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i am looking to get some ssq subs whether their 12 or 15's i dont know yet. i want to get the amp first then the subs. i cant stand when people do it the other way around. i was looking at the alphasonik pma 1200da. the amp is 1500 watts @4 ohms, 2000 watts @2 ohms and 3000 watts @1 ohm. ive heard people say these are good amps but i want to know if the wattage is true. or even if they are crap. i would run the the 2 dual 2 ohm subs parallel to one ohm then series em to make 2 ohms combined. at 1600 watts rms for the two i would be giving them 2000 watts with the amp at 2 ohms. is it smart to purchase this amp or should i search around. can some one help me? or give advi…

Hifonics TXi1508D- Titan Series 1500 Watt Mono Amplifier pushing an 18 fi bl

Ok so i got a 18" BL Fully loaded and i was wondering if 1600 watts is not enough if someone could tell me that would be nice thanks.

i have a 15 fi bl with cooling,daily, universal and it keeps on making a scary noise, it sounds like someone is scraping the terminals of a 9v battery on the leads of the subwoofer, and its scaring the out of me, i just got the sub Friday (1/16/09) and it wasn't doing it at first please help!

Im soon to be getting 1 15" ssd but i just have a few questions on what i should do to elctrical to make it sound the best it could without spending alot of money at all (under 150$). it will probably be going in a ported box about 3.1 after all displacements at 32-33hz. Now my car is a 1995 saturn sl2. stock alternator and wiring. battery is over a year old. would just replacing all wiring in my car to 0 guage do the trick or would i have to go alot further. 0 guage on big 3 then on power and ground also. I would also like to know if my US amps XT2000D would be good to power it. thanks.

I really need a ported enclosure design for a 15" FI ssd. since it is going into a pretty small trunk the sub will have to face upwards. other than that i have no clue on to which way to face the port, what size the box should be .....................if it helps my trunk is only about 15" tall, so my box really cant exceed like 14" tall, wheel well to wheel well cant exceed 30" and same for the depth. I would greatly appreciate a nice design for it.

I was planning on getting a 15" ssd for my 95 saturn sl2....the problm is my trunk isnt the biggest. I have enough room to make it the recommended 3-4 cubic foot box but i would have to face the sub towards the top of my trunk. If i did this would it still sound as good as if it was facing the back of the trunk, and where would I have my port facing. Can anyone possibly make me a box design that would fit in my trunk for the 15" SSD. the trunk is about 15" tall, wheel well to wheel well is about 35" and back to front im not to sure. I would greatl appreciate some help on this. I was also planning on running my Us amps xt2000D on it.

Hello all. I am currently running my 10" Fi ssd woofer in custom built ported box (sub up/port back). I love it! I have a kid on the way and would like to switch to a smaller sealed box for more space. I have a couple of questions: 1. Can purchase a prefab box that meets the recommened specs? 2. What size would be optimal? .6-1 cubic feet is what is recommended but would it be better to stay on the .6 side or the 1 cubic foot side? Thank you in advance...

i'm debating on weather i should run my pcx2400 (800rms x 2 @ 2ohm) To 2 FI Q 10" dual 1ohm subs, in a prefabbed under seat downfire box, sealed .55cubes ea. (subthump.com) http://www.subthump.com/chd.htm OR build a custom box and remove part of the backseat ported 15 or 18 FI BL Dual 2ohm with the PPI pcx2400 1600w RMS x 1 @ 4ohms. in a box built to spec. problem with the big ported single sub is i'd be losing half the backseat, and would be visible by just looking in the window. I'm open to different sub/box combos using the ppi amp. console? blow through? behind the seat? 800x2 @ 2 or 1600x1 @ 1

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....????

Could somebody help me to design an enclosure for the Fi BL 18 inch. I'm not good with the programs. I would like to let the box tuned to around 32 - 30 hertz. I'm gonna power it with around 1800W RMS. If somebody tell me the volume of the box and the port lenght and also the port area.

My new box will be 4 cubes at 30hz, with sub up and port facing the tailgate in my blazer. (5 inchs port to tailgate) My running it with a sae-1200d So my question is, is this box too large?

Does anyone have plans for a ported box for a Fi 15" Q? It will be in the back of my 06 impala. I can post the dimensions of my trunk later, but any help would be awesome. I was looking for something tuned around 30-35 hz. Basically, I want something thats gonna really make my Q slam because all I really listen to is rap. Thanks.

Will 12-gauge speaker wires work with a Fi Q 15 D2? I hope so because I already have those wires installed with my current sub which is going to be replaced

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

im looking to get help designing a new box for my 18" ssd. the box is going in the back of my 00 expedition with the 3rd row seat gone so space isnt a problem. the amp is a rockford t1001bd. specs for the sub say 6-10 cubes 32hz. should i do the 10 cubes? or smaller? and am i better off running the 1 sub at the full power of the amp ( birth sheet says 1400 rms at 1 ohm) or running 2 18s and dividing the power? also if i did go with 2 subs what kinda cubes should the box be?

which of the old 3 slug options were cosidered basically universal, D1 or D2. i bought my btl from teampsi on ca.com, on his ad he said its a D1 so its basically universal. i have read else where that the D2 were the ones considered universal. can anyone clear this up? im about to order a recone, and i want D2's but i want to make sure it will fit! thanks fellas

Hi, i have a blown tensil lead on my X 12 and i was wondering if Fi could re cone it or replaced the bad lead. This isnt my first blown lead. Before i replaced them but in removing the dust cap i cut through my cone, so i'd rather send it off to Fi. Does Fi cut off the dust caps for this kind of work? or just recone the sub? If a re cone is needed to repair the sub, is there a recone available???? Thanks!!!

Due to tight angles I need to know the OD on the Motor for a 12" BL. Thanks

Can someone post a blue print of a ported box for this. my friend said someone was going to build me one for the past month and nothing has happen yet so i figured if someone could just post a blue print i could build it my self i was looking for something tuned around 33 hz. can someone get me dimensions and all that good stuff. thanks for hepling.

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, i just have this dilemma on what to tune my box to for my Fi BL 10 going on the trunk of a Sedan i saw in the sticky topic that 32hz is the optimal tuning, does that also apply for Sedans? cause i just had this thought that tuning it to 32hz might not give much punch anymore and will only get loud on lows, is 34-35hz better for a Sedan? Thanks in Advance! -Carlo

I have a fully loaded BTL 15" and it got here yesterday. I had one of those cheap prefab boxes laying around so i popped it in and put 1200 watts to it from a hifonics amp. Wasn't quite what i was expecting. My friends two 12 inch mojos hit way harder than the BTL. I'm not trying to put down FI or anything i just want to know how i can improve the sound (loudness) of it. How much better will 2000 watts RMS to the btl and a much bigger box help? my current box is only 2.3 ft.^3 Heres the dimensions of my new box.

ok so i have a 98' chevy blazer s-10 and im going to make a 10 cuft box but i need to know how much space the brackets and braces will take up and what size MDF should i buy??

I just ordered a 15'" bl. I order a dual 1 cause I wanted to run 1ohm. I forgot that with 1 ohm you can only got to 2 or .5. If I get another bl dual 1 could I wire it in a (series/parallel) and get 1 ohm. Thanks all