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May 3 2013 10:56pm
1: What is the Year, Make, and Model of the vehicle. 1996 Chevy Blazer S10 3.4L 6 CYLL
2: What is your budget? $500-700
3: What exactly do you want your outcome to be? (Good sounding music, or loud bass?) Prefer SQ, but want a mix of both, would like nice quality bass due to the music I listen to.
4: And specific sub sizes that you prefer more than others? Not sure, no knowledge of speakers/audio so I can't have a preference.
5: How much trunk space do you want to use up? Enough that I can still put groceries and various other things back there.
6: What type of features are you looking for in a CD Player (aka Head Unit)? (Ex: USB, AUX, BlueTooth, etc) I currently have a Pioneer DEH-P6200BT, it has all of the features I'm looking for, I would prefer if I could stick with this.
7: What type of music do you listen to? Dubstep / Techno / Metal / Classic Rock
8: Is your stock stereo system amplified? (You may or may not know this) Not that I know of.
9: Do you have Steering Wheel Controls? (Volume/Seek on the steering wheel) No.
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May 3 2013 11:12pm
2 door or 4 door model?
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May 3 2013 11:31pm
lmao i have a 99 chevy blazer, front ends suck on them,
i roll a alpine type r10 with 1k watt amp but idc about it being super loud but just one ten can sound good and doesnt take up alot of space
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Quote (Subwoofer @ May 4 2013 12:12am)
2 door or 4 door model?


4 door, my good sir.
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okay so you have 6 speaker spots but we are going to ignore 2 of them simply because they aren't worth messing with.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_67851_MB-Quart-OA400.4.html 1 of these
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_9111_Polk-Audio-db651.html 2 sets of these
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_63976_Pioneer-GM-D8601.html 1 of these
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_7498_Belva-Sub-Box-1SV12G-Gray.html 1 of these
http://store.soundsolutionsaudio.com/products/sundown-audio-e12-subwoofer-400w-e-series.html 1 of these dual 4 ohm


you have 2 options on wiring this since you have 2 amps. you can either use a distribution block setup or run 2 full wiring kits. the wiring kits are simpler but it's a bit of a waste.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KCA-K8
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KCA-K4
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_68336_T-Spec-V6RCA-172.html since the cheaper knukonceptz rca wires are out of stock currently

for your big 3 upgrade: http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Kandy%20Kable get 10 feet of whichever color(s) you want.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Installation%20Accessories get six 1/0 gauge ring terminals.

think thats about it unless you wanna buy a subwoofer grille or something like that.

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Well you see you can do the minimum....but Tim over there has 54 pieces of flare on his Blazer...
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Quote (Subwoofer @ May 4 2013 05:23pm)
okay so you have 6 speaker spots but we are going to ignore 2 of them simply because they aren't worth messing with.

http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item67851MB-Quart-OA400.4.html 1 of these
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item9111Polk-Audio-db651.html 2 sets of these
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item63976Pioneer-GM-D8601.html 1 of these
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item7498Belva-Sub-Box-1SV12G-Gray.html 1 of these
http://store.soundsolutionsaudio.com/products/sundown-audio-e12-subwoofer-400w-e-series.html 1 of these dual 4 ohm


you have 2 options on wiring this since you have 2 amps. you can either use a distribution block setup or run 2 full wiring kits. the wiring kits are simpler but it's a bit of a waste.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KCA-K8
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KCA-K4
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item68336T-Spec-V6RCA-172.html since the cheaper knukonceptz rca wires are out of stock currently

for your big 3 upgrade: http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=KandyKable get 10 feet of whichever color(s) you want.
http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=InstallationAccessories get six 1/0 gauge ring terminals.

think thats about it unless you wanna buy a subwoofer grille or something like that.


Thank you very much, the bottom two links are not working, I'm attempting to find the products on my own, but I'm not entirely sure exactly what these are.
I believe you assisted me last time I attempted to buy audio equipment, and due to quitting my job and being unemployed for 8 months, it was a failed attempt, I'm back with a lower budget this time, as I now have a family, and a steady job, but tons of bills.
Last time I had planned on doing this, I went out and bought myself the Optima (Red Top? I think) battery, and a set of these: http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/p%5F29728%5FTsunami%5FTSBT-PN.aspx (Which I had lost and just found yesterday).

As far as what you've stated on my two options of wiring, I'm not entirely sure what either of those means for me, could you further elaborate? As is, the list of parts you've posted, would I buy one or the other, depending on which scenario I would be doing for the wiring? Or is all as is, posted, ready to buy, install, and be good to go?

The "Big 3 Upgrade", I forget entirely what it is, which I'll have a look at, but as of right now, my issue that lies with swapping the terminals is the stock cables to the battery from the starter/etc are hardly long enough to reach the battery, is that part of this upgrade, to replace those wires/replace the ground wire? I may have the answer by the time I get a response, but just in case I figured I'd ask so all of my information is crystal clear!

I really appreciate your help, I wish I had the means to compensate you.


This post was edited by ThePwnEffect on May 5 2013 12:47am
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the last two links are power wire from knukonceptz. http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Power Wire

you can get the kandy or the kca series 1/0 gauge wire.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Installation Accessories

this link should work for the terminals now to. it replaced the spaces with %20 when i link it on here for whatever reason

about the wiring the other option is:

you get around 10 feet of 1/0 gauge wire to run as your main wire to a distribution block. you then run an 8 gauge wire to the 4 channel amp and a 4 gauge wire to the subwoofer amp. this is optional and probably more complicated than its worth doing for your needs.

i assume you are asking if you are going to buy 1 or both amplifiers..the answer is both.

the big 3 is replacing these 3 wires. the alternator to battery+ terminal wire, the battery - terminal to body wire, the engine to body wire.

this wouldn't solve the starter wire problem. you can however order some extra wire to redo the starter wire and 1-2 ring terminals as well.

and as far as compensation i'm just happy having something to pass the time. i get paid for this stuff irl so on jsp it's just for fun.
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May 5 2013 01:13am
Quote (Subwoofer @ May 5 2013 01:58am)
the last two links are power wire from knukonceptz. http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Power%20Wire

you can get the kandy or the kca series 1/0 gauge wire.

http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=Installation%20Accessories

this link should work for the terminals now to. it replaced the spaces with %20 when i link it on here for whatever reason

about the wiring the other option is:

you get around 10 feet of 1/0 gauge wire to run as your main wire to a distribution block. you then run an 8 gauge wire to the 4 channel amp and a 4 gauge wire to the subwoofer amp. this is optional and probably more complicated than its worth doing for your needs.

i assume you are asking if you are going to buy 1 or both amplifiers..the answer is both.

the big 3 is replacing these 3 wires. the alternator to battery+ terminal wire, the battery - terminal to body wire, the engine to body wire.

this wouldn't solve the starter wire problem. you can however order some extra wire to redo the starter wire and 1-2 ring terminals as well.

and as far as compensation i'm just happy having something to pass the time. i get paid for this stuff irl so on jsp it's just for fun.


Okay, thank you for clarifying some of these things.
What is the distribution block? Is this another additional part I would have to purchase? What is it's purpose?
Also, why would going the wiring kit path be wasteful? As a complete newbie to all of this, which would be easier, and which would be more cost-friendly?

Is this the same amp as you listed? It's lower priced, and sonic is out of stock/backordered right now. --> http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-GM-D8601-Class-Amplifier-Remote/dp/B00A02QLVA

Is there any kind of a general guideline on how to install the basics of all of this? It's easier to understand what I'm ordering and planning it out if I have some sort of diagram to visually understand the setup better.
Thank you so much. :)
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May 5 2013 01:33am
distribution blocks are for splitting 1 big wire into numerous small wires. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/cat_i205_power-distribution-blocks.html

as far as cost they are pretty much the same. the reason for using a distribution block is basically for people with a few amps but for just 2 amps its optional.

the reason full kits are a waste is because they are designed to reach to the trunk space area. 4 channel amps generally get mounted under the front seats so you have like 10 feet of extra power wire.

also since i did forget something you will need to buy a roll of speaker wire as well for wiring the new speakers to the new amp. http://www.knukonceptz.com/productMaster.cfm?category=TCA Speaker Wire you'll need like 50 feet of the 10 gauge.

ya i was afraid of that backorder thing. there was 1 left when i linked it. so ya just order that one its the same.

i'm not really sure what you mean by the general guideline thing? like a step by step of what to do or what?

the amp installation is pretty straight forward except for the 4 channel amplifier will require you running new wires to all 4 of the door speakers.
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