Can someone explain FI audios subwoofer "options"??

[silenkiller 10+ year member]

So, can anyone tell me what all of the options are for on FI subs? Like,

P Chamfer:

Cooling:

Flatwind:

Extreme Lead:

Universal:

I'm looking into the Bl's.

going to run maybe two off a AQ2200d

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[Toone 10+ year member]

P Chamfer: just get cooling it comes with it

Cooling:self explanitory

Flatwind:coils are wound flat

Extreme Lead: tinsel lead is extreme(not good for daily) leads to tinsel slap

Universal: can be reconed to dual 1 or 2

I'm looking into the Bl's.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

BL Series:

Available options and what they do:

The BL line is pretty much a lower power alternative to a BTL or a higher power alternative to the Q series of woofers. This is more of a street jamming type woofer that “fills the gap” if you will between these two series of subs. Keep in mind this is what we recommend, this is NOT what you have to do.

P Chamfer: This is a chamfer on the end of the pole, it helps to bring the air down around inside of the motor and helps cool the coil better. It also helps relieve the pressure underneath the dustcap. We recommend at the bare minimum to get this option if you choose this series of woofers.

Cooling: Self explanatory, the cooling channels are machined into the inside of the sub to help cool the coil FAR better. But there are some things that you sacrifice. There is less metal inside of the motor so it is a little weaker. If you are looking for a fart/burp only scenario for SPL we suggest that you do NOT get this option. Stick with only the P chamfer. Now if you are looking for a daily sub to beat on and you have less then 2000 watts then this is the option for you. 2000+ watts you need to look into the BTL series.

Flatwind: The flatwire coil option simply helps the power handling of the sub. The coil has more surface area to dissipate heat and will take more power then the regular round wire coil that comes in the ‘stock’ version of the sub. This option will also make the sub tend to be more prone to ‘peaking’. If you are looking to do an SPL install we highly recommend that you use choose the flatwound coil option. In testing it is louder then the regular roundwire coil and takes the thermal abuse much better.

Daily or SPL: Simply put, if you plan on listening to any type of music you MUST choose the daily option. If it is strictly for a fart/burp scenario then choose the SPL option. The reason we have these options is the gap tolerances between the two are different. The gap in the SPL woofer is much tighter and FAR less forgiving in comparison to the Daily option. The Daily option simply gives the coil more wiggle room inside of the gap to deal with the non-linearity tendancys that you can get into when you are using a sub in a daily driving scenario. Typically SPL applications deal with 1 note and it does not change, therefore we can make the gap much tighter and get all of the motor strength that we can out of it.

Extreme Lead: ONLY choose this option if you plan to use the woofer for SPL ONLY applications. This option tends to yield really bad tinsel slap and rubs holes in the spiders (especially on the 10’s and 12’s) it is not intended on using in a daily driving scenario.

Universal: This option gives you the choice to later chance the impedence of your voice coils. You can change from dual 2’s to dual 1’s and vice versa by reconing them. If you do not choose this option your motor(s) will be optimized per the coil resistance that you have chosen. (Dual 2’s will forever be a dual 2 motor, Dual 1 will forever be a Dual 1 motor).

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

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[hrtbrk1 5,000+ posts]

great info

 

[alvitae 10+ year member]

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7153

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[rmzsuzuki89 10+ year member]

Sorry for being off topic, but would the I heat ring be reccomended for daily or not.

 

[Toone 10+ year member]

I was pretty close for once lol

 

[silenkiller 10+ year member]

Excellent. lol, they basically say you have to get those things. Kinda seems like a way to get you sucked into the price.

 

[silenkiller 10+ year member]

I was pretty close for once lol

what do you think of your BL?