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Looking to get some components for setup. Budget is about $400-$500 maybe a bit more if it'd be worth it. 2002 Malibu, want to make some kicks for em. 6.5" comps. I want to get the best sound quality possible. I don't want them to be harsh. I haven't personally heard any of these brands but i've read that Focals can be harsh. I want them to be laid back, detailed, have good midbass, Just have a great overall sound and be able to get loud to keep up with some xcon 12's. I have a few that i've looked into. So give me your thoughts and opinions and if you suggest any others in my price range. I'd be willing to spend a $100-few $100 more if i should. I'll most likely be running them off of a sax-100.4 .. 1. Zapco RH 16.2 2. Diamond Audio H600S 3. Re Audio XXX comps 4. Focal 165A3 5. Focal 165VR Maybe can throw in some Rainbows CMX 465. Or any other Rainbows. Dynaudio 240GT. or Morels 2-ways So i guess price range is anywhere from $400 to about $600-700

What do you THINK your hitting with the 15's sealed? Just curious.

Get the 3500 and 2 d1's. Final 1 ohm load.

Looking to see if anyone can design a box for me. Gimme a layout and dimensions and whatever else would help. Don't know if anyone on here just does free ones because they like to help people? or charge a fee. Just let me know if you can help me. It would be for a single Xcon18. Thanks

When your done with your build lemme get a demo! I'm located in Hayward.

It's nice to see more people on here from the bay!

Email sent.

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No problem man.. I only wish the best or you and your family and congrats on the future paycheck you will hopefully be getting ! =) $$$$$$ !

Hey thumper i understand you've been extremely busy. I was just wondering if you did custom enclosure designs for sale? I would love to get one similar to the 2 15" xcon's in the Dodge Dakota X-cab. Completely custom for my own car, my idea is much like that box. Or if you have any designers you know that could help me out i'd much appreciate it. Thanks

Yes impious i read your post. My bad for not reading it more thoroughly. But i understand what your saying, completely. I keep forgetting that it's different between home and car audio. I'm going to try and order another 18 as soon as i can. I'm positive i can pull this setup off. I don't need to completely seal all the leaks in the trunk right? Free air? I just have to make sure to seal the front and rear sound waves completely right..

I think I might just try all options. 1 18 sealed, then ported. Then 2 possibly IB'd. I need to do a little more planning and designing for my car.

That's what i was initially planning on. But then i seen mark posted on my thread about the sale of Will's 18's for $279 each and i got eager and just bought one. lol If the 18's aren't possible then i could always sell this one and get some brand new 15's.

Thanks for your opinion ! But so i've been reading more and more on IB and i read that the vas of the trunk should be at least 3x greater than that of the subwoofers? I've read a few different things about that, but does anyone still think i could try the 2 18's ? I mean.... i really want to try this but i don't want to put my new subs in a lot of danger of being damaged rather than using a sealed box. I need some FAITH !

A little less weight from a huge box with only 1 sub. And maybe a little more of a challenge on install. Just something new besides a sealed box. I just want to see what anyone thinks about the xcon being used in an IB setup. And I wouldnt have to throw 3000rms+ on a pair of subs.

How much power do you think I could throw at the pair if I did do this? Maybe an AQ2200 at 1ohm. I've read different things about IB such as having drivers with a QTS of at least .5 but also read that it should be fine with a daily sub with lower QTS and more subs, bigger sizes.

I'm going to try and keep this as short, simple, and straight forward as possible. My trunk's cubic feet is 15.18 ... 2 18" Xcons Vas is 429, resulting in 15.14^3. Good match eh? I hate the idea of having just one subwoofer. I don't know why, but i just do. I want to see what everyone thinks about using Xcons in an IB setup? I read that it decreases power handling, doesn't sound as loud as an enclosure would, but saves space and weight. And hopefully allow me to utilize the amount of cubic feet i have and be able to use 2 18's! I'm just coming up with some ideas, so i don't know if this is just completely dumb or what But i want to keep a lot of options open. So please give me some suggestions on if this would be a considerable thing to do. Also i hope to come up with a design of possibly firing the subs into the rear deck, Maybe the seat if i get new seats. lol Thanks.

Sorry about that guys.. I ordered an xcon 18 today though. One of the used ones on ssa.