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New build after 13 years. Now What?
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I disagree with your philosophy about sacrificing wattage for frequency response. 90-100hz is like woofer to subwoofer range. We are talking about...
May 16, 2026
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Let me ask you this: I am currently running the Type R 5 1/4"s at 65W RMS MAYBE because I am only using one side of the 4 channel amp. I have...
May 13, 2026
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I bypassed the Sony. The way that a AI assistant described it was that I was mixing hardware from different generations of audio equipment. The...
May 13, 2026
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New Rio System
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Well yes that is correct. And, it is true to the extent that I had a family member's Lexus RX350 take $1000 to upgrade the electronics to accept...
May 11, 2026
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New Rio System
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Look, I'm just asking. Why not try to upgrade the Source or head unit for this? Is there a lack of options? i would never dream of using a factory...
May 11, 2026
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They should hire you over the bot, Hal. I will play around with the set up some and report back. I agree I have power left on the table and it...
May 11, 2026
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AND BESIDES! I like having lots of funny boxes with wires poking out to show my friends!!!!!
May 6, 2026
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What do you mean? You are probably referring to technology I'm not familiar with. I'm pretty basic at this stuff. I will, of course, experiment...
May 6, 2026
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As easy as swapping the RCA inputs I reckon! I think it’s in the speaker or possibly the crossover as I kid you not I remember my old ones making...
May 1, 2026
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It's a kicker CXA360.4 I think So, I did try bridged output from that amp but I, again, was running into distortion up front. I brought it down...
May 1, 2026
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That's all you've got for me!!!!???? Come on you gave other folks on here much better!
May 1, 2026
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Hal, I have some static or crackling in one of my tweeters. It is unlikely that the speaker is blown because I am only running 1/3 of it's rated...
Apr 30, 2026
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You know the waveforms are clean all the way through to the amps with gains settling at about one half on both amps. I turned down the bass boost...
Apr 30, 2026
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So, I’m using two channels on the Sony, sub and mid which is combined mids and highs. Passive Type-R crossover up front separates the mids and...
Apr 30, 2026
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Yeah I like his responses. I wonder why he’s ignoring me!!! The install is totally gross. Maybe you guys will get me to clean it up. I am going...
Apr 29, 2026
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Hal, is the remote bass control like a gain setting or is it a separate control?
Apr 29, 2026
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Oh, I have Boom Mat baffles around the midrange/woofers. I don't know if anyone else does this but I like to protect the speakers from rain and dust.
Apr 29, 2026
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New to the forum and this is my first full build in 26 years
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Sick set up. I just did a basic build after awhile too. Check out my other post if you like.
Apr 29, 2026
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OK folks. Thanks for having me and I am enjoying learning here and checking out other folks' builds. Hal, tell me about my set up and why it...
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