onebadmonte
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Got mine a week ago as well, same story all the way down to the hole in the box
Lol, at least FexEx is being consistant.
What is your box going to spec out at? I'm shooting for 3.5 to 4cuft with a 33Hz tune. I'll be building a test box with extenal ports just to goof around till I like what I hear then I'll commit to a nice box. 
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just about finished the box....gonna make ya'll wait for pics but I think it looks and sounds damn good. Gonna start hacking up the doors in a few days. Gotta wit for it to warm up can't work in this blistering 40 degree weather.
Booooo! >
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O.o
o'rly?
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Nice!
If you want to recoup some cash I maybe interested in purchasing your N2's. PM me pleases if you want to sell!
N2s are already spoken for. Sorry buddy, but thanks for stopping by.
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nice woofer, Ive been trying to convince a friend to buy one of these, mainly just so I can hear it.
side note: That coil looks very dark.
Thanks, no need to have ur buddy buy one. You can come over and have a lisen once i get mine going.
I dont mind the coil being a little dark, actually its how I prefer my women as well. 0 -
Well, just like your sig, I've got more crap than I'd like to admit to.So you have 1 Fi team 15, and 4 DSS 15's. sounds like a couple of very interesting projects coming up.
Nicee!! You're buying all the badass subs! Finish it off with some SSA subs!
So let me ask, did you even do the oil change?? Lol
Lol, I did get it done, a few hours after I had planned on finishing.
Dang distractions. Scorrrrrrrrre
Yes sir, its a happy Christmas after all.
Nice, might be why Nick has been working the 20 hr shifts.
Dang, 20hr shifts!? Player be hustling.
lil good luck on trying to keep a tally on all the audio shit hugo has on hand at any point in time....... he is a true audiophile this is just the stuff he received this week!!
his wife is so nice and so very understanding its wild!!!
im guessing you bought this more or less just to get a hands on look of the new line?
Thanks, the wife appreciates the comments, even though in reality she sometimes disagrees with my shenanigans. Dont tell her I said that.
I picked this sub up because i sold the BTLs to get the Ethos, so the creampuff felt left out. Got to give the little Olds some love. Plus who wouldnt want to try out this beast.
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Very nice!
Very appreciated my good man.
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Well you're just full of surprises this week!
Better full of surprises than something else.
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jeez
I almost did.
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So I get this e-mail saying the status of the order I placed on Nov-30 has changed. The item has shipped. Pretty fhawking cool I thought, and went on my merry way. I figured it'd come some time after X-mas. Later in the day, I was out in the garage getting ready to do an oil change when the FedEx truck pulls up. WTF!? Sho nuff, the delivery man drops this off:
No way, I just got the email, I thought to myself... Well I guess the automated Fi customer update system is still set to BTL UFO order fulfillment schedule.
On a side note it looks like FedEx is on a roll with punching holes in the sides of boxes. Spoiler Alert! Everything checked out fine.
On to the pics. It's usual Fi packaging fan fare here.
The big reveal, coming at you at funny angle. :\
Typical Fi extras.
Fi nally a clear shot.
I was a little curious on how the new surround would compare to that of previous models. It's bigger.
A little side by side with the previous big dog from Fi.
Now a bunch of pics:
The end.
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I'm anxious to see the build!
Me too.
Well, there will be a box involved, but thats about as far as ive gotten. :/ It'll be good thought, i promise.Sweet pics! Cant wait to see how you plan on implementing these!!!
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Get the build log started already!
Yes sir, after a cup of joe and some donuts.
Some sharp subs! Good luck on the new build, always top notch work and attention to detail on your builds Hugo!
Thanks, gonna need all the luck i can get with this one. Its gonna be a mutha getting the box in.
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Ha ha, I dont know about that rowdy part.SWEEETTTT!!! glad to see all my rowdy friends are picking them up
are these for the build we talked about at heatwave?
also are these D1 or
D2
My dream build from heatwave turned out to be just that, a big dream.
These bad boys are making their way into another reincarnation of the suburban. New mids, processor, and front stage amps. 
See you all in the lanes.Opps, forgot, D2.
Looks like FedEx got a little rowdy with that box.
Yup. :/
Mine showed up like that too. Luckily it was properly packeged and the driver was in great condition. Can't help what the shipping company does during transit.
Glad eveything checked out good with yours. Its always scary when shipping these heavyweights.
Mine showed up like that too. Luckily it was properly packeged and the driver was in great condition. Can't help what the shipping company does during transit.
I'm gonna have to get them to double box them then if this is an issue. In the future I'm hoping to use injection molded foam supports in the packaging.
With other subs the top and bottom boards were tied together with 2x2s at all four corners. This would lock the sub inbetwwen the two boards and keep it from tipping over when the box lands on its corner.
Just to let you know, 5 of the 8 boxes that were shipped to me they told me were beyond destroyed.
They had to repackage them the best they could.
Someone who works at Fedex seen what was being delivered and requested that they put all the subs on his fedex truck because he's a basshead and knows how many problems people can have with moving stuff like this.
He was explaining this all to me when he got there.
So, he got there, told me the whole story, helped me unload em all then stayed and checked em all before leaving.
He was there a good 40min.
He was also the guy who came back and delivered the last sub that Fedex somehow lost on the way.
Dang it. With you its always some thing special. It just cant be an ordinary experience, always something exceptional to tell.
Just messing. 8 subs? Damn, shit's gonna be serious. Cant wait to see. Good looking subs!
Thanks, they really are. Looking forward to getting them going.
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Damn it I need to order my set of ethos! I can't take seeing everyone get there's lol
Well get to it, bro. Time wait for no man.
gorgeous!!!
Thanks.
Another build?!!!! Dang, you're prolly the busiest guy here.Yeah this look great, thinking of a multiple setup myself
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Ha ha, I dont know about that rowdy part.SWEEETTTT!!! glad to see all my rowdy friends are picking them up
are these for the build we talked about at heatwave?
also are these D1 or
D2
My dream build from heatwave turned out to be just that, a big dream.
These bad boys are making their way into another reincarnation of the suburban. New mids, processor, and front stage amps. See you all in the lanes.Opps, forgot, D2.
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Yeah, that was a pretty bad Topic Title.
He he. My bad. Any ways, I took advantage of the DSS deal, picking up a few woofers, and man are my arms tired..... Enough with the bad jokes, here are some pics.
I was a little worried about that one box, but everything checked out good.
All lined up and ready for action.
A couple of motor shots. Not my best work, but still and impressive sight. This will be the first time I run four subs in a single setup. Stay tuned for a build log coming to a forum near you.
These subs look great. A+ build quality. All the glue joints look solid with no excess glue. No weak spots were revealed when pushing up from the backside of the surround. These subs pack an impressive stack of spiders extending to the outer most edge of the spider landing. They looked solidly glued, no visual weak points. The neck joint like all other neck joints I've seen in my life was meh. Crap all this blah blah blah, how about some moar fhawking pics?
DSS spider landing and neck joint.
Coil pic.
Thanks for looking.
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Will these work in small sealed boxes. Lets say .5cuft for the 10" model? If so, it could make for a fun little sub.
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Nice to see you have been "fulfilled". Wink wink.
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I thought that was the whole point of this section, to post up shows and events regarding car audio. USACi and IASCA are not supporting vendors yet i see their shows posted here all the time. Granted, Dave's latest post is a little off the wall for an event, but still with in the spirit of this section. If what dave is doing is considered unacceptable then i say its time for this section to go away.
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Dang it, I'm a day late.
Happy birthday BigJon. 0 -
Wow, another trip around the sun. Congrats buddy, where ever you are.
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Some light reading on the topic. Good luck
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1274097/lets-talk-about-bracing
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/172073-bracing-overkill-yay-nay.html
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Well, where do I begin? I'll be up front. Things have not gone the way I imagined them to go. Here is how it all went down.
A little filler to smooth things out.
Filler for the filler?
A little primer, inside and out.
By this time I had had my fill of sanding. Little did I know this was just the beginning. I do not own any sort of painting gear besides a couple of chip brushes and some rollers. With that I mind I figured I'd use some high quality exterior paint from the big orange hardware store. The paint being acrylic, I figured I could wet sand it and bam be done. Well.....
First thing first, the baffle goes on.
After a couple of layers of paint this is what I'm starting with. A couple of passes with some sand paper and it'll be like if the can is on a mirror... Right....
It was a disaster. The fine grit sandpaper had such a grip on the paint I had to use a 3"x3" block to minimize the footprint. Then managing the water and keeping it from wicking into the exposed mdf edges was a nightmare. Then this happened.
I said the, "The hell with this sh!t! I'm getting this bish together now!"
Before that though, I embraced my flaws.
The crossovers in place.
Here is the modified brace for proper air flow in and out of the port, because I measured once and now I had to cut twice. :\
At this point I'd like to mention how awesome socket head sheet metal screws are. They made installing the crossover a dream come true after I totally frustrated myself with #10 pan head philips screws.
The woofer
The finished product.
Thank you for your patients.
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Where can I get pricing?
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82lbs of Fi goodness. :)
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Ha ha, i dont know about that. I'm hopung in making it out to a few shows. Hope to see you at some of them.
It is indeed.
Thanks. It'll be more of an experiment log, where i try to convey how great its sounds by onky using words.
Cool! Shall be interesting.