[imguessingurgay]

Why you don't need a capacitor.
http://forum.realmofexcursion.com/sh...ad.php?t=17919


RMS= The "real" amount of power your subs are getting, or, the amount that your subs need to run at optimal performance, so to speak. When an amp says 2000 watts MAX, it doesn't run at that. You need to look at RMS power.

Ohms: Basic unit of resistance. 1ohm=1volt/1amp.

Wiring: When people say to "wire subs down to X amount of ohms", it means to use your resistors (voice coils) to change resistance. Amplifiers run at different power (watts) at different resistances (ohms). When resistance goes up, power goes down. This is illustrated by the equation P=V^2/R.

Forms of wiring: Series and Parallel.

Series: Having two or more resistors, take the positive from one, and a negative from the other, wire them together, then wire the remaining positive and negative to the corresponding terminals. Equation=R1+R2+R3... etc. When two resistors of equal resistance are wired in series, resistance doubles.

Parallel. Having two or more resistors, take both/all positives and wire them all together to the positive terminal. Same thing with negatives. Equation= 1/((1/r1)+(1/r2)...). When two resistors of equal resistance are wired in paralllel, resistance halves.

Voice coils: The positive and negative terminals on your subs. Dual voice coil= two pairs of positive and negative terminals.

There is MUCH more to be said, but I'm tired, and don't feel like linking...

Visit the first post, and it has links to good sites like www.the12volt.com and www.crutchfield.com.

Before posting here. Search on www.google.com and www.yahoo.com/answers


Vids and Pics are welcome

Please be mature. Eh...

LETS GET ONE THING STRAIGHT, ANYTHING AUDIO RELATED THAT SONY MAKES IS PURE CRAP.

How to install your amp by yourself
http://www.crutchfield.com/learn/lea...ers_movie.html
Text version:
http://www.ehow.com/how_3680_install...paign=yssp_art

Great places to get good products at low prices.
www.ebay.com
www.etronics.com
www.caraudiodeals.com
www.sonicelectronix.com
www.millionbuy.com
www.bcae1.com
www.woofersetc.com
www.knukonceptz.com

If you are looking for subs, but dont know how they sound. Check out the video section on
www.realmofexcursion.com

Good place to research Amplifiers...
http://ampguts.realmofexcursion.com/

Also check out
http://www.caraudioforum.com/vbb3/index.php?


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[imguessingurgay]

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[gstrendkill]

on the title

[time to go paintball]

wanna put up my video instead of a picture?

[imguessingurgay]

linkage?

[time to go paintball]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMXZu_TAi3M

[behemoth]

"**** King Kong i got Godzilla in my trunk."

[Apocballer]

Wanting a nice pair of components upfront. I have an 05 mitsubishi galant
speaker size is 6 3/4", so basically any 6 1/2" would work too.

So far I've gotten stuck between:

Diamond Audio s600s
http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAu...roductID=11755
or
Rainbow SLX 265 deluxe (can get for 179 on their ebay store)
http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...duct_ID=70 33

I don't want to go past 200 dollars for the speakers. And yes I'll be amping them.

What do you guys think of those options/gimme your opinions

edit- new thread smell

[772baller]

yeah. this is legit.

[Truck Driver]

New thread is new

[DaytonLax14]

The 2100 doesn't have a sub on/off output.

My guess would be your hooking it up to the power antenna blue/white wire.

Try connecting it to another blue wire from the head, if there is one.

If not, try exchanging the unit, or powering the amp via another 12v source.

i took out the HU today and there is no other blue wire on the wiring harness that it came with. There's just the blue/white one and it even had a sticker on it saying "remote source" or something to that extent.

[Truck Driver]

Could be dead then. My 3500 is like that, I think i ended up splicing onto the ignition power wire and it acts exactly the same way as a remote, powers up when key is turned.

[DaytonLax14]

Originally Posted by Truck Driver

Could be dead then. My 3500 is like that, I think i ended up splicing onto the ignition power wire and it acts exactly the same way as a remote, powers up when key is turned.

oh really? i would definitely be willing to do that. How do i go about finding the ignition wire?

[imguessingurgay]

hook it to your red wire on the back of the HU, the switched power wire.

[DaytonLax14]

Originally Posted by imguessingurgay

hook it to your red wire on the back of the HU, the switched power wire.

so, splice my remote wire coming from the amp, to the red wire on the back of the Hu now?

[Dannyboy11]

subs cut off while i was driving. Wasnt running them hard and had been running them for about 20 minutes. Pulled over 15 minutes later and my amp was really hot. what do you guys think happened?

[772baller]

yep. or w/e color the ignition is. it SHOULD be red though. look in your manual and it will tell you all of them.

[DaytonLax14]

Originally Posted by Dannyboy11

subs cut off while i was driving. Wasnt running them hard and had been running them for about 20 minutes. Pulled over 15 minutes later and my amp was really hot. what do you guys think happened?

did the amp go into protect mode?

[Truck Driver]

Originally Posted by imguessingurgay

hook it to your red wire on the back of the HU, the switched power wire.

Damn you. I actually ran outside and pulled my H/U to check which one it was.

[DaytonLax14]

when i spliced my remote line with the red wire coming from the back of the HU, my headunit wouldn't even turn on...

[Dannyboy11]

Originally Posted by DaytonLax14

did the amp go into protect mode?

im not sure. I let it sit for a bit came back out(was at a baseball game) and it still was not running. If it was in protect mode how could i tell? sorry never had any of this happen.