soundmekanixdan

First of all, not going for spl here - its purely for show, and bass racing/daily groundpounding. M5 - definitely no need to start throwing insults out there. I've got my reasons for wanting to do a system like this - no reason to insult me - you have no idea what i do or dont understand. I had 8 x 12's in a focus 4dr - sucked on the meter but it street beat like a mofo - and i always had people crowded around my car at shows - even though there were lots of cars with fewer woofers that were louder. -shrug- Never said i was doing 12 x 15's for sure anyway - just that its an option i'm looking into.

and the measurements i took were very conservative.

Really....I know a guy that had 8 x 15" SSD's in a 97 blazer i think it was and had room for at least 3 more......there's room.

meant to put $2500 as my budget....previous post edited

I couldnt do a like a vertical v shaped enclosure, 2 subs high - 3 subs deep (6 subs on each side)????

i just have to get my stereo equipment only credit card down lol, i should have worded my first post differently, what i meant to say is that I dont want to spend more than i have to - basically looking at lower level subs, rather than the BTL or something. Its looking more and more like 12 x 15in Fi SSD's or Ascendant Arsenals.

$2500 or so for subs, maybe a little more

Just looking to get some ideas for a killer bass race system. The system will be going into a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT. I really want to do something crazy. I'd really like to do 12 x 15's sealed - but not sure if i have the room (about 42"H x 42" W x 53"L - is about what i have to work with)....so if anyone has ideas of how to fit the 12 x 15's in there let me know.....other ideas are also welcome.....looking at Fi SSD's and Ascendant Arsenals if i'm going with a lot of subs.....also looking at 4 x 18" BL's or Ascendant Havocs. Let me know what you guys think, and if you have any other ideas - dont have a whole lot to spend either.

updates?

Just wondering how much power you guys are putting to your Havoc's for daily pounding/bass race?? I've been throwing around a lot of different sub configurations/ideas for next year and am considering either 4 x 15in Havocs or 4 x 18's Havocs in a wall in my '04 Trailblazer EXT - I would be running a Sundown SAZ-1500 to each sub - think they would take that power ok?

the BL is an awesome sub, used to have 2 of the 18's and they sound good too!

I'd def. be interested in a hoody or 2 for winter!!!

X2 on the great customer service from Fi, i wont go into details of my own experiences, but lets just say I wouldnt go anywhere else but Fi/Ascendant for subs...period!

Have fun with the BTL man.....absolutely sick subs......had 2 loaded 18" BTL's in a wall in a Ford Focus (b4 i rolled the car driving back from dbdrag world finals)....loved the subs....was doing well over a 150 on music with them. What are you using to power it?

Are there ANY AA component sets or coax's available to ship? timetable? I'd like to add a few to the new blazer soon

Any specs yet on teh Chaos series? Last I heard from Scott they were similar to the SSD? If you guys have them , i'd like to see the specs on the upcoming "Chaos" series woofers.... its looking like either 8 or 12 of the 15" 's in the new trailblazer.

If i bought a new car i wouldnt buy anything except a toyota - darn things last forever, and resale value is incredible. I have my reasons for wanting a new car, new cars do have there benefits. The only new car i've really looked seriously at is the new Scion Xb, cuz I like it a lot more than the old ones. I've been thinking about a couple used cars too. Actually going to look at a Trailblazer EXT tomorrow - GM certified and everything....this could be the car...(bringing the measuring tape to to see if I can fit 4 x fully loaded BTL 18's in a wall in there.

Looking at NEW (not used) vehicles that would be good to put a huge system in. It needs to be under $17,500. So far the only ones that I have like are the 2008 Scion XB, and the Jeep Patriot. Any suggestions would be awesome. Thanks guys. Dan

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glad you liked the car!

I'm already making plans for the next build. Its going to involve an suv, hopefully 4 x 15in BTL's, and I hope either a Kicker 10,000 (when/if they come out), or 1 or 2 stetsom 7kw's. then again, I love 18's so I may just stick with the 2 x 18in BTL's....we'll see though, a l ot of things have to happen first with the insurance companies so i dont know.

not sure if the extra weight was as much of a factor as me having the car on cruise control at 70mph....cops didnt say much at all about the stereo equipment

I'm still in shock a little i guess - trying to figure out how i walked away from that as I look at the pictures. Like Scott said, there were a lot of weird things that happened that night that played in my favor.

not even totally sure what it was, it was so sudden.