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Ok I'm not familiar at all with box tuning. I own a 2005 Ford Taurus & I plan on acquiring a box that would house two of these subs. I am hoping not to kill all of my trunk space as well, but I believe as long as I can easily remove it, I'll be satisfied. For example. Would I have a box with seperate sub chambers. Each tuned to the specs & dimensions listed below? Also, kinda off topic for this post, but since the frequency response is 33Hz; do is that what I would set my amp to?

Thanks All Help & info is appreciated

Obsidian 12" D2: Re: 4.0 Ohm Fs: 33 Hz Qms: 5.21 Qes: 0.56 Qts: 0.51 Vas: 34.4 Le: 2.21 mH BL: 19.1 SPL: 85.4 dB Sd: 490 cm^2 Mms: 243.1 g Xmax: 20mm Peak-to-peak: 62mm (2.45") Power Handling: 600 watts RMS Recommended enclosure info: Sealed ~ 1.0 to 1.5 ft^3 Ported ~ 1.75 to 2 ft^3 @ 30 to 35 Hz Cutout: 11.10" OD: 12.5" Mounting depth: 6.75" Mounting flange to top of surround: 1.25" Displacement: 0.16 ft^3

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2005 Ford Taurus Bone stock eveything.

Audio Items:

4 6" Eminence Alphas

2 4x7" Pioneer mids

2 6x9 Jensen 3way mids

1 6.5 Audiobahn component

2-12" Soundstream Picasso's (about to be traded)

Audiopipe AP1004 1000Watt 4 Channel

Even though I don't currently have a system. I still ride with my fingers on the vol. knob.

BASSJUNIE!!!

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If you're talking about the sub sonic filter then turn it to 5-10hz below your tuning frequency. 10hz below if you aren't running much power to your subs and know how to control the volume knob properly. I believe the FS is just what the speaker is "naturally" tuned to. If you were to free air it I think the would be the loudest at 33hz but I'm not 100% sure.

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So for instance if the sub is naturally tuned @ 33Hz, i'd set my sub sonic filter to say.....26Hz?... And my subs should be able to take between 600-1000rms a piece & I'm going to push them with an amp that would push around 1500rms so I should be safe right.(in case I'm not awesome on the knob)

Thanks

You can subscribe to me on youtube @sgaboi1, I will eventually start to post vids/pics of my system updates.

I am also an artist if you like music.

2005 Ford Taurus Bone stock eveything.

Audio Items:

4 6" Eminence Alphas

2 4x7" Pioneer mids

2 6x9 Jensen 3way mids

1 6.5 Audiobahn component

2-12" Soundstream Picasso's (about to be traded)

Audiopipe AP1004 1000Watt 4 Channel

Even though I don't currently have a system. I still ride with my fingers on the vol. knob.

BASSJUNIE!!!

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So for instance if the sub is naturally tuned @ 33Hz, i'd set my sub sonic filter to say.....26Hz?... And my subs should be able to take between 600-1000rms a piece & I'm going to push them with an amp that would push around 1500rms so I should be safe right.(in case I'm not awesome on the knob)

Thanks

no you set your ssf based on what your box is tuned too not the fs of the sub. and those obsidians will eat up that 1500 rms all day long as long as it isnt clipped.

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1991 honda crx si

2 skar audio 12s

pioneer 6.5s

dual 400 watt amp

audio technix

db 1/0 wiring kit.

dual head unit

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So for instance if the sub is naturally tuned @ 33Hz, i'd set my sub sonic filter to say.....26Hz?... And my subs should be able to take between 600-1000rms a piece & I'm going to push them with an amp that would push around 1500rms so I should be safe right.(in case I'm not awesome on the knob)

Thanks

no you set your ssf based on what your box is tuned too not the fs of the sub. and those obsidians will eat up that 1500 rms all day long as long as it isnt clipped.

Ok thanks I hope they do too. That means I could sell the amp & uprade. & any box suggestions?

You can subscribe to me on youtube @sgaboi1, I will eventually start to post vids/pics of my system updates.

I am also an artist if you like music.

2005 Ford Taurus Bone stock eveything.

Audio Items:

4 6" Eminence Alphas

2 4x7" Pioneer mids

2 6x9 Jensen 3way mids

1 6.5 Audiobahn component

2-12" Soundstream Picasso's (about to be traded)

Audiopipe AP1004 1000Watt 4 Channel

Even though I don't currently have a system. I still ride with my fingers on the vol. knob.

BASSJUNIE!!!

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So for instance if the sub is naturally tuned @ 33Hz, i'd set my sub sonic filter to say.....26Hz?... And my subs should be able to take between 600-1000rms a piece & I'm going to push them with an amp that would push around 1500rms so I should be safe right.(in case I'm not awesome on the knob)

Thanks

no you set your ssf based on what your box is tuned too not the fs of the sub. and those obsidians will eat up that 1500 rms all day long as long as it isnt clipped.

Ok thanks I hope they do too. That means I could sell the amp & uprade. & any box suggestions?

actually i just built my box for my 2 skar 12s. ill post my torres calc. your obsidians should do pretty good in it too. Untitled-1.jpg

edit: i just remembered that obsidains like smaller boxes so this might not be the best for you. unless you feel like doing alot of bracing.

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1991 honda crx si

2 skar audio 12s

pioneer 6.5s

dual 400 watt amp

audio technix

db 1/0 wiring kit.

dual head unit

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So if they like small boxes what should I do. I'm completely ignorant when it comes to tuning. Sorry..

@jakobebassbudds. Why tune everything to 4Hz?

You can subscribe to me on youtube @sgaboi1, I will eventually start to post vids/pics of my system updates.

I am also an artist if you like music.

2005 Ford Taurus Bone stock eveything.

Audio Items:

4 6" Eminence Alphas

2 4x7" Pioneer mids

2 6x9 Jensen 3way mids

1 6.5 Audiobahn component

2-12" Soundstream Picasso's (about to be traded)

Audiopipe AP1004 1000Watt 4 Channel

Even though I don't currently have a system. I still ride with my fingers on the vol. knob.

BASSJUNIE!!!

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What if I just get a small ass ported box & say FTW? Lol

You can subscribe to me on youtube @sgaboi1, I will eventually start to post vids/pics of my system updates.

I am also an artist if you like music.

2005 Ford Taurus Bone stock eveything.

Audio Items:

4 6" Eminence Alphas

2 4x7" Pioneer mids

2 6x9 Jensen 3way mids

1 6.5 Audiobahn component

2-12" Soundstream Picasso's (about to be traded)

Audiopipe AP1004 1000Watt 4 Channel

Even though I don't currently have a system. I still ride with my fingers on the vol. knob.

BASSJUNIE!!!

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