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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 05:50 PM
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I know everybody says they suck, but I didn't know of any other subwoofers that would match as good as these subs, plus they aren't very much money either. I'm kind of picky about my car and since it's red, I wanted red subs. I've never had a system before or hooked up an amp so I think I did a pretty good job for my first time. Right now it's hooked up with the stock head unit but maybe sometime soon I'll get something different. I just want the lights on the stereo to be red so it can match the rest of the interior lighting. Well, I just thought I'd let you guys tell me what you think and see if I actually know how to post up pictures because I've never done it before.
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Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:24 PM
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Looks nice. Never heard of speaker color being the big selling point though when it comes to picking out audio equipment.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 12:30 AM
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Looks nice. Never heard of speaker color being the big selling point though when it comes to picking out audio equipment.
lol true that, but whatever works. looks like a pretty good set-up, especially for your first time... hope those subs work out for ya... or that you got the extended warranty. jk.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 10:02 AM
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well, I'm not the kind of guy who puts his radio full blast, so they should last.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 10:36 AM
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that does look good. hopefully you've got a nice alarm system on it thought. it says "take me" written all over it.
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Old Sep 20, 2004 | 02:43 PM
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that's true, I have some mirror tint right now, but I'm going to go get some really dark tint this coming weekend...plus I live in a pretty small town so I'm not too worried.....I'll get me a better alarm though before I take any trips to houston or austin or any other big cities.
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Old Sep 21, 2004 | 08:49 PM
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Looks good, how does it sound?
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Old Sep 22, 2004 | 02:42 PM
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It sounds pretty good. Right now it's all bass, but what I would like to do is have the middle one have highs and the outer two have bass...not sure exactly how to do it, but I'm sure it'll be easier to do once I get a new head unit.
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Subs won't be used for highs, they are for the lower frequencies, you are going to want to replace the front speakers to components, witht the separate tweeter for highs, maybe even a horn tweeter, but i have no experience with horns. Get a new HU first and see how your speakers sound after that.
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