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hello all, newb in s floirda (Boca Raton) I am in the process of building my car audio system and was referenced to give FI a try for a decent SQ sub... been out of the car audio world for a bit so in the process of re-learning... at present leaning (2) 10" I drive an Xterra so would love to build a sub enclosure that sits behind the rear seats along with an amp stand...

I have no experience in enclosure construction at all and have been tearing through forums for some helpful advise in enclosure designs. I am pretty confused at this point about some things and was wondering if anyone could clear it up? I am under the impression that if a certain speaker is in a smaller enclosure that it will handle more power and a larger enclosure will be more efficient (less box rise). so if that is true, will they be equal in spl if they receive the same amount of power (after rise) rather its in a "smaller" or "larger" enclosure? i have also heard of people covering ports to play with their tuning, is this just a solid cover reducing the height/width…

Hello, I've been reading on here for the last few days and thought I should go ahead a register. I'm getting back into car audio after a few years away so I'm kinda a newbie to that again to I guess. I haven't really paid attention to the industry the past few years. I'm still trying to figure out what amp and subs I want to put into my 98 civic hatch.

I'm the new guy here from the Great Northwest. I'm here to learn what to do and what not to do. I am a big Pioneer Fan, from EXPERIENCE. I used to have the two of the PRS-X720, one of PRS-X320, and one of PRS-X220, two 10's and PRS door speakers. And the unthinkable happen. Everything was stolen on a sunday night. Walk to my car with a broken window, and my hood wide open. They disconnected my batter cables to turn my alarm off and ripped the crap out of my Durango. Well now I'll be building a new system. I live in a group of townhouses where my house is way in the back. The only thing insurance coverd was my dash, door panels, and window. So I get to start all over. My…

whats up boards the names joshua i got me a 1982 ford mustang currently in the process of getting redy to do a motor swap but after that imma start on the audio side of the car my brother (bigjon) is a regular here he said theres plenty of good information so i thought i would check it out.

Hi, new to SSA, been on CSo for almost 4 years now, so I'm not new to car audio.....just wanted another place to talk to people and possibly help out and learn some more myself.

so yep, im new here. ive been looking around this forum for a bit, so i figured id join. currently, i run with low budget stuff, as i am a poor college student with no job. Headunit: Alpine CDA-7893 Sub amp: Audiobahn 2150HCX Subwoofers: 2 12" Kicker Comps yay!

Lol whats going on everyone, names Zach really new to the audio world! so any tips and such would be great!

Hey guys! Im the new guy from Utah looking for a new system. My old one included- (2) 12 inch Powerbase Extreme Subwoofers (About 800 Watts RMS Each) (1) Elemental Designs NINe.1 (1400 RMS at 14.1v) Here is a pic My future system - I really want the new SSD's (2) 12's depending on the price. I think that will match my needs the most. I want around 1500-1800 RMS and I am still looking for an amp. I hope I dont need to upgrade in the electrical area. I have a 2006 Dodge Charger V8. This forum looks great, glad I found it!!!

my names brandon. from oahu, hawaii. just wanted to say hi to everyone on the ssa forums.

What is up everyone. I am obviously (post count) new to this forum. One of my friends suggested that I join an audio form to find the perfect set up, and that makes sense. I have had the following set ups Car 96 Dodge Intrepid Two 12 inch dual subs (500 watts each, with 750 watt dual amp)---blew the amp due to stupidity Two 15 inch razors subs (1000watts each, with 750 watt razor amp) blew one sub, and came to the point where this system is not loud enough for me Three 12 inch kicker CVR (can not remember the watts to those things, but everyone knows them anyways, with a kenwood 1800 watt amp) Two 12 inch zstat subs a knockoff of the 15in razors above (i think they were …

whats up guys, i found this site from a google search for fi subs.. I'm looking for the best boom for my truck. I drive a 2002 GMC sierra single cab. I have an alpine 9813 head unit, MB Quart component speakers in the doors n b pillar and a 500 watt Orion amp. I had two 12 inch PBX subs in a sealed box powered by a sony Xplod 1000 watt amp. it bumped pretty nice but I didn't like that it couldn't really be heard outside of the truck so i sold it.. I listen to rap about 95% of the time so I like earth shaking bass that knocks pictures off the wall if I'm outside your house. I don't want to cut into the bed though.. I wanted two 12's again but i was told not to have my hear…

I've been into car audio for a year and a half and i have alot of people fooled with what i do know for being into it for such a short period of time. for starters i drive a 2000 oldsmobile alero. for a deck i have a Pioneer Premier DEX-P1R, Some VR3's in the back deck... (you'll know why i went so cheap in a minute....). and a Memphis EQ50 in the dash. for the bass i have a 15" Pioneer Premier TS-W8102SPL in a crappy 2.75 cu.ft' box, (my 12th box but first 15") i redid the calculations and it's about 67 hz. lol. but regardless with the box falling apart and the car built the day before comp i hit a 139.1 at the dash (termpro) i've since built a new box thats 1.5" MDF …

Hey new guy here from the Akron, Ohio area. I just bought a new 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTS. The previous owner f*cked something up with the radio and it sounds like crap. I want to completely pull out the old and put all my new stuff in. I don't know much about audio systems and a friend referred me to this site. He said you guys know what youre doing better than most anyone else on the net. I come looking for suggestions. I was thinking two 12's in a sealed box, I cant afford the ported. Basically for now I want two 12's in the back, enclosed, with a decent amp, for under $300. Is it possible? And although I would rather do it myself, I'm having best buy do it. I'm goin…

Howdy! Ive been into car audio for a while now, but stopped when I had my old system finished. Now I have a new car and she needs a better system so I'm back to do some research! ...Evil SI BM sale...

Just saying hello and great to be on an all audio board. Ed

hey im willim from Roanoke Va, my system consists of a DD 9512, and a soon to come SAZ 3000d this is in a 1982 mercedes 240D with a back deck install. After buying the SAZ and selling my DD M3 i have been shunned @ the DD forum so i came to get some help from the guys who are pro-sundown and have experience. Thanks!

Hello to you all here at SSA! I'm an old guy (42)into SQ. I look forward to getting some help on new subs and some fresh ideas! Thanks for the welcome in advance... Matt 2005 Mini Cooper S With a system that I like!

hi, my name is matthew and i live in saratoga springs new york.. i am a recent owner of a 98 dodege neon (created and owned my MJ aka audio-neon) he put 2 10" tc oem subs walled in the back in a 3.64 cubic foot box tuned to 36hz~ powered by 2 sundown saz-1500d 4 runs of 4 ga into 2 runs of 1/0 ga. and 8 ga speaker wire the deck is an eclpise.. i dont know the model, but boy is it nice.. motorized face, ipod ready.. the componetns are a set of morel 6.5's in kick panels and a set of tweets in pods.. the car as of now is doing a 143.6 on the TL, but the deck goes to 100 but the car shuts off at 70 becasue its running off the stock battery and it cant handel it.. massive v…

After a few year vacation I'm back. Since then the Explorer and the system are gone and now I have an 06 Altima. In the coming months I'll be trying to do something small like a single 10 or a 12. I miss anything good? haha.

hows it going guys...heard alot of good things about this site so i thought i would check it out...ALOT of not all of u that are also part of CA.com will (or should anyways) recognize this name.

My name is Colby. I go by either Colby, NC, Norcal or zccolby (youtube). I am new to the forum, but not new to audio. I have minimal hands on expereince due to lack of funds, however I have dedicated much of my time to research. I spend hours each day designing, reading, or watching videos on topics related to audio. I am working my way through the Loud Speaker Design Cookbook and have been through plenty of advanced math and physics courses. I live in Sacramento, CA, but went to college in San Luis Obispo, CA. I am all about having a community, so you will find me helping people whenever I can. I might have a minor single sub build coming up shortly so if that goes well …

Hey everyone. I found this site while looking up stuff about US Amps, and I'm glad I did! So, I'll be lurking here and there. Name is Mike, and live in the Warner Robins, GA area. I am an Electronics Technician in the Navy, and Systems Administrator in my civilian life. I've been heavily into home and car audio since about 1987, and have a deep appreciation and love for the old school, hand crafted in the U.S.A., quality gear that seems to be rapidly going the way of the dinosaur. Hope to get to know some of you, learn from some of you, and maybe even share a little knowledge with some of you.

i'm just signing up here to get skooled about stereo integrity mags, my gf agreed to buy me two for x-mas but i'm already running two ascendant audio atlas 15s at ~1000W and want to make sure this upgrade will be worth the $$

whats up fellas... names josh, i heard a truck up at a local hang out a couple hours ago and the shit was sick loud, two fi btl 18s in a colorado extended cab, NASTY. so i figured id dig around here and try and educate myself.... and im not a complete audio noob, i mean im no expert but as of now i got: 4 diamond audio d1 tens, downfire, sealed with a cube per sub diamond d3 1100.1 diamond d1 250.2 alpine type r 6.5 component set alpine ida-x001 head unit all stuffed in my 2008 dodge ram single cab on a 5/7 static drop with some 22s lookin to redo my audio this year and that damn colorado was just, loud.... anyhow nice to be here.