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Fi Technical

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  1. Started by goldmax99,

    Just got this with copper coils. What gauge speaker cable should I use? I was going to feed it 700 watts RMS.

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  2. Started by bmr4life,

    I'm about to purchase one to go with my JBL 1200.1 Plan is to make a sealed enclosure. I have up to 3 cubes to work with and I see that Fi recommends 2-2.6 What size should I make it? I'm looking for deep and tight bass. I love low lows and when the sub just slams. Other question is weight. How much does a Q15 weigh? Last question is can I run the full 1200 watts to the Q15? thank you

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  3. Started by cdubbin90,

    So I got 3 15 in dual 2s wired in series tuned to 33hz on an audiopipe 30001d amp isn't turned up a little under half no clipping and as normal subs gets a little warm never hot enough to where u can smell the coils burning up. Now my issue i ran into today Is I was listening to them going to lunch with no problems and shut the truck off and came back out and just turned system on and how I can describe it is one of the subs instantly started to make a distorted rattling noise... kinda sounds like the sub is farting all lower frequency but not noticeable at higher frequencys. I pulled speaker out and the coils dont have any noticeable scratching or rubbing.. Now I'm just …

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  4. I'm getting ready to build an enclosure with 2 BL 15's in my 06 Civic and was wanting to know what frequency would be best for both daily and competition.

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  5. Started by rich00,

    Ok I have a x 10" with single magnet structure. Svc 4 ohm. I need this sub to be a svc 2 ohm and have a small tear in surround fixed. I have emailed fi twice on this and gotten no response. Anyone know how much it would cost or anything about reconing this?

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  6. Started by Lord Baccus,

    everyone has proclaimed the Fi as the sub to own im wondering if there are any build pics that you can release to the public i.e. ( showing the differance between Q/Bl/Btl/Btl^ loadded ) motors, spiders, coils, and how the back plates are put together etc etc etc i like the way they look just curious

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  7. Started by kirill007,

    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.

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  8. Started by DCarter,

    Hey everyone ! I got the aq1200d and the 15" BL ready but i made a ported box that i want to make smaller for more room in the trunk and its just a pain to get in. I was just wondering what is the smallest ported box measurements I could use to get as much as i can out of the sub while being tuned to around 32-33 hz. Please help! thnx

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  9. Started by ma_ttcald,

    Scott suggested that I do a 0.47 cu ft box. I'm having trouble finding the right dimensions. Can anyone help?

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  10. Started by Bearkats,

    Recently Purchases a 10" SSD Fully loaded, Dual 2 Ohms, Standard QTS. The amp is a Kicker ZX1500:1 at 4 Ohms. Just curious as to if anyone here has ran an SSD in a T Line and if so what advice do you have as far as box size etc etc. ,Ethan

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  11. Started by brew,

    Hello all Long story short. My friend told me to check out FI Audio. I surfed through the FI forums for days and have concluded that the SSD or Q line sub woofers will do everything I need. There are several extra options for each series. I ask you experts, what do you think is best for my application. Ohm load on the amps and cuft of the box are limiting factors. Amps: Two RF 500m's (if you are not familiar with the watts RMS or ohm configurations of these amps ask...I will explain them) Ohms limitations: min 2ohm mono load per amp or min 4ohm load in a bridge mono configuration using both amps. Box Space Ideal limit: 4cuft total or less Open options: speaker siz…

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  12. Started by mikecdm,

    I have an Older 12" Q thats blown. I''ve finally decided to get it reconed but I want to build a ported box for it too. I see the the diagrams and cut sheets for the new Q, but i'm not sure if that will work for older model Q. It's also unfortunate that the cut sheets for that one are a tad too large for my trunk. I have a maximum of 30W 15H 18D, but depth can vary a bit. i was hoping on building the box during the time it takes to get my Q reconed. That should give me enough time to learn how to design a ported box. I have no idea on how to calculate port length and all that jazz. Thanks.

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  13. Started by themerc,

    Could one of you check my port length for me? 4 cubes @ 32Hz with 2.75" wide x 20.5" tall port is what I'm aiming for. I used an online calculator and it said the port needed to be 29.5" long... but someone else told me it needed to be like 36.5"? Thanks a lot

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  14. Started by SentraGuy,

    How do these plans look for a BL 12"? Flickr Photo Download: Screenshot-01 Jan. 02 Thanks for your help.

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  15. Started by badasschevillac,

    i am building a box for 1 18" btl, going to be about 8 cu.ft. (actual is 8.02409) and tunned to 32 hz. i have done the calculations and does a 10"H X 3.75"W x 7.24"L port sound right?

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  16. Started by goinpro,

    ok so I have used a few different calculators and got different lengths... the box is gunna be 4.0ft^3 for a 15" Q tuned to 32 HZ on carstereo.com calculator i got H 6"xW 10"xL 28" on winisd pro i got 6x10x 32.9 L?? what one should I got with or are there any other calculators I should look at? also what would my port area be looking at and would I be in the recommended 12-16" range? Thank for any help -Ryan

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  17. Started by Julian,

    i have a FI bl 15,cooling,daily, universal d1, im (thinking of) adding another bl to my car (not like i really need it ) but is there i could wire 2 d1's down to 1 ohm?( wouldnt it end up at 1/4 of an ohm? or 4 ohms) i don't think you can but, hey theres always hope(or none) but i was thinking about getting an excessive amperage alt like a 250 amp, run 0g wire front to back add a kinetik battery all KnuKonceptz wire, with maybe a crunch or hifonics amp Ideas or comments?

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  18. Started by bow_down,

    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?

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  19. Started by michael,

    Should the ports be on the same side as sub is on or not? I want my BTL's to fire up and the ports to fire up to. Does it matter where the port is on the box? Would it hit harder with the subs and port towards the back of my excursion? Thanks...

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  20. Started by coobies5,

    in my f150 ext cab with a 12" ssd with flatwind and bp and hifonics bxi1206

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  21. Started by MTA,

    sorry to be busting balls... please search ur email for "Recones & OEM work" from [email protected] or [email protected] thanx Scott

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  22. So, here is my problem. I am going to be running one sub and I have a slight "Monk" issue...for those of you who know that show. I feel like things have to be balanced out. So, I want to put my sub in the middle of the enclosure and would like to have two ports, one on each side. Is this clausable and how do I go about figuring out how much port area I need. The specs say 12-16 sq inches of port per cu ft of box volume. So I am planning around 40 sq inches of port area total. Would this be 20sq in per port or am I calculating this incorrectly. Any and all help would be happily listened to. Thanks

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  23. Started by j.brungardt,

    How would having an enclosure bigger than the recommended box volume affect my system. I am planning on ordering a 12" SSD w/ copper coil. I am trying to save money on this system which isn't something I'm used to since I usually go all out. I was thinking of buying an already made enclosure to cut down on costs. I'd like to know how this would affect the sub's performance. Here's the box I was looking at: http://sonicelectronix.com/item_7521_Sonic...Box-+1SA12.html Thanks!

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  24. Started by ChargerOn22s,

    Can someone answer this question for me; I see that they offer a lot of upgrades, but each one will affect the parameters and driver's behavior. It would be nice if they offered updated parameters and more information on each of these upgrades. Adding mass to the assembly, then adding spiders and changing spider packs, changing coil assemblies, and materials etc, does quite a bit to affect the driver's behavior, from altering moving mass and resonant frequency, causing QES changes, and inductance variances to causing shifts in the CMS curves... All these things really affect the driver's behavior as a whole, the way it will sound, and they even affect the enclosure design…

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  25. Started by Jwills,

    OK, I'm going to buy 1 18" BTL today and I need to know what options to go with. I want to compete in SPL but I do sometimes want to be able to listen to music. I'm running it with a SAZ-3000 and I don't ever plan on adding another Sub. (I could never fit another) Yup so what options should i get?? thanks

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