Fi 15's or ED 15's

[JoshM20 0]

I have been looking around a while and going back and forth, I think I have narrowed it down to 3 sub types.

The Fi Q and BL 15's or the Elemental Designs 16Ov.2 subs, I am going to put these into an 08 Mazda6 and I am looking for good SPL with a nice tight SQ. That is why I have narrowed it down to these models. I would like some opinions on the difference in the Q and BL's and if anyone has experience with the ED and how they would compare to the Fi Subs.

Also Which amp should I get 2 run these? I was looking at a AQ2200D and an orion d2400 , any others I should look into or work well with these?

I would like to order these ASAP, any help/opinions would be greatly apreciated.

Thx

Josh

Edited October 8, 2008 by JoshM20

[ABXX49 20]

Do you want one or two subs? Also, I would buy Fi ANY day of the week over ED.

EDIT: What type of music do you listen to?

Edited October 8, 2008 by abxx

[JoshM20 0]

I listen to maily hip/hop and R&B, Also I want to put 2 Sub in the trunk.

For the Fi's do you think I should go Q or BL?

Any suggestions on the Amp and Box?

Edited October 8, 2008 by JoshM20

[JoshM20 0]

Ok I think I am goin with the Q's but now I have some more questions!

Should I go with a sealed or vented box? reason?

I wanna spend 300-450 on an amp I can get the orion for 300 and the AQ is around 390 I think, What would you sugest amp wise to be the most reliable and sustaining amp for these subs in that price range.

Also should I go with 1 ohm or 2? Which options should I select for these 15's ... I dont really understand what all those options are that I can choose from.

Can anyone suggest a decent amp for highs? I wanna replace my components first and worry about the rears later, I guess I should go ahead and do them all, If I did them all which amp should I get for the highs? Or will I be able to push them off the amp also.

I wanna order these asap so any help would be greatly apreciated.

Thx

Josh

[KU40 173]

isn't one thread with the same information enough?

[JoshM20 0]

well I made that thread and then when I went to look at it again it had post from a different thread in it

It had like the first three post's from someone talking about switching from 6 sub too two 15's and I didn't know if it was just me seeing it or if it was other people aswell, bc I made that thread but it said someone else did and some of the post were to mine and others were to the switch, So i was confused on if maybe something was messed up with my IP or if the two threads somehow got combined, So I just added the information on here.

It says Donnie-Mullin made the thread, which I made, and this is exactly how I see it.

Donnie-Mullin

I have a 2002 Ford Explorer with dimensions of

Front to Back - 36"

Left to Right - 45*1/2"

Height - 19"

I currently am running 6 13w1v2's off of 2 Kicker ZX1500.1 and I am looking to get to 15" and narrowed my options to the 15" BL's.

I am wondering what size box I should get and what I should have it tuned too. My box now is the exact dimensions that I've given above. I plan on putting 1 Kicker ZX1500.1 to each of the 15". I like the real low bass as in Young Jeezy, Gorilla Zoe, Lil John...etc but I wanna make sure that my highs are also good. Any idea on what I should get the box tuned too? Are the BL's a good replacement for the 6 that I have in there now?

Any info would be appreciated

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You have (6) 13W1's and you are going to replace them with (2) 15" BL's?

You are cutting your cone area to almost 1/3. . . .

Are the w1's sealed or ported? You going to port the BL's???

I would think about (4) 15" SSD's ported if you could make the new box 20-21" tall.

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24 ft^3, tuned to 34 Hz with 386 sqin of port area

Then It starts with the First post of mine as post #4 although I created the thread.

So I was a little confused to say the least.

Edited October 9, 2008 by JoshM20

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

I vote you start sealed, and after the subs break in decide if you would like a little more of a peak in the output or are happy they way they are.

[dem beats 1,223]

I read nothing but the title.

SO I can say I clearly know you want Fi

[dbjunior 0]

2 15's in a trunk is hard to do ported unless you have a large trunk like bigjon. ive competed a lot and have found that people who put large ported boxes in trunks have a hard time getting the bass to travel around the box and into the cabin. i would recommend 2 12 bl's with the audioque. the orion puts out only 1200wrms @ 1ohm the audioque does 2200wrms @ 1ohm

[///M5 2,833]

I wouldn't buy an AQ amp

[JoshM20 0]

2 15's in a trunk is hard to do ported unless you have a large trunk like bigjon. ive competed a lot and have found that people who put large ported boxes in trunks have a hard time getting the bass to travel around the box and into the cabin. i would recommend 2 12 bl's with the audioque. the orion puts out only 1200wrms @ 1ohm the audioque does 2200wrms @ 1ohm

Ive got 18 cubic feet to work with + some, I think I can get them in there no problem, But I may just put 1 in for now and play with some designs, I'm playin with some 10's aswell.

[RobClay 20]

id recommend the aq 2200 my friend has one runnin 2 t1 15's at 1ohm very stable and good amp

[///M5 2,833]

we'll see how you feel in 10 years.

[JoshM20 0]

I probably won't be around in ten years.

[Duran 387]

I probably won't be around in ten years.

Are you planning on dying any time soon?

[JoshM20 0]

I probably won't be around in ten years.

Are you planning on dying any time soon?

I can see it happening, I been in the ICU 3 times in a year and a half.