WAS part of my research. There was only one on my list that I found on yours (there actually was more, but I didn't put them on here, because they were ones with negative reviews). That one was carstereotime. It looks decent, but I was still looking for more solid information--I...

Okay, I've done my research, but I still need some help. I have my heart set on the PPI PCX-5800 5 channel amp, and want to buy it online. I've compiled a list of stores with decent prices for the amp, please let me know which are good or bad to buy from... purecaraudio (best price, at $480)...

Razorblade--I am a big prog/metal fan too, Dream Theater being my fav--I have an Alpine HU, JL Audio speakers all around, a PPI 5 channel amp, I couldn't be more happy. Great SQ.

That setting would be the same as swapping your + and - wires going to the speakers. Normally, when your sub would be pushing out from the box, it makes it so it is in to the box.