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hi guys this is my first post in a very long time... as if that matters but i do have one question to ask.... which is better cd or ipod? i have found that cd is a lot louder in treble while my ipod blasts the bass... my ipod is connected through a Alpine headunit with ipod cord and all... i was just wondering what people prefer more cd or ipods?

hi im a proud Fi owner and was planning on upgrading some time in the near future.. i have a BL right now and would like to upgrade to a BTL... i had a custom enclosure made just for my BL made to all Fi's specs... i was wondering would it be possible to reuse this box for a BTL?

suggest that i run two 1600 watts one to each coil? how would that be wireD?

oh box also cost me around 200 shipped and to my door

thanks a lot BKOLFO! i was getting really worried that the money spent on this box would not be able to upgrade.... but now i see the light... one other question... right now as i said im running the BL 12" off a 1600watt amp... if i replace the BL with a BTL and keep the same amp will there be any difference? as for philip yeah it is a online retail that i have heard great reviews from at another forum... not that garbage they sell at bestbuy... google search for woodlawn cabinetry... hes a great guy with great work..

yeah its a 12".... and im not super sure... ill just post what i got right here: As requested and specified per the submit form. >>> Revised - Port Tuning Change ( from 35hz to 32hz ) >>> Enclosure -Fi Audio BL 12" - Port Tuning @ 32hz >>> Size - 32" w x 15" h x 13 7/8" d ( Change to depth from 13 3/8" to >>> 13 7/8" ) >>> Slot Port - 2" x 13 1/2" x 30 1/2" ( Change to length from 25" to >>> 30 1/2" ) >>> Black Carpet, Terminal Cup, 3/4" MDF

32" w x 15" h x 13 7/8" d damn i calculated and its 2.8 i believe..... thats chitty

yeah dude i have to agree with JimJ its really hard for anyone to know what these sound like there are too many variables... but i for one would push you toward the BL i have one myself 12" ported and it sounds damn nice... thats just my opinion i havent heard any of the others so i cant say anything bad... sorry not much help

so im guessing from the comments back a ipod is a no go... hmm... well thank you guys for that.. im not really a audiophile so im not really sure what the vocab you are using but from what i kind of get im guessing that cds are the way to go... also another question if i download a cd from online, it comes as a mp3 so its not as good as a cd i would pick up from the store?

how does a Fi BL 12" fully loaded with a Md1d amp sound? sounds nice to me... but do you think i can go bigger?! md2d?! or probably too much power? any suggestions?

what does everyone think about this career choice? if anyone is in the mobile audio profession, what do you think of your choice? and is there money to be made?

lol i really just had this problem like less than a day ago... and was super close to give up i talked to mike at maxxsonics and this is what helped me. 1) make sure your rca cables have a splitter on it if you have stereo connection shows in the manual 2) make sure you have gains turned to about 3 o'clock, and subwoofer is on the unit... if none of those help email mike and he will gladly help you

hi i have been looking at tons of videos all day about how to set gains on a sub amp. i have tried and am completely lost. when i touch the speaker terminals with the DMM it says 0 volts... wtf... super annoying so i cant even get passed the first part in this battle in hell... if anyone can help me out with a easy way to set it let me know asap. also with the subs and everything plugged in and all knobs down i hear no sound from the subs at all as if they are getting no power. AHH!! please help!

WHAT?!??!?! md3d new in box for 400!?!??! im so pissed right now... i wish i could take this offer!!!

i just heard something weird from a tech at Hifonics. the reason i am not getting sound is because i have "stereo input RCAs" or something of that nature not "mono" ones... so now i have to buy a splitter that will connect to one of my old RCA cables that will be split in to two for the two inputs on the amp... if that makes any sense.... i find this weird because on my old RF amp it has matching colors for each of my old RCA cables which made it so i didnt need to buy a splitter... is this normal? i thought it would be straight forward red to white but i guessed wrong...or so i hope!

wow dude thats really a huge bummer i bet whether you plan on using it or just selling it. thats funny right now im actually at home right now waiting to sign for my Fi BL that says its on its way here pretty soon.... im really excited!

god damn 7 months?!!? thats insane! what happened to it and what is the reason behind them keeping it for so damn long?!

yeah acid thats why i thought it was kinda weird... maybe its some new thing they are doing =/... big john i talked to the tech guy at hifonics, and he was able to help me figure out what it was... i was getting kind of worried because i lost the receipt and i bought it from Frys and i dont know about you but the customer service and return area suck donkey balls where i live. thank god its fixed!

LOLOLOL sounds like diarrhea.. but anyways problem fixed. basically i was just asking if it is odd or not that my Hifonics(1606D (background info)) amp needs a mono signal instead of a stereo signal from the RCAs connected. because my first amp a Rockford Fosgate (600.1BD(background info)) would work fine with the stereo connection (red and white). sorry for the diarrhea i got on you Johnecon =(

your probably gonna laugh but right now its stock batt and alt. with 4 ga..... probably not as good as i would need it to be... i can already hear the laughs..

so it sounds like a good idea to get a degree in business and open some kind of store rather than just taking the classes and going from there... thanks for the advice!

ok ill try these settings tomm hopefully. thank you for your advice. but one thing i was also thinkin is maybe it could be the subs? maybe? i mean it was working with the other amp but when i wired it up to this one it wasnt working so i mean maybe the hifonics doesnt support the way its wired??? i dont know this probably sounds really stupid... thanks for advice

hey neon i was just doing a little searching around the forums and found you discussing gains with a few other members. i few people said setting by ear is the best way for the average (me) user. but one thing odd about this is the fact that the subwoofer with the gains all the way up is almost inaudible... so is there a way i can fix this and try to set it by ear? my high and low pass are turned all the way down.. could this be the problem?

ok well after some more research and the help of the videos made by ED... i have looked over my things and have realized how to do all these things besides two of the settings.. it is the low pass and subsonic settings. and the hz each should be turned too. can you help me with those? its a 1606BXI hifonics amp. Fi BL 12" ported enclosure. alpine deck

i was wondering if maybe there is some kind of really easy way that works well for tuning an amp. the instruction booklet shows most settings for things like sub eq, subsonic, and frequency as set to halfway is this something that i should do with it right out of the box or should i try and tweak the knobs to some other directions. if anyone knows of a easy way to make the settings easy to set and sound fine it would help me a lot. thanks