Quite an interesting day

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So, I have been doing a new install for a buddy of mine. He had some old ass RF Punch XLC's that he got at Best Buy four years ago, and the warranty expires in a month, so we figured it was time to blow them and get them replaced

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So after the fun and games, we headed up to Best Buy, but during the trek our day lost all form of normalcy. We see some kids riding their bikes down the street in some goofy costumes, and like any normal person, we decided to turn around and take a picture of them with a palm pilot

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But we weren't satisfied with the quality of the picture, so we decided to turn around again and take another one.

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As you can see, the kid in the quasi-Abraham-Lincoln-turned-Rabbi get-ups was pointing at us, giving us the stink eye. So what does one do in this situation? How about pulling into a random persons driveway, getting out of the car and standing in the sidewalk holding a palm pilot waiting for them to bike on by to get a better picture? Yeah, that sounds good.

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He was yelling "the moon rules!" in a Russian accent while pumping his fist. We sat there for a few minutes contemplating what the hell had just happened, and after we regained our composure we went back on our way to Best Buy....but literally not one minute later, we come upon this wonderful offspring of a carnie and the lady with webbed feet who sleeps inside of the whack-a-mole machine

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Yes, that is a man juggling on a unicycle in his bare feet.

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We stopped in another driveway to take a pic, and he approached us in a rather non-chalant manner and proceeded to carry on a conversation with us....apparently he is on a new workout program, "circus 'till it hurts", as he so eloquently described it. He told us he could juggle for miles, but whenever anyone watched him, he would always drop the bowling pins within a minute.....as if people are not inclined to stare when they see a man juggling on a unicycle. After all this was over, we must have sat in the car laughing for about 15 minutes trying to regain our perception of reality.....which I have still not found.

 
In this conversation the juggling-man had with us, he asked me to email him any pictures we took of him because he "doesn't have any pics of himself juggling". Could the reason for him not being able to take pics of himself while he is juggling be b/c his hands might be a little busy?!?! as if it is normal to drive around at 7:30 on a Monday night through a suburban neighborhood on a unicycle while juggling bowling pins....I forgot it is the new fad. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 
Ugh....that's another story in of itself. We spent 45 minutes talking to some idiot in the car audio department who tried giving us some Power Acoustick FUBR's because they were the same price the XLC's were...the only problem was they were dual 2 ohm, and when I asked if they had any dual 4's, the guy's eyes just went blank and he walked away to act like he was going to look for them. After awhile he came back and said they didn't have them, and asked if we wanted the dual 2's, which won't work with his amp...he didn't really seem to understand this concept. Then he tried giving us some RF Punch P3's, but it would cost an extra $175 or something ridiculous. I finally just said let me speak to the manager, and within 5 minutes he let us get the P3's for an extra $70 instead of $150.

 
By the time we got back and attempted to install everything it was getting pitch-black out, and didn't get everything completed due to some fuse-popping issues....I will get back to you on that one...

 
omg. Can I say clean up the wires? Looks good other wise though. Great story. I laughed hard on that.
The last picture is from today, when i cut out and carpeted wood for the amp rack..

I drilled it into the box and put the 2 amps on it so far...the fuse holders and crossovers will go on tomorrow, it simply got too dark out to work tonight...pictures will follow..

 
I'm kinda a newbie but...what would best buy have done different in the installation than you did? People always say "it's all in the install." The only thing I can think of that would effect sound is the box.

 
I am very happy with the new speakers...they are nothing AMAZING, but 5000 times better than the old ones.. NOT having Best Buy install these probably had alot to do with it....
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That makes my install look good....J/K

So you like the subs? I was wondering on how the new RF's played and if they were any different...

 
:thumbsup to carnies and wall outlets. *Only in Ohio*

Love the wiring //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/suave.gif.858fc102f7646e678ee8af7e1fbc41d1.gif

- Steve

 
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