Build Logs

Where to start, we are doing a wall in this van for promotional use @ shows and events. System will consist of the following. (6) SSA ICON 15D2s (3) JBL GTO 1200II (temp. until power upgrade) Box Deminsions Volume: 12.9ft^3 before displacement per box (two seperate boxes) Port Area: 180in^2 port are (360in^2 in total) Tuned @ 35hz On to the pics of the build so far, we're pulling an all nighter tonight so hopefully we'll have it playing by sun-up.

Here are some pics of my current car. I bought it with 11 miles on it in Tampa. An 01' Nissan maxima. It was stock for the first 3 years of its life. I seem to have lost the pictures of the homecoming. These from the following year will have to do. In the woods.

Okay, so I've been doing a little at a time for a while now, and I finally have everything together (minus the electrical upgrades- but they will be on their way shortly). I'll have to post some pics of all the equipment together in later post since I don't have it all in the same area, but heres my plans: 4 18" BTLs, 4 Memphis 4kws, and the electrical system to boot, most likely 3-4 iraggi 260s, and 6 batteries. 20ft net with interchangable ports, the main one will be tuned to 36hz (more like 36.1, but oh well) with about 240sq of port. I've been waiting to get enough pics to really start this thread, so here's my progress as of now. I'll update as progress is made, but …

Ok here I go again with another truck box build. This box will be house a single 12" driver either my SI Claw Mag 12" or my Sonic FX Q 12" depending on which performs better. Specs are as follow, 2.54@30Hz 20"^2 of port Really hoping to get some gut pounding lows out of this box. My current box hits them decent but I want better more defined lows. So enough talk, on with the pics.... Just started this build tonight. Got a good chunk done. Right now everything is being dry fitted before I get all glue happy. It will be put together with screws and TightBond II. Sub will be set back into the box to allow for space for excursion. Still debating on going round or …

im building a ported box for my blaupunkt 12inch vw1200 sub. it is powered by a audiobahn a8002t amp. it is in a sealed 1.25 cu ft. box but i am looking to build a 1.98 cu ft ported box. so i have alot of questions. first off any of you like blaupunkt? how big should the slotted port be (1 or 2 inches)? also i plan on painting the box first with a oil based primer and then with a automotive paint since i have alot of a sky blue paint left. also i plan on putting the sub to the very right of the box and have the left side of the box ported. also i have no idea on how to tune fequencies if someone could explain more in detail for me. i will post pictures soon. should come …

I've had some equipment laying around for over 2 years, and my wife wants a little bit of bass. I figure I may as well make the most of what I have, which chances are will be more than she'll ever use anyway. Her car: Chevy Malibu Equipment: Alpine 9885 Alpine Type-X 12 D4 Hifonics 2006d Enclosure: ~1.5ft net tuned to 36hz with 24sqin of port. She wants a little bass, and plenty of room to put groceries. Also no wires or equipment hanging out like most drop in installs. This is really temporary until she gets a new car some time this year. The equipment: Of course I had to draw up some plans and it starts at the kitchen table: A MS Paint drawing of what I'm going for…

Hi guys. Want to share with you some pictures of my car. This is my 2007 Mazda CX-7 that I'm building to compete in USACi SQ shows in Mexico and the USA. I'm part of Team Hybrids, the competition branch of Hybrid Audio Technologies founded by Scott Buwalda that sells some of the best speakers in the world. This is my CX-7. The Head Unit is an Alpine W205. The music travels to the back via a fiber optic cable and also via Ai-Net cable, where it's processed in an Alpine H701, and sent to five JL Audio amplifiers hidden under a false floor. Power distro blocks. The front stage is handled by a HAT Legatia L831-3 set. The L8's are on the doors, the L3's on the kick pa…

i know, its been a while, but i was help up by my interior guy, he was covering the back side interior panels, and i couldnt put the box in, until i got those back...but i got them back, and heres what ive done in the last week or so. mrray came over to the Mini forum, so i figured ill just start posting here again all the pics. this is copied and pasted from my other threads, i will start updating this thread on the regular though, until its done. pics starting in post 2. PS- if u dont like what you see, please press back on your browser. dont crap up this thread please. im learning as i go too, as this is my first wall build by myself 100%...the one in my explorer was b…

Hey everybody. Some of you might have read some of my previous threads, but I thought I'd start an official one that documents my progress. First off, here are the details of the installation: Car: 1990 Mercedes 300ce HU: Nakamichi CD-400 Amps: JL Audio 500/5 and JL audio e2150 (rear fill) Sub: Infinity Kappa Perfect 10vq (to be installed via infinite baffle) Front Speakers: Focal Polyglass 3-way components Rear Speakers: Focal Polyglass 4" 2-way components EQ: Audio Control EQS 6-channel Sound Deadening: 2 layers of Damplifier pro, and Second Skin's Overkill (foam pad on top of damplifier) Other: Rockford Fosgate Omnifi (MP3 harddrive-mostly for friends). Highlights of …

Just a few starting pics on the new build. Please tell me what you all think. This is the future home of 2 bl 18's. I have 2 mtx 7801d's. 1 per sub for power right now until i can get bigger amps.

sorry been awhile been workin my ass of,,thought you guys would get a kick out of this,,,the pics are about a month old,,,cars at detail now,,and getting ready to hit the streets ........Stereo........... Atomic 1600.1 Atomic Trinity 504 3 Atomic Quantum 10s Kenwood DDX712 ........Suspension.......... 8-GC Extreme 1/2 inch valves 4 LRD-80 Air cylinders 2 Viar 360c Compressors 1 7 gallon Air tank AirBox Wireless Controller Ingalls Engineering Adjustable Cambers Was a fun install,,in a strange way kinda sad its done.......sigh...go figure

okay got the HU in. the stock jbl speakers are running off HU power so im getting the scosche thingamabobber that will let me use the aftermarket amp. when i have time, ill be hookin them up to a usamps md43 with lots of headroom. HU wired up and installed. [update 03-07-08] Added some videos Ipod control: Color demo: ------------------------------------- Initial review - equip: Alpine 9887 + iPod directly connectged, stock jbl speakers, amp defeated. Some things that might hinder the performance: - of course under powering with 18wrms each speaker <--------NO MORE! 03-05-07 - right front speaker was rattling. replacement paid for will hopefully be on its wa…

Had a birthday last week an with that money i ordered an DC Sounds 18" LVL 4 with a LVL5 coil. Sub will be pushed by a Sundown 1500. Box is 6.5 cubes@32hz with 91sq.in of port area. Another great design by 90accordman. Sub should be here sometime this week. This is my first 18 so im anxious to get it an see what its like. Now onto the pics:

For my chics B-Day shes gettin a whole new system. She knows nothing bout it so it'll be a good surprise:D. Anway, she wants some bump an wants it to get semi loud. Figured a 12" SX will be plenty, Powered by a USAmps XT4000D. So the sub should see bout 1000 watts or so. Box is 2cubes @34hz an will be resined(sp?) on the inside. Gonna replace the cheapy pioneer coaxils up front with RE6.5 comps powered a USAmps XT800.2. Each door will have 2 layers of Raamat BXT + Ensolite. All KNU wiring an RCAs. Got somewhat far on the box today. Letting the resin dry over night an will finish it up tomorrow.

alright so i currently have the rl-p in 3 cubes sealed. sounds sweet, just not that great of lows and just a tad under how much output i wish to have. i am currently writing up 2 box plans 1 of which i will choose and build tomorrow. they are as follows. 4 cubes at 30hz with 55.5 square inched of port area 3.5 cubes at 28.5hz with 40 square inches of port area. see any problems with the designs or favor one over the other? opinions? this build is in a hatch and it will be sub up port back. double baffled and 45's at the all corners if i can help it (limited tools here) also if interested, to see what im dealing with, check out my gallery for unfinished pics of the curren…

Ok well, I just came from the second skin warehouse here in Phoenix. Met up with the owner Anthony and discussed what he thought i'd need to get going for my small SUV. It's in desperate need for some second skin, so this is what I got today. NOt sure exactly when i'll be doing the installation of all this, but keep your eyes out for this thread in the near future for progress. Here's what I got. 3 boxes of "Damplifier Pro" for doors, roof, trunk lid, and floor 2 cans of second skin adhesive 3 crazy glues 1 roller 1 utility knife 2 rolls of luxury liner pro 2 rolls of rattle pad 4 Speaker Tweakers (mounts behind component drivers)

Alright so i'm going to buy an 18" fi bl before summer, but i want the plans for the setup before i buy. My box is 31"H 35"W and only 17"H, and will have a 3" port going along the 31"H, tuned to ~30hz. The sub will be on the same side of the box as the port, is that a problem? The only thing i could think of is that, im taking up 2 seats in my quad cab dodge ram for this, and because of the seat it will be set at an angle. Will the sub perform right, and what should i do, if anything, to my box since it will have the strain of an 18" sub on it. The only way i could get around this would be if i put it in the bottom corner opposite the port.. how does where i put the sub …

Hey everyone i am Ryan. You will here alot from me while i am building my new setup! I have a 2000 Isuzu Hombre (same as an S10), std cab, 5speed, 2.2 I had twelve RE 8's in the truck before the teardown, and now i am upgrading: here is an old pic: and for anyone interested it did 148 on the TL mic with a modified MTX 1501D amp. My new setup will look something like this: with 10 ascendant 8's ported with 6 aero ports tuned to around 45hz or so for comps, and if i plug up 3 ports it will tune the box to around 32hz for daily driven and i will be putting in four 5 1/4's or 6" mids in each door, along with 4 tweets in each door. i have yet to decide on brands for those…

Here is all the boxes i have built for me and for other friends. 2cf @ 31Hz - kicker cvr 12 (this was my first setup ), Helix w12 competition, earthquake tremorx 12 2cf @ 33Hz - Helix w12 competition, alpine typer 1222D 2cf closed - soundstream T4-15 3.4cf @ 34Hz with 1st port and 3.5 @ 44Hz with 2nd port - soundstream T4-15 4cf @ 33Hz with 1st port and 3.8cf @ 43Hz with 2nd port - soundstream T5-15 2cf @ 34Hz - for rockford fostgate rfp-1212 (old model) 2cf @ 32Hz - Alpine typer 1222d (this setup i have now and i did 139.9db @ 39Hz) 4cf @ 35Hz - rockford fostgate T2 15D2 (i built this box a few days ago) other fotos:

ok, heres what im currently riding with HU: kenwood 7534 uy fronts: phase evolution cfs 165 amp:macaudio fearless 2000 sub:2x infinity kappa perfect 12.1 amp2: RF bd 1000.1 before this there was a chit load of different amps, HU's, not so much fronts and subs tho...but im happy with what i got now doors ready Upload Images with PicTiger Photos Gallery - PicTiger my HU, tweets, dont have a pic of the midbass but will get it soon..the box needs to be carpeted and trunk deadened. Free Photo Hosting - PicTiger if anyone's that interested you can look at some of my previous equipment on my pictiger account. heres a couple of videos i did the other day thats pretty mu…

This is a build log for TMAX's 1998 Maxima, but since I have all the pics on my digital camera I thought I'd start the build log. The components to this system include. Head Unit Pioneer Premier 880 PRS Front Stage LPG Tweets Powered by a Kicker 100.2 with Seas 7" Mids Powered by two channels of a Kicker 850.4 (I can't remember the exact models so I will comeback and ninja edit when I do. I'm pretty sure it is exactly what ///M5 is running in his Silverado) Substage 2 Sundown 10" SD-1's powered by the other two channels of the Kicker 850.4 bridged to 4 ohms Deadening 2 Rolls Raamat BXT and 6 Yards of Ensolite which will be focused on the front doors and the trunk Day 1 …

Ok, well I have a friend that we(Acidburn & I) are doing a build for. He's got a 2006 Solara. We are going with 3 ICON 10D2s. Box Specs: Tuning: 31hz Box Volume: 4.008 ft^3 Squar Port Area: 49.5 For right now, we only have the box done. The rest of the equipment is still a work in progress. I'll update this thread as it comes in. We made the box as big as we could for the room we had to work with without loosing functionality of the trunk. Anyways, on to the pics.

TC Sounds TC3000 15 powered by a Kenwood Excelon KAC-X401M, Diamond audio 6,4,tweet combo powered by a Kenwood Excelon KAC-X501F, Kenwood XXV-01 head unit, Kenwood Music Keg, Orbital Exide battery, 0gauge power wire and big 3 upgrade, 160 amp alternator....soon to add Alumapro CAP5 and 8inch midbass in the doors. Enjoy the pics.

ok I am building a box for shop class i want a 15 i have never built a box before any tips u guys can me. thanks

Ok I finally made up my mind and im gonna go with 2 Pionner shallow mount 12" subs. Only have one for now, but getting the second one in the next few days. The Truck Soon to be 4" taller rollin on 17" Razor rims with Pirrelli Spider AT Tires The Equipment: Alpine CDE 9885 3.25" mounting depth, can you say shallow 1 Farad Swiss Audio Capacitor, 1400W 2Ch Hitron amplifier Everything together the old way I have no table saw, so i had to improvise. made for some quick clean straight cuts. Again had to improvise to make the speaker cut out Everything wired up and fits perfectly under the seat. Thats all i have for now. more pics to come tomorrow and video of it in…