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I am constantly looking for new or existing brands that would fit the mold of what the SSA store has been known to sell. I contacted Bravox a while ago and they really liked the idea. Shame that they are leaving North America. I see. So Im guessing you had previous experience with Bravox? or did they provide you with a set so you could test yourself the quality of their speakers? I know brazilians are serious about this, Ive heard of this subwoofer brand, Selenium which is really popular over there. Mark, I thought pr0n wasnt aloud to be posted. Many people will experience release of liquids from their body when they see this picture.

hey denim i have a question i was just wondering, how did ssa found out about braviox? and why did you guys decided to star selling their products?

Aw! Just checked my tracking number and the speakers seem like they will get here by monday. That leaves me without the weekend fun. Oh well

Yep, specially if I end up liking my CS60 I might end up getting another pair for the rear doors (rear doors for now, they would then be placed in the front door whenever I have time to customize my doors to make them fit.

You da man sir! Cant wait to get these! Hopefully they get here before saturday, since Ill be going to a party sat night, people will realize the party is inside my car

Well, we will see what happens when I get this Bravox up and running. I think I did a good choice by getting the 2-way set first. For some reason the idea of having a 3inch midrange doesnt attract me, at least not now. We will see if in the future, I give it a chance.

What does that mean? once you go 3-way, you cant go back? I mean, I would have loved to go straight to 3-way but that would have meant twice the money for the CS63, different work (on doors) and more money on amps and wiring, something I cant do right now. I plan on running them passive for now because Im going to wait a bit before getting the SAX-100.4 ( I need some money for an extra run of wire). But once I get the money to get a run of 1/0, I will definitely get rid of the crossovers and run them straight from a 100.4 What are the advantages of 3-way? I cant seem to justify $500 for the CS63. And to be honest, everytime I think about 3-way, I think about the guy from the tahoe, I mean he was one of the very first persons to inspire me to get into the car audio scene. And I always ask myself, if he didnt go 3-way, there must be a reason? No need for 3inch midrages? I know he uses the one of a kind 4inch woofers on the pillars as midranges tho.

Thanks denim! Glad to know that! Btw, did you get those CS63 installed already? Haha, nope. Have very little time outside of day job, SSA, and being a dad. Don (of SDS fame) and I started talking about the pods and how to go about it. Looks like I will need to FG them (mid/tweet) into the A-pillars, as the kicks don't have the space and I don't want to chop up the doors like I did in the Mercedes. I have a small army of amps, but the one for this install has not even been ordered yet, so I have a ways to go yet. Dam, having that Bravox box sitting there must be really annoying everytime you see it or think about it uh! lol Thats one thing that stopped me from going the 3-way route. I want to have tweets, mids and midbass nothing else (besides subwoofer). So that I dont have to heavily modify my door for extra speakers (midranges) and also the fact that I was going to have to go for the ZED amp no matter what. Well, let us know how it goes. Maybe make a video so we can have an idea of how they sound.

Thanks denim! Glad to know that! Btw, did you get those CS63 installed already?

Ok, just wanted to make sure Im getting Brand-New speakers. Well that was fast! cant wait for them to get here!

Hey man Im planning on getting something similar to what you have. 100.4 for mids/highs and a 125.2 for 8" midbass. Let me ask you, why do you want to switch from sundown to zed? whats wrong from your current setup? anything you dont like anymore?

Aight Mark, you got a deal! Just bought a pair. Dam you had to raise the price by $1 If I can get them anytime in between the week (before Saturday), it would be great! I would like to have the weekend to be able to play with them Btw, how come you got them on Sunday? and How come only 2? Im not getting a refurbished/returned one am I?

I have a question I live in a zone that there is cops everywhere. Collins ave in Miami to be more precise. What could be the worse if I tint my car 5% all around? And rolling windows down its a good idea when one is next to you.

lil flip - game over ???

I have a question Whats better (from those who have experienced both situations) Have four 2-way component sets on the front doors (4 woofers and 4 tweeters on each door) or have two or three 3-way component sets on the front doors? (two/three woofers, midranges and tweeters on each door)? The problem with the later option is that I also plan on having 8inch midbass on the doors so that means less space. With 2-way, I can easily put more component sets. I dont know if 3-way vs 2-way have a world of difference. The way I see it is each speaker has more efficiency since it doesnt have to go that low (or that high). Opinions?

Pics or it never happened Denim is so lucky, the 603 paired with a leviathan (which Im sure he has or will be getting asap) would just sound AMAZING!!! Now, where are those CS60CFs I asked for

That makes sense. When I had everything on 80Hz w/ 12db slope, I felt some notes were not coming out! I knew it was due to this! Besides trying 100hz HPF for front and rear speakers and 80hz for sub, I will also try leaving everything at 80Hz and changing to Reverse see if that fixes the missing notes problem. This radio shows me something new every day. I wonder how long it will take for me to know it from top to bottom lol

So I just upgraded from a factory HU that I had connected to my Sundown 2000D with a LOC. With my factory HU, all I had to do was bring the volume to 12 (75%) and then get my bass knob and increase it 4 clicks. That was loud bass and loud mids/highs with no distortion. Today I just got a Pioneer DEH-P800PRS. Installed it, took out the LOC and connected the Rockford RCA cable to the Subwoofer output. Reseted the headunit to default (by pressing the small button on the front of face plate), started listening to FM, CDs and even my iPod and realized there is no bass. I checked the LPF and its on default 80hz. I havent touched any filter on my amp. I even thought I had to increase the gain since the new radio is 5v preamp outputs. I did but nothing. The only way to bring bass to the subwoofer is to increase the 31.5, 50 and 80hz bands which I honestly dislike since most people here say EQs are used for cuts not for boosts. Whats going on???

I really wish I had money for a leviathan and the 3way carbon fiber series. Just on the amp we are talkin about $550, 3way carbon series from Bravox are around $400dreds. I really wish I could try out a 3way system, but that would require too much work on the doors, something I cant do right now. What I have on mind is to get the 2way carbon series, later a sax-100.4. If I do really like the carbon series, I might think about 3way way in the future.

Cool, thanks! Will definitely set the HPF at 100hz and see if that helps me play the speakers louder. Prob leave my sub at 80hz too. Lets hope those bravox come soon so I can take advantage of the power of my headunit. On a side note, I read the following on the manual, didnt really understand what its trying to say. Does it mean some kind of phase (delay as I understand it) is applied when I have all filters on 12db, 80hz? If so, is this good or not? "When slope of subwoofer and high pass filter are -12dB, and same cut-off frequency, the phase is reversed 180 degrees at the cut-off frequency. In this case, reversing the phase assures improved sound continuity"

I dont think the slopes go lower than 12db on my headunit. That could be a problem if the cause of front speakers distortion is coming from that. Whats a good HPF for aftermarket speakers? I have mine on 80Hz 12db slope. Of course, they sound bad, but is 80Hz a little to low for speakers (in general) anyways? or is it because the slope is too low? Also, if I set my HPF at 80Hz, am I forced to set my LPF at 80Hz? Im thinking about setting my subwoofer LPF at 63Hz, and change my front/rear speakers HPF from 80hz to 100Hz. All with 12db slopes. Does this mean I will barely hear/feel anything between 63Hz and 99Hz? Is it ok if for some reason this sounds good, loud and I want to keep it this way (until I replace my factory speakers)? Bravox will be purchased as soon as they become available. I will start with 1 component set and replace my front stage. From there, I'll see how they sound and if another pair is worth it. Net Work Mode also has 2-way active (2-way + sub)? I thought NW Mode was for 3-way active only About a 4-channel amp, I really want to get a SAX-100.4 But I dont know yet, first I want to see how the Bravox sound with the aftermarket HU w/out amp and then think about it. That would mean another run of power and ground cables too so its not just $320

W/e I buy/replace, I make sure is something I can move to a new car. Sub, box, amp, components and radio for example I bought the 4 gauge wiring 2 years ago, so shouldnt really count.

Ok so I will be getting an 18 soon, still debating whether an AA SMD or an SSA XCON (The SMD is like $400 more, idk if the gains are worth that much) Anyways, before anything I know I need to have my electrical ready so here comes my question. Right now my Ford Expedition is 100% stock. It only has a 2000D powering a Pioneer 12inch sub with 1000watts RMS. I know the Big 3 is A MUST HAVE. But, do I need a new alternator? Do I need a new battery? Do I need more than my stock battery? The reason to ask is because if I get the sub + the enclosure, I will most likely have no money left for a new alternator or new/extra battery. And hopefully the 4gauge that I have right now will be to handle 2000watts rms since thats what I have in my 2000D right now opinions?

Is not "bass" in general (like bass/treble on most radios), is the subwoofer level setting. When left at 0, theres barely bass coming out from the sub.

Im thinking about getting a pair of Bravox CS60CF Dont know if this will fix most of the issues.