johnecon2001

not to mention you want the ground wire to be the same size wire as your posative Another excellent point. I can't believe I missed that.

Depends on who you're stacking them up to of course. But overall, they'll come out on top of most other companies. The SAZ line is notorious in the SPL scene now with the ability to accept up to 17v input and drop to ridiculously low ohm loads. The SAE line takes up to 15v iirc and can drop to .5ohms (with a stable electrical). Basically, SAZ = big brother, SAE = little brother.

1.4ohms on a ground is really bad. It should be as close to zero as possible.

I recommend the 12" Q DVC 2 ohm and the Sundown SAE-1000D to power it. That would be a great little combo unless you plan on upgrading in the future. If you do plan on upgrading, I recommend the 12" Q DVC 1 ohm and a SAZ-1500D.

Yikes @ same color wire for power and ground. Did you mark the ends at all to help you differentiate between the two? And I think I could crawl into your ports

there's not a regular kiss smiliey.

You may even be able to work out a deal with SSA for the ICON 12" and a SAZ-1500D instead of the SAE-1000D. That way you have power to spare and you're all set to move up to something else if you want to. Also, two ICON's off of the 1500D would be sweeeeet. Maybe instead of a 12 you go for two 10's.

Woaaaaah... almost time to retire.

I concur with the Q's. The 12's would fit your box size perfectly.

Definitely aiming in the wrong direction with the Hifonics. The BTL needs real power and the 1606D won't deliver. The ICON Sundown combo would be right in your budget and will sound great and get very loud.

I would say install them and try it. Unless you've had personal experience with the exact application.. you have no idea what could happen. Worst case scenario is they don't respond well and you go buy new subs. But you've already got them, so see how they do!

Have fun with that. Make sure you answer none of their questions and give vague answers just like here.

How much more blunt do I need to be?? DO YOU WANT IT TO BE LOUDER THAN IT CURRENTLY IS? What are you not happy with now??

There are several Rockford amps that are within your price range. Make sure to email the SSA store for a better price on all the gear as well. And with you liking the W7.. I would go for a Q from Fi, an ICON from SSA, or a BM from Stereo Integrity. Other options include the MAW from Mach5Audio. Perhaps you should do a little research on those and get back to us with what tickles your fancy.

It's pretty hard to tell you how loud its going to be. You'll have to install it and get it metered. Everyone's setup is different. Over all though, since you like Rap, I assume you like deep, low bass that kicks you right in the ass.. The BL should be exactly what you're looking for.

Keep going.

LOL, I'm pretty sure it's going to be cheaper to just build a new box rather than two new subwoofer.s

It's a good thing you don't have any wild parties to go to this weekend, or hot babes to take out. :P

How about you post your thoughts first? You haven't told us anything about your space restrictions, your electrical upgrades, your likes and dislikes in music, how loud you want it, if you even care if it sounds good. Unless of course you just want to hear everyone's opinion on how you should spend YOUR money. But what we suggest I can almost guarantee won't make you happy.

Damn. Sharpie was my only good idea :/

Yes, that is what you should do.

you might as well just sell the 1500's and get the 3000D. Then add a second one later.

Nice bump can mean a lot of things. Do you want it loud? or do you just want to be able to feel it? When you say "system" a lot of people here think of the entire package because.. that's what system means. Headunit, front (and rear if you like that..) speakers, amps and sub(s). With your budget, you could probably get by with a whole system. An idea would be to go with one low powered sub with a Large amp and then add another sub when you get the money. Or you could do two smaller amps and get one now. Overall though, you'll be much more satisfied if you get yourself a decent set of front speakers, they could be coaxials, they don't need to be components. A head unit that has two sets of preouts with basic EQ function shouldn't run you more than $200.

Wow, someone taught you wrong lol We'll start at the bottom with subs. The LPF should be no higher than 80hz in a typical install. I prefer mine to be crossed over lower than that even. You subsonic filter only applies to ported subwoofer enclosures. You set that to right below your ported frequency to avoid damaging the sub. Your mids need to be bandpassed. Depending on what mids you have you'll have a varying HPF and a varying LPF. The same applies for your tweeters. Although, you probably won't need an LPF on them.

why not do a all parallel to 1 ohm load? You can't wire 2 DVC2 ohm subs to 1 ohm