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    Authentic vs. Fake Diamond Amps?

    I'm curious if there's a way to tell if a Diamond Amp is real or not? Or maybe refurbished? What should new Diamond Amps come with in the box? Cables? Birthsheet? Where is the serial number usually? What should the guts look like? Basically, I'm trying to figure out where these eBay...
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    Where to buy Diamond amps?

    Bump. I don't have any dealers nearby. Are there any forum members who are dealers, or authorized brick and mortar shops who are online?
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    Where to buy Diamond amps?

    I'm looking for a place to buy some Diamond amps (D3400.2, D3600.1) in the future. Are there any online dealers, or forum members who are dealers?
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    Do You Have a Fire extinguisher in your ride? (Poll)

    Yes, halon. There are two major types of extinguishers... halon and dry chemical (powder); only halon is suitable for cars and electronics. Halon is more expensive than the average dry chemical powder extinguisher. Dry chemical extinguishers are very messy to clean up, and will damage your...
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    Shaved Antenna: Window Antenna Tape?

    I shaved my radio antenna, and I would like to know where I might be able to buy some copper tape (I think it's copper? maybe brass...) that is inlaid in OEM windshields/rear windows for a radio antenna? I've ridden in a newer Honda Civic with the integrated antenna in the rear window, and...
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    Alpine wiring, overheating, and distortion.

    Yeah well that's what I was thinking. He has used it less than 30 minutes since I installed it, and I have told him to not use it until we can rewire it.
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    Alpine wiring, overheating, and distortion.

    Parallel? Yep, I think so... 1 2 3 4 spk. spk. | + | + \ + | + \ + | + \ + / + \ /+ \ / + \/ + | + | + amp Like that... and that's bad then. How bad? I'm going to rewire the speakers so each has it's own channel. Also...
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    Alpine wiring, overheating, and distortion.

    Well today I just installed an alpine unit (used, from a friend) into a friend's car and the right and left speakers were wired together with just two wires. It was an older '85 Mercedies, and the front two had positive and negaitive wiring sharing between them, instead of seperate left and...
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    Amp & Subs - RMS

    Thanks a lot for your help guys.
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    Amp & Subs - RMS

    Ok thanks! I've already got a Lightning Audio S.250 amp (75Wx2) that can drive the components. If I wire the subs in 2 Ohms and run them with the JBL, wouldn't the amp get hot? The reason I was going to go with a 2 channel is that it would run cooler. I was also looking at the Lanzar...
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    Amp & Subs - RMS

    Hey there, I have (2) 175W subs, so that JBL won't drive them at 150Wx1. So back to my question, would you give the subs 150W or 200W per sub? Because the 2 channel amps I've seen are either 150W or 200W per channel.
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    Amp & Subs - RMS

    Hey guys, I'm a nubie here, and I'm putting in a new system in a '70 K5 Blazer. It consists of a Blaupunkt Casablanca HU, 2 Blaupunkt 6x9's, a component setup up front, (probably Kenwood 5 1/4" w/tweeters) and 2 Polk GNX10's. To let you guys know, I chose this because I am a casual listener...
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