Subwoofers / Speakers

I have installed a new pair of Havoc 15" subwoofers in my truck, powered by two SAE-1000D amps bridged and notice a distinct lack of dynamic range, or ability to hit "peaks". It's almost as if it's built to play test tones, only. As soon as I play rock music at relatively high volumes, the fast bass notes and kicks clip and distort. It's not very loud, but I turn the gains down till it no longer clips, as any good car audio enthusiast would. Now it's quieter than quiet, and it just barely wants to clip if a loud enough drum comes along. Now if I play a bass mekanik CD I rattle store windows and do mini-hair-tricks at 20Hz. No clipping, sounds good. Switch to rap or …

I am getting a Fi Q15 dual 2 running at 4ohms. I matched the sub with a Autotek 1900.1D mono block. I was wondering whether to go ported or sealed. I know ported is louder but it is hard for me to track down a enclosure online and I can't locate a local shop to make a custom one for me. Is it worth it to go ported or no? If so can you show me a great site that has good prices to get a box that would fit the q15. Also any comments on my set up would be greatly appreciated. FYI I am on a 650 budget. If anyone knows of any amp that is cheaper and more realizable then the 1900.1D please say. Here are the specs to the FI: DUAL 1 | DUAL 2 Fs: 25.9 Hz | 24.9 Hz Re: 0.7 Ohms/coil…

Finally I am looking for a 15" sub for my truck. The box is going to be about 3.75 cubes tuned to 33 with appr. 1200 wrms. Here are the two subs I have narrowed down to... 15" Kicker L7 for $185 shipped 15" SSA Icon $230 shipped I have never heard an icon but I have read great reviews on them. I have dealt with kicker for a few years now and have always been satisfied with their subs. My question is will the ssa icon be noticeably better street beating than the L7 even though the L7 has more cone area.

Need some nice quality components running in the range of $300 6x9 for mid range, it would be ran off a sundown 100.4 any ideas?

A gotta call from a friend of mine this morning. He just bought this... http://www.poweracoustik.com/pa2006/produc...IO_wof_mofo.htm He was asking all kinds of questions about it and I told him that I didn't know much about power acoustik's stuff. So here I am again. Does anyone have any experience with this sub? Loud? sound quality? will it run at rated power? I know this is kind of general without box specs but I haven't measured his truck yet so I do not have them. Just in general has anyone ever heard these things because I have pretty much stayed away from power acoustik.

I'm looking for a good sub for SPL comp. It's going to be in a 08 tC. I was thinking about getting a DD Z-series. Does anyone have experince with them?

everyone iv spoken to about having an RTA says it is suppose to level the peeks of your system ! and they say it sounds bad, ??? i havent a clue, someone mentioned that they did not come to an event becuase they were Judging by Ear.... Please be sure i have no CLUE about this and am not making a case for ear over Rta ... all i know is what people have told me...

i need port dimesions for and icon 12 in a 2 cubic ft. box if you can tell me the rectangular port size and the circular port size for tunning to 34hz

I have a single cab 99 Toyota tacoma and i have very little room to work with subs wise. I am not trying to build a competition set up or anything this is more for sq, but i for the subs i have 2 six inch passive bazookas behind the seat right now which barely fits. It sounds pretty nice so far but i was planning on picking up 2 JL 6w3's and swapping out the bazooka speaker with the JLs. I was wondering has anyone heard the JL 6w3 before? is it like a good quality speaker and will it really bring the low end out?

I don't know what to choose for my 07 yaris sedan soundstream LOS 6.5 component $235 Soundstream Xtream Component $188 Focal Access 1 component $224 Focal Polyglass Coax $217 if i go for focal should i go for the acess component or the polyglass coax because these two have the same price. Anyone heard the soundstream before?

http://pierceaudioproducts.com/forum/index...pic=331.new#new Slayer:

So I heard the MAW's were being discontinued. Any truth to this? And will this mean the MJ-18's too? I think an 18" that can fit in 4cuft ported is way to cool to discontinue.

how many cubic feet for an icon 12 and a 15 for a sealed box and what is the mounting depth on both of them

well after gettin a phone call at 4.00 last night i promptly got my stuff together and went to the petrol station:) 2 and a half hours later i was greated by a short bloke with ladies boobs and a shed load of white boxes we promptly began opening a few boxes and comparing subs here we can see a few pics of the 12" subs level 2, level 3 and level 4 also a matrix elite thrown in for comparison level 2 level 3 level 4 level 4 vs me then we got to business with the fitting for now i'm running 2 small 800rm @ 1 ohm star sound gladiator amps until my order comes in then we had a wall and how it should look when finished we gave it a quick setting up and went…

will going from a 15" JBL GTO 300w rms sub in a sealed box to a 12" icon in a ported box be louder for spl

what do yall suggest in a very limited amount of space. i will be pushin 1k watts rms to each sub please respond

Warning. . . . didnt have a burnt smell on anything just quit workin. . . . when i took it out the cone was still soft an the tinsels still intact. . . i took a 9v battery an did a coil test an nothing no movement or sound or anything i dont what could have happen any help is greatly thanked. . . an i was wondering if scott will see this post an if my sub can be replaced or anything

I have decided to stay away from trying to fit a ported box in a regular cab ranger and just stick to sealed. I wanted to hear everyone's opinion on which has the ability to have the most output in their optimum sealed enclosure with the recommended power. Sub will be 1 12'', here are the options: SSA ICON FI Q SS RL-P SI MAG(new model) Or if there are any other options out there please let me know. I appreciate the help.

I have been looking at the kicker L7's but have now seen the icons, wondering how the two would compare in a ported box, using 2 woofers

These are the only subs i can afford that are available in my country, im looking for cheap 12" sub just want to know which one will be louder and better SQ. Other than the focal, the other subs will be fitted in a 1.25cu.in sealed box and and will be bridged to a 4ch amp havent decided it yet. most likely atomic trnity 50.4, zenon 80.4 or lightningAudio 300.4 RF P1 or P2 Kicker Comp Kenwood KFC-W3011 Sony XS-L124P5B Package deal, Audiobhan AW120T + A4002T Alphasonik PSW412 + PMZ1502 MA audio XE + M300XE Focal solution 25 A1

Im just wondering which setup i should try for a blowthrough in a Regular Cap Ranger

Trying to finish up the installation of two Havoc 15's in my truck, things didn't go too well as I had to mount and then dismount the subs 4 times till things finally fit right in the box and then in my truck. On the last time I accidentally dropped the screwdriver as I was screwing it in and the handle fell in, onto the full cone-sized dustcover cap creating a 3/4" long crack and wrecking my mood for the rest of the install. I'll post pics when I get over it, or drink enough not to care about material things anymore. In the meantime, is there anything I should/can do about this?

I see the recommending tuning is from 27-33hz. How do those number compare? Is 27hz going to loose a lot of top end compared to 33hz? Does tuning on the lower end of the range actually gain a noticeable amount of deep bass production>

hey fellas yes im a noob on this system stuff ok so take it easy on me lol.. well ive already spent alot on my system. it bumps pretty good now but im a bass freak, but now i want low clean bass that travels like a mofo. i have an 04 extended cab right and i currently have 2 12" kicker cvxs in a ported box just chillin on top of my seat(ghetto i kno) they are bein pushed by 2 alpine pdx 1000.1 so 2k watts to each speaker. my problem is i want more deaper bass and i also wanna put the box under my back seat so 10" woofers would be my solution. i kno its gunna have to be a custom box. i was thinkin bout 4 mtx 8500 cuz they would go perfect with my amps or 4 kicker cvx but…

I have been reading and I haven't found a post that is exactly what I'm looking for. I have just been introduced to all these different sub woofer lines that I have never heard or seen before. And I need some opinions from people who have had experience with any woofers. I'm looking for a single setup with no more than 1500 watts. I wont say that I want sound quality since everyone has a their own definition of quality. I am looking for a very deep bass. The kind that you feel. I don't like punchy bass. Very smooth transient response is what I look for the most. And most important is a very crisp sound. I don't know if any of these wants can all be achieved at the same ti…