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Goddamn Jon, lol... And yes, higher efficiency doesn't indicate output capabilities either, good point Impious... There are plenty of 100db drivers that can't tolerate more than a few watts... So many people disregard modeling programs siting them as not real world. But these modeling programs are what will help you make the correlation between output capabilities and power requirements for said output. And it takes many parameters to derive this. But it doesn't require one parameter, and that is the RMS rating of the subwoofer... There is much more to be learned from modeling these drivers (and all drivers on earth model as predicted if you know what you are looking at) than here-say on an internet forum...

Car audio has officially gone crazy with the focus on what to innovate next...

i said this on page one i copied out the brz manual sorry 2 see it didn't work yea i know i apoligize for not quoting you budd

Welding cable is fine with the elements. Mobile welding trucks have to endure just about every element thrown at them, and the cables last for years.

WOW glad you told us that because I have been using it since 1987! Guess I have been lucky all those years?

Two XS 3400's would be plenty for that amp with your alternator. One run of power wire would be sufficient as well.

the loudest woofers are proven to have chrome all over them, and a few blue lights dont hurt either.

Thanks to all that have chimed in on this one. I agree that our lead times have been excessive and are truly sorry for the delays. Just when we dig out of one delay we get right back into another. The current issues are multiple and are being worked through as rapidly as possible. Customers are currently being contacted about delays via phone (or email if messages are left). Now to address the overall issues: Adding employees... 2 new ones over the past month. Neither of which are office staff and are not currently building drivers. It is impossible to find skilled staff that can simply sit down and a build table and go. New staff is handling other aspects of production besides building drivers. They are already alleviating some back up. Need more machines... we just purchased another hydrolathe and will be receiving it later next week. While not an instant cure, it will go onto the shop floor and help our other massively overburdened hydrolathe once it is set up and dialed in. (These are the task specific lathes that run the profiles of all back plates and top plates) Our current one runs non-stop and is backed up. Need more customer service... Again, not the easiest of tasks. We have people tell us simply to hire teens to handle email and phones. Having this approach in the past set us up for significant issues. Only some of the emails are straight forward and can be handled by a tracking number or simple confirmation. Most emails entail something tech related as well and then need to be sent to someone that can handle them. The overall customer service need is for skilled audio industry individuals and not just a warm body. We are working on this one as well. Implementing a new email system will help keep track of emails/tasks that will let everyone quickly know if it can be answered by anyone or if it needs staff with a specific skill set. Seasonal... for us this is normally a busy time, but internationally as well as domestically we have be hit by massive orders. It seems that distributors have really upped the orders and we didn't see this coming. As Fi customers, distributors get put into line with everyone else, but when there turn comes... its a big turn. OEM... while most do not know, we do manufacturing for other companies as well. This normally isnt as big of an issue as we schedule most OEM runs ahead of time and can shuffle them around some when needed. But, OEM has exploded for some of our companies as well and when their turn comes, it takes a toll on the scheduling board. We have seen this coming and are working with our customers on long term solutions for their needs. This will greatly ease the increasing demand from our long term OEM customers keeping the Fi customers rolling along smoothly. And there are other issues that add up... I truly appreciate our customers patience for a quality US manufactured sub. It would be a simple solution to get speakers made in China or to have steel made overseas, but it truly goes against what I believe in (in doing as much work in house and supporting the US economy through manufacturing). In spite of this we are doing everything we physically can to up our efficiency and lower our lead times. I am disappointed too... but look at this as an opportunity to dial in our processes and streamline things for the long term. We are working hard in the meantime to get things back to our normal 10-15 business day lead time (and then back to the older 7-10 day time). Again, I do share your frustration, but thank you whole heartedly for putting your faith in us and our products. Thanks, Scott

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Don't use the CLD to stop rattles, they're for adding mass to a panel to stop resonances. There is a difference even though both have to do with unwanted vibrations, lol. I would adhere to the 25% coverage rule for the CLD and get a good bit of CCF to stop rattles and noises from panels and such vibrating into each other.

this is very old.... and no one really cares about this kinda shit or rap here. ... and what are people to reply with anyhow? should the members show fear? your borderline trolling. if you want to be welcomed then how about bringing some intellectual shit to the table.

meh, cool story bro

way 2 make this forum a welcoming place for new people/topics