My Avalanche 18 setup

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

come on...quit fu(kin around!

wheres the pics?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Defconx3 10+ year member]

Heres the compressed pics. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

that sorry mtx isn't your midbass is it?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

its a nice system....but you need to redo that carpet,

it looks a little sloppy

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

So right now you have 2 mtx between the seats and the 1 18 Avalanch? Does that MTX one still work? It looks pretty wasted.

 

[Super98 10+ year member]

Thx Defcon. Well let me say before anything else that I botched the carpet job on both since I don't know what I'm doing in that area. I got some more carpet on order from partsexpress, so I'll patch that up later. I'm more of a functionality over looks type person anyhow. Plus I don't show it off really, I just put it in for me to enjoy back and forth to work. Didn't know people wanted pics here. Doh! So plz forgive me!

Pic1: Passenger view of old sub box converted to a midbass 50-160hz box. 2 Infinity Reference 10's, one in the back, one underneath firing downward. Didn't get a pic of that bottom one, perhaps later.

Pic2: Rear view of midbass speaker. Again, you can't see the bottom woofer. I threw a Walmart tray on top there for $30. It's hooked up to an Audiobahn A8000T, 800rms@2ohms. I have it turned down about halfway, don't need all the power for just midbass. I have plenty now!

Pic3: The Ava 18 box in the back. The box actually turned out pretty nice, but my carpet job....well you know. At least I have some trunk space to play with.

Pic4: Up close shot. 18" grill courtesy of PartsExpress.

Pic5&6: An old sealed box w/ 2 10" Mtx woofers. My kid punched a hole in one of em. I guess he didn't like Mtx, lol. Just put that up there as a reference for the Ava's size.

Pic7: Lanzar Opti1400 amp under a seat. Says 1300x1rms, I have it turned up about 60% of the way, plenty enough for me.

Well, feel free to ask questions if you want. The only pic I can think of people might want is the down firing woofer on the mid box. The 6 1/2's fit right in where the factory speakers went, and the 3rd amp powering those is under another seat. Nothing special. I got the idea for the small sub box from another site - he supplied the dimensions etc and I built it. Also, there's a farad cap installed and the HU is a Pioneer 8600mp.

By the way, these pics came from an Aiptek 3100. For $99, it's a camcorder and 3mp digital camera. Aside from the beautiful carpet job, did the pix turn out ok or can I do better for under say $200? And Defcon, what did you use to clean up the pics? They actually look worse under my picture program and on the camera itself. Thanks.

 

[Super98 10+ year member]

Lol, again sorry about the carpet job. I need a tutorial link or something. And the Mtx box was just put up there to give you an idea of the size of the 18. I don't use the Mtx or the box anymore. It's like 7-8 years old. I whipped up the box and installed everything in about 6 hours, so it was a little rushed. Don't have as much time as I used to w/ Easter and people visiting, etc. Maybe later in the week I can clean it up and redeem myself lol.

 

[Defconx3 10+ year member]

I think you need to post some **** of the 18" without the grill. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Does that grill have enough clearance when that sub is wanging at full excursion?

I think a custom bar-type grill would work better in that situation...

 

[Super98 10+ year member]

It barely touches the grill at full excursion. I'd love to get a better grill, but I can't find one for an 18, except the open kind which doesn't help me. I definately need protection for it. I throw all kinds of stuff in the back.

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

It barely touches the grill at full excursion. I'd love to get a better grill, but I can't find one for an 18, except the open kind which doesn't help me. I definately need protection for it. I throw all kinds of stuff in the back.

it touches???

tsk, tsk! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

when does bass become considered midbass? any of the subs ive owned were crossed over somewhere between 75 and 90 hz depending on the setup.

Subbass is generally considered to be ~50 or 60hz and below. 75hz and 90hz is into the midbass region

 

[Super98 10+ year member]

When I have it on full blast, max excursion, yes it will touch. Barely. At the levels I listen to while driving, it doesn't. Nobody in my area carries anything for an 18, let alone a 15. "Special order" is what they say. I figure I have a week anyway to break the sub in. I have to recarpet the thing anyway. I was looking around and found this

http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&DID=7&Partnumber=263-167

I'd take that if it came in a size 18.

 

[req 5,000+ posts]

just get a few BIC pens, and take the plastic tube off - and cut them to 1\2 inch segments and when you screw in the grille, insert the screw thru the grille, then thru the tube, then into the wood. the pen will act as a spacer for the grill, and the sub wont touch the grille anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

you can get all fancy and use aluminum tube, or somthing else. but the pen tubes work just as well.

nice 18 tho. you can mail it to me if you want //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Thecontender 10+ year member]

No.. Just use spacers or washers when you screw in the grill... and recarpet your box please.. It makes my eyes hurt