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navin · 27th March 2006, 11:45

Ofcourse I know you guys are official. It's just that delaying entry into mumbai might give the grey marketteers time to steal your thunder.

BTW I was just kidding. I qualified these statements as such with a smiley! :-)

moralfibre · 27th March 2006, 12:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Cause and Effect.

Got it. Will replace them soon. Was just passing by Milan Subway the same day when I did this install and found these guys pushing Earthquake and MA audio products. Crap is an understatement for the way they sound. Thought of playing around with them and told a guy I need a replacement for the JBL's and he asked whether I tried MA? I said I never heard of this. He gave me a demo and I said Thank God I did not hear them before. These guys were trying to push on their Watt funda's on me.

Stay away from M.A. and Earthquake.

BTW for those who do not know there is an M.A. Studio in Naaz cinema compound on Lamington Road but these guys are fully into JBL installs. I was skeptical when a guy from Sahil said that I can get an install done from MA :P .

P.S. SAM: The MA guys have a framed picture of an Eyeballer and another pic of a car which I couldn't identify having 4 amps in the boot. Could you please post post pics of the install?

navin · 27th March 2006, 12:21

Funny thing is I saw Earthquake cables being sold as the same price as some Monster.

Sam Kapasi · 27th March 2006, 12:45

Actually I always thought Earthquake never made cables

navin · 27th March 2006, 12:52

I have heard their amps but figured thay mgiht be making cables too. Afterall things change and i have never been able to keep track of whose making what at any time.

shalini_g · 27th March 2006, 13:49

Can any one help in tuning a Pioneer US bought HU for 91 FM.

Thanks,
Gopi.

navin · 27th March 2006, 15:40

US radios are set for odd (91.1, 95.5, etc...) freq. This has been discussed here a few times. Please seach. I know I have addresses this issue in detail atleast twice.

parijnan · 27th March 2006, 18:23

Some history first.

I have been following this thread from October even before I took delivery of my car. After sifting through pages and pages of info I decided on my HU and speakers. Owing to budget constraints I got good coaxials for the front and put off components for later. That was in Dec 05.

In the mean time I never stopped following this thread. On Saturday my desire finally got the better of me. I decided that the time had come to spring for some components.

I went to Sound Factor, Lavelle Rd, Bangalore to get JBL components. As a Team BHP member, I was eligible to a sizeable discount due to Sam's largesse. The best bit was, I ran into Sam himself, who was there on some business. It was a real pleasure to meet one of the Gurus of this thread.

The installation did not take much time since the speakers were attached directly to the HU. And after the installation Sam checked out the sound and gave it a thumbs up. Thanks Sam.

The speakers sound great.

The sound is a lot clearer and I hear notes that I never heard before. I'm happy with my system for now. I know for a fact that the urge to add a sub will hit me soon.

Cheers.

navin · 27th March 2006, 19:04

Sam is unique aint he?

rsjaurr · 27th March 2006, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by shalini_g

Can any one help in tuning a Pioneer US bought HU for 91 FM.

Thanks,
Gopi.

Just see in its manual if it allows for EU tuner settings or not.
If not,i dont think there is any solution.

parijnan · 27th March 2006, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

Sam is unique aint he?

What do you mean??
He is a lot taller than I expected.

mclaren1885 · 27th March 2006, 21:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

Sam is unique aint he?

u bet he is .. Whats more , he offered to give us his monster TV absolutely free !!!!! Also the keys to his apartment so that we could host a few paarties as well ..

Well we met up with sam , had some lovely time the day before .. Talked for over 7 hrs over a couple of beers , some really really really funny videos .. ROTFLMAO , sam still the tune of that song is ringing in my head .. Not to mention that dialogue " And i could literally ####### my #### with the tip of my #### (get ur imaginations to work !! ) .. Haha ... The meet was indeed priceless ..

PS : Too bad he couldnt make it to the long drive with us , would sure have been super fun .. Well next time ur here my car would running on laughing gas , it sure would be funny .. What say navin ?? How about hitting 200+ with sam riding shotgun ??

PS 2 : Did i mention that psychos daughter got scared seeing the tattoed hairy tree

??

Vivekphadnis · 27th March 2006, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclaren1885

PS 2 : Did i mention that psychos daughter got scared seeing the tattoed hairy tree

??

Scared or JBLfyed? You

Vivekphadnis · 27th March 2006, 23:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclaren1885

PS 2 : Did i mention that psychos daughter got scared seeing the tattoed hairy tree

??

Scared or JBLfyed? You can only be JBLfyed when you see Sam.

Oops! Sorry for the first post. Some confusion there.

kb100 · 27th March 2006, 23:43

I need to start reading this thread - I'm sure there is a wealth of information here.. except I'm petrified what it'll do my my already ballooning budget (.. ballooning???... more like DISTENDED!) ...

Need to figure out whether I take leave for a month or so to do it -... or to keep it for my retirement!
This is like an EPIC !! all of 3000+ posts and over 200 pages and counting! SAM : Look at what you have created!!

27th March 2006, 11:45	#3106
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,416 Thanked: 9,690 Times	Ofcourse I know you guys are official. It's just that delaying entry into mumbai might give the grey marketteers time to steal your thunder. BTW I was just kidding. I qualified these statements as such with a smiley! :-)
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27th March 2006, 12:21	#3108
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,416 Thanked: 9,690 Times	Funny thing is I saw Earthquake cables being sold as the same price as some Monster.
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27th March 2006, 12:45	#3109
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,468 Times View My Garage	Actually I always thought Earthquake never made cables
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27th March 2006, 12:52	#3110
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,416 Thanked: 9,690 Times	I have heard their amps but figured thay mgiht be making cables too. Afterall things change and i have never been able to keep track of whose making what at any time.
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27th March 2006, 13:49	#3111
shalini_g BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 139 Thanked: 15 Times	Can any one help in tuning a Pioneer US bought HU for 91 FM. Thanks, Gopi.
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27th March 2006, 15:40	#3112
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,416 Thanked: 9,690 Times	US radios are set for odd (91.1, 95.5, etc...) freq. This has been discussed here a few times. Please seach. I know I have addresses this issue in detail atleast twice.
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27th March 2006, 18:23	#3113
parijnan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 66 Thanked: 0 Times	I JBLfyed my Car Some history first. I have been following this thread from October even before I took delivery of my car. After sifting through pages and pages of info I decided on my HU and speakers. Owing to budget constraints I got good coaxials for the front and put off components for later. That was in Dec 05. In the mean time I never stopped following this thread. On Saturday my desire finally got the better of me. I decided that the time had come to spring for some components. I went to Sound Factor, Lavelle Rd, Bangalore to get JBL components. As a Team BHP member, I was eligible to a sizeable discount due to Sam's largesse. The best bit was, I ran into Sam himself, who was there on some business. It was a real pleasure to meet one of the Gurus of this thread. The installation did not take much time since the speakers were attached directly to the HU. And after the installation Sam checked out the sound and gave it a thumbs up. Thanks Sam. The speakers sound great. The sound is a lot clearer and I hear notes that I never heard before. I'm happy with my system for now. I know for a fact that the urge to add a sub will hit me soon. Cheers.
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27th March 2006, 19:04	#3114
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,416 Thanked: 9,690 Times	Sam is unique aint he?
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27th March 2006, 23:43	#3120
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,556 Thanked: 21 Times	I need to start reading this thread - I'm sure there is a wealth of information here.. except I'm petrified what it'll do my my already ballooning budget (.. ballooning???... more like DISTENDED!) ... Need to figure out whether I take leave for a month or so to do it -... or to keep it for my retirement! This is like an EPIC !! all of 3000+ posts and over 200 pages and counting! SAM : Look at what you have created!! Last edited by kb100 : 27th March 2006 at 23:45.
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