Thinking about a new sound System

[sqcomp]

It is indeed. I apologize about the quality of the photo, it was taken with my cell phone. The picture of the face was take on my back looking up to the side trying to get the entire amplifier in the shot.

Some have poo-pooed me for mounting this amplifier upside down. They're saying, "Oh, it'll get too hot." Actually, no it doesn't. The fan cooling keeps it nice and cool. It's even running at 2 Ohm mono off the last two channels for the IDQ woofer. We don't know how many watts it's actually able to put out on those channels. The factory spec is 500 Watts at 2 Ohms but...McIntosh is underrating that. With the sub lifting the rear deck carpeting off the frame, the 5-6 channel meter actually only reads 40 Watts of peaking output.

We'll get a more comfortable reading when we put the McIntosh meter module in the glove box where the factory disc changer goes. It's actually a pretty sweet spot for the module. You close the glove box and you have NO idea it's there. Nice, clean, and stealth.

[Spades]

you are missing my point. no matter how well you design an enclosure you will ALWAYS be limitied by the materials and machnical set up of the driver. its the same with amps. sure, they are all built around the same prinicple, but the quality of parts and the arrangement of those parts will determine the output of any piece of audio gear.

look, i have seen some tang band subs that should not have been able to sound the way they did when they were put in a well designed box, but, in the end, the drivers are still made of cheaper materials and they have their limitations.

you can critique my knowlege of enclosures all you want...doesnt change anything. i talked with serveral people i know in the area that build custom boxes for car stereo shops to get ideas on building the box...between the data sheet,research, and information I gathered from other people, I built a box that is very efficient and sounds good as well.

look, you are just one of those people that likes to pretend you know more than everyone else, and instead of trying to explain what you do that makes you better than the rest of us, you prefer to call us stupid and talk about how awsome you are.

so, if you ever want to try to argue with something i have stated in the future, try listing why you think i am wrong and save the stupid comments untill AFTER I refuse to listen to reason or accept anyones belief but my own.

I enjoy debates, however, I dont waste time listening to people that talk about smirking in a car audio forum. smirk on dude...i wont bother posting anymore in this thread...i have the feeling you are the type of guy who is going to break out "your mom jokes" and other gradeschool insults when someone doesn't belive that you are a god amoung mortals as you protray yourselfto be.

laters...have fun in delusion land.

[Alien Mantis]

Originally Posted by sqcomp

We don't know how many watts it's actually able to put out on those channels. The factory spec is 500 Watts at 2 Ohms but...McIntosh is underrating that.

McIntosh makes GOOD STUFF, but you never see it out here on the west coast. People seem to prefer other/cheaper stuff.