b-dubs89

heres the $9 focal midbass for you http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=299-155

if your set up is smashing the lows pretty well , maybe getting some midbass drivers would be a better solution to your problem , i have had some alpine type r's and a rockford t1 15" and they both smashed the lows but had no midbass really .

i am in the same boat as you with learning about box design , there are many people on smd that will tell you a ported box with good design and tuning can sound awsome , but every ported box i have built has been peaky somewhere through out the range and i didn't much like any of my ported boxes i have built as opposed to a sealed box for the same woofer . the link i added is for a port calulator i had found a while back not to sure how right on this is but it is fun to play with http://www.mobileinformationlabs.com/HowTo-1Woofer-Box-CAL%20Port%20lenth%201.htm

sounds like you are in a shitty place right now , the good news is things will get better .i wouldn't stop school if i were you the sooner you get through school the sooner you should earn more . your fiance' give her time , space if she wants , when the time is right TALK TO HER , equally important LISTEN . as for your housing situation , have looked to see if there is any income based housing available ? if you come up with nothing on the housing thing , go camping . not joking ether , an ex girlfriend got me evicted and i couldn't afford for a few months to pay deposit and first and last months rent to get in another place so i bought a tent and put my stuff in storage and camped for a few months , and it was late march in minnesota . it kinda sucked but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do . hope something good happens for you

i seen those looking through feebay , although i am not really familiar with the audioque's they look like some beefy tens

look at replacing your ram board(s) in addition to some of the things djcrush recommended if you want to stick with what you have . the link i posted sells memory products and can scan your computer and tell you what will work , once you figure out what you need you can look elsewhere for better deals on ram . it was just a year ago i was looking at fixing improving my old computer and decided not to because it had a 32 bit system . got a toshiba satelite with 320 g hard drive and 4 g ram for like 268 at best buy instead of fixing my old computer, which has a 64 bit version of windows 7 , i think more computers are running 64 bit systems now . as for older computers the problem with 32 bit system is not being able to get one of the later windows updates and other software due to compatibility http://www.crucial.com/?gclid=CN2vtMKEqbACFeUBQAodaGT3Sw&cpe=pd_google_us&ef_id=gEtPjeHcIgoAAA5B:20120530221501:s

underground utility work can pay ok for lust being a laborer , make more if you can run equipment . lot of times being a grunt worker for underground utility contractor you are spotting for the guy running the excavator or finding other utilities with the jet vac . pretty safe job as long as you work for someone with there head on straight truck driving can pay as well , there's truck jobs where you are home every night

wasn't sure where to post so here it is http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOBILE-VISION-NITE-VISION-POLICE-VIDEO-CAMERA-SYSTEM-/150807164790?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item231cceb776#ht_991wt_1270

maybe it's a good time to go back to school

damn

new items sometimes will off-gas or smell when new and being warm might make off-gassing a bit stronger , assuming your not smelling your equipment burning

i think it is 150 posts i had the 500.1 for over a year before i bought the 1000.1 haven't got it yet but it will be the third tma amp i picked up and no complaints as of yet . the 500.1 is a class b mono block .

so which resin from us composites is the one to get ? i see they have some at like 25 a gal

i bought one of these off ebay the guy says he has a second one of these http://www.ebay.com/itm/330737958856?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_500wt_1287

that is cheap thanks for the tip , wonder how much shipping for a gal . o'riellys has a gal for about 40 if shipping blows that deal

that has kind of been my experience as well , but i probably have much to learn about building and tuning enclosures

the other thing that come to mind after my last post is damping factor of op's amplifier

just a thought , maybe smaller woofers would suit your listening taste better , smaller drivers can be faster and cleaner than larger drivers . could also be that the acoustics of your car aren't that great either . could be that your w3's could use the help of some midbass drivers to make the double toms more believable

i would not count on burnt voice coils being covered

not sure how much you want to spend how about this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rockford-Fosgate-P1000-1bd-MONO-Car-Amplifier-D-Class-1-Channel-1000W-CAR-AMP-/320912486254?pt=Car_Amplifiers&hash=item4ab7dfef6e#ht_500wt_1287

sounds like your amp is unhappy , i knew some one with a big kenwood running a pair of mtx 12 's i think 2 ohm and when he would get them bumping it wasn't long until the kenwood would get hot and shut down . 4 ohm for that amp might be best . i would drop a few bucks for some beefier speaker wire i like this stuff http://www.knukonceptz.com/productDetail.cfm?prodID=KRD10BL

if you don't have any luck getting it fixed where you bought it you should look into a squaretrade warranty for the purpose of getting it fixed

you said 2 mounting feet broke off , that might be considered "physical damage" which makes it very iffy imo as to if you will be able to get this fixed under warranty