Dumb Thread - Got schooled at work about audio :(

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Useless story, to let you know. At least I warned you before you read all of this crap.

Kid pulls up just beating the hell out of his tin can that is his Monte Carlo. Naturally, I ask him what's he running. He pops the trunk to reveal two 15" Fosgate P1's sealed. He states to me that they are single 4 ohm drivers, and are on 800w.

He then tells me that he's getting this underrated PA amp that does over 3k rms at 12v(He was referring to PA300DB...).

He states to a friend that he'll have to be careful, that the P1's are going to have hard time handling over 1500w rms each, because they're rated for 750w rms at 4 ohms each(haha).

From there, he informed me that you can run two SVC 4ohm woofers at 1ohm on that PA and it'll beat the hell out of them. I called his bluff, so he called his brother who is certified MECP to clear up the situation. His brother agreed that it's easily done and that he does it all the time.

So my question - WHY HAVE ALL OF YOU FVCKERS BEEN LYING TO ME ABOUT OHMLOAD CONFIGURATIONS AND WIRING?(/sarcasm)

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Don't argue with idiots, outsiders may not be able to distinguish who the idiot really is.

I quit talking to local's about audio years ago.

 

[Supergumby5000 5,000+ posts]

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[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

dude hes MECP certified he has to be right why even waste your time.

 

[itssteve 10+ year member]

thats great gotta love people like that

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

His friend, himself and his brother fail.....

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Everyone knows you can wire P1s together at 1 ohm for hyperdeebees.

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

dude hes MECP certified he has to be right why even waste your time.

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BB and CC car installers have to get MECP certified. AKA It don't mean dick.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

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BB and CC car installers have to get MECP certified. AKA It don't mean dick.

i was being sarcastic. i guess u did not catch it.

 

[MisterGrubbs 5,000+ posts]

Seriously. I informed him that Audio was something I more or less understood, and that according to Ohms Law you could not wire it as he was saying he was going to. He looked at me like I was a **** jackass, lit up a smoke, and said "my brother is highly certified for this and he wouldnt bullshit me about this kind of stuff"

They got real real real mad when I told them their P1's were a piece of shit //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

If it was me I would have drew him a diagram with some math, and then took an ohm meter to his wires and proved him wrong

 

[FurbiesAndBeans 10+ year member]

Make it easy on them. get on a computer, go to the RF website, go to the wiring charts. VOILA

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

If it was me I would have drew him a diagram with some math, and then took an ohm meter to his wires and proved him wrong

LOL. Ive done that!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Racerx250 10+ year member]

If it was me I would have drew him a diagram with some math, and then took an ohm meter to his wires and proved him wrong

x2.. good idea. Make em feel really stupid.

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

Seriously. I informed him that Audio was something I more or less understood, and that according to Ohms Law you could not wire it as he was saying he was going to. He looked at me like I was a **** jackass, lit up a smoke, and said "my brother is highly certified for this and he wouldnt bullshit me about this kind of stuff"

They got real real real mad when I told them their P1's were a piece of shit

That's certainly understandable. The car stereo is a natural extension to every young man's penii. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif