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I respectfully disagree. It has nothing to do with a lack
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evan_aggie
on February 26, 2015 at 3:32 PM
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there's your problem. Forget the ratings on the unit
posted by vorpalZ
on February 26, 2015 at 03:12 PM
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of power. My speakers will get plenty loud. The 50 watts is more than enough. They just sound like crap because they are floating in the air with no backing our housing. I'm 80% sure...
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Opinion(s) : Bose vs 3rd Party Brackets + Speakers?
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evan_aggie
13:01:34 02/26/15
When i first got the car i swaped the old blown bose
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kickerzx
13:06:44 02/26/15
^I put my Infinity speakers in stock enclosures
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-Grimm-
13:13:25 02/26/15
2nd. No need to buy speaker enclosures. I just modified
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Haasz32
20:02:57 02/27/15
ditto. threw in trash and regretted it... (n/m)
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evan_aggie
13:37:22 02/26/15
Ouch. I keep anything that isn't a worn out part or broken
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davidztt
14:16:15 02/26/15
Zmaxsystems
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BlackholeZ
14:05:12 02/26/15
Yeah, rub it in... (n/m)
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kickerzx
14:06:12 02/26/15
This guy has a set on ebay
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BlackholeZ
13:02:44 02/27/15
That's Zmax (n/m)
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BoneZ (MD)
12:51:05 03/01/15
are you running the speakers off the HU or through an amp? (n/m)
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vorpalZ
14:15:39 02/26/15
From a HU. Think 22 RMS, 4 x 50 as normal. (n/m)
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evan_aggie
14:41:07 02/26/15
there's your problem. Forget the ratings on the unit
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vorpalZ
15:12:48 02/26/15
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evan_aggie
15:32:54 02/26/15
nope. Done exactly what you have done. On 2 Z's
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vorpalZ
15:40:27 02/26/15
Honestly, there is a greater chance that I flipped
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evan_aggie
15:49:10 02/26/15
That would affect sound quality for sure
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BigTDogg (MA)
16:14:13 02/26/15
you could be hard of hearing too
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LJZTT
22:48:12 02/26/15
Not all speakers work well in an "open baffel" enviroment.
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kickerzx
11:17:12 02/27/15
I understand that, I'm just joshing Evan (n/m)
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LJZTT
12:45:06 02/27/15
ah you kids.... (n/m)
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kickerzx
12:47:13 02/27/15
Power is a major factor, along with the cleanliness of the
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BigTDogg (MA)
15:42:27 02/26/15
I did 6-1/2 Mb Quarts all the way around
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Davez
20:53:00 02/26/15
Unless something has changed, no head units get close to
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LJZTT
22:45:15 02/26/15
22 RMS. (n/m)
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evan_aggie
23:29:22 02/26/15
MB Quart 6.5's in Bose enclosures, F&R. (n/m)
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ttz'in (norcal)
14:35:07 02/26/15
... with amps driving them (n/m)
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vorpalZ
15:15:08 02/26/15
What you're describing is what is commonly done in most door
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BigTDogg (MA)
16:11:21 02/26/15
Well, the front sound better than the rear.
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evan_aggie
16:15:49 02/26/15
That's because they're not doing anything. Reload those
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BigTDogg (MA)
16:27:27 02/26/15
Who is this "ZMax" fellow everyone keeps talking
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ZXRider
16:46:10 02/26/15
I think he's done, website is dead.
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BigTDogg (MA)
16:49:11 02/26/15
Thanks Tony. (n/m)
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ZXRider
16:52:01 02/26/15
That's a bummer
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BlackholeZ
00:02:15 02/27/15
For SQ competitions, it's a great idea. At least in old
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BigTDogg (MA)
22:47:40 03/01/15
All you CAD savvy types, a 3d printer would pay for itself
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LJZTT
22:38:47 02/26/15
Ehh, most 3d printed plastics are rather soft
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BlackholeZ
00:06:32 02/27/15
Was thinking the ones that use laser sintering (n/m)
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LJZTT
02:58:58 02/27/15
Yeah those would be more capable, but way more expensive. (n/m)
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BlackholeZ
13:00:22 02/27/15
Prices are falling precipitously and only going to go down
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LJZTT
15:43:23 02/27/15
You can't touch a laser cintered machine for uner 10k.
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ni[X]it
14:23:22 02/28/15
nm, I was thinking the formlab machine was laser sintering (n/m)
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LJZTT
17:59:39 02/28/15
Buddy at work just got one for $4k new.
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Ted (92TT)
18:49:49 02/28/15
Weak? A few years ago we worked with a pretty large
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black300zx
06:46:38 03/03/15
There are actually many materials that would work well for
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black300zx
07:04:14 02/27/15
Re: Not sure how capable it is, but Dremel sells one for $1k
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bartz32tt
09:21:40 02/27/15
Definitely some of the higher end processes would work
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BlackholeZ
12:59:01 02/27/15
Re: a 3d printer would pay for itself
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ni[X]it
12:47:29 02/27/15
Comparison chart for different processes:
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BoneZ (MD)
12:34:24 03/01/15
I could design one up, not as easy as making some TE-37s :)
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BigTDogg (MA)
22:55:40 03/01/15
When I finally get around to replacing everything
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spicyZ
08:08:23 02/27/15
This post emphasizes the point the closest...
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The Sixth
11:29:35 02/27/15
Speaker Door Baffles are an option.
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ZonaZ
18:16:47 02/26/15
This is exactly what I've spent my winter months doing...
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nb623107
18:25:58 02/26/15
That was one of my winter projects as well
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SammybTT(TN)
21:57:02 02/26/15
Re: That was one of my winter projects as well
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nb623107
22:09:04 02/26/15
How is the sound deadening working out?
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CameronSF
11:33:27 02/27/15
i don't have the MFG of the sound deadening with me but
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SammybTT(TN)
21:13:31 02/27/15
I like the deadening... How much difference did it make?
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ZXoltan
11:35:22 02/27/15
Not a ton. It helps, but you need to do under the seats and
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evan_aggie
13:59:14 02/27/15
my first sound/heat deadening was for the transmission
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SammybTT(TN)
21:22:08 02/27/15
To reduce road noise, you need mass loaded vinyl
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BigTDogg (MA)
16:06:41 03/02/15
I had a spare housing lying around- yours free if I can find
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ZXoltan
19:40:39 02/26/15
when Bose designed those enclosures there goal was to have
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NUTTZ(EPTmotorsports)
09:11:21 02/27/15
Port Tune your Bose Enclosures, Use 4" Drivers and Amp
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flashstar
12:48:08 02/27/15
*I Mean Without a Separate Subwoofer (n/m)
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flashstar
12:49:45 02/27/15
ZMax does have an ego bigger than most could imagine
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BigTDogg (MA)
15:31:50 03/02/15
I fit 8" subs with custom MDF brackets
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zromtech
22:58:01 02/27/15
Seems like a lot of work just to get "decent" ...
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ZXoltan
08:57:19 02/28/15
Re: Seems like a lot of work just to get "decent" ...
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zromtech
13:10:52 02/28/15
Nice - I ran 8" mids and HLCDs in my old 2+2 for a while
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black300zx
12:43:29 03/01/15
Re: I fit 8" subs with custom MDF brackets (n/m)
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NytWolf
10:10:24 03/02/15
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