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Old Jun 24, 2008 | 12:36 AM
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i'm getting a sensation that the day is soon approaching when kale's car will be able drive AND play music .....
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I'm a big fan of ARC. Had their original CXLs. The new Kar KS line is very good too.
i recently arc amps in my DD. i have alpine pdx's 4/150 and 1/600 in myy Z now and am going to replace them with new arc amps. just not into their sound once oi got the arc's. what arc amps are you using in your system?
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i recently arc amps in my DD. i have alpine pdx's 4/150 and 1/600 in myy Z now and am going to replace them with new arc amps. just not into their sound once oi got the arc's. what arc amps are you using in your system?
KAR KS300.4

One is bridged for the midranges

The other runs tweets and subs.
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does it provide enough head room and volume for the cabin... in my sedan i have 2 300/2 for two sets of focal components and a 1000/1 for 2 jl106's

are you happy with the amount of power you using? i don t want to go overkill on my Z. just have a set MB quart q series components in door and coaxials in rear with the one 10w3. appreaciate your help and insight
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does it provide enough head room and volume for the cabin... in my sedan i have 2 300/2 for two sets of focal components and a 1000/1 for 2 jl106's

are you happy with the amount of power you using? i don t want to go overkill on my Z. just have a set MB quart q series components in door and coaxials in rear with the one 10w3. appreaciate your help and insight
Yeah. Considering that I'm running about 350 watts each side to my midranges alone, plus ~100 watts each side to tweeters, and 175 to each sub.

Plenty of power.
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Old Jul 11, 2008 | 12:33 AM
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cool. once i get my electrical issues sorted out from my dealer it's off to a better installer for some new amps... thanks
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