jlc1991

i know my subs are wired right . they are the dual 2 ohm versions and i wired them off the diagram on the12volt.com. my headunit is a pioneer premier 680. i believe it is a 4 volt pre out. the gain is set to inbetween a quarter and half the max. the subsonic filter is i believe set at about 30hz. and im not too sure of the lpf. i dont think that would have anything to do with the amp not doing power would it? i wanna try to put the positive speaker wire on the left channel and the negative speaker wire on the right channel but im not sure how the amp is internally wired and im scared that might send it into another ohm load lower than 1 ohm and void the warranty.

ok so ive been wanting to re-do my setup for some time now in me 2000 chevy blazer 4 door. as of now i have (had) 4 RF p3 12's and a t1500. i now have a sundown 3500 and want to move on to some higher quality subs. now heres my dilema, i wanna compete in meca shows but the rules state that my box cant be over the back of my seat. now ive been looking for 2 "small ported box" 15's that i can pound on. my buddy has 2 american bass hd 15's in a blazer xtreme doing a 147-148 and hes in my class but i dont like the hds. i need some suggestions on what kind of subs i can get to be louder than him but still haave a fairly small ported box. my max dimensions would be 37.5 x 16 x 31.5. i figure that would give me right around 7.5 cubes after displacement. what 15s would work well in that application. im kinda going for spl and sq but more for spl. i need help with this bad!!!

my budget is like 750 or so. I would be in street 2. if I added another 3500 it wouldn't be for a few months as thos aren't cheap lol I thought about nightshades but if I did those id have to get one then wait a couple weeks then another one

hey welcome to the forum!!! i just seen the v 2k5 e1 in the ssa store and was wondering, how would you say it stacks up against the sundown 3500? im kinda interested because i like the fact that it puts out of wattage with low voltage. also, does the higher the voltage go make the amp do more power?

The nightshade in the right box on about 3k is awesome, but these aq's are awesome for the money. I'm sure the nightshade would probably be louder on the mic, but they are $200 more a piece!!! I was going to wait on the new ns to come out but didn't want to wait another month. I am very happy with the hdc3's. If you want to get loud on some decent power I'd rer than average boxes.ecomend these just make sure you have room for them as they take bigger boxes. so the nightshade can work in a smaller box than the hdc3 can? by the way the install looks like its going pretty well. sounds loud! how did you like your saz 3000. i preordered the 3500 and am patiently waiting on it to ship out

so how do you think these compare to the nightshade 15's. i know you said something about hearing them earlier in this thread. if these are just as good i might end up doing 3 of the 15's in my blazer

what kind of tool is used to round those edges like that? i try to do mine on all my boxes but it takes like two hours cause i use a sander. could you post pics of the tool plz? thanks!

has anyone heard about the fi btl back order or when they are gonna be taken off back order. i would really like to order some drivers but i cant see dropping 400 on a sub and not getting it for who knows how long. im patient but i at least need a time frame.

im having some trouble making a decision on what size btl i wanna get. i have a 2000 4 door chevy blazer and i wanna try to keep the box height under the back of my seat. it will be ported. i cant make up my mind between 3 of the 12's, 2 15's or 1 18. if i do the 3 12's i can give them about 2.5 cubes a piece after displacement. the 15's would be a bit of a squeeze. the 18 i think would be fine in about 7-8 cubes. i cant decide what i want. im looking for something that i can beat on daily but i still want them to be able to get LOUD cause i do compete at local meca shows. any input would help also if you have some recommendations for other subs for around the same price range plz let me know. thanks! sorry forgot to mention i will be running a saz3500d for daily and 2 of the beasts for comps

ok so i talked to my buddy about my setup and he said i need 3 "beefy" 12's. i figure the btls fall right into that category.im just wondering though, what are some other "beefy" subs that i should be considering. i like the nightshades but they are out of my price range at 500 a sub. does anyone have any input on some other brands that i could use?

if your talking about the 3.5 for the btl 15s, it would be after sub and port displacement. also i just noticed that the xcons were a sq type sub lol but thanks for pointing that out

yeah i was pretty set on the btls. ive heard the smds were like 800+ doll hairs per sub lol thats crazy. im actually thinking about some xcons now. how do you guys think the xcons stack up against the btls? ive heard they dont hit the lows very well. by the way thanks for being so helpful. i was on some other forum, not gonna say any names, and ask this same question and all i got was" buy 1 of all three sizes and let us know". anyways i really appreciate the help

i was gonna work with the fi btls. do you think if i added that extra space to the box that it would make it harder to tune or would there be any difference over have a regular square or rectangle shaped box?

i would be able to give the 15s about 3.5 cubes a piece. i was thinking though, what if i extended the top half of the box over the top of the wheel wells. that would have to be an extra 1.5-2 cubes easy per side. would that change the tuning of the box or better yet, would that even make and difference?