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  1. some of the speaker wires going from 1 sub to another or the amp maybe be longer then the others. Resistance in wire will cause speakers to be out of phase.

    so its kinda important to have the same length wire for all subs (even if you only need 1 foot of wire for the closest sub, and say 4 feet of wire for the farthest away sub, make all wires 4 feet).

    If thats not the problem, then its something with a bad coil, or like said before bad wiring.

    No. Resistance doesn't affect phase, it affects how much power the sub will see. Throw in 100 feet of wire and both subs will still be in phase. One sub will just be seeing less power than the other. Speed of light is pretty fast, afterall.

    Your issue is either 1) sub wired out of phase, check with battery! or 2) loading issues cause by the box or unequal airspace to each sub or 3) it's all BS and you're just seeing things. 30Hz is still 30 times per second, which is what your TV operates at...

    Most likely cause being #3, imo.

  2. Where abouts do you live? You need to find a REALLY good shop and tell them exactly what you want, I don't think we will be able to help you very much from online. Except with simple stuff like picking out amps and subs. :) Shops tend to push their own product, which may not always be the best choice for the end user.

    Extended cab F-150 non-walled, I'm seeing (2) 18" BTLs ported, MAXIMUM. Rockford or Sundown amps would be my preference if you have the money.

  3. Not too long ago the BTL was one of the biggest forum boners i've seen. It seemed like everyone HAD to have one.

    I'm not too quick to jump on the bandwagon, but if the product stands up to the test of time and is STILL crazy popular, only then do I feel the product may be a "boner" for a reason.

    DC seems to be the latest boner, but I'm sure once the SMD woofer is out there will be increased attention on Ascendant. It's just how things go :)

  4. Sealing is the only issue I foresee holding you back, but with enough ingenuity I'm sure something could be built.

    The whole concept just seems a bit...odd however. I can understand wanting something that sounds good, and also getting loud but those are usually two very different setups. Your best bet to get around the things IH8PunkRok mentioned would be to do a low tuned daily box (30 Hz or so) with removable plugs that could tune it higher near your resonant frequency.

  5. Also from your build thread I noticed your box (and port) sits pretty close to the rear gate. Only about 4" clearance behind the port I'm thinking?

    When I had my box in this position it was very noticeably less output. I've got it at about 8" of clearance now and it's quite a bit louder. If you fold your back seats down you can slide the box forward, I wouldn't be surprised if it got louder for you ;)

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