Recent content by SilverJLEclipse

the navy did do 230dBs underwater but it is only 160-180dB in air equivalent. people are blaming the navy for the deaths of some marine mammals for this.

um, gains are not output control, you are attempting to match the output voltage to the input voltage of the amp required to achieve an output on the amp with an unclipped signal. Turning the gain all the up just because your amp has 100w output is not going to make them have usable higher...

setting gains should be done with 0 dB test tones (at specific frequency your amp is for i.e. 50hz for sub amp), an ocilliscope, volume on stereo to 80-85%, and no sound processing on to determine the max unclipped signal. Once this is determined you should only turn the gains DOWN to balance...

i just want to thank everyone that has bombed on this lamer, Below 30. I had some time to kill between finals and reading this was just the comedy I needed. I think he should make his next enclosure out of a whiffle ball! By the way, Canada is the perfect waste of natural resources that...

go to good guys up by you, i know they have infinity, excelon and eclipse on their floor plans right now

these materials are used because of their accoustic characteristics (think about drum skins) as well as weight and strength properties. plastic was used because it made speakers durable which is needed because of the harsh automotive environment. speakers today are coated with treatments that...

components generally sound better because their crossover networks are better and the frequencies go only to their respective speaker. you are right in chosing components for the front and coax for the rear fill because ideally the rear is just that, fill. adding an amp to components is vital...

your antenna is grounding the deck, recheck the main ground it may not be sufficiently secured to allow the deck to power and the antenna adds just enough to get is working. this is also not a speaker question

infinity kappa 4" are some of the fullest sounding i have heard, eclipse point source are next

you should be fine with those amps but i would use an active crossover with those horns. they sound sweet when set up right, i heard them with usd mids and id 15s in a aperiodic enclosure using tube drivers amps (800 watts total) and usd xover and dual 31 band eqs. this set-up sounded amazing...

not sure why anyone would argue the merits of a product on how many tickets it gets you. that's just like saying my car kicks *** because i got 15 speeding tickets. this has got to be the most retarded frame of reference i have heard on this forum (short time i know, but still).

mr. bill, autosound 2000 has set-up disks, i don't know the number (101 or 102) but is called "my disk". search kazaa for that or 0dB reference tracks. if you sign up for IASCA i think you get a set-up & judging disk w/ the membership fee. turning down the gains will not make the subs...

1. subsonic filters are not necessary on sealed boxes, they are to prevent woofer suspension damage in ported and bandpass enclosures. 2. setting gains with any bass features enabled is WRONG, in setting gains you are trying to match the voltage of the decks output to the input stage voltage so...

who installed your stereo? it is their responsibility that it sound and functions as well as possible. The bass knob only provides boost at a frequency and should not interfere with the deck processing at all. If you need help or clarification with what the settings should be I would...

just a little help before you change everything around, it sounds like you have your gains set wrong and you are clipping the signal not bottoming them out. Alpine decks go up to 35 on volume i believe, you should set the gains by the method on jl's site and this may fix some of your problems...