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I have two 15" SSDs with copper coils, going to be running them off of a Kicker ZX1500.1. I don't have a lot of room to work with after I reinstall the back seats of my truck and all, and I was wondering if anyone has had experience running them in a sealed enclosure? What's the smallest I can afford to run?

Hey guys, bottom line is i have designed a few enclosures and they sucked. I'm not so bad on the building part, just the calculating port length and area and volume and stuff. I have a 15Q and was wondering if someone could design me a box of around i dunno 3-4cubes tuned to like 30-33hz. My trunk limits the box to be like 16-16.5 inches tall (otherwise it won't slide in) and uhh yeah thats the only real limitation. Thanks in advance.

HOw would 2 15 inch Bl's or Q's sound in a T-line? would it get really loud?

Hello, i want to build a box for (2) FI Q 15s, here is the size of the area i have too work with WIDTH = 32 INCHES HEIGHT = 18 INCHES DEPTH = 29 INCHES I will be able to add height to the box if I shorten the depth for a sealed box i can use the cutout sheet that FI recommended at 2.5 c.f., i'll just build two seperate boxes then just bolt them together. now for a ported box i have no idea what volume or what to tune it to??? i listen to metal, rock, country, blues,everything inbetween, but i don't listen to rap. FI specs for a ported box is 2.8 - 4 cu. ft. and use 12-16 sq. inches of vent area per cubic ft. of volume. i would like a box that would not be too boomy, i lik…

K, now I know what you are all going to say, BUT before you do please give this a read. I have a pair of BTL 15's (D2) that I am planning on running with a pair of SAZ-3000D's I know the box recommendation is 3-5ft^3, with the power, would I be better off staying on the smaller side? I know when you start going bigger the mechanical ability sub goes down, but the trade off is more forcefull bottom end (which I would like to have). I'm planning to have between 6-8ft^3 net enclosure tuned fairly low around 30-32hz Just curious as to what you guys think about my ideas

Is this too big of a "enclosure and port" for a daily. For 2 fully loaded BTL15 with a T4k ......11.1ft3 (net) with 160sq" of shared port tuned to 30hz....after sub and port displacement subtracted I got a total of 8.6ft3 which would be 4.3ft3 and 80sq" of port per sub. Is that too big?

sealed up at the kicks i hit a 144.8 with my single 12" BL. at the dash sealed i got a 144.3 the meter was an audio control. and i lost 1 db when i opened the window. song i used was airforces and hypnotize. they both did about the same number. Basically what i want to know is if this is a good number for a single twelve trunked car? could i get it higher by using a 50 hz test tone or somthing?

A different account huh? I see your location has changed to "US", and so has your IP address as well...interesting. because h disable my account so cannot post thread that why i sign up new account old account cannot post thread and reply too they disable Yes they disabled your other account because you are being very childish and suspicious, he already told you he is not going to build you a box so try somebody else or try asking someone that lives in your area i told him just do shipping US my friend live at US lah but he wond help build box for me i have money i can pay so no problem but he said wont help what i wrong

hey nick just tryin to see if this was indeed fixable, i got it from david (basebalz13) the magnet is cracked and its seized. i got pics not sure if david showed you or not already. if you want i can upload em.

Ive got a Kicker KX600.1 that I'd like to pair with a 10" SSD to avoid purchasing another amp. The amp specs are RMS Power at 2 Ohms 600 W x 1 RMS Power at 4 Ohms 300 W x 1 Opinions on this vs getting something for the 1000rms rating of the 10" SSD

I'm too lazy to A. Look down this page a bit to see the other 8 questions asking the EXACT SAME THING. & B. Use the search function. & C. Go read the stickys at the top of the page that list recommended enclosures for all of Fi's subs. ...so I figured I'd pollute the board some more with my "problem" that really isn't a problem, and doesn't need anymore discussion. Thank you.

i was just thinking(usually dangerous) i have an amp that is1200 @2ohms mono, 600per channel@1ohm. presently i have dvc4 woofers if i hook them up the regular way i get 4ohm or 1ohm mono. i have been reading that some people hook an amp to both voice coils so each amp i guess would see 4 ohms off each coil, right? now heres the crazy part; shouldnt i be able to take the + - off one coil on one speaker then the + - off the other put them together on one channel and get 1 ohm? then do the same for the other coils and get the same for the other channel, now all four coils are running off two channels thus giving the amp its 1ohm per channel? . is this possible or am i thin…

hello, well i decided to put my (4) Q 15in. subwoofers in the bed of my chevy s-10, standard cab, it will be a blow through, has anyone done this? where can i get some information on how to do this? where i can find the boot to put between the cab and box? well thanks for your help, Brian

Im planning on purchasing a single 12" SSD not sure what to get DVC1 or DVC2, i have a 08 ZX 750.1 kicker mono (2ohm stable). Now for the axcual question i listen to rap/hip hop, trance, and alternative rock and i have no clue what so ever on the enclosure that i need to use for the type of music i listen to. I have no idea on tuning ports. I would really appriciate if poeple could help me out to get what im supposed to use. Im looking to get a ported enclosure and this will be used in a Blazer(SUV). BTW how many cubic feet would be good for the sub. Im not looking into getting a humungous box in my cargo area. THNX

Ok, I Have the Pioneer AVH-P5000 HU, an AQ-2200 amp, and 2 Fi Q 15s that are in a 5.5 cu.ft ported enclosure after all displacement that is tuned to 35 Hz. The HU has a RAC output of 4 Volts so i match that voltage as close as possible (3.9V). I tuned my enclosure to 35Hz so my Subsonic level is set to 30Hz. I know that the gain is the most important setting to any amp, followed by the Subsonic filter if you have a ported enclosure. Now am trying to find out how to set my Bass Boost and Low Pass Filter. I looked through the forum found info on the Gain and Subsonic filter but couldnt find anything on the BB or LPF. Are they just set by ear or do they have parameters. Can …

My fully loaded BL 15" came in today so started to design my box. I want to use an 8" aeroport and wasn't sure if it has enough port area. Box is 5.5 ft.3, 8"x17.5" flared aero tuned to 33hz and going to be powered by a DD M3a at .5ohm. Will the 8" aero suffice or will it choke the sub?

I bought 2 12" SSD 2 ohm DVC subwoofers about 4 months months ago. I finally finished the fiberglass box three days ago. Anyways, I'm using the Sundown Audio Mono 1500W rms amp, and as my cousin and I were looking over it we realized that there was no possible way to get two 2 Ohm DVC subs down to one ohm with that set up. We'd have to do 2ohms which would only be giving me half the power from that amp. My question is, what can I do about it? I emailed [email protected] 2 days ago and I haven't gotten a response so I was hoping the forums would be a little faster. Is there any way that I could ship the subwoofers back to you guys and get the dual voice coils changed to…

ok here goes we have the box made (except for the ports) it's 19.3 cuft after dis. for subs(3 18 btl fully loaded)and bracing, i still need to make the ports........just to give you guys an idea first i cant make just 1 large slot port would have to be 3 at most (med. size ports)and i would like to tune it around 33-35hz oh and the ports would be facing the same way as the subs it's somewhat of a wall/slant design any help would be highly appricated ............................. thanks ahead of time...........................

Im looking at getting 2 subwoofers. Trying to decide between the SSD10, SSD12, Q10, or Q12. This will be a sealed with about .9 to 1.2 of airspace-haven't decided, depends on subs. Between the SSD and the Q which sounds better sealed/louder in sealed. What options would be best. I have read the descriptions of the different wires and still dont know what peaking is meant to be. -what effects will the flatwind coil or copper have on the power handling and sound quality and loudness. Peaking? better for sealed? -Is the BP option worth it in sealed. Will any of the options help reduce the subs heat in the seal enclosure. The subs will be sharing the power of a kicker zx…

Hi guys I'm planning on starting a new build in my 05 Hyundai Tucson. I would like to run 2 18in btl n2 in a 4th order bandpass no wall for daily use. I've contacted a person to design the box he said that it would be fine ofcourse he's getting payed but I would like to hear what you guys think.

can anybody help me with box design? i was just gonna make a box similar to the one i have in my escape for the ssd 12's but i kinda want something a little better. i listen to every type of music from bass music to jazz to rock. so the box would have to be versitile. the twelves only have copper coil option. i need help because the space is limited. i have a huge trunk but for some reason benz decided that was also a good place for the gas tank and spare. i am thinking that the port(s) should face up through the space in the rear deck that will be cutout. i have two sets of max measurements because one way the box would have to partially cover my amp and the other way it…

A lead came off my BTL as I explained here. Wondering if this lead is the proper size/wattage...or possibly what you would recommend. Love my sub...thanks for the help! ~Abstract~

Hey guys, as the topic says I have a problem with a SSD 12... the spider feels very weak in a spot like there is a crack under the top one. So my question is will it be fine to run like that? (i don't know how long its been that way but it worked fine till the day I took it out) or do I need a recone so it doesn't get any worse? Thanks

Well, we just slopped together a set up for this years nopi nationals in atlanta. It was 3 kicker CVR 12's in a partitioned sealed box feeding each sub 2.4 square feet, and also 3 kicker CVR 10's in a partitioned box feeding each about 1.6 square feet. They were stacked and put in the back of a 98' Durango no extra battery, not even another cap. Powered it by 2 Crunch Powerzone 1000W 2 channels. We ran the stock USAC 1801-3001 class, and did well. Hit 141.2SPL at 56Hz beating several guys running memphis 15's. Regardless, we are gearing up for next year to be much bigger and louder. This year's set up was built in 2 days with subs from various cars just thrown together i…

currently i have a 12" BL in a 2.5 cuft enclosure tuned to 32hz. it is being powered by a "1600" watt hifonics amp (soon to be a sundown saz-1500d). i LOVE how the sub takes on the task of playing songs such as hypnotize, white girl, etc... however when i slap in a cd of something other than rap... there is little bass, if any at all. would changing what my enclosure is tuned to give more response on kickdrums and the like? what i am looking for is something in between the notes in rap and the notes from kickdrums,etc... from other genres. thanks in advance for any all and suggestions