45 inch speakers

I have a 4 gauge wire running from my batter with a back trail of wire running to a 1 farad cap. The four gauge wire continues to a distribution block that breaks the wires into two separate ones. 1 wire runs to a 1000 watt power acoustic amp and the other wire runs to a 4 channel rockford fosgate amp 380 watt. The power acoustic amp powers two 12' inch subs, sony 380 watt rms. The rockford which has brand new speaker wire/speed wire ran to it, runs four speakers. two 6.5 alpines in the front and 2 6x9 alpines in the rear. When I turn the music up to 45 for ex. the speakers cut out and cut back in. When I lower the volume immediately it is fine. But the speakers are brand new, brand new speaker wire, subs brand new, rockford brand new, new 4 gauge wire, new cap. I have a pioneer 6100BT head unit. Very frustrating thanks!

Wow... this one really put me to work...

If i'm doing my math right, your RMS's add up to 1,030W among all 6 speakers. The general rule of thumb is 1,000W per Farad, so the only thing I can think of is swapping your cap for a larger one. Your acoustic sub might be hoarding all the power when it needs it and might be choking out your midrange amp. It really sounds like you've done everything right (4ga wire and all!) and honestly I think that cap SHOULD hold but when you consider peaks & bass hitting I don't think your cap can handle the load.

This being said, you probably already have one but if you don't you should add a crossover & cut out some lows from your midrange speakers. This will ease the pull on your second amp (and cap as well) and you won't be losing anything you don't need (audiowise).

The fact that the speakers cut out & back in makes me think this is a power problem. Good Luck!

2010-01-20 21:46:35 by etownfutbol10

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speakers:logitech z-2300 vs x-540
. so if you had the choice between the two sets of speakers which would you choose?

Logitech x-540 [basically the x-530 everyone knows with a few small improvements]

Hardware

o Drivers:
Satellites: (2) 2" drivers per satellite
Subwoofer: 5.25" ported driver
o Speaker dimensions (H x W x D):
Satellites: 8.4" x 3.2" x 5"
Center channel: 7.8" x 4.75" x 3.75"
Subwoofer: 11.25" x 6.5" x 9.75"

Technical Specifications

o Total RMS power: 70 watts RMS
Satellites: 45 watts RMS (2 x 7.4W front, 15.4W centre, 2 x 7.4W rear)
Subwoofer: 25 watts RMS
o Total peak power: 140 watts
o Frequency response: 40 Hz - 20 kHz


Logitech Z-2300



Hardware

o Drivers:
Satellites: 2.5-inch polished aluminum phase plug driver
Subwoofer: 8-inch long-throw ported driver with sixth-order bass reflex enclosure
o Speaker dimensions (H x W x D, inches):
Satellites: 6.75 x 3.5 x 6
Subwoofer: 11 x 11 x 15
o SoundTouch™ wired remote control:
Master volume
Subwoofer volume
Headphone jack
Power/standby

Technical Specifications

o Total RMS power: 200 watts RMS
Satellites: 80 watts RMS (40 watts x 2)
Subwoofer: 120 watts RMS
o Total peak power: 400 watts
o Frequency response: 35 Hz–20 kHz
o Signal-to-noise ratio @ 1 kHz: >100 dB
o Amplifier: Ultra-linear, high-capacity analog
o Compatibility:
PC or Mac
CD player
Digital (MP3) music player
DVD player
PlayStation®, PlayStation®2, PLAYSTATION®3 (with provided game console adapter)
Xbox®, Xbox 360™ (with provided game console adapter)


so the Z-2300 has far superior sound, but is only 2 speakers[and a bit more expensive, bit we will assume price is no problem here]

the x-540 speakers have great reviews and they are surround sound i havent had surround sound before and i am eager to try it
, but sound quality is not nearly as good.

heres what i would be using them for

Movies. i sit on my bed, and watch movies on my monitor. I want to be able to hear dialogue etc easily, hear bass and such from big explosions, you know.
i game heavily[ some FPS, WoW, and DotA]
I listen to music alot, both sitting at my computer or entertaining at my place in general.

which should i get?

Go with the 540's. You can set them up so that you can hear the bad guy trying to sneak up on you. I own the 540's and the sound quality is fantastic. I hope this helped.

2009-02-19 00:26:01 by jazib r

Price: $5.99

1-gang recessed low voltage cable plate
For professional installation
Allows cable management internally rather than externally
Install low-voltage cables behind your flat panel TV or other audio/video devices, flush to the wall surface
With these new plates you can install low voltage cables behind your flat panel TV or other audio/video devices, flush to the wall surface

hello, my name is tom. i own a mitsubishi colt 2009 and have one problem the standard stereo and speakers are complete trash. I went to halfords and bought myself the new edge 10 inch sub woofer with built in amp as well as 4 edge speakers. My friend said he would fit the equipment at no cost. As far as im aware he run the sub and amp off the speakers since he couldn't run it off the head unit. He fitted two small edge speakers in the back but couldn't fit any in the front since he couldn't get the door panels off.

I got my car back two hours later and the sub and amp were fitted ok and it all sounded correct. However he has made a complete mess of the inside door panel and not only scratched the paintwork but snapped the plastic attached to the door. That however is not the only problem. After a couple of days my speakers started to distort at quite a low volume (around 16 and max vol is 45) and there is hardly any sound coming out of the two speakers he fitted in the back as well as in the parcel shelf. The two speakers in the front are 15w stock speakers but in the back and parcel shelf are 70w rms edge speakers.

I have tried the equaliser and everything is set to 0. My idea is either he has wired it up wrong or the head unit isn't putting out enough power. Any advice would be excellent.

Tom C

My advice is to bring it to a professional shop, because quite honestly, it's to the point where explaining how to fix a mess that was created without being able to see it is nearly impossible. Have a professional shop clean up the attempted install, and start from scratch so things are done correctly.

2010-01-08 11:15:12 by thomas

Price: $55.00

6-1/2-inch, two-way speakers with 180 watts maximum power handling (30 watts nominal)
1-3/16-inch balanced dome tweeter with neodymium magnet
30 Hz to 28 kHz frequency response; 90 dB sensitivity
Composite IMPP cone woofer with cloth surround
Shallow depth basket for increased installation versatility

My choices are mixed, both 2.1 and 5.1. All the speakers will be on my computer desk so would there be a difference between the two? Also the 2.1 has more W. The prices for #1, and 2 are the same. #3 is about $30 more. I'm not sure which one to get. I'll use the speakers for mostly movies and games.
The choices are.

1) LOGITECH Z2300 2.1 SPEAKRS-200W RMS

FEATURES:

-200 Watts of RMS power (400 Watts of peak power) deliver thunderous audio for music, movies, and games
-8-inch long-throw subwoofer driver with flared bass port pounds out powerful, distortion-free bass
-Polished aluminum phase plug at the center of the driver outperforms conventional 2-way designs

SPECIFICATIONS:

-Total RMS power: 200 Watts RMS
-Satellites: 80 Watts RMS (2 x 40W)
-Subwoofer: 120 Watts RMS
-Total peak power: 400 Watts
-Frequency response: 35Hz - 20kHz
-Signal-to-noise ratio @ 1Khz: >100dB
-Amplifier: Ultra-linear, high capacity analog
-Drivers: Satellites - 2.5" polished aluminum phase plug driver; Subwoofer - 8" long-throw ported driver with 6th order bass reflex enclosure

Speaker dimensions (H x W x D):
-Satellites - 6.75" x 3.5" x 6"
-Subwoofer - 11" x 11" x 15"


2) Altec Lansing 5.1 Surround Speaker System

4-Channel Sound Card No
Colour Black
Driver Size (Per Satellite) 2.5" Full Range
Frequency Response 120Hz - 40kHz
Headphone Jack Yes
Included In Box 5 Satellites, Subwoofer, Remote, Manual
Inputs 1 x RCA
Location of Controls Remote Control
Microphone Jack Yes
Mute Button Yes
Number Of Satellites 5
Product Warranty 1 Year
Remote Yes
Subwoofer Yes
Subwoofer Construction Moulded Plastic
Subwoofer Power 25 Watts RMS
Total Satellite Power 9 Watts RMS
Total System Power 70 Watts RMS
Treble and Bass Control Yes
Volume Control Yes

3) Logitech X-540 Speakers

# 6 piece surround sound speaker set
# Frequency Directed Dual Driver technology eliminates uneven response created by conventional dual-driver designs
# Matrix mode: creates 5.1 surround-sound effect from 2-channel stereo sources
# Innovative centre channel LCD clip: speaker attaches to the top of most flat-panel monitors
# Satellite speaker stands rotate for easy wall-mounting and positioning
# Dynamic, real-time bass equalisation maximises low-frequency response at all volumes
# High-excursion, ported, down-firing subwoofer displaces more air for deeper bass
# Total RMS power: 70 watts RMS; Satellites: 45 watts RMS (2 x 7.4W front, 15.4W centre, 2 x 7.4W rear); Subwoofer: 25 watts RMS
# Total peak power: 140 watts
# Frequency response: 40 Hz - 20 kHz
# Speaker dimensions (H x W x D): Satellites: 8.4" x 3.2" x 5"; Centre channel: 7.8" x 4.75" x 3.75"; Subwoofer: 11.25" x 6.5" x 9.75"

Altec Lansing 5.1 Surround Speaker System
That company is great. I choose Klipsch over Altec Lansing, but they are better than most. if you have the money:
http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/ promedia-2-1.aspx for $150.00
or
http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/ groove-pm20.aspx for $100.00

2008-08-18 15:44:57 by Aws A

between this two which is best for you?

http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/As us_K40IN-VX094_Notebook
Processor Intel® Pentium® Core 2 Duo Processor T6600 , ( 2.2 GHz FSB 800MHz, 2M L2 Cache )
Chipset Mobile Intel® GL40 Express Chipset +ICH9M
Memory 2GB DDR2 800Mhz
Display Screen 14" HD (1366x768) LED backlight ColorShine,Color-Shine (Glare-type),Asus Splendid Video Intelligent Technology
Video Type nVidia GeForce G102M
Video Memory Dedicated 512Mb Vram 3D graphics with up to 1752 MB of Turbo Cache™
Hard Disk 320 GB SATA HDD
Optical Drive Built in Super Multi DVD Double Layer Drive
Weight 2.36 kg (5.19 lbs)
Operating System Windows Vista Starter Licensed
Network Interface Built in 56k Modem, Built in Gigabit LAN
Wireless LAN Built in Intel Wireless LAN (802.11a/b/g/Draft-N) Wireless Connection
Bluetooth None
Card Reader Built in 8 in 1 Card Reader
WebCam Integrated 1.3MP Webcam
Battery 6 Cells (3.0Hours battery life)
Multimedia Built-in Azalia compliant audio chip, with 3D effect & full duplex
Built-in speaker and microphone
Altec Lansing® co-brand speakers
I/O Ports 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack
1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for external monitor
4 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
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http://www.asianic.com.ph/product/compaq -cq20-411tu
Processor Intel Dual Core T4200 ( 2.0GHz, 1MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Chipset Mobile Intel GL40 express chipset
Operating System Windows Vista Starter Licensed
Graphics Intel GMA 4500 Graphics
Video Memory up to 1759 MB of Intel DVMT 5.0 (64 MB of Dedicated Memory, up to 1695 MB of Shared Memory )
Display Panel 12.1-inch WXGA High-Definition** Widescreen Display
Standard Memory (1 x 2048 MB + 1 x 1024 MB)
Memory Slots 2 slots, 2 in use, 0 available
Hard Drive 320GB SATA
Optical Drive Super Multi 8X DVD±RW with Double Layer Support
Networking/Wireless High speed 56K modem, integrated 10/100 LAN, 802.11 a/b/g/n WLAN, Bluetooth
Media card Integrated SD/MMC card reader
I/O Ports Built-in webcam, RJ-45, headphone, microphone jack, Omni-directional microphones (2), AC adapter, S-video out, Kensington lock, VGA, USB 2.0 (3), Rj-11, HDMI port
Battery 4-cell Li-ion
Power 65W AC adapter
Dimension (lxwxh) 226 mm (L) x 294 mm (W) x 28 mm (front H) / 36 mm (rear H)
Speakers Sound Stereo speakers
Approximate Weight 1.85Kg
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from their each specification which one do you prefer and why?
i love music and burning cd and writing some program like vb6, java, turbo C and in the future i like to learn making a website......

Since your criteria has nothing to do with gaming, I'd assume this is for general programming purpose.

For programming you'd definitely want faster processing speed for computation. Hence we pick the Core 2 Duo CPU.

12 or 14 inch makes little difference at home, where you should be plugging the notebook into a larger display anyway. Bear in mind, even 14" is far too small to read tiny font size, and definitely too limited to have split windows.

So that brings us to our next criteria: weight. I don't know how mobile do you want to be, this is something crucial that you totally left out. But weight wise, as long as the set doesn't exceed 2.4Kg, it is still manageable. Mind you, 2.4Kg is the average weight for 14" notebooks.

In terms of looks and build quality, Asus vs. HP, I'd go with Asus. There is a growing list of issues with HP/Compaq notebooks lately, such as machines dying prematurely. However that isn't why I choose Asus. I'm doing so because I've sampled both sets, and found Asus to be nicer, period. I find CQ20 to be a little bit boring. It's a personal preference.

If you want a really good 14", I'd recommend Asus N81Vp instead. This is one you won't regret buying.

2009-10-27 10:27:11 by Zolved DFirst