Don Ganso

People put 2k rms on these things daily, but it just isn't recommended... Unless your a crazy rubber ducker and are trying to make your head explode. Seriously though, they have high sensitivity ratings and they'll blow a lot of other subs away on 1000 watts. Right now I only have mine on 600 and it still pounds, so if you are worried that the bare bones BL isn't going to have enough strength to handle what you're gonna throw at it then you'd better be competing... Go ahead and get it fully loaded though, I did.

Ordered, recieved, and in the car. Check the build log: BL build log

Had it in the car since last thursday and have been trying to get pics up. That's how slow dial-up is.

Not to throw you off topic with the build, but just out of curiosity... Why the BL over the Death Penalty? I love my BL 15 and I'm only running it on half of rated power, but it's fantastic! I was just wondering though, for a friend of course... Just in case he catches the upgrade bug and decides to get something new...

On its way. Unfortunately, dial-up is bogus, so it might not be on 'till tomorrow.

Good work on the box, but doing it all yourself? Get that guy to but a bit of work into his own system! lol. Great job!

Middle of the front baffle... you mean the black spot? I was going to spray the Fi logo on there in some metallic silver so that it went with the chrome on the dustcap, but I couldn't find a decent picture from which to make a stencil, so I took one off the internet that had the AA logo in it too and just cut it out in paint (the program). However, even though I blew up the finished product to cover most of that space, (the oval is 5x8.5), it still printed tiny. I really didn't think that the sticker that came with the sub would stick to the paint well, so I later painted a crescent moon, (Moon is my last name), in the oval in the same metallic that I originally had!

The finished box: Sub and box: Sub IN box (and wire sticking out of port)

Dogs and car audio. Life just ain't complete without 'em.

The sub arrived on Wednesday last week, so it hasn't been in that long, but here is what I did with camera when it showed up... Heavy duty packaging... Chrome dustcap I like the sticker on the magnet... I don't know why. My two "woofers"

O.K. so here is the box getting finished construction-wise, (cosmetics pics on the way soon) Box with only single layer top: Second layer in place: Screwed, (lol), and waiting for the glue to dry: Maybe I went a little overboard with the clamps, but better safe than sorry... "Speaker wire" cut and ready:

Box and BL in the car. Time for them pics...

Pics dude!

I hope so. You got all this nice stuff sitting around and getting dusty... Gotta get this thing bumpin' and blow off all those cobwebs! Good luck with the rest of the install, hope it doesn't go as funky as this first part.

Not saying that good bracing isn't important, just that you won't need to get your knickers in a twist over bracing for these subs.

I don't think the type S's will be so utterly destructive that you will need to worry about serious bracing. So yeah, x2, it's your choice.

Sweet.... I will start saving the $$$ immediately!

I'd sell my soul and my subs for my baby puppy!

Yeah dude, plenty of screws on that thing Grandparents rock!

Thanks for your input. I'll check that out.

Basically... IF I had the money now, which is the better amp? By better I mean more reliable/powerful. I know that the 1200d can do 1450 according to the audioque site, but I have seen anything for the sundown other than "1000 at 1 ohm"

280 is just pre-sale price... Any idea on price after pre-sale?

Still bummed I missed the sale... But my BL arrived today: a day early! And from the looks of things, I think I made a good choice! Props to Fi! !!!!

Serious stuff man, looks awesome!

O.K. thanks everyone, I'll run that by him.