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  4. car audio help

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    The gain was set high (on purpose)... anyway I just turned it down to the level of the front 2 channels, have to wait till lunch so I can run it long enough to heat up & see if it worked... but I'm still surprised that a power series amp would do this

    Why would mounting @ 90 degrees give it better ventilation? From my understanding it gets better ventilation with a horizontal mount, as heat rises straight up away from the amp, rather than parallel to the fins with a 90 degree mount - I could be wrong tho.

    I used to have a cap on my old system - but all that does is insure the amp gets enough power on hard bass hits, and that's not even an issue here.

    As far as I know, if you have the option of running bridged or stereo at half the load, (i.e. 4 ohm bridged or 2 ohm stereo) then amp will produce the exact same power, since either way will effectively cut the load in half compared to a normal 4 ohm stereo. On my old system I had that option - with two dual voice coil subs, each voice coil at 4 ohms... I chose to run 2 ohm stereo over 4 ohm bridged simply because that was where the max power bench test was given on the birth certificate of the RF amp. This time I don't really have that convenience, because I have only one sub, with dual 2 ohm voice coils, and it would not be wise to put 2 separate stereo channels (often containing different signals) into the 2 voice coils, thus I bridged it... still, it should be the same power either way.

  5. track ids

    in Music & Media

    Posted

    Originally posted by Ruph

    Rockik - Memories (Robbie Rivera And Billie Paul Vocal Mix)

    damn I had the rivera juicy dark dub mix of this like a year ago, didn't realize it was the same song

  6. nother track id

    in Music & Media

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    for some reason the only tracks I can't figure out right now are cheese :D...

    this one's a female vocal... "I'm getting ready... ready to explode... "

    I've found several tracks named "ready to explode", but none are the female vocal, and none are cheese

  7. car audio help

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    the 1001db would be a lot better choice than I have... the 1000a2 I used to have worked great...

    I'm starting to think it is defective (in the sense it just doesn't handle the heat quite as well as it should)... but I'm gonna try gain adjustments and a fan first

    dunno about the alpine type r (been outta car stereo for a few years now, haven't been keeping up), but I've always loved the fanatic q's. I've heard people bitching about rockford components, but they've always turned out to be fanatic p or x, not q...

    I get a lotta compliments like "best mids & highs I've ever heard!" albeit from people who don't compete or anything. In fact one thing I notice right now is that the mids & highs go so loud without any distortion, they overshadow the base... and I end up thinking "where did the base go" (I can distinuish this from the amp problem tho :) ), and I turn it down a little and the base becomes more apparent. I also liked them cuz they had one of the higher power ratings (granted that doesn't say much by itself) of mass-produced component systems, and they have the advantage of more of them being found on ebay, thus driving price down... I just got a new set for $200 - retail is $430

  8. car audio help

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    Originally posted by joeg

    that doesn't make any sense...

    and this is DEFINATLEY not a cheap amp....

    110 watts RMS x 4 at 4 ohms

    215 watts RMS x 4 at 2 ohms

    425 watts RMS x 2 in bridged mode at 4 ohms

    2-, 3-, or 4-channel output

    4-ohm stable in bridged mode

    Tri-Way capable

    requires 4-gauge power and ground leads and a 60-amp fuse — wiring and hardware not included with amplifier

    2 questions i have:

    1) are you using 4gauge or beter wiring?

    2) what are the ratings of the speakers you have this hooked up to... 110 RMS is a lot of power for small drivers... and not enough power for subs... what ohm load are you working with?

    I'm using 4 gauge, should be plenty for the load. The componenets are all rockford fanatic q, 100 watts rms apiece... the front 2 channels are wired with both front & back components cuz I only wanted to go with 1 amp, thus a 2 ohm stereo load... the amp is capable of a lot more than 200 watts rms, thus I have the gain turned down in the front.. The 2 rear channels are bridged into a 4 ohm load (1 power hx2 with the dual voice coils wired in series)... and the manual says that's fine

  9. car audio help

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    Originally posted by brwneydtrouble

    You might have a bad speaker somewhere, the distortion causing the amp to clip. That and the fact that you have a cheap amp. Try using Pheonix Gold or two seperate amps. :)

    I'd like to know what kinda crack u smoke.

    Joe - yeah, 2 of the 4 channels cut out (partially, not all the way - which is what I find very weird), and come back in gradually as I step the volume down... it's not just an on-off issue.

    On my old setup I had a rockford 600a4, running components front & back, and it was under a shelf that only gave it a half inch of clearance - and to my surprise that never cut out... I had a power 1000a2 under the same condition, and being pushed to the max I think it only cut out once on a 10 hour drive in 95 degree heat in like 2 years... so anyway my opinion of rockford power amps became pretty high. Before that, I had a USAcoustics amp (shitty back then, dunno how they are now), and that cut out all the time. But again, that was a cut & dry thing... it cut out for a few mins, then came back on once the temp dropped.

    You may have a point on the gain settings... I know I set the gain on the rear 2 channels quite a bit higher, as it only pushes around 490 watts rms 4 ohm bridged, and the sub is a power hx2 12" (1000 watts rms)... so naturally I wanted to get teh most out of it for the buck. I woulda done it the right way and got a big amp for teh subs and a 4 channel for the components (like I had last summer, before some fucker stole it all :mad: )... but I'm saving up for a supra if I can ever find one ;)

    Anyway, I'm just surprised it doesn't cut out completely, then come back on like I've seen many amps do. I'm also surprised that a rockford power amp is doing this at all, given the hell I put my old ones thru and they always performed great. It's got plenty of room for ventilation, but as u mentioned a fan would help. I'll try turning the gain down tomorrow & goin for a ride, see how it works... thanks for the help.

  11. car audio help

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    dunno if this really applies to this forum, but here goes..

    I just got a rockford power 851x 4 channel amp, and after it's been running for 20 mins or so, the base cuts out (2 rear channels). It seems to cut out at top volume, then as I cut the volume down to 2/3 or so it comes back in... and inbetween it's there, but not full power. It's wired the way it should be (4 ohm bridged), and I've checked a few other causes I've had trouble with in past systems, such as a loose ground causing the amp to cut out & loose power seemingly at random.

    This is just weird because it works fine when cold (for the first 20 mins), and the front 2 channels (mids & highs) are not affected, only the rear 2. And the amp doesn't shut off completely like it's getting too hot, it only just attenuates the base, varying on the volume level (attenuates more, almost completely at high volume).

    Any ideas on what might cause this, or other places to get help? Or is the amp just faulty?

  12. track ids

    in Music & Media

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    first one should be easy... I've been hearing it in a lotta mixes lately - lyrics go like

    turn me on get on up

    turn me out get on up

    make me scream get on up

    make me shout get on up

    2nd one is a female vocal - "I want to fly away with you... " then later it goes "travelin on, travelin on... into your sky..."

    3rd one is another female vocal, goes something like "memories, a real dream of life... memories, reminds me I'm alive..."

    can anyone help me out here?

  15. After all this time... I just met Johnny Vicious

    in New York / New Jersey

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    xtcgspot gave me a call earlier in the night... we were both bored, and heard D'jais might be good on a wed night. (Unfortunately we didn't check cp) So we went down there, and there was absolutely no one in the place... so we decided to go to abyss...

    Pulling up to the place, we saw the sign "Wed Johnny Vicious"... and thought at first it mighta been for next wed.... but then we realized it was tonight... WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!

    Got inside, and the music was fuckin great... classic fuckin vicious...

    after several drinks later & a whole lotta dancin, the night ended way too quickly. But not without first jumping up on the speaker and meeting vicious.... kinda weird meeting him after listening to his mixes for 6 years or more and hearing him @ roxy the last couple years... it was really weird & cool at the same time...

  16. wuts ur latest favorite drink?

    in New York / New Jersey

    Posted

    Originally posted by xtcgspot

    :puke: i did irish car bombs once, when i was like 17 at a rutgers party. didnt understand wut i was really drinkin. i musta had like 8 of them, then spent the rest of the nite puking my brains out. i literally passed out with my head in the sink in the dorm bathroom and was dragged back to my friend's room to sleep it off. the rest of the party did the same exact thing. never saw so many kids kneeling over next to each other puking. there musta been like 15 of us :rolleyes:

    They're definitely not something to fuck around with - or to be drinking all night... They have about 3 times the alcohol of a normal shot, not to mention guiness seems to pack more of a punch than expected for it's alcohol content (for me anyway)...

    I just have them everyonce in a while for a tasty treat

  24. Seaside Heights...

    in New York / New Jersey

    Posted

    Originally posted by dgmodel

    what part of the first amendmant???

    I believe he meant the civil rights act...

    1964: Racial equality underscored

    "All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens ... "

    - Civil Rights Act

    wow, I'm fucked up - otherwise I woulda never bothered digging that up :D

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