General sound system
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 22 Registered: Oct-05 | I am new to sound systems and i was wondering what i need for a starter system. Is it subs, box, amp, and wiring? What else is there that is needed for a starter system? Thanks. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 2437 Registered: Jul-05 | Great beginners read http://www.crutchfieldadvisor.com/S-ymhkeYjMfQy/learningcenter/car/ |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 23 Registered: Oct-05 | well if i have the subs, the box, the amp, the head unit and the wires will my system work in my car? |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 24 Registered: Oct-05 | and what does a capacitor do? Will i need it for my system? |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 2439 Registered: Jul-05 | list model numbers of everything u already have & what u have in mine ....... |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 2440 Registered: Jul-05 | also read www.the12volt.com & www.bcae1.com ...... |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 25 Registered: Oct-05 | I have 2 12" Rockford Fosgate P3s and im planning on getting an orion 1200D or a MTX 81000d amp. |
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Silver Member Username: Racer501ND USA Post Number: 186 Registered: Jun-05 | no offense superfly but u really expect someone to sit n read bcae1? u cant just sit n read that site it eventually fries ur brain n u sit there reading not takin in any thing improtant really it better if u go to it as u find something u dont know about |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 1423 Registered: Jul-05 | if u want to learn u will |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 2469 Registered: Jul-05 | thats why i posted the 1st crutchfield link as a good easy to read general guide but when some1 asks about caps & electrical system , then bcae1 is way more qualified than anybody here to give details on it -  ........ |
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Silver Member Username: Racer501ND USA Post Number: 188 Registered: Jun-05 | lol yea i dont understand alot on that site so that y im getting help when i get my system |
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Silver Member Username: BestmankindLos Angeles, CA USA Post Number: 445 Registered: Oct-05 | those sites are very informative. |
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Gold Member Username: Mikechec9Http://www.cardomain.c... Post Number: 1529 Registered: May-05 | http://mobile.jlaudio.com/support_pages.php?page_id=127 www.wickedcases.com other basic values |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 26 Registered: Oct-05 | Well can anyone just tell me if this system will work... subs, box, amp, head unit, and wires. This is all i think i need but there might be something else that i dont know about or that i am forgetting. |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 129 Registered: Aug-05 | You are going to Need A Capacitor an Tweeters an it just so happens that i have both an i have them at a Very Very Generous Price LOL, only kiddin, No you shouldnt need anything else ..But do learn stuff about Car audio because you dont want to have to pay some one at a shop to look at ur stuff every time even the tiniest problem arises |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 130 Registered: Aug-05 | So i assume you plan to wire both the subs together to get a 1 ohm load an then Run that Orion to um huh ? the Subs are 300rms each an you would be putting 1200rms to them with that Orion so that gives you 600 rms Headroom |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 27 Registered: Oct-05 | So do i need a capacitor? Cuz i heard from someone that i do and then another person told me that i dont. I do plan to wire both the subs together to get a 1 ohm load and then run that with the Orion. The subs are actually 500wrms so that would be a total of 1000wrms and the Orion will be powering 1200wrms at 1 ohm so i think im safe. Do you think that extra 200 watts is bad? |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 28 Registered: Oct-05 | Oh and is it really hard to install this stuff because im new to this and i dont want to screw it up. Do you think it wuold be better to have someone at like bestbuy install it? I have an idea on how to install it but it all looks kind of confusing. |
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Silver Member Username: Iufan4lifeulPost Number: 758 Registered: May-05 | No capacitor is needed. There might be a chance you need a High Output alternator though... The Orion is underrated and probably putting out 1350rms or so. Those subs should handle it just fine though. Just keep the gains reasonable, don't try to crank everything up as much as possible. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 2477 Registered: Jul-05 | been reported by ppl posting on this forum that the "installers" @ bestbuy are young ppl who are inexperienced ,not really trained & they learn as they go by . Do some reasearch , be brave & DIY ... |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 133 Registered: Aug-05 | THe 12 inch RF P3's are not 500 rms they are 300rms |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 134 Registered: Aug-05 | Hold up <<< My BAD, im wrong |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 136 Registered: Aug-05 | I should have checked before i said that..i dont know why i thought they were 300 but i havnt slept in like 48 hours so that might be the problem |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 29 Registered: Oct-05 | lol its all good. I think all of my questions have been answered except for 1.Why would i need an alternator and how much are they? 2. So i shouldnt get it installed at bestbuy? Even if they do screw it up there is a warrenty on it. |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 30 Registered: Oct-05 | o and whats the best kind of wiring kit i shuold get? Does the gauge of the wire matter? |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 137 Registered: Aug-05 | http://www.bcae1.com/ Read Number 16 for all your wire Questions |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 138 Registered: Aug-05 | you probably will need a High Output Alternator an Prices are all Different based on the Make An Model of your Car an How much Amps you want the alt to produce like 180 amp alt 200 amp alt 250 amp alt an so on an so forth Link to a Good HO ALt Seller http://www.excessiveamperage.com/ |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 139 Registered: Aug-05 | The Reason you would need an HO ALT is because the More Power your amp is Rated for the More RAW Amps it Needs from your alternator to be able to Create that power |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 140 Registered: Aug-05 | That is a Basic Explanation of alts if you want to know more read 42 an you also asked about Capacitors earlier an if you want to know more about those read 46 http://www.bcae1.com/ |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 141 Registered: Aug-05 | A link to a Good Read about Batterys Capacitors An alternators ...I can tell you for certain that your cars battery will be dead after runnin your system for between 30 minutes to an hour without the engine running an even if it is running a Alt produces a Smaller amount of Power In idle so your car still could be dead the next time you go out to turn it on because your amp is demanding more power then you alternator is producing an the only other thing it can take that power from is the battery an once the battery runs out ur car is dead http://www.betteraudio.com/geolemon/newmain/battcapalt/ |
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Silver Member Username: CadillacdbHouston , TX Post Number: 142 Registered: Aug-05 | I See that they have already given you one of those Links in the past, you really should read what they tell you to read rather then just ask them to tell you everything because its as the Saying Goes "you Can Give a Man a Fish an he will eat for the day but you can teach a man to Fish an he will eat for a Life time" No offense just read the stuff |
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Bronze Member Username: EmceetrickyPost Number: 31 Registered: Oct-05 | Lol none taken. But thanks that was very helpful and thanks for the links also. |
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