New From California

[Ryan916 2]

Hey everyone,

I drive a 96 3.0l V6 Camry xle 4 door and I got into the car audio game about 4 months ago when i bought a bunch of stuff off Craigslist for 100 bucks. I bought 2 jl 12w0's, a box tuned to ? freq with about 3 cubes of space, a 4 channel amp that I'm bridging off 2 (I have no idea about wattage or anything about the amp, I can't find on google anywhere), 4 gauge amp kit, 2 coaxial polk speakers, and 2 3-way fosgate 6x9's. I have been playing that for the last four months and now i just am craving so much more. It just doesn't do it for me and I have big plans (for me) for my next build. Right now I'm just saving money and doing more research, trying to learn all I can. That is how i ended up here! I see that there will be a mecca event July 3rd in Fresno (2 hours from me) so I will definitely be attending and it will be my first car audio event that I attend. I currently watch a lot of youtube vid, primarily EXO, twisted, and some of Meade, and browse forums here and caraudioclassifieds.

As for my next build, I think I have narrowed a good part of it down to what I'm going to purchase but I'm still completely open to any recommendations.

Electrical:

Alternator: 70A Stock (will definitely have to go in the future - Only one I have found to fit my car is this

Battery: I have an old 500cca duracell battery that is in desperate need of swapping. I was looking at an xs d1200 battery and it is definitely not set in stone

Big 3: Needs to be done.

Wire: Need to purchase some 1/0

Speakers:

Front stage/rear deck: This is where I will need help and I need to research. I don't know much about good speakers, mid basses, horns and tweets, different set ups etc. I figured i would see how the ones i have perform amp'd as they are not now.

Sub: 1 12" Xcon D2 or D1

Amps:

Sub Amp: Looking at getting an AQ1200 to break in the sub and down the road buy another one and strap them.

Mid/Highs Amp: The 4 channel that I have been using for my subs for the time being. I wouldn't choose to new one until i chose new speakers i guess.

I plan to build an optimal ported box for the xcon firing into my cab with the trunk sealed off. I'm also going to purchase a bulk 100 sq ft off FatMat as I'm already having a lot of cabin rattle from 2 jl's running off no more than 150-300 watts and my trunk sounds decent from outside but will sound horrible from an Xcon i bet haha. The AQ has 4 gauge inputs so I plan to do a run of 1/0 to a distribution block with a tail of 4 guage and hopefully a tail of 8 guage could fit in as well for the crappy 4 channel I have (or ill just put in a 4 gauge tail and trim it down to fit). I have a TON of purchases to make in the future probably over the next month as I've got a good bit saved. I'd love any input from you all as I'm posting here primarily to learn and grow in these forums.

Thank you SSA for providing such a great forum for us all!

Ryan

[Ohjay 116]

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[Luke.H 33]

there's a recent thread about sound deadening I would advise you to read before you purchase fatmat

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welcome to SSA man and good choice on the subwoofer. If i were you though id just get the aq2200 instead so you dont have to buy another down the road. So where at in cali are you from? Im going to the meca show in fresno also and is only 2 hours away so maybe were from the same city haha. As for door speakers it would help to know what vehicle you have to determine speakers for your ride.

[Ryan916 2]

there's a recent thread about sound deadening I would advise you to read before you purchase fatmat

Thank you, is it in the sound deadening forum section? That's funny you mention something like that. I was just reading some of Don's post about it and the like. I planned on covering my whole car with it and I just read how that really could be quite pointless. I really plan to just place it a few places at a time and see how it affects the resonance. I will try to find that thread, thanks. I'm guessing it has something to do with why its so cheap? haha

welcome to SSA man and good choice on the subwoofer. If i were you though id just get the aq2200 instead so you dont have to buy another down the road. So where at in cali are you from? Im going to the meca show in fresno also and is only 2 hours away so maybe were from the same city haha. As for door speakers it would help to know what vehicle you have to determine speakers for your ride.

Hey, thank you.

I'm in Sacramento, the 916! I did consider the 2200 right away, and I'll revisit it. I think the reason i threw it out was because i thought i wouldn't be able to support it off a 70a stock alt. As for the speakers, i drive a 96 4 door Camry with leather interior. That's pretty funny you're 2 hours away too, where are you located at? I plan to go to the finals in San Jose too and check that out in September.

BTW thank you for all the welcomes!

Edited June 26, 2011 by Ryan916

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oh damn thats the opposite direction then me haha im over here in bakersfield. ya you will deffinatly need a bigger alt, i have a aq2200 wired at 2ohms right now but once i get a alt im going to sell my bl and get the 15" zcon. I hope to see you out at the fresno show should be a good one, lots of flex issue guys are going

[Ryan916 2]

oh damn thats the opposite direction then me haha im over here in bakersfield. ya you will deffinatly need a bigger alt, i have a aq2200 wired at 2ohms right now but once i get a alt im going to sell my bl and get the 15" zcon. I hope to see you out at the fresno show should be a good one, lots of flex issue guys are going

Ah down in bakers, nice. Yea what do you think about the alt I linked in the first post? I think it was Mechman alt's that responded to my email saying they have a 220A with machined brackets to fit for like 550 which is probably more than I will need. Also is a pretty steep price for me at the moment, but you get what you pay for for sure so i hear. How did you like your bl and damn where are you gonna fit that 15" monster in your honda? Haha.

Yea I'm really excited to go to this event as I've never gone to one!

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oh damn thats the opposite direction then me haha im over here in bakersfield. ya you will deffinatly need a bigger alt, i have a aq2200 wired at 2ohms right now but once i get a alt im going to sell my bl and get the 15" zcon. I hope to see you out at the fresno show should be a good one, lots of flex issue guys are going

Ah down in bakers, nice. Yea what do you think about the alt I linked in the first post? I think it was Mechman alt's that responded to my email saying they have a 220A with machined brackets to fit for like 550 which is probably more than I will need. Also is a pretty steep price for me at the moment, but you get what you pay for for sure so i hear. How did you like your bl and damn where are you gonna fit that 15" monster in your honda? Haha.

Yea I'm really excited to go to this event as I've never gone to one!

Mechman iv heard has some really good alts and i was either going to get the mechman 220a or a dc power 180a, I like my bl it did get loud but im just looking for something with a bit more output and low end, Tell you the truth my honda has alot more trunk space then my maxima and the 15 will fit just fine in there at 3.5 cubes. If i were you id just save up for the alt and go with a zcon on a aq2200, can never have too much bass haha

[Luke.H 33]

Thank you, is it in the sound deadening forum section? That's funny you mention something like that. I was just reading some of Don's post about it and the like. I planned on covering my whole car with it and I just read how that really could be quite pointless. I really plan to just place it a few places at a time and see how it affects the resonance. I will try to find that thread, thanks. I'm guessing it has something to do with why its so cheap? haha

Sound Deadening On a Budget is the thread I was referring to. Sorry to get off topic. I just saw you mentioned it and wanted to be sure you had the proper info before buying. Enjoy SSA, if you put in the right effort you can learn a lot here

[Ryan916 2]

Mechman iv heard has some really good alts and i was either going to get the mechman 220a or a dc power 180a, I like my bl it did get loud but im just looking for something with a bit more output and low end, Tell you the truth my honda has alot more trunk space then my maxima and the 15 will fit just fine in there at 3.5 cubes. If i were you id just save up for the alt and go with a zcon on a aq2200, can never have too much bass haha

Yea idk man that just might be too big of a jump for me! Haha well I look forward to seeing your zcon destroy and you the show coming up, thanks for the help!

Sound Deadening On a Budget is the thread I was referring to. Sorry to get off topic. I just saw you mentioned it and wanted to be sure you had the proper info before buying. Enjoy SSA, if you put in the right effort you can learn a lot here

Thanks Luker, I'll check read that thread up and down, I appreciate the help!

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not too sure if ill have the zcon ready for the show cuz i still need to get an alt but i will have the bl and you can take a listen to it, hopfully you can make more progress then me and have your xcon ready so i can take a listen

[sefugi 166]

Great to have new members!!! Seems you have a lot of ideas and your doing research to form them. As far as sound deadening you may want to check out this thread, it has some great info on installing deadening.

Good to hear you are wanting to go to your first show! Always a lot of things to learn from going to a show. It's a bonus to be able to see something installed and then be able to ask a few questions about it. Enjoy!!

Again, WELCOME to SSA!!!!

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