http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=6863. I would recommend this amp.
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- #182
Way too expensive :X
http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=25. And this sub. It's not necesarily too expensive either. Remember your last option. He can get nicer things, the only downfall is the shipping.
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=3372. And these speakers. All that would be within ur budget with him and you'll have money for wiring and a nice cd player.
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- #185
Then i'd have to pay installation, which would be pretty expensive with 6.5"s, aswell as shipping, and it's an unauthorized dealer.
who said im unauthorized?
Well not necesarily cause he's buying it all from an authorized dealer, he's just getting good deals on it so he can pass it on to you, I'm dropping over $3000 with the guy.
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- #188
Is 'eric' WKD_TC?
I'd talk to him so he can tell you how stuff would work. He's a good guy.
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- #190
Sorry, not interested.
why not roper?
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- #192
As if I haven't explained myself enough.
This is my first system ever. I know little about car audio. Buying from someone that randomly approached me on an online messaging board is probably the last thing i'm going to be interested in. Originally, I thought, "Hey, who knows, maybe it'll work out", but i've decided that I just want to do this right, being my first build and all. Maybe sometime in the future when i'm more knowledgeable and capable I will think about it, but for now, and the near future, I plan to go with an authorized dealer that I can be assured will get the job done correctly. Also, by seeing the professional method of installing and such, I will learn a whole lot.
Bottom line: Sorry man, but i'm not doing it.
This is my first system ever. I know little about car audio. Buying from someone that randomly approached me on an online messaging board is probably the last thing i'm going to be interested in. Originally, I thought, "Hey, who knows, maybe it'll work out", but i've decided that I just want to do this right, being my first build and all. Maybe sometime in the future when i'm more knowledgeable and capable I will think about it, but for now, and the near future, I plan to go with an authorized dealer that I can be assured will get the job done correctly. Also, by seeing the professional method of installing and such, I will learn a whole lot.
Bottom line: Sorry man, but i'm not doing it.
NO DEAL.
alright man ur loss but just to let you know i just sold a system to someone else on the forum and i will be installing in a week you should wait and see when he puts up a new post
Lmfao, I'll post pics or send them to ur cell phone once I get my stuff from him if that relieves some of ur anxiety. Just thought I'd try to get u quality stuff for ur first system. Of u add it up for the 6 channel amp, focal components and jl audio w3 subwoofer, it comes up to about $850-$870, leaving you plenty for a nice cd player wiring and installation. I understand ur hesitation but after talking to eric on the phone it relieved any apprehensions I had of buying from an online source.As if I haven't explained myself enough.
This is my first system ever. I know little about car audio. Buying from someone that randomly approached me on an online messaging board is probably the last thing i'm going to be interested in. Originally, I thought, "Hey, who knows, maybe it'll work out", but i've decided that I just want to do this right, being my first build and all. Maybe sometime in the future when i'm more knowledgeable and capable I will think about it, but for now, and the near future, I plan to go with an authorized dealer that I can be assured will get the job done correctly. Also, by seeing the professional method of installing and such, I will learn a whole lot.
Bottom line: Sorry man, but i'm not doing it.
NO DEAL.
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All I'll add is I'll side with roper. Someone trying to put big cuts on prices of items, already cut down in online stores, and that is supposedly an authorized dealer, supposedly with warranties, is not going to happen. That suggests illegal activities of some sort, and even if it is true, it's not something to chance.
Now, few things here. Like where it's going. My only comment is to make sure the back speakers are also 5.25" speakers - it might be that they're 6.5" speakers.
Also, a possible option to save money, if you feel you're cutting it close, you could get a slightly larger two channel amp for the front - there's a kenwood 2 chan for 60 RMS apiece, which matches the BA comps for the front, and you could run the back off the head unit power. An option there. However, that'll only save you $20, so imo I'd go ahead with the 4 chan, but then again, I personally like the rear fill
Besides the speaker size, to double check that, it all looks nice and good.
In reference to the electrical, you'll have two subwoofers, each 4 ohms, and those wire in parallel, so the 4 ohms + 4 ohms goes down to 2 ohms when wired in parallel. All I was going to explain earlier was the parallel, which, to not go mathematically in it, if the subs are the same impedance, it'll cut it down to a fourth of the combined resistance. Series adds the two resistances. Which puts it to 8 ohms when wired in series.
At 2 ohms, 500 RMS, so 250 to each sub, and they're rated for 300, that's pretty darn good. When you get it all installed, check back here for how to set the gains correctly on the amplifiers (it's not hard, nothing to it really), so you can prevent clipping the amplifiers. Which is basically when they try to put out more power than they can.
Now, few things here. Like where it's going. My only comment is to make sure the back speakers are also 5.25" speakers - it might be that they're 6.5" speakers.
Also, a possible option to save money, if you feel you're cutting it close, you could get a slightly larger two channel amp for the front - there's a kenwood 2 chan for 60 RMS apiece, which matches the BA comps for the front, and you could run the back off the head unit power. An option there. However, that'll only save you $20, so imo I'd go ahead with the 4 chan, but then again, I personally like the rear fill
Besides the speaker size, to double check that, it all looks nice and good.
In reference to the electrical, you'll have two subwoofers, each 4 ohms, and those wire in parallel, so the 4 ohms + 4 ohms goes down to 2 ohms when wired in parallel. All I was going to explain earlier was the parallel, which, to not go mathematically in it, if the subs are the same impedance, it'll cut it down to a fourth of the combined resistance. Series adds the two resistances. Which puts it to 8 ohms when wired in series.
At 2 ohms, 500 RMS, so 250 to each sub, and they're rated for 300, that's pretty darn good. When you get it all installed, check back here for how to set the gains correctly on the amplifiers (it's not hard, nothing to it really), so you can prevent clipping the amplifiers. Which is basically when they try to put out more power than they can.
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