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I just recently bought 2 FI BL 12's fully loaded with 4 inch voice coils. I have 2 questions for the forum if you guys can please help with me. First i am running a Rockford Fosgate 2500-1bdcp on the and since the subs are dual 1 ohm is this enough power for them? Second, the enclosure i had built for them is 4.23 cubic feet after everything and tuned to 33 hz. Will they sound good in this enclosure or should i have made it bigger? The amp puts out 3,526 watts total. Thanks in advance.

This is my setup: A US Acoustics USB-2150 rated for 450 watts x 1 @ 4 ohms powering an 18" Fi Audio IB3 at 4 ohms. I have a seemingly solid install now, but my score has stayed the same, 132 and change on both the termlab and my spl labs lcd bass meter. Check out my build HERE. I decided to test the output of one of my sub amps. I tested with tones from 25hz to 65hz. I checked the AC voltage output of the amp. Simultaneously I checked the output amperage to the sub at the positive wire to the sub. With these numbers I calculated the wattage by multiplying the volts times the amps. I also calculated the impedance by dividing the voltage by amperage. This is what I got 25Hz…

can anyone tell me if i can fit 2 BL 15s in my trunk the biggest dimensions i can fit are 17" height, 27" depth, 37" width, i dont think i can do a trunk facing enclosure but i think i might be able to wall off at the back seats. Running in a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero sedan Cresendo bc2000d at .5 ohm

Hello guys, I am new to this site, and just getting back into car audio. I am planning to run a 15" Fi Q powered by a Cadence TXA-1000D. From what I have read I will benefit from a ported enclosure because I like to listen to rap and music of the like. I was planning on using a slot port enclosure because of the area required for these ports. I have used WinISD properly I believe and have gotten a 3.5 cf chamber tuned to 32 hertz. I used a port size of 3x16.5 and got a length of 29.35 inches. Does this sound remotely close? I also have a question based on sizing the box as I am having trouble fitting a box this size in my trunk along with two cadence amps while maintaini…

I've had my Fi Q 12" (no BP option) for about a month and a half now and its been making a strange vibrating noise at certain frequencies since I bought it. I thought maybe it'd just need broken in a bit since seems to be hitting really well and doesn't sound distorted. But its still making the noise as much as it was the first day and its been broken in plenty since then. I made sure that it wasn't anything in my car rattling. I used an extra long run of speaker wire and put the box outside of the car and it was clearly the sub itself that was vibrating. Its audible with certain sounds in certain songs at a moderate volume but actually gets pretty irritating at high volu…

what happens when u tune a TL box lower than the drivers Fs ? for exampl the driver in question has an Fs of 26Hz and I would like to tune @ 20Hz besides the obvious wavelength being longer.... does the driver/box not perform quite as efficiently as one with an Fs of 20Hz? btw: how do I test the Fs of a sub ? I have a DVM and tone gen available...is that enough ? thanx guys

Sent an email, and with all the set backs I've heard about with the email provider you use, I thought it might be easier for you and me to put up a thread about it here. It's a 15'' and I would like d2 coils. Was just wanting to know how much it would cost, and if it's possible to get the person whom I'm trading with for it, to ship directly to you, and you ship to me. Thanks, Jonathan

Hi, I am missing the spaced spider option, what happend to this? Is this option still avalible?

I bought 2 used UFO motors and they are different motors completely. The one has "cuts" in the side around the slug in the black part and the other is just smooth.plus they seem to be different sizes? I already ordered the single slug recones. Are they OK to use together

hi guys. i was just wondering if anyone has a BTL18 in their trunk? i will be looking for a new or used car this weekend, and i want to be able to fit a decent sized box in the trunk. i really don't want to go with a hatchback, van or SUV right now i have a 2.8 cubic foot box with a fosgate t115d4 and its not loud enough for me. i will be ordering a 15 or 18 inch BTL18 before the end of the month. i want a 5 to 8 cubic foot enclosure to fit.

ok well i have a 18 q im going to put in my trunk .theres plenty of room . my box will be about 8 cubes tuned to 28. the problem is i can only mount the sub on top because the trunk height is only 19 inches...is itgoing to sound right with the speaker up close to the trunk lid...besides major outside rattling would there be any other problems?.thanks

What do I sacrifice by choosing this option? and can I run 2k to my BL's if I pick this and the other power handling options?

My 12 " Qs sounded bad since i bought them a few weeks ago (used) so today i figured i would build a new ported box for just 1 instead of having both in a sealed box. This is what i found when i took the woofer out. Looks like the motor wants off the basket pretty bad!!!!!

If someone could show me a cut sheet for 2 12" Fi BL's it'd be perfect. I took a look at the single 12" cut sheet but I would like one for 2, just so I'm sure on the demensions and what not. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to building enclosure's so help would be appreciated!

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Well guy im new to this forum so Hi . Now to the question... I have just bought an 18" btl fully loaded with the spl option, and from what I read on here you cant play music at all with it wich is not my intentions. I want to be able to play music and not just a tone. I have just emailed trying to get my order changed to the Daily option. If it dosent go through will the Spl option really not be able to play my songs at all? Im really hoping I just didnt waste 500$...

Hello to my friends in the audio world... As the title states... i was wondering what would get louder.. four 15'' fi q on 3000 watts or four 15''fi ssd on same said power...it would be in the same enclousure and same port freq....30 hz there about... i guess what i am really asking is...would the Qs get louder thant the ssd even with 750 watts to each....thanks for help in advance

Well I looked around to see if I could find the new specs of the 08' BTL. I couldn't find it, so if anybody could help me then that would be great. Thanks

these are the amps i possible want to get depending on the feedback i recieve to run my SSD12D2 w flatwind coil option running in a 2.25Cu.Ft. slot port box POWER ACOUSTIK LFA1-4000D.......199$ Power Acoustik A2400DB....240$ POWER ACOUSTIK STAX4000/1D......215$

Hi im looking at getting two 15in btl n2's. Just wondering what kinda battery i should upgrade to, and if i should have it in the back or under the hood. what kind of alternator would be good to upgrade to, i seen power bastards and dc power. Does ur alternator volts have to match your battery voltage.

I want to get a BL to add to my collection, but I want a Dual 4. What's the extra cost from FI to do this? Thanx in advance. P.S. Only other options I would be choosing would be: P chamfer and Cooling.

Hello, So i'm finally deciding to change my setup in my '90 Regal and i definately would like to go with some BTL subs. I'm starting to plan everything out beforehand so i figured i'd ask your opinions first. I'm planning on going with a ported box and having it forward facing (blocking off the trunk.) So the rear seat would be removed. I calculated my max box size i can fit ... and it comes to just over 3.3 cubic feet. This is the I.D. of the box and the woofer has a .21 displacement so i'm at just a tad over the 3 cubic feet mark. Now FI recommends a 3-5 cubic feet box size. I plan on playing mostly hip hop/rap with big bass notes. Would i be fine with only having a…

I have 2 15s btl. 1 is dual 1 ohm, measured 1.5ohm on each coil.(working) both 2 magnet motor. 2nd is d2 , measured 2.5 ohm. (blown) d1 sub, the pole is black color , i think that means its universal. d2 sub blown, doesnt have black colored pole. Question is can i recone d2 with 1 ohm recone kit to match my other btl, and will they have same specs? plz help me out.

Does aero style ports still fall in the recommended 12-16 CBF range? Was thinking of a single 10" in a 6cbf loud daily tuned around 32-33 range or maybe 2x7" what do you guys think?

Hi, in the future, I am going to order a btl n2 12 and build the box up to reccomendations, and I just want to know what am I to expect from this subwoofer spl, sq and just over all loudness wise. This will be my first system, I just want to know should I be set with just 1 btl 12?