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Fi Technical

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  1. Started by J2phat4u,

    Forum, I have a unique situation and was looking for help. I have 4 FI BL subs but 2 are dual 1 ohm and the other 2 are dual 2 ohm. Can i run these 4 subs in the same enclosure and what final impedence will they have wired in series or parallel?? I have 2 Fosgate 2500-1bdcp amps that can be strapped together at a final load of 2 ohms.

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  2. Started by little_yellow,

    so i wired up my 4 fi bl 1ohm dvc subs up to my kicker zx2500.1. have them all wired up to a 2 ohm load(checked with a ohm meter) and it doesnt sound good at all. i get it past quarter volume and it starts to distort and sound like crap. im positive its something in my wiring but i cant seem to find out what. i have no idea how to post pictures on here. i followed a rockford fosgate wiring diagram http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4204724#post4204724 not sure if im allowed to do that lol but there is a picture of how i wired it on there.

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  3. Started by J2phat4u,

    Fella's, I am running 2 BL 12's in a ported 4.23 cubic ft enclosure tuned at 33hz. Is this enclosure large enough for the BL subs? The enclosure is 1" thick all sides, braced inside 1" thick and has a 2" front baffle so i know its strong enough.

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  4. Started by MrBrooks,

    Does anyone know what the F3 for a pair of X 10's sealed in 1cft will be? Will be at 800~900 wrms for the pair. I listen to metal-hard rock, with the occasional techno/hiphop just for show off. Trying to save some space and these woofers call for some tiny sealed numbers so I think this is the way to go.

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  5. Started by adennis41,

    hello i have a fi btl 18 triple stack im looking to put in the back of a ranger is there anyone who could help design a box i have the top dimension to be 12 and bottom dimention to be 21 and the width no longer than 48 and heigh how ever long it needs to be id like i tuned to be loud as possible lol please pm if you can help

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  6. Started by brad02420,

    Just ordered a Q 12" 2ohm with cooling and spider option. This will be my first car audio setup so I am super excited. I know I want to go ported but I'm not sure if it should be firing toward the rear or firing up. It will be going in a 2000 Eclipse. Thoughts? I've been looking at amps. Thinking 1500W-1700W. I've read a lot of good things about Sundown amps. Was looking at the SAZ-1500D V.2 Then I came across the HiFonics BRE1600.1D and BRZ1700.1D both are priced at $200. Seems like a good deal vs. the $525 for the Sundown. Anyone have any experience with HiFonics amps? Are they any good or should I just save a little longer and go with Sundown? I'm really a noob to …

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  7. Started by redncfootball,

    just got my bl in and i was just wondering if there were anyway you could tell if they built it with cooling, hyperpole etc. thanks

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  8. I need some 2 cents on my new setup which will be 2 Fi Bl 12's fully loaded. im going to have 2 1700 rms watt amps total 3400rms. i have a 125 amp alternater and a redtop battery. i was wanting to keep my stock alternater for low funds reasons. for now what can i use to power the subs? could more batterys work for now?

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  9. Started by redncfootball,

    my fi bl 12 will be here thursday, got my amp now i need an enclosure. can someone pleaseeee help me with some build ideas, its going in a 98 chevy blazer and id like o have it around 32hz. any help would be appriciated!!

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  10. Started by AllenH427,

    I'm about to recone my N2s, as well as changing the size of the basket. Shipping is over $160 to Fi and back and that's a real bank breaker for a poor guy like myself. How easy is it to change the basket on the N2s, and is it easy enough to recone a sub by an average joe?

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  11. Started by grambo623,

    hi i have a 2nd gen btl i have a 5cubic foot box tuned a 33 hz i want to tune my amp but i dont no how to figure out how many volts each ch can take can anyone help thanks im runnning a hifonics brutus brz2400.1

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  12. Started by ch33zy,

    So I just recently ordered a fully loaded Fi Q 15" and now I need to decide on an amplifier. I'm thinking either a Hifonics HFi2000D or a Hifonics Brutus BRZ2400.1D. I will be running them at 1 ohm. Do you think 2400 watts rms is too much for a fully loaded Q? I think it should be okay, but I would like to hear some other opinions.

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  13. Started by pietsch288,

    I just received my ssd 18"s and they look sweet.....thankyou. Well my question is......I ordered dual 1ohm coils so I could wire each of them up for a 2ohm load....any idea how to do that??? I am using them for hometheater and hooking them up to a behringer ep2500----its 2 channels @ 2ohm per channel @ 1200w. thanks email is [email protected] I think its supposed to be....... terminal 1....positive to amp--- terminal 2....neg to amp--- jumper between left over neg and pos........ Is this correct???? thanks

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  14. Started by KampinKarl,

    I took the plunge and bout a BL 12 with Cooling, Flatwind, and Internal Leads. It will be powered with a MB Quart MB Quart Q1.1500D giving it 1500w RMS @ 1ohm. I now need to design a box that will fit in my trunk. The cutout that they have listed on the forum might work in my trunk but I would like to design one myself. I was thinking somewhere between the 2-2.5cuft (after sub and port displacement) and a slotted port tuned to 32Hz. It seems that every online calculator gives different results or has a cuft value that is crazy high. I was wondering what the actual formulas are for finding port length given the port area and desired port tuning? and any other formulas /…

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  15. Started by JPagan1993,

    was looking at ordering a Fi Q and saw this as a new option, are the leads between the spiders not standard on these subs anymore?

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  16. Started by b34tBoX,

    I have experience with a ported 12" BTL (2500RMS amp) last year. and a ported 12" BL (1500RMS amp) before that. Figured I'd save up a do 2x15" Q's with options in a sealed enclosure. Would a 2500RMS amp be enough, or would they require more power than that since the drivers will be fighting vacuum? Recommended size per sub is 2.0-2.6sqft. Goal is to slam the lows, should I aim for a smaller or larger enclosure. Also, what's recommended for dual drivers, separate or shared internal space?

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  17. Started by edouble101,

    I am thinking of using a single IB318 IB in my trunk. My trunk space is 14.2^3ft. The vas of the driver is 381l which is nearly the same volume as my trunk. Is the IB318 too big for my trunk to run IB? I have read that the overall volume of the trunk space should be three times the vas of the driver(s) in an IB setup.

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  18. Started by chuck_norris,

    I was looking into the hifonics amps for price reasons. Looking for an amp around or under 200. I was thinking about the hifonics brz1200.1D. Opinions? This is just going to be a daily driver build with one BL12. Any help is apreciated. And just for kicks, the car is a 1987 Suzuki samurai.

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  19. Started by Hobofobo89,

    Wheres the BP option when buying the 12 SSD? Is it not offered any more?

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  20. Started by redncfootball,

    i am planning on hooking a fi bl 12 up to my kicker zx 1000.1 amp which is 2ohm stable. do i buy a dual 1 ohm sub or a dual 2ohm? please help! thanks

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  21. Started by Ktownmazda6,

    Hey guys!!! So I am currently running a box built from Dave the box guy. Its 2.5 cubes after displacement, tuned at 35 hz. I have a the ssd with flatwound and bp power, a 2010 model. Anyway, I LOVE the way this thing sounds. But I got to thinking.. I know that Fi Recommends the max ported box space to be 2.5 cubes, and thats what I run. But I am still a novice, and got curious about mechanical handling... Would running this at 1000 watts rms daily (MB Quart ONX 1500.D amp) be okay to do? Cuz thats what I am running, with the amp tuned as well. Just wanted to make sure that may check out okay, or do I need to reduce my amps tuning? Thanks guys! -Chance

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  22. Started by grambo623,

    Hi i have a btl 15 im wondering on what amp to use my friend says a soundstream tarantula amp i was thinking a hifonics HFi amp. Im looking for most power and clear sounding bass from the amp

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  23. Started by alain,

    I got 2 12btl. fi recommend 30hz-35hz I want to be heared coming from far what do u recommend and why.

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  24. Started by J2phat4u,

    Fella's, I was wondering would it be better to fire my 12" BL's forward in my SUV or to the rear towards the tailgate? I cant fire them up so its either forward or backwards? Thanks in advance.

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  25. So im about to order two fully loaded BTL 15's and Im trying to decide whats the best amps or amp to push them to the max. Right now im looking at 2 kicker 2500 or two rockford 2500. Any suggestions?

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