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Jan 26, 2004 | 07:53 AM

crazyravr

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Due to the "deck install" topics... lets have this going as well... soooo what are some of the biggest myths on car audio ?

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Jan 26, 2004 | 08:28 AM

BumpinTalon

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"Bass gets louder with distance"
shops like to tell you that one all the time

Jan 26, 2004 | 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by Bumpin' Nova:
"Bass gets louder with distance"
shops like to tell you that one all the time

Low freq bass does. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Jan 26, 2004 | 09:44 AM

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that Power always doubles with impedance dividing

Jan 26, 2004 | 09:53 AM

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Powerful amps kill woofers! In actuality distortion kills them for the most part. And yes a certain distance is required for a wavelength depending on the frequency, the lower the longer!

Jan 26, 2004 | 01:34 PM

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Originally posted by slow/n\low:
that Power always doubles with impedance dividing

I agree, this one seems to come up all too often.
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Jan 26, 2004 | 02:09 PM

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Underpowering blows speakers.

Jan 26, 2004 | 02:16 PM

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And...

Silk dome tweeters aren't as harsh and metal domed ones...

Jan 26, 2004 | 03:35 PM

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That you should not run power wire and RCA's together or power wire and speaker wire together. [img]graemlins/bs.gif[/img]

Jan 26, 2004 | 03:48 PM

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Quote:

Originally posted by Gmac:
That you should not run power wire and RCA's together or power wire and speaker wire together. [img]graemlins/bs.gif[/img]

that may not have happened to you but its happened to me before....

that if you get a cap, you dont need to upgrade battery or alternator