Thekid5678

Great setup, I'm not gonna hate bro. But please tell me this isnt your parents basement

Well, It's only the box that you designed silly :-)

Anyone?

Hey all. I have my Fi SSD 15 in a box right now that is tuned wayyy to high. So I was crunching some numbers for a new box. Here are the specs, can you all look over them and see if everything is correct please? 28" wide 17" tall 28" deep Port: 4.5" wide 15.5" tall 41" long Sub up port back. 3.9 cubes net, @ 31hz, 17.88 sq in of port per foot Also with that box, should an SSD 15 hit the lows pretty good?

lol, thanks guys. I guess I just need a bigger system to suit my needs

Glad he is ok, But it seems that he was going a bit fast for the gravel road.

Ok everyone. If you head over to the Videos thread on the forum I have put up a quick demo video of the setup.. And if you are too lazy just click this link to take you to the thread :-)

Tell me what you all think.. I will get a better video once I can find a place where I know I'm not going to piss people off.

I was incorrect. I looked up the thread that I made a while back on here giving my box/port dimensions, and it came out to be some where around 41hz

It all comes down to install. You can find people breaking the 150 mark with a single 8, they tune properly and chase #'s. The important thing is this...figure out what YOU want to achieve before you start setting goals. If your setup makes you happy you shouldn't let a youtube video make you less happy. I understand what you are saying. But it's more of a " I want to make sure I'm not doing something wrong scenario"

Also, I have seen some videos on youtube of single 15" ssd's Making the vehicle/windshield flex like crazy. Why am I not able to achieve this? I guess a lot of it has to do with proper box tuning? Since I have A box that is tuned too high, I guess it would make a huge difference to make one that is around 31-33 hz? Since i'm not competing and could care less about competing, I don't need a box that is tuned high.

That's kinda what I had figured.. One thing I have always wondered, Wouldn't the 15" BL be a better match for the sae-1200d? Sure? Doesn't really matter. You could put your SSD on a 3500 if you want. Just have to tune accordingly. I had my 1500 on my 15" bl and i always thought it was too much for it. I guess it's all efficiency. A driver rated at 1500 watts would be better with a 2000 watt amp, that way you're not having to push the amp as hard? where as a driver rated at 1500 watts and you put a 1500 watt amp on it, would be pushing the amp to it's limits? because you can always tune down an amp that has a higher rating than the sub?

That's kinda what I had figured.. One thing I have always wondered, Wouldn't the 15" BL be a better match for the sae-1200d?

Not sure what you mean which model.. It's an Fi ssd 15" dual 2 ohm. Purchased roughly 8 months ago

I LOVE MY SSD. I couldn't complain one bit. I could be wrong but to me it seems like the sae-1200d would be a better match for a BL but I'm probably wrong As for tuning on the amp right now, I changed it and it sounds good and loud. I listen for clipping and never hear any. But it seems that if I have a song with a decent amount of bass on, I can't get through the song without smelling the sub (at which point I turn it way down). is this normal? or what setting should I adjust?

With that being low tuning, How much of this amp can a SSD handle? Like I said, it's a sundown sae-1200d. about how high can I put the settings on the amp?

can anyone do a quick run down on those figures? To make sure they are correct. I want to make sure it's good before I go out and get the materials. Here are the specs again 28" wide 17" tall 28" deep Port: 4.5" wide 15.5" tall 41" long Sub up port back. 3.9 cubes net, @ 31hz, 17.88 sq in of port per foot

Ok, well I guess it's new box time. I know it's not needed but I want a better tuned box any way. I have these specs for a box. Can you all run over them for me and make sure it's right? Thank you in advance, Tyler 28" wide 17" tall 28" deep Port: 4.5" wide 15.5" tall 41" long Sub up port back. 3.9 cubes net, @ 31hz, 17.88 sq in of port per foot

LOL,, I found the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When i wired the sub directly to the amp, bypassing the terminals in the box, that fixed the problem.. So I have pulled my box out of the car to see what the issue is with the terminals... Thank you everyone that helped!! :dancing: :eek5wavey:

Going out to try this now

I have pulled my head unit, and all connections are Great. All terminals/ connections to terminals on the box are great

Still nothing. Just got back in from trying the 3.5mm to rca from my ipod. Not a damn thing. I even replaced all of the fuses in the amp, and the one under my hood. Still no luck One thing I did notice though, and I don't know if it's normal or not. When I first turn my key on and the amp gets power, It starts in Protection for like half of a second then goes to green light. Is this normal for sundown amps?

LOL I don't want your head to fall off. But it's going to be about 20 more minutes before I can check. It's always something. all the traffic on the way to radio shack decided they wanted to drive 5-10mph under the speed limit ( I drive about 5-10 over lol) Then on top of that, I get home to find out that my ipod is dead rofl.

on my way to radioshack, be back in a bit