Orion hcca 12.2 amp decision

[SMpaintball78 58]

hello to all. as some of u know, i was on here about 4 months ago looking for opinions on a sub. well i went with a 2011 kicker l7 15 in a 5cf ported box and i must say it was LOUDDDD. but then the SQ started getting to me. so i found a orion hcca 12.2 on my local craigslist for 375 or possible trades. i messaged him and long story short, we did a straight trade. my kicker zx1500.1 amp will not run at 1 ohm so im running the sub at 4ohms and the sub is laughing at the zx's 750watts at 4 ohms. so i need a amp thats stable at 1 ohms, atleast 1200watts (no more than 2000. stock electric here fellas) and no more than $375. fire away!!

[bakedboy08@yahoo.com 6]

check out the aq1200, it does 1200watts @ 1ohm all day and they are great little amps for only $269.00. i have the aq2200 wired at 2ohms seeing around 1200watts and those are still $380.00 and still have 1100 watts on tap

[Notorious97200 339]

Used Sundown at db-r ?

New : Audiopipe is cheap, and a lot of people seem to like them.

You have a good budget for that amp. You won't get nothing from the biggest brands but you the choice is huge. Clarion, Powerbass, ...I don't know.

Good luck !

[SMpaintball78 58]

well i put my kicker zx1500.1 on craigslist for 3 hours and its already gone. i purchased a mtx 1501d on ebay for 299.99 with a warranty. me and my local shop buddy were discussing the iissue. he is a big audiopipe guy himself and recommended the audiopipe3000d. then we got to talking about mtx and there amps and he said that the 1501d would be better on my electrical (which is stock) and decent power.

[altoncustomtech 773]

Sounds like a great match for the sub AND your situation, good find.

[BanginGMC 23]

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[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Older 1200d?

[bakedboy08@yahoo.com 6]

yea the new aq1200d, there amps are very solid for a low cost, almost too low to be true haha, AQ all day!!

[SMpaintball78 58]

and videos

why is there a need for pic's? all i have in my truck right now is a orion hcca 12 in a small S**T ported box. and i cant make a video without a amp lol. my amp is soposed to be here tomorrow so as soon as i get it, ill shoot a video for yall.

Edited June 15, 2011 by Lantz

[trod2902 26]

and videos

why is there a need for pic's? all i have in my truck right now is a orion hcca 12 in a small S**T ported box. and i cant make a video without a amp lol. my amp is soposed to be here tomorrow so as soon as i get it, ill shoot a video for yall.

Hes addicted to speaker porn

[BanginGMC 23]

and videos

why is there a need for pic's? all i have in my truck right now is a orion hcca 12 in a small S**T ported box. and i cant make a video without a amp lol. my amp is soposed to be here tomorrow so as soon as i get it, ill shoot a video for yall.

Hes addicted to speaker porn

[SMpaintball78 58]

and videos

why is there a need for pic's? all i have in my truck right now is a orion hcca 12 in a small S**T ported box. and i cant make a video without a amp lol. my amp is soposed to be here tomorrow so as soon as i get it, ill shoot a video for yall.

Hes addicted to speaker porn

ah it all makes since now lol. i got to looking at my box erlier today, and all along the bottem of every part of the inside of the box has a crack in the calking. im guessing that means the box is coming apart? its a pre-fab. box. i did the calculation and after displacment the sub has 1.5CF of breathing room. and thats not including the displacment of the port because idk how to do that.... im having my local shop guy build me a nice box. he said his plans are around 3.0CF before displacement tuned to around 26Hz. double faced with a magnet brace inside. what do you all think? ill have a mtx 1501d pushing it.

[Luke.H 33]

Why tuned so low? Maybe that's your preference but it is certainly lower than the norm

[Tremonic 7]

I agree that tuning is a little low. The HCCA's like to be tuned from 32 to around 36 depending on your preference. The box volume sounds good though as they don't need a huge box to get loud (you can throw em in about 2.1 after disp. and they'll like it). I will say this though if you can ever get around to throwing your electrical some upgrades those subs will handle 3K daily as long as it's clean. Those are some beast subs for sure. I love mine.

[SMpaintball78 58]

sorry i mean 36Hz lol but ya i got my 1501d amp today and WOW. im very impressed with theis sub and amp. it is louder than the 2011 kicker l7 15 i had in a 5CF box and for how low and loud it got, i didnt think 1 12 could do it. but sure enough the hcca does! i gave the box builder a down payment to get started on it. 3.0CF tuned to 36Hz. hes double facing it and building a craddle for the magnet. sound good for $150? he built me a sealed box for a 15" L5 i used to have and it was 2x's louder than the pre-fab. box i had previous to his box. and i can choose what color carpet i want. lol

[Tremonic 7]

Is that 3 cubes before displacements or after?

[Luke.H 33]

sorry i mean 36Hz lol but ya i got my 1501d amp today and WOW. im very impressed with theis sub and amp. it is louder than the 2011 kicker l7 15 i had in a 5CF box and for how low and loud it got, i didnt think 1 12 could do it. but sure enough the hcca does! i gave the box builder a down payment to get started on it. 3.0CF tuned to 36Hz. hes double facing it and building a craddle for the magnet. sound good for $150? he built me a sealed box for a 15" L5 i used to have and it was 2x's louder than the pre-fab. box i had previous to his box. and i can choose what color carpet i want. lol

Depending on the materials he uses etc that doesn't seem bad. The last box I built cost me about $50 in supplies (mdf, glue, silicone, dowels, screws, and paint), that's excluding carpet.

[SMpaintball78 58]

Is that 3 cubes before displacements or after?

im guessing befor. so it will still be 2.7cf the sub is .3 so ya lol

[SMpaintball78 58]

sorry i mean 36Hz lol but ya i got my 1501d amp today and WOW. im very impressed with theis sub and amp. it is louder than the 2011 kicker l7 15 i had in a 5CF box and for how low and loud it got, i didnt think 1 12 could do it. but sure enough the hcca does! i gave the box builder a down payment to get started on it. 3.0CF tuned to 36Hz. hes double facing it and building a craddle for the magnet. sound good for $150? he built me a sealed box for a 15" L5 i used to have and it was 2x's louder than the pre-fab. box i had previous to his box. and i can choose what color carpet i want. lol

Depending on the materials he uses etc that doesn't seem bad. The last box I built cost me about $50 in supplies (mdf, glue, silicone, dowels, screws, and paint), that's excluding carpet.

ya. iv been buying all my system equip. through the same guy and his shop so he cuts me deals. here are a few pic's of how the system looks now. a little mess at the moment because i havent had time to clean it up yet.

(i tried to get a shot of some excursion but my camera is SH*T)