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  1. One or two 10's?

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    2 10s. more cone area will almost always be louder as long as the box is made correctly.

    and lets not make this into a this brand that brand is better guys.

    OP cone area is king

    Thanks, that's what I've been thinking but I just wanted to confirm that it would work better.

  2. One or two 10's?

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    I thought that too but I spoke with the owner of Sundownonly.com and he told me that in a sealed box the SD-2's would perform better then the SA's. I was just going off of his assumption. In the sealed box, the subs would be seeing around .75ft^3 after displacement.

  3. One or two 10's?

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    I've got an AQ1200d to power my new system. I am going to either use one 10 capable of handling all 1200+ watts or two 10's that will split the power. The single sub would be something like a Fi SSD and the two subs would be Sundown SD-2's. What differences will I see in these two setups? I'd have twice the cone area with the SD's, so does that mean twice the volume?

  6. Fi SSD Sealed?

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    Does anyone have any experience with a Fi SSD in a sealed box? I've never owned a Fi but know that they're solid. I'd love to get a 10" Q but I dont have room to mount it in my truck. The downfiring box I have has 6.5" from the outside bottom of the box to the inside top. The SSD has a mounting depth of 6", including the thickness of the wood. Is there enough room to make this work? Does the SSD have a pole vent? And if it does is .5" enough space for it to perform well? Box is .95 ft^3. Sub displacement is .12". Fi suggests between .6-1ft^3 for airspace so I'd be right in the middle. Powered by an AQ1200d. Would this work?

  10. Sealed box sub help

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    Bigger than recommend by manufacture will usually make it play lower notes better. But you may lose some "tightness" to the bass. Less control with more air. So you have to be careful with over powering subs sealed if you go too big. Less cooling in sealed boxes too.

    You could do a couple things, Build big then put wood inside the box to make the air space less if you don't like it or build small and throw poly fill to mimic a larger enclosure.

    1lb of poly is about 1/cuft. It kinda works sometimes.

    This is very helpful. Thanks. If the SD 10 wants .5 ft^3, would .75ft^3 be overkill? I'd definitely be willing to sacrifice some SQ for some improved lows.

  11. Sealed box sub help

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    The SA 8 is sweet but it actually has a bigger mounting depth than the SA 10 does. If you look at the pictures of it on their website you can actually see that the motor is bigger, I have no idea why. Its too bad though because I have some weird attraction with 8" subwoofers, especially 8s as big as those.

    I didn't know DC made a Lvl 2 8". I looked into the 10" a little bit and like it alot. Do either of y'all have any experience with it? How would it do in a sealed box you think?

  15. Sealed box sub help

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    I've got an AQ1200d sitting around from a previous system that I am going to use to power two subs to go under the seat of my 2011 Silverado crew cab. Space is definitely the limiting factor here. The VERY most I can get if I go with two subs is around .8 ft^3 sealed per sub. Max mounting depth I am looking at is 6". I've been looking at sundown for a little bit and am liking the SD series aswell as the SA series. I can get both the 10" and 12" SD to fit, but can only get the 10" SA to fit. I'm hoping to get a system that sounds good and can hit the lows well. Take in to account the only other system I've ever had was an HDC3 15" in a box tuned to 39hz. I was hoping to get something that could at least match that in hitting the lows, is that possible? Throw some other brands/models out there that will work or is sundown the way to go? Thanks guys.

  16. How to test if amp is still good?

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    I've got an AQ1200d that I used in my last system about a year ago, and I want to check to make sure its still good to go into my next setup. Its been about a year since I took it out of my Tahoe and from then till now its just sat in my house and my garage. I dont think weather/heat would be an issue since it sits inside of a hot car its whole life. Is there an easy way to test if its still good or do I have to wait until I get everything set up?

  17. System for Crew Cab truck. Advice Needed

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    Posted · Edited by RedJay

    I know I can make the SD's work and I appreciate you turning me on to them. They look like some solid speakers. The only reason I am trying to get the SA's to fit is because my thinking is if I can get a more powerful speaker to fit, why not try to make it work?

    Is there any chance at all I can make this work, or am I wasting my time trying to figure out box ideas? How much space should the pole vent need? Because if its more than .5" or .75", I think I am screwed.

    Thanks for all the insight so far guys.

  18. System for Crew Cab truck. Advice Needed

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    Posted · Edited by RedJay

    Personally wouldn't want a pole vent that close to the box. Mounting depth is from the back side of the basket to the bottom of the magnet, so you also have to account for the inch or so mounting ring, rubber gasket, and the surround. Hope this helps

    So that would mean that the mounting depth would be 6" PLUS the thickness of the wood right? What would be a safer distance to run the bottom of the magnet and the bottom of the box? Could I get away with 1/2"?

  19. System for Crew Cab truck. Advice Needed

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    Actually I was just looking on Sundown's site. The SA 10 only has a depth of 6". I actually could make this work I guess. Does the mounting depth of a sub measured from the very top of the box? Or is it from inside the box. Basically what I am asking is if I made my box out of .75" wood, assuming I left 1/4" from the bottom of the magnet to the bottom of the box, would my box have to be 7" thick or 7 & 3/4"?

  21. System for Crew Cab truck. Advice Needed

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    I don't want to have to raise the seats to make this work. I'd rather just get a sub that'd fit. The AA Chaos 10" has a mounting depth of 6". I know that I could make something like that work. Subthump's prefabed boxes have a depth of 6.5" so I could build my own with similar dimensions or just get one of theirs.

    I am sort of sidding towards just one sub to handle the full power from the AQ1200 instead of splitting it between two subs just because I'd only have to buy one driver instead of two. Is the only thing I will lose by putting all the power on one sub versus splitting it on two be volume? Also would someone please answer the above question about ported vs. sealed?

  22. System for Crew Cab truck. Advice Needed

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    I am looking to put a system under the back seat in my silverado crew cab. I have an AQ1200d left over from one of my previous systems that I want to use to power the sub(s) I am going to get. I used to have a 15" HDC3 in a big box tuned to 37 hz or something like that. It was plenty loud for me in my Tahoe. Now I am looking for something with a little more SQ. I think a sealed box is my only option because of the space restrictions, which is fine by me. Basically I was just hoping y'all could give me some options. Could I get a 10" Fi Q to fit? It has a mounting depth of 6.5" I think I could squeak out a box that is 7" tall or so. Would that work?

    Also, what differences will I see moving from ported to sealed? I know I will lose SPL and gain SQ but how much volume will I lose? Will a sealed set up play as deep/deeper than a ported set up? I don't want to spend a fortune, $350 or $400 on the driver depending on if I get one or two. Thanks guys.

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