my soundstream setup. (so far)
 

Soundstream T5-12 12" subwoofers(2) 1800W 900RMS each
Soundstream 2 channel amplifier xstream series (for now)
Soundstream 2 12" chrome spider grills
Soundstream 4 Farad capacitor
Soundstream BX15 subwoofer epicenter(pictured below more)

i didnt put on the grills yet in these pics. its cold outside =/ im gonna probably get a mono class d amplifer(2000W) to add on and use the current amp to run the my alpines. i need more money! i also have to run the wires under the carpet =/ so sloppy. well its still in the making. what you guys think?

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hey my friend has a very similar setup and it is probably the best system i've heard it hits reallly hard haha. Where did you get all of these by the way and waht was the approximate cost?

i think its a lot like my stereo setup so far haha.

sweet! more soundstream setups! I've got big plans for mine, gots to keep it hush hush until it's done though :D:

edit: I've got a Picasso 1500d I can sell you cheap, it's lightly used, I had it running 2 Picasso 10's which are for sale too. :)

lookin good

Looks good man - but you gatta find a way to hid all those wires...

im probably going to make a slit in the carpet sooner or later to hide them.

and nuke, yea i saw your setup. its nice =p

Very nice setup man.If you dont want to cut up the carpet, a simple false floor or amp "beauty ring" would cover up that wiring for you too.

PS - Those wheels look sick on there too!

beauty ring? is that the black tube?

Beauty board. He just means a board with a hole in the middle the exact size of your amp. Lay the board down and it will cover all the wires, and just the amp will be showing. The black tube would be called split loom

i just finished this in my garage yesterday.
im gonna go pick up some split loom today.




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i got it for extremely cheap so i decided to put it on but dont know how to tune it. anyone wanna give me advise on what wide/width and sweep is?

is that on your trunk lid?

Sweep is to adjust the center frequency the bass boost is at. And obviously that boost will roll off gradually in both directions from that center frequency. The Width knob is to adjust how steep that roll off curve is. From a sharp spike, to a smooth hill for snow tubing.:)

And since you bought it used, I recommend removing the front cover to check the jumper settings inside.

haha, i just noticed you used the same signal wires as me too. the RF ones at best buy. i couldn't resist them only being $8.

im still kinda new on how to adjust it so please dont flame me, but how would i go about in setting it? would i adjust the sweep so that its hitting in the right place? and the width would be how much from that right place the other right places to hit would be?

its new =)

well i had a setup before this so i left the stinger wires in but then bought the same gauge wires from best buy. luckily i have a friend that works there so i bought signal wires, rca cables, spades and all that good stuff for about 5 dollars with the employee discount they have (each one was about 1.08 haha)

yes its mounted under the trunk lid = ) with the wires under it.

Oh. You said you got it for a good price, so I kinda assumed from a friend or something.:)

And I have no idea what you're talking about.:lol: Lemme make it extremely basic and try to draw you a picture with words. Because I dont have time to do it in paint. lol

Just like the different bands on an EQ.... bass boost increases the output at a certain frequency. Say... 45Hz. Well we obviously couldn't have a single frequency with a huge spike on it. The music would sound like crap. Normal normal normal, then BOOM anytime a 45Hz note was played. So we have roll off. Shaped like a hill, bell or mountain. The peak being 45Hz, and the sides gradually sloping back to sea level. 47Hz a little less boost... 50Hz less boost yet..... 55Hz less.... 60.... etc etc. Until your even again with all the upper frequencies.

So sweep changes the "peak" of your mountain. Donno what their actual numbers are for the BX15, but say anywhere from 25Hz to 75Hz. Then the width knob changes how steep the slope is on that moutain. Might be able to change it from a huge spike at the set frequency, to a super gradual slope grandma could climb.

What do you need to set it at? Well, whatever sounds best to you. If you want more bump, maybe center at 45Hz and set the width at half? Again, I have no clue what the "settings" would mean with that unit. IE. What frequency is half way? Or how steep is 3/4 up? etc etc

its 27-63hz. i fully understand you, im gonna go tweak it now. thanks il llet you now how it goes!

oh yea one more thing. lol

the pfm subsonic filter control. controls frewuencies 35-80hz. they say leaving it at 35 is fine. but if i increase the sweep would i increase the pfm filter?

They are entirely different. The subsonic filter cuts off super low frequencies that most any speaker has trouble reproducing anyways. Often called a high-pass filter. The speaker will play cleaner because it's not trying to reproduce a 20Hz note with all the others.... You can thereby play it louder without distortion.

I would leave it at 35Hz for subwoofers. If you increase it, between your subsonic filter and your amp's low-pass filter.... you'd have nothing left.:)

i love you.

hmm that shouldve been a pm...

car audio rocks!

Why yes. Yes it does.

We should kick it dude...you know just as much about car audio as I do, or more...how exciting!

Do you have a system in your RX-8? Mad ice?