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Ok, I thought I should start my own thread instead of hijacking Coke's. This will just a be a progress thread for me. Here is some pics from yesterday and a little testing video.

ID CD1 Pro w/ mini lenses

car is a 2000 Honda accord LX sedan








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Mount the horns on top of the dash and get the image at the rear view mirror level
oh you mean like this: i did this for testing purposes today




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I plan to at least get started today in installing them.
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This needs to be in this thread IMO:


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MMM....CD-1 Pro's... Nice, very nice. I was wondering is the flange extending from the horn was mostly for mounting or it affected the dispersion. I have the CD2 comp. minihorns. Going to go a few shops to see about labor and install. As I mentioned earlier, I am screwed as far as doing the install myself.
nope. you can cut them as much as you want as long as it doesnt cut into the throat.

Here is a clip from ID on Horns:

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Passenger side is mounted, was a piece of cake on that side. Currently I am trying to mount driver side, but its not as easy, there is nothing to mount to, so it will have to float a bit and HD only had the plastic plumbers strap so its too flexible.

here are pics of passenger and a small demo video.









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What EQ are you gonna use to tame them down?
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What EQ are you gonna use to tame them down?
for now my 7band peq on the clipse cd7000, until i find a dcx730 for a good price.
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for now my 7band peq on the clipse cd7000, until i find a dcx730 for a good price.
If the sound of the video is even 10% accurate it sounds like you'r-a-gonna need it
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If the sound of the video is even 10% accurate it sounds like you'r-a-gonna need it
lol. na, i just threw a ton of power in that video to them horns, I was proving a point on another forum, that horns are efficient and dont need as much power as you would on reg tweeters.
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You can still hear 'em ringing.
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fyi on the DCX-730. I haven't touched mine in a while since its tucked in my center console. I pulled it out the other day and now there are only about 2 horizontal lines that still work on the display. Good luck finding one that doesn't have display issues.

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What's the deal with DCX-730's? It seems that they all have broken buttons and displays. Does PPI refuse to support them at all? Or to release the software?
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As far as PPI is concerned, the units don't exist. They were never sold by them with warranties. My guess is that an order was placed with the manufacturer and they didn't pass quality inspections so they were dumped on the gray internet market.

So if you are looking for one, I'd strongly urge you to consider the RF360 or one of Alpine's offerings instead.

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As far as PPI is concerned, the units don't exist. They were never sold by them with warranties. My guess is that an order was placed with the manufacturer and they didn't pass quality inspections so they were dumped on the gray internet market.

So if you are looking for one, I'd strongly urge you to consider the RF360 or one of Alpine's offerings instead.
I'll consider that. I wanted a 360.2 but I heard too many issues with BT failing, I wish they would have a backup way to hook it up to your computer like a USB port or even a serial port :shrugs:
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At least when it fails, you have a warranty.

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Mir... Why not a Behringer? After entering the Horn arena I'd trust a pro device more than a car oriented one.... ***























***= because I have used them and only SEEn the car audio ones in acton without touchig them, I REALLY like the ability to get down and dirty.
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i gave up for today I got them mounted, start trouble shooting to tomorrow: here more pics
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Mir... Why not a Behringer? After entering the Horn arena I'd trust a pro device more than a car oriented one.... ***

***= because I have used them and only SEEn the car audio ones in acton without touchig them, I REALLY like the ability to get down and dirty.
I hear nightmare stories about behringer? what exactly are we talkin about? just the compression drivers? or processing? bodies?


im confused now
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Processing DCX to be exact...

Some of their old sutff is teh suxors but they got their shit together for the newer entries
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Processing DCX to be exact...

Some of their old sutff is teh suxors but they got their shit together for the newer entries
hmm you are just going to have to throw some links up for me

i really just need a fancy eq. t/a and xover can be done on my deck...