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Brian asked about ohms. THD and signal to noise ratio have nothing to do with that, therefore I didn't talk about it. Why do you think 4 ohm subs are a hassle? That doesn't make sense to me, seeing how that's been the standard for decades.

fuck specs, get off your ass go to the store and see which ones actually look good

True Blue isn't completely correct on what he said. Ohm's are the measurement for resistance. The more resistance (higher ohms) the less power, lower resistance (less ohms), more power. That being said, an amp is going to be rated for a certain resistance range. Go below that and you will smoke the amp, go over that and you aren't making any power. If you want to keep it simple, stick with 4 ohm subs, one off each channel. Beyond that, learn yourself some Ohm's Law and do some math. IN GENERAL, the automotive speakers you are going to encounter will be either 4 ohm, 8 ohm, or dual voice coil in either 4 ohm or 8 ohm. I said in general because there are other variations and someone would bring it up trying to be all smart, it's just that nothing else is very common or relevant (like stock GM 6 ohm bullshit). Decide how many subs you want, then you will want to find an amp that can power them in whatever configuration necessary. Now then, there are two different ways to wire it to affect the resistance. Parallel and Series. Wiring something in series is simply connected negative to positive in a loop. Parallel is wiring all the positives together and all the negatives together. Wiring in series will add the resistance of everything in the loop together. Say you have two 4 ohm subs wired to a single channel this way. The resistance will be 8 ohms. Not a great way to do it unless you have to raise the resistance for some reason. Wiring in parallel reduces the resistance, as it's giving the current more paths to follow. I forget the equation for this, but if you are running the same two 4 ohms subs, it will be a 2 ohm load. If you throw in more than that, it's not as simple as cutting it in half, so find an ohm's law calculator. Ok, lets say you want a single sub. Ideally, you would get a monoblock amp that's good down to 2 ohm or lower. If you can't find one suitable, you can also get a 2 channel amp that can be bridged to a single channel. Many amps when bridged can't handle a very low resistance, but most should be stable at 2 ohm. Ideally with this, you would get a dual voice coil (DVC) 4 ohm sub, and wire the voice coils in parallel to drop it to a 2 ohm load. This would maximize the amp's output. Lets say you want two subs. On a two channel amp, you can run two DVC 4 ohm subs, one on each channel, with the voice coils in parallel. 2 ohm load on each channel of the amp, and should be stable. You could also run two single voice coil subs, and wire them like I explained in the single sub explanation. Or, just one per channel, and still be fine. Now, unless you are doing something weird, I suggest sticking with single or even numbers of subs per amp and per channel. Also, you will see diminishing gains after 2 subs per channel, seeing how you will have to run a mixture of parallel and series to keep the ohm load in a safe range. Back in the day I was able to get away with bridging my old Rockford "BBQ" amp, and running in parallel my three 8 ohm JL10W0's. IIRC, it was a 1.33... ohm load, and that amp ran it like a champ. New amps aren't built as tough as that amp, and would probably fry at that point. Cliff's - stay above 2 ohms per channel to avoid meltdown. Ohm's law calculator is your friend.

Citi is still the largest bank. All lending institutions are really hurting right now thanks to the whole subprime mortgage fallout.

sidenote - has anyone here taken CCNA? If so, how difficult was it?

umm, what do I do with the two .ISO's in that zip?

5.11 is the shit, I'm wearing one of their belts right now.

Franchise does not mean Verizon Wireless, which is what you said until you got called out. You are doing a great job of making yourself look like a complete fool. Keep up the good work, Michigan boy.

Why did someone drive their mustang into a lake?

No, you see, you go way beyond simple 'grammatical errors'. Imagine the English language is a tender young cabana boy named Felipe. You are the traveling, lonely, sexually frustrated businessman named Jorge. One day you meet Felipe and begin to earn his trust. You learn a little about him, just enough to take advantage of him. Then one day you take Felipe, and in an attempt to serve your own selfish desires you rape him. You violate him. You turn Felipe's anus into a playground of blood, feces, and tears. After what you've done to Felipe, he will never be the same. He will never trust again. Never love again. Shame on you, Jorge. Shame on you.

Because it's incredibly painful to try to piece together your jarbled thoughts into what might be a sentence.

It's rather difficult to be able to make it far in the business world with an elementary school level ability to write legible English. You don't have to be able to pull $10 words out of your ass, just make sure that what you do type is correct. And as for Mike - most people on here (myself included) can only dream to accomplish what he has. When he speaks, shut the fuck up and listen, you might just learn something.

Austin, where did you find that deal at? I've always liked those guns, but at that price I would almost go out and buy one.

This statement is true. I have driven the car, it launches crazy hard.

I'm getting a bigscreen tv for my mom, she's done way too much for me this year. I'm just waiting for circuit city's ads to come out.

He works at Pickups Plus on 23 around Lewis Center

http://blackfriday.gottadeal.com

So long as he buys in state, from an individual that is sympathetic to his needs. If he were to buy out of state, he would have to get it shipped to an FFL, which means EVIL PAPERWORK!!!! Baron, your best bet will be to go to the next PRO gun show at westland mall and look for an individual selling a gun rather than someone from an actual store. As for this bullshit here, you are talking about trying to circumvent gun laws, and I've had enough of it. This thread is over.

They added zombie games to the playlist today for Halloween, such fun. I hope they keep it there.

Go to Sterling Automotive on Morse between Easton and Rt 3/Westerville road and ask for Clark. He's on here, but don't remember his screen name, just mention you are a CR member.

Dealerships don't like it when you pay cash, they make more money off of financing than the actual sale of a brand new car. Offering cash will not get a better price out of them. As for the specific car, if it's as hard to get ahold of as everyone is saying, dealerships may even be selling them over MSRP.

Someone shooting at the white house with a primarily eastern european weapon caused a chinese company to be banned? No, it had to do with Clinton starting shit with the chinese economically. And I agree with the last few posters. If I sell a gun, and it's not to someone that I know VERY well, I'm taking them to a gun store to have a background check done. If this person were to refuse, then no sale.

OHIO HAS NO GUN REGISTRATION Jesus tittyfucking christ Now that I've got that out of the way, good fucking luck finding a norinco. KKKlinton banned all imports from their parent company sometime in the mid to late '90's so those are rare these days.

My mom used to have a '94 or '96 Saab 9000 or 9600 or something like that. 4,000+ pound car with something like a 2.3 N/A motor in it, you do the math. On top of being slow and not so easy on gas, it was also in the shop every 2 - 3 months. I would say stay away. The only one that I would even consider looking at is the WRX based one, but even then you won't find anyone to work on it. Subaru techs will tell you it's not their problem, and Saab techs won't know shit about it. Oh, and GM taking it over probably means they've gone downhill (if that's even really possible). I think I'd rather drive a Hyundai, at least they have a warranty that's actually worthwhile.

fuck those scarabs we need to finish that still, stupid network problems