Recent content by StuartV

I just added the 701, amps and speakers to my W200. Of course, it was a HUGE step up in sound, but that's the amps and speakers, too. The UI for controlling the 701 from the W200 is very easy to use. But, it seems to be just a little flaky. Sometimes, certain settings seem to get lost when I...

I think, at this point, I'm going to get my XM and BT issues worked out (thread in General Discussion) and then take it to Stereo Sales. I think they quoted me $40 before to have their Audio Engineer use a reference CD and RTA to tune the system. It'll probably be more with setting amp gains and...

Well, I turned up the gain on the woofers' amp, and it seems better, but it still seems like 90% of the music is coming through the tweeters. Is that normal and I just never noticed before 'cause I never had such a good speaker/xover/amp setup?

Okay, I think I've answered my own question. I looked up Terk on the Web, called their Tech Support and learned this: They just released a new XM tuner module about 2 weeks ago that is compatible with Alpine's BT module. Since mine is just over 2 months old, they're going to swap me out for a...

I've got all my new components installed now. That is: Alpine IVA-W200 head unit Alpine XM module (actually, Terk) Alpine KCA-100BT Bluetooth handsfree module Alpine PXA-H701 sound processor iPod Prior to this latest round of installs, I had just the HU, XM, and iPod and everything worked...

They have probably close to 16 hours of play time, so far. I got the truck back last Sunday and drove from here to S. Florida and back on Monday and Tuesday, playing them the whole way. The doors are deadened with Dynamat inside of outer skin and between the door panel and skin. Power is...

I have gotten my Rainbow Germaniums installed, along with JL Audio Stealthbox. I'm running an active config with an Alpine PXA-H701 doing xover duty. So far, it seems like the Germ woofers aren't really doing much and I'm concerned that I don't have my xover setup very well for them, so I'm...

Nope, I bought the Rainbows from 6spdcoupe here on this forum.

Okay, that's fine. The number is really not the primary question. It is just one piece of information to consider in trying to answer the real question, which is: If I bring the above parts to an installer and he quotes me 6 - 8 hours labor to install them, is it reasonable to expect that that...

It's too late for that now. At this point, the issue is that they gave me an original estimate of 6 hours labor to do everything and now they're at the end of their 3rd day and they haven't called to tell me it's ready, so I'm guessing they're going to work on it some more tomorrow. So, when...

I posted this in my other thread, but I really should have started a new thread just for it. http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1986454&postcount=19 I'd really like some professional opinions on what an install like I requested should cost me. The info on the install is in that...

Heh. I agree! But, I will trade the opportunity to roshambo the installer for simply not having to pay any extra (beyond the original quote) to have the wiring done right.

KaeZoo, I gotcha. Thanks for 'splainin'. Now I see where our difference comes from. You're basing your calculation on the RMS power. I am concerned with the peak current through the speaker wires. If I estimate the peak power at 300W per channel (they're 100W RMS per channel), then, using your...

Hey man, thanks for that. I took it to Auto Audiophiles on N. Monroe here in Tally and I felt like I just didn't have the time to do it myself, plus they had a guy there that supposedly worked on top-level SQ cars, so I figured they would do a better job than me, even if I did do it myself. Now...

So, speaking of all that, what effort should this install take? Here's what I brought them: '06 F350 SuperCab Alpine IVA-W200 HU already installed and working XM module already installed and working PAC steering wheel remote interface module already installed and working PAC video bypass...