400 dollar sub?

2 Boston G5's (or even the SPG555's). Use a GTR or 2 for each sub. The 12's only require 1cu' and the 10's only require .5cu' (with OR without the GTRs).

What do you mean by 400? The price?

mcben789 wrote:

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Any recommendations? Looking for one sub preferably 15".

Going in a Nissan Pathfinder.

I've been looking at: Fi BTL
        Soundstream R1
        (you're suggestion here)

I'm looking for one that will beat ** to pieces. I'll probably upgrade to another one after i buy the one. Don't tell me Kicker L7.

I'm really leaning towards the Fi BTL. I was going to power it with two Cadence TXA-1000D.

It would be cool if beat harder than two 12"L5's in a sealed box, and harder than a pair of Diamond D9's. I'll be porting the box and yes i have room.

Open to any suggestions, criticisms, thoughts, whatever.

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Hmmm, I'm a JL Audio guy and I'd normally recommend a 12w7 or 13w7 but they are both well over $400, and since you want something nobody else has...how about the new Orion HCCA 15.4, its a 15 inch sub that you can get on Ebay for just over $400 shipped and you can put gobs and gobs of power to it and it should just suck it right up. Thats my suggestion for you.

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I love those DD woofers... You might decrease your gas mileage, but hey - thats a good thing.

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Do you mean b/c of the weight of them?

yeah, check out the dd's.....hell the RE (resonate engineering...hope I spelled that right)

I know the MTX 9500 are just under $400 on ebay now....very fond of those I am.

forget about the soundstream.....LOL the T4 is junk compared to a DD3515...I got one hangin in my bathroom to prove it...LOL hell if you go soundstream just go flea market all the way, & get a poweracoustik mofo LMAO.

what was wrong with the L7 again? it is usally a pretty good idea to listen to the guy that beat robert kollar (props BTW)

Depending on what you can find on eBay right now, I would recommend a Memphis MOJO 15". Its a remarkable sub with high power handling and dashing good looks. I have seen as many as 4 MOJO amps (2K watts per amp) on one MOJO 15" in competition vehicles. I personally had a single 12" with a Memphis St-1000d in an extended cab Dakota that would take your breath away. It hit a 152.4 on dash.

Not a lot of people on this site use Memphis, but I have been using their products now for about 5 years and havent looked back. Just thought I'd throw my two cents in.

The DD is the best option I've seen, also the BTL. The Boston G5 won't come close, the JL won't get all that loud. However, with the DD, don't expect much SQ from it. Many people say it's an SQ sub and to be honest, they don't know what they are talking about. I haven't heard a BTL, but 2,000w is enough to tickle it.

A soundsplinter rl-p is a good choice to throw into the mix. I have an 18 that I was running in my Accord and it got quite loud and sounded really good. I used to own a DD 9515 and it didn't get quite as loud, but it sure sounded MUCH better. If you're looking for straight out SPL and dont care about SQ, then by all means DD is a great choice. Consider the RE MT's also, or for more SQ and loud combo, there is the older RE XXX.  Cactus Sounds makes some good SPL subs and the Atomic APxx (by Atomic) is another good daily SPL sub. For amps, I highly recommend RF. I have a T30001bd, and if you check out their actual vs rated chart, you will notice how underrated they are. On top of that, they stay extremely cool. The T20001bd would work well for you as well. Check out High Desert Audio on eBay (it's Rockford Fosgate's ebay user id for their refurb stuff...i've bought several items from them).

Realize with this, you need a good electrical. Plan on spending 500-1k on electrical costs such as an upgraded battery, possibly a second in the trunk, and an HO alt, and of course and first, the big 3. Batteries, I recommend Odyssey, they are great daily batteries. If you plan to compete, then Kinetik would probably be a better route since they have more reserve. Hope this helps.

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I don't know the fuse ratings for the Quantum Audio. From the website I know its 3000 watts rms @ 1 ohm and is class A/B.

The Hifonics and MTX are class D. I figure if I just get 300 amps worth of charging power than I will be okay (better to over-guess than under-guess for the alternator).

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i had mtx 9500 series 15" in ported box and loved it.

have u considered that sub ????

I'm pretty sure now I'm going with two Hifonics bxi1606d's.  

I've considered MTX, but multiple people have that in my town; I just want something out of the norm.

A few posts ago donpisto asked about the fuse sizes for the Quantum Audio amp.  I don't have those, but i do have the size for the Hifonics bxi1606d:  two 80 amp fuses a piece.  Does this help me any? 

Now I have my mind set:  Fi BTL 15" & (2) Hifonics bxi1606d's to power it. (building my own box to spec).  

If I used the current calculator right, would i need about 223 amps of charging power just for these two amps (3200 watts @ 14.4 volts = 222.222...)?

ok to clear things up on the quantum amps they are rated at peak not rms, half of peak is rms. another thing to remember quantum audio is a sister co to db drive. i carry both line so any questions hit me up at SPLaudio78@hotmail.com .

i wouldnt talk til you actually listen to a quantum amp they are great budget -ground pounder amps. only the ignorant talks about something they know nothing about...

i got people breaking 140dbs of 1 12" and a 1500d  750rms $220 amp. i have sold quite a few and have had 0 problems.

not tring to bash you just ur slamming a product that you know nothing about. the amp you held was only 500rms. i only sell what i 100% believe in, i dont want returns or unhappy customers. if you want higher end db drive for the win but quantum audio is alot better than anything in it's price range i know of personally...

No you were forgetting to include efficiency.  We'll call it 75 % efficient. So current draw will be 3200/14.4=223 amps, then 223/.75=298 amps!