Need some Sub ideas for a SAZ 4500d

[Mobile Chassis Dyno]

Cliffs,

- Going to be a sealed enclosure. I do not know enough to build a ported enclosure.

- I understand this is power hungry amp which means an upgraded ALT and I am guessing 3 batteries.

- I am not looking to set the world on fire nor shoot for any type certain SPL.

- A friend was selling this amp for a good price so I bought it knowing it is more then I need.

I have between 7-8 cubes of air to play with and I am looking for sub ideas to compliment this amp. I want to keep things simple and build a box once. I have never built any ported enclosures. Therefore I do not want to screw things up. I am not looking to set this amp on kill. I will be happy if I use 1,500 to 2000 watts of power with it. I would think this type of use will give this amp many hours of use and last for a very long time. I am thinking I want to do something along the lines of a 6 DC Audio lvl 3 12's with 1 to 1.25 cubes per sub. If not DC's what would be another good option for a sub that works well in a sealed enclosure?

I like my bass low versus loud. I would rather do 140 db at 20 hz then 150+ at 40 hz. I play a lot of bassotronics and decaf tracks. The lower the bass the better I like it.

Please be easy on me guys. I do not want an ass raping like a lot of other noobs. I listen to others and use their experience instead of figuring out what does not work the hard way. Just looking for something with a lot of low end grunt like I have now. I like how my current setup responds at 16-17 hz

Please advise and take it easy on me. I do not know DEEBEEZZZ. Twin Turbo small blocks on E85 is my claim to fame.

Edited February 17, 2012 by Mobile Chassis Dyno

[D-train-13k]

doing a ported enclosure is not all that difficult. i say do a little more research and then build a sealed enclosure.

also building a ported enclosure is going to get you the low end bass where the sealed will not be as dominating.

[LZTYBRN]

I'd say definitely try a ported box. The extra time invested in researching, designing, building, and learning would be well worth it imo.

Are you going to run the amp to its full potential or not?

And you got a budget for subs?

[Mobile Chassis Dyno]

I'd say definitely try a ported box. The extra time invested in researching, designing, building, and learning would be well worth it imo.

Are you going to run the amp to its full potential or not?

And you got a budget for subs?

I figure I will do Dual 4 ohm coils. Series each sub to 8 ohms. Parallel all 6 down to 1.33 or whatever the math works out too. I do not plan on putting it on kill. If I get 1500 to 2000 watts I will be happy.

AS far as sub budget it depends on what I find for the money. I am interested in know what the high and low end of the price spectrum we are looking at in terms of a 600 - 1000 watt RMS sub.

If I go ported I would think I imagine I would do 4 12's given the air space I have to work with. The lower the box will play the better. I realize a ported box will get louder then a sealed box. I was under the impression as the frequency went down a sealed box would eventually be louder then ported.

Please advise. Car in question is my beater. A 97 Ford Probe.

Current econo setup looks like this.

[rocking.that.eclipse]

4 12s in a probe? you must be getting rid the back seat

[rogue]

I'd say definitely try a ported box. The extra time invested in researching, designing, building, and learning would be well worth it imo.

Are you going to run the amp to its full potential or not?

And you got a budget for subs?

I figure I will do Dual 4 ohm coils. Series each sub to 8 ohms. Parallel all 6 down to 1.33 or whatever the math works out too. I do not plan on putting it on kill. If I get 1500 to 2000 watts I will be happy.

AS far as sub budget it depends on what I find for the money. I am interested in know what the high and low end of the price spectrum we are looking at in terms of a 600 - 1000 watt RMS sub.

If I go ported I would think I imagine I would do 4 12's given the air space I have to work with. The lower the box will play the better. I realize a ported box will get louder then a sealed box. I was under the impression as the frequency went down a sealed box would eventually be louder then ported.

Please advise. Car in question is my beater. A 97 Ford Probe.

As far as going ported on 4 12s in a probe, I kinda doubt you have the room. I dont know the car that well but that box would need to be in the 9-10 cube range for 4 12s. What kinda dimensions you working with?

[412 CVX]

what vehicle do you have? i can design you a ported enclosure. assembly isn't much diff from sealed.

here's one i designed a while ago. i'll give you plenty of pictures and hell even the 3d model if you want just to make sure you know how it goes together.

could save you money on equip because it gets louder with less sub

anyways shoot me a PM anytime and i'd be glad to help you out.

Edited February 17, 2012 by 412 CVX

[Mobile Chassis Dyno]

4 12s in a probe? you must be getting rid the back seat

If I need more then 8 cubes after wood and sub displacement then you are right.

[Mobile Chassis Dyno]

I'd say definitely try a ported box. The extra time invested in researching, designing, building, and learning would be well worth it imo.

Are you going to run the amp to its full potential or not?

And you got a budget for subs?

I figure I will do Dual 4 ohm coils. Series each sub to 8 ohms. Parallel all 6 down to 1.33 or whatever the math works out too. I do not plan on putting it on kill. If I get 1500 to 2000 watts I will be happy.

AS far as sub budget it depends on what I find for the money. I am interested in know what the high and low end of the price spectrum we are looking at in terms of a 600 - 1000 watt RMS sub.

If I go ported I would think I imagine I would do 4 12's given the air space I have to work with. The lower the box will play the better. I realize a ported box will get louder then a sealed box. I was under the impression as the frequency went down a sealed box would eventually be louder then ported.

Please advise. Car in question is my beater. A 97 Ford Probe.

As far as going ported on 4 12s in a probe, I kinda doubt you have the room. I dont know the car that well but that box would need to be in the 9-10 cube range for 4 12s. What kinda dimensions you working with?

Like I said in the above post I am thinking I have 8 cubes of usuable airspace which is why I was planning on going sealed.

Should I do something like 1 18 ported? The tallest I want to make the box is right around 15 inches. I have 36 inches of width. Depth I am guessing is 32 to 34 inches.

Told you all I was a noob. LOL

[rogue]

1 18 would probly do the trick ported. plus you could put all the money into one nice sub that way.