Arc SE's....my newest toys (pics)

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

nice leather couchcan i borrow it for like 20yrs...lol

j/k the guts look sexy

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Remember last time you heard my car?

Well as of right now my fronstage only (not running the 1 2300 on subs), is as loud as you heard it whole system running

I've still yet to put my enclosure back in the car, just driving around with my midbasses bandpasses 30hz/24db to 220hz /24db and those 8's are doing very well with SQ music that I dont really need a sub. Surprisingly the lower xover point is not affecting the tight snap up top of the mids either, they are still there. But I guess 350rms per have something to do with that:naughty:

My voltage hasnt dropped much either at full tilt with the big 4ch and the 2300 on midbass- staying around 13.8-13.9v at idle. We'll see how the other 2300SE at 2ohm mono to the subs has to say about that lol

Headroom FTW!

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Black logos are SExy too !

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Black logos are SExy too !

I might need to get a few squirts of that SEM paint! That looks killer.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

yeah didn't arc said u can remove that thing and paint it what u want to match ur application? man now I really wished I saved up the extra money and picked up the SE2300.

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

yeah didn't arc said u can remove that thing and paint it what u want to match ur application? man now I really wished I saved up the extra money and picked up the SE2300.

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Arc actually encourages you to take apart and customize the amp in the owner's manual. The way it disassembles is dummy proof and doesnt affect the structural integrity of the amplifier/board to do so.

The logo is part of the removable top plate. The black casing comes off easily via 4 screws on each side. These amps are very customizable friendly and i'm sure you'll see'm in every color in the rainbow in show vehicles.

 

[phyphoestilic 5,000+ posts]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifArc actually encourages you to take apart and customize the amp in the owner's manual. The way it disassembles is dummy proof and doesnt affect the structural integrity of the amplifier/board to do so.

The logo is part of the removable top plate. The black casing comes off easily via 4 screws on each side. These amps are very customizable friendly and i'm sure you'll see'm in every color in the rainbow in show vehicles.

**** it, I hate u, making me want one more. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[LIGHTBEING 10+ year member]

Oh ****, those are beautiful!!!!

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

ITS ALIVE! (disregard the spaguetti)

 

[6spdcoupe 5,000+ posts]

Now just time for a new camera !

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[JAZN 5,000+ posts]

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[dalucifer 10+ year member]

o my..i think i just found my new favorite amps..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsup.gif.3287b36ca96645a13a43aff531f37f02.gif

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

those look sweet!

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

How do these stack up against the XXK's?

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

How do these stack up against the XXK's?

Similar sound actually, just this seems substantially louder than my xxk4150/2500/2500 setup. While onboard xovers dont interest many, these are indeed the best i've used on an amp. I'm getting very nice sound using them for filters. Amp itself doesnt come across as colored, just amplifies. Nice resolution on highs, sharp tight kick to midbass with a sense of space around the drums and precussion. The extra power on these babies really come in handy with most of my SQ evaluation disks with high crest factors.

I dont want to say they are as sensitive input wise as the XXKs because they have a higher range of sensitivity, but my gains are just about bare minimum and all i have is my hu's supposed 4v inputs going direct to the amps. Any higher on the gain it drives the speakers pretty **** hard when i pile on some volume that i find it hard to level match by ear when I tune my fronstage. The sub amp at the moment is daisy chained off the midbass amp- that one needs some help signal wise so i'm using the remote level up front. Every few days I change my xover points/gains on my midrange, when I finally decide on an optimal setting I'll install my PG Eq215ix and spend some time with Don's AC 3055.

Nothing fancy about the install other than it allows a stealth look. With seats up you dont see anything, from the trunk you dont see them or any wiring- just the subs. With the seats down I have access to all 3 amps top plates and main connections- no moving/removing the amps to do any basic adjustments. While its not showcasing the amps in the trunk, i can lower the seat and show whom i want and lock it up when i'm done. Its really a more purpose oriented setup for a daily driver-and that suits me. Once i move the box/racks to its final position sometime this week I'll fab a trim panel/bezel for the front of the box. I'll post those in a week or so.

 

[BassAddictJ 5,000+ posts]

so sexy