Car audio problem...

[HungarianHunter]

Would this work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-O9-PYLE-3-2-...3A1%7C294%3A50

Do you guys have other suggestions?

[jimmy_o2]

thats crap

[HungarianHunter]

That's why I said "do you guys have another suggestion?"

lol, I don't know much about brands of caps, was hoping u'd help me since u suggested it :)

[jimmy_o2]

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Acoustik...NHS9BBRF4ARTJ8

power accoustic its a pretty dependable brand and for the same price u get a 5 farat

[HungarianHunter]

Alright few questions:

Is a 2 farad enough, or should I get a 3?

Is boss a decent brand, or would a power acoustik 3 farad serve me well?

[showtime]

i have (well its in my friends tc) the power acoustik 2 farad capacitor thats powering his kicker 750.1 and his L7 so im sure that a 2 farad will be PLENTY for you alpine (if im right its the 500 watts RMS at 2 ohm correct?) 1 should be enough, 2 will be plenty, 3 wont do any more than 2 because you dont have that much power.

[HungarianHunter]

i have (well its in my friends tc) the power acoustik 2 farad capacitor thats powering his kicker 750.1 and his L7 so im sure that a 2 farad will be PLENTY for you alpine (if im right its the 500 watts RMS at 2 ohm correct?) 1 should be enough, 2 will be plenty, 3 wont do any more than 2 because you dont have that much power.

Alright sounds good :)


Also, another question. When I had the 400 watt amp hooked up to the subs (before it gave it) they were MUCH louder then when I hooked them up to this alpine... could my wiring just be screwed up somewhere?

[jimmy_o2]

the cap i posted is good and wont hurt one bit if u get a higher farat rating

once all wires are checked and correct u have to adjust ur amp and head unit

[showtime]

Alright sounds good :)


Also, another question. When I had the 400 watt amp hooked up to the subs (before it gave it) they were MUCH louder then when I hooked them up to this alpine... could my wiring just be screwed up somewhere?

On the side of your amp you will have gain controls and db controls, you need to mess with them to get the right sound and power you want. When you first get your alpine they are all at 0, but your gain and db can make it MUCH louder.

[showtime]

thats what im talking about, the 3 knobs you can turn. Move the gain and the bass eq to where you want it. I suggest running both at half for a day or two and then turn them up a little more if you want more power.

[HungarianHunter]

So it's about that time of year when I should have a bit of cash again, so I want to do this right.

Here is the cap you suggested:

http://www.caraudiomix.com/POWER_ACO...r_p/pcx-5f.htm (the one on amazon says it takes 3 weeks to ship...)

and on the same site it has a 4 guage wiring kit... for 5$?

http://www.caraudiomix.com/Q_Power_4...p/4ga2000w.htm

It's an awesome deal, but it makes me paranoid... why so cheap?

I figure metal is metal, but there's gotta be a reason why people buy higher costing wiring kits, right?

[zknight01GTZ]

I believe the reason its so cheap is because its copper plated aluminum wiring, Copper is high dollar right now so i highly doubt that is good wiring, i'd suggest sticking with a name brand wiring kit

[littlerick]

i guess it looks decent, i bought a fosgate one off amazon for like 25 shipped and all. i would just check around and see when a good deal arrives

[HungarianHunter]

Alright, so is is what I'm going with:

http://knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KOL-AK4

http://cgi.ebay.com/2008-POWER-ACOUS...3A1%7C294%3A50

Everyone agrees that's good?

Also, what do you guys reccomend for 6x9 and 6.5 speakers, for front and rears?

I'm hoping to send 130 or less for fronts and rears, so somewhere around 75 for a pair of fronts and 75 for a pair of rears (give or take a few dollars)

thanks everyone :)

[showtime]

alpine or infinity or focal for door speakers but it will be hard to spend 130 on them...

[HungarianHunter]

I've been checking out sonicelectronix,

Should I go with 3way, or 2way? I know at least 2 way, because I really don't need bass much, I have subs for that, so I figured 2 or 3 way speakers will give me much more variety in sound.

showtime says infinity or alpine.



Suggestions?

[HungarianHunter]

How about these? Good reviews, have some power, name brand, and are withing my price range.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...low-Mount.html

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...nce+9622i.html

[showtime]

2 way and go with those infinity you just showed us. They will sound amazing.