audio set-up for beginners (ARCHIVED)

[v6dreamer]

turbo kit??? maling thread ka ata bro. gawa ka na lang dito:
http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10

Honest mistake!!! I guess.

[batang_raon14]

Batang raon,

From your description, it looks like your amp is overheating and going into protection mode. When you turn it off for around 10 mins or so, you give the amp enough time to cool down. After using it again for 45 min, the heat build up is enough to trigger protection mode. Yung V12 mo, orig ba o taiwan? And sure ka ba na class A and not AB? Kasi ang pure class a amps ay mainit talaga.

Try installing fans in a push pull configuration. One fan pulls fresh air in and the other acts as a exhaust fan. Computer fans work great, dami sa SOS. Or just relocate your amp.

I don't think its your alternator cause if its the alt, then your prob should be consistent. Also it should be giving you problems when you turn on lights, a/c etc..

Userfriendly, tnx for the advice. But it does give me problems with my lights dimming. Pag ma-bass talaga that is. Have also tried to mount 2 of my old 120mm fans in the amp, it didnt work unfortunately.

If I opt for the secondary battery option, how much would the improvements be?

[v6dreamer]

Userfriendly, tnx for the advice. But it does give me problems with my lights dimming. Pag ma-bass talaga that is. Have also tried to mount 2 of my old 120mm fans in the amp, it didnt work unfortunately.

If I opt for the secondary battery option, how much would the improvements be?

Your subs system is grabbing all the power almost to a point, you could be asking for trouble.

OPTION ONE..
You will need a Farad Capacitor to ensure that your system gets steady supply of power for maximum performance, and act as stabilizer between the amps and your car's electrical system. 2.0 Farrad Capacitor is ideal but, 5, 10, 20 or 40 farrad capacitor are much, much better.

OPTION TWO.
Have your alternator rebuilt for higher output or you can invest in a high-output aftermarket alternator.

Secondary battery wont help. The only reason to do is to play your stereo for long periods with the engine off.

[v6dreamer]

mga bossing may tanong ako hingil sa matching ng power rating sa pagitan ng amp at speaker. ang dami ko na napuntahan website sa pagresearch kaso pare-pareho sinasabi nila dapat yun AMP equal o mas mataas(lagpas kalahati) kaysa SPEAKER daw.

so kun ang speaker ay 100w dapat daw 150-200w ang AMP (in rms). hinde ko makuha ang dahilan kasi logically dapat speaker ang mas mataas kasi parang masisira yun speaker nun agad. kaya yun ang dahilan kun baket hinde ako makapagdecide kun ano bibilhin sa pag upgrade ng sounds ko sa tsikot. tama po ba ito?

at huli tanong meron po ba kayo alam na mabibilhan ng AMP na may built-in digital surround decoding.

salamat and more power to tsikot!!!

Have you ever try tuning your stereo and amps system?
If not this is how you do. Set your speaker amps gain to the lowest setting, then turn your stereo on, play a CD or Tape, turn your volume up to 80 to 90 percent. This setting mahina ang sounds ng speakers, turn your amps gain in clockwise slowly you will notice your speaker getting louder. Keep turning your gain until your speakers start fluttering then stop. Lower your gain just a little until speaker working normally. That is your crossover point. So regardless how strong your Amps you will prevent damaged from your speaker if you tune your system. Usually 40 to 60 watts RMS is enought for full range speaker.
Your speaker.... 100 watts doesnt means RMS on your speaker but output wattage.

Example..

Amplifier: 60 x 2 (RMS) * 14.4 Volts
Peak power at 4 omhs is 200 x 2 and 100 x 2 at 2 omhs.
So if you wired your speakers in 4 omhs load (series)and your Amps 60 RMS your amps could supply you a whooping 200 watts each channel on each speaker. Now, if your wired your speakers in 2 omhs load(parallel) your amps could supply your speaker about 100 watts each of your speaker. Bridging your Amps RMS into one load(for ex,.. subs or diff. multiple amps setting configuration) this 60 x 2 RMS amps would become giant 200 watts RMS pumping out a 400 total watts power. Can you see your amps configuration now? When the said equal or more is true but not RMS. Look at your speakers watts (100) and the output of the Amps (not RMS) output power are double (200 watts)on 4 omhs load and 100 watts on 2 omhs load( 2 omhs load is a pair of speaker that wired in parallel using one channel of your amps) meaning 4 speaker total on your 2 channel amps.

EXAMPLE:
60 RMS x 2= 200 watts x 2 at 4 omhs load
60 RMS x 2= 100 watts x 2 at 2 omhs load
60 RMS x 1 (bridged)= 200 RMS = 400 watts

Huling sagot sa tanong.
Built-in digital surround decoding.
HiFonics zeus zx 5.1 digital. $520.00 dollars

Details that spell perfection........

[carz_zoom]

I have a stock 2000 SiR and I'm planning to setup my car audio.

I have an initial budget of 10K

In the near future, I can add 10-15K more.

With my initial budget, please help me select setup and specs that can be upgraded later.

Ano po ang final setup na kaya ng 20-25K?

Ano po ang dapat kong unahin...... with 10K

"Sound Quality & Bass (boom boom)" is my target.

TIA to all who will help.
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[v6dreamer]

I have a stock 2000 SiR and I'm planning to setup my car audio.

I have an initial budget of 10K

In the near future, I can add 10-15K more.

With my initial budget, please help me select setup and specs that can be upgraded later.

Ano po ang final setup na kaya ng 20-25K?

Ano po ang dapat kong unahin...... with 10K

"Sound Quality & Bass (boom boom)" is my target.

TIA to all who will help.

Good question. With so many in-dash stereo's to choose from, how do you pick the right one?
Before I answer your question let me ask you a little about your basic objective, how far you will go to get the system you want. You dont have to answer this into me but yourself.
Now,Learn about products and technology youll find what to look for and get the detailed product info, create comparison and look for product review. If you starts from scratch get a stereo w/ at least 2 or 3 preamps outputs for your expansion option on a later date. This is your first step. You dont have to buy the whole system for now but you can built it little by little.

Next is speaker. Buy a good speaker with higher sensitivity rating, the louder it will play from the amount of power it receives.
Recomended for front speaker is component system or two way maybe tri way depends your way of listening. Rear is 6x9 or 6 1/2. This is your second step toward your target.

Amplifiers. Buy a four channel amps to bypass your stereos amps for more better impact. Make sure to buy an Amps with a preamps output for your next expansion of you system. Preamp output means is you could connect your amps with another amps for your sub w/o buying separate crossover.

This is your basic set up that can upgrade almost endlesly. This for now and remember if you do your homework the first time, could save you a lots of money. Hindi yung, ay mali sana yong mas malakas ang binili ko. if that thing happen gastos na naman.

[carz_zoom]

Thanks for your reply V6dreamer

Ito po ba ang dapat kong unahin?

1. head unit
2. speakers
3. amplifier

Can you please give me brand & model of the above so that I can review the specs.

Thanks again

[v6dreamer]

Thanks for your reply V6dreamer

Ito po ba ang dapat kong unahin?

1. head unit
2. speakers
3. amplifier

Can you please give me brand & model of the above so that I can review the specs.

Thanks again

Ooooops! Im sorry, I cant help you with that ask locally since dont know what kind of stereo's you guys have there in phils. Dont be dissapointed ask a friends or someone you know that already has in thier car or any car stereo's gallery. The most important is, you know what you want. Good luck!

[james0207]

sir userfriendly.... ok b mga 4way speaker?
btw... ok dn b un mga sub with box sa concorde?

[v6dreamer]

4 way speakers is nice but you cant drive much power as the two way speakers. A 4 way speakers is consist of wooper, midrange, tweeter and super tweeter. That concorde, I dont know!