New Pics of New Equipment
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2163 Registered: Aug-05 | I finally got around to taking pics of my new amp and HO Alternator.            putting on that alternator wasn't the easiest thing in the world. lol we had to make a bracket, b/c the top mount didn't line up with the factory mount, but other than that. no problems it does 14.5V at idle, and 14.2 with my system at full blast.  |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Wilton, Ct Post Number: 3972 Registered: Dec-04 | loooks nice man. I had to do the same thing with my alt but it was no big deal. Nice set up. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2166 Registered: Aug-05 | thanks man. i suppose i made it seem like we were splitting atoms when i said that it wasn't the easiest thing to put on. it wasn't really hard at all, but they mislead you with the words "direct bolt-on" sometimes. lol |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Wilton, Ct Post Number: 3974 Registered: Dec-04 | yup mine said the same thing lol |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4636 Registered: Nov-04 | Did you run 2gauge-0gauge wire for the ground to the amp? Your car's chassis will only handle so much current. I find that by hard wiring the ground wire from the battery, you get more consistant current flow. The "DD" remind me of DareDevil. |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4637 Registered: Nov-04 | Your setup looks like a virgin comared to mine. I have so many gadgets in my car, it looks like a spider web. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2168 Registered: Aug-05 | yes, we upgraded the big three. and the ground wire for the amp is two 8guage wires. more pics of the wires and anl fuse.  the fuse is a 250A   the ground is 2 8guage wires  |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2169 Registered: Aug-05 | there is 4guage power wire going to the D-block, and then 2 8guage power wire from D-block to the amp. |
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Silver Member Username: CaraudioToronto, Ontario Canada Post Number: 243 Registered: Sep-05 | Wow thats a small sub bro does it actually bump nice and hard?? What is that a single 10? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2170 Registered: Aug-05 | it would have you speechless. but it is only a single ten, so it's not like i'm breaking records. lol |
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Silver Member Username: CaraudioToronto, Ontario Canada Post Number: 248 Registered: Sep-05 | Woww thats nice big box lil 10 lol would love to have somthing like that to be like wtf. How much RMS u pushing and how much was it? Oh and muddy thanks for help for some edead help ima order ir some time 2nite. But got another question for you so ill put that in my thread. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 1229 Registered: Jul-05 | I knew that D & D logo looked familiar - Hmmmm like Dare Devil got paid & endorses D&D product - lol ....     Looks great Muddy ! |
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Bronze Member Username: ClownassPost Number: 27 Registered: Sep-05 | Why is that amp mounted right on top of the speaker box? It seems to me that that is a bad idea due to vibrations generated by the sub. What kind of amp is it? I see the US Amps amp, but what is the other one? |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 361 Registered: Sep-05 | Looks great muddy, but i want to see more pics, what else you got... LOL Yah, that disappoints me that you mounted the amp one the sub box. You should know better than that www.bcae1.com |
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Gold Member Username: Kd7nfrMontpelier, ID United States Post Number: 1034 Registered: Apr-05 | It's fine. He's using a quality amp on top of the box (DLS - nice) 870wrms. And when your US amp is missing, don't look here :P! |
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Bronze Member Username: ClownassPost Number: 32 Registered: Sep-05 | Quality amp or not, the vibration is still there and in time it will take it's toll. |
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Silver Member Username: Audiobass10Cape Coral, FL United States Post Number: 271 Registered: Jul-05 | Mounting the amp on top of the box is fine. The only real downfall to doing that is the fact that it makes it easier for someone to steal your amp, box and subs all at once without much effort..yank a couple wires and they're gone..i had that happen to my first setup. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2171 Registered: Aug-05 | the amp is mounted on two pieces of wood that are carpeted. so it it not right on the box, and the inside of the box is braced. one of the guy's at my audioshop said that one of the only high-end amps he has ever had a problem with mounting on the boxes is some of the US Amps, other than that, he has never had any problems with mounting amps on boxes. they always brace the inside of their boxes too. we mounted it on the two pieces of MDF b/c i was a little concerned with "the issue", but he reassured me that if my single 10" would break my DLS amp that he would buy me another one. lol that and the fact that the fan is on the bottom of the amp. what other kind of pics would you like to see? *thinks to himself that that was a loaded question* |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2172 Registered: Aug-05 | Car Audio i am giving it a generous 870wRMS lol, and it was $100. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 372 Registered: Sep-05 | i dont think it would be that big of a deal, however id still be worried just because i worry about sh!t, lol. any pictures are good, i know you like pics, so lets see pics of everything in your car. Speakers, HU car in general, lol. I like pics too, lol. |
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Silver Member Username: CaraudioToronto, Ontario Canada Post Number: 251 Registered: Sep-05 | WOW! Guess it doesnt depend on sub size just about the RMS it can push and handle. Thats good nice and neat i got alot of extra wire that wont hurt the system would it? Its about lets see umm 10" long extra wire from sub to amp but its the THICK wire not monster. Loving it my amp isnt mounted anywhere is on a diangle angle on the left side of the box i still gota eDEAD it then ima do final touches. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2175 Registered: Aug-05 | here are some pics of the pieces of MDF it was mounted to on top or the box. so it is really mounted to 1.5" of MDF, and the box is braced.    |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 455 Registered: Aug-05 | Muddy, 1.) How old are you and 2.) What kind of job do you have? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2176 Registered: Aug-05 | there are a few pics in this thread that you might not have seen. https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/160577.html |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2177 Registered: Aug-05 | i am 19, and i work part time at a grocery store stocking shelves. don't think i am some kind of spoiled rich kid, i didn't get all this stuff in a few months, every thing was one step at a time over about two years, b/c that's how long i have had the car. the key to my nice equipment is 1) patience, i save up, and save up, and save up 2) i get really good deals. |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 458 Registered: Aug-05 | Well I think I found my new favorite brand, Elemental Designs. The prices on their stuff is amazing for the quality it's supposed to have...I think I'm in love. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2186 Registered: Aug-05 | what happened to Cerwin-Vega? |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 460 Registered: Aug-05 | Cerwin Vega SUBS, but ED amp lol. What I'm going to do is buy a ED 4 channel amp, and the 2005 CV Vmax's. For now with my A8000T they'll each be underpowered by about 200W RMS each, but in the future I'll looking getting an ED mono amp. I was just stunned when I saw those prices and the outputs you get, especially knowing that they're supposed to be a quality durable amp with pretty good SQ. But you know, I'm working on it. I still need to do things like get a 2.5" Borla muffler and such. I need a new alt (any ideas where I can get a 160-180A alt at for a fair price?). So stuff like that. Luckily I have a friend who knows the ins and outs of cars from his certification and such, so he can do my installs cheaply or even free ! |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 461 Registered: Aug-05 | Muddy, your USAmp is almost as shiny as my Audiobahn lol. If USAmps were crappy, and they had that kind of bling factor, they'd almost be like Audiobahn. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 373 Registered: Sep-05 | "i am 19, and i work part time at a grocery store stocking shelves. " -Do you go to college muddy? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2193 Registered: Aug-05 | yes. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 374 Registered: Sep-05 | where you go and whats your major? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2195 Registered: Aug-05 | CFCC-Central FL Com. College my major is Business Ad, but i will be changing it to accountin maybe. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 377 Registered: Sep-05 | are you planning on opening an audio shop, lol. That would be pretty sweet. You should transfer to Florida State, lots of hot B!tches, lol. I go to the Unversity of Buffalo for electrical engineering. Its cold up here in NY, unlike Florida. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2198 Registered: Aug-05 | that would be sweet. i would have to win the lotto though. yeah it will still be as hot as the sun come the Beginning of next year. lol check this out...http://www.weather.com/outlook/driving/interstate/local/USFL0355?from=search_cit y 91 friggin degrees tomorrow!!! |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 378 Registered: Sep-05 | damn you, check this http://www.weather.com/weather/local/14261?lswe=14261&lwsa=WeatherLocalUndeclare d&from=whatwhere I had to sleep with a long sleeve shirt and hoodie last night all curled up and sh!t bc its colder than a well diggers @ss in my dorm room, LMAO |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 379 Registered: Sep-05 | ive got an Eclipse amp in the mail thats coming too, Ill get pics off that and post them. |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 465 Registered: Aug-05 | I've found my bedroom, if I leave my stereo on during the winter leaves my bedroom a good 5-10 degrees warmer than the rest of the house. THANK YOU VINTAGE KENWOOD GEAR! w00t w00t! |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 467 Registered: Aug-05 | Not to mention my computer, TV, VCR, DVD player, equalizer, computer monitor, lamps, and everything else. I keep warm with electric where gas is expensive. Downside is, I don't want to leave my room :P. |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 381 Registered: Sep-05 | "I keep warm with electric where gas is expensive" Electric heat is wayy more expensive than a gas furnace. |
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Bronze Member Username: Eprussian07Post Number: 14 Registered: Oct-05 | "Not to mention my computer, TV, VCR, DVD player, equalizer, computer monitor, lamps, and everything else. I keep warm with electric where gas is expensive. Downside is, I don't want to leave my room :P." Why dont you jsut buy one of those plug in heaters? :-X |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2201 Registered: Aug-05 | i wish i could punch Tyler in the face sometimes. i laughed so hard i cried when i hit "post this message". lol(ouch, my stomach hurts) |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 468 Registered: Aug-05 | Yes Mike, but since I usually listen to music at high levels, why not benefit from both? I get my music AND heat! When I said electric, I meant the electric it takes to power my equipment, not a furnace. We have a gas furnace. Pavel, I have one, but it takes away from the satisfaction I get from knowing I can have an electronic haven in my bedroom that keeps me just as warm, and satisfies my needs. |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 469 Registered: Aug-05 | Oh yea, and if you don't feel like brushing off a lot a snow from your car this winter, just buy an RE MT, and run it pretty high for a while, that should be enough vibration to shake off the snow lol. Pretty sad I can find practical uses for life's electronic pleasures... |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 470 Registered: Aug-05 | Muddy why would you punch me? Just because I have cool vintage audio gear that gets warmer than a lot of today's equipment, and keeps me warm lol. (And sounds better than today's garbage as well!) |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 471 Registered: Aug-05 | When I REALLY want the Kenwoods to heat up, I run them at higher levels with speakers I know to have a higher DC resistance, that'll make'em work hard lol, and provide my heat! |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2203 Registered: Aug-05 | just for fun! lol |
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Silver Member Username: TdisantoPost Number: 382 Registered: Sep-05 | lol, i know you were talking about electric gear, but i was just trying to picture your mom and dads face when they get the electric bill. It cant be cheap. I heard somewhere that if you leave your computer on all day its like 2 bucks extra on your bill. So thats 365*2 extra for the year. Dont know if its true, but i bet your def sucking up a lot of juice with all that equipment, that cant be cheap Muddy, your too funny man. |
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Bronze Member Username: HondariderGlidden, Iowa U.S. Post Number: 60 Registered: Sep-05 | hey muddy how big is that box? |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4640 Registered: Nov-04 | Muddy, if you're planning to change careers, then accounting will be surprising. The old myth is, nerds with thick glasses or lots of Jewish people. Well that's not true at all. In fact, go past an accounting class. It's full of chicks! Maybe you haven't seen the auditors, but so far, 80% of them are hot females. Maybe those companies are doing it on purprose, hiring good looking females. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2205 Registered: Aug-05 | my box is 1.7ft.3. tuned to 30hz. haha, that's sweet Isaac. i used to think of myself as the class clown. but Tyler here takes the cake. |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 472 Registered: Aug-05 |   See how cool I am?     That's my bedroom sound system until I can get my power amp and Cerwin Vega V-15F's. But for now, it's plenty loud enough.   That was my stereo before I moved it around to the other side of them room and removed some speakers that didn't quite fit the overall sound and were causing major cancellation. I know, I know, it's home audio, but I thought I would show off what I have more knowledge about. Not saying what I have now is something to brag about (except for my vintage gear) but it's nice to look at and doesn't sound half bad. Go ahead and poke fun though, as some of the speakers are Sony's. The ones on the right though, without grills and are all black with Sony sattelites on top of them, are ones my Dad built in the 80's. They have EXCELLENT SQ, especially for having strictly Radio Shack guts. I suppose that's what happens when you know your stuff! |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 473 Registered: Aug-05 | Well my Mom and Dad are divorced, but I get my interest of electronics in general from him, especially stereo, regardless of whether we get along. I'm not really a Clown @$$, just I have a budget to work with. I really enjoy home audio a LOT more, but I like good sound wherever I go, so I got pulled into the whole car audio scene. When it comes to home gear though, I prefer it due to the fact I KNOW what I'm getting. Can't go wrong with nearly 90% of vintage gear, as it's all rated to put out exactly what they say it does. New stuff, and car stuff is sketchy to me a bit for that reason. |
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Silver Member Username: ScubasteveCollege Park, MD Post Number: 644 Registered: May-05 | you should get a few more speakers that way you could block out all the light. lol |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2220 Registered: Aug-05 | wow....there is a lot of OT happenin in m'thread. lol |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 477 Registered: Aug-05 | Nice Steve lol. Seriously though, 2 Cerwin Vega V-15F's will get louder than ALL of my speakers, and sound better. SO I think tiny bookshelf systems are out for now, except for casual listening. |
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Gold Member Username: Kd7nfrMontpelier, ID United States Post Number: 1045 Registered: Apr-05 | I have 4 computers that run 24/7, and two others that usually run 24/7. Yea... it's interesting... And if you're running your subs when it's cold, you're on borrowed time... |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4643 Registered: Nov-04 | Muddy, those 2 inner pair of speakers near the top, they look like Pioneer? I recall seeing one on eBay. Did you know that, it's really a 2way speaker? The middle is just a vent, not midrange. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Ocala, FL USA Post Number: 2250 Registered: Aug-05 | what? i don't have any Pioneer speakers. if you are referring to the low-res pics of all those speakers, then those are Tyler's. lol |
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New member Username: HalterOhio Post Number: 4 Registered: Oct-05 | lol dang man thats awesome..both of them...agreed with the adding more speakers...and less light..lol |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 479 Registered: Aug-05 | Isaac, those ARE actually 3-way. The midrange does produce sound believe it or not! It's a 27 ohm driver, so it draws VERY little, and produces VERY little sound, but does produce sound. Pioneer did that to keep up with Sony's design (the yellow coned speakers) and added the midrange to give the effect of a 3-way system, but it's just not audible like the Sony's are. But the Pioneer's tweeter is much more pungeant than the Sony's tweeter. Both pairs are similar except for Sony being sealed, and Pioneer being ported. The Pioneer does have a PTC tweeter protection circuit, but lacks in bass range. Thanks for the comment about my crappy pen cam Muddy. Some peopl aren't rich bastages! J/K! ;P |
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Gold Member Username: CarguyPost Number: 4657 Registered: Nov-04 | Really? The ones I checked out had air coming out of it, just like a port. |
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Silver Member Username: TdbdadrummerPost Number: 481 Registered: Aug-05 | Are you sure that wasn't the actual 2-way model? It's smaller than the "3-way" as Pioneer claims, model. Those particular speakers are lined up as so, midrange, tweeter, and woofer. They have a port right and in between the midrange and tweeter. They do offer a 2-way model, but I've never used/seen it. Besides, that would be a little silly to have an actual port, and air coming out of an aluminum coned midrange. (Don't know if that's possible, and it would kill SQ, as well as the woofer.) Home audio is where I know the stuff lol. When it comes to cars, sure, I can understand the terms, but the actual installs and what not, not quite up my alley, but I'm willing to give it a try on my 4 channel amp I get. Do I need a D-block to add a 4-channel amp to my current setup? But regardless, check out who's rockin' three vintage Kenwood amp/receivers! KR-2600 = 10 or 15WPC (Been a while since I checked, and can't remember). KR-6600 = 60WPC receiver. And KA-3500 = 35WPC integrated amp. So I say w00t w00t to that! Best part is, although those are Sony and Pioneer speakers (some of them), for being mass produced cheap brands, they REALLY don't sound too bad at all. Especially if you compare them to their car lines. It's a world of difference in SQ. |
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