CadillacMatt

x2 on Denim's suggestion, if you're looking for an outstanding set of 6.5" components that won't empty your wallet, I recommend Image Dynamics CTX set, I wrote a short review in the Product Review section... if you have any more questions any of these good guys can help you out

I also frequented the CA forums but you'll find quite a few less arsehos here my friend Let us know if you need any help.

Cool... well make sure to update us with pics or let us know if you have any problems

OldSkool is right, the Big 3 definitely will not hurt and can only be benificial to your installation... especially if you have some spare copper go ahead and bolt it right on. As for noticing a difference between 12.5 on up, if you are not already experiencing voltage issues (dimming lights, etc.) then you won't notice a difference... in fact, even if it was theoretically lower, you most likely wouldn't hear a difference but your amp would be forced to work harder to draw current and that would lessen the life of its components... but I digress... keep on rockin'

Yes x2 on that Ed unemployment FTMFL

*ducks* hehe

Hey guys, I got bored so I decided to post up some of the more random/cool/odd pictures I've taken over the years, feel free to join in but please only post ones that you have taken yourself and not just a pic off the internet... I'll start it off, enjoy! Playboy tortilla chip I got at Taco Cabana... I did not alter this chip in any way Giant ass pizza at some small restaurant here in S.A... the thing is like 5 feet across. I could not finish one slice Siamese strawberry Wolf Spider that I caught at work and mounted Only in San Antonio... lol Random Boredom Took this when I worked at McDonalds... it is a splash mark... it has NOT been edited/Photoshopped. Looks like a footprint Perfect photo Op

1. Post your SSA user name: CadillacMatt 2. State that you qualify to the terms and agree to follow through with them as they are written above: I qualify/agree with the terms outlined above 3. Post a description of your car and system: 1995 Cadillac Sedan DeVille, 2 15" Fi Q's off of an AQ2200D, Image Dynamics 6.5" comps off Infinity Ref. 475a, over 80sqft Damplifier Pro in trunk/doors 4. Post how you plan on helping promote Second Skin including the other web site you will post your build log in. (Rembmer build logs and videos are always better for us): Build log already here on the site, when I go to car shows and listen to new guys rave about Dynamat I show them my setup with the DampPro, they are usually in disbelief at the price point of the product and superior performance 5. You must tell us something about yourself that nobody on this forum knows about you: I don't crimp my connections... I use the twist n' tape method

Are we talkin bout doin this tomorrow?

We need to find a good meeting spot .... Scott you remember last time at the flea market we were there maybe 20 minutes and the cops came and told us to kill the stereo...

From personal experience - you should be OK for starting if the battery has more than 12v, when I'm demoing at full tilt with the lights/system on I dip as low as 11.2v, but I don't turn the car off until the alt has charged the over 12v (tried it once, needed a jump.. haha) But if you cycle a regular old battery like that then it will definitely shorten its lifespan.. what kind of battery do you have up front?

The push/pull setup is a good idea, how many fans would depend on the volume of the enclosed area and how powerful the little guys are (the fans)

hmm. so far im leanin towards the XCON SD deal. Just pointin that out because for about the same price with the AQ2200D you'd get 700wRMS greater than the SAZ-1500D, and the BTL is rated for 2000wRMS vs. the xCon's 1750wRMS... BTL 15" - $384 AQ2200D - ~$389 Not that the others aren't solid contenders though

Hmm I think I'll go work on a few, that's a great idea

When I was first starting out in car audio, I went down the street to a little shop down the road, and I asked him what the difference between ported and sealed boxes were... he told me "You're not really going to notice too much of a difference " and even I, being unknowledgable in car audio, knew this guy had no idea what he was talking about

Hmm... with a 15" BTL and an amp like an AQ2200D I think you'd be pretty satisfied...

You are awesome that's just what I was wanting to hear... I ended up ordering a Power Acoustik preamp/crossover with two inputs to do exactly that... I'm a little more at ease knowing that it should work. With your headunit running through the preamp, does the sound quality suffer from being "amplified" both by the HU, then again by the preamp, and finally by the amplifier? which power acoustik preamp did you get. is it 1/2 din to put into the dash? Yeah, the PWM-19 I believe... no room to really put it in the dash I'm gonna have to rig somethin up

Hey guys I have a little project I need help with. I recently purchased a new head unit with a monitor, replacing my old Pioneer 4000UB with iPod control. The new unit only has RCA Aux-In and does not offer iPod integration. What I am trying to accomplish is have my iPod play audio output through the sound system (two amps - one for mids/highs and one for subs) independent of the head unit, so I can play videos/movies on the head unit while still having the option to listen to a different track than what's being outputted from the movie... if that makes sense. It would be an easy solution to plug the iPod directly to the Aux-In of the head unit but then the screens would just display a blue screen while in that mode... I was thinking of running the iPod output through a powered equalizer (the dock connector output of the iPod gives the best quality but it's not powered like the headphone jack, so it needs a preamp and a volume control) and then back to the amps, but that means I would need some kind of two input/one output RCA splitter for each channel on the amp, and I heard that it was not a good idea to combine sources like that... even if you are only playing one at a time, they say that they will short each other out? The only other option I was considering was to take the outputs from the HU, and the outputs from the iPod/crossover, and running them into an RCA switcher box... but even then, most switcher boxes only have 3 RCA inputs (R, W, and Y) and I would need at least 5 for all of the amp connections... so confusing... Thanks if anyone can help!

All ur DeeBeez are belong to Fi

i have been there. lol one of my EX's lived with me a few years ago, she was bipolar... that shit sucked...

Fi shirts for the God damned win

Haha "What the hell's wrong with you sittin' there like it ain't nothin" I love those reactions

Yes 1/0ga is a must, the need for an alt is subjective... depends on what your stock alt puts out. A high quality battery up front like a Kinetik or Optima would be a must I would think, another in the back would help out. For example, I'm running about 2600wRMS total, with a stock alt (160amps) and a RedTop up front, and don't have too much of a problem with voltage drop until its cranked full volume for a while. Deadening helps out a LOT, my trunk and doors are completely pasted with DampPro which I recommend highly. Great product with a great price point. Also, off-topic - Shizzon do you have any vids of your system? It looks pretty mean I was just checkin out your sig haha

Vids!!