Marlo Stanfield

Batt cover definitely came out looking badass.

Pretty pointless thread without listing - how much $$ you're looking to spend, power you have running, space available, etc.

S-10s are pretty easy to get loud, especially if you plan on walling it off.

Was thinking the same exact thing, it's a pain to solder them back especially if you've never done so before. Just save up for the recone.

I've built a bunch of frankenwoofers in my past, either for myself or for friends. All depends if u have the ability to build them yourselves or just wanna buy one. There are positives to building "custom" woofers and negatives usually are finding matches(if you want multiples) or running into issues along the way(coils not fitting, basket mounting points don't match up to the motor, etc issues). It usually is cheaper if you can find the right parts but not by a significant amount for the most part.

Looks pretty damn loud guys.

No they don't have the same power handling or T/S params... The lvl4 w/ 5 coil will take like 2k daily, LVL4xl I've seen take 3500+ daily without any real issues. Anywhere from 1k-2k i'd run the LVL4, from 2k-3500 daily I'd stick with the LVL4xl, and anything above that LVL5s.

can get 18" SSDs for pretty cheap or like 4-6 15" IA 187s.

First thing that came to mind.

He might be able to help you out, his name is Dave aka Team PSI on other forums and this is his website. He has built tons of custom woofers over the years and does sell recones from what i can remember. Whether one fits your woofer or now idk, personally it's not worth it to recone it. Especially since you'll only have one with those soft parts on it and the other one will have Audiobahn parts. http://www.fixmyspeaker.com/

SounDigital 8000.1 without question.

What kind of electrical does he have?? Because you're looking at a minimum of like 3k per sub.

I find this soo amusing and not in the same way others in this thread are... Steve does do very high quality installs and is very loud, while still retaining all seating area/below the window line. But he is just that, a regular guy that does high power/high dollar installs and happens to film everything he does along the way. I might not be the biggest fan of some of his setups, but I'll be the first one to say that he does do great work because there is no denying that. But he is not this high and almighty figure that some of you have appointed to him. He doesn't do anything that breaks records or is incredibly ground breaking that no one has done before. I'll say it before and I'll say it again, right now he is the face of our hobby and sport regardless of who likes it or doesn't. He's been very successful in getting his name out there with his build talents, vids(featured on ROE back in the day), and then his site. By no means am I hating on him(read above, i gave him tons of compliments), but I'm sure many of you will take it like that.. I just can't take seeing all the time here that everyone thinks Steve is sum sort of god. Hopefully you don't take this the wrong way, but if you do I'll see you guys after my vacation.

The RF Power Components are great, I've been running the older models for couple years now. Like you said they do get very loud and the SQ is pretty good also, I'd put them up against most component sets out there now.

Welcome to Good Burger, home of the good burger can i take your order.... But for the most part that is a pretty cool present to get for your mother, just clean the wires up a lil bit and you'll be all set.

At least u finally understand lol, unless u have a serious bankroll behind you then I wouldn't even consider something like this.

I definitely wouldn't run 8ga and wouldn't even suggest running 4ga either... Just get 1/0ga to be safe, it's worth the little extra $$ without question.

If they both work then u got a hell of a deal, but I'm pretty sure those were the lowest line subs atomic made.

Anything by Usher or John Legend I'm a huge fan of... Saw John Legend live earlier this year and he was incredible, plus it was packed with bitches.

Damn $550 shipped per AQ 3500D is insane to say the least, I will be placing an order for a couple of them tonite after seeing this price tag. I don't know a way to get a stout 7k+ daily for $1100 BNIB from a company on par with AQ, so don't just say get sum AP 3000Ds.

I would have done the same exact thing, fuck being a nice guy in that situation.

This is the big reason why there are a only a few successful energy drink companies out there. Just like Coca Cola and Pepsi, people get used to the flavor and the results they get from drinking them. I will only drink Red Bull, NOS, and a single flavor of Monster. I can't stand any of energy drinks out there, regardless if sum are more healthy, cost less, or give better results. Just the start of cost alone would be a huge undertaking. I wouldn't doubt it being in the hundreds of thousands to even get it bottled/canned, let alone the marketing/distribution/etc needed to start making back the money spent. Good luck is all i can say.

I got hit by a woman in 2007 who had no license, insurance, registration, etc... Police reported to the scene, it didn't bother me because I had uninsured motorist coverage on my policy. Turns out it only covers for me at least medical insurance, but the state prosecuted the woman on my behalf. They agreed she owed me the $3700 estimate I got, but I'm being payed out $35 per month over the next 8.5 years which is fucking ridiculous. I'd report the hit and run, doesn't look like she is gonna call you back. Yes, you can press charges but unless u have a police report to prove the accident then good luck doing so.

I don't think I could stress this point enough.

Get 3/4" MDF to make the box out of, then just double baffle the face of the box where the subs will be mounted to. For internal bracing just use standard dowels, going top to bottom and another side to side. Put them in the place most prone to flex on the box, spot furthest away from the edges(middle of the walls). As far as building boxes locally, you can make a decent amount of extra $$ on the side but doing so requires a lot of word of mouth to get your name out there. Plus having good quality building skills and showing previous work you've done to potential customers. After you get started just make sure to balance your time and don't get overloaded with work, happens to a ton of people. When i used to build locally(when i lived in NY), i got all my work from people who have seen my prior work and i advertised on CL with multiple pictures.