Hello, I need some advice on subs before I buy. Thanks in advance.

 

I'm wanting to go with Fi subs, and thinking either 4 15's or 2 18's.

dimensions of the area available without removing panels:

30Dx20Hx45W(approx).

 

Here's what i'm working with:

2x Soundstream DTR1.3400D

• RMS Power Rating:
  • 1 ohm: 2200 watts x 1 chan.
  • 0.5 ohm: 3400 watts x 1 chan.
• thats each.

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Edited October 12, 201410 yr by pmureika

In those dimensions you've only got about 13.25cuft total space to work with.  I think once you subtract the sub displacements, bracing, and port displacement you're going to come up short on space.

 

What are your goals for this sub stage?  The more details you give the more help everyone can be.

sub stage? well I'm going to build a box with subs firing up, vent to the rear. either 4 15's or 2 18's.

sub stage? well I'm going to build a box with subs firing up, vent to the rear. either 4 15's or 2 18's.

Neither will work in your given space, think more like two fifteens

That's great, but not all the details we need.  Is it going to be for daily use, competition, a mix of both?  Is there a possibility you can afford to give the enclosure more space?  Which subs did you primarily have your eyes on and what's your second choice?

 

These details and more are what I'm referring to.  You might be wanting us to simply say, "Yeah, just go with the BL's and it'll kick ass." and that would be the kind of answer you'd get on other forums.  However, there's a lot more to it than that and here we want it to be right, not just whatever is easy or the answer that people want to hear or get from us.

 

I seriously doubt that a box with those dimensions is going to work.  By the time it's built right there won't be adequate space for the subs.  If it's strictly for competition use being a little on the smaller side won't necessarily hurt as bad as it might for daily listening and digging low.  

Advice so far is don't buy, it won't work