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by vladthebad
Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: 1200.1 or Elite12D unpleasentness...
Replies: 29
Views: 8850

Re: 1200.1 or Elite12D unpleasentness...

Junk rcas or corrosion on connections can do it. Especially If they are unshielded and run by other wires, or have cuts in them. Go try a set of 20 foot cheapies run outside the car. Or use your iPod with adapter straight into the amp and see if it does it.
by vladthebad
Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:31 pm
Forum: Installs
Topic: ICE ICE POLO (ROBolop Design)
Replies: 48
Views: 30079

Re: ICE ICE POLO (ROBolop Design)

Holy mother of god that looks great. I was wondering how it'd all look wired up.... Fantastic....
by vladthebad
Sat Feb 09, 2013 7:52 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Small Area Installation
Replies: 7
Views: 3079

Re: Small Area Installation

Pair of 6.5" or a single 8" bazooka tube, replace the speaker with something nice, maybe cram a small class d under the seat?
by vladthebad
Fri Feb 08, 2013 3:08 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: new install, confused why amp flickers
Replies: 5
Views: 2554

Re: new install, confused why amp flickers

Could your alternator be slowly failing? Short drops of voltage have caused issues for me in the past. If you've got a couple other amps in the system, maybe throw an rmd on the goofy amp and one that isn't having issues. Could also be corrosion in a fused distro possibly? Failing that, try using iP...
by vladthebad
Tue Feb 05, 2013 1:10 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Q&A for me
Replies: 140
Views: 36254

Re: Q&A for me

Something to mention... Make sure you fuse that 0 gauge power wire from alt to battery. ANY big power wire MUST be fused. Any small power wire SHOULD be fused... Somewhere. It's not as critical as a big wire, but even 12 or 14 gauge if unfused and shorted to ground equals big problems. Don't ever ov...
by vladthebad
Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:41 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: So How Good Are the Xenon
Replies: 6
Views: 3016

Re: So How Good Are the Xenon

Early xenon had a few issues, think it was first couple hundred. Later ones were supposed to be more reliable than any other pg high end line ever according to pg returns if I remember right. Part of me thinks it was the voltage dropping at low impedance that made them less likely to combust than zx...
by vladthebad
Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:51 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: opinions please
Replies: 10
Views: 4440

Re: opinions please

I like to be able to play MUSIC in the 135-140 db range with top on, windows up. Reason: delsol with top off and wind noise of interstate driving, rear window down, sides up... or about 35-45mph in town beltway speeds with all windows down. For closed top listening, it's never really above 120ish I'...
by vladthebad
Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:22 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Ti600 issues
Replies: 8
Views: 3348

Re: Ti600 issues

Or could something have shifted and pulled speaker wires partially out of amp and they're shorting there intermittently? If it was me, I'd yank the sub amps power fuse until you figure it out. No point in thrashing it on a dead short....
by vladthebad
Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:49 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: CES 2013 Sneak Peek ?
Replies: 23
Views: 13963

Re: CES 2013 Sneak Peek ?

If its class d with voltage adjust... Whatr the odds of getting more voltage to run subs at 2/4/6 ohm impedances and still make rated power instead of this 1ohm crap. (Xenon style, maybe a switch to set max voltage instead of sense? With thermal/current detection to drop voltages if people get a bit...
by vladthebad
Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:22 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Planning An Install For My New Truck
Replies: 22
Views: 8535

Re: Planning An Install For My New Truck

Seen a ton of brofists and hardons over sundown... Haven't actually heard any that sounded good. I do know that lots of people sell em used. That must mean either they aren't happy with them or they need the money to buy something else. How long does your average pg owner own something? Longer than ...
by vladthebad
Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:41 am
Forum: Lounge
Topic: post a pic of your latest purchase
Replies: 508
Views: 230050

Re: post a pic of your latest purchase

Any Lanzar encore amps in that warehouse? Heh.
by vladthebad
Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:49 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: mixed subs?
Replies: 4
Views: 2324

Re: mixed subs?

It works great ..... If they are only handling different frequencies so no shared frequencies between the two sizes it is having subs and midbass or subs and mids and tweets. In this case you got subs and extra deep subs kind like how people have done with the cyclones and 10s or 12s. If was me, I w...
by vladthebad
Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:24 am
Forum: Home Audio & Electronics
Topic: Receiver Options
Replies: 19
Views: 20450

Re: Receiver Options

I love my denon 2308ci , but it doesn't have line outs for each channel. It does however upscale darn near freaking everything to 1080p, then kick it out the hdmi output. Makes switching sources much easier, just set the tv to hdmi input from the denon, switch source on the denon. Wii, ps2, blue ray...
by vladthebad
Tue Dec 04, 2012 6:10 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Ground Location?
Replies: 10
Views: 3708

Re: Ground Location?

Well, if you've got 15 feet of extra ground 0 gauge... You could out in a beefy ground distro right by battery.. Double 0 to frame and battery, then to engine block, to alternator mounting bracket if possible... Etc. A single battery to frame ground, if that's the only primary ground, can screw up a...
by vladthebad
Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:59 pm
Forum: Automotive
Topic: Old school mazda mx
Replies: 2
Views: 8588

Re: Old school mazda mx

That the supercharged miller cycle motor? Intake valves stay open during early compression, supercharger slams more air in.... Mean sound. Loved the way they sound. Lot of power in a small package too for the time period. Looks nice. Not sure the sub grills are my thing, but they're more practical t...
by vladthebad
Mon Nov 26, 2012 12:58 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: How to make a mps-2500 put out like a MS-2250
Replies: 14
Views: 5664

Re: How to make a mps-2500 put out like a MS-2250

My guess is the TAs on eBay would be cheaper or about the same price as converting yours. And then you'd have the mps's to sell of hang on your wall. Watch the gains and turn off any boost junk at 2ohm bridged on the TAs though. You'll also want some airflow via fans as well most likely. Other optio...
by vladthebad
Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: How to make a mps-2500 put out like a MS-2250
Replies: 14
Views: 5664

Re: How to make a mps-2500 put out like a MS-2250

I don't think anyone other tha. Pg techs or ex pg techs have the schematics. I think someone gave Eric a list of some of the differences, and he may have had access to an old ms2250 to figure the rest out. It's not exactly rocket science, but its certainly closer to rocket science than it is changin...
by vladthebad
Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:23 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: How to make a mps-2500 put out like a MS-2250
Replies: 14
Views: 5664

Re: How to make a mps-2500 put out like a MS-2250

Simple. Hand wind your own ribbon wound transformers to match the 2250TA or original 2250... Replace the power supply mosfets with beefier ones, replace all the caps with higher voltage versions, and replace a handful of other parts.... In your case, you might have to also replace the outputs with d...
by vladthebad
Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:54 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: Zed sayed Blaaa blaaa bla
Replies: 4
Views: 2553

Re: Zed sayed Blaaa blaaa bla

It also depends a LOT on amp power supply. Fully regulated stuff doesn't do so well at low impedances generally, and rarely do amps have enough capacitance on the rails and the power supply input to really truly shine at low impedance loads. Plus look at all the extra heatsink your buying. MS2250 vs...
by vladthebad
Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:39 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?
Replies: 15
Views: 4432

Re: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?

Hey, 1f for gauges certainly couldn't hurt... I'd diode isolate, but that's me. Why waste the capacitance on the rest of the system when it will make zero difference. Drop in the bucket, etc.
by vladthebad
Sat Nov 24, 2012 10:29 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?
Replies: 15
Views: 4432

Re: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?

Granted... Depending on how good your alternator is and how much/rapid your voltage drop is... It may make zero difference. With a vastly under-powered alt and headlights that darn near strobe it works pretty decently, although there really isn't a practical way to permanently wire it. I'd love a fa...
by vladthebad
Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:46 am
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?
Replies: 15
Views: 4432

Re: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?

You misunderstand. 12v->diode->cap pos terminal. Cap charges through the diode. If the car voltage drops, it won't discharge the cap. Only things powered from the cap discharge it. So if your cap is stabilizing the voltage of a low draw device, instead of voltage dropping nearly instantly from 14v t...
by vladthebad
Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:32 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?
Replies: 15
Views: 4432

Re: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?

High current or not, your eyes see difference in light easier than you can hear a difference in volume. Unless the HID circuitry is fully regulated, it will make a bigger difference there than anywhere else. If that is the case though, the. I'd diode them and run the REST of the non-audio side of th...
by vladthebad
Fri Nov 23, 2012 9:10 pm
Forum: Car Audio
Topic: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?
Replies: 15
Views: 4432

Re: what would you do with a 1 farad cap?

Use diodes, and run it for the headlights. At worst, instead of blinking with the bass, they fade and return... More of a slower heartbeat. Or just fade slower and don't return if your voltage stays low, heh.
by vladthebad
Thu Nov 22, 2012 1:16 pm
Forum: Lounge
Topic: post a pic of your latest purchase
Replies: 508
Views: 230050

Re: post a pic of your latest purchase

Trade ya beat up steel case and a bit of loot for the AL case? Heh