Car Audio Myths

[Wingsfreak9 10+ year member]

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i lol'd. twas a 28 year old grown man telling me this ish...i didnt question it i just let it go.

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

My fav is when people say "my sub puts out 1000 watts"

Oh and people at best buy tell you that you will hit 250db with such and such sub

 

[GavinVoy 10+ year member]

lol'ing to twisted' rip on dr. subwoofer

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

you guys think that girls actually come on ca.com...

 

[robert_wrath 10+ year member]

price = qualitymanufacturing location = quality

power ratings on speakers = quality

cone size dictates freq response in subwoofers

square cones gain you cone area with no downside

your cousin blew his back window out

your subs can produce a sound that will make women orgasm

caps

1/2 gain means 1/2 output

multi-thousand watt 'SQ' systems

SPL competition systems lend much real-world information to daily systems

SQ competition systems lend much real-world information to daily systems

higher power ratings on subs means more output potential

all 12-spoke framed subs are virtually identical

all triple slug motors are virtually identical

That's it, Im bored of thinking of all the myths. Im sure I could up with hundreds more.

Herd this at least a million times both in a retail store and on the streets. Ah marketing.

 

[robert_wrath 10+ year member]

10's in the door.......

Lol, you'll need some pretty big doors there. What about hem windows?

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

2 JBL 15's and a Pyle 1000w Amp= 247 db

Remote knob is what makes the bass sound good

If you add the RMS(Peak) rating on your subs and amp, that's how many watts your system is.

 

[robert_wrath 10+ year member]

The heavier the woofer the louder it will play.The heavier the amp the more power it can produce.

You can make a "quality" product with crap parts and sell it on here for a great price.

Thiele-Small specs are worthless (but all manu's put them in the box and use them as ref)

You can use a battery to "make power"

You can get more power out of a amp than you put into it.

If you upgrade the fuse in your amp you get more power(PDX1000.1 excluded)

A cap will help your electrical system

You can blow a speaker from too little power.

You can damage a speaker from to much distortion.

The gain knob=Volume

DVC subs are louder.

If you load you doors with P.A. speakers you are cool

Quality install for a good price is overated.

The guy down the street will do it the same way for half the price and he says it will sound better.

Thats it for now.

You were on a roll there, keep it goin!

 

[robert_wrath 10+ year member]

you dnt need to charge your cap. jus connect the power n ur good.

You'd be surprised how many retail installers do this.

 

[outsideshot23 10+ year member]

didnt read all the pages but i have seen tons of people on this site saying double cone area or doublepower = 3DB gain.. not even close to the truth

 

[Sephious 10+ year member]

My fav is when people say "my sub puts out 1000 watts"
Oh and people at best buy tell you that you will hit 250db with such and such sub

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I wasn't aware crap subs from Best Buy could get louder than a space shuttle launch! Impressive.

 

[sobe3yourself. 10+ year member]

not a myth, but i HATE it when you're selling something and an idiot replies.

on a $100 item plus shipping..."ill give you $60 and you pay shipping. also, do you have more pictures? and a video showing it works"

 

[Cabin_Pressure 10+ year member]

Old School Alpine are the best SQ headunits..................

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Since Kicker's are square, they emit square waves instead of round ones, which emit circular waves.

square waves > circular waves