New Member looking for some MAJOR help!

[kam311]

Best advise I can give you, is shop around. I am currently building a system and I think I have spent around $500 on equipment that retails at over $1200. I found things on Craigslist, amazon, Audiosavings, Parts-Express.... There are so many sites to choose from. Then I would recommending building your own box. There are a number of topics about it not only on this forum, but many other forums. Look at how they build, why they did what they did, and what was the result of it. You can experiment with ported boxes vs. TL boxes as well. Double Alts, HO alts, Big 3, cone area, port volume, box tuning........ You will probably have more research time on it then actual hands on, but in the end it will be worth it. Best of Luck and Cheers

Also some very good advice ^^^

your going to want to study first! I think the very best advice I could give you is study a lot and have patience! Don't just go out and buy some shitty shit just cause it's cheap! You end up spending 2x as much In the long run

[HelloMyNameIs]

thanks guys for all of your help! !

Yeah ive been researching for 3 days now and have found a deal on 2 fi 15s i kind of like and im still lookin around

my friend also was offering to sell me 2 skar audio 12s",a ported box tuned to 33hz i believe, and a Rockford 1500rms amp for 700 (Idk if i will take that route or not, but its an option)

[awall1022]

thanks guys for all of your help! !

Yeah ive been researching for 3 days now and have found a deal on 2 fi 15s i kind of like and im still lookin around

my friend also was offering to sell me 2 skar audio 12s",a ported box tuned to 33hz i believe, and a Rockford 1500rms amp for 700 (Idk if i will take that route or not, but its an option)

what model FI's doesnt really matter either way FI's wont disappoint i love FI currently building a box for an FI ssd 15

[kam311]

Yeah man just find out what you like! I just ordered 2 obsidian audio 12's they also jave 15" woofers and have an 18" in the making! Check out their site obsidiancaraudio.com. I'm just telling you this because they are a new company and both the owners are awesome dudes and it's looking legit.

The most important thing is to get what you want and what you like the most

[HelloMyNameIs]

those do look pretty ill, and have about the same specs as the skars my friend was tryin to sell me

[dkahns51]

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Edited July 11, 2011 by dkahns51

[kam311]

Yeah obsidian audio is actually co-owned by Jacob fuller (owner of sundown). But get what suits you best, you'll be slammin

[Supercharged DCs]

$1600 budget?

2 AQ HDC3 18s- $300 a piece or so

1 Crecendo BC2000- $339 I believe

1 XS D3100- $350-$400

Use the rest to buy materials for an enclosure and wiring

[dkahns51]

thanks guys for all of your help! !

Yeah ive been researching for 3 days now and have found a deal on 2 fi 15s i kind of like and im still lookin around

my friend also was offering to sell me 2 skar audio 12s",a ported box tuned to 33hz i believe, and a Rockford 1500rms amp for 700 (Idk if i will take that route or not, but its an option)

If your getting to big RMS subs, You gotta get high RMS amp.. then if you do that your getting yourself into an expensive electrical and your over $1600 in a heartbeat.

Edited July 11, 2011 by dkahns51

[RooTxBeeR]

The system I am going to be buying, should be under $1600, I don't know about it doing hairtricks but I know it will do some mad work. RF punch 6.5 component set and 6x9's off sonic electronics, 2 DC lvl 3 12's. T500.1bdcp running the bass and a T400.4 running mids/highs. Still lots left for wiring some box materials, and possibly a battery and alt.