preordered 3500d. now ordering subs i want bass,sq is a plus but i want more spl. i am going a sealed enclosure in a lexus gs400 i dont know the cu/ft. what would be better 3 fi q 12 or 4 ssd 12. and are the q the same displacement as the ssd, because then i could maybe do 4 instead of 3. then i would know the answer to my question. the 3 q would be dual 2 ohm at 1.34 ohms and the 4 ssd dual 2 ohm woulds get down to 1 ohm.

plus it's hard to decide because i dont know the final rms of the amp.

Edited March 10, 200916 yr by jfin1204

preordered 3500d. now ordering subs i want bass,sq is a plus but i want more spl. i am going a sealed enclosure in a lexus gs400 i dont know the cu/ft. what would be better 3 fi q 12 or 4 ssd 12. and are the q the same displacement as the ssd, because then i could maybe do 4 instead of 3. then i would know the answer to my question. the 3 q would be dual 2 ohm at 1.34 ohms and the 4 ssd dual 2 ohm woulds get down to 1 ohm.

plus it's hard to decide because i dont know the final rms of the amp. i will do everthing necessary to get 14.4. big three, 3 batteries including under the hood, 300 amp alternator and 0 gauge.everywhere along with 8 gauge speaker wire. any help

You dont need 14.4 full tilt. As long as your above 12v your safe!

Edited March 10, 200916 yr by SEC

4 SSD's would be superior to 3 Q's. Good thinking on the electrical upgrades. Although there is no need for 8 gauge speaker wire. 10 gauge would work fine.

4 SSD's would be superior to 3 Q's. Good thinking on the electrical upgrades. Although there is no need for 8 gauge speaker wire. 10 gauge would work fine.

thanx for the help

I say go for the Q's to!

I say go for the Q's to!

Who are you agreeing with? I said SSD's.

I say go for the Q's to!

Who are you agreeing with? I said SSD's.

LOL what? Who said I was agreeing with anyone? I say go for the Q's but 4 of them.

Edited March 10, 200916 yr by SEC

I say go for the Q's to!

Who are you agreeing with? I said SSD's.

LOL what? Who said I was agreeing with anyone? I say go for the Q's but 4 of them.

The word to(actually you misspelled it) too*

It means also... Implying you were seconding a choice

The word to(actually you misspelled it) too*

It means also... Implying you were seconding a choice

Thank you, that is exactly what I was going to say.

LOL Ummm correcting someones grammar does not make you look smart or cool

LOL Ummm correcting someones grammar does not make you look smart or cool

Please tell me your not serious...

i am going a sealed enclosure in a lexus gs400 i dont know the cu/ft.

Until you know how big the box can be, it is going to be nothing more than a guess on which one will be better.

If you do not have enough airspace for four 12's, then three 12's is going to sound better. . .

Brian

yeah definitely make sure to not choke those subs!

get the q's

Edited March 10, 200916 yr by BoomBoxB

Qs over the ssd... that way you can get a good size box. and why sealed over the port?

A good way I have seen to get over 14+ volts is a MLA, Missing Link Audio module. It can be set to what voltage you want.

I haven't heard of/seen any problems with it.

A friend of mine uses one, and at full tilt with two SAZ-3000's he DROPS to 14.7

i was thinking sealed over ported because, in ported, the box will have to be bigger. and i wouldn't fit the amount of subs that i would want. i could probably only fit 2-12's q if i do ported.

do the q's and the ssd'd have the same basket displacement?

Edited March 11, 200916 yr by jfin1204

The Q is .16, the SSD is .14.

The output from 2 ported 12"s would be greater then 3 sealed 12"s.

You could do 4 10's in a 5 cube box ported and be fine. I know you didn't say anything about 10's but it's just a suggestion. If you really wanted to do 12's you could do them in 1.5 cubes each and probably do 3 easy in your trunk ported.

I still say 4 sealed SSD's. It will be the same as 2 ported Q's cone area wise, and there will be more coils do dissipate heat, and they will take more power.

Why people are saying Q's I do not know, maybe its the fact that they think you need something bigger, that because there is a slightly higher power rating you need it versus the smaller yet better choice.

2 Nightshade 15"s ported.

2 Nightshade-X 15"s ported. On an SAZ-3500D.

Fixed

2 Nightshade-X 15"s ported. On an SAZ-3500D.

Fixed

thanks you