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Cool. Thanks. Be sure to shoot me a message so I don't miss it if you don't mind.

I don't.

Thanks for the honest review. I will be running them in an active setup off a Pioneer 80prs. They will be powered by an old school Denon DCA-500 (underrated 50 x 2) around 6-7kHZ and up, with a set of the Opti8MI 8" mids on an Opti500x2 bandpassed on the low side around 100-120Hz and on the high side 6-7khz. The 8's are rated at 400 with a 97db efficiency so they should scream, hoping the tweets will keep up on a little over 1/2 power, until I can get my hands on a Opti100.2 (Zed made) to properly power them and complete my all Opti front stage.

Nice! Sick flex. How you like those Opti tweets? I will be using the BT25's in my next door setup.

So, the X has served me well. I love the sound and performance. Absolutely murders the lows and moves a shit ton of air for being in the back of a minivan. But, I want more. Have always wanted a fully custom sub and now I will finally be getting it. This will be happening after the first of the year in preparation for SBN 2014. Sub will be built off a 874oz Treo CSX 15 motor. Will have a 12" Ti basket, 8 layer flat wound D.7 coil from PE right here in Ft. Myers, FL. Will use 10" spiders, Zv4 surround and cone, basket will be powder coated lime green, and will use a lime green carbon fiber dust cap. Keeping the same box I have for the X-12 (may add some bracing) and adding a second Shark Audio SHKAMP-2500D to strap the pair at 1.4 ohms. Should be a solid 3K if not a little more. Gap: Mocked up: Carbon Fiber for dust cap:

Been looking into the Lanzar Optis for my next build. Most of them are .5 stable and do rated power at that ohm load. I will be running a 3201D at .5 in my next build. They have a 4001D ($400 shipped) as well that does 4K at .5 and a 4601D that does 4600 ($540 shipped) at .5. Sonic Electronix is an authorized dealer. http://www.sonicelectronix.com/search?action=search&keyword=lanzar+opti

Pretty much have my mind made up on the Opti3201D. It's the next one down from yours. Was looking at the 4000D and the 3500D, but the 3201 will be perfect for my next sub as it will be a D1 and the amp makes power at .5.

Oh, just noticed the made in Korea on the side of the box in your pic. Nice. That covers one of my questions.

Looking into these amps now myself. How is it holding up so far? Seem like it's doing rated? I'm wondering how different the new plastic end cap ones are from the old metal case ones. I know the 4000D and 6000D share boards with the SS XXX 6500 and 10000 and were made in Korea. Does it say made in Korea on your box? Any info provided is appreciated. Thanks.

Wow, so much hate. I've had two subs with PSI recones, and besides my current Sundown X-12, they were both the best subs I've ever owned. One was an RE MT 12 and the other a RD Alpha 15. David is a great guy and has answered questions for me concerning potential purchases quickly and sometimes after hours. Quality products at a great price that don't take weeks or months to get built and shipped, like some of the OEM manufacturers y'all are referring to.

Yeah, guy here in FL had Rusty special make him some lvl 6 15's. He kept breaking them (soft parts). Motors are great though. He ended up tearing them all down, putting Ti baskets on them, and reconing them with PSI softies. Hasn't had a single issue out of them since. This is in a daily with 4 on 20K+. I would definitely jump on that BTL. Great price like everyone said already. And UFO BTL's can in fact get low as shit. I have personally heard many of them do it.

Decaf just redid all of his zips. Grabbed the new Zip 31 before I left the house earlier. Sounds amazing!! http://www.ram-designs.com/decaf/

Wow, just WOW!! Sexy ass box bro. Bet that shit sounds great. Love the wires and terminals.

I'd ask Mike to be sure. But, I believe the pulley on the HO alt is smaller to make it turn faster so maybe. Depends on how much slack is left, may be taken up by the tensioner.

Awesome bro! Just read thru the whole log from front to back (thanks for putting the link in your sig btw!) and I have to say I am very impressed. Thanks for keeping it updated with each change. I love my X-12, couldn't imagine having 2. I have 1 in the back of a minivan and it is just insane. Nobody believes it's only a single 12 till I show them. Can't wait to see what yours does with the new box! The X's definitely do great in bigger boxes. Mine is 3 cubes net tuned at 31Hz with 50 insq of port and it kills the lows. Can play down to 20Hz with authority. Keep up the good work. Tuned in!!

Ah, just reread and see you have the Lanzar. Cool. How you like your X's? I love mine. Must be nice to have two, lol. I may get another along with a second Shark and strap them on the 2 X's.

I'm running the Shark Audio SHKAMP-2500D (Audiopipe APSM-2000 in a different heat sink) and love it for the price. On a budget it can't be beat. I know it's a little smaller than what you're looking for, but figured I'd make you aware of the option anyways. $112 shipped. http://www.ebay.com/itm/shark-shkamp2500d-2500W-Mini-Design-Mono-MOSFET-Car-Audio-Professional-Amplifier-/261153556819?pt=Car_Amplifiers&hash=item3ccdf70953

Good thing my 5 year old daughter was looking at her drawing and not at my PC screen as she was sitting right next to me when I opened this thread.

Wow! This has been up since yesterday and no one has caught it yet??

Damn, what a letdown...

1. How old are you? 31 2. When did you get into car audio? I was about 12 or 13, so 94 or 95. 3. How did you first get into car audio? My dad gave my sister's boyfriend a 4 banger Mustang that we had sitting in the backyard for his first car. My now bro-in-law threw some deep dish Hammers on it and installed a couple of Kicker 12's in the trunk. From the first time I heard that Boom, I was hooked. Use to beg him to take me anywhere and everywhere with him. My favorite song for him to play was Journey Into Bass. 4. Whats your favorite color Lime green 5. Male or female? Male 6. Your first Car? 1979 Plymouth Volar 8. How did you find out about this site? Don't remember. 9. What was your first system? My first sytem was in my buddy's car when we were like 17. He had a 79 Olds Delta 88. One of our friends gave us a Kicker Comp 15 and we built a huge leaky particle board sealed box for it. Ran it off a Blue Jensen 300 watt 2 channel with the diamond plate on it and an Autozone Rampage CD player. We thought we were hot shit, lol. 11. Were do you live? Tampa, FL 12. Whats you favorite car audio brand? Sundown and (don't laugh) Audiopipe 15. Who is your hero in the car audio industry? Robin "iamamp3pimp" Butler and Jason "Fawking" Myers 16. Whats your dream system? Subs: 4 Sundown Zv4 18's in a 4th order wall Amps: Subs: 2 NS1v2's Mids: SAX 200.4 Tweets: SAX 150.2 Mids: Audiopipe APMB8's (2 in each door bridged on the 200.4 at 4 ohms x 2) Tweets: 1 Audiopipe ATR-3721 in each door Source: Pioneer 80PRS (Active) XS Batts, Singer Alt(s), All XS OFC wire 17. Whats your dream car? 2013 Chevy Tahoe 18. Whats the fastest car you have driven/ridden in? My dad's 77 Corvette Stingray 19. Were do you buy most of your car audio products? Ebay/VMinnovations 20. What is your job? Full-time Student at Rasmussen College for my AS in Network Admin 21. Whats your favorite saying? Just another day in paradise. 24. Whats your favorite brand of cars? Chevrolet 25. What do you like better, cars, vans, trucks, or suv's? SUV's 29. Whats is the most recent thing you have purchased? Sundown X-12 31. Who do you think is the most knowledgeable person on SSA? M5 has a lot of useful knowledge to offer, even though he can be a sarcastic dick about it at times. 32. What is your personal best on the TL? and with what equipment? Believe it was a 144.7 sealed up legal on the dash burp at 41Hz. Crescendo 3KWP, RD Alpha/PSI Hybrid 15, in the trunk of my old Mazda Protégé ES. Box was around 3.4 net tuned at 31Hz. 33. SQ or SPL? why? "SQL". I like to make it sound as good as possible but still get loud as balls when I want it to.

Pizza vs cheeseburger. I'm a pucking idiot. ...cheeseburger pizza

Awesome pics! I miss being on the water so much. I was a deck hand for a small marine towing company for a while. Then I worked at International Ship Repair here in the Port of Tampa as a deck hand on their tug boat. Moved the crane barges around and assisted putting the ships on and off the dry docks. Think those ships are huge, try walking underneath one that's blocked up on a dry dock, lol. That shit is crazy.