Recent content by t.northwest

So im trying to wire my system and have wire but am concerned it might not be best for what im now trying to do, or that I should have ran a thicker gauge power cable. I have 4 gauge running to a distro block which splits up to a 500w mono, and a 200w 4 way. I was going to just do 8 gauge to...

That is exactly what I meant miker. thanks everyone.

So im trying to set my wires up as clean as I can. I have two amps, and was thinking it would be cool to run the powers and grounds from both amps through one single distribution block. But my rudimentary understanding of electricity tells me that bridging the grounds might be a bad idea...

I have a 2000 camry which was having headlight dimming problems when pushing 600 total watts. I just upgraded sub and amp and am now pushing 700 total watts RMS. To fix my dimming problem, I bought a new 90 amp alternator (old one was 80 amps, and old), and upgraded my battery from 540 cold...

So I've been told that the dimensions of the sub box varry from model. I got 2 eclipse SW8010 10". the manual says that for ported enclosures, the dimensions should be: Recomended Internal Enclosure Volume-- 2.0 FT/sq -- or-- 3.0 FT/sq Internal height------------------------- 18.5"...

Real quick, I just got 2 eclypse SW8010 (700 RMS each at 4 ohms) and I'm now I'm looking at amps. My question is this: How many watts shoud I send them to get the most out of them, but not so much that they aren't really doing anythin anymore? the manual says this: 500-1200 Watts This is...

So here is my situation: Upgrading subs and amp. Im ,looking for sound quality, as I have a very eclectic taste in music, but I also love hip hop and want to be able to hit those deep notes loud and clearly. So far, this is what I’m considering: 2 JL 12W3V3-4 12” inch Or Infinity 120,9Wp...