Need to get my setup all planned out, so I can finally start getting it.

[LinxuS 10+ year member]

The next thing on my list for my audio is subwoofers. Here's what I was thinking:

• 12" Fi SSD
  
• 1.5 Cubes sealed
  
• 1/0 Guage or 0 Guage to a distro block: 2 4 gauge outputs
  
• And an amp that will put out about 800 RMS @ 1 ohm with ~ 13 ish volts from the battery.
  
• A new Battery and Big 3.
  

A lot of people said that I should go with a Hifonics, Orion, or something else along those lines. I'm just worried about distortion for one, and about the actual ratings? So any other recomendations? Buget for amp is around $150-$250. Depends on how much more I should spend to get that much better of a result.

I was thinking maybe a PG Xenon 600.1 since they're extremely underated..

Or a Nine.1, if I can find a good deal on a used one.

Now let's say I were to upgrade to a 12" BTL, what kind of prices would I be looking at for an amp? And how would that perform in about a 1.5 cuFt sealed box?

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[LinxuS 10+ year member]

As far as powering the 12" Fi SSD, how would a zx750.1 do? Was thinking about buying the Dual 1 and wiring it up to 2 ohms.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

how about a new US AMPS 1100x1 @ 4 ohms for $259 authorized

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=24

id get the dual 2 ohm Q

 

[LinxuS 10+ year member]

I've just heard that the Q is more oriented towards SQ than the SSD / BTL. I think i'd rather just spend the extra few bucks and go all the way to the BTL if I was to go any higher than the SSD.

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

with recommended power and ported boxes... the Q wins in output and sq

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

for burps the BTL and SSD are louder

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

so, for music = Q

for burping = BTL

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

personally i wouldnt put the BTL in a sealed box.

let alone a sealed box @ 1.5 cubes

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

personally i wouldnt put the BTL in a sealed box.
let alone a sealed box @ 1.5 cubes

Werd , I don't understand why so many people ask if it will sound good sealed, Its a competition woofer designed for SPL.

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

cuz not everyone can afford a huge ported box and 10kw of power //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[LinxuS 10+ year member]

So in a 1.5 cuFt box, with the recommended power, will the Q have more output / SPL than the SSD? I'm not too worried about sound quality, just more towards actual output and what not. But then again I'm not going to be competing or anything. I'm not worried about the SQ in SSD vs. Q, just the output in a sealed box.

 

[Jep772 10+ year member]

**** nice to see the SS up there top 3..