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The “Big 3″ is a very easy mod to your car’s electrical system that will help it maintain higher voltages for more power hungry amplifiers. If you’ve ever measured your voltage drop when playing music with the volume to the max with your engine running, you’ll see that instead of reading 14.4v or 13.8 (depending [...]
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In my experiences, many newbies think they need a capacitor installed along with their amplifier and subwoofers because of the reason that a capacitor will provide power when the amp needs it. Here’s the problem: When bass is playing, the amp always needs power, and whatever “extra” power it needs will be sucked out of [...]
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In my opinion, the correct enclosure is vital in getting the most out of your system. This is because the enclosure determines how your sub will react with the given airspace, tuning, and power. For example, a sub in a sealed enclosure will sound very different than one in a ported enclosure. Ported boxes are [...]
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Car audio, one of my favorite hobbies. Some people go for sound quality and some go for loudness, or SPL (sound pressure level). I started out about two years ago with my first set of 12″ subs from Infinity, then moved up to a pair of 12″ Alpine Type-Rs. The amplifier I used was a [...]
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