SpeakerBoy

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He sounds like I used to. Dreams louder than logic.

What kind of power does it do? The box in the pictures said 300w x 2, 600w x 2, and 1000w x 2 that seems awfully expensive for 2kW

It's been said many times that it's not as useful to add more power, as to have a more efficient enclosure, or that a single woofer in a correctly designed enclosure is generally better off than two or more in less than adequate boxes; I took some measurements of my truck, and it looks like I have plenty of room for a pair of 18's. But will the difference between one and two woofers be worth the extra costs? I'm looking to get loud, and sound fairly good doing it, however I cannot afford high power woofers, especially until I can get larger alt in. My budget for woofers is <$400 each, but I have to determine what i'll be getting before I can make a choice for an amp. If I were to run a pair, materials cost would rise, electrical would need to be beefed up a fair bit, and cost would double for the speakers themselves; not chasing numbers, is the difference going to be substantial? It's a near useless question is the answer i'm expecting, as it's obviously install dependent, but for ~$800 difference, I feel it's a question worth asking. Subs in mind are Obsidian 18's, Icon 18's, Q 18's, SSD 18's, going in a 04' blazer 4dr

Sweet thanks

I can't find it anywhere, where could I pick up 4/0?

It looks like the Knu 1/0 has more wire?

How much battery would you guys recommend for park n play? I'll have about 2k to the lows, and would like to be able to go to a car show in my hometown and show all the highschoolers how it's done. I'm drooling over this, i've been waiting to do a build of my own for so long, and daydreaming conveniently leaves out all the requirements that need to be satisfied before the fun part. I'd like to be able to play the subs with the car off, not for ridiculously long, an hour would be the longest I could see happening; I was thinking instead of two marines from walmart, i'd do a D3100 or a D7500. I'm pretty sure the 7500 is bigger than i'll -ever- need but I mean, it's kinda sexy. Is there even any need to upgrade my alternator with a battery that large?

Dude a fan costs like five bucks. Even my broke ass could afford one.

Apparently my alt wires were choking my voltage considerably, finally got some free time to get under the hood and add the new wiring; I've done two of three, didn't have enough cable to do all three. I did Alt to pos, and batt to frame, and with the marine in the back, the voltage doesn't dip below 13.8v at idle, with system at full tilt.

Haha shit, for 169, fuck my backseats I'd happily do a quad 18" setup

I'm useless when it comes to buying used gear, I always seems to get ripped off I like the Evil, I've heard nothing but good stuff about it

Another option i'm considering is a box built for two eighteens, just separate chamber, and i'll pick the other one up with money is less scarce.

I am never opposed to more bass I was mainly wondering if it would be worth the extra moneys. Twice as loud sounds delightful to me. Now, because I keep seeming to hear people talk about the obsidians as being ALRIGHT, I thought i'd look around and hold out for something a little more popular, SSA, or Fi based. I am looking for loud, but not willing to sacrifice accuracy and quality. I know that both the Q and the Icon are SQ subs, but between the two, which tends to be easier to get loud? I know low isn't an issue for either. I'm sure someone will get on me about using SQ subs for SPL, but I mean, if two 18's isn't loud enough for me, i'll have to come to terms with the fact that my wallet is already weeping, so I mean, fuck it lol. That's all i've got space for, and with that, i'd like the cleanest sound possible. I am thinking of going with a stetsom 2k5e, a tad under power, but noone will ever know

You can't hear a 100w difference.

I meant where the wire passes through, but I can use epoxy for that too I guess

First off, where to buy lead wires, from terminal to coil, and second, what to seal it to the cone with. And oh yeah, how much slack should I leave? I was going to try to match the working leads.

There'd be a ton wrong if it had a wall.If I were to have it walled i'd have the suspension worked on.

Upon further inspection, my fifteens were abused by the previous owner, and only have one functioning coil each, so i'll be replacing then much sooner than expected. I am still not completely decided on a course of action, but I thought I would ask some questions about walls before I wrote it off as too difficult. First one, I know the weight will lower mileage significantly, which isn't cool, but I live within four miles of all my main destinations, so it's not too bad. Will the weight of a wall enclosure require attention to the suspension? to be honest, i'm not entirely sure what kinds of questions to ask, so any advice from those of you experienced with such enclosures would be greatly appreciated

Oh there's nothing wrong with the suspension, or anything mechanical. I meant iffy compared to cornering in a smaller vehicle. I think for now i'll keep it below the windows, i'm going to measure tomorrow to determine 12's or 15's. As for securing the enclosure, is bolting it down to the frame okay?

Really? I thought it might be more affordable due to keeping some of the parts. No, I understand on the no line of sight; that's the one thing I hate about the wall concept. And I love my truck, but it sure feels alot more iffy when I pull turns a little quick. I can't imagine with 400lbs more

In terms of my current woofers or from 12's to 15's?

Do all the obsidians have the same size motor; if I bought twelves, could I have them reconed to fifteens later down the road?

That's good news to me, I was thinking i'd drop money on a stetsom 2k5 instead of the pure audio 3000.1 due to some comments towards it (lol), but if I can get something a little smaller, that's fine by me. As for a 40hz tuning, what kind of music do you listen to? My tens were tuned to 37hz and I hated it, a large portion of my music felt like it was missing the low end. I was going to do a 28hz tune. I'd like to keep the seat if I'm not walling it, so twelves doesn't upset me, but by entry level, are you implying they don't get very loud?

Pretty much the feeling I had; but you know me, I had to ask, I am a daydreamer. As far as box design, I have one more question for this thread, I don't think it's enough to make a whole nother thread about, Do the obsidians sound alright sealed? If so, I think I'd build a slightly oversized sealed box for them, and if it isn't enough, i'll put some aeroports in it. Also that way I could then mess with the tuning to find what sounds good in the truck.