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I have a Clarion Pro Audio DRX8675z CD reciever and pioneer 3-ways in all the doors. I love my system, but I want to add a 12" Infinity Kappa perfect sub. I want to run 25+ watts to the door speakers and 150+ watts to the sub. I was thinking about getting a 5 channel amp, but Ive always wanted a two amp setup. My question is can our electrical system take it? Ill probably get a capacator for the sub amp anyway.
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Your stock electrical system without a cap would probably be fine. 500 watts+ total is kind of the starting point for a capacitor.
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I have a fosgate 250 2 ch punch and a fosgate 400 4 ch punch and my cars Alternator was doing just fine. There was a little bit of light dimming but I fixed that with a lightning audio 1 FARAD Capacatator. ------------------ Garrett Stines (sponsored by Duct Tape) '99 SVT Silver Frost~#925-2760~01/21/99~painted Rear valance silver~18" Masitaly's~Kumho Rubber~Eibach Springs~OMP Strut Bar~Carbon Fiber sail panels~SCA CAI~K & N dual stage filter~Series 5 superchip~Bosch +4~SVO Tach~B & M Edge Short Shifter~Richbrook Knob~Pedals~Razo Dead Rest Pedal~lots 'o Carbon and Chrome~Boomin Tunes~and more THE RIDE!
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Which Pioneer 3-ways to you have in your doors? are they the 6x8s? or did you mod up to something else?
I am considering getting some of them (cuz I can't find many other 6X8s in Toronto) and need some feedback.
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I have the Pioneer TS-A6865 3-ways in my doors. They fit perfectly...in fact they say righ on the speaker that they are direct replacement for Ford and Mazda. They sound pretty damn good too. I got them from www.cdeals.com for $60.00 a pair. That's a real good price because crutchfield has them for $99.00 a pair. ------------------ 2000 SE Sport Toredore Red, MTX 1994 Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo 320HP Stock
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I myself have 2 Phoenix GOld XS 2300 amps in my car, that's 600 watts RMS, with no problems... lights dim a bit, but I'll probably get a cap at a later date to fix it...
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I didn't have a cap originally with my Mac MC440M (400 watts). There was a small amount of dimming that was cured by a 2 farad cap.....(i went a little overboard hoping that I could someday afford a MC4000M) 
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I'm a 'old school' audiophile that has never used caps. Are these things dangerous? And how does one go about mounting it,where in line???
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They should be mounted inline between the battery and the amp. Not really dangerous but they probably could give you a good poke. They are anywhere near as dangerous as the caps in a TV picture tube that can be fatal.
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lightning audio provides a lil circuit card that is pretty idiot-proof in charging and discharging the 1 Farad caps.........
These things are "old school" - remember Richard Clark using 3 caps in parallel back circa 1991.......
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