I saw that thread, but very late - had not been able to find time to
keep up with RAC for the better part of the second half 2002.
But please don't worry about contacting me about Directed stuff, worst
case if you send it to my home mail I may not see it or respond
immediately but sent to work ) should get you a
quick response from me or whoever I forward the question to internally.
I know our system isn't truly geared towards DIY consumer support, but
we try and make the best of it both at my level, in Tech Support, C/S,
and the Warranty Dept.

I am surprised by evosport, those guys have had a long-time strong
relationship with a/d/s/ including building demo cars together. I bet if
I shipped them the cables they'd be glad to hook you up. However, I
think we can handle that directly, let me look into it tomorrow and I'll
send you the details from work.

JD

keith wrote:

I'm sorry John, Perhaps I should have contacted you directly when I
initially began my search. Honestly, I felt a little awkward after 3+
years of watching you field tons of questions and requests that should
be easily handled by local dealers and the tech support/sales
departments... Honestly, this is the first time I've attempted contact
with a/d/s/ tech support in over 5 years, so I'm going on my experiences
from ~'93-'98 - I understand that a lot can go wrong in 3 or 4 years,
and I'm sure that Directed is in the process of righting that ship.
I'm honestly not trying to stir anything up - I've just been trying in
vain (since May) to get this system complete, and have run into more
than a couple of brick walls. (see: "Need help finding AC202 a/d/s/ -
JD - Pat - anyone?" from May).
However, I'm seriously not kidding about not being able to get any of my
*three* local dealers to order the part. I then ordered one from
evosport.com (the only place I could find on line that claimed to have
them in stock), and I canceled my order after a month of "It's
back-ordered - it'll be another week."
It was at that point I bought a 642ix in hopes that a simple electronics
store 8pin to 8pin would hold me over until I could the right one. I
now realize that this was perhaps a mis-guided purchase at the time...

That being the case, I guess I'm in the market for two AC201's, and an
AC202 (just in case)... Whom should I be talking to?

Thanks John, and mucho respect for your passion and knowledge.
Keith


John Durbin wrote:



Actually, last time I looked we had a lifetime supply of ALL of the
ACxxx cables/adapters in stock. I'd like to point out that in our
defense, the condition "in stock" in terms of a/d/s/ parts and
products has reached a consistency level never seen in recent years
under previous management :-)

Thanks for the assist Pat, and we do miss you for sheer hands-on
experience with these products although there are a number of folks in
Tech that have been working hard to cover these types of older support
questions, including cataloging and posting to the tech web site evrey
out of production owner's guide they can get their hands on.

JD

Keith wrote:



Thanks Pat,
I was afraid of just such a situation... I can't even get my hands
on an AC202
(DIN to RCA adapter), much less an AC206 and two AC201's...
Unfortunately, I
passed on tony's (tbird1950) offer on a couple of AC201's and now
they're long
gone.
I'm afraid I'll have to go another route, using the three way
standard set-up,
overpowering my tweeters, and under powering my mids...
I tried calling the woman you put me in contact with last time we
spoke, but got
no resopnse. Perhaps she's gone now too...
I'll try the standard config, and let you know how it turns out.
Thanks again Pat, a/d/s/ is surely missing your expertise and
helpfulness.
Keith

Pat M wrote:




Yes it can be done but you will need to get your hands on an AC206
which is
a router for the din pins. You will need one of those and then 2
AC201's I
believe are the part #'s. They are the 1' male din to din
connectors. This
will allow you to run the din pins to the respective locations. If
you use
the diagram in the manual and just plug the modules in the wrong
locations
it will only cause problems. It is not that simple. This will
then allow
you to run channel 1 input to bridge channels 1/2, then channel 3
input to
bridge channels 3/4 and then channels 5/6 in a stereo operation.

As for not getting service, parts, responses to emails or anything
else from
a/d/s/ you need to keep in mind that the individuals that were
there 6
months ago are no longer there. Directed is now doing everything
out of
their own facility in Vista and the individuals that worked out of
the
Phoenix and Boston facility well are no longer around. I guess
they
thought it would be better but it seems like their are some good
things
about it and definitely bad but when it comes to old school stuff
you are
pretty much well tossed on the side.

If you have any questions just let me know.

--
Pat M.

"keith" wrote in message
...



Hi,
I'd think that this should be pretty simple, but the manual for
the
642ix doesn't list it as an option... This set-up is going in a
Toyota
king cab, with stealth being a priority (I'd REALLY like to keep
it down
to the one amp)...

I want to run ch's 1&2, and 3&4 of the PH15 bridged to a set of
Morel
components (I really do need all of those 100 watts for each
side), and
then I want to use ch's 5&6 to run a pair of old school JBL 8"
free air
subs (very efficient) from ~200hz down. The closest
configuration
listed is exactly the opposite... 100WRMS x2 for the subs, and
50WRMSx2
for the components.
Am I gonna have to build my own modules here? I haven't had any
luck
with getting service, parts, answers or even basic email
responses from
a/d/s/... As much as I love Directed, a/d/s/ just isn't even
colse to
the same company after the buy-out - sorry, different rant...
TIA,
Keith