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That would be a downgrade in my opinion. I also think you should build a new box if possible.

that insert looks great man!!!

I thought it was an interesting read, but to post a 2 year old thread which started by calling people idiots...a little counter productive.

Nice Progress

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Good looking helper. I'm curious to see how it does with the seats up.

The IB install is sloooooooow going. Only thing I have done is a cover that takes the place of the factory arm rest. I plan on running this with the back seats up at all times. Hopefully the upper bass region is sacrificed too much. TEST FIT. IT WILL BE PAINTED. Primer sprayed on. My helper It will be colored a gray "crackle" color, if it matches good.

For sure lol

That would be a downgrade in my opinion. I also think you should build a new box if possible. You can build a new box for less then 400!Thats because the box is to small.

Very good johnny.

Also, power is the LEAST efficient way to get louder. In a perfect world a doubling of power would yield only 3dB increase in output. That's really just not worth the overall cost involved for a system that is used to listen to in a daily driver. Increasing cone area, changing the alignment of the enclosure or both is generally much more effective. I do agree that the enclosure is definitely your limiting factor. Increase the enclosure size and ensure you have adequate port area and you SHOULD notice a notable difference in output with your current amplifier without the cost and hassle associated with the upgrade in power.

Let's eat Grandma Let's eat, Grandma Punctuation, it saves lives!

You are busy busy tonight ChILL.

Impressive use of punctuation

Personally, I' rather have a matching batt bank.

Boost might be a good option if the Sprint service is good in your area. Their 3g is slow but usable, and 50 a month unlimited everything isn't too bad.

How is your impedance not going to change? Also how are you getting .5 with 3 subs?

And 99 out of 100 times listeners pick the louder one on the board, not the better. Classic snake oil sales man trick is to play the more spendy units louder. For clarity in case anyone else reads this thread. If ANYONE does a comparison with the DD-1 take it as a subjective test. That piece of gear is useless and anyone who trusts it is equally as useless when it comes to reviewing gear.

Talk of the show there. One 15 hitting those numbers really made people look. Awesome Job! Rumor has it you can sing?

Why pay, when no one knows me like me? Getting a handy is like a conference call. It is never as good when someone else is in charge and even if it is interesting, you just want it over so you can get back to more important shit.

Looks Awesome!

Thanks Chop, Sub will be here Wednesday but I am trying to figure how much I want to do. I could throw it on I there now and when I get another amp pull it all out again and rewire. Or just take my time and do it all now while its out. I only have two runs of 1/0 power and one run of 2/0 ground coming from the front. If I run the other 5500 I need to run 3 more runs from the front

you MUST be like 15......... back then that was a SHIT ton of power.

So whats amazing about it? 4300watts RMS @ 1 ohm?

Yes, I remember that beast.

Now that is a beast, why are you yelling at us (turn off your caps lock).

New Q Options for 2010! Cooling: The 2010 Q now features a solid pole piece that allows the addition of the Helicool cooling system that will allow an additional 200-500 watts of power handling depending upon install and scenario. Bottom line this option increases thermal power handling capacity over a “Stock” Q. P Chamfer: This is a chamfer on the end of the pole, it helps to bring the air down around inside of the motor and helps cool the coil better. It also helps relieve the pressure underneath the dustcap. Please note if you select “Cooling” this option is included in the cooling package. High QTS: This option is for users who intend on using the new Q series woofers in only a sealed enclosure. Spider: This option adds an additional spider to the spider pack to help with mechanical power handling and keeping the moving assembly under control. I Heat Ring: This option is a machined aluminum ring in the gap that lowers the inductance of the voice coil which allows it to play up a little higher in the frequency range and have better overall transient response. Please note that you can NOT select low Qts and the I Heat Ring options together. Past Q options: The 2009 and earlier Q series woofers allowed for a “BP” option which was a machined aluminum compression plug to the pole which helps channel all of the air under the dustcap around the coil for better cooling. To aid with this increased airflow we also added 6 axial cooling channels in the top plate. Along with increased thermal capacity comes the addition of an extra spider and a changed spider pack. All of these features increase power handling from 200-500 Watts depending on the application. We no longer offer this option with the 2010 Q series woofers. This is simply for reference for people who want to know what past options were offered. Enclosures: Q 10 – We recommend using a sealed box in the neighborhood of .2-.6 cubic feet of volume (after all displacements for those wondering). For ported boxes we recommend using .5-1.2 cubic feet from 28-33Hz tuning with 12-16 square inches of vent per one cubic foot of enclosure. 
 
Q 12 – We recommend using a sealed box in the neighborhood of .8-1.5 cubic feet of volume. Ported box we recommend using 1.8-2.5 cubic feet @ 28-33Hz (I personally think that a 32 Hz tuning is optimal, and has the most output and is still the most musical daily driving). Use 12-16 square inches of vent area per one cubic foot of enclosure volume. Q 15 – We recommend using a sealed box in the neighborhood of 2-2.6 cubic feet of volume. Ported box we recommend using 2.8-4 cubic feet @ 28-33Hz. Again use 12-16 square inches of vent area per one cubic foot of volume. Q 18 – We recommend using a sealed box in the range of 4-8 cubic feet of volume. Ported box we recommend using 6-10 cubic feet @ 28hz tuning, you can tune a little higher if you wish but we recommend keeping it under 32hz. Again the same 12-16 square inches of vent area applies per one cubic foot of volume.