TJ Fields

I've been using an extension called "Disconnect", and I just figured out that when it's disabled, all the pics show up. . . for some reason. Problem solved.

Hmm. . . this is weird. I've been using Chrome, and only 4 of the pics are showing. But I just viewed it in Firefox and they're all there. This doesn't make any sense, I guess it's just a problem with my pc then.

Really? I'm only seeing 4. There should be 9 or 10.

Thanks It would be better if the majority of the pictures were still here.

I just came back here for the first time in a couple months, and like half the pictures are gone. Anyone have any idea why?

Most Lamb of God albums are too, particularly Ashes of the Wake and Wrath imo.

I haven't had the time yet, but I'll definitely check it out.

I'm not really into electronic type stuff, but I'll give it a chance in the car. Anyone into metal & subs should definitely check out Whitechapel: There are hits at 0:02 and 0:32 (and others) in this song that hit as hard as any rap song I've heard in my setup. & they have these pretty often on their newer albums.

Thanks man, I'm really proud of it.

Q 12" next an Alpine Type-E 12" HA I'm 21, never done much wood/mdf work, and this is the first time I've ever attempted building an enclosure. Fortunately, it's going in that narrow little trunk hole in the rear of my 4th gen Camaro, so the shape of the enclosure is pretty simple. (Also, only pic of my girlfriend who was there helping the whole 3 days for this project. If you can't tell, I'm a terrible person.) ↓ All done with a jigsaw. The planning/drawing out and cutting of the pieces took the best part of two days. Liquid nails and countersunk screws Flaring the pvc on a bowl in some boiling water. . . we didn't have much to work with. Believe it or not, this actually worked pretty well. 8 gauge to the threaded rods May as well have a look at the car it's going in. It's pretty COOL. Spray paint, t-nuts, carpet and done Alpine Xpower on the mids, Hifonics Brutus on the sub, and an Eclipse 30 band eq 2.5 cf net (after sub and port displacement) tuned to 30 hz. When those 30 hz frequencies hit, my car can barely hold up. I've already had to run a screw through the rear view mirrow & super glue it to hold it in place. And the glass over the rear hatch (which is EXTREMELY heavy) has some ridiculous flex going on). I'll try to get a video up soon. The sound quality is amazing. I'm particularly surprised by how good the system sounds with metal music. Even the fastest double bass sounds fantastic. Bands like Whitechapel sound so much better in this enclosure than when I had this same sub in 1.1 cubes sealed. I've never heard this kind of reproduction from anything ported. I don't understand why this setup sounds as punchy as it does. Is it due to the aeroports' relatively lower port area? The low tuning? Or is the Q just that fantastic of a sub? Either way, I must have done something right. . . I'm really happy with the way it all turned out. Thanks for looking.

I copied & pasted exactly what Nick said, but I'm not going to pretend to understand it. ha But for the record, I haven't had a problem with it since I got it back.

Considering the recone, the man-hours involved in figuring out the problem, and shipping back to me, I'd be amazed if Fi hasn't ended up in the red for this transaction. So everyone at Fi Car Audio & on this forum, thanks for the help! Fi definitely has a return customer in me.

I can't really give a decent review yet. I'm still experimenting with the amp settings, and as you could tell from the pics, I'm in desperate need for a new box. 5/8" mdf and a port covered up by a 2x4 and wood glue just isn't good enough for a $400 sub, ha. One thing I will say is, it's LOUD. I'm going to build a new box soon, and I'm taking my car to a shop to get my 30 band eq tuned with an RTA meter in a couple weeks. I'm pretty excited to hear that once it's all put together.

I've had the sub back for a couple days now. I don't really understand what the problem was, so I'll leave it in Nick's words: We finally figured out that one spot on the surround delaminated one of the layers which caused the coil to rock sideways in the gap. I've never had this problem before which is why it took is a while to figure out what was going on so we could note it for future reference. We've reconed the sub and it's waiting on the shipping dock to be picked up this evening.

No worries, it seems people everywhere have been sick a lot lately. And with SEMA last week and it being close to the holidays, I get that you guys really have your work cut out for you. I don't doubt that you guys have my back. I just thought I'd post an update, since the last time I posted here about a month ago, I ended with "I'll let you guys know what happens".