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Okay review is up in the SSA secion. Thanks for the patience. The review isn't perfect but I hope it somewhat satisfies. I thank all for the oportunity. I also opologise if my spelling is horrid tonight. I haven't slept worth chit as of late. Grams is doing much better on the consiousness amount and the voice but not much else. Please keep her in your prayers guys. I'd appriciate it. Jordan

Okay as all of you may or may not know I am home on leave from the Middle East. I am doing this review in my spare time (which has not been much due to some family issues). Also my digital camera was not around till after the install as my old one needed service and my new one had yet to be purchased. (AKA no pics but the 2 vids at the end.) All things considered we hace had decent grounds for this review so here we go!!!!! Equipment HU: Pioneer AVIC-N2 Comps: Kicker 6.5" componants (tweets on glass mids in doors) Amps: One 100.4 Sundown Audio amp (comps) and 1500-SAZ also by Sundown audio. Subs: 4 SSA iCON 10" subwoofers Dual 2 coils. Wiring: 1 AWG Rockford Fosgate from Batt, and 10 AWG to the subs Initial info I opened the main box that contained two iCON's. The subs were seperated by foam and seperated well. Neither the outside of the box nor the subs's boxes were damaged in transit. I expected these 10's to be kinda lights as well, they are 10's. BOY WAS I WRONG!!!! 23.06 lbs for a 10" Sound Quality subwoofer IMO is some massive weight. This being said and its stiff suspension I was aprehensive. The build quality was second to none. A bit of stray glue but nothing to complain about thats for sure. It came with a terrific and thick rubber mounting gasket already on the basket. I was eager to play with these and see what they could do. Install The install of these was not as much of a breeze as I expected. In series Paralell they would not run quite right, and when I later attempted to hook them upin series as seperate coils then paralell them together to get a final one ohm load this worked perfectly. The push terminals made the re-wiring of coils one one particular sub that just didn't want to take the hole cut for it just right extremly easy. They also held the 10 awg tight like a mouse in a trap. 10 hrs after we started installing the componants it was time for an initial run. Runs The initial run was kind of a let down due to some mechanical problems that I will not get into here as they do not affect the sub woofers performance nor review. Well after fixing the issue, I decided it was time for some musical tests. First up was "Hey Bay Bay" by lil Wayne. Dear God why my ear drums? the bass from this quartet was nothing short of fantastic. It was as if they were designed to get stuip loud, break the bolts on my explorer, and still sound clean all at the same time. Guess thats why its called the iCON. Second was some Rap rock, to give it a bit more of a varience. I decided Hed P.E.'s album Only in Amerika and a Rehab song called "Last Tattoo" would fit the bill. Both are very guitar oriented bands, with a rap edge and of course some electonic bass and bass guitar to boot. With the Hed P.E. it seemed to seperate the difference between the two forms of bass and found notes I have NEVER known were on the cd. It truly rocked my world. On "Last Tattoo" there is a part towards the end where it is just syntesized bass. Very unexpected low notes. Well it was at about this time I realized I had left a dollar pack of twizzlers pull and peel in the sunvisor beacuse it fell out and righ on my nuts. While pissed off and sore I couldn't help but smirk. These subs didn't just move them out from the visors pinch, but moved them in style. Finally it was time for some 70's music. Well Pure 70's has some amazing choices. From Lynard Skynard's (spell help here is appriciated) Sweet Home Alabama, to Eric Clapton's Cocaine I couldn't help but be amazed. Songs with little no bass are now full, rich and alive. Songs with an already heavy bass line are just thrown in the limelight as this subwoofer makes them shine. Cocaine was such strong bass the neighbor had came outside to yell "Turn that rap crap off!!!" but once I explained what music it was well..........he changed his tune. It seriously impressed me. Now the video footage. I wanna fudge you By Akon is the song behind both video's. I think they truly show the power these subs can put out even when seriously under fed watts. Please let me know what you think of the review and ask anything you may want to know. Subs In Motion Dance Bitch Jordan

HI!!!! BYE!!!! J

pics and dimensions this weekend hopefully........i am getting an ANL distro so we do now have a way to make this work to its full extent. YAY And yes Mark they are already bein g eyed by alot of people even tho they are running about 1/2 of what they could/should J

hell if it wasn't for the date i could take them to a 3x in hamilton J

Aaron the iCON gets exposure on friday at a 1X here in buffalo...............needed some time off from everything so that and my whole day saturday is just for me (well saturday is also for the new 'prospect' J

attaboy..........bed was gonna be an hr ago but its hott and an old friend im'd me

Damn skippy..........she is talking more and opening her eyes more often...........now if i can get my fuse holders and she keeps getting better i'll be diesel!!!! J

Great job guys!!!!! Friday we get to see what a ghetto ass box on 4 iCON 10" does with a strapped pair of Sundown SAZ-1500's does. J

just posting here for a minute or 3...........hello, ryan glad the chest stared hirting and sorry bro. Suck dallas is kinda eh right now and minne fell thro............but i have a plus......grams is getting ALOT better, and fuses will be in for a comp friday night.......i have been bounicing back and forth so much its making my head spin. J

Well we installed on Saturday. Opening opinions are this.......... Sundown 1500 d's suck ALOT of juice strapped For the 25 minuites i got before the fuse went (twice) the iCON's were loud as chit. Full review later when i actually have decent fuses in. J

Thanks guys.........i got away for a few days to see my mother.........she may donate the explorer so i can review and take my mind off of this........i really do appriciate the support guys..... As of right now she is regaining some voluentary movement of the left side but not much. right side seems to be working correctly. The doctors say she is slowly getting out of the woods, and she will be fine, but it could be a long time. My main worry is right now my grandfather. He is taking this very hard. Kid's are making decisions, and his whole life has been taken away........he cannot cope.........but we are all there for and with him. I'll be back on when I can. Jq

As I told Mark, I as of this time am NOT purchasing a vehicle. At this point fore the time I can use it it just is not cost effective. I was not planning on doing any testing while home, as such. After arriving home I found out my grandmother had a stroke this past thursday (day before I left over there)......She's not out of the woods yet by anymeans, but its a day to day process. I will be bouncing back and forth between the Hops. and here. Guys I will bust my ass to get this done. I talked to my mother of all people and she seems to think she can do it for me. Therefore we should have initial results thurday. Anyways all I ask is patience, understanding and my opology for possibly noth being able to give the review I want to do. J

WOOT leaving in about 27 hrs. J

All I can say is in the 2 installs I have seen that were blow through port was on the passenger side. Check out Car Domain for more info man. J

Everyone was Kung Fu Fighting Inspired by watching birds fight LOL J

I can't wait to see these........a couple more days J

God I hate my job some days. J

From what I found in some more reading from other sites, she was changing the child, and left the room for a moment with the child nude. Pit Bull raped the child from there. Just doesn't add up to me either. if u want to look for more www.wgrz.com www.wivb.com www.wkbw.com J

Well not too horrid but i see the concern. J

Can't turn that man down man!!!!! He keeps us in LSQ J

Sounds like a rich dude..........if he wants to hand some keys over i need some wheels. And oh yea HELLO NEITHERLANDS!!!!!!!!!! Reviewing paperwork tonight and/or tomorrow morning J

Damn where did you hear that??? J

and aaron

and good day captain