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Have him put another baffle on top and flush mount the subs. Will add support and make it look better. If he can run a roundover router bit around the edges to clean it up. Other than that it looks great.

Looking good man! Always like to see what people do with fiberglass!

With what your describing I would say go with the 2 10"!

Looks to be an SSD with the cooling option.

Damn those new SSD's look like great! Love the new motor design!

Good luck! Let us know on your testing results.

Welcome ....

Really hard to recommend anything. Testing and more testing is about all you can do. Build a test box and use a removeable port and test some more until you find your sweet spot in the tuning.

Take the parameters of your NS 18" and compare it the 15" your wanting to buy and plot them on WinISD to see the difference in output. Make sure you put in your own box designs. Not a true comparison but it's a start.

i was always told that 45s were bracing...to the op: ported boxes are not 1 note wonders if u build them correctly. u dont wanna go to big or too small, and you dont want to tune to low or too high, u just have to find a happy medium and u will have a great sounding sub/box combo. 45 corners mainly help in directing the air flow to the port for a smoother flow along with roundover edges help with eliminating port noise.

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Do you know what your resonant frequency of your vehicle is?

Those are some beastly subs! Take a look at Pound That Sound on the forum here. Thumpper has bracing down to a science!

I guess you could say to take it easy at first to make sure everything is good to go with glue joints and alignment. I would say after awhile increase the volume and listen for stress in the woofer. Use your ssf to adjust as needed. Should only take an hour or so not weeks like they DD/AQ say.

In a car audio enviroment yes!

what do they gain by telling people to be gentle on their subs for a few weeks? Not sure they gain anything! Local DD dealer here in town say's to break them in, but yet they say turn it up right away DD can handle anything. I have an AQ SDC2.5 15" it's nothing special by any means, ok output but the sq.....meh!

Dude quit getting your panties all bunched up! No need for an internet tough guy here. This forum is for having fun not slamming other members.

Goals? .... I'm gonna go on a limb and say Loud and Low! Budget? No such thing as under driven!

Break in is all marketing BS promoted by DD and the inbred cousin AQ. Common sense is the only thing you have to worry about.

No serial number on the bottom of the casing?

I actually used to read that site religiously. I liked it better when he had all the testing stuff, before he started selling his own. A lot more informative then, ya know? I'm gonna stick with raam mat, because I've put it in before and I know what I'm getting into. The last thing I need is some new thing that takes me two or three days, and then I realize that I screwed it all up because I'm unfamiliar with it. It is great quality products that you would have no worries about, just an fyi! Nothing wrong with Ricks products either.

Somebody will be able to tell by the back of the motor.

Well with what you have listed. They are all great products and with the proper install should be able to achieve your goals. I have never heard DLS drivers but have read nothing but good things about them. I have read over on DIYMA to watch out for fake versions. I have heard the Focals in person as there is a local dealer where i'm located. They are very impressive as well, a little to bright for my tastes on the tweeter but nothing a little tweaking can't fix. One suggestion I might make is to take a look at SDS sounddeading products. http://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi Don has done extensive product testing and comparison and came out with his own line of products. Take a look through the website and read what he has written. Very informative.

So are you asking what is better between the DLS or Focal?