Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2651 Registered: Mar-07 | What should I do?????????? Happy late birthday, Paul!!! |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18172 Registered: Jun-06 | Thanks. Couple more years and it'll be the big 40. Ouch. Couple good quotes: "In the game of life nothing is less important than the score at halftime." "Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know why I look this way. I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved." And last but not least.... I'm not 37, I'm 18 with 19 years experience. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10298 Registered: Jul-06 | Looks like I will be receiving my sub tomorrow |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18182 Registered: Jun-06 | |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22281 Registered: Oct-05 | happy birthday paul. tell me what you think about this paul. me taking out a second mortgage to buy turbo and to have some extra spending money. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18185 Registered: Jun-06 | What kind of interest rate would you get? With the housing market in the toilet I'm guessing you'd find a good one. When I bought my house I locked in at 5 1/2%. I was elated. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18188 Registered: Jun-06 | Hey Chad here's a question for you. How much of a shipping discount do you get with UPS if you have an account with them? How much does this service cost or is it free? I wanna sell those ED 13Kv.2 subs I have but ED has free ground shipping on them and they list them at $100/ea. Even though I only paid $50 for them shipping for me is about $30. Add in all my Ebay and Paypal fees I need like $75/ea for them. Add the shipping and I'm now more expensive than ED. I gotta find a cheaper way to ship them or I'd lose money doing it. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22298 Registered: Oct-05 | paul i was just joking about second mortgage thing. well for our store we get an insane discount. thats cause we ship 20+ boxes a day that weigh at least 20lbs each. on a good day, i ship out 60 boxes. so yeah we get real cheap. cheapest way to ship them is usps. btw how much do they weigh? |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18189 Registered: Jun-06 | Shipping label has them at 18lbs. I plugged those numbers into UPS's chart and from NJ to CA it's $28. And good one about the mortgage deal. I was thinking to myself that you don't need to finance anything lol. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22302 Registered: Oct-05 | thats about right. we get a discount from over all cost so i can't say how much we save really. your best bet is to use usps. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18191 Registered: Jun-06 | Well I have one of them on Ebay right now. I want to see how that goes. I have a listing on Craigslist also. locally would be my best bet if I can sell them. No shipping $$ means better savings to the buyer. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22304 Registered: Oct-05 | yeah paul. if you average around $6000 - $8000 on ups fees every month like we do, i am sure you will get some discount as well. lol. its not just our store though. there are 500 other stores around here that do the same thing. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18193 Registered: Jun-06 | I have 6 subs. I'm out of the running. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18194 Registered: Jun-06 | Holy hell batman. My sub on Ebay already sold! I made $25 profit in a couple hours. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22320 Registered: Oct-05 | nice paul. congrats. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14150 Registered: Jul-05 | SUP KIDZ ! aw shux pauly i missed ur b\day - hope u had a good 1 sometimes i take brief break from this forum since d threads sometimes becomes same ol same ol time for a serious front change - since i sold my infinities early last yr i dropped in a pair of 50wrms crystal audio coax & its been in there since then (was giving 100wrms daily & it takes it...couldnt make up my mind what to go with next ....really like DLS comps models like from 100wrms up - kinda pricey though well today a local CDT dealer had a few items on close out sale & i bought a pair of http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=1117 paid us$173\pair & for rear fill off HU power http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?Product_ID=3616&fuseaction=product.display paid us$63 heard d comps b4 in a wagon shaped like mine & i liked em if i get time i will install it this friday or maybe sunday most likely oh btw - my bro recently brought me a alpine 9886 which i ordered to replace my 3yr old Premier 860 ...after about 45 mins i decided i didnt like it ! ...my ol deck IMO is much BETTER ! ...features in d alpine not very well layed out , harder to find too , even d song listing all i have to do is turn d right dial on my premier to see it asap unlike d alpine which u have to press a button 3 times to see d list...no display to look at on d alpine either - boring as heck sold its azz within a few days & made about us$95 more than i paid for it -lol ... |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22339 Registered: Oct-05 | that is nice rovin. you finding deals FTMFW!!! you always find good deals. also yes on the alpine. people swear by alpine head units but the higher (even the lower) line pioneers sound way better. some people don't believe me though. now the alpine double din is a whole new beast to tame. it is sick. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14152 Registered: Jul-05 | man if u tell that to ppl like MS he wont believe u since he is a alpine HU junkie ... |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10501 Registered: Jun-04 | Rovin what kind of airspace do you run the alpine type r 12's in and what port tune do you prefer? Also the box you commented on is going to have the aero ports because he wants more output and I also figured the sq would improve as well as the bass extension since it did in Chads box we helped him with. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14158 Registered: Jul-05 | well i never ran mine above 1.75cuft to not use up trunk space ....had mine at 32hz used to set off alarms a nice distance away i sugg trimming d port to him as a quick way of him getting a idea rather than building a whole new box to if he would like that higher freq bass ... |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14159 Registered: Jul-05 | i personally hate anything tuned above 38hz - sounds annoying to me since u miss like 1\2 d music ... |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10326 Registered: Jul-06 | Hey Sean, I saw you IMed me yesterday man. Did you need to talk to me about anything? |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10506 Registered: Jun-04 | Yeah Rovin I know why you were saying just trim the port in your current enclosure but I knew Chads results with aero's but I didnt want to post that in that thread. Yanks Fan....No just saw you online and figured we could chat about the sound splinter install. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10329 Registered: Jul-06 | Oh ok. Just making sure it wasn't anything that needed to be addressed soon. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22367 Registered: Oct-05 | sean, yanks fan is just too cool to just chat with us. i im him all the time on aim and he never responds. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10331 Registered: Jul-06 | ^When was the last time you IMed me Chad? Lol. I've actually been meaning to talk to you Chad about the RL-s and box suggestions so hit me up for once. And Sean, you know I'm always open to IMing whenever I'm on bud. Just keep IMing me, I'll be there eventually lol. |
Gold Member Username: BernymacCambodia Post Number: 4287 Registered: Sep-04 | "Dropped my camera in the toilet" Lol, i love this thread title. what were you taking a picture of that caused you to drop it in the toilet lol. Thats if it really happened. Anyways. I'm going to make a comeback in audio. Should have some funds coming in that I can use towards some projects that I have in mind ;). |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2683 Registered: Mar-07 | lol Berny. Nah, I didn't drop it in. But this one time I called my friend and his dad answered. I asked why the phone sounded all weird and i guess he dropped it in the toilet lol. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22388 Registered: Oct-05 | lol steve. again with your one liners. you kill me man. hahahahaha. yanks, cool i'll try to get on sometime this week. don't pull a steve on me. last week he invites me to chatroom and then leaves. i hate that. lol. |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2686 Registered: Mar-07 | lol. I don't remember that. If I left I probobly had to do something important. Why would I want to leave chat? It's somewhat but not really the best part of my day. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18270 Registered: Jun-06 | Well I guess it's better than ads all over the forum but wow. Anything to drum up some revenue. |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2697 Registered: Mar-07 | lol. Well that's....... |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2701 Registered: Mar-07 | What's going on everyone? |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18284 Registered: Jun-06 | Some kinda scary news at work. Looks like my truss plant will close the production facility at my location. I'm told the design staff and sales have nothing to worry about though. Meaning they will continue operating as a satellite office for incoming sales and design and shifting production elsewhere. Nothing is concrete or even confirmed yet. The other twist is I am the senior designer of three here with no current manager due to the budget cuts. That's about to change. One designer is transferring to a sister plant Nov 3rd. The other has just become a salesman. That leaves me as the sole designer at our location. I AM the entire design department as of Nov 3rd. THAT'S scary but also is a potential benefit. When the market eventually (crosses fingers) rebounds and we thrust forward and open production again and hire more designers I will be 1st in line as design manager with 100k+/year potential. This is a low point in our industry. If I can lay low and hang on things may just turn out bright and sunny again, with a better horizon. |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2704 Registered: Mar-07 | Damn Paul. That sounds pretty crazy. But 100k/year would be fu<kin' awesome! |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18288 Registered: Jun-06 | Awesome and scary. With opportunity comes risk. I've been toying with leaving this occupation in search of more prosperous avenues. It all revolves around the housing market, which sucks right now, and may take longer than expected to rebound. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10357 Registered: Jul-06 | Good luck with it Paul. You deserve something awesome like that man. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22422 Registered: Oct-05 | good luck and congrats pauly. what happened to yanks fan's thread in that radio section? the one with the title that says "please don't open". |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2711 Registered: Mar-07 | The admin probably deleted it. |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4491 Registered: Jun-05 | hey guys i started a thread in the home audio section. iots suppose to be help me please but theres a typo so if u guys would like to help me i would love it. thanks guys oh ya its in the speakers section |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4494 Registered: Jun-05 | https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-audio/517410.html heres the link figured it would be better |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18300 Registered: Jun-06 | I'm telling you guys more and more ppl are turning to HT for bass these days. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14164 Registered: Jul-05 | sup guys my net was down since monday & just came back ...feel like something in my life was missing lol check it out https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/car-audio/517458.html ...... |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2720 Registered: Mar-07 | That's an awesome score Rovin. Damn |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10367 Registered: Jul-06 | " what happened to yanks fan's thread in that radio section? the one with the title that says "please don't open"." Admin must have deleted it. I always looked at that thread cause it had prices all laid out for me. Son of a biscuit. |
Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, Wisconsin Post Number: 2722 Registered: Mar-07 | lol. Make a new one |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10550 Registered: Jun-04 | Paul....I hope things work out for you at your current job. "I'm telling you guys more and more ppl are turning to HT for bass these days." I have had a home theater set up for years now but its funny this topic came up because I was just thinking about building a homemade sub with a plate amp out of my rockford 12 I have. It only handles 100 rms and its a single 4 ohm. I think what ill do is get the box built for it first and test it off my receiver power and see if a 70 watt plate amp will be enough. Rovin....good score |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18311 Registered: Jun-06 | Good luck with that Sean. HT subs don't require nearly as much power as car audio so don't feel behind with even as little as 70w. Sorry Chad. Looks like my Kicker amp is sold. Unless you bid higher lol. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT%26item%3 D140268682417 |
Gold Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Or Post Number: 4169 Registered: Jun-06 | So folks.....I am going back to school. Going for my Bachelor's in Business Management. Registered and got my financial aid approved. I'm pumped. First, I am going to work on mine and my wife's daycare. Second, I am going to open my own audio shop and bring some of these online companies, i.e. DD, to the Portland area. |
Gold Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Or Post Number: 4170 Registered: Jun-06 | BTW, I was seriously having regrets about getting the sd2.5's but I think they may have broken in or something. Cause now they are fu(king way louder than they first were. And there is more low end authority. Seriously, I have never owned a pair of subs that had that much of a difference from just breaking in. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22434 Registered: Oct-05 | np paul. congrats jesse. guys, like 5 months ago, i sold a set of rd audio alpha components to a member named thieves on here. when he bought it and installed it, he was like he really like those comps alot. then yesterday he texts me and says "no offense but i think the tweeter was blown when you sent it to me". i told him i don't think so. then he tells me "it sounds scratchy at high volumes, only on some music or notes". that could be many factors. its amazing what some people will claim. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18324 Registered: Jun-06 | That's outstanding news Jesse. I personally would love a business of my own. The hard work pays off. Especially to good ppl. Damn Chad. I can't imagine thieves doing that. He seems like such a low key guy. But we've all seen the dark side to alot of members here before. It can be shocking. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14176 Registered: Jul-05 | chad - thats outrageous for him to complain 5mths after so he shouldnt say anything after so long ... |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22436 Registered: Oct-05 | yeah i know. oh well let him complain. there's nothing i can do for him. |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4501 Registered: Jun-05 | lol chad btw i think the rd alpha u sold me was blown. i installed it and it was all scratchy and barely moved jk buddy hes just complaining cause he blew it btw guys i have no idea what to do for this ht problem lol |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18335 Registered: Jun-06 | It's not a problem, it's a desire. Find out what your desire is and act on it, within your means. You don't need to go crazy on watts Charlie. Especially on the sub. I just did because I'm an extremest and I like my toys. I personally steered away from those HTIB bundles but to tell you the truth they are a good deal. It gives you what you're after at an affordable price. All the engineering has been done for you. I just couldn't find one that had a 1000w 18" subwoofer. |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10553 Registered: Jun-04 | You could buy pieces at a time and get what you really want as you can afford them. Talk to Brad he can help guide to what you want. One brand I thought I saw him talk about was athena which is supposedly made by Klipsch (if so thats good) when he was helping someone else set up a home theater I think. |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4503 Registered: Jun-05 | okay guys ill def talk to brad he helped me out a lot when i built my comp. ya paul i know what u mean and i dont care im using my 15" mag lol. but do u need a ported box or will sealed work fine? |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22443 Registered: Oct-05 | guys last night i downloaded michael jackson album. its called the number ones i think. anyways it has all his hits like billy jean, beat it, bad, black or white, thriller, and many others. when i was young, i used to think only f@gs listen to michael jackson. but as i got older, i guess i appreciate music more. this album is recorded with high quality and really shines on your system. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18357 Registered: Jun-06 | MJ did indeed have many quality songs Chad. "You are not alone" and "Man in the mirror" are still a couple of my favs. Growing up in the 80's you couldn't go 1 hour without hearing at least 2-3 of his songs on the radio. He was well respected, before all the face changing and child molestation charges mind you lol. Hey guys, what's the DB record currently at again? 183db? There's an article over in the home audio section posted by Jan stating a speaker producing 165dbs is the world's loudest. Check it out. https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-audio/517949.html |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22446 Registered: Oct-05 | you are right paul. 180+db has been done. but that's in car. i think that speaker he posted does that kinda numbers in the open. |
Platinum Member Username: Rovin1 15 = 149.5 DBsTrinidad & T... Post Number: 14185 Registered: Jul-05 | yep ppl nowadays only like to hear hip hop \ rap since thats d 'cool' in thing especially those who like to bump LOUD music ...if u play loud a nice pop song even by a modern artist like john mayer for example in a show or at a meet with a bunch of car guys ppl r gonna look at u as if ur a freak ....in spite of all his quirks MJ had some totally EXCELLENT songs which nobody can deny ...his thriller & bad albums r my favs ...few yrs back he had a greatest hits collection which u should def get : HISTORY VOL 1 http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Jackson-Vol-1-Greatest-History/dp/B000058T7B only 10 bux so i def rec u buy it original ... |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22454 Registered: Oct-05 | thanks rovin. i doubt i'll buy a cd. |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10557 Registered: Jun-04 | Charlie whether you go sealed or ported is up to you but sealed has the benefit of only having a 12 db per octave below center frequency roll off and ported has a 24 db per octave roll off below tuning. Having said that what you potentially could gain with the sealed box is more low frequencies with less drop in loudness and that could be something you want in a HT setup because some movies hit as low as 10 hz I believe and potentially better sound quality. Having heard the mag in a sealed setup in a car it did seem to be pretty accurate so I would assume it would be in the house also. I havent heard the mag in a ported box but from what ive heard Chad say it really comes alive. How much if any sq is lost im not sure but going ported will give you greater output at and above port tuning about an octave after tuning it is said that a ported box will behave as if its sealed output wise. However having said all that in either choice the room its playing in has an effect so you may want to play the sub in a sealed box and see how it behaves in your target frequency range and take notes so you know how to design your enclosure using a program. As a side note ive read its easier to predict a sealed enclosures response with a program than a ported in a cars setting so the same may be true in a house. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18362 Registered: Jun-06 | My Mag in a HT ported box sounded beautifully. I made the right move in installing casters so I could easily move the sub around to play with room acoustics. Did the same with my Q box. Now that I repositioned my big screen for my projector setup it gave me more options in sub placement. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10381 Registered: Jul-06 | "Having heard the mag in a sealed setup in a car it did seem to be pretty accurate" Hey Chad, what amp did you use when you ran the RL-S'? |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10561 Registered: Jun-04 | Haha yeah thanks to you. Im looking forward to hearing the sound splinter next. |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10382 Registered: Jul-06 | You and me both my man, you and me both. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22455 Registered: Oct-05 | yanks i had the jl 1000/1 and the mmats 3500.1 |
Platinum Member Username: Nyyfan1315 Mag USA Post Number: 10387 Registered: Jul-06 | Ahhh ok man. How'd you like the RL-S off the 1000/1. I was debating getting one of those if I can find one for a good price. |
Diamond Member Username: BestmankindPost Number: 22456 Registered: Oct-05 | honestly that sub needs more power. you need to give it around 1500wrms or more. |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4504 Registered: Jun-05 | thanks sean i like the info ill try out the sealed since thats the box i have downstairs lol. I actually thought the mag was better in the sealed box lol in the car. Now i just need to find some bookshelf speakers for right now lol |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10565 Registered: Jun-04 | Charlie...."I actually thought the mag was better in the sealed box lol in the car." Your welcome. Are you saying you tried both boxes in your car? |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4505 Registered: Jun-05 | yes i did but i also tried the rd alpha in both it wasent to good in the sealed but that sub came alive in a ported. the mag was just as loud as sealed but i thought sq dropped. |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10568 Registered: Jun-04 | It sounds like the sealed box is what you want then. Unless the ported box wasnt the right size or tuned right because a ported box is usually louder than a sealed box. |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18404 Registered: Jun-06 | Wuzzup dudes? So I sold my Kicker amp to some other dude on Ebay. Great right? Wrong. Turns out he's in Hawaii. I clearly stated on my listing continental US shipping only. Shipping from Jersey to Hawaii is mucho extra $$$$. So I checked out the shipping info. Ok, so I'm willing to take the bite on shipping. My loss. Now I find out that Paypay won't release the funds until there is a positive feedback rating left on Ebay AFTER the package arrives. This is news to me. WTF?? When did this happen? So I have to ship the item without payment, then hope the buyer leaves positive feedback on Ebay in order to receive payment??? Of course I will get delivery confirmation and all. Not to mention I'm eating the extra shipping charges to Hawaii. I ship the amp to this guy. He gets it. He decides to leave negative feedback for some BS reason and I don't get paid????? What kind of BS is Ebay/Paypal pulling these days? Anyone else experience this? |
Platinum Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 10582 Registered: Jun-04 | It sounds like you already shipped it but if you didnt. Why not offer a second chance to the other bidder or rerun the listing? It wont cost you anything just file a report. |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4507 Registered: Jun-05 | i saw sellers cant leave negative to buyers but i havent seen this wow. looks like im gonna start leaving negative feedback jk that sux paul i dont know what to tell you |
Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 18410 Registered: Jun-06 | The funds will be released by either a positive feedback, confirmation of delivery, or 21 days. Whichever comes sooner. No I haven't shipped it yet. Just sucks that it can take a month from the point of selling the amp to getting paid. It was on a 7 day auction. All this on top of Ebay/Paypal fees. You guys see why I'd rather sell to ppl here? Oh well. |
Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 4508 Registered: Jun-05 | ya that def sux paul i liked it the way it was |