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First I sanded the entire box with 150 grit, then used basic Krylon gray primer as a base coat, and finished with a textured, canned paint called 'Make it Stone' iirc. Pics of the jeep on the way.

Hey, I dont know if this box build warrants a thread here, but I thought someone may be interested in seeing my system's progress. Unfortunately, this is probably the last of my additions to the system for a few years because I will be away starting a Biomedical Engineering degree this fall. All cuts were done with a circular saw. Sorry for the lack of pictures but at any rate, here they are: What my garage turned into: That's it for now. Vids later.

I have two nice 12's you may be interested in. Link: http://www.caraudioclassifieds.org/forum/12-subwoofers/108789-**********beefy-cadence-zrs-12s-sale**********.html

grrrr read the for sale section rules.

I have two cadence zrs 12's you may be interested in. They were built in the same factory as AQ subs and are pretty beefy. I can work up a price for you if you're interested. PM me if interested. Thanks!

Hey Meade, I just placed an order and I was wondering if you could sign my DD-1. My first name is Thomas and my address is in St. Petersburg, FL. Thanks!

2 Sundown SA-15's. Maybe some DC Level 4 15's if you can find em' used.

You can use Google Sketch Up (free program) and the thread on here lniked below if you want to take a try to design it yourself. I just finished designing one for myself and it took me maybe an hour at max. Link: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/1828-quarter-wave-t-line-tutorial-updated/

I have a crescendo 1000c4 and I am impressed with it. It does rated and sounds good. It does get kind of warm but I don't have a scope and may be clipping some.

I just bought a used Rockford P1000-1bd for 190 locally. The birthsheet shows it produces 1366rms at 1 ohm. You will find good deals if you search around a little.

Yep, I have a hard top and I always have my doors locked, which helps keep things safe.

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I think Bass Ballin' peaks at 33,37.

People generally run 12-16 square inches per cube for a slot port and 9-13 inches per cube for flared ports. However, I am running one 10" sub in a box with 19.5 inches per cube and it sounds good. If you choose to run a large port are like I am, mount the sub far away from the internal port opening to prevent any unloading possibilities.

Thiele/Small (t/s) commonly refers to a set of electromechanical parameters that define the specified low frequency performance of a loudspeaker driver. These parameters are published in specification sheets by driver manufacturers so that designers have a guide in selecting off-the-shelf drivers for loudspeaker designs. Many of the parameters are strictly defined only at the resonant frequency, but the approach is generally applicable in the frequency range where the diaphragm motion is largely pistonic, i.e. when the entire cone moves in and out as a unit without cone breakup.

I'm not sure how familiar you are with car audio, but it is important to realize that as you upgrade to high powered amps and subs, your charging system must also be properly upgraded. Before you spend all your money on expensive subs and amps, you need to factor in the cost of electrical upgrades. On another note, you said that you "at least" want to do a hairtrick. Countless factors go into producing acoustic levitation (which allows hairtricks to occur) and producing this levitation is far from easy.

Go download a program called WinIsd and input the t/s parameter of your sub. The program will suggest a box size as well as tuning frequency. The program will also provide a frequency response graph to give you an idea of what the sub will sound like in that box. However, the program does not accurately predict cabin gain as this would be nearly impossible because all vehicle have different acoustic properties. After you have an idea of what size enclosure you want and the tuning frequency, download Torres box calculator on this site and input various dimensions until you are satisfied with a design. If this sounds too complicated, get in contact with RAM Designs and he can hook you up with a nice design.

I would say it depends on your application. I dont think you said whether you were focusing on loudness or moderate loudness with decent sound quality. From what I've read, people gripe that the AQ subs have a "hollow" sound, which has kept me away from AQ. I have never personally owned a BL, but I do own an Fi Q currently and am satisfied with the sound quality in my low power application. I would model both subs with WinIsd with your box size and see which response curve you like based upon your listening tastes. My $.02.

There's a Bigpimpin version of Beiber's song Baby floating around but I have no clue where to get it.

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Sounds possible but so many factors go into producing acoustic levitation (what allows people to do hair tricks). I read somewhere that you need to have 1/4 of the surface area of the cabin in cone area and appropriate power to do produce acoustic levitation (please chime in if I'm wrong). However, there is a video on this site of a guy doing a pretty nice hairtrick with 1 12" and ~2000rms so I guess that's not always true. lol. Good luck with your hairtrickin

Cool. FLUSH IS KING. I have to order some stuff from partsexpress and then I'll build. Thanks everyone!

So Skippy, keep the flush mount idea, or no?

I know this whole idea sounds unorthodox and ridiculous, but I plan to use 4" pvc and fittings to make it fit in the vehicle. This isn't build isn't meant to be permanent be any means. I will be driving a new vehicle soon and will building a more 'attractive' box. Gally, I have never experienced mdf burning from a woofer being to close to the back of an enclosure. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that the distance to the back of an enclosure doesn't need to be terribly long for proper cooling.

No. It is an Fi Q 10". The mounting depth is is 6.5", meaning there'd be an inch behind the woofer. Should I ditch the flush mount idea and have an extra .75" behind the woofer?