15" SSA Xcon or 15" Fi Bl

[Stephen93s10 40]

Which would have deeper and louder bass, which would you choose? I just can't decide on which subs to choose. Either would be in a ported enclosure, also will a 15" sub respond fast enough for classic rock music? Thanks.

[ricksi30 923]

That will be more dependent on the box not the sub or the size of the sub. Why do you keep making all of these threads?

[pmureika 31]

Flip a coin they are both great subs.

[Stephen93s10 40]

Because there are so many good subs and I just don't know what to choose. Either 2 good 12s or 1 badass 15.

[ricksi30 923]

Because there are so many good subs and I just don't know what to choose. Either 2 good 12s or 1 badass 15.

Either option will be fine, the 12's have a cone area advantage.

[EPerez 236]

The response of larger subs being slower than smaller subs is a myth. The response has to do with the box. Both get loud and sound amazing, but I am a little bias with me owning a Xcon.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Both are excellent values, both are made in the USA.  They are intended for slightly different goals.  My bias will affect my vote. 

[Randal Johnson 544]

Just based on what I have demod in the field ... If I ever go back to larger SPL drivers, It will have SSA on it somewhere !!!

 

Just saying ...

[edouble101 314]

What are the "goals" with these two subwoofers that makes the different?

[BigGuy 22]

SSA, so get the Xcon!

[RF-ChipmunK 5]

What are the "goals" with these two subwoofers that makes the different?

Yes read about this in another thread, what are those goals?

[Stephen93s10 40]

Clean, want it to be really deep and loud, also for daily use in a ported enclosure

[Stephen93s10 40]

Want it to hit hard

[liljestrand 244]

Why would a 15 not keep up with classic rock. My 4 18s keep up with metal just fine

[rowdyful7 10]

my bl was great i dont have any experience ion the x con subs though so i dont know about that 

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

It should be fairly obvious that the Fi BL is a great choice when it comes to very high output daily driver and some SPL competition set up's, being the lesser expensive Fi alternative to a BTL N2 especially seeing how close it is to the old BTL.  Not to mention the options available to adjust it to the customers needs.  

 

The Xcon is a great choice for SQ biased installs that want some strong output if they throw some higher power at it.  This topic has kind of been discussed more than a couple of times since both drivers were on the market.

[gprestonmoto 89]

Biased Opinion here. XCON

[nadcicle 77]

I will do the exact opposite of the guys running SSA gear.

 

I currently run an Fi Sp4 18" and in my setup it sounds phenomenal, but i'd probably recommend the SSA variant due to the community around here. There's only a single active dude from Fi floating around here where as you see tons of the SSA guys around to tell you what you did wrong.

[jcarter1885 995]

I will do the exact opposite of the guys running SSA gear. I currently run an Fi Sp4 18" and in my setup it sounds phenomenal, but i'd probably recommend the SSA variant due to the community around here. There's only a single active dude from Fi floating around here where as you see tons of the SSA guys around to tell you what you did wrong.

That shouldn't sway your vote, if you knew why there is one active dude from Fi on this forum then you would understand why. Fi is a very, very busy place.

[nadcicle 77]

I will do the exact opposite of the guys running SSA gear. I currently run an Fi Sp4 18" and in my setup it sounds phenomenal, but i'd probably recommend the SSA variant due to the community around here. There's only a single active dude from Fi floating around here where as you see tons of the SSA guys around to tell you what you did wrong.

That shouldn't sway your vote, if you knew why there is one active dude from Fi on this forum then you would understand why. Fi is a very, very busy place.

 

Still doesn't change the fact that that SSA has more of a community. I stated both pieces as my opinion. Trust me it'll be hard to sway my opinion on this matter. It's obviously not about the sub since same build house and all. It's that piece of mind knowing you have people standing behind their product and a place to come talk about it. I've seen a bias towards SSA for sure around here. Look at the build logs and you'll see that, but it's common amongst car audio enthusiast's to back their own product more than others. What would you expect anywhere else? I guess that's why you don't see many DC, RF, or any other builds here for that matter.

[Stephen93s10 40]

Any other opinions?

[Stephen93s10 40]

Also Is Fi still producing the Btl model? I went on their website and the closest I saw appeared to be the Bl.

[ricksi30 923]

Also Is Fi still producing the Btl model? I went on their website and the closest I saw appeared to be the Bl.

Fi is not currently making the btl.

[smashedz28 110]

They stopped producing the btl. Can sometimes find them used.

[Stephen93s10 40]

Damn lol ricki do u have a video of your Xcon on YouTube?