I have a Original Kove Armageddon sub woofer 1050rms 22mm xmax 89db sensitivity. I have heard a car that can hit 144db and i knew right away mine was as loud, so I know my sub is roughly 140db. I want The best SQ sub that can achieve this within the 1000-1600rms range, and I would like it to be the best SQ possible for under $400. It would be nice to have a flat response down to 30hz and I would like it to some extent be able to hit down to 18hz. My enclosure size is limited to a maximum of 4.0 cubic feet. Thanks

People do say that the SSA Xcon is designed exactly for this, but I do not have any personal experience with it.

thanks for the reply I will look it up. Any more responses to back him up or to suggest something else???

I looked up the ssa xcon and I love what I see but there is very limited info out there to verify if its what i really want.

Tell us more about what you really want.

Provide some realistic goals.

i want a sub woofer that is at least as loud as my old sub woofer which is a Kove Armageddon that i estimate hits 145db's, and I would like it to be of great SQ, I want accurate bass for all types of music whether its techno or rock, and i want it to be able to hit really deep, i'm not asking for incredible loudness at these deep frequency's i just want to be able to easily hear them, because my kove whenever it trys to hit anything below 25hz i can't even hear it unless i really focus on it. so i just want a deep bass response down to atleas 20hz but i want it to have good SQ and have a flat response curve for anything above 28hz.

Baised on your goals and listening preferences I recommend the SSA XCON in a low tuned enclosure a well.

so if i get the ssa xcon 15" should I put it in its biggest recommended enclosure size with it tuned to 28hz or what do you suggest?

so are you just trying to sell me a product or is this sub woofer as great as it seems? I can barely find any reviews and the only big review i could find had a lot of mixed responses on it.

so if i get the ssa xcon 15" should I put it in its biggest recommended enclosure size with it tuned to 28hz or what do you suggest?

They perform optimally in 4.00 Ft.³ tuned between 26 and 33 Hz.

so are you just trying to sell me a product or is this sub woofer as great as it seems? I can barely find any reviews and the only big review i could find had a lot of mixed responses on it.

I'm not associated with Sound Solutions Audio, no. You can't find many reviews because it's a newer subwoofer. There are several XCON owners on this forum you could talk too, would you like to contact them?

well I want a good comparison. before I discovered this sub woofer i had it rounded down to the Fi Q15 but now i want to know how much better this sub is, because I have heard the Fi Q15 and the ssa icon are about the same. so I just want to be sure, and how would I contact them??

well I want a good comparison. before I discovered this sub woofer i had it rounded down to the Fi Q15 but now i want to know how much better this sub is, because I have heard the Fi Q15 and the ssa icon are about the same. so I just want to be sure, and how would I contact them??

Check out the IA Flatlyne. However, if you want to hit atleast 145's you're not really going to find a SQ sub to do that. You might want to look into the Sundown Audio Z15 V1 that's on clearance or a Fi Bl...those are subs that will get loud and still sound good doing it.

Edited December 29, 200915 yr by mattd0344

so should I tune it to 28hz for good deep bass response and SQ or 26hz?

well I want a good comparison. before I discovered this sub woofer i had it rounded down to the Fi Q15 but now i want to know how much better this sub is, because I have heard the Fi Q15 and the ssa icon are about the same. so I just want to be sure, and how would I contact them??

You can private message SSAudio, his name Is Mark LaFountain and he runs the company.

Here are some builds/reviews:

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/index.php/customer-rides/ssaudios-builds/gabs-bagged-300.html

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/index.php/customer-rides/alans-mazda-xcons.html

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/index.php/customer-rides/casflans-dodge-ram-xcon.html

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/index.php/customer-rides/acex3as-builds/acex3as-2-xcon-18s.html

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/index.php/customer-rides/ssaudios-builds.html

All of those people are members on here you could contact for further information.

Fi also makes an excellent product, and your right grouping the Q and ICON together, the only difference when it comes to the XCON is the power handling, at 1750 watts rated it takes quite a lot more power compared to the 1000 watt rated Q and ICON.

If i have to sacrifice some volume for true SQ that is ok, i'm just looking for the loudest SQ sub that still is a true SQ sub. I would think at 1700rms the ssa xcon would be able to keep up with my 1050rms kove Armageddon from 1999.

well I don't mind how much power it takes. I plan on upgrading my alternator anyways.

Wow I think the youtube videos themselves have me sold, thats a lot of car flex, especially with the windows down, my car only flex's with the windows closed. I think i'm gonna get one, but I still would love any more responses if you have any.

Wow I think the youtube videos themselves have me sold, thats a lot of car flex, especially with the windows down, my car only flex's with the windows closed. I think i'm gonna get one, but I still would love any more responses if you have any.

Well the low tuning I recommended will give you all that flex, I don't have much more to add. It being a new woofer there aren't tons of reviews about them, but everyone that does own one is very pleased.

Has anyone done a response curve on it yet?? i would love to see one.

I was playing with WinISD and I have come up with that a 4 cubic foot box with a tuning of 28hz would be best for me, thank for your help i will post the response curve i got in another post so other can see and hopefully it helps them.

I spy Robclay He's an XCON owner BTW.

thanks, ive messaged him, and I like that smiley lol.

how many other systems have you listened to that hit in the 140s? I really doubt you were hitting 145db.

I listened to one guy who had two 10 inch kickers and he said he hit 144db's with it, and thats what i compared it to. either, way i think the ssa xcon will do the job.