Thanks Steven...
but I was referring to that LIGHT blue cable, not the dark ones.. they're labelled at the bottom, one for AMP REM out (0.3a max) and one for ANT REM out (0.1a Max)
sorry, I know it's hard to see the colors at that size, but it's the only size that the forum would allow me to attach... so I've just decided to ignore that wire for the time being... don't think it was linked to anywhere anyway...some say it's for illumination...wuzzat?
Hey, I just read the flaming section... well, I don't have a kick-ass system, I don't know much about systems, but I do know I enjoy music and if it sounds great to my ears, it's enough... I've been had with high numbers in shops before too.. I know my system would have to work incredibly hard to reach 130Db, but they claimed it's 140+Db... oh, and the wattage...you get the picture...
I don't have many facts on car audio either...most of my knowledge comes from the previous installers that I see done on my cars or my house audio... if you like Pyramids, so be it. I like my rockfords, and I've seen so many people bad-mouthing it...who cares? I like it...enuff said..//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Anyway, my primary reason for coming back was cause I have this DSP unit that I bought a few years back with my hu. The unit was on my previous car and after selling it off, I haven't had a car and the system has set idle in a box for about 2 years now...till now and I'm itching to install it. Only this time, I wanna do it by myself... My system is as follows:
(*note: these equipment was bought around 1997 and I'm not even sure if they work now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crazy.gif.c13912c32de98515d3142759a824dae7.gif )
hu: Sony XR-U700
DSP: Sony XDP-U50D
CD changer : Sony CDX-U404 (10-disc changer)
2 X Rockford RF40.2
1 X Rockford RF 60.2
Speakers:
(with PCH-142x tweeter protection passive xover)
Rockford PWR-54 (custom xover)
Rockford PCH-44
1/2" tweeter (part of this component set that I bought but no model number..very tiny)
(with PCH 142x)
Rockford RFR-1406 (mid-bass)
Rockford RFR-14
Subs:
2 X RFP-1810 (8ohm 200RMS)
1.509Cu.Ft sealed
Brax 1F cap
(+)cables: 4AWG from batt to block, 8AWG for amps (same for GND)
whitewolf interconnects
PG Zeropoint (subs)
PG quicksilver speaker cables (mids, xover)/Phass (tweeter)
I've just completed making my first sealed box for the subs, and I have to admit, even with faults, I'm very satisfied with how it sounds so far... hey, a lot of people out there throw money at installers...****, i could do that, but what's the fun? Get your jigs out and start cutting them birchply (or MDF if on a budget)...
I know my 60.2 when bridged still won't be able to produce enough power to push both subs, but I don't intend to enter any competition at the present moment.. besides, with a paltry US$1000, you might get yourself a mid-level hu and a couple 6x9's here. Or maybe one RF G1500A2 amp. Taxes for audio equipments here are steep, but I love my music... soldiers and berets don't get much so I get by with what little I have...
Now, my questions:
1. As the amps altogether don't produce anywhere NEAR 1Kw, you think it'll be wiser to link the 40.2 to the cap as well? The car's alt will be changed to a 160amp (doubt I need that much, but with such dramatic climate changes in Seoul, you never know...) and with a single yellow optima powering the starter AND the system.
2. The DSP's power looks a wee-bit funny...
It has its own 7.5a fuse (which I assume is the required +12V)
+12V
AMP REM out (max 0.3a)
GND
I plan to link the three sub AMP REM's via a relay, and just for the heck of it, I thought maybe I'd put in a little neon
Anyway, I figure all that would come up to only about 1a...
At first, I thought of linking one of the REM out to the DSP +12V, but since it probably needs more amphere, I'm lost...
I COULD link the +12V directly from the distributor block, but I want the DSP to switch off when my hu is off...
3. If I run my GND wires to the negative terminal of the battery, I am not confident that I can hide all those wires... I've stripped out my car for sound deadening purposes for this future install and there's not much wires I can stuff here and there... the roof's even worse, it just hasn't got enough space... would another GND in the boot raise the possibility of noise? Even if I scrape off all the paint and crap like that?
4. What do you think's better? Power wires running in the centre or the sides?
Ok, I know this is a very long post, but I would really appreciate your opinions on this...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
btw, is it possible to drive a single Orion HCCA amp to 1/2 ohm? Apparently, I saw this guy in the install shop..he had two 15" and quite a number of speakers, but the only amp I could see was a small HCCA amp about the size of a small notebook,(NOT the long one with a fan in the center) and swears that it's the only amp in the whole system... is this possible? He must've had about at LEAST 12 speakers inc the subs...