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I'm sure I'll be changing drivers eventually, but I'd like to get comfortable tuning with what I have before throwing more money at it. As for measuring t/a acoustically, how accurate is the auto t/a in the 80prs. I've played with it and it was really close to physical measurement in terms of inches. Could that be used then just turn off the auto eq and set phase, xover, etc. myself? It seems to peak really bad in the 1khz-3khz range. Other than that, my ears aren't good enough to find anything else.

My money is on SDS from now on for sound deadening purposes. Google sound deadener showdown and click on the first link that shows up. Read everything on that site and it should help you to better understand what you do and don't need to do. It helped me a ton and if you look in my build log, you will see how I went about doing it.

It looks like an absolute blast! Too bad I'm in AZ. Maybe some year.

Thanks, it does get compliments every once in a while. I have a box waiting for it, just want to get a couple more hours in on the sealed box so I can compare. Box is net 3.5ft^3 @ 30hz with 45in^2 of port. It was already built, it was a fair price, and it is right in the middle of the recommended specs for the sub so I snagged it. It also came with a skar vvx-15v1 in it that I was playing with til the xcon came back. For a 600wrms sub it held it together pretty well for being wired at 2ohm on a BRZ2400.1D. Of course, my nose was on high alert, though I only had a faint smell once and that was just after I shut it down. Looking forward to the XCON in that ported box for sure.

Thanks guys, I'm trying to do things the right way this time around instead of just slapping things together. Got a little update to do... 15" XCON has returned Current orientation Stealth mode, sos nobody sees what I gots.

After playing around with it today, I have to say, it sounds much different than I remember it before. It's so smooth and composed. That nice snappy kick drum is back. 60" of time alignment and a phase change and it is blending well with the front stage. I'm not sure if it was the sub or something I changed inadvertently, but it sounds way better now. I'm not yet sure when I'll make the switch, but I have a box waiting for it, 3.5ft^3 net @ 30hz 45in^2 of port.

It's a 15" though being that close up makes it hard to tell.

Just got my xcon back today and I have the day off tomorrow to play so I hope to see if I can address my original concerns.

Well, my freshly reconed xcon just came in today and to my surprise, it has the dome cap. Hooray boobs! The big dish will be missed, but the dome is a little larger than I had expected it to be. I think I am actually going to like the new look. I guess that's what happens when you get a real subwoofer. Good thing I have the day off tomorrow to play Edit: forgot the pic

You probably won't like this option, but take the alternator out and take it to AutoZone. Have them test it out of the vehicle. That will tell you if it's the alternator or something else in the wiring. Ah, just realized that was just said above.

3k+ on an xcon? Damn! I guess Aaron wasn't kidding when he said they over build their stuff.

I was playing with eq a bit and was able to gain a little more output while still staying tonally pleasing to my ears. I almost always use cuts in the eq, only time I'll boost is the occasional +1 on 20khz to gain a little more sparkle. At this point I think the break up or odd harmonic I seem to be hearing is the surround contacting the door trim on higher excursion and the door trim possibly resonating slightly. I was able to tame it pretty well by bringing the hpf up to 100hz with a 12db slope but the sacrifice in mid bass wasn't so hot. 80hz with a 24db slope seems to sound pretty good at moderate to high listening levels.

Makes me feel poor. Of course, going for broke like this can make anyone poor. Hopefully everything goes off without a hitch when it comes time to make some noise.

When you have the time, you could go back to stock and make sure everything is working correctly. Then just change one thing at a time until the problem does, or doesn't show itself. Process of elimination should work here since you didn't do a ton of stuff at once.

I'd start by reinstalling that wire to the fuse box. It came from the factory so it may be needed.

Provided you double checked the wiring and solid grounding, where did the alt come from?

Just watched the vid, I was just waiting for the port to eat that little tree...

He is probably pretty busy. Sometimes emails slip through the cracks as well. He was super helpful when I was emailing him about a month ago and ordered my products. I was super happy all the way around.

Hmm, you've piqued my interest now as well. I'm right at the two month mark for my recone and getting a little anxious, though I'm just trying to be patient.

Those are the subs I was actually looking at, only I saw them on eBay. They were priced lower on eBay so it really had me thinking about it. I am currently waiting on a recone myself, having three on hand could get pretty fun. On a side note, permanent switch to the dome cap? I'm sure plenty of people, myself included, would be saddened by that.

How much of a difference is there between the current xcon and the original with the boob dust cap? I know the newest ones have no more pole vent, but that's about all I know besides the aesthetic of the cone/dust cap. Could they be used in the same box?

Shoulda, coulda, woulda. There was a lot of smoke that came out of the box when I pulled the sub out. It stopped dead in its tracks when playing, no warning and no drop in output. Just 100% died.

I did notice breakup when pushing it, at least I think that would be the term for it. I first noticed the vocals start to get a little distorted so I stopped there of course. It was still getting louder when the sound went to crap. I like the way they sound as they are, so I guess it would be overall output that I'm looking for. A little extra mid bass is welcomed, but not necessary.

I figured as much, it was just distracting with the tweeters sounding the way they were. I was able to tame it a little bit. For three times the power, the mids did get louder, but not as much as I would have hoped. What I did notice was that the mid bass frequencies woke up a bit and the sound overall was more controlled, detailed if you will. I'd say I'm on the fence about buying the 2ch amp as of now. I like the sound with the power increase, but it still isn't loud enough for my random crank the volume moments. I am thinking that in order for me to be happy from a output standpoint I may need to end up with some ES mini horns and IB capable 8" pa mid in the door. I'd definitely get input on driver selection here before I made that leap though. On a side note, I'm not sure what "hot" is for speakers but with outside temps of 100+ here I measured up to 150 degrees at the phase plug after wailing on it for about an hour. Raytek IR thermometer.

I had some time today and gave it a shot. It seemed like the tweeters got a little messy. The mids seemed more controlled, but not a whole lot louder. Of course, I had to cut back on the mids a bit to match the tweeters. I'll have to play with it some more, but the tweeters on hu power aren't very promising.