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x5 lol. delete this post right now

odd that i saw this post...i had a dream i had 2 of these for whatever reason lol. bought em...and all i could think was 'will these be too power hungry for my electrical?' weird dream....

i'd like to see him. he a funny fellow. i saw dane cook live. it was damn hilarious and i'm not the biggest dane cook fan. but i was rollin. i think jeff d was here not too long ago and i missed it

hahahaha i love the intro 'not much happening today...i think i'll take my stereo for a walk' hahahahah

SCREW a whole lot of that!

thanks for that link i've been needing something for my sisters old laptop HD to get all her stuff that she wants off of it

when i was in HVAC, when figuring duct lengths, we were taught that a 90 degree angle adds '5 feet' of imaginary duct due to resistance in the bend. and a 45 degree angle fitting adds 2.5 feet. it wont quite play the same way into speaker boxes, but the theory is still the same

didnt you post this in another thread? or am i thinking of someone else?

http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Natural-Er...0/dp/B000A6PPOK this is the one i use. had it for almost 2 years i think? took it apart to clean it and now it won't work lol. i'm using the on screen keyboard now. ef my life. but i LOVE this keyboard. so nice to type on and my wrists aren't crooked the whole time i type. and it's silent. $30 is a good price too. i paid 50+ when i got mine

he made one of those 'omg so funny craigslist fail' posts and got banned foreverz

i researched it briefly...but i was curious to this. i think i read that 3g iphones only are the tethered jailbreaks? like 3gs and other iphones arent. i havent needed or wanted to update the software so i havent cared to check into any further yet

compared to what you're listening to now...yes...breathtaking results lol. just as long as you dont expect to break a 150 or anything

there's plenty of people around here with that sub. just gotta find em lol

i say it's because it's on little power AND a bad box. my 18's are in a box that's 8 cubes net, 4 per sub. and that's already tiny as it is, i wouldnt imagine putting them in a box that's 2 cubes per sub. half of what i have now. that box you have is at least half the size it should be. and you cant really compare other videos you see to what you have. you dont know their real settings, or how they have things set up and whatnot. money pig? welcome to car audio

the right box will make a difference all around. box size, port area and tuning all play a role. you cant build a big box and expect lows if the port is no good. port area has to be right, and tuning has to be right. if you're underpowering your sub, i'd make a bigger box to make up for the lack of power

poly resin isnt needed. wood - about 26 bucks here wood glue - $3.xx wood screws - you can get a small pack of em. not quite sure on price. we'll aim high and say 10 dollars just cuz. glue/carpet or another material...also relatively cheap. i mean, i picked up some fabric for my friends box i did for like...$3 a yard? or something crazy like that. it was on clearance, like left over stuff. it resembles leather a little bit. so...you got a good box, covered, sealed, for less than $45. that's if screws cost as much as $10 lol. fabric could also cost more, depending on what you choose. paint is harder to do, because unless you do lots of prep work, imperfections will show. in your case it'd be easier to cover it, and cheaper caulk could be useful...but you could also use the wood glue to seal it. it's how i do mine, applied the same way as caulk if i'm suspicious about the joints i put em on when i joined the edges

a smaller box increases impedance rise on the amp (so a 1 ohm load isnt REALLY a 1 ohm load...it'll be a little higher), but allows for increased power handling. and yes...effects the lows to an extent. larger boxes somewhat decrease power handling, increases the lows to an extent, and lowers impedance rise on the amp. but in most cases should be within the manufacturers recommendations. port area/length also play a role. you said you used a tone you generated? try using a 50 hz test tone from here http://realmofexcursion.com/index.php?pageid=audio_downloads i'd suggest a bass mekanik tone...but i forget what level his are recorded at.

where are you located? if you are located around the cincinnati area i'd help you build the box. just supply materials. but to build and ship would be too costly. i'm almost certain your box is the problem. throwing double the power on it will theoretically be 'twice' as loud, tho that's more so on the meter. i think it takes about 10 db to be considered twice as loud to the ear? i remember reading about it...but could be mixed up. a properly built box will yield much better results. in my opinion prefabs are never the way to go. you coulda spent 25-30 on a sheet of wood, made it (if you or someone you knew could make one), and cover it with paint or carpet and be under the 50-60 dollar range you spent on the prefab and not be in this predicament.

if the thickness of the wood is .75", then say you have a length of 20", you take .75" off for the left side, and .75" off on the right side. so that is 1.5" off the total length, making the length effectively 18.5" long. if it was really 3.4 cubes then i'd say it'd be performing a LOT better. given that the port is still big enough. port area for a 3.5 cube box should range from 42 - 56 sq inches of port total. imo...the sub is performing just like it should in a non-optimal install. so i wouldnt blame your amp. tho...even in a better box, you'll see an upgrade from 400 watts to 800 or more

and just another tidbit of info, i put in random numbers just to get a scale of size, a *usable* 3.5 cube box, after sub, wood, and port displacement would have to be something like 17" high 25" wide 23" deep 4.53 cubes before port and sub displacement, and after wood displacement. port is 3" high, 15.5" wide, and 25" long. displaces .84 cubes of space. put in .2 for the sub. this gives you 3.49 cubes of space, and tunes you to 33.42 hz.

and btw...ported boxes need to be larger than sealed boxes. so if previous boxes were sealed...that's why they were smaller

80% doesnt refer to output, like...80% install, 20% product (some say 70% install, 30% product...same concept tho). a crap sub in a good box > a good sub in a crap box. if that is indeed your box...take those numbers and subtract 1.5 from each (wood displacement) and multiply the new numbers together. divide by 1728, and you get 2.75. numbers dont lie. here: 21 - 1.5 = 19.5 16.25 - 1.5 = 14.75 18 - 1.5 = 16.5 multiply 19.5 * 14.75 * 16.5 = 4745.8125 divide by 1728 4745.8125 / 1728 = 2.7464192708333333333333333333333333 or 2.75 cubes of airspace. *before* port and sub displacement. so you'll have even less usable space than that.

it doesnt say how long the port is...but either way...that is NOT 3.4 cubes of airspace like the auction says it is. use those dimensions, multiply them, and divide by 1728 and you get close to it, but that is counting wood displacement (unless those dimensions *are* the inner dimensions). which is a no no, that's not usable airspace. it's 2.75 cubic feet of net volume after wood displacement, but before port displacement. i dont know how wide or long the port is, so i put 2" as a minimum, and to get to your mid 30 tuning that you say you're at, the port has to be 30" long. which gives you 1.81 cubic feet of net volume. after displacement. just fyi...that's incredibly small for a 15". it should be double that at LEAST. the box i had for my 4 15's was ~16 cubes net, so about 4 per sub. imo...i know you dont want to believe it but the box IS the single biggest problem in that install right now. when i say an enclosure is 80% of an install...i'm not exaggerating.

why the FUCK is zshare messin with me? i cant play the song, i click download, wait for 50 ish seconds, click download, and it takes me back to 'play' the song, which still doesnt work. wtf...did this with a link decaf posted too what a biatch

silent treatment? when it was agreed on the flip of a coin? not to disrespect but sounds like they're acting like the 12 year olds