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  1. Started by thegr8cody,

    got an atomic 5000.1 thinking 4 of them walled off in a 98 blazer.what do yall think?

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  2. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    John stopped by and we took a few vids of some unsuspecting people [teamssaudio]pqUvyaNQm0LTIwgwY2fT.flv[/teamssaudio]

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  3. Started by solidcrowd,

    Hey, my enclosure is 2.2 cubes and tuned to 32hz for the 12" icon, but that feeling of upgradeing is kicking in. Instead of selling it, I want to make some more enclosures for it to keep me occupied. I need a few plans...so what volume and tunning would you recommend. Give me some ideas...

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  4. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    I'm posting a few pics from this build for a friend of mine that drives for aliving. He wanted some serious bass in the truck so i provided him with the subs. A local shop in Northern NY did the install, here's a few pics of it. Head Unit: Pioneer AVIC-N3 speakers: RF power 6.5 components Subs: SSA ICON 15D1s Amp: RF T20001, RFT 4channel

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  5. Started by cman0655555,

    I am thinking about buying a 12'' icon and was wondering about how much power they can handle daily? I currently have a sundown saz1500.1 and don't really want to change that. I no this is a sq oriented sub but i would be running it for spl, i no this sounds kinda dumb but i currently run a fi q. Does anyone have any numbers on a 12 or any icon?

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  6. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    Just got back from the AZ Sound USACI show. Got first in my class, I thought that score was respectable, but..... Next weeks show i'm adding a audio control line driver and gonna tweak a few things see if this daily driver set up can break into the 150's...anyways, here's a few pics of the score...

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  7. Started by ArrizX,

    Well, currently, I have two 10'' TC-7s. I'm looking to upgrade next summer, and I wanted to do four 8's, but I really wanted to try icon, which would force me to a 10''. Just curious is if there is anything floating around for an 8'' to be made.

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  8. Started by solidcrowd,

    I don't know if its my settings on my headunit or if it's my songs format (data and mp3) but i'm starting to notice most of my songs sound like crap. I set my gains with my volt meter and the low pass is set around 80hz and no bass boost. My enclosure is 2.2 cubes tuned to 32hz and i'm thinking maybe its too big? One song I noticed it bottomed out and I set my gains to volume 52 with a -4db 40 or 50hz test tone I believe, I was only playing the song around 34-38. I can turn down my eq on my headunit but then my frontstage midbass is not even being used. Do I need an external equalizer? and smaller box since it bottomed out? I mean the song Young Jezzy "You know what …

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  9. Started by mazzasec,

    this guy wants to build a box for my two ICON 15" subs here are the 3 options he gave me 17"H x 42"W x 24"D, 8.174^3ft gross vol. Slot port, 15.5" x 5" x 15.92"Long. After all displacement, 7.048^3ft net box vol. Built from 3/4"UL-MDF 20"H x 40"W x 21"D, this will save you some room, it will put the enclosure at 8.244^3ft gross vol, 7.171^3ft net. Perfect! The port will be 18.5" x 4" x 16.1"Long 22"H x 42"W x 20"D, 8.889^3ft gross, 7.837^3ft net, with a 20.5" x 4" x 15.4"long port. i drive a 04 ford explorer also and dont want to lose to much space in the trunk

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  10. Started by solidcrowd,

    Hey i just got my 12" icon D1 in last week and i must say i like it! It's in a 2.2cuft box tuned to 32hz powered by a jbl gto1201.1(1100rms rated) with 0 gauge knu wiring. It slams the lows like crazy. My last setup was a pioneer 3004spl in a 1.75cube box tuned to 32hz. Now the icon is classified as a sq woofer but it blows the pioneer out of the water in both sq and spl. I love how i can turn down the gains and lpf if i want some smooth clean bass and then set my gains to 40hz @ -6db and have bass that literally rattles my rearview mirror right off. I am very impressed in my purchase and for 263 dollars shipped to my door with a sticker lol you can't go wrong. Al…

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  11. Started by bjcoo2,

    hey guys i am going to order a 15" Icon but im not sure what voice coil i should get to get a 2 ohm load on my amp. also when i make my box would it be better if i put the sub on the left side and the port on the other, or should i put the sub in the middle and the port on the side? oh it will be a 3.8 cu box what should i port it too?

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  12. Started by jdizzle,

    can anyone tell me the mounting depth of the ICON 12"er? also do you think it'll work well in 2 cubes @ about 35ish

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  13. Started by splblazer98,

    So yea I won the video promotion for teamssaudio.com ... Tonight my UPS man brings by the secksi little beast. Thanks SSA for doing such a cool giveaway I cant wait to play with this bad boy Pics now, Installed friday maybe. I must say this basket finish is BEAUTIFUL and the texture actually photographs pretty well

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  14. Started by tyroneshoes,

    Hello. I have been looking at the Icon and it seems very impressive. I usually use SQ based sub woofers (alumapro, dayton, zapco, idq) and I have been looking for something with a little more powerful low end while retaining tonality and be under 7" inches deep. The icon looks like the best bang for buck. My favorite sub was an audiomobile mass 12 and Im trying to get a sub that had nice low end like that one to to me but I would like to try a new sub as well so I dont want a tc-9. The box is between 1 -1.2 cuft sealed and will be filled. I purchased a rockford t5001bd for this upgrade and it produces 725 watts at 2 ohms and 1014 at 1 ohm. I would prefer to keep 2 ohm l…

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  15. hi , i am wondering has anyone tried putting a 15" icon in a sub up port back type enclosure in a trunk car. i would really like to use a 15" but my trunk height is only 15.5 inches high so this is the only way that i can think of.

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  16. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    here\'s a vid we shot of it today as well, and yes TOM that was your reciept, sorry man

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  17. Started by Yanks Fan,

    first off, hey everyone, new to this forum. im usually on other forums but figured my question would be best answered here well im really interested in the Icon and a few other subs. but i got a couple questions: 1) I wanna do 2 15" Icons sealed in my car. i can only fit about 5 cuft tops. I have a couple amps in mind and all of them do about 2500rms. Would that be too much for the Icon? Should i only put 2k on them? Also, should I make the box towards the smaller side around 4-4.5 cuft or towards the bigger end 4.5-5cuft? Or should i just call off the sealed and do 2 12's ported? 2) I think I've narrowed down my decisions to a few subs. 2 12" AA havocs ported ran off abo…

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  18. I was leaning towards a eD 13ov.3 but with the power I have on tap DLS A3 1200 watts at 1 ohm I am going for the big boy. So if you have a used one in good mechincal and cosmetic shape please let me know. I may have a TREO SSX 750.1 (does 1500watts at 1 ohm) for trade if you want to add a few bucks to the swap. I realized that I do have enough post to post the the forsale section so if there is a need mods please delete this.

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  19. Started by Aaron Clinton,

    We are looking to pick up 2 or 3 Bass Race competitors. We would like them to be able to get it going for the remainder of this season. If you are interested, we are looking for someone with bass race experience, if not, having a good deal of SPL time under their belt. The ICON is a good bass race candidate. This is not a sponsorship. As we are way too small of a company to give away equipment. This is for people who can do a good number of shows. This is in the beginning stages. I would compete myself, but family and work do not allow me the time to build and travel to shows. The drivers would be at dealer cost, if amplifiers were needed also we could take care…

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  20. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    this truck is a new customers from AZ, I would say he's very pleased. I'm posting up his pics for him, and a short vid. These subs sounded unbelievable to my surprise in this prefab box. 2 12"D12 ICON's 1 Kicker ZX1500.1 1 S10 Blazer

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  21. Started by daley05,

    If you put 2 12's in the same box same power which would sound better? I know its going to be kinda biased but i am debating between these two subs.

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  22. Started by Mark LaFountain,

    Well, Acidburn, Beatdominator, Johnecon2000, and I went up to Prescott AZ today for a local meet and greet, and they had a mic up there so I thought, what the hell, was wondering what my ICON 15's would do with just 1500 watts to them would do. Conditions: - Amps had been on all day and where very very hot to the touch - Subs have been beat'n on all day long showing people and giving demos, coils where allready heated up when this score was taken. - Enclosure tuned to 35hz for street beat, not a good recipe for SPL, but never the lesss, keep that in mind. All in all this set up could easially break the 150db mark if everything was cooled down and had a fresh burp. THe IC…

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  23. Started by ripper,

    the new box comes out to 4.09 cu ft after port and sub displacement, tuned to 40.94 hz. This is going to be my SPL box for my comp on Sunday July 8th. I have to mount the amps on the rear of box and cut the whole for sub so the box is not totally completed in the car yet. Heres some pics but the rest will come tomorrow. I will also post pics from the show and the numbers I did with the Icon 15 at the show sunday. But remember, im still not sure if its the perfect SPL box for the sub, so more testing is required, this isnt a sub everyone knows the best box to make for it like RE subs or SI subs. In my opinion this sub is great and I wish people would give it a chance…

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  24. Started by Godsmack,

    Okay as all of you may or may not know I am home on leave from the Middle East. I am doing this review in my spare time (which has not been much due to some family issues). Also my digital camera was not around till after the install as my old one needed service and my new one had yet to be purchased. (AKA no pics but the 2 vids at the end.) All things considered we hace had decent grounds for this review so here we go!!!!! Equipment HU: Pioneer AVIC-N2 Comps: Kicker 6.5" componants (tweets on glass mids in doors) Amps: One 100.4 Sundown Audio amp (comps) and 1500-SAZ also by Sundown audio. Subs: 4 SSA iCON 10" subwoofers Dual 2 coils. Wiring: 1 AWG Rockford Fosgate from …

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  25. Started by 350zspl,

    so i have an extra enclosure laying around and had thoughts of 1 each Icon 12" dvc 4 ohm for it enclosure is 31" wide 14" high 19" deep 1 " MDF 100% all the way around 4 each aeroports , 4", and they are 7" long anyone have thoughts on this match up Thanks Travis

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