Soundsystem

[BuzzH3]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by TheArchiTexan:
I hate to be the party crasher but i will tell you something..Monsoon sounds perfect and everything but the subwoofers are made out of paper..They will eventually blow, and you cant go get new subs because the amp is in the head unit and it is wired where u can only buy monsoon speakers. They will last for a year, trust me ive been throough like 4 already on my last car. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't believe this is true. The amp for the sub is seperate from the head unit. I believe someone here has pictures that show the amp under a rear panel next to the sub.

[H3OwnerDiz]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by stevomc:
and here I AM with my LOVE "Dimba"

hi to all H3 Lovers from Germany



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Ohhh hello stevo, welcome to the forum.



Ladies.... can we put stevo on our 'for the girls' thread? hehe

[HummerNewbie]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BuzzH3:
I don't believe this is true. The amp for the sub is seperate from the head unit. I believe someone here has pictures that show the amp under a rear panel next to the sub. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I would have to go back the pics but I believe you are correct about that. As far mentioned above about a speaker is a speaker and you can swap them out, this may not be the case. It depends on the impedance (measured in Ohms) of the speakers and as I recall, I read somewhere that the Monsoon speakers do not have the normal impedance.

[Boss Hoss]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by stevomc:
and here I AM with my LOVE "Dimba"

hi to all H3 Lovers from Germany

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Nice pooch Steveo...cant help but love bulldogs..heres my 1yr old Renascence Bulldog:

[TheArchiTexan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by BuzzH3:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by TheArchiTexan:
I hate to be the party crasher but i will tell you something..Monsoon sounds perfect and everything but the subwoofers are made out of paper..They will eventually blow, and you cant go get new subs because the amp is in the head unit and it is wired where u can only buy monsoon speakers. They will last for a year, trust me ive been throough like 4 already on my last car. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

I don't believe this is true. The amp for the sub is seperate from the head unit. I believe someone here has pictures that show the amp under a rear panel next to the sub. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Wrong! The monsoon speakers have a certain ohm (i forget the number, im thinking 2) And all after market speakers have a different ohm then monsoon(im thinking its 4). By putting a aftermarket speaker in your system, your draining half of the power on just one speaker therefore your audio will sound like ****. If you dont believe me then try it, beive been that route. Ive done alot of research about the monsoon because ive gone through alot of money. I listen to rap and rock music which is probably why they blew. You will eventually figure out that inless you want to get a whole new sound system unit youll go back to buying monsoon subs and speakers.And for all you people wantind to but a head unit in while vhaving monsoon, its the same thing. The head unit built from the factory has the amp in it, taking this out means your putting less power to each speaker and i beleive something else will affect the sound. Like i said this was on my old car, so im not sure about the numbers of ohms and all that but i know for a fact it wont work..Thanks

[HummerNewbie]

Running another head unit while keeping the factory speakers will work. You are effectively cutting the impedance in half. This is a common practice in car audio and you essentially double your power. If the new head unit or separate amp can handle the reduced impedance, you will be fine. You may find that the new head unit or separate amp will run hotter though.

[TheArchiTexan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by HummerNewbie:
Running another head unit while keeping the factory speakers will work. You are effectively cutting the impedance in half. This is a common practice in car audio and you essentially double your power. If the new head unit or separate amp can handle the reduced impedance, you will be fine. You may find that the new head unit or separate amp will run hotter though. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>i didn't mean it wouldn't work, it will but inless you figure out how much power to each factory speaker, then you might not one to try it

[HummerNewbie]

I have not done the research you have on the Monsoon system but those were just my thoughts. I also believe you are correct about the Ohms. If I remember correctly it is 2 Ohms for Monsoon, 4 Ohms is standard car audio and 8 Ohms for home audio. One other thing that people need to keep in consideration is that it is not all about what the speakers can handle. You can have speakers rated at 100 watts RMS and blow then just as easily with a 25 watt amp. Distortion is what kills speakers and you will blow them whether you are driving the speaker with too much power or pushing it within the power limits but beyond the amps capabilities.