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I just installed a set of the lotus and all I can say is wow! I got mine running from an Audison VR and they are icrediably smooth. They don't go real deep in my application (80 Hz x-over point) as I have not sealed or deadened the doors just yet, but as is they reproduce the cleanest midrange I have experienced.

Man Ryan......that epitomizes the word sweet.

You may not get it as cheap as others, but the Orion 1200D works wonders on mine. I have the dual 2 ohm and ran mine at 1 ohm all day without it ever breakin a sweat. Check w\HCCAfan for good prices. I have an old school RF hammerin on mine at 4 ohms ATM, works well to. US Amps were known for their brutallity, just watch for the high current version for 2 ohm mono loads.

It's a power distro, the spider lights up a wicked blue when you fire it up as well as displaying voltage and amperage. After a little driving around last night, I am still torn between the ported and the sealed designs. I am stuck using a rather diminutive 1.5 net tuned to 31 via a pair of 3" ports, but I did experience a huge increase in output espesially below 40hz. I have to deaden everything yet (probably next weekend), seal up the door panels as the Lotus is a little thin and tinny ATM, and determine final mounting angles for the tweets. I HAD to get the stuff in to experience it, but there is a lot of work left to get it right. After adjusting the timing and EQ'ing a bit, I have a solid image dead center and high up in my face. The Rl-P just POUNDS with the RF attached, not that the class d Orion was a slouch by no means, I just have a thing for old school RF. I did just score a US Amps 25HC to drive the tweets with, I love the Adcom, but it is almost too much on the high end at 40 watts+ directly to the tweets. I still may wind up with ribbons, so the 12.5 watts a channel model may just be the cats meow for that application. All in all, it has been a labor of love, and worth the difference that it made.

Started out innocently enough, quick trip to home depot... Stripped down the back wall The beginnings of my box Makin progress With its face on Next came the doors Had to throw these two in poof like magic from this Then came the problems....the Soundstream was bad out of the box, but of course I started at the speakers and worked backwards I pretty sure it was a transistor that tweaked out, as it took out one the scanspeaks with it . So this is whhat it looks like this afternoon..... The Rockford is poundin the rl-p and with the ported enclosure... The audison is driving the seas....lord ya just gotta hear it and the adcom is first generation class a driving a set of rainbow soft domes till the scanspeak gets repaired. I set the gains and let her rip and Big special thanks to aneonrider (scott) and mrray (kent) for being so helpfull with my port issues I have a 10 hour drive Monday, so I will be tweakin like crazy I'm sure, but where it is at right now is

From what I hear, these things sound as well ported as sealed. I have had mine a few months and started out looking strictly for SQ. I am 40ish and at this point my hearing or lack there of is important. But after hearing of several people hitting some incredible numbers with these things in ported enclosures my curiosity got the best of me and I have to give her whirl. I guess that the slot ported enclosures kick arse, bit I lack the experience in building one of those to help you out, PM Aneonrider (scott) or mrray (kent) and both these guys are tremendous assets at your finger tips. I have a regular cab truck, so I have severe space issues, but from what i have heard 2 cubic feet with 32 inches of port area. I built mine at 1.5 cubic feet with dual 3" ports and should have it in and powered by tonight and will let you know my first impressions.

Yep, found a new spot to mount the amps, pics will be coming soon, so I am utilizing the whole space (what little I have). Sorry, I know there were a lot of numbers in there, but hey, ya gotta make an attemp . But big,big thanks Scott, got the ports cut and in, the box is drying tonight and is going in with the new amp rack tomorrow. And thanks to you to Kent, but I am glad I figured out a way not to sink the amp in the box and eat up too much space .

My exessive amperage was $300 shipped.

ported box huh?? i guess i don't get to build that one... lol... don't forget ot post pics and reviews!! I am not getting rid of the box you built, just experimenting...if i like what I hear, then we shall talk about a nicely constructed Kent built ported enclosure instead of the ghetto box i am hacking. If I don't like it, well I got a kick butt sealed that drops right in

If memory serves me right, they are on the lower end of the scale but Rainbow = teh chit Price wise they go around high 200's to low 300's thru authorized dealers.

wifey's 2 kent and kevin 0

What do you need help with? do you have a news service? gotta have one of them to start with. Do a search on usenet carriers, pick one up (usally about $7.00-10.00 a month), and we can take you from there.

Up until today I was running 1200 watts in a 1.25 ^3 feet (35.5^3 liters) sealed, but I am building larger box 57 literish and trying ported with 1000 watts. The sealed enclosure gives me great lowend, and all around sound was tight and punchy and clean With the gains set so I was not clipping the amp, the sub would take everything I gave it. (I think I will be louder with the ported enclosure even with a little less power), and with it tuned to 32 Hz should give me the solid bottom end I so have come to enjoy, will keep ya posted.

Nucking Futs man, that has got to be a treat.

I replaced a PG Ti12 with mine, never looked back.

Get clean power, this sub does not like clipping. I run 1200 daily, but anywhere from 600-1200 with well adjusted gains will get you started. Check out some of Zed's stuff, kicker is good (cheap on U-bid), PG is good, just get a clean amp and do it justice. BTW Welcome aboard and we like pics

Just built it today, sorry for the miscommunications, only have a limited amount of time on my hands and wanted to make use of it.

Design hell, she's built . Just gotta cut out the ports and assemble in the truck

For reference, take a look at the box Ryan (tirefryr) built his g.f. I am sinking the amp on the slanted side is the only difference and size of course. http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...topic=3615&st=0

I started to build a new enclosure today. Gross interior is 12.5 X 53.5 X 7.5 bottom and 3.5 top, so 2.5 cubic feet gross. I am recessing the amp and the panel is 22.5 X 13.5 X .75 sunk 1.5 into the enclosure. There are (4) 1 X 2 X 55 and (4) 1 X 2 X 12.5 to account for and the displacement of the sub (RL-P) I think is .18. I want to tune this thing as low as possible (28-32 Hz) so dual 3" ports probably. How long do I make them?

Lookin good Tell us how it sounds

Dammmmit, I coulda used your skills today, wifey made me clean up and put everything away tonight and it isn't even dark:thiry yet

He was something else. Since it was just him and maiden they got to do extended shows . He has the lead guitarist from mansion with him, and you could could hardly hear the differences (well a few beers in me and I couldn't ) Maiden...well what could I possibly say that hasn't been said before .

I have DSL, use Forte News Agent and get about the same my bandwidth is limited to 640K for the plan I am on.

Gonna start a new photo log, nuttin fancy it's a daily driver work truck. Eclipse 8455 already installed Excessive Amp's 250 amp alt already in w/new redtop Distro box on truck to be delivered today 35' of 1/0 from local welding shop (1.63 a foot - no wait time) Here is the good stuff: SoundStream Van Gogh 500.4: Seas Lotus Reference 6.5's and Alpine FX1T's: and the ole trusty rusty RF power 800: I am going to be switching out the Orion just to hear a comparasion on class D and A/B now that they aren't starving out on power consumption. I have the Orion bridged at 1 ohm (dual 2 ohm RL-p) pushing 1200+ watts, the Rockford will be breezing along at 4 ohm's and the birthsheet puts it at just under 1Kw. A little less power, but more headroom, gotta give her a whirl. Anyone free this weekend? I'll buy the beer