Robert.Metzel

Nice job! What was that video shot with? Looks like a dslr and a wide open lens.

Woot! Woot! Brown finally came! 2- SSD 12's w/ stock options Next to a 12" Square Brutus. Brutus feels like a toy compared to the SSD ( have 2 brand new Brutus's for sale if anyone wants them....$180.00 Shipped to lower 48 for the pair) 2 Subs and an orgy of Fi stickers. What they are going into... 98 explorer sport.... already stuck a few of the white stickers on.

very nice! Its 3:00 pm here and I am still waiting for the damn UPS guy to drop my 12's off... so ill have some pics up soon I hope.

I have gonna 100+ to many times to count in to many cars! lol I used to work for Knauz Auto Park in Lake Bluff, IL in the detailing shop. After we detailed a car we would go fill it up with gas. We always took hwy 41 to the gas station instead of the normal street so we could mess around. I have gotten to drive everything from entry level Porsche to Saleen s7 and highly modified m3's and so on.... pay sucked but all those cars made it worth it! I hit 140 once on my old Ninja before backing off and about 120 on my old Ducati Monster. Now I do 5 over at most.... NEVER been pulled over for speeding.

Sweet! My 2 12" ssd are due here tomorrow! Can't wait to see them up close. Went from 2 RE XXX 18's in 12 cubes on 4500 watts to an Orion 12 in 1.5 cubes with 200 watts. So it will be nice to get the boost in output. Little man was born so I needed room in the cargo area for strollers and stuff. Reason for the big change... Lol Now he is a year old and I don't carry around nearly as much so...

x2 on a VW GLI or GTI or a fully loaded Jetta.. Couple of BMW's found on ebay though.... 2005 525i 2006 325i

No kidding! I'm paying $32 + tax per 3/4" 4x8 sheet!

I moving up from an old 200 rms orion 12" sub to 2-fi ssd's with 1600 watts to them ( or what ever my Soundstream will really put down. lol ) Now looking at the follow 2 box designs from here, ( which is super sweet that you guys posted these! ) Box 1. 12" xcon ported Box 2. 12" icon ported Outside of what appears to be an extra dolly of vertical bracing and total port area are the pretty much the same. Of course the overall dimensions are a bit different, but they have the same internal volume and tuning frequency. So which box is better? More port area make a difference when tuning is the same? Any in-site is much appreciated. Got the email today that the subs shipped so I wanna get to building the box! Yes I am a newbie when it comes to box designs as I have only built one in my life for my old RE XXX 18, but my electrical will handle the draw ( see below )... 0 awg big 3, 0 awg power wire, HO alternator, optima Yellow top. I am actually going to do a build log on this one with the box and upgrades in 4 stages. Stage 1: Box build plus metering of current system just because I wanna see how big of an increase I gain. lol Stage 2: 0 gauge power wire: stock electrical. Will be metered on TL post sub breaking period at the dash. Stage 3: Big 3 with 0 gauge. Metered again Stage 4: HO alternator and optima: Metered final time Just for fun and to see how much the upgrades will effect output of the amp and spl. I know it will make a difference but it gives me something to do...

Thanks for the help! Much appreciated! Now its time to go get some mdf and get building!

What effect would either box have on the ssd's then? Stock spec ssd's. Specs below but I am sure you have seen them before: Fs: 30.1 Hz | 30.1 Hz Re: 0.7 Ohms/coil | 1.4 Ohms/coil Qms: 7.65 | 7.65 Qes: .37 | .37 Qts: .36 | .36 Mms: 248g | 248g Cms: 0.11mm/N | 0.11mm/N Sd: 480cm^2 | 480cm^2 Vas: 36.5 l | 36.5 l Spl: 86.1dB 1W/1m | 86.1dB 1W/1m Bl: 13.1 N/A | 18.7 N/A Xmax: 21mm Rms: 800W Sealed box: .7-1.2 cuft Ported box: 1.8-2.5 cuft @ 33Hz Sub OD: 12.500” Cut ID: 11.125” Mounting depth: 6.500” Displacement: 0.14cuft

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