CAN YOU BELIEVE I ONLY PAID $79 A PIECE FOR THESE SUBS!!!



12"EXCELON SUBS, KVT-915DVD H/U, 1.5 FARAD CAP

 

lucky you,

 

return the cap.

 

enjoy the KVT-915, i myself have an older model, KVT-911 and i like it very much. Only thing i dont like is the fact that it doesnt play MP3's.

 

I have no valuable input other than to say, "WOW! THAT IS A MASSIVE HU BOX!"

Sorry.

 

Yeah you should see all the wires in it too.... lol

 

Why should I return the cap?

 

Many will tell you that capacitors are quire worthless. I personally can't expalin why, but if you search around this forum a bit, you will find at least a few recent posts discussing this.

 

So you mean they really don't prevent the head light s from dimming and things like that when the bass hits?

 

correct, and they strain your alternator

the theory behind it is correct, storing power and whatnot, but using a capacitor for a stereo application is pointless. caps work better in computers and amps.

 

yea just get a thicker wire for less resistance, and dont have to worry about lights dimming

 

those subs look great man. and i love that HU.

 

Well hopefully they will sound just as good. I will have to get a box built since I don't have the supplies nor skillz to build my own.

 

So I should the skip the Cap all together? The guy at the Stereo place said they were good to protect the battery from excessive power drain. I've also seen so many system set-ups with them. So is it bad to have, because if not I'll install it just for looks if anything since I bought it?

 

why can't you just buy one?

you getting ported, sealed, or bandpass?

 

i hear the optima batteries are good for power hungry systems.

 

Leave the cap out. Any of the installers here will tell you the same thing. They aren't worth the $20. They are designed to store power for a VERY brief period of time. Past that split second they are no longer usefull. Ny using the correct amp wiring kit and/or sufficient gauge wire to the amp as well as a suitable ground, you should not have any issues. The myth that a cap will help your dimming headlight issue is just that, a myth.

 

That is incorrect. It will prevent your headlights from dimming but you will be straining your charging system. As mentioned earlier, go with a large gauge wire 4 or lower depending on your amplification and you should not have problems. Search the last week and you'll find some answers regarding caps, wire, and upgraded alternators. Put everything in and see if your lights dim first before adding the cap.

 

WOW...Weird I didnt know caps were installed directly to your headlights.

 

lol^^^

are you using a kenwood amp as well?

 

hmm just because alot of people run caps doesn't mean they are good. just because alot of people run audiobahn subs doesnt make them good. for example: at an spl comp yesterday, a man was telling me he had "woofers" and not subwoofers which are much better than subwoofers. so i proceeded to ask him what "woofers" he had and he claimed "audiobahn and i think some tsunami". moral of the story is, alot of people talk like they know car audio but it does not mean they know anything.

 

yea i just cant stand that!

btw dude, make sure you run your rca wires separtely from your power wires, because the distortion of the longitude will mess up the interference of the collaterl and cause excursional distortion

 

Don can i get a complete delete of his post?

 

is wrong with you?

 

haha every thread becomes more entertaining when 2damax posts

man oh man

when u coming by so we can make fun of your wiring?

 

dijfrestyl you live in NJ as well? no my wiring is good, well atleast behind the hu.

ill be comming by soon, after i pay off all my prom and senior dues. the system im doing later on is going to be bad asssss

 

I would like to buy one but every dealer up her carries nice boxes for 10's only, if they do have a box for 12's its a single 12 box and they are always small.

I don't know what type to go with. Any recommendation?

 

just get ported man, its basically double the power more of the sub because of pressure build up. actually itll be better if you make your own, because most of those prefab ported boxes suck

 

Yeah I have that Kenwood Excelon 1600watt Mono. Last year model.

 

LOL!! English please... Novice here!

 

i believe crutchfield.com carries sub enclosure boxes. i recommend either ported or sealed. band pass makes the bass sound muffled. it's good for rap but not rock.

 

Well actually right now I have the Q-Logic ported box in my trunk wit 2 JL 12's and I hate the way it sounds. My girls 2000 Coralla hits harder and sounds better with her 2 10's and small kenwood amp. So I figure better 12's bigger box better sound.

 

define better. more bass or sharper?

from what i remember the smaller the enclosure the sharper the bass will be. i could be wrong though.

 

Well it seem as if in her car her bass seems to hum and it sounds good with all the music she plays be it alot of base or little. Right now mine sounds okay wit very few select tracks I play. I perfer more Humming over alot of bang bang.

 

you might want to look into a band pass box then. if i'm not mistaken they muffle the bass more so you get more of a humm and less of a bang.

 

Alright, I guess I'll just do some testing and see what gives me better. Right now I have the 12 in my car ported but the box is versitle. So I will close the ports and see how that sounds. This is the box I have.

 

Don't worry, his post was just . You should run the RCAs on the side opposite the power, because otherwise the power cable will cause interference in the signal cables which leads to noise in the system. 2 Da Max was just trying to be funny with his reasoning.

See 2 Da Max, you're screwing people up here.

 

 

^^^^buahahaha!!!! The dyno guy was like "wtf these paperweights for?....they look cool though..."

 

wow are you serious, he must have some serious hids!