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He said bass knob, as in remote gain. At least i'm pretty sure that's what he meant. Even if his settings are terrible, the only reason why they would be any different would be that he moved them somehow.

Ford302Redneck, the hurter of feelings.

DC 3.5k = 3,500 board. OLD AQ3500 = 3,500 board. New AQ3500.1d = 4,200 board.

Perhaps he could rig up some turbine type of system so when the bass hits it will somehow run into his electrical system. Self-powered car audio. Nice. /troll But for real. I dunno.

Shipping to 16125 please sir.

Duh.............

Well i'm in a Tupac mood and want to add some new music to my flash drive. Link me up some good ones! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4HjsZqOaQ0

Congrats sir! Get some some pics up of the new addition!

3,300 @ 1-ohm. 4,000 @ .5-ohm. I run one.

How much are you looking to spend?

It's a great sub. I was on the fence between Fi and DC at the time, and happened to go with Rusty because of how his customer service is talked up. And I can say that you won't get any better service than you do with DC. Rusty's's taken care of me a time or two. But the BL is a little monster it itself. You can really go wrong there.

Very nice. I just turned over 124,000 the other day. It's why i'm so hesitant to buy a $400.00 HO Alt. The Alero world isn't in high demand for them. Batteries are transferrable. lol

I had both on my 15" DC XL in my Alero and prefer sealed into the cabin. But that will require a good bit more work to seal it off. Firing back seemed to handle <32Hz a bit better. But once I started running 3k sealed forward with my Crescendo, it didn't really matter. I gained a good bit of spl in doing so too. About a 3db in crease sealing it off.

You gotta start somewhere. Looks good man. And you want to go with the rms value, ALWAYS. Maxx ratings are a selling point. You'll NEVER see those numbers. The only thing you can really do is play around with box positioning, maybe add a little power, but not much to those. The best way t get louder in your situation is to upgrade subs and amp.

I take it you are looking at 12" Type-R's. I'd run a 15" BL in an Alero trunk first. Single sub setups for the win. 4.0ft^3 tuned to 34Hz on around 1000-1500wrms. Yeah. I like.

By the time you spend the cash for the Type-R and recone, you might as well get the Fi Q or BL. lol And if you mean typr-r's as in plural, Fi BL > Type r's.

Alpine Type R. And.... IB4L. Heyyyyyy fellow Alero owner. Ever hear of Aleromod.com?

If you're worried about price, just run a sealed pre-fab. Or sell that equipment and start fresh.

Lol, I remember you saying 2 cubes when I came to you directly. I just figured i'd throw up a thread and see if anyone else that I didn't know about specifically had some good experience with these drivers as well. I've been reading 1.5 a lot lately so I just wanted to check. I should have known Ray had some testing done with these... Now in 2.2ft^3 a piece, you don't think I would have to worry about unloading after all rise on 20in^2 of port? I'll throw out there that i'll be buying one of the DC 5k's from the Jeep, to get which amplifier that I am running out there. I have been hearing 1.5, and since I started this thread I have now seen 2 and 2.2, not to mention now 20in^2 of port per ft^3. lol Just wanting to make sure I read that right. (88in^2 port area/ 4.4 ft^3 net volume = 20 in^2/ ft^3) My 15" XL loved to unload on my Crescendo while seeing 3.5ft^3 and 17in^2 of port. But I shrunk the box down to around 3.1 and still think 3 would work better, along with the 6" aero, and I can handle down to 28-29 before I have to watch the knob on drops. COMPLETELY different situation almost, but this port area and net volume figure is surprising me. ....................................... What I am thinking about is make an interchangeable port build exactly to suggested specs and then making one with 16in^2 and possibly another with 14^2, then covering the entire face with a carpeted beauty panel to hide the t-nuts and bolts.... Hmmm... Better than saving up a few weeks and going through another box build. I've been debating on making a 28Hz port too, but we'll see. The tuning I am going to put my main focus on will be 32Hz.

Haha you don't think I can handle running more than the rms rating of the sub man? I think i'll be okay. I've been running around 2X the rms on my 15" XL for over a year now with no problems. The 12"s would ONLY be seeing around 2500wrms anyways. lol And I appreciate the box offer! But I think i'll be just fine. I enjoy running the numbers and figuring out exactly what I need to do/ can fit into my trunk. I'm just checking to make sure that my idea on 3 ft^3 will work out. It has been what I've seen on SA12 and Lvl 4 builds here and there on similar power, so i'm hoping this can give me somewhat of a guide.

"Sounds fine" works for me for now. lol I'll keep seeing what everyone has to say for the time being. My build won't take place for a bit until I get my buddies car taken care of. I'll be sure to get at you in a week or so to see what you're finding. Thanks man.

Oh haha sorry if I wasn't too clear man. A pair of 12" XL's. I am selling the 15" XL to a local friend and helping him with the install. After four boxes, I figured out that my 15" XL liked 3 cubes while running off of my Crescendo 3kwp. Now, I am moving on to a pair of 12" XL's. I was wondering what type of internal volume I should look into. 1.5 ft^3 per subwoofer. This creating 3.0 ft^3 of internal airspace after all bracing and displacement are taken into effect. 3.0 ft^3 is my general and "generic" guess based on similar setups and results. I was asking what others may have thought. Also, regarding port area, I was wondering if anyone happened to have a "sweet spot" for these drivers, especially under this power, as opposed to sticking with the general 12-16 in^2 per ft^3 saying.

It's time to step up from my 15" XL and Crescendo in the Alero. I will be ordering my new amp tomorrow night. I will just say that I will be running 5,000 watts rms total. From what I have read, and have developed my "generic" numbers from, is that I will want to get about 1.5 ft^3 per driver. Now, running 5k (2.5k per sub)would this 1.5 figure be low enough to maintain control with a 32Hz tuning? Also, if there are any suggestions on a good figure for port area from experience, that would be helpful as well! Recommended ft^3: Recommended Port Area: The box will be full of resin, all-thread, and 45's. I want to try to cut down on my losses due to rise and make this thing solid. This will be my first setup running a driver smaller than 15". My current XL is sitting in around 3.1 ft^3 at 32Hz. I probably could have yielded better results settling for 3.0ft^3, but I am where I am. At this size, she handles the Crescendo 3k with ease. As far as 12"s, I am seeking some professional help from the best community I can find online. Thanks ahead for the help guys!

I'm running mine in 3 cubes now at 32Hz. She loves 30-45Hz. When I was in 3.5 cubes I tended to unload a bit easier at 30Hz still. This is running on my Crescendo 3k on a rated 3.3k. From reading on various forums it seems a lot of the 15XL crowd seems to have the most luck at 3 cubes as well when running a ballpark 3k and above.