hi kids

taking a break from uni exam study.

thought i might tell uabout some stuff on my stereo.

i used to have a problem with my sub being all 'boomy' and a little muddy. well, i went around and cleaned my battery terminals, and trimmed even more off my ground cables.....then wired up my sub in series.

it used to be in parallel, presenting a 2ohm (miniumumum stable load for amp)....but now, since its wired at '8ohms' i haven't noticed a decrease in volume at all..however clarity and response have gone up...thd, less distortion and the usual mumbo jumbo.

My amp is happier now, it smiles at me when i look at it, and sometimes makes spaghetti and mashed fish bones for me.

Oh, and i turned the bass boost from about 10% all the way down to 0, and adjusted the gains on my speakers amps a little bit....now that i've spent some time playing with it, its a little better tuned, and my sub amp doesn't seem to shut off with the pms it used to have :nuts:

thought you'd like to know....

back to study now...pressure heads, triaxial tests, rankine the fag theory, liquefaction :doubt:

Err eek, that ain't spam funny enough lol i think you have lost the ability to differentiate... i think this post is spam though lol (the audio section is almost taboo for me he he)

Half of your post was foreign to me anyway... but sounds like you had fun plugging the thingamy in the watchyamacallit ;)

HI KIDS!! I'M BACK AGAIN

I'VE BEEN BROWSING THE CAA GALLERY, AND LOOK WHAT I FOUND....

Pics of REDDEVIL AT THE RECENT X-TORQUE event.....HEAPS OF OORRSUM PICCS OF HIS CAR, BOOT INSTALL, DOOR PODS, ETC ETC.....

well worth a good look!!

SO click --->I LIKE EEK (http://www.caraudioaustralia.com/gallery/) and to to CAASQ, then QLD, then the X-torque thing...it comes up as a flash, photo gallery.

heaps of pics of the reddevil...he's got RED DEVIL on the top of the bootlid. Killer boot isntall too!! what score did u get dude?!!

I find my sub is louder when wired in parallel.

But this this thread has no specific topic, i think:
european speakers, with american amps, with american woofers, with japanese head units, with japanese processors, and american wiring is the best combination.

I find my sub is louder when wired in parallel.

But this this thread has no specific topic, i think:
european speakers, with american amps, with american woofers, with japanese head units, with japanese processors, and american wiring is the best combination.

syeah, random audio thread!!! hyuoiua!! go wild like a fatkid with warm milk and oreos!

i have american speakers with american amps with...japanese(i think) headunit, with american wiring...

it doesn't sound too bad. Honeslty i don't think where it's 'made' matters, but its original design and where it was designed do have a bit of effect.

did u like the red devil pics??Q?!2o!

Yeah where it was designed, that's what i meant!

No i didn't go look at the pics, got exams, can't be inspired to start messing with my audio just yet!

Yeah where it was designed, that's what i meant!

No i didn't go look at the pics, got exams, can't be inspired to start messing with my audio just yet!

awesome i'm got exams too!!!

i thought i might take a break from studying and hop on here for a wihle befire i go to sleep ;)

In caa some people reported the jay car monoblock to be light, seeing as i was about to get one this can't be good, i always though the heavier it was the better it was made, especially with amps, gotta do more investigation after exams to make sure i'm not missing something.

if that fails looks like fhrx has year round sales so might grab an amp from them. Mmmm american amps, so heavy yet reliable

parallel, adjacent, hypotenuse, ohms,.... damn I really need to learn some of this........ lol am soooo lost...

for me, i just connected the sub to the amp, then connect the amp to the HU and you get doof doof... lol

As my post time will attest to, leaving all my Uni end of sumester submission work till the last minute was a ripper of an idea!
:coffee:
Who needs sleep...

Anyway, to keep this somewhat on topic, I'm picking up my system tomorrow after submission. Hoorah! Will be sure to post pics...

... damn I really need to learn some of this...

There you go read up! http://www.bcae1.com/

Be warned, you'll most likely only find it interesting once something of yours breaks first, e.g. amp.

Imagine the amount of spam after exam period, my dame! I better go on holidays to somewhere without the internet.

european speakers, with american amps, with american woofers, with japanese head units, with japanese processors, and american wiring is the best combination.
Hey I got all dis :)


Edit: Oh and guys... BASS BOOST IS EVIL!

In fact any form of EQ boost is not good for SQ, it introduces crap into ur system. If you want to use EQ features... CUT dont boost!. You can happily reduce levels with the knowledge that everything that is coming through ur speakers is not being formed from ur EQ/headunit, but from ur source disk.
And yes good to see u had a play with it Eek, u still gonna change? Or happy for now?

Peace

Tim

Hey I got all dis :)


Edit: Oh and guys... BASS BOOST IS EVIL!

In fact any form of EQ boost is not good for SQ, it introduces crap into ur system. If you want to use EQ features... CUT dont boost!. You can happily reduce levels with the knowledge that everything that is coming through ur speakers is not being formed from ur EQ/headunit, but from ur source disk.
And yes good to see u had a play with it Eek, u still gonna change? Or happy for now?

Peace

Tim
nono, i'm happy now...hits hard and smooth...and low:D no more muddy, Ub3r lag crap. BASS BOOST is the work of the devil...just like the 'loud' function. They all equal distorstion :rant:

i might make a fibreglass inclosure, fibreglass the whole boot....if i find a job soon enuf. Other than that, i have an urge to want to save up a lot and get another car

i might make a fibreglass inclosure, fibreglass the whole boot....if i find a job soon enuf. Other than that, i have an urge to want to save up a lot and get another car

Yes join my quest to buy a new car next year, i'm too dame young for a magna, quite wanna upgrade to something fast, until i realize the cheap 20k skyline i was gonna import needs over 4g insurence a year. forget about that.

Once i get a new car i'm going to start messing around with everything again, except this time i'll do it properly, like sd everything, i decided against doing it to my magna cos it's gonna get sold anyways.

But there were good memories in the magna though, it's such a good learning car for car audio and other stuff, hehehe. The ultimate workhorse

Didnt someone on here tell you to try wiring it in series when you complained how it sounded when it was in series :poke:

Good to see poo bass gone. Yeah EQ is on 0, bass boost on 0, 80Hz +1 :doubt: , Loud off, dam where is my blown up sub lol :cry:

Didnt someone on here tell you to try wiring it in series when you complained how it sounded when it was in series :poke:

Good to see poo bass gone. Yeah EQ is on 0, bass boost on 0, 80Hz +1 :doubt: , Loud off, dam where is my blown up sub

parallel u meant?.... i dunno who that was :shifty:

but yeah....dunno whether i should rip it all out and fg boot install....or just save up for a new vehicle :doubt: ...most likely won't be a magna tho

I have the perfect idea of what my installs going to be in my new car. firstly:

european speakers, with american amps, with american woofers, with japanese head units, and american wiring is the best combination.

then i'm going to install massaging chair covers in my front seats, with 2 batteries so i don't get stranded in the middle of nowhere lazing off.

Then i'll add alot of finishing touches from Pimp my ride, always a great inspiration.

I cannot live without my LOUD button.. cause it makes my system Louder.. that means less volume requiring less RCA Voltage meaning more Boom... My last deck had no loud button and I felt naked..

I cannot live without my LOUD button.. cause it makes my system Louder.. that means less volume requiring less RCA Voltage meaning more Boom... My last deck had no loud button and I felt naked..

yeah, i think it varies from person to person. Some people (eg. u) can't live without the loud function, because it makes their system sound so much better.

then again there are others (like me) who think the loud button is the work of the devil, because it makes everything distort esp low notes. I could adjust the amp's gains, but i find the signal coming out of the headunit is already a little iffy.

anyhows, without the loud button, signal may be weaker, but you have more control of 'volume'.....if u get what i mean. gains can be adjusted to suit.


yeah its late, i won't be surprised if you're conssufsed. lol

I wish i had s loud button! just to try, oh well i guess it's the same as putting all levels of my eq all the way up, ewww.

With everyone so against the loud button, wouldn't it be better time spent if we complained about the quality of mp3's. there is no way a loud button can do as much damage to music as 128 bit encoding, ewww.

Nope not confussed Eek, I understood it, with an Amped system, you switch loud off , it drops your Bass level allowing more volume with less distortion... See I do understand...

Nope not confussed Eek, I understood it, with an Amped system, you switch loud off , it drops your Bass level allowing more volume with less distortion... See I do understand...

haha, i was thinking wtf, when i was typing it, lol....

yeah, as long as loud doesn't make your system sound like poopoo then its ok :D

Totally off topic, but somewhat interesting. It's now 3:30am and I still haven't slept since i last posted in this thread. 43 hours and counting... :shock: :nuts:

Oh yeah, new system KICKS ASS

Argh.... Please tell me I didnt just hear that you guys actually use the loud button!!!

Nooo.... My work here has all been in vain...

I would prefer bass boost to the loud button...

A headunit/amp can only output x. Once it goes past x it goes into clipping. Feeding a bass heavy signal into ur amp just means it will still distort at x. But since the signal is bass heavy, once it reaches audible distortion, ur overall volume will be less.... (Yes bass/midbass may be at max, but all other frequencies must be lower.)

The only possible reason ud want to use this is if ur headunits pre amps were really small, even still demanding such a bass heavy signal from the pre-amp would drive that into distortion.

With the exception of bass control, I don't see the need to distort a musicians art...
If you like bass heavy music, just listen to bass heavy genre's eg: rnb/dnb etc.

less is more...

Peace

Tim

Heres a mad idea but i don't know how to go abouts getting it to work. I want massaging chairs in both front seats, but i want it so that it massages with the beat. Oh yeah!

My chairs already do that...

Midbass is ur friend...

I want a massage not a punch in the back, hahaha, but point taken, shall look to investing in a huge amp soon.

I want a massage not a punch in the back, hahaha, but point taken, shall look to investing in a huge amp soon.

lol, in taiwan some of the taxi drivers have these neck massager things that plug into the ciggie lighter.

Its like a 'u' shaped cushion that have a velcro strip htat holds it onto the metal rails below the head rest....i'm sure u can find seat cushions that do this lol


speaking of masssages...i seem to be able to feel my hair and scalp move at time

No i do not want some cheap crappy neck massager, i want that hometics sansui set, oh yeah! duffman!

I sold my car to the owner of CAA yesterday, he is turning it into one of those promo cars (not a magna). Thort i mite add that

hi kids
thought you'd like to know....

back to study now...pressure heads, triaxial tests, rankine the fag theory, liquefaction :doubt:

Soil sciences and geomechanics is almost the most exciting thing ever, especially on a saturday night when all your mates are ringing you asking where you are and why your not having fun like just about everyone else in australia... :angry:
I feel your pain, not only do I have exams, but exams on geomechanics too... :cry:

Soil sciences and geomechanics is almost the most exciting thing ever, especially on a saturday night when all your mates are ringing you asking where you are and why your not having fun like just about everyone else in australia... :angry:
I feel your pain, not only do I have exams, but exams on geomechanics too... :cry:


hahaha, in my 2 years of doing civil engineering, i think this has got to be one of my most hated subjects

no 1 most hated unit: Electrical engineering and programming - had to learn VB, C and C++ programming, plus electrical circuits...i know i'm civil wtf am i doing learning this shit? :confused:

hehe, i went to watch nerd wars episode 3 tonight...just got home :D

Nice, I'm looking for a Jedi smiley, but I dont see one :D

Yea, I'm doin 2nd year civil at Uwa. By far most hated, boring and useless units include electrical eng 101, geology and geomech and computer analysis for engineers. When, as a civil engineer, will I ever need to know how to use visual basic or make circuits that drive a little car? Or draw flow nets for sh*t underground! I'm here to build stuff :D

Wish I was drinking and being stupid on a dancefloor instead of studying tho...

:cry:

Nice, I'm looking for a Jedi smiley, but I dont see one :D

Yea, I'm doin 2nd year civil at Uwa. By far most hated, boring and useless units include electrical eng 101, geology and geomech and computer analysis for engineers. When, as a civil engineer, will I ever need to know how to use visual basic or make circuits that drive a little car? Or draw flow nets for sh*t underground! I'm here to build stuff :D

Wish I was drinking and being stupid on a dancefloor instead of studying tho...

:cry:

hahahaha

yeah, im definately not being a geotech engineer though. structural seems fun but i can feel it will be hard. i haven't done traffic, water or hydraulics yet so i still have other things to choose.

wat do u wanna do?

I'm in a cadetship with Multiplex so I guess I'm stuck with civil. I'll probably look at majoring in some sort of construction business or administration. I'm hoping it'll get me somewhere!

What uni are you at? Aus Uni games are on in sep and I'm headin over to brissy, don't spose you'll be competing?

I'm in a cadetship with Multiplex so I guess I'm stuck with civil. I'll probably look at majoring in some sort of construction business or administration. I'm hoping it'll get me somewhere!

What uni are you at? Aus Uni games are on in sep and I'm headin over to brissy, don't spose you'll be competing?

ahhhaa, i'm in brisbane. i live a mere 10 mins drive or so from griffith uni(where its held at) :cool:

am i competing? hahahahahaa :bowrofl: im pathetic at sports or any physical activity.

edit; i'm at QUT, thats in the city..

Hehe, well you'd better be attending some of the nightly entertainment then! There's no better chance to tune chicks from around aus who know they'll never see you again! It gets pretty loose and boozy... its great :D

Checkin out your profile, it seems our cars are fairly simmilar in condition... except for the fact that my audio is stock lol

Whats phoenix gold stuff like? I haven't heard much about it, but it seems to be in the higher end of the market. Compared to alpine or clarion, how does it rate?

Hehe, well you'd better be attending some of the nightly entertainment then! There's no better chance to tune chicks from around aus who know they'll never see you again! It gets pretty loose and boozy... its great :D

Checkin out your profile, it seems our cars are fairly simmilar in condition... except for the fact that my audio is stock lol

Whats phoenix gold stuff like? I haven't heard much about it, but it seems to be in the higher end of the market. Compared to alpine or clarion, how does it rate?

yeah, car is stock, except stereo and a few things here and there.

phoenix gold...well, i'm obviously a little biased. Again, i say its better than mainstream stuff like sony, clarion, kenwood, some alpine, cadence etc

just as good, if not better than rockford, jl, some of jbls etc etc

still, heaps of stuff bette than PG. Top of the range PG stuff is very good tho! titanium elites :D i'd say PG is middle of the market....A LOT of stuff better than PG, but nobody can afford it

Well I suppose if you take the top of the market as show car level then most of the stuff we can afford is going to be mid level. Who would you say is in the top of the market? I like alpine head units but I dont know much about their speakers. Are they good quality or are PG's speakers better? I'm being a bit general but I'm trying to get my head around who does good gear. Reply to my thread on brands if you want, I'm checkin both.

edit; i'm at QUT, thats in the city..

i wanted to do cross institutional study in QUT for 1 subject. AYB225 management accounting.... but the dealine for enrolment was 3rd june.. i dont think i have a chance.... :confused:

Well I suppose if you take the top of the market as show car level then most of the stuff we can afford is going to be mid level. Who would you say is in the top of the market? I like alpine head units but I dont know much about their speakers. Are they good quality or are PG's speakers better? I'm being a bit general but I'm trying to get my head around who does good gear. Reply to my thread on brands if you want, I'm checkin both.

i read ur other post a bit too...

hehe, not all teh show car stuff is top of the range stuff. they just have trippy looking installs and don't always sound as good :P

anyways, top of the range...wow, where do i start. you can't exactly say 'bam' this is the best, because every company its good at making different things, and most have a range of products from cheapo budget to uber expensive ones...

not to mention buyer tastes that come into play..like nakamichi headunits are known for their quality sound output and reliablity, where as they look like a conservative 80 yo virgin geek designed it....where as jvc and alpine make some drool worth PIMP looking headunits..

yea I know what you mean. I'm definately keen to get the alpine deck- cos it has the looks, performs well (from what I've been told), has enough features to confuse anyone who enters the car and wants to turn down the volume or change my music lol and cos its an alpine.

They are known to make good quality, reliable gear that sounds good. Now I may be biased but thats kind of how I've been exposed to the universe of car audio. I'm just trying to broaden my hoirizons a bit by checkin out different brands and gear. So, as far as that goes, how does PG compare with alpine in terms of speaker sound and performance? I've been looking at Ti6 comp elite's. They're expensive for a uni student like me at about $700 so I'm trying to decide whether they'll be noticably better than alpine type R splits or coaxials...

help! :confused:

yea I know what you mean. I'm definately keen to get the alpine deck- cos it has the looks, performs well (from what I've been told), has enough features to confuse anyone who enters the car and wants to turn down the volume or change my music lol and cos its an alpine.

They are known to make good quality, reliable gear that sounds good. Now I may be biased but thats kind of how I've been exposed to the universe of car audio. I'm just trying to broaden my hoirizons a bit by checkin out different brands and gear. So, as far as that goes, how does PG compare with alpine in terms of speaker sound and performance? I've been looking at Ti6 comp elite's. They're expensive for a uni student like me at about $700 so I'm trying to decide whether they'll be noticably better than alpine type R splits or coaxials...

help! :confused:

OHMFLGWHKJDLSKFDJAGG!!!!!!

I was conidering going on a date with another man on here to get a set of Phoenix Gold 6.5" titanium elites :bowrofl: :nuts:

imho, ti elites are way better than type Rs. would choose a few other sets of splits before i get a set of Type Rs thats for sure:)

btw dude, obviously you're not studying...neither am i, i'm going to sleep

he he, yer I'm not either but thats a good thing. Books can harm your health.
Might look into the PG's then if you recommend them so highly.
Cheers

Look, as much as I love all the Type R stuff I've been around, a pair of $700 PG splits will give them a gentle tap in the nuts.

he he, yer I'm not either but thats a good thing. Books can harm your health.
Might look into the PG's then if you recommend them so highly.
Cheers

ohh, don't limit yourself to just one brand tho!
take a read of MitsiMonsta's thread on 'Which Splits'

ones by Dynaudio, focal, idmax, diamond audio, hertz, boston, morel, rainbow etc are all very very well worth a look(and listen :P) at!!

anybody heard teh DD splits? wonder what they'd sound like...

I was conidering going on a date with another man on here to get a set of Phoenix Gold 6.5" titanium elites

Considering, eek last sat night was a blast, i hope you enjoy your splits. :bowrofl:


ohh, don't limit yourself to just one brand tho!
take a read of MitsiMonsta's thread on 'Which Splits'

ones by Dynaudio, focal, idmax, diamond audio, hertz, boston, morel, rainbow etc are all very very well worth a look(and listen :P) at!!

anybody heard teh DD splits? wonder what they'd sound like...
DD's apparently sound ok... from the eyes of DD Phil. Lots of mid bass but I would say they lack mid range as all DD is aimed at reproducing <250Hz at rediculous levels. Apparently the splits got 135odd db on termilab mounted in the doors run of decent power ( 150WRMSodd ea ).

Considering, eek last sat night was a blast, i hope you enjoy your splits. :bowrofl:


DD's apparently sound ok... from the eyes of DD Phil. Lots of mid bass but I would say they lack mid range as all DD is aimed at reproducing <250Hz at rediculous levels. Apparently the splits got 135odd db on termilab mounted in the doors run of decent power ( 150WRMSodd ea ).


hehe, Phil is biased, he's obsessed with DD lol I'm still not convinced with getting DD splits, as I still like PG.

I still haven't gotten my splits yet! :rant: You took advantage of a helpless boy!! :shock:

i wouldnt touch their splits either, but havent heard em so who knows.

Subs are their forte...
i would consider buying a small sub off them if I need one, like an 8" in an SQL setup. But thats about it...

Oh and obviously their big subs :)

hehe, Phil is biased, he's obsessed with DD lol I'm still not convinced with getting DD splits, as I still like PG.

I still haven't gotten my splits yet! :rant: You took advantage of a helpless boy!! :shock:

Eek was used and abused :bowrofl: Stick with PG splits over DD, unless there is something else you may like. :)