SQcomps install

[talnlnky]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

It doesn't take much...just doing. 500 ml of resin, use maybe 5 cc's of MEKp type stuff. Instead of cutting your mat rip it so that you have frayed ends so that they blend better. Little things like this. It's been a few years since I did this so I wasted around 1000 mL of resin from making it too hot with hardener. You should have seen my first try! The damn resin was smoking. It actually singed the cardboard that was in the trash can. No $hit.

Bout 8 years ago I was glassing in the middle of winter... it was 20F outside, I had to use enough MEKp to make it smoke just to ensure the stuff got hot enough to cure. I had a few spots that didn't get hot enough, and they stayed goey for like two months. Since then i've decided not to glass anytime is below 40F.

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[goku87]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

Uh-oh...i think goku called my subwoofer. Dammit! So much for secrets.

Lol well what gave it away really was the amp. Since you needed 900W @ 4 ohms (and I think you mentioned Hertz earlier too) it pretty much limited to one sub lol. Shoud be an awesome sounding sub though. :)

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[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

What's going on in these pics is the install of the Stinger battery. I had to fab up a little bus bar to acommodate the factory plugs without cutting into the OEM wiring harnesses...which I am loathe to do. No, this is NOT the final With that being said, we're returning the LRx 1.1k and replacing it with another LRx 2.9. Why? I need more power at 4 Ohm mono than the 1.1k can give me. One of my fellow team members asked me why I didn't stick with Image dynamics. The only real reason I gave him was that I had the chance to drive a Ferrari 599 instead of a Challenger SRT 8. I chose the Ferrari. I'll leave you guys teased on the woofer for now. He he!

The first thing that popped into my head was THIS:

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[Alien Mantis]

FOCAL Utopia is so unbelievably expensive.

For the price of one Utopia Be set... I could build an entire car audio system that would be so awesome, you could hear it in the next STATE.

FOCAL sucks. It sucks because it is overpriced boutique snob crap.



Just my opinion. I know some people think they gotta spend a million dollars to be happy. More power to ya.

DISCLAIMER:
I am not referring to competition systems

[talnlnky]

Sqcomp know more than anybody else on here how much I disdain the idea of buying expensive subs... I once bought a 12" sub for $750 after tax... Saved over $100 on the purchase too. what a waste, sub was a quality built sub, but I later bought a sub for $370 that was better in both sq & spl... go figure... it probably wasn't as bullet proof tho as the spendy sub... and tho it was very impressive looking, it wasn't as shiney or cool looking at the spendy sub.

with that said, i'd pay $800 for a sub again some day... but it better meet or exceed one of the following...
1) 40+ mm one way linear movement & 15 - 18" in size
2) 32+ mm one way linear movement & 21-24" in size
3) 32+ mm one way yadda yadda & have an Fs of 12hz and play flat down to 10hz when installed in a 12-15cuft ported box.

basically, any of the three options would make for an amazing home theater sub... and someday, I plan on having a basement, and having dual 18" or 21" subs that fit one or two of the above criteria... if not all 3. Car audio tho.... ehhh... cars are a horrible environment for stereos, and spending soo much on a sub is silly, especially when considering the reason for such high price tags is usually for two reasons, 1) brand name 2) proprietary parts that usually aren't any better than what can be made using generic parts (but cost a hell of a lot more to produce).

I could show you a sub that would sound as good if not better than that focal for 1/4 the price. $500 or $2100... hmmm

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[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by talnlnky

Sqcomp know more than anybody else on here how much I disdain the idea of buying expensive subs... I once bought a 12" sub for $750 after tax... Saved over $100 on the purchase too. what a waste, sub was a quality built sub, but I later bought a sub for $370 that was better in both sq & spl... go figure...

Yeah, that is exactly my point.

I can get a JL W7 for $360.
If there is no sub on the market that can beat the JL W7 for LESS than $360... then the JL wins everytime.

If you show me a sub that can MATCH the W7 for less than $360... then the JL W7 LOSES.

It's all about "performance value".

Lets say a FOCAL sub costs over $1,000, and is only SLIGHTLY better than the $360 JL W7.
Guess what? The FOCAL LOSES badly.

It's all about "performance value".

( Which is why it is still hard to beat an Alpine Type-R! )

[Palmer812]

sq, here is where I put my fuse holder. There was a threaded stud sticking out from the firewall. I just drilled a hole in the base of the fuse holder and used a 10mm nut and lock washer. The wire is 16" long.
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[Palmer812]

JL not my favorite either BUT it was free.

[DailyDriver]

Is that something you can teach me palmer?

[Palmer812]

Originally Posted by DailyDriver

Is that something you can teach me palmer?

What? Getting stuff for free. I have been a manager of a stereo shop for 12 years. Just perks of the job. Last month I got a free Alpine INA-W900.
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[goku87]

why did you opt out of having a bit one?

I mean, you are going balls to the wall on everything else, and a complete digital signal from source to amp? $hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

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