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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 04:46 AM
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My new teenie weenie lil' amps...

I dunno guys, these are kinda on the small side, they must be real weak

Old Apr 13, 2006 | 06:00 AM
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So you decided on A7s over a new house?

j/k...looks great, Manny! Why did you choose those over the Arc's?
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 06:09 AM
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amps look great manny, beasts.

edit: did you sell your soul for those? jeeze

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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Metal Maxima
So you decided on A7s over a new house?

j/k...looks great, Manny! Why did you choose those over the Arc's?
Hehe...close on the 20th

Told you guys I was downgrading! 3 amps to 2...
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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These things are tanks!

Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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I could workout with those things...send me one.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 07:59 AM
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careful Rich, they might be too heavy for you

beefy looking amps
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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beefy le queefie...
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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love how they almost span across the entire width of the trunk. are you going to mount them like that?
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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love how they almost span across the entire width of the trunk. are you going to mount them like that?
Unfortunatly not..I need stealth and conserve space, my car has to be grocery gettin' friendly.

So I have to build another rack to mount'm like this...they'll cover the whole ski hole gap and look very snug...showing no wiring from the sides
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:32 AM
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Old Apr 13, 2006 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
Unfortunatly not..I need stealth and conserve space, my car has to be grocery gettin' friendly.

So I have to build another rack to mount'm like this...they'll cover the whole ski hole gap and look very snug...showing no wiring from the sides
that looks nice

i sorta miss my big trunk space
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
These things are tanks!


OMG i'm so excited for my new toys!! Just dropped off the cash at don's last night.

Manny you're local to me (sort of...but you will be even more when you move according to don) I want to hear your system!! I'll be all DLS'ed out hopefully by next week. beautiful amps ... can't wait to get my stuff.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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Damn, ya know, I remember back in the day, (98,99) when I had the highest end system. Dynaudio Comps, and dual Tube Driver amps. I need to start selling my soul, cause those are friggin beautiful!
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by burnurass

OMG i'm so excited for my new toys!! Just dropped off the cash at don's last night.

Manny you're local to me (sort of...but you will be even more when you move according to don) I want to hear your system!! I'll be all DLS'ed out hopefully by next week. beautiful amps ... can't wait to get my stuff.
Yeah meng...moving to Raritan. What DLS stuff you picking up?
BTW theres an ECA meet on May 7th if you wanna check out some peoples systems.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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Yeah meng...moving to Raritan. What DLS stuff you picking up?
BTW theres an ECA meet on May 7th if you wanna check out some peoples systems.
I live in bedminster...which his down the road down rt.28 from ya.

Right now I got the AVN5435 for the source
Front Components --> DLS Ultimate UP6
Rear speakers --> DLS Classic 226
these are powered off an ALPINE MRV-F540 amp. 80wx4 RMS
STUFF I ORDERED YESTERDAY
Subwoofer --> DLS Ultimate Nobellium 12
AMP --> DLS Ultimate A6 Mono Amp



where's the meet?
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by burnurass
I live in bedminster...which his down the road down rt.28 from ya.

Right now I got the AVN5435 for the source
Front Components --> DLS Ultimate UP6
Rear speakers --> DLS Classic 226
these are powered off an ALPINE MRV-F540 amp. 80wx4 RMS
STUFF I ORDERED YESTERDAY
Subwoofer --> DLS Ultimate Nobellium 12
AMP --> DLS Ultimate A6 Mono Amp



where's the meet?
Johnsons Park ,Piscataway...Same place as the NE Maxima meets every year.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
Yeah meng...moving to Raritan. What DLS stuff you picking up?
BTW theres an ECA meet on May 7th if you wanna check out some peoples systems.

Hmmm maybe I can bring the RTA down...

Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:26 PM
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Hmmm maybe I can bring the RTA down...

Finish up what you started last night?? How did my order go?

and you suck for showing me the stuff IN PERSON...i want it even more badly now!!!
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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Finish up what you started last night?? How did my order go?

and you suck for showing me the stuff IN PERSON...i want it even more badly now!!!

Yea the SEs are all in.

Teeehehehehehehe


Order is done.
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Pearl96Max
Yea the SEs are all in.

Teeehehehehehehe


Order is done.
WOOOOT!
does it sound any better or you hooked it up and passed the F out? =P

hope it doesn't take them two weeks to get to your place like those dual a7s!
Old Apr 13, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
Johnsons Park ,Piscataway...Same place as the NE Maxima meets every year.
I need to upgrade to SL 3ways before this meet.


edit:
also, manny, tryna compensate?
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 03:25 PM
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Old Apr 16, 2006 | 03:38 PM
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That is a lovely set up those amps are definitely something to drool over!
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 03:46 PM
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Those are some sweet looking beauties .
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 06:35 PM
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Got'm in over the weekend. What a PITA to maneuver such a long heavy amplifier through a ski hole...x 2
Wiring and level matching was a pain as well, but i got'm up and running.
I miss my IDX for xover/level tuning and its line driver, might have to pick up another.

I'll upload some pics on monday.
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Will stay posted for that .
Old Apr 16, 2006 | 06:57 PM
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So how is your hearing?
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I actually think his hearing is pretty good, otherwise he would not have need for the components that he has .
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Can't wait for the pics.
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
Yeah meng...moving to Raritan. What DLS stuff you picking up?
BTW theres an ECA meet on May 7th if you wanna check out some peoples systems.
You guys think it would be worth me making the trip down from Mass for this meet?

Edit: Those amps look awesome man!
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 02:34 PM
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Not happy right now. I've been ****tiy all weekend sick, I got some hideous alternator whine and no time to do anything. I gotta empty out my townhome on wed and load it up in a truck, just to spend all thursday moving it into my new house. Kinda stressed out.

I will try to to re-route my power wires going into the amps to see if that causes the whine to go away, because of the way they are mounted and lack of space underneath the bottom connections I may have a power wire laying/crossing over some rcas.

To top it all off- my system feels as if its nearly HALF as loud, with zip of headroom. When I sold my IDX xover i took away a solid line driver- so now I have 4v deck output split between a 3way booty Autotek xover to their corresponding inputs in the amps. I'm used to getting full rated power quite easily with Arc's and their input sensitivity.

I'm even having one of my Usher midranges bottom out at not so high volume, I'm afraid its possibly in its death bed. We'll see...I sure as hell have had better days with this system BS
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damn that sucks Manny...hopefully it all gets worked out.
Old Apr 17, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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Well I took a few minutes to reroute my power wires, the whine is gone- thank you sweet baby Jesus!

However my Lotus 8's are barely moving, and they are supposed to be seing 200rms each, according to DLS PDF they are wired correctly and in the appropriate xover switch setting. They are the only drivers running directly from the outputs of the HU. So i dunno what gives...
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Originally Posted by MannyNJ2k2max
Well I took a few minutes to reroute my power wires, the whine is gone- thank you sweet baby Jesus!

However my Lotus 8's are barely moving, and they are supposed to be seing 200rms each, according to DLS PDF they are wired correctly and in the appropriate xover switch setting. They are the only drivers running directly from the outputs of the HU. So i dunno what gives...
It's gonna be something so ridiculously stupid you'll hit yourself. Happens to me all the time
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You hit yourself all the time .


Be nice to yourself......
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Originally Posted by djfrestyl
It's gonna be something so ridiculously stupid you'll hit yourself. Happens to me all the time
Hehe..I know...I was thinking 'maybe' the drivers are wired out of phase. But it appears they are not as far as the wire markings, unless they were reversed at a tapping point. But i guess it dont hurt to flip'm and see what happens..
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I've done that on a couple of ocassions .
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So whats the verdict? Were you able to fix the little problems?
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On a good note this setup has excellent separation! Top end is very silky and defined, nice space around the instruments- i'd say a tad warmer sounding than the Arc's notably in the midrange- perhaps the BurrBrowns in the OP amps responsible for this.... The subbass(only running 2ohm to each Arc 12d4's ~440rms) gets pretty insane when i play with the remote bass gain-sub channel is very strong. I can easily see this sub channel being enough for a supersub or a pair of SQ subs with just ONE A7 as a one amp system- I cant wait to see what it does @1ohm!

Once I get some time in my new garage and I can set these things up properly, I'm quite sure I'll be very happy. I think I may need to order me some quality xovers- maybe an IDX/XEQ combo to get me a hotter signal...As cool as the Panny is, its only got 2 preouts...so that voltage disappears when you split each to 3-4 chs..



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