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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 21 Registered: Jun-06 | spl, sq, sql |
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Silver Member Username: Racer501USA Post Number: 344 Registered: Jun-05 | spl is loudness pure loudness but sounds like crap sq is sound quality sounds great normally cant get as loud as an spl system sql is a mixture of SQ and SPL you want it to sound good and get loud |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 22 Registered: Jun-06 | what subs would you prefer for sql i want the db to be at least 200 combined |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 764 Registered: Feb-06 | 200db!! you know the record is like 180.5 i believe, good luck with hitting 200! |
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Silver Member Username: Racer501USA Post Number: 345 Registered: Jun-05 | lol srry man but the highest recorded car audio system is like 178 or so im not sure on exact number but its close to that im sure you would be happy if you could hit 140's |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 23 Registered: Jun-06 | what can i get to hit the 130-40s? |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 766 Registered: Feb-06 | what's your budget? quite a few can hit those numbers, install plays a big role in it. |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 24 Registered: Jun-06 | i really dont have a budget but i dont wanna spend 1 g per sub... get stolen my alarm only goes so far |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 25 Registered: Jun-06 | recall that i wanna hit 157 db in sql |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 767 Registered: Feb-06 | any 2 of these should be loud enough for you: http://ikesound.com/product-product_id/5554 http://www.soundsplinter.com/rls_series/rls12_inch_LMT_DIY_car_home_subwoofer_in formation.html http://www.speedsound.com/product.asp?specific=jmnpirpok you should really post a better budget cause people can suggest subs all day. |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 26 Registered: Jun-06 | lets go 400-500 on subs alone |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 768 Registered: Feb-06 | didn't catch that last post up there^ what kind of car this going in, and do you have the electrical upgrade for your car already? |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 27 Registered: Jun-06 | no didnt see it when reposted, its going into a olds cutlass 98, electrical upgrade as in? i have a 7'' pioneer in-house dvd/mp3/cd/etc tv for the radio, besides that nope |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 772 Registered: Feb-06 | a ho alt., new battery, big 3 upgrade. |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 29 Registered: Jun-06 | when i make my box im putting a spot in for a sep battery to run off my main engine, whats a big 3 upgrade? |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 773 Registered: Feb-06 | the big 3 1) Battery negative to chassis 2) Alternator to battery positive 3) Chassis to engine |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 30 Registered: Jun-06 | 2 batteries wouldnt solve that? whats that for anywayss? |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 774 Registered: Feb-06 | had this saved when i first got on here, good thing to know: So, from your battery, you have the power wire going to the power terminal on your amplifier and then your amplifier is grounded to the chassis of the vehicle. From here the current needs a way to get back to the negative battery terminal, and that way is through the first of the "Big 3," the battery negative to chassis wire. Upgrading this wire will "upgrade" the circuit between your battery and your amp by giving the current a larger path to flow through to get back to the battery. Now, think of your alternator as the battery and your battery as the amp. From the positive post on your alternator, you have the second of the "Big 3," the alternator to battery positive wire supplying "power" to your battery. From there the battery, just like your amp, is grounded to the chassis through the wire mentioned in the previous paragraph. Again, the current needs a way to get from the chassis back to the alternator's "negative terminal" and that way is through the last of the "Big 3," the chassis to engine wire. Since your alternator is most likely mounted to your engine block using a metal or conductive mounting bracket, you can simply add your new wire from the chassis to one of the mounting posts for the alternator. Upgrading these two wires will "upgrade" the circuit between your alternator and your battery, again giving the current a larger path to flow through. |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 31 Registered: Jun-06 | 2 batteries wouldnt solve that? whats that for anywayss? |
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Silver Member Username: CtmikeCt. Post Number: 775 Registered: Feb-06 | so since you aint asking bout one, i take it you got a ho alt. already? |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 32 Registered: Jun-06 | a ho alt? what ctmike? |
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Silver Member Username: SplmonsterPost Number: 183 Registered: May-06 | high output alternator, it is the best thing u can do if ur running alot of watts |
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Bronze Member Username: Cutlass_manPost Number: 34 Registered: Jun-06 | did u see the sites up there, would buying one of those subs beat harder than 3 jlaudio 12v1? |
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Silver Member Username: Seth_walkerU.S.A. Post Number: 151 Registered: Jul-05 | hey brodey, i think you need to slow down abit. i'm not tryin to be rude but if you're serious about hittin 157 then you better have the knowledge of how to do it. you don't seem to have alot of experience w/ car audio which is cool, heck we all started somewhere, but maybe you should learn fisrt and then apply that knowledge. First of all i'd recommend these sites. http://www.wickedcases.com http://www.bace1.com http://www.the12volt.com those should get you started. also reading on this site for awhile should help out. like i said 157 is pretty frickin loud! especially in an sql system like you said. As for the whole "will this sub beat this sub" argument, it will often come down to the installer, given that the sub are somewhat close in performance. to explain the ho alt, big systems need alot of power and when the car is running this is supplied by the alternator. if you're trying to draw more power than an alternator can put out then you'll start damaging equipment. Also the big three upgrade is upgrading your cars main electrical wiring, to allow it to handle the high amounts of current put out by your ho alt. anyways i hope this explained some stuff and i hope you'll take the time to learn about all this stuff because it really is a blast once you get into it. just my $.02 |