Car Audio Discussion
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One pair of speakers on an external amp feeding in the ~50watts rms or more per channel range should be plenty. For example, I have 2 pair of 6.5" component sets in my van with a total of 400watts rms (100 x 4 four channel) running them and they keep up beautifully with the pair of 12" subs on 2000watts rms power. In my Jimmy I'll have a single pair of ID CTX components on a total of 250watts rms (125 x 2 two channel) with 1500watts rms driving the three 8" subs. Of course ALL setups are different, but ANY external power amp is better than the HU power any day.
Ok that's what I figured. Thank you
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From: South End Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Yea, someone one here said it one time. The rear speakers are for people in the back. The only time you hear them is when your back there.
Once you start amping speakers and you can hear small changes in sound, you will begin to hear distortion again. This is from time delay. You ear hears the sound faster from the front than the backs. I have less power going to my rears and more to the front so that people in the back CAN hear but I can't in the front. 4 channel is better but 2 channel will do.
Once you start amping speakers and you can hear small changes in sound, you will begin to hear distortion again. This is from time delay. You ear hears the sound faster from the front than the backs. I have less power going to my rears and more to the front so that people in the back CAN hear but I can't in the front. 4 channel is better but 2 channel will do.
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From: Northeast Metro Detroit
I only have front components in mine and I have the left side delayed because it gets to you first and causes the music to be left biased. Its something you notice more as you upgrade the speakers.
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From: Monroe City, IN
As was mentioned, all setups are different. Different combinations of speakers, amps and subwoofers along with the differences in installation and enclosure design all play a part as we're all aware. Which is one reason I usually TRY (it rarely works) to talk people into picking out their speaker's and amps first along with correct as it can get installation. Then buying a sub stage that meets the demand, of course that whole approach is really for getting the balanced and the best overall sound. When it comes to just wanting it loud, well, there's no replacement for displacement. Lots of high efficiency speakers and big high powered subs are where its at, and anything in between. Even though your subs can drown out your speakers at 75wrms each, there's no way they could EVER keep up at all if you didn't have the 75wrms and were just running off the HU, and that's the purpose behind my response, ANY external amp will be better than the HU.
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Completely right! It about well balance aswell. If your sub drowns out your speakers, Turn the gain down. Just cuz it will do a million watts doesn't mean it needs to. Or let it, and turn the bass eq down.
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those remote gain ***** work good to try balance it out. but the bass songs ive been playing lately are just rediculous. I have a chopped version of comfortably numb that just rapes the roof of my jimmy lol
steve meades forum has a ton of chopped and custom songs for DL fyi some really LOUD stuff there. FINALLY after years of wanting it, got the chopped version of in the air tonight, kinda scared to play that song at full tilt.
btw i traded an xbox360 game for my 2 channel
so ive yet to buy a proper amp for them.
steve meades forum has a ton of chopped and custom songs for DL fyi some really LOUD stuff there. FINALLY after years of wanting it, got the chopped version of in the air tonight, kinda scared to play that song at full tilt.
btw i traded an xbox360 game for my 2 channel
so ive yet to buy a proper amp for them.
Last edited by blazinloud; Nov 26, 2010 at 12:57 PM.
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Well, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Mine won't be repeated here, but I'll say this, genius..... not really, but he'd make one hell of a marketing executive. Also, watch yourself on his forum, the littlest negative comment and you'll be shunned and booted in a flash. As far as his wife, yeah, you're right there, she's definitely easy on the eyes.