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Is it ok if i face the subwoofer and port up instead on forward or backward in my trunk. 2010 altima.. would it make a difference?

Added free cooling on lines that have it (N2, BL, Q) For today and tomorrow only. Saves $30... Thanks, Scott

hi guys this is my first time in this site. im thinking of buying 2 12 ssd subs but dnt know how much max power they can handle. i already got a 2nd batt a kinetick 1800 and 2 hifonic 2000 brutus amps. should i connect them at a 2oh or 1 oh. power on da amps is 1300 at 2ohm and 2000 at 1ohm. or if there is a better sub i can get im on a budget of 450 for subs. thank u guys.

It's been a few months since Scott posted about the 10" spiders. Are they here yet? I have a 12" Eclipse basket with a variation of the TC9 motor and a pair of 15" Lightning Audio/TC-3000 baskets with 3HP neo motors that need recone kits. Also, since these are not the standard baskets that Fi uses, will I have to send in the subs for the recones or can a kit be built? -Robert

got my FI bl 18" metered today @ 141.1 db on music with a single stock battery. i dropped down to about 137.0 db within 10-15 secs. will a second battery give me a lesser or greater then a 141.1 db? going to fix box as well. (baffle,bracing, rounding off, ect.)

So i got a FI BTL 12, AQ2200D amp, 0 guage kicker wire. Optima Red top under the hood & an extra " dumptruck battery" ( if you will) in the back. JVC KDR300 head unit. & I HAVE NOT done the big 3 yet. anyone got nay advice so i can get the full 2200 watts out of the amp without clipping the sub due to voltage drop?

Thanks to the closeout over @ SSA on the fi subs i picked these bad boys up for HT duty, should be getting around 100watts each sealed woot tiny pole vent lawl coil shot

Just want to say how happy. I am I do not regret buying these subs they are all they are cracked up to be. Well worth the money and wait they are everything I've been looking for and then some. They are amazing subs and if your considering a sub from FI do not hesitate. Here's some pics as for a review They drop low when I say low I mean low. Think gut wrenching. I put on the silicon sound system test which goes through cycles and I could not belive what I was feeling and hearing the lower it got the more they shined. I did'nt realize what kinda power I had back there as none of the other subs I've had on that amp have really made me say wow. I mean they were loud …

I got my new woofers today. They are two Black Fiday 12's. I went to a shop nearby and had them build me a sealed box. It is one cubic foot per woofer, and its separate chambers. Problem is I didnt think about the wiring when I had them build it. So there is terminals on each side of the box for each woofer, and since its separate chambers it makes wiring difficult. So how would i wire the woofers in a series down to 1ohm having to use the two terminals.

Just wanted to thank everyone that gave me different inputs on what I should buy, wouldn't have been able to do it by myself...that's for sure...haha....Also a special thanks to Nick. He helped me out so much via emails on what to buy, but I still bought the wrong sub. >.<....Contacted him and within the day he told me that he got the coils switched for me! Haven't got the sub yet, but I'll let everyone know how it goes! Thanks again, Ryan

I emailed Scott a couple time about some recones that I need but havent gotten a resopnse yet. Is there a problem with the email server?

I have 2500 watts rms easily disposable at 1 ohm. I dont want anything bigger then 3cuft net for a box, 2 BL 10"s or 1 btl 12", whats the sq like? I have owned (2) 10w3v2s, 1 dd 3515, 4 dd 1508s,1 dd 9512, (1) 12w7, heard kicker didnt like it and heard other subs, I wana know what a bl and btl sound like Im temped to buy this setup. I know the btl 12 will handle 2500 watts but dunno about 10's and i heard the 10 btls are horrible for daily. Little more info this set up is.... trunk rear fire/ported in a jetta price not the problem I want LSQ... not farts not sq with no backing.... So comments?

Sooooo, I was asked by a friend who is about to order some BLs to ask on here. He is gettin the fully loaded BLs and wants to know if they can take 2k watts daily???? The longest he blares his system for at a given time is about 30min, but his current setup is crap so i doubt it will be full crank with BLs.

Just bought a SSD 15 with copper coil. Had it for about 3 weeks before i was able to give it some real power. Originally i had it on about 250 watts, and it sounded very well for that. I was surprised really. So then i match it with a good partner, hifonics 1608d Hooked everything up and man did that sub slam. I gave it all of its 800rms and then some. And it still wanted MORE! Played very very nice, the more power i gave it up to its power handling the better the SQ got for me. I didn't completely turn up my amp but everything i threw at the SSD it took it with pleasure, it handled everything nicely and as much as i turned the gain up there was no distortion at all…

lookin for some pics of a 12" bl side, top, and bottom and a review if anyone has one on the 12 thanks

How much are they shipped to 26851? I want one for my old e12k. The old e cone has a little damage to it, running it inverted now. Also, where could I get the glue needed to put it on? Can I buy the glue from FI?

first question: What would be the smallest enclosure you all would reccommend for two fully loaded 18" BTLs seeing about 3500watts(rms)/sub, tuned to the low/mid 30s and mainly for daily driving (with maybe the occassional competition)? second question: i know on your site it says the btl comes in a 10" size, but i thought i remember some problems with it so you all quit making them as 10s. im basically wanting to know if u all still make a 10" BTL that is built for pure spl? thanks, andy mods: u can move this to the FI technical section if u want...didnt know where to put it.

I'm upgrading from fully a loaded bl to fully loaded btl (d2) This is my (Soon To Come) setup is it good or not? SUB:(1) 18'' Fi.BTL (Fully Loaded) AMP:(1) AudioQue 3500D (3500 Rms @ 1 Ohm!! & BTL's are recommended @ 2000 Rms) [is the amp good or what?] its getting the whole 3500 rms http://www.audioque.com/aq/AQ3500D.htm http://www.audioque.com/aq/images/AQ3500D/AQ3500Dguts.jpg (4) Screws for terminals (Better solid connection no leaks) Enclosure:(1) [Ported] 6 Cuft. (After displacemant) Tuned to 32hz. maybe 3/4 MDF Thats my setup but my main question is how much of a db differnce is a enclosure thats tuned to 32hz. from a enclosure thats tuned to 34hz. I love …

I am installing a 2-way active + sub system in a 2007 Civic sedan. Power will be provided by a single 5 channel Kicker ZX700.5 (sub channel is rated at 280 @4ohm / 420 @ 2ohm - under rated per reviews and birth sheets). Head unit is 880PRS. I certainly have enough power to run a X12, but is this even remotely viable for an SSD in a sealed enclosure? As I would like to stick with 5ch amp, my pother choice is a Polk Audio PA1100.5 which is 1ohm stable and can produce 600 watts (not sure about actual output on this model). Keep in mind my goals are to have better than stock sound and my musical tasted run from jazz, to classic rock, punk, salsa, electronic, hip hop, etc. I …

Is it possible to recone an old school orion hcca?

Ok, this is gonna probably be a stupid question. I just got my Fi Q 15, it's running in a 3.6cu ft box tuned to 32hz. I set my gains on my sundown 1500 to 31.6v with a 50hz test tone. I get alot of output on rap and bass tracks, but on music like Dave Matthews or John Mayer, or even Stone Temple Pilots, you really hear no bass and the sub is barely moving. I know I have a little air leak around the bottom of the gasket but I dont think that it would make a difference. I have the sub crossed at the deck at 63hz with a 18db slope. No bass boost at the amp. I really would like to know why I dont get much output. I'm happy with it on rap and bass tracks. I move my back wall a…

Not really rantin, but have been waiting 2 weeks to get my tax check. I was getting ready to order 2 BTL 15's today and i noticed the price WAS 898.00 the last time i checked, now it's 983 because of 85 dollars in shipping, so now i got to wait till wednesday to get back to the bank. When did fi quit offering free shipping? It had to have been within the past week?

I have an Alpine deck and it has a subwoofer level feature. It goes from 0 to 15. My question is this the same thing as bass boost? I dont want to create more distortion for the sub then I need to. I have the bass boost all the way down on my amp. Im a noob so any positive feed back will be appreciated. Oh by the way I just got my 12" SSD with BP power and HQTS in a sealed 1.1 cu ft box. Running JBL BP 600.1 at 1 ohm. Hope to get anoher amp in the future, but first I'll need a better alternator. THX

Is there any possible chance that I could get a re-cone (and basket) for a 3" Aurasound NRT motor? Internal diameter is 3.185" External diameter is 3.254" Depth is 2.380" Bolt pattern is 6 x 4.912" on center Back Face