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The Chev cobalt my girl drives has the same damn problem. I've been watching this thread and the other to find out how it all looks in the end so i can hook her up someday. she keeps asking me to hook her up with beats. This is a great set up here though I'm watching it I love those cars!

Dude you came in and slam dunked my question. Ramos FTW. I didn't knwo that receiver was so capable. When you say 3 way you are in referance to high mids then sub stage right? Just wanted to be clear. I actualy do remember the whole bass engine from years back.... I think one of my old HU's had that.. thanks for all the help sir. Yoda alwas handles bizness Now I will have to start looking at drivers. =) I think I feel a purchace coming on this thursday for pay day!

Imprint does sound pretty cool.. I just didn't want to have to up front throw down another 500 bucks to use the active xover feature. Thanks for the personal experience though, it's helpfull to have that. I don't know of any shop in MN that would help me out with that imprint feature, and I refuse to pay what the local shops ask for in alpine prices. I live in MN and there are no good deals going on here anywhere. I can find the 9887 for over 300 bucks less online and no tax or shipping, no one would even negotiate on that specific unit. If there was a local trust worthy small shop I would check it out I try to suport local tallent, but all we have are big box stores with jack asses working there. The only nice guy I met had his hands tied wish a 25 dollar rebate intill christmass season. Thanks for all the help guys, if anyone knows of another HU that out of the box is set up to run active Xovers let me know. I liked the look of the alpine and it seams to get good reviews but the menue system really sucked when I tried it.. but I supose I woudl get used to it.

If that squirelle has nuts, I wouldn't mess with him. I never read the banner before.. LMAO anyway. so that 9887 HU acts as an active crossover at the HU and I don't need anything else? Amazing. That's pretty much what I was looking for I might be sold. I was looking at eclipse too but hrmm... this may close the deal so to speak. I was going to go active but it was all getting so complicated..... My poor brain wasn't working anymore. just to be sure... SO right out of the box I pop in the alpine and the HU is capable of acting as an active Xover, without me buying some other multiple hundred dollar thingymabober? I'm wet my pants excited at the prospect. I supose it would limit me to 2 ways, but oh well it would clear up hella more funds for some kick ass mids.

Hold on a durn second. the alpine deck itself acts as an active cross over? As in I dont' need to buy a seperate unit?? I can use one pair or RCA's as the highs and the other as the mids? I'm just trying to clarify.. If this is the case I know what my deck will be. I also get grossly confused with the whole active issue. Are there any other decks that can do this? Lord, sorry to thread jack!!

i can too........like.....my butt Man that's helpfull. Can I audition your Butt? I'm in the midwest and I would really love to know just how great of SQ you can get out of that thing! Would it be considered a form of a compression woofer?

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseac...Product_ID=5091 I saw this on ROE and couldn't beleive the price! Are these like last years version of the 61i that is currently on the CDT "gold" web site. I remember old CDT eurosport, and only heard them once, I was pretty impressed but it was a 3 way. I just don't have that kind of cash ATM, and won't for a while with all the rest on my build up. Bump if anyone has experience with these? I might jump on this and let the H/U issue wait.. if these are a value anyone want to borrow me another 300 bucks so I can get 2 sets I would hate to miss out on sucha pwn sauce deal if these are in fact good?? lol I'm looking for something with more punch in the mid bass and not so much in the highs, My ears fatigue really really fast from high hz. I know an EQ can fix anything but why not get it right from the get go. Thanks all!

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Had to sign up and say hi! There is so much to learn here I am amazed. I can't wait to pick your brains on my project! 97 EB edition Expey. I found this place looking for some info on AA, and found a gold mine of info. Glad to be here

OK shameless bump. I've been looking at drivers and I have a bit more of an Idea of what I'm looking for now other than look scool =) I am still Uber lost when it comes to active cross overs though. Who sells them and what HU do I need to pair with it? The cost of everything seams to keep going up but I keep getting more and more interested too. It's like everything in life audio, you have never and will never spend enough or hear everything. So for extremely forcefull Mids what would you suggest and a tweet to pair it with. I want real drive from the mids, I fatigure really fast from high HZ so I'm a bit shy on what to get there, can an active crossover tame that beast? thanks all!

I agree on the Fi statement. They sell a great product for the price. You haven't heard anything in a brick in mortar store that comes to their quality unless it's a verry special install shop, but the big box stores have nothing that can come close.

This is an amazing install! I hope some time I can have such a great set up. you did a GREAT job! I would love to hear it.

You asked for cone material and some other specifics.. I will try to help with that too What HU's can controll cross overs BTW? For materials.. I have aluminium on my HT, Energy RC's and I like those quite a bit. I guess you could call them "warm" I hate audiophile terms. To me i think they may be a bit heavy in the mids, which to me is better than heavy in the highs. I have heard silk does this better but.. what ever works, and mine are aluminium and sound great with the woofers. I would also like the mids to dig pretty deep so I can tune the bass as low as possible and have lots of punch.. or force or what ever you would like to call it. If I had to pick how I like my music "colored" I would prefere warm. I hate audiophile terms.. how about this... I hate shrill noises in my ears! =) Again so much help here I didn't expect to learn so much. I have been looking at Madi sound quite a bit recently.. it looks like they sell their speakers not by the pair but individualy.. Holly cow. Some of those bad boys are 300 a peace for mids!!! :faints:

This will be pretty awesome I think.... also.. you stole my cars. I want them back. You can haul them back to minneapolis for me, I'll let you finish the install first though. Really man awesome vehicles, GL on the instial!

damn skippy!

I'm not as cool. I didn't DIY anything yet.... wait yes the heck I did!!! I made my own HI-Fi- speaker wire by braiding cat 6 cable. Copper is copper is copper, but it blocks some noise from other power cords that are running close to them compaired to the regular wire. It's 6 wires braided 2x2x2 It was more so I could save some cash, I got the box for 60 bucks on sale at a hardware store and i still have some left over. I have an integra receiver I have a FP from Epson. It's an older powerlite, but it's awesome to me. I'm still in the awe factor. I also have Energy RC 50's (may upgrade to the 70's but i'm happy now) for Land R the LCR and RC10's for the rear. My sub is a velodyne 12". I paid 250 for it floor model and it does the trick ATM when i move into what ever home I get into next I will change it up and do a huge DIY set up. I'm thinking maybe 4 HF dayton 15"s or a pair of SDX 15s from CSS I have also been thinking about dual 18" q's but... It will depend on the room size I guess. I just want it to go looooow and lethal.

If your subs do 150dB and you have an SQ setup your mids and tweets will do 150dB. dear god I would want to die. I saw an Ibeam that was hit with around 20-25khz or so at 165+ish DB, it literaly ccrumbled. (my budy is lucky and has a job where he must break things with sound and records what happens) SOund can devistate things\\ It was blasted for few days.

You were helping my look at decks in the other thread I had earlier as a matter of fact! =) I have made no decisions... but may based on this. Mounting.. well... I have an expedition.. I will fabricate anything I need. I can put any size woofer in the door with some glass and MDF working or in the center console even. I beleive it's just a large empty space with a few wires. It would lend inself well, but may creat an odd listening experience with it facing the door lol. If I had a huge 4 inch it would only fit in the dash.. and who knows whats in there and what I would have to cut/work around. I supose I could make something it rests on.. but I would like to keep things verry clean looking and I'm not sure I could with a 4 inch.. But i'm willing to try anything! For listenng habits.. I can't stand bright sounds or harsh highs. I mike mids and midbass. I listen to everythign from Kodo to slipknot to deep trance and rap and classic rock opera and jazz. anything but the top 40 pop type music. I really die if the music is too bright. I dont' want it to be muffled but I fatigue fast from shrill sounds my ears are sensative still. Edit I am quite willing to fabricate anything I have glass man in my pocket too and he will be teaching me and helping me.

Internet wasn't around in the late 80's. However, that aside, 90% of my system came from HiFi Buys. Just gotta find a salesman that likes to make sales. True. And if they are a good salesman, they will take a deal than watch your ass on it's way out with none of your cash. "Sure man, I'll be back, thanks for the buisness car" We call those people "be backs" and I gar-un-fuggin-tee, the be back buss never makes enough stops to pay the rent.

that box is exactly what I want. I want 2 of those in my truck! SI me ASAP Incredable. I'm impressed it took so much power only being rated at 950 watts rms. sahweet Do you have any pics/vids of the box and sub together?

You need 2 Tweets 2 midbass 1 crossover, Look into audiocontrol's. You should be able to keep it under your goal. Crossovers can be had for $50-100bucks. Tweets are around $40 a pair. Midbass $100 a pair. Amp, well that can be around 350ish for a decent 100x4 4channel. Then around 100 for deadening. You got yourself one helva SQ setup if tune correctly. I do have the amp. I was just talking about the woofers the tweets and an active crossover. Where can you find them for that cheep

Just a thought but the behringer EP2500 puts out tons of power for the price. Just thinking out loud... I don't know if you would get nailed for cost but I knwo behringer is everywhere and have yet to hear real negative things about the EP. QSC and Crown has everyone swinging however, not that they don't look better and run quieter. I know some guys even buy the EP 2500 and mod the fan to be quieter.. again price per wat.. good deal on them. I have been thinking about an SDX 15 HT (maybe dual I saw craig sub did a sealed dual, looked impressive and ranked high on his little chart of subs) sub for a long time.. Heck they are even in the running for my expedition. I think a pair of those would do mighty nice.. I had the funds awhile back but ended up having to pay for bils... what a waste. I really wish they would make an 18" version of those bad boys. big cones ftw for HT... heck and my truck!!

ON another note, I think this should be moved to the speaker area... I think I clicky on the wrong forum when I created this new thread. If you think it should be moved Mods hook it up. TY

A higher Qts driver is going to be able to make bass with very large or IB enclosures, a driver with a very small Qts (below .3 or so) is going to require a ported or something more extensive enclosure. No problem OK... So I have been looking around. Lets say I wanted to keep the cost under 300 for mids tweets active crossover. So thats 2 tweets 2midbass and 2 crossovers(or with active do I only need one??) is it even possible to do that? What about if I extended the cash to 400 and would it even matter? 1 more thing also... again thanksfor all the help wiht my anotying q's.... I am understand as I read I need a seperate unit to tune the active crossover.. it doesn't have fancy knobs or digital menues!!?? sheesh =) When I google active crossover.. man it's verry less than helpfull, unless I want to do it in my living room with DIY home audio... hrm maybe for the bedroom set I will try that. Thanks all! and by all I mean mostly Jim there's a beer for your time!

Yeah I know. It's like FTW... But it still means something. Large boxes that are low tuned have a much different sound than just a low tuned smaller box. I'm no box designer and don't claim to be. I was just using an acronym is all, again I'm no guru just got excited abotu them subs. I wanted a pair for my HT since I have first heard about them.