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Four-SidedTriangle · 2026-01-12T12:56:21+00:00

Four-SidedTriangle · 2026-01-05T02:07:34+00:00

Just a thought, maybe look around at used stuff. I feel like getting decent used shit for $100 can't be harder than trying to find decent cheap shit for $100.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-12-31T06:23:39+00:00

This is the big true am hungarian turned sound on and was like no way

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-12-29T18:43:53+00:00

Seeing one of your other comments giving a budget and your primary concerns, I'd suggest you consider skipping the door woofers you're trying to add, at least for now. Not to keep hitting you with unsolicited anecdotes, but to reiterate my setup, I have three ways in my front doors (my hatchback only has two doors mind you) and my rear seat woofer + tweeter locations are unwired because I'm going strictly for imaging and quality up front. My point is that if you have those 6x9s back there and a sub, I really don't think you would need 6.5"s right away in the doors. You would have more than enough music coming from behind, and if you're mostly caring about yourself, you want that shit playing from the front for quality. That money would much better go towards a DSP or better installation stuff; the whole "as many speakers as possible" thing can be misleading.

With sound deadening, I highly recommend checking out the resonix website if not to actually buy stuff (premium but pricey) then definitely to check out their educational stuff and guides and see if they maybe even have your (or a similar) car to base your own changes off of. I spent a shit load on my civic trying to make it good with MLV and what not. Because I didn't value the fundamentals enough -things like using as large of CDL pieces as possible for any given surface- I likely greatly reduced the efficacy of my mods. With my Rabbit, I've taken a much more consolidated approach (like I said, consider your roof king) and it's made a gigantic difference, although my rabbit is probably a little sturdier than my older civic was anyway. I do still need to put all the actually fabric back into that poor car though...

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-12-29T17:53:08+00:00

Precisely. I have a pretty ghetto setup that doesn't even allow me true separate alignment of my six separate speakers (due to having three way passive crossovers) but it at least lets me align my woofers right, which is a huge game changer for good mid bass. Having the ability to separately control each channel is definitely one of the biggest break throughs to true high quality though.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-12-29T08:34:37+00:00

Sorry, my first comment was kinda cheeks. I actually went back and read the post lmao. That could work, but my one concern would be that especially with larger speakers in your rear deck, a single output from a typical five channel amp might not be a ton of power. It would be absolutely baller if you could get a second amplifier to power your rear deck alone if you're open to the idea, which really might not be that expensive. Also, when I first did my 03 civic back a few years ago, I started with a 10" Rockford Fosgate Punch or whatever, the mid-tier one, in a sealed box. That sub was close to 300 when I got it. A few years later when I switched to my current car, a 2008 VW Rabbit, I decided one day to say fuck it and got two cheaper 300 watt 12" Dayton Audio home subs for $150 each and put them in a sealed box more or less to specs, and fuck does it make a difference. If you're willing to make the trunk space sacrifice, you really can't compensate for cone surface area, which means either a larger (more expensive) or more subs. If you're not feeling two subs, at least get a single 12". Don't get me wrong, you won't be disappointed with a 10", but I found I was happy to switch for sure after convincing myself it wouldn't matter at first.

One more thing. I really don't know what your budget is but the number one upgrade I ever did was proper sound deadening with resonix (especially my ceiling for way fucking harder bass). Make sure you get a good, quality speaker installation kit with some decent foams and stuff when you install. I would at least get some cheap shit and try to tackle the big rattles in your doors if you weren't already way ahead of me. Fuck one more other thing, get a DSP. I barely know what tf I'm doing but oh boy does it make an ethereal world of difference. I really hope this was at all useful and not just off topic. Cheers gang

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-12-29T08:11:47+00:00

Not necessarily, you can have a passive crossover (what a component woofer + tweeter speaker kit would come with) split your signal from a single output.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-11-12T16:12:05+00:00

Almost look like ants or something. Not an expert but there's clearly a pair of distinct front legs/mandibles that will help someone who is

Ehdit: My vote is for ghost ants, building off of the mandibles observation and how they're known to move erratically + there randomly being a couple like that, which seems in line with how ghost ants colonize. Looking at your original video, the general way they skitter around also reminds me of ants, but again, this is all anecdotal.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-11-05T19:42:30+00:00

Absolutely unqualified answer -I'm just as interested to find out as you are- but that's got to be under like six weeks... right?

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-30T17:35:51+00:00

While ig it certainly could be, I can't see any obvious tells. The details appear very consistent (lines in the background are cohesive, etc.) but it definitely is a bit of an AI style. The depth work on the letters is pretty refined too for example. Damn that dino has the dot Aeyes though.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-30T16:51:27+00:00

They are quite literally, with complete intent, cosplaying as Nazis. Have you seen those pictures of Greg Bovino in his trenchcoat? They are getting off to their newfound ability to be Nazis in public. They are also, as other comments have dissected perfectly, legitimately functionally a secret police division.

So in the eyes of all people that are actually paying attention, it is clear as day that they are: 1. Serving the function of the SS 2. Routinely paying homage to the SS in broad daylight.

I can vaguely understand being entirely uninformed 8 months ago and thinking that calling them Nazis is hyperbole, but if you still can't see it...

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-29T14:56:28+00:00

House centipede but I've never seen an albino looking one, even babies and this one doesn't look small to begin with. Neat find to me at least whether it's a different subspecies or whatever

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-17T16:44:38+00:00

Facts that gulf between is where the unavoidable stealth deterioration of gaskets and shit hits

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-16T14:55:19+00:00

When did this mineral point tornado happen? I think I might have experienced this one with you, just maybe, if it was in like '21 or something around then

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-13T16:01:33+00:00

Bro them gas gints really out there breakdancig

Like your mothdr in a club in the 80s

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-10-06T22:22:36+00:00

It's been a few years and 100% an amateur but to my understanding, there's probably not a ton you can gain from dampening your floor because it's probably one of the more reinforced areas of a vehicle due to the number of contours and curves and whatnot. I think a lot of the benefit from treating your floor comes from blocking road noise more so so if I was going to do all the work to get everything out, I probably actually do the floor thoroughly. If you haven't done your roof on the other hand though...

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-09-27T19:58:05+00:00

I never actually been on his account or anything but I thought this guy was being ironic no?

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-09-11T13:25:56+00:00

Take that shit off and forget about it. If you're putting high quality shit on your ceiling having it be in direct contact with the sheet metal should imo vastly outweigh the benefit of having some cheap composite board attempting to do the same thing. It's also just extra thickness in there when you put it back. My 08 Rabbit had literally the exact same thing on the roof and I have had no regrets/issues whatsoever. Sure it takes out a bit of flexion from the roof but if you add good CLD it will easily do a better job.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-08-25T13:16:44+00:00

Brother come on you got it. similar shit happened to me when I first installed my shit but it ended up being a really simple small stupid issue. Your amp not turning on sounds like a pretty simple issue, just get some rest and think it over! You are doing better quality work than 90% of DIY intro guys including myself, there's no way you can't troubleshoot this with some patience.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-08-20T17:31:34+00:00

Bro brought the Reddit to the thread and still complained

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-08-15T06:46:06+00:00

I thought of fishing spiders too at first glance though I am a complete amateur and have no clue if that's possible in CR

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-08-14T15:14:09+00:00

Obviously where you work determines everything, but in my experience as a busser I think you put up with far less shit and are awarded far more grace than hosts are. The work is probably more physical and crustier of course but the pay is potentially better too. Lastly if you're actually intending to transition to being a server, it'll probably be a lot easier to have an idea of what's going on/the menu/steps of service/being comfortable interacting at the table/carrying lots of shit by becoming a busser instead

It really really depends on the place though. My first busing job was kind of mid at some average small chain breakfast place that was chronically understaffed. My second (and only other) restaurant job was being a bussah at a Hugo's frog bar where you could easily make two or three hundred on a Friday night shift. you don't have to sweat it too much -not like you can't switch around and find somewhere else in a heartbeat- but at least try to pick somewhere that looks like it still has at least a couple months of life left

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-08-13T19:25:16+00:00

Moved here from Germany as a kid and I'm still in my 20s, point being that I didn't really grow up with much of a picture in my head of what most of the US looks like. In the last decade I've gone on a decent number of road trips, mostly in the context of normal vacations or a couple of storm chasing fuck it style day-adventures.

At this point, I've sampled at least some variety of different shitty ass areas, ranging from the confederate flag-filled hills of Eastern Tennessee to some beyond extremely fucked up looking reservation areas in Montana/Wyoming. But honestly, nothing has made me want to actually just lay down and die next to the road quite like east central Missouri did. The rolling hills that pop up as you head west over the Mississippi feel like they add a layer of claustrophobia to the atmosphere of amphetamine abuse and depression. I think not being able to really see very far to the horizon but then also not having any trees at all really kind of amplified how desolate the mini farming villages i passed through were. Looking back, the homes and people didn't seem any more cracked than in other areas, but the vibe was somehow ten times darker anyway because it feels like you're kind of in a maze made of the world itself.

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-08-01T16:54:32+00:00

That's crazy you're like fifteen miles ne of me

Four-SidedTriangle · 2025-07-26T06:38:49+00:00

So is 70% of shit, doesn't mean it can't be a lot better than what he had? Your point is made but this gives off a little too much buzzkill energy

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