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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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I cannot even begin to understand what is going on here.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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I cannot even begin to understand what is going on here.
You and me both .. but now I am so freaked because my sub box is to small , I bought a 10" sub that my amp finally doesnt blow the voice coil out... I am happy with my sony sub mounted under the rear seat and i got to do some more stuff like WORK...

I am just going to wait a little and do something different one day i guess.. I really want to work on the outside of my truck... I will put pics up of what I have done so far ...
 
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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 12:22 AM
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Keep in mind I am 42 years old and I am looking for Quality sound , I dont wont to blow the roof off my truck
But yet you listen to Eminem for his brilliant highs that contrast with the lows? just bustin your *****, dont know many who listen to Eminem for anything other than lyrics and bass.


Minus me. Quality sound is key.


^ In reference to the vid.
 

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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 06:40 AM
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Yep .. I took one of my daughters MP3 disc.. From her room... But I must confess i listen to all kinds of rock music, some times I read on here and other places for good songs.. I also go to Rock 93.9 website and look up the song list for the day and pick out songs i like... Funny thing is I remember when I was a kid my dad listened to elevator music. I guess if we talk music I listen too , motley crue ( the old stuff ) sixx am, flyleaf,bullet for my valentine,POD,Korn,Breaking Benjamin, avenged sevefold .. and many more...
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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my HU has more power than My pioneer amp .. Remember i said 22 watts per channel on my HU and everyone said hook the amp up to the front speakers.. Sad part is I can hear the rear speakers ( hooked to the HU ) over the front speakers hooked to the amp ... However my other amp hooked to the new sony 1100 watt 300rms sub is really loud , I had to turn the gain almost all the way down on my sub amp...
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 08:46 PM
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my HU has more power than My pioneer amp .. Remember i said 22 watts per channel on my HU and everyone said hook the amp up to the front speakers.. Sad part is I can hear the rear speakers ( hooked to the HU ) over the front speakers hooked to the amp ... However my other amp hooked to the new sony 1100 watt 300rms sub is really loud , I had to turn the gain almost all the way down on my sub amp...
How efficient are your rear speakers? I guarantee if you fade them back and then crank the volume, the power of your front speakers will be much stronger. Adjust the gain accordingly.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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The rear speakers are sony , same as front 5x7/6x8 4 way sony XPLOD.. but I will try .. I may just run a 4 channel amp that I got ( Not sure how good it is it was given to me ) Its made by KOLE never heard of the company before, but i read about them on the net .. Seem sort of cheap..
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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Ok I went ahead and hooked up the front speakers back to the head unit.. and they sound much better..The Kole amp Sucked way bad.. Also I have decided to Just wait and get Christmas over .. ( wifes bday is dec23 , then Christmas and daughters Bday is Jan 8... So I am going to be melting all my plastic... I really want a double din dvd/nav system .. Oh yeah I alost forgot ... I need tires, my wifes car needs tires... Man It will be probably middle of next year before I can change anything on my truck.. Oh well..
 
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Old Nov 16, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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2 quick questions 1} why are factory 6x8 speakers louder than my sony 6x8 4 ways ??

2} When you hook a seperate pair of tweeters in parrell with your 6x8's are you showing your amp a 2 ohm load ?
 
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 01:57 AM
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2 quick questions 1} why are factory 6x8 speakers louder than my sony 6x8 4 ways ??

2} When you hook a seperate pair of tweeters in parrell with your 6x8's are you showing your amp a 2 ohm load ?
1) The Sony's are literally Xplod-ing your truck. That's why they call them the Xplod series.
But in all seriousness the "louder"-ness that you're hearing is distortion.

2) Maybe. Depends what the respective ohm ratings are of parts involved.
 
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Old Nov 18, 2008 | 02:01 AM
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I cannot even begin to understand what is going on here.
Originally Posted by FX4_2003
You and me both .. but now I am so freaked because my sub box is to small , I bought a 10" sub that my amp finally doesnt blow the voice coil out... I am happy with my sony sub mounted under the rear seat and i got to do some more stuff like WORK...

I am just going to wait a little and do something different one day i guess.. I really want to work on the outside of my truck... I will put pics up of what I have done so far ...
I was talking about you and your whole process of thinking out loud and buying random ish.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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4 ways suck... i had sony xplod 4 ways, replaced with pioneer 2 ways... much better... but i blew one... and i never blare my music or let it distort.... you get what you pay for,,,,
 
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