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I decided to use the UM18-22 that I already have but in the IB baffle. I'll purchase a second one as well. They are not due in stock until 7/21/16 It is a tight fit to get two 18" subs in the trunk but I think I git it figured out!

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I Pm'd "Aaron Clinton" yesterday and did not get a response. Anybody else with posting issues?

I am having some problems with replying to threads in this forum from my pc using either chrome or firefox. 1. My posts are duplicated 2. When I reply to a thread in the recent topics section my username does not show as the last poster 3. Threads that I reply to are not moved or bumped to the top of the recent threads section

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My plans for the sub stage are two Fi Audio IB318's. I got a start on the baffle, still have more to do.

Wow you are selling the mother load of great equipment! Your going to resent it later!

Wow you are selling the mother load of great equipment! Your going to resent it later!

Go to Crutchfield.com and enter your vehicle information. That'll help you with some of your questions. To start, I wouldn't recommend changing out the front/rear door speakers. In fact, adjust your fader to the front. You are blessed with dash mounted speakers from the factory. By maximizing this location with a better speaker and a little fader/balance tuning you can actually achieve a decent sound stage. A "sound stage" is the perceived image that you hear. It should be reproduced as the recording engineer intended. This picture illustrates this "sound stage". There are a lot of variables to consider when trying to reproduce a coherent sound stage in a vehicle. In the end it comes down to how important it is to you and how much money you have. The cheapest and easiest way to achieve a better than stock sound stage and overall "better" sound is to replace the dash speakers. There are a few caveats, you have to replace the dash speaker with the right speaker <------ important. Not all speakers are the same and the best speaker for your installation is not the most expensive speaker you can find! Ironically I have done thorough testing on a group of (12) 3" speakers. BTW your dash speaker is ~3". Again, ironically, the most expensive speakers in the group were not necessarily the best. The day I bought my '15 Sonata I came home and ripped out the factory 3" dash speaker and replaced them with Faital Pro 3FE22. Now, keep in mind I had previously tested (12) 3" speakers and I knew which one would best fit this vehicle based on size, acoustics and limitations (factory head unit). Some reasons why the 3FE22 works so well in our vehicles : 1. Slight trimming of the speaker and it is a drop-in replacement. 2. It has a high efficiency - this high efficiency driver naturally raises the sound stage to dash level. The spl of this speaker is great than the door speakers, AKA it is louder. 3. It has a wide FR. The frequency response of this driver is fairly wide. It will cover up to "tweeter" frequencies and lower midrange. You will notice an increase in treble frequencies. Cymbals will be clearer and more pronounced, female voices will all be clearer than stock and male voices will be deeper with a greater presence.

What? I am using midrange/tweeter speakers mounted in the dash and midbass speakers mounted in the front doors. Works very well with a little processing. Hell without any processing, only fader/balance adjustments, it was better than most could achieve with a midrage in the door and a tweeter in the sail panel.

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Why are my posts always duplicates and my replies are never moved to the most recent post?

Why are my posts always duplicates and my replies are never moved to the most recent post?

I definitely recommend it. There are some limitations to consider, the PR must me mounted vertical and you need the processing to configure the high pass just below tuning with a steep slope. I've heard a few PR systems but personally have only used TC Sounds PR's. I think PSI Audio PR's would work well too. You'd be good to go with a 15" PR and an Icon 12.

I definitely recommend it. There are some limitations to consider, the PR must me mounted vertical and you need the processing to configure the high pass just below tuning with a steep slope. I've heard a few PR systems but personally have only used TC Sounds PR's. I think PSI Audio PR's would work well too. You'd be good to go with a 15" PR and an Icon 12.

Too bad you dont live near me, I'd love to help. That would satisfy my desire to do it to my own vehicle!

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I decided to redo the substage and make some progress on the front stage. My plan for the front stage is to power it with two NVX JAD800.4 These two amps and my H800 will be in the spare tire well. The layout will be something like this. I cut-up my tire well enclosure and reused the fiberglass sides. The bottom of the old enclosure is cut out and replaced with a piece of plywood. I have a lot of CLD sheets and decided to use them to form a mold inside the spare tire well. Not the cheapest method, but it works for me. A used a heavy duty tape to smooth the edges. I managed to carpet the entire trunk floor with one piece of carpet. It isn't 100% perfect but I think it will look good when I am done with the install. The carpet was not easy to install, in fact my fitbit recorded it as a workout lol! This picture looks terrible!!! It looks better in person. My phone (S6) must have jacked up the ISO for this pic and looks like poo. On a side note, no more road noise from the trunk! Burned up the MDF from the old enclosure. I did get the H800 mounted and fired up. The controller looks great in the sunglass compartment.

I upload photos either through Google or my hard drive

I upload photos either through Google or my hard drive

High score!

High score!

On +5000wrms I'd definitely put that to two subs versus one. Why are you comparing two 12" subs to a single 18"? Enclosure requirements are vastly different and it sounds like you want to use all the space you have. If I had a Cherokee I'd use two 15" subs unless I walled it.

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