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dam that things a pretty penny to your knowledge is there any way to do it cheaper than that can I direct wire in the jeep or will I lose my speedo or anything?

cool much appreciated yall are very helpful here im just attempting to finalize my design since my financial aid should be in soon im sick of having stock

thank you for that it seems to fit the bill perfectly though is it good quality and I would still like a few other ideas thank you

just lucked out and hopped on craigslist this afternoon and managed to happen upon a sweet deal for 2 SSA DCON 15s in a 7 cubes sealed box so I finally have ssa subs now all I need is a financial aid refund to get everything else and decide if im keeping one sub and selling everything else or keeping both and just redoing the box since it wont fit right in the jeep these things are so much nicer up close then in pictures lol the build quality looks awesome I just cant wait to hear them too bad it might be a few months

How do you test the voice coils of a sub with a dmm might be gettin some used ones need to test

It says ohm right on it and unfortunately i cant on my phone currently but i have the rough idea well enough other than coil impedance and physical look any other recommendations to check anything on a used ssa sub?

My dads dmm is a sunpro and under ohms it has 200 2000 20k etc which do i use or do i use the 10v setting sorry lol im not usually an electrical guy

Thanks man i didnt realize it was that simple

No im not running out im researching and googling constantly between calls at work this is very interesting i just am still trying to ascertain the basics

not sure if I should post here or the head unit processing forum so sorry if the wrong place I did a forum search with the word active with no real results I am going to be purchasing a 80prs by pioneer here pretty soon and am very intrigued on what exactly active is does anyone have any good quality sites you could link me to with good information not common rumors or otherwise so I can begin my journey of discovery I don't mean to try and be spoon fed but we all know google isn't the most credible source so I would like to get credible sources from the experts first then after I research those and learn something then I will probably come back to this thread and pick your brains im not for sure saying I want to do active I dont even have any idea what it would sound like though I figure why not learn a little more and try it out and pray to god I love it and if not ill try something else lol any help is appreciated as well as opinions comments or otherwise dont worry I wont get butthurt like most if you give it to me straight or tear me up for not googling first

Yea i gather as much i just figure since i want the 80 prs head unit and it has the capability why not as well as it sounds like a good plan for it to be customizable if all else fails and i suck at it ill just by a component set with a passive crossover

Ok i will though we are discussing on it so did you mean further search the forum with other keywords or did i miss something?

Wow there is alot to this sorry ive been asking so much im still actively using google though there doesnt quite seem to be a wealth of knowledge like asking here is

Awesome the advice is so helpful for individuals what brands do you recommend and where to purchase from

Oh ok i understand now should i start off with a prebuilt component set and just remove the crossover or purchase a woofer and tweeter seperate? Also what do you think of my baseline idea?

Why would i blow drivers? And yea i figured as much its slightly intimidating from how complicated it sounds though i think im gonna start with this set of 65 dollar pioneer components i found and go from there do you think it would be a good idea to hook them up with the passive crossovers first hear the sound then attempt active and try to match the sound then customize to my liking so i can have a slight base line to start or what is the best way to start

umm I would love to read your input but it doesn't show for me in english

exactly why I greatly appreciate their input and am confident in pursuing this venture any added info of any type to help me on my pursuit of awesome sound would be appreciated tips tricks etc..

wow my curiosity has became interest I think I am really going to look into to this worst case scenario it sounds bad until I get my head right either way I like the idea of the challenge and with how helpful yall are I think im going to try my two channel active set up I think I may just keep bumping this thread with questions and as I buy parts start a log because I have a feeling this is going to be a long process

I love the idea of active then I like my music in very specific ways I like my country to sound one way rock another as well as anything else so customizable sounds awesome my ear im not to sure about im not sure if I trust it but I assume with a little bit of practice I can figure it out from what ive found so far you use the low pass filter on the sub to block any notes above a certain hertz as you had said as well as low and high pass for the mid to restrict frequencies then the high pass for the tweeters now as a question I have seen mention of 2 way and 3 way active which is superior and if they are equal what are the factors that would cause a person to decide one over the other? and I love music and need a hobby that doesn't involve changing out my stereo components every week because it seems to make me broke so I love the idea of changing installation and deadening and settings to satisfy my need for change and pursuit of making it better... I get a little obsessive about certain hobbies now Ive read in my research time alignment crossover slopes and roll offs are paramount is speaker placement a huge deal or can it be overcome by proper install and settings I just have soo many questions lol I wish there was a sticky with a comprehensive guide or knowledge base or something on this subject because it seems like a hell of an endeavour

a while ago I ran a cadence txa 1000d got it super cheap and ran it at 1 ohm it seemed to be a tank though was rather large

yea that was what I was thinking considering I can get both same price why not have the extra potential for expandability for when I can wrap my head around what active is and how to do it lol

I apologize just looking for opinions for the headunit im going to put in my 2012 jeep compass I plan on running components and a sub and 1 if not two amps I am not used to true sound quality ive always done my stereos half assed before truthfully so trying to do it right don't want touch screen or any unnecessary features I have an android cell phone for the purposes of features of my research the unit I like absolutely best is Pioneer DEH-80PRS also considering Kenwood Excelon KDC-X997 Pioneer DEH-X9500BHS Mainly I like the idea of at least 4v preouts I want to try at least a 9 band equalizer with the time synch and other useful things to increase the sound quality of the signal any recommendations or opinions would be appreciated nothing is set in stone hoping for the budget to stay in the 350 max range but adj can be made also Bluetooth is required

it seems as though your wiring to the speakers are correct though you need to use a y on the rcas for front left and right as well as rear left and right to condense the rear input to a single rca and the front signal to a single rca then connect 1 to the right channel front input on the headunit then the other to the left channel input on the head unit is how it reads

yea I think I will as soon as cash comes in I just wanted to make sure there weren't any I was over looking it seemed to be the most solid and versatile choice now I just gotta figure out how I want to install it etc due to my jeep being canbus and I don't want the factory amp or wiring for my stereo though im slightly attached to the input for my speedometer so if anyone has anyone that has done a head unit install in a 11-12 patriot or compass with the boston system and have eliminated the factory amp as well as ran all new speaker wire while retaining all functionality without that dam expensive adapter id love to pic their brain