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Come on yall, has anyone even heard anything about this sub?

Anyone around tonight?

Also does this line of the XT do rated output?

I went to The Car Stereo Shop here in Brandon,FL and asked the owner, Jeff , who happened to be at the front counter for 12g speaker wire. He asked me why I wanted that when 16g would work for any sub. I told him ok but I want 12g. He asked me what sub I was running, I told him a Power Acoustik Mofo-15 off a Bamf-5500D. He told me my first mistake was that I didn't buy from him (cocky prick) and that was alot of power I better use 8g wire. He sent a flunky out to the shop for the wire who came back with 2 runs of 8g power wire that showed obvious signs that it had been previously used. It was corroded and had marks and bends where it had been installed in the vehicle. I asked him how much, he said $2 a foot. I respectfuly declined and went to see Tommy at Explosive Sounds. Tommy (The King Of Bass) is a real down to Earth cool guy. He always takes the time to answer my questions and offer advice even though all I have ever bought from him is speaker wire, power wire, and some connectors. And sometimes I even go down there just to hang out and kick the bobo. When I get ready to do my official build for my car, I am going to have Tommy build my wall and install two of his Incriminator Audio KOB 18's and a IA20.1. So the way I see it, it all has to do with the people at the shop, if they are in it for a buck or do they really do it cause they love it!

Hi, I am planning a budget build in my 2003 Mazda Protege ES. I am new to AudioQue but I am smitten. I love their straight forward, no BS approach. And I love thier prices. I am very interested in the AQ1200D to push an HDC3-15. Now my delima is building a box. I have always gone prefab in the past so I have no experience. I figure I have about 30 to 35Wx16Hx17D to work with in my trunk. I need to be able to take the box in and out as needed. I want to step my game up and get away from mainstream prefab electronics store propaganda. If you know what I mean. I just really want to do my first true quality build. AQ states thier 15's call for 4.5 with sub displacement and port take out accounted for, this is what I have come up with using the box building tutorial on AQ's web site 30Wx16Hx17D would give me 4.7 cuft outside subtract the 3/4 MDF 29.5Wx15.5Hx16.5D is 4.3 cuft inside multiply this by 16 sqin and I get 68.8 sqin of port area divide 68.8 by 15.5 inside H and I get 4.4 in rounded to 4.5 in so I have a port 4.5W x 15.5H run back to 12 in deep and bent on a 90 to run another 4 in parallel with the back wall I fugure 4.3 is pretty close to 4.5 and their web site states that if you stay within 5-10% of calculated volumes, there will be very little if any audible effects. Also that a 16 in deep port will tune around 40Hz. I don't know about port tuning or much about box building at all. So please any input is welcome, but remember be gentle, it's my first time LOL. Thanx in advance.

Thank you. What about the port, 14.5"H x 2.3"W x 15.5"L how would I factor this in to the build. Sorry to ask so many questions, but this will be my first box that I build and I don't wanna mess it up. So would I just stop the front wall 2.3 inches from the inside of the side wall and make the port wall 14.5 high and 12.2 deep then bend it on the back wall for 3.3?

Thanks for the input. Does the box he suggested sound right to you? It sounds right to me, but then what do I know right? Please can any one help me out with a cut sheet for the box jay_cee suggested. I'm pretty sure that is the one I will go with. Thanks.

Whoever calculated that box didnt subtract the subs displacement, it is 2.08 ft^3 @ 37.47Hz. How bout this: 16"H x 26"W x 16"D 14.5"H x 2.3"W x 15.5"L 2.26 ft^3 @ 38.04 Hz (port area= 33.5in^2, port area range= 27-36in^2) So the sub displacement affects the port tune also? Us this where I kept going wrong with my designs? Any chance of throwin me a cut sheet please?

Thanks to everyone for the help, I did a cardboard moch-up of the box AQ said would be the smallest I could run the HDC315 in and I guess I must have been hittin the rock when I dreamed that I was gonna fit that box in my trunk. I got maybe a 1/4 of it in there. So it looks like it's gonna be the HDC312 for me. This is what AQ gave me for it Displacement of the 12 is .18 The 12 likes ported boxes of 1.7-2.5 net cubes tuned 36-40hz Best box is 2.2 Make your box 26" x 16" x 16" Make your port 2.4" wide, 14.5" tall and 20" total length Your box will be 2.2 net tuned to 38hz Does this sound about right to yall?

Hi to all. I am new to this forum but am a moderate car audio builder. I am also a member of a few other forums, but am trying to meet new people and maybe get a few different perspectives on some things. So thanks for accepting me and I look forward to learning from all of you.

Ok, I just don't think that the box design AQ gave me is going to squeeze into my trunk. I played around with the numbers and came up with this 35Wx16.5Hx16D Port 3Wx17.5Lx15H Tunes it right around 37.5Hz end up with 3.7 minus approx .2 for sub disp still leaves me with the 3.5 AQ said would work anyone check my numbers?

From what I have researched, the Sundown is rated at 12.8 volts and the AudioQue is rated at 14.4. I'm runnin a stock 80 amp alt with a Yellow Top under the hood and 0g ran to the trunk. It just seems to me I would get more power out of the Sundown. Plus the Sundown has high level inputs and I am runnin off my stock radio for now, so I wouldn't have to buy a line converter.

Sundown Audio SAE-1200D ◦1200 x 1 watts @ 1 ohm ◦600 x 1 watts @ 2 ohms ◦300 x 1 watts @ 4 ohms The SAE-1200D is designed to produce it's full 1200 watts of rated output at 12.8 volts! These amps are capable of a real 1500+ watts at 12.8 volts. That's what I'm talkin bout. I really am trying tostepmy game upon this build. I want to get away from the mainstream type stuff. I have heard so many good things about Sundown and now they finally have an amp I can afford! LOL! I think this will push my HDC3-15 nicely untill I can afford the AQ2200d.

Bump for thoughts.

RE: Help with box please‏ From: Audioque.com ([email protected]) Sent: Sun 10/11/09 5:07 PM To: 'Donald Cowger III' ([email protected]) approx 38hz -----Original Message----- From: Donald Cowger III [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 4:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Help with box please I really appreciate all the help. Thank you. What would this tune the port to? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Help with box please Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:52:59 -0500 17x17x35 would leave you with a little over 3.5 net cubes after displacements which is just a little on the small size but should work fine especially if you can move up to the AQ2200d amp. You need 56 sq" of port opening area (make port 3.6" wide and 15.5" tall and 20" long L shaped port) I would eventually step up to the AQ2200D, just can't afford it right now. Gives me something tolook forward to though. So, thoughts anyone?

So your saying the more power you put to a sub the smaller the enclosure you should put it in?

Ok so I gues the HDC3-15 just isn't gonna work with the space I have. So I cheated a little and used RE box calculator on thier web site to play around with my numbers and I came up with this for a Fi SSD 15 34wx16hx16d outside with a port 14.5 high and 3 wide 12.25 deep then 90'd with the back wall for 10 for a total of 27.5 this gives me a volume of 3.253 minus sub dis of .17 fot a total of 3.083 tuned at 33.06####### Fi says the SSD will work in a 3 cuft box I'm thinkin add the flatwind coil and BP Power for the xtra 200 to 500 RMS gain and run it off the new Sundown SAE-1200D

Sub displacement is .17 cuft

Bro I just now seen the drawing, that is sweet. I wanna learn how to do that. I can't thank you enough, I finally feel like I'm gettin somewhere on this. I will check back in the morning,

Awsome bro this is the most help I have gotten in a while. Thank you for your time. And even with the 35 I would still have a little room on the sides and top for the waves to pass through. I just think 35 is gonna be a tight squeeze gettin it in there.

Add the flatwind coil to the upgrade also.

Thank you ppiflat10s. I see the error of my ways. Not bad for my first attemp I think. And I really would appreciate the help with the drawings. Props. And take this into consideration please I am really looking at the Sundown Audio SAE-1200D with a Fi SSD 15 with BP Power upgrade for the 200 to 500 watt RMS gain. Fi says it can run in a 3-4 cuft ported at 33HZ. I think this is more what I'm looking for and about $40 dollars cheaper. I really like the fact that the Sundown Audio SAE-1200D is rated at 12.8V. That's freakin sweet. I have an Optima yellow top with stock alt and 0g to the trunk so I think this will be right up my alley. Thanks again.

I so rudely forgot to say Hi to everyone and thanx for accepting me into this forum. I look forward to learning from you all. I am also very interested in this Sundown Audio SAE-1200D, Anything that is rated at the power I will be using it at sounds good to me. I have also heard very good things about Sundown. Just need a sub to go with it in the $300 shipped range that will work in the space I have. Really looking for a 1000 watt to a 1200 watt RMS 15. Thanx.

Aight here is post three. Thanx for the warm welcome and fast response. I appreciate it.

Ok i guess I have to post here 3x before I can post anywhere else so, I am goin to get this out of the way cause I have a question to ask.