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Hi guys I'm new to the forum and this is my first post. I just started out building my own boxes for the past 2 years now and need some assistance on this new build. Attached is the pictures of the box in progress. Can anyone assist me with port tuning (I'm from south africa so in cm would be great). The dimensions are : Height 41.5cm Length 90.5cm Width 45.5cm Sub mounting height 17cm All wood is 20mm plywood What is my current port tuned at 52.5cm port running in an L shape in the box 5.4cm width Length 41.5cm pictures attached The sub mounting height is basically the walls around it. Thanks for the time
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Advice from you car audio experts needed lol amp for two l78
mvster_p posted a topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical
So I decided to finally put my two L78's (4 ohm) to use on my new blazer rs. The thing is that im using a shitty "2500 watt" power acoustik amp. What amp should I get? Ported box. Under $300 because it's pretty rough out there these times around. I also have the lc2i installed... if that makes a difference. Thanks! -
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Thanks. The issue is some music just doesn't sound good in ported boxes. Rap hip hop dub step, boomy music with low basslines and baselines recorded -5db and less sound best. But some genres of edm like trance...I've never ever heard it sound good on a ported box. But in sealed...it's a night and day difference. Sealed you get tight accurate kick drums and fast bass notes even if the track is recorded with a -12db and 63hz baseline. In fact. The only way I was ever able to get genres like trance and other edm genres to sound proper in a ported box is by using an epicenter but that device creates a weird type of wobbly bass if that makes sense (for those who use the epi they know what I'm talking about). I really miss the musicality of a sealed box and being able to play almost everything nicely without having to eq the shit out of it. I'll wait for Aaron to chime in. Thanks
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I would do the Icons as Ive had them before but ported, I'm sure they would do well in a sealed application. The Gcons would work as well, hopefully Aaron or someone responds to help you further. Both would work and sound great. I put my IA Lethal Injections in a sealed box and they sounded good but sealed just wasn't enough output for me, but we have different goals. All are great choices
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HI, Ive been trying to call the ssa store phone number for days but no one answers. anyways, i am looking to buy 2 12s for use in a sealed box. I have been told to get the gcon 12s. my power is around 2000rms. I do want them to hit a low f3 in a sealed box. do you recommend the gcons? whats the f3 point for 2x 12 d4 gcons ? what size box is needed? i also heard the icons are good. what do you recommend for subs that will hit low and hard and work best in sealed boxes? and is shipping within the US free? i appreciate your help and recommendations. the subs dont have to be SSA brand just anything that is around 1000rms each that will sound best in a sealed box. thanks
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crescendo audio 4 channel setup. HELP!
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crescendo audio 4 channel setup. HELP!
laverne replied to MichiganBasshead's topic in Crescendo Audio
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Help Bad voltage drop
jcarter1885 replied to Bayler's topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical
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Help Bad voltage drop
Aaron Clinton replied to Bayler's topic in Amplifiers / Head Units / Processors / Electrical
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As much as I love welding cable, I hate that it's not flexible like car audio wire. I'll definitely go back to Knukonceptz in my next build or maybe even rewire this current build so it can look better.
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I cleaned up the wiring some to make it more appealing.
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Hey guys I’m new to this forum but I will just get straight too it I have 2 svr12s from Skar and the rp1500 from Skar too it’s rated for 1500rms and 2300max I have my system wired at 1 ohm as it recommends and have done the the big three and have a 200amp high output alternator and a dual battery setup with 0awg going from the front battery to the back battery and I’m still having a bad voltage drop when I play music wondering what else I could do to fix it, it will drop down to 12.4v and will slowly get lower if I’m playing a continuous bass type of song and it’s an older car 1989 cutlass Calais idk if that would anything to do with it any thank you
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In the realm of component speaker crossovers, the importance of seamless connectivity cannot be overstated.
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Just got off the phone with Crutchfield and it was kinda what I thot. They have zero info on how to do what I'm doing. Im feeling like another defeat is close here. I'm not trying to figure shit out as I go along either. I would like a solid plan to know if it's gonna work or not. That's really not feasible here so not many options. I don't have any installers around here that look good enuf that I would trust not to fuck my car up. Im most likely going to end up scrapping the plan and selling the alternator along with everything else. At this point anything will be a plus since the equipment is so old. Pretty disappointing to get to this point again w/o even getting started. I know I will never attempt another stereo install in any euro vehicle. I've learned my lesson(s) lol.
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XS Power PWR-S5-4800 and some heat wrap since it gets hot in Texas, this will help the battery last for a while under the hood.
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Finally got a lithium battery for under the hood so all my batteries in the car are lithium now, this is my first XS Powe Battery and im excited.
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Figure it's been a minute so I'd drop back in. Hope things are looking well for everyone. J
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Definitely but not exactly car audio yet lol. I'm still taking it slow to gather info on how this is gonna work. I dont wanna fuck anything up or have to work backwards. I'm gonna call Crutchfield soon and pick their brain as well as to what they would do. I ended up getting a tuning mod from Unitronic at a local VW/Audi specialist shop. I bought Stage 2 plus but only flashed to stage 1 so far. It already made a huge difference. Much more fun to drive now. Sitting at about 245hp and 280lb-ft torque. I've already ordered a 3" downpipe, cold air intake, and intercooler that will allow me to flash to stage 2. That will kick it up to 280hp and 325lb-ft torque. I will also have them install the new Mechman alt with prob an XS power D4800 under the hood. I'd like to run the alt for a while to make sure it doesn't fail under normal loads etc. Not sure if I'm gonna go the last step to stage 2 plus or not. Obviously the best one but my Q3 is not modded very often at all so the KO4 turbo upgrade could make a trickle of additional mods needed to make it run perfectly. Mainly Unitronic would prob have to build a file make it 91 octane and well as develop a transmission tune upgrade. If it was a GTI or an S4/S5 etc it would be 100x easier to plan out since it's been done so many times. I think the most often modded Q3s are in the EU. Im definitely carving a small path here lol.
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Definitely should be fun learning all the new brands and ways that car audio has changed over the years. Glad you're back
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Welcome back.
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Good to see SSA in the build.
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Any April updates?
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I finally got my trunk light back working, had to do anjothenight video of the enclosure. 20240418_204054.mp4
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Nighttime view of enclosure with lights on. 20240410_205215.mp4
