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just a quick question, sorry to but in but i dident think this was worth making a new thread lol will my pioneer 6100BT work good for my active setup?

yeah i am thinking about that spot right next to where my car charger goes.. not sure how big the voltmeters are but i think it will fit there Are you thinking about a Stinger one? or just a regular one Mac- i orderd the stringer voltmeter with the blue led to mach my HU more pics comming this weekend!!

yea, running kind of slow for me also... i think they might be doing updates or something

yeah i am thinking about that spot right next to where my car charger goes.. not sure how big the voltmeters are but i think it will fit there

pics of the new headunit and the new battery terminals

yeah Mac finally lol. Mbar my signature says it 18btl fully loaded running off a saz-2000D, box is being designed and built now. its going to be about 6-7 cubes after displacement tuned to 32 2 way active front stage, sax-100.4 mli-65 for mids and Kicker 08KS20 tweets might change my mind on them. still looking for some idea's 2 runs of 0 gauge to the back i am either getting an XS 3100 or a deka depends on how the check looks on the 10th with a few other things i am ordering from a friend i got the trunk back half dampen gonna Finnish the trunk and roof and doors when the speakers come in i have had some funny bad luck so far when i was swamping the battery and doing my big 3 yesterday i had to run up to the store real fast and get some stuff so i locked my doors and trunk because the car was still outside. My intentions were to use my key to open the door but that didn't happen, so i had to call a lock smith to come open me up waste of 120 bucks and someone stole my center caps last night oh well LOL MORE PICS COMING SOON

ok fellaz, i finally got my car and i am about to start my build. (i will make a build log soon) a month or so back you guys helped me decide to go 2 way active and not components, so thats what i am getting ready to do. what i need help with is what to BUY!! time to shop lol i have a sax-100.4 for my amp for the setup. I now own a 2006 gmc envoy. i used crutchfield as my source to find out the size of my front stage speekers witch are 6-3/4". so i need help finding the right mid-bass and tweet. i have been looking at the mli-65 for my mid and no idea on the tweet yet i have no experience with any sets of tweets so any ideas will help! will the mli-65 give me a fitting issue? if so what will i need to order or cut? i will be running a btl 18 on a saz-2000D if that has anything to do with my front stage i am also leaning towards no rear fill enless i should depends on what you guys think. my main goal is just to beable to hear the music with the bass and the people in the back seat can hear alittle also.. so please toss me some ideas help me make my decision! i apprecheate all ur guys time and effort to help me. (i suck at spelling btw) thanks!!!

thanks jay and brandon could someone with a running 18 btl suggest a good crossover point?

bump. please looking for some help and ideas.... thanks guys

still looking for some help guys please!

sorry my sig is wrong i forgot to change it to an 06 there was 2 at the lot i was looking at i ended up taking the 06 for better month price lol. thanks for reminding me to change it lol I AM A go out for my birthday 2night even tho its on the 24th so if i dont get back to ur ideas on helping me ill get to them asap thanks guys!!

then how do i wire it? parallel? thought u had to have one with another battery you dont have to have one... it helps when you have 2 diff batterys connected and you play ur system with ur car off it helps charge each other i think from what i have read. you probably wont play ur system with ur car off since its for a daily driver, most daily drives drive and bump, from what i have seen atleast. you got a nice set up goin for your self man your gonna be pounding like a champ!!! get a volt meter also to help you monitor ur voltage. what kind of Head unit u got?

just a quick one here guys. i currently own a optima red top grp35 and 2 kenetik hc800s. i am running a saz-2000d and sax-100.4 sub is the btl 18 fully loaded my question is... i am getting a HO alt as soon as i figure out what car i am doing this to but do i need to change my battery's. i am putting the optima up front witch is brand new.the hc800's come from the old setup but still work fine. Will the hc800s be enough for what i have and will they hold up until i get my HO alt?

alright then your good bro, all you need to do is decide on what amp you want. get the refurb 3000D and use the rest of the cash on a extra batt and deadener. good luck

i am running a Kinetik hc2400..were you going th purchase the "New Heatsink" B stock SAZ 3000d? yea thats what i was going to get. and Jay-cee i got the Hixm Coil extra. im leaning between the 2 amps. kinda want the 3000d and turn the gains down a little and have room for later. but if i get the 2000d its new and has 2 year warranty. so the only extra option you got was the coil? no cooling option or anything? and did you order the D2 or D1 btl? i hope you orderd the cooling option, i think that is almost a must for a daily driver sub

you can get the saz-3000D refurb if you want. i personally hate refurbished things but im sure the sundown refurbs are great. my friend mac n cheese got a referb one and he had to send it in, i cant remember what exactly happend but ya maybe he will chime in and tell you what happend to his 3000D. if you get the 3000d or the 2000D or whatever you get. make sure you have the Duel 2 ohm option so you can drop the sub down to 1 ohm. the 3000d puts out 3k watts at 1 ohm and i know the BTL can take it aslong as ur smart with the volume knob and the gain/settings. maybe someone a little smarter can add to this but since this is ur first setup maybe going with 3k watt amp on a sub that the compony says handles 2k watts might not be smart for ur first setup. its completly up to you my friend i know for a fact the sub can handle that amp you just really need to be smart with the settings and the box needs to be perfect for everything to be ok.

honestly, i would really try and go for the sundown saz-2000D! i am running an 18" btl also and i have a sundown 2000D. i did alot of research on here befor i orderd and from everything i gatherd from all the guys on here SUNDOWN is a great company the amp is sweet looking i love it! being your first setup this is what i call a big boy setup lol. So take your time on this build man, order the sundown 2000D honestly you will love it i have no doubt. if money is tight after you order ur sundown 2000d take ur time and order everything else as ur money comes be paitence it will pay off in the end!! good idea getting ur HO alt you will need it, make sure you do the big 3 with it. for a second battery go with like a kenetik 800 or higher or XS batteries or DEKA is pretty good from what i hear. Knuconceptz wireing is great also and its not very expensive! i saw that you said you will worry about ur front stage spekers later, that might be an issue if you want to get the WOW effect from the people listing to your system. if the song sounds like shit so will the bass enless ur playing a pure bass song or just some tones. i am sure this is going to be a daily driver so your gonna need a good front stage also. (go with a sundown 100.4 amp) you will need to deaden your car for sure! thats were SECONDSKIN comes in look into them for sure! if you have any questions at all theres alot of great guys on this site that can help you like they helped me! where did u get ur amp? i saw a 3500 d from sundown from ebay for 800. money isnt really a matter. ill have a few hundred more every week. thing is i have to order everything online, using paypal. go to soundsolutionsaudio.com and order it from them. just go with the 2000D it will be a PERFECT match for you and you are getting it from SSA so you will have a garenteed good product dont order from ebay just get it from SSA. the guys are great shipping is probobly free and it comes in quick and safe! even if money is not an issue there is no reason to spend it like bill gates get everything you need from the right place and the right price. they use paypal also so you can use ur paypal cash to order.

honestly, i would really try and go for the sundown saz-2000D! i am running an 18" btl also and i have a sundown 2000D. i did alot of research on here befor i orderd and from everything i gatherd from all the guys on here SUNDOWN is a great company the amp is sweet looking i love it! being your first setup this is what i call a big boy setup lol. So take your time on this build man, order the sundown 2000D honestly you will love it i have no doubt. if money is tight after you order ur sundown 2000d take ur time and order everything else as ur money comes be paitence it will pay off in the end!! good idea getting ur HO alt you will need it, make sure you do the big 3 with it. for a second battery go with like a kenetik 800 or higher or XS batteries or DEKA is pretty good from what i hear. Knuconceptz wireing is great also and its not very expensive! i saw that you said you will worry about ur front stage spekers later, that might be an issue if you want to get the WOW effect from the people listing to your system. if the song sounds like shit so will the bass enless ur playing a pure bass song or just some tones. i am sure this is going to be a daily driver so your gonna need a good front stage also. (go with a sundown 100.4 amp) you will need to deaden your car for sure! thats were SECONDSKIN comes in look into them for sure! if you have any questions at all theres alot of great guys on this site that can help you like they helped me!

sundown all the way there amps are just built like beasts. i love my sundown amps!

lol... well deep loud bass is ur goal witch is nice, what kind of car do you have? how much trunk space are we looking at? the BTL is a great drver and will bring you the deep loud bass you want. it comes in 12" 15" 18" so you need to decide with what size you want and you also need to make sure you have the electrical upgrades in ur car to handle one of these monsters. so let us know more of ur goals and trunk size and budget for amp/sub combo and we can give you alot of good ideas/answers. good luck

Nice review man! post some pics when you can! i love my 18" btl also although i have yet to hear it lol.

i have heard both and i personally LOVE all FI products not just because i use them lol. i am not sure if the alpines have a recon option or not but with the FI sub if you do someway blow them you can get a recon insted of ordering a hole new sub the q's have great sound and can get pretty loud also! just my opinion good luck

i am running an 18" btl also and i recently asked the same question you are asking and i am also probably gonna be useing an envoy. what i decided to do was run a 2-way active setup for my front stage and from what i have heard and read i wont need any rear fillers. you should look into doing the same thing for mids i will probobly useing mli-65 mach 5 audio mids i am still undecided on what highs i am useing a 2-way active setup is mid/high in each door upfront run to an amp i am useing a sax-100.4 if you do something like that i think you would be happy!! i am still kind of new but i think this would work out for you this is just my opinion. i hope this helps you good luck

here is some reliable information. showdown basicly the idea is to reduce resonance of sheet metal, and seal the access holes off to seperate the rear wave of the speaker from the front. the latter prevents cancelation. then there is the barrier, better explained by the showdown guy. i was planing on useing second skin all over my door. will that be fine?

hey fellaz. i need some ideas for a good set of components for the car. i am running a sax-100.4. what i am looking for is components for the front door and the back door or anything you guys suggest. i am working with $500 could go more if REALLY needed, cheaper would be great also lol 5-1/4" to biggest 6-3/4" with bracket. thanks for the help!