building my enclosure today!

[Branden2202 0]

Today im going to build my 1st box for the fully loaded fi bl 12in. Im going to be using 3/4in thick mdf fiber board. Would i have to use braces to hold the box, its just one 12in, and also i have a Sundown sae 1200d amp. Is it capable of producing 1500watts rms. What would you have to adjust the amp to to have a good, loud sound? I have a Stinger amp kit 0 gague, and extra 25 feet of 0 gauge wire for the big # upgrade, and i also have a kinetic battery the khc 1600.

Just recentley my friend got his system installed. He has the same equipment as i do, but he has the FI Q. Let me tell you, it is LOUD AS HELL, For just one 12inch... omg i could barely breath. To be honest it is wayy better than the 12inch jl w7.. Dont know why people waste there money on w7's.. So anyway isent the bl more (louder) than the Q?.. And is the bl a mix of both spl and sq? OHH and we both got our box dimensions from FI sales

[jcarter1885 995]

That amp is capable of producing the 1200 watts and then some as it is rated to do, but most of that depends on what your electrical will be. What do you mean do you have to adjust the amp to have a good loud sound, do you think you can just put the amp in the car and not touch any knobs and it works right away (im lost on that question). Yes you will have to tune the amp properly to get the most out of it.

Yeah the BL should be louder than the Q but that is all install dependent. Its a mix of getting loud while sounding good doing it. Bracing will help but it is up to you, it really depends on how well you build the box (if you want to be extra cautious then go for it).

[Branden2202 0]

That amp is capable of producing the 1200 watts and then some as it is rated to do, but most of that depends on what your electrical will be. What do you mean do you have to adjust the amp to have a good loud sound, do you think you can just put the amp in the car and not touch any knobs and it works right away (im lost on that question). Yes you will have to tune the amp properly to get the most out of it.

Yeah the BL should be louder than the Q but that is all install dependent. Its a mix of getting loud while sounding good doing it. Bracing will help but it is up to you, it really depends on how well you build the box (if you want to be extra cautious then go for it).

How would you tune the amp. The sundown sae 1200d?

[Branden2202 0]

That amp is capable of producing the 1200 watts and then some as it is rated to do, but most of that depends on what your electrical will be. What do you mean do you have to adjust the amp to have a good loud sound, do you think you can just put the amp in the car and not touch any knobs and it works right away (im lost on that question). Yes you will have to tune the amp properly to get the most out of it.

Yeah the BL should be louder than the Q but that is all install dependent. Its a mix of getting loud while sounding good doing it. Bracing will help but it is up to you, it really depends on how well you build the box (if you want to be extra cautious then go for it).

How would you tune the amp. The sundown sae 1200d?

can the brace be metal or wood? Does it really matter?

[jcarter1885 995]

The brace you use is up to you, some use metal rods while others use pieces of wood (2x4s or however creative you can be). Check out some build logs and some of the builders on this site who build boxes to get an idea of bracing.

Gain/Input should be set to what you preout voltage of your radio is.

Bass Boost should be all the way down at 0.

LPF should be anywhere between 60-90hz, depending where you have your components crossed at.

Phase can be left alone but it is there to help the sub blend with the interior speakers, it wont hurt anything to play with it.

Subsonic Filter should be 2-5hz below tuning of ported enclosure.