planet audio 18inch FU

[brandontw 10+ year member]

im thinking about buying one of these just to try, for all out ugly spl, ill make a big ported box for it, and wire it to 1 ohm into my bx1500d, and crank it. i can get one for 130$--- 18" 1800 watts rms, 300 ounce magnet, seems like a beast, and ive always wanted to try one of these dual spider jobbers, but cant afford a stroker. wadda ya all think, just a waste of my time and money, or good for hurting people ears.(ill keep my other subs too)

heres a link to planet audio's site

http://www.planetaudiousa.com/subwoofers.html

tell me what you think. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif

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[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

pretty good sub. doesn't sound half bad either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

never heard them, heard from a few people they weren't too bad though...

give it a shot and tell us how they sound.

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i might just do that thanks guys

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i just grabbed a tape measure to see how big 18 inches was.... hmmmm **** big!!! gotta make sure itll fit in my car!!

 

[jellyfish420 10+ year member]

3 inches bigger than my 15....

 

[Marine0806 10+ year member]

my friend had 2 of the FU 15's in a single cab isuzu with the bed and cab thing on the bed(not sure what u call it, its not a bed cover, it goes up as high as the roof of the truck)made into his box, the port hole was large enough for me to fit into, that mofo SLAMMED he pulled up at my house once wit it on and i could hear it inside like i was in my truck listening to my sub. and i could hear him well from 2 neighborhoods down

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

i ran one in my wall with 700w. the port was all wrong for the sub and had an unusually low peak(50hz). it was down about 1db from my SX18 on a straight swap, but you would never notice it with your ears. overall, i was very impressed with how well it sounded.

some things to note...

i would go about 6-7 cubes, 120-150" of port tuned around 35-40hz. the suspension is very stiff so it won't have a problem hitting the lows in most music, and it will still have a nice peak in the mid 40's(right where most rap/r&b is)

1kw and above will make this sub happy

your going to have to use pan head screws, regular drywall/wood screws will not work. the mounting holes are rather large.

all in all, under $200 on ebay is a steal for a well built 18" subwoofer.

i'm sure you'll enjoy it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

waht about the gap that it will leave in my midbass? the 18 wont produce midbass frequencies very well will it? and my speaks arent quite meant for that either,( they start to sound bad when they are forced to produce bass) i run them on the high pass filter. so will it make stuff sound strange. or will the 18 produce the same as my 12's do?

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

oh, and if i only have 4 or 5 cubes, will i still be ok? i cant fit anything more really, im still trying to find somwhere that will tell me the box recommendations for this thing.

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

4-5 cubes is really pushing it on the small end for any 18". you can get away with a smaller port, around 80". that will keep it a little shorter and free up a little box space.

as far as midbass, subs aren't really designed to be stout midbass performers. however, my 18" will play a 80hz note that will rip your head off //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

i know this might make you puke, but what if i sealed it?

i really cant get anymore than 5 cubes out of my space the less the better

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

don't seal a stroker. it's sac-religious //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[brandontw 10+ year member]

it thought so, you know its not a stroker though right?

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

it thought so, you know its not a stroker though right?

It's a stroker wannabe.

And if you can't fit the required box, then it's time to look at a different option