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With the sale on Flatline amplifiers, it's hard not to resist asking if upgrading is worth it... I currently have a Soundqubed 1200.1 powering my SSA Icon 15 d2 in a sealed 2.6 ft^3 box. Will there be any noticeable difference in loudness? Will this amp provide enough headroom in case I purchase another Icon 15 in the future? Any information would be helpful since there isn't much data on these amps. Thank you

I guess I wanted more power on tap but if it won't make any audible difference, then I'll spend my money on a different upgrade.

The FL1 model. There's a video of it running at half ohm so I assume it's stable under that load.

Glad to hear you're able to gain output given the cone area and power didn't change. Clean ride!!

I can fold half of the rear seat down when it's just me in the car without ripping out car seats. Should I fire the sealed sub forward and try to seal it from the trunk or run an enclosure size so air can escape into the cabin while rear firing?

I know I should have gotten an ICON 12 but I got the ICON 15 from W140 on here. Great seller and smooth transaction! He's going to get me in trouble with the wife since he's sold me my amp as well. Anyways, I'm a bit restricted on space since I need to fit a stroller in my trunk. I've measured my max dimensions for a sealed box and it comes to a net volume of 2 ft^3 after driver displacement. If I use 2 lbs of polyfill, will I still receive decent output and freq range? Sub is being powered by a Soundqubed 1200.1 running at 1 ohm.

I can't convince my wife to drive the 5-series but it's our bigger car and I shouldn't really even put a box back there. I gave you the dimensions of our X3, which I wanted to take over since I can use more trunk. It's still up in the air since the baby hasn't been born yet....

The Boss says try it you might like it! It'll have to wait until I no longer need to tote a stroller around in my trunk. I sent several emails to DC Creations to squeeze in a ported box but it won't have enough volume to be worth it.

I'd love to put this thing in 4.0 cubes tuned to 32 hz but space restraints won't allow it. I'm going to have to try it out and see how it sounds.

I have a Fi BL10 D2 with cooling and daily option. It's 5 weeks old and has a little scuff on the mounting gasket. Reason for selling....I want moar loud! Send me a PM if you are interested.

I have a 1.3 ft^3 vented box tuned to 33 hz and an Audioque 1200w amp. I placed an order for a GCON-10d2 so I can have plenty of head room and keep the gain down on the amp. My goal is "SQL", not looking to flex all my body panels. I chose this particular size box and sub so I can keep most of my trunk space available. I keep thinking I should have chosen a more powerful subwoofer that can handle ~1000w RMS (ie. FI SSD or AQ HDC3, etc) I'd hate to order a new sub just to wait even longer for the build time. I listen to rap, R&B, techno, dance, dubstep... All advise and recommendations is much appreciated. Thanks!!

Good point! I hope this setup will be comparable to a setup I've had in the past which was a 12w6v2 and JL 500/1 v1 amp. That thing got down but I did feel I wasn't hitting the upper range (ie 80 hz). It was probably the box tuning. I know I'm running a smaller woofer but I'll be supplying much more power and air space.

Will I expect more output from the GCON vs an ICON with the box I will be using?

I was losing sleep thinking I paired the wrong sub with my amp and box. I'm glad I was told I made a good decision. I'm so anxious to get everything put together! My current setup is not working in my new car as far as loudness goes....

I certainly hope so. I was really close to ordering an Fi SSD....

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I've been doing car stereo and made plenty mistakes. I prefer to do it right the first time since I don't have a lot of spare time to fiddle with it like I used to 17 years ago.

I will stay with my original purchase then. Thanks for all your input. I will have a very basic setup but i'll post photos and impressions when all is said and done.

I'm sure I will enjoy the GCON. I don't plan on upgrading my stereo since this is already an upgrade from my current 300w amp and 8" sub. I just want to make sure I get the most out of my amplifier that is already on its way to my front door along with my custom enclosure. I did look at the TC Sounds Epic but there wasn't any specs for recommended enclosures. I won't be playing my music at full volume or doing any SPL competitions. I will be using a DMM to set my amp gain levels. My concern is I am not making the best use of my amplifier.

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