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    Weird knocking sound - I'm a totally clueless

    Well it could be your box or not. try another box or a friends box. Just because hes not hearing the noise free air doesnt mean its not the sub. If the magnet or spider is loose you might not hear it free air bc it might need that pressure it gets from being mounted in the box and or being...
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    Weird knocking sound - I'm a totally clueless

    Do you know if the sub has taken a beaten or been dropped recently. from youtube it sounds like your magnet is loose and hitting the structure. Also try pushing in the cone one the edges near the surround all around to see if its scrubbing just in a particular area and if you do your magnet may...
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    Confused on Component crossover!

    so it seems like theres really no point to bi-amp, even if it was being processed preamp
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    Confused on Component crossover!

    well i just bought my first pair of matched components some rockford t1652s and im not understanding how the impedance works. the tweeters say 4 ohm and the woofers say 4 ohm. rockford says that this matched pair together is a 4 ohm load. It seems to me that this would equal a 2 ohm load...
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    alpine 9887 or sony gt640ui

    Well I'm actually looking to crossover the woofer between 700 and a thousand htz being part of a 3 way frontstage. So midbass isn't really a concern. I current have kicker ks690's in stock location for 70 to 2250 hertz and candence 1.2 silk domes low on the sail panel for 2250 and up
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    alpine 9887 or sony gt640ui

    Well do you buy the 9887 for better sound than other models or is it the features on the 9887 that make it a better sounding headunit? I'm just trying to get. Midrange system with near high end sound I bought custom kick panel enclosures to fit 6 1/2 compnents and I was listening between...
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    alpine 9887 or sony gt640ui

    i currently have the sony gt 64ui. I was just wondering if i would better cleaner sound from the 9887 or one of alpines digital media receivers. the preamps on the sony are going through a rf 3sixty.2 to a rf t400-4. would there be any improvement there. also would the higher preamp voltage...
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    Wanting to upgrade headunitn, if needed

    I'm runnin a sony gt640ui right now and I was looking at an alpine 9887 or a alpine digital media reciever. Would the sound quailty be enhanced even though I'm runnin everything through a rf 360.2 and a rf t400-4? I know a home theater installer and he said your system is only as good as the...
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    Brand New

    Hi I'm Nick. Now a member but iv been using this site for information for the last six months or so trying to decide if the items I buy are actually worth buying. I drive a 96 dodge ram 1500 ext can everyday and I pretty much love it. And I guess I love experimenting with speakers in it to...
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