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koosh
Hamden
Connecticut, US
  • Tire Changer
 hey, i need a lil help. i want to keep the stock head unit, i have the stock speckers, and mtx subs. i am wondering if should i worry about blowing the stock speakers. Also, what do u guys think i should do first speakers or tints.

[#] Nov 14, 2006 09:46am
rrimportracer
California, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 unless you have an amp connected onto the stock speakers there is no way you can blow the speakerss


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[#] Nov 14, 2006 11:10am
koosh
Hamden
Connecticut, US
  • Tire Changer
 ok thanks. any idea how to tune my subs?

[#] Nov 14, 2006 07:39pm
rrimportracer
California, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 cant really help you there havent gotten that far in my mecp training


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[#] Nov 15, 2006 12:45am
warlock_bcrich
Norfolk
Virginia, US
  • Tech Advisor
 there is no way to blow them with the stock radio but if you change to a new head unit you can possibly blow them. I have gone through about 2 sets of speakers with my pioneer head unit.

[#] Nov 25, 2006 11:49am
koosh
Hamden
Connecticut, US
  • Tire Changer
 do u think i should go with tints or interior speakers

[#] Nov 25, 2006 12:59pm
warlock_bcrich
Norfolk
Virginia, US
  • Tech Advisor
 thats a decision that you will have to make on your own. i'm not here to sway you one way or another because i think people should personalize their stuff how and when they want to. thats what makes each of us tuners different.

[#] Nov 25, 2006 01:09pm
SoFloTC
Boca Raton
Florida, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 only way to change ur sub levels from inside the car would be to get a new head unit or a bass control knob but those are gay as hell and look bad. i got a new head unit and speakers and there louder than stock and the only thing ive blown are my subs lol

[#] Jan 11, 2007 11:40pm
BlackRose617
Boston
Massachusetts, US
  • Detailer
 you can mount a control knob pretty stealth though, ive seen some creative places. if it were me deciding between tints or speakers i would def go with tint first. IMO for a $17000ish car the 6 speaker system isnt too bad esp. once you start playing with the different settings. thats just me though, if youre really into high end audio then id say speakers but im content with my 2 infinity subs, my panasonic tv, and the stock speakers for right now

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[#] Mar 14, 2007 12:58pm
hvtopiwala
Winter Park
Florida, US
  • Godlike Advisor
warlock_bcrich wrote:
there is no way to blow them with the stock radio but if you change to a new head unit you can possibly blow them. I have gone through about 2 sets of speakers with my pioneer head unit.


that is a false statement lol. if u set the gain to high on the AMPLIFIER u can blow ur subs. even with the stock radio, u can also blow ur factory speakers and aftermarket speakers.

[#] Mar 14, 2007 02:15pm
aDelcoTc
Oreland
Pennsylvania, US
  • Scion Guru
 the stock interior speakers aren't THAT bad. i mean, they are Pioneer. I have mine still and they play fine.

I would put the money towards tint.

it would be very hard to blow up the interior speakers with the stock HU. Unless you had all the bass/treble settings up to max, and then turned the volume all the way up (so you get distortion or clipping) for an extended period of time.

all u need to run subs off a stock headunit is 'line output converter' to run rca's from the HU to an amplifier of your choice.

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[#] Mar 14, 2007 02:24pm
aDelcoTc
Oreland
Pennsylvania, US
  • Scion Guru
koosh wrote:
ok thanks. any idea how to tune my subs?



tune like how? you already have them wired and powered, etc..?

set the gain on the amp to zero, then set the volume on the HU to about 1/2-3/4.

slowly turn up the gain on the amp until the subs' output level matches the playing level of the interior speakers. ie. turn the gain up until the subs play almost as loud as they possibly can without distorting.


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[#] Mar 14, 2007 02:27pm

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