spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 3m 1d Posted 04/08/12 03:12 AM Share Posted 04/08/12 03:12 AM So your basicly amping a tweeter ? In an active system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjc Donating Members 2,823 Member For: 21y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: Townsville Posted 04/08/12 03:30 AM Share Posted 04/08/12 03:30 AM Yes that's what active means. In Panda's case he is using 3way fronts so 3 amps, 1 each for Tweeters, Mids and Woofers.I want to make my home theatre (HT) active one day or atleast the mains and centre speaker anyway but that wont happen until I'm rich! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/08/12 06:55 AM Author Share Posted 04/08/12 06:55 AM not necessarily 3 amps for front stage, but separate channels for each speaker ie: I will be using a 4 channel amplifier for the tweets and full range 3" or 4" (havent got these yet), and a 2 channel for mid bass driver.so essentially 6 channels of amplification for the front stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/08/12 07:22 AM Author Share Posted 04/08/12 07:22 AM started sound insulation today- beginning with vibration dampening:removed everything from inside the carthere is already some not bad sound/ heat insulation under the front carpeta good vacuum and the inside is ready. you could prepsol if you want, and I would recommend on any surface that has been polished, but under the carpet hasnt, so all good.the purists would hang me for not getting the old deadener off, but that could well involve 2-3 days of heat and scraper in hand, and tbh I dont think it will hurt any to leave it there.started to add deadening material to boot lid firstthen the boot itself, and rear quarter panelsim going with the new school way of doing it- 25% or so of panel coverage. gone are the days where it was beleived you need to put layer upon layer of the stuff on every square centimetre of the panel.this only adds weight, and cost to the build, for a difference that is not audible to the naked ear.so the results? hard to tell at this early stage, but one thing I have noticed- there is a 'dead' sound to the boot- when I stick my head in and speak, it does not echo at all. excellent for true sound reproduction. also when the boot is slammed shut, there is a nice deep thud, not the usual tinny rattle.tomorrow- the doors will get a dose of sound deadener... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knoles Donating Members 390 Member For: 13y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Port Hedland Posted 04/08/12 09:57 AM Share Posted 04/08/12 09:57 AM How much deadener did you use to do the boot like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/08/12 10:05 AM Author Share Posted 04/08/12 10:05 AM (edited) prol 2- 2.5 m2, but I didnt check to see how much I had left...I bought 10m2 from china for under 200 bucks. branded stuff would have been 1000... Edited 04/08/12 10:09 AM by Panda Eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 21y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 04/08/12 12:30 PM Share Posted 04/08/12 12:30 PM My pet hate - applying sound deadener.Id rather shave my tests with a disposable razor blade that has been out in the rain for 6 months than apply sound deadener.dunno why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 04/08/12 10:31 PM Author Share Posted 04/08/12 10:31 PM this is the first car ive done, so im kinda enjoying it... constantly tapping the panels as I go to see what difference there is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 6m 2d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 05/08/12 08:09 AM Author Share Posted 05/08/12 08:09 AM (edited) continued with the sound deadening today, doors inside and out...also tidied up the factory wiring- cloth tape applied, and sticky cable tie mounts to stop the flapping around...also cloth taping all wiring in doors...the idea is to prevent rattling (obviously) but also to deaden echo and reverberation as much as possible. Edited 05/08/12 08:10 AM by Panda Eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinr33 Donating Members 964 Member For: 13y 3m 1d Posted 05/08/12 08:13 AM Share Posted 05/08/12 08:13 AM I'm interested to see if you get any rattles from using the 75% less sound deadner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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