Fi Technical

I recently found out my Tinsel Leads were blown and i'm not sure how to fix it... Is this something i could fix on my own? Or will i need to send it in? If so how much will it cost? and where do i send it in too?

I was wondering is doesnt have a size recommended for the 15 ssd in a sealed box? Is there a reaosn for this? would they sound good in a sealed box? If anyone is running them in a sealed box how many cubic feet do u have them in? I cant run them in a ported box because the box would be to big to fit in my civic, any help would be appreciated, thanks

Is a btl capable of free air setup?

I have a excursion w/2 -18 Q's and want to know if i can tune them to 30hz instead of 28hz? and should i have the port and subs firing to the rear or facing up? all my boxes always had the port and sub on the same side.I would face them to the rear. I would face my box up and the bass cuts in half. Will this do same if i face the subs up and the port to the rear? I want to get the most that i can get out of subs and box. Any input....

hey all i was taking some measure ments on my brother car(03neon) and i got the demensions of 36wide, 30 deep but only 16.7-17 inches high due to a seat belt thing...im looking for about 3.7-4 cubes, i know that i got more then enough but im wondering about the hight, im guessing 15 inch woofer pluss 2 pieces(top and bottom) of .75 mdf =16.5 inchs..that leaves .5 inches...you think that its enough high, and how do top firing subs sound and is there a difference, if there isnt enough hight i guess ill try that...thanks

Hello, I am new to this forum and the proud owner of a new dual 2 ohm Q12 with BP option. I am looking to build a ported box for the sub tuned to the recommened 32hz. I would appreciate some help with the design. The sub will be powered by a Soundstream PCA1500D. I will most likely run the sub at 4 ohms for a while until I upgrade my Big 3 sometime this summer. I would like the box to be a slot port with rounded corners somewhere in the range of ~2 cubic feet. The box will be made out of 3/4" mdf Box outer size (max): 12.5" tall 30" or 32" wide (can't recall the correct measurement right now) Depth is variable So far my calculations have brought me to the following: …

Hi to all, this is my first post in this forum I have some question to ask and i hope to get some answers First of all, i have already checked the "SSD Box cut sheets!" topic but the box measures are too big, but also i read the box must be of 6/10 cu.ft So i ask if the following measures are ok for a FI SSD 18" (i want brutal bass, a huge pressure, feel bass hits my head and also get accorded at low frequencies like 30-33) Box: 6.6 cu.ft Box Width = 27.55 inches (70 cm) Box Height = 19.68 inches (50 cm) Box length = 19.68 inches (50 cm) Air Port height = 11.81 inches (30 cm) Air Port width = 3.93 inches(10 cm) Air Port length = 15.74 inches ( 40 cm) I calculated the m…

Having 3000 watts on tap, which can be made louder in a large ported box? 4 SSD18's or 2 of the more efficient BL/BTL's? TIA, Carl.

My sub is less than a year old. Listening to it while driving on the highway one day at about 1/3 the volume and it just shut off. I thought it was the amp or a bad connection somewhere. How do I get this fixed? Is it covered under warranty? I have an Fi Q 12

hey everybody, ive had my 15" BL for a month now and its running off a Rockford P1000-1BD (1328 rms @ 1ohm) but ive noticed after playing a couple of songs its hot to the touch but not too hot,,my gains are only half way and the bass knob is only half way.... i was wondering if this is normal and is my sub taking on any damage by being hot....????

Hello all. I'm getting ready to purchase a Fi Q 12 and a Candence TXA-1000d amp and I was wondering what the optimum enclosure would be for my application. I drive a 97 2dr Exploder, and listen to rock/metal.......lotso heavy stuff. I want the sub to sound as clear as possible when hitting the bass lines and bass drum and still have a nice thump too. So, if anyone has any ideas for specs for me that would be frickin' fantastic! Thanks, Mo

I was wondering if you guys had the specs on the btl 15" fully loaded. Specifically the displacement after the 3rd mag', mounting depth, and xmax. I ran a search but no luck. How do I calculate these specs if I want to double the front baffle board. what are they afterwards. thanks for the help in advance.

I have 2 12" Fi SSD's with copper coils coming soon and I need a box for my Charger and found this. http://cgi.ebay.com/2006-Dodge-CHARGER-SUB...%3A1%7C294%3A50 Would this box be ok to use or should I have a shop make one? I also found a ported one http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/Pr...ProductID=21319 I mostly listen to rap but also listen to rock, death metal, etc. if that helps

Robin (iamamp3pimp) was in the process of building me a 2.8^3 @ 35Hz box for my AA Chaos 15D2 when I had to sell the sub due to financial issues. My question is would a Fi BL15D2 run off my AP15001D work in this enclosure? Sub would have cooling, flatwind, and daily options. Looking to get decent lows and numbers out of this box, though sound is more important than numbers to me. Had the CHaos 15 in a similar box before with good results, just bumped up tuning on this new box from 30 to 35Hz trying to get a little better score than the 143.7 at 40Hz I got with the first box. Here is a pic of the first box, new box will be designed the same but built out of raw birch. Th…

i have two fully loaded 18 inch btls dual 1 ohm and one sundown 3500d for now not to sure on the way to wire them... preety much a noob when it comes to wiring subs....my guess is since that i bought dual 1 ohms i will only be able to run them at 2 ohms or .5 ohms if u guys could let me know if this is correct and maybe throw a picture up on how i should wire them that would be great thanks guys

I have a 2006 Nissan Sentra (1.8L) that has the stock alternator putting out 80 amps. I am looking to soon be running 1200 watts RMS through the system. I know I will have to do SOMETHING with the electrical system. But what? New alternator? Extra battery? (Big three is a given) If new alternator, would the one in the link below be suffice? (20 extra amps) http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120530973171&viewitem=&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26its%3DI%26otn%3D2&category=33573

Well, my box for my truck is gonna have to have a few pretty tricky shapes in it and I need to be sure that the magnet will clear on one side thats gonna be sloped.... I just need to know how wide the mag is on the ssd and if you don't mind, the Q as well... Thanks...

Hey guys I'm looking for blue prints for either a single or dual 15 inch ssd ported box with optimum area space. I'm not new to stereos or box building, I'm just way to lazy to design my own box. So I was wondering if there are any blue print boxes laying around like element designs puts out on there site. Thanks in advance and hopefully you guys have some so I can get to building.

hi im waiting for my FI SSD12D2 and i have a soundstream XTA880.2 and im gonna bridge it to run a 800rms 4ohm load to the sub in a 2.4cuft slot port box i have a 4g wire from my alt to my stock batt and a 4g ground from neg post to strut tower and a 3 farad spl cap can anyone plz give me sum tips to maximize my setup...i have a stock 90amp alt also also i have the flat coil option on the FI SSD12D2. the amp will b @ 4ohm so it will b a clean 800 rms if im right ? any info will help so i can make any changes b4 it gets here

assuming both are in 8^3 ft @ 32 hz with 3kw to split between them @ 2 ohms with equal installs. which ones would be louder? my main concern is, do these subwoofers basically take power the same way and just 1 gears it more towards an SQ aspect and the other a SPL aspect. or is basically just the power applied that will determine which is louder? i mean both are rated @ 1kw and the only thing that seperates them are the power options that apply to the thermal side of power handling. but mechanically, as far as power handling goes, are they the same? same stiffness spiders etc? i have been told by one guy that his 2 15" q's were louder off 1.2kw of power than his bl 15's t…

what kind of grills are needed for the fi q 15 ? something strong to protect the sub. i have a suv and 2 kids, i don't want to worry about things getting thrown in back. most of the grills i have found don't have enough clearance for the full throw of the cone. looks are not an issue. if i can't find something soon i'm going to start welding my own.

ok guys im gettin a box for 2 BTL's fully loaded...anyone have any ideas bout where to tune it to and how big of a box??? thanks

Me and my friend are about to hook his car up with some Fi subs. We are unsure of what really seperates ported from sealed and how power makes a big difference. Right now we are lookin at 3 Q 10's sealed, 2 Q 12's ported, or a 12" BTL ported. Q's will get 1k watts each, the BTL 3k to 4k watts. We listen to everything from heavy metal to rap. What we are lookin for is a rough idea of how each of these setups will differ in every aspect. I know it sounds like a lot and we are grateful for it. He says he may wanna compete in something with it later, so that is something we need to keep in mind. Any help or suggestions would be great.

ok built my enclosure, 40w x 15d x 10h external dimensions w/ 3/4 mdf port is 10h x 4w x 21l im getting different answers on cu ft, what did i end up with when all is said and done ? ive been out of this for so long i feel like an idiot with all the questions, but you guys are a really great help. THANK YOU

so i want to keep as much of my trunk as possible, so what im woundering is. My old box was like a perfect square, if the new box is the same cubic feet, but more rectangle than square so it will stay in the rear of my trunk. How will that effect the sound?