Why do some guys have their car stereos turned up so loud they can be heard a block away?

Answer 1

yeah it sounds good and all that. i own a system myself that cost me close to 3g, but i dont have it cranked up so loud it gets annoying. i go for sound quality. those people who listen to thier music so loud fall in the category of small man syndrome. they either have to have the fastest car, the tallest truck, most pimped out ride, or the loudest system becasue they have to compensate for something short!!!!!!

Answer 2

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Your system won't mean squat without a well designed box to put your subs in. Some manufacturers have recommendations as to dimensions of various types of boxes. It is best to find someone who builds boxes if you go with something other than a sealed box.

You should always match up RMS (Root Mean Square) watts of Subs and amp per channel as well as impedance's(resistances).

If your amp is rated at 4Ω don't subject it to 2Ω, it will fry.

Here is the formula for subs in parallel:

Z = 1 / (1/sub1 + 1/sub2 + 1/sub3 + ....)

For series, just add them up (sub1 + sub2 + ...).

You can mix and match these equations to get the right impedance required by your amp.

Example: 4 subs @ 4Ω each. If I connect two in parallel and the other two in parallel and tie the two pairs in series, I would have a total impedance(resistance) of 4Ω. So to the amp, it's just one sub.

You should use a capacitor as well.

Recommend for every 500 watts MAX you use a .5 Farad cap
Example: 1000 watts MAX - 1 Farad cap

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You will also need what's called a "line level converter" if your stock head unit doesn't have RCA outputs or your amp doesn't have high-level inputs.

If you like I can send you some plans for reference. My plans are for a 4-th order band pass bass box that holds two 12's. Also included are java calculators you can use to figure parallel and series values given Ω values.
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My system

Blaupunkt TSw1200 subs with a Sony Xplōd XM2200GTX.
My amp is 1200 watts, subs are 600 watts each, cap is 1.2 Farad

SPL is about 112 db

Total cost(so far) = $410

Answer 3

Only way to get attention when you see a pretty woman. Some Burn their Tires, that a real joke, shows their car not get Traction, not good on the Drag Strip. But, it all they can do, so guess it OK! Heck, I remember when I wanted a Girl's Attention, I would Strut around her like a Rooster. Guess us guys do some stupid things when we around women. ;-p
Ha!! moosemunchy1 you done felt the Vibes???? ;-D

Answer 4

a block away? thats it. no seriously i have mine up loud, cause i like it loud. i am not trying to impress anybody, i just love loud music. i like to feel like i am in 1st row, center stage at a concert. and i enjoy not only hearing but feeling the music. but i listen to rock, so with my car you dont ONLY hear bass. thank god.

Answer 5

Because they sound frickin AWSOME! I mean come on if u invested thousands of dollars in an audio system, you sure as hell are going to use it...and push it to the limit.

Answer 6

So you know they are coming. Better yet, I love the ones with the bass blasting to the point that it rocks my chair. Sorry hun, I don't have a headache any longer! :)

Answer 7

They are idiots and want to go deaf by the time their 20.

Answer 8

Its cool all you old homies dont know ****. I got a 4000 watt system in my car and its tight as ****.

Answer 9

They're compensating for a lot of things.

And because they're just plain stupid and annoying.

Answer 10

Think its the only thing they own so they want everyone to know