theabunai

truth be told grim if it wasn't for that "I lost my eyeball vid" I wouldn't know what an Fi was

Steve Meade Fi BTL steve meade is running 4 of them in his Tahoe check out this vid... looks like some gorilla is stuck in his back area and is trying to get out of the back http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/videos/gorilla2.wmv here is his other videos for those who don't know.. http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/index.php...3&Itemid=42 The latter videos toward the bottom are when he put the 4 BTL's in and then wired up his 4 rf T4000.1 AND he has room for all his kids and the neighbors kids too !! http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/forums/in...php?topic=297.0

Dual one ohms can be wired to 1OHM Sub 1 = Dual coils in parallel for a .5 ohm load Sub 2 = Dual coils in parallel for a .5 ohm load then sub 1 and sub 2 in series for 1 ohm load OR Sub 1 = Dual coils in series for a 2 ohm load Sub 2 = Dual coils in series for a 2 ohm load then sub 1 and sub 2 in parallel for 1 ohm load

Damn and if i am understanding this right that's only at 1k watts ?

Now that's one bad ass picture Scott from Fi should make it a poster for the office.... chit the score now is Fi = 2 rear Mirror = 0 Grim broke his rear view mirror off too lol Damn i should take a pic of my rear panels that broke (the pins holding them in). Scott you need to put a disclaimer on your site... fi eats Rear view mirrors for lunch...

Oh good me and chris has a head start... I just put my review in my sig hoping people will see it and click it..... I am gonna be adding my ported box test add-on to the review sunday.... I think they should remain in the manufacturers forum as well.... easy to find..

there are two good reviews about these subs in the review section of the boards... once can be found in my sig the Fi Q review, an excellent review by Chris" can be found in the same forum...

I got a review up of the sub it's in my sig

thank you Audio-neon

20.1 ? RE ?

Yes i have heard the SE as well almost picked up a pair.. But i felt so DANGEROUS that day and picked up 2 SSD 12 from Fi.... WOW.... Being DANGEROUS on Tuesdays really do yield great things.... Fi SSD Review

Nick correct me if I'm wrong but buying direct is the ONLY way to get an Fi with FULL WARRANTY...

Do it Chad lee then follow up to my review..

baggedbirds.com Now you know why in my review i suggest saving the boxes in case you need to ship it back for any reason..... Ahhhh this brings back memories !!

2003blkhemi Get one SSD 10" and wang the hell out of it... Hell i been trying to wang the hell out of my 12's and well lets just say 12" SSD - 2pts Theabunai - 0pts Scott, thanks for making it hard for me to break this sub.. Wife said can't buy new subs unless something goes wrong with my old ones.....

Don't worry I've used the jedi mind trick on him *Waves hand in front of Scotts face* "There is no low price!!"

Well like porbably most audiophiles I didn't settle for just dropping it in and hooking up the rcas I wanted to see the BIA (built-in-amp) and WOW it was pretty strong for a HU. And pretty damn good SQ considering.... Pros - 9857 has a bass frequency boost that you can select between 60hz up to 100hz in 10hz increments so 60, 70 80 90 100hz not only that you can widen or narrow the range so say i pick 60hz i can widen the range to peak at 60 and slope gradually down the range both ways (so 60hz peak then it slopes gradually down to 50 and gradually up toward 70hz) you narrow it for a much steeper slope to target the selected boost area. the is one for highs but without the narrow/wide range selector ... Love the auto dimming as well... it adjust the display per the light in the cars interior, if it is day time it switches to a much more visible display in daylight then as it gets dark in automatically switches to a much brighter display. It can be set manually too.. The sound is clean too very powerful and for an extra boost in quality it has the option to shut off the internal amp and direct all power to the RCA outs, 3 settings of BBE also compliment this units SQ output. 3 (front/rear/sub) RCA outputs are good for since i plan on upgrading to some audio control processors. Ipod interface with a 25 dollar fast link cable makes this unit well worth the money. The ipod controls are 10xs faster than my cousing pioneer premier as his was sluggish. coolness Cons - 2volt preout I have it hooked up to a brand new alpine ere-g180 11 band EQ/sub crossover with a 15+ DB sub boost along with 4 volt pre-outs... need to buy extra stuff for XM, bluetooth and sterring wheel hook up that can cost all together an additional 300 bucks.... Clean sound though just need a Pre-Amp Line Driver to increase the head units voltage to improve SQ of the system (letting you turn your amps input sensitivity to match the line driver voltage is a great SQ booster)

Chris you mention the 8v pre-outs That is the only gripe i have with my HU (Alpine 9857) i wish alpine would increase their pre-out voltage to at least 5 or 6v and have them available in more models then just the upper half.... Also i am going to BI-amp my components in the next 2 weeks as well.... The subs are just drowning them out and with my vehicle there is just no room and budget to add more front stage...

Oh whole heartedly i agree they should be louder If I am not mistaken the CVR's can only handle around 400 RMS compared to the SSD 800 RMS.... From my EAR and vehicle stand point, the kickers play at a higher Frequency.. meaning they were louder in the 55-100 hz range... where the SSD (and EXACTLY what i wanted) played exponentially louder in the lower range of 30-50hz range..... We did throw my box in his 4 runner and WOW the SSD's really were louder with just a box swap... I love the low extension they give me, the kickers played a little to high for what i wanted.... so that gave it a punchy rubber band type bass sort of like Bom Bom bom where as the Fi's go Boooom Booom Booom I compared songs as well to Where DJ laz maMami El Negro (i believe the base is around +60hz) was louder with the kickers though punchy sounding and sort of all over the place (i can't really explain it other than it sounded like the control wasn't there) the SSD played them softer but with more control (SQ) (with the same 500 watts now with the RMS 1000K they effortlessly killed CVX/R) BUT with Danity Kanes Showstoppers the kicker sounding like it was flailing about and much softer in this range (I think 35-45hz) This was not a direct swap for swap and we actually tested the JL w6 box for box after the first install so my kicker comaprison is from memory.... Where the SSD just totally WANG the chit out of this song... i mean i didn't even like Danity Kane but now this song (and Young Jeezy Air force) is my demo songs.... I am talking for the first time i have had sounds, has my ass cheeks and lower hips actually rumbled. Like i said though I wish i could get the flatwind and coppercoil together oh dear god. WANG WANG WANG End point - Scott is one crazy bastard for selling a sub that performs at this level for the price he list them at.....

Wanger you will be happy and the sub may surprise you !! I have had JL's and prior to my SSD i had Kicker CompVX's (about same wattage RMS for the SSD and CompVX ) I was a kicker abd JL (my last sub was a w6) nut hugger after having both JL and kicker i thought kicker really has set the bar for spl(and i still love their products) but when i put the SSD in all i could say was WOW... I didn't expect much of a difference but boy was i HAPPILY surprised.... Same wattage (well the 500 watts anyways) and the ssd was so impressive.... I have to admit i was Leary at first since where i live nobody could demo the Fi sub for me. So i went out on a limb and now i have no regrets... And i'm sure you won't either

80inches You know i always call my old install shop to get the termlab out and ready to meter (they have termlab AND Audiocontrol). I want to do both... and that's when i decided to upgrade. Called again to meter but now we are building a new box... I PROMISE i will meter this thing and post pics along with numbers to verify what i am hitting.... I should meter the sealed first then meter the ported to see what type of gain/loss I am getting with the different enclosures...

"quick" do you mean changes in frequency at a fast past like say from 40hz to 35hz to 32 hz rather fast ? If so it handled it pretty well.... Perfect example would be some techno songs.. or a song from boys-to-men have this type of bassline quickly shifting from one note to another.... I hear no lag time or off beat line the sub plays them well... As for mechanical noise... funny you should ask I had the subs facing up in the get go but i could hear what i thought was mechanical noise so I tried to face the subs to the rear (as indicated in my review above) and i heard this distinct noise but underlying.... It sounded as if something was hitting the subs cone like if you held a piece of cardboard a 1/4" away from the cone and when it would excursion the cone would hit the cardboard.... I thought it was mechanical noise from the sub so i had to investigate.... I pulled the hatch up and played the subs working my way up the volume ladder to see when i was getting mechanical noise (god i love my alpine remote) and to my surprise there was none.... I tracked it down..... What had happened was one of the panel that surround my hatch window was rattled out of it's location from the pressure.... Apparently, The subs rattled the panel pins out of the panel and it was just flailing about... I lost the panel pins so now i gotta go back to the dealer for new ones... So PERSONALLY my subs show no signs at full RMS of mechanical noise what so ever... My JL used to make a lot of noise and tracked it down to tinsel lead slapping.. Scott and the team makes such a great sub that they know this and put this beautiful kinky felt cloth on the underside of the cone right above the tinsel leads so that if the tinsel does hit the cone during excursion it doesn't make noise cause of the felt cloth... I had pictures of this prior to the forums reset.. BUT DAMN IT SCOTT AND NICK OWE ME SOME PANEL PINS... I DIDN'T SEE ANY DISCLAIMER THAT STATES..... WARNING !! SUBS MAY LOOSEN OR RATTLE CAR PANELS OUT OF PLACE..... not to mention i almost lost a screw in my license plate holder *note to self NEVER put your plates on with a hand held screw driver when you are feeding your Fi subs 2K facing the rear* *note to self need to remove that folded cardboard behind my license plate and replace it with deadening material*

I broke my SSD 12s in a little different when i first installed them into the enclosure i checked the subs excursion by pushing on them lightly to feel the tightness of the cone movement... I had them wired at 4ohms (I have dual 2ohm coils) and played them for a week.. I checked the movement of the cone again and noticed it moved a little more freely (not as stiff)... After this time i began to open it up a bit more (volume wise) and noticed it played slightly louder (in fact i had to check all my gain settings on the amps to see if they moved)...

meade's 2-18 set up was re mt's. not fi... Meade has 4 18" BTLs http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/ind...p?showtopic=453 that link shows his review on the subs (VERY nuts reading) Also click some of the later videos it will say 4 18" BTLs he hasn't found the time to update his system details on his page but he is NO longer running the RE in the tahoe

I preferred the sealed option after hearing all three boxes, 1.0 cubic feet was musically impressive.. though i am almost 90% positive the ported enclosure would yield louder numbers but to the ear musically the sealed was so rich and hit hard (plus at 1ohm the damping factor is lower so the sealed enclosure helps control a bit) Actually Chris, that was exactly how we made the ported enclosure (per Scotts recommendation) we did the "CRX" style ported subs up port back on the drivers side. We are going to swap out the enclosure in two weeks to a new ported that will yield 33hz tuning with 44 square ft of port area. roughly 4.0 after all displacement for both subs in a common chamber... I will post the review once it is done and we are done pounding the crap out of the sub.. i'm feeding this bad boy close to 950 true RMS and i could've sworn i heard it burp "is that all you got"