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<blockquote data-quote="VazzVenom" data-source="post: 8233732" data-attributes="member: 658688"><p>Hi guys. This is my first post on this forum. I've been lurking for a while but have never gotten around to posting. I've learned so much in my short time in the car audio world from this site. I'd like to thank anyone that has unknowingly helped me through my first small build. Anyways, my current setup is an Obsidian Audio 15 off of a Precision Power 1300.1D wired at 1 ohm. The enclosure is a slot ported box that I designed myself. It's 3.6 Net cubes at 30hz. The car is a 2003 Audi A4. I feel like with the Obsidian, I'm not getting as much as I could out of the amp. I have the gains turned up about 35-40% of the way. If I turn them up any higher, the Obsidian's coils get a little smelly. I would like to be louder. Would it be worth it to upgrade to something that would be able to take more power? I've heard that the Obsidian is more of an SQ woofer (compared to the Sundown SA's) and to my ear, it sounds very good. I also love how low the Obsidian gets. Because of these factors, I've started to look at Fi's Q. I know that it would do good in my 3.6 cube box and that it would handle my 1300 watts like a champ. The question that I have is... would it be worth it to upgrade the woofer without upgrading the amp and if so, would you recommend the FI Q or something else? I'm a senior in high school so the Fi would probably be the most expensive that I can afford right now at around $330 with the carbon fiber dust cap that I love. Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VazzVenom, post: 8233732, member: 658688"] Hi guys. This is my first post on this forum. I've been lurking for a while but have never gotten around to posting. I've learned so much in my short time in the car audio world from this site. I'd like to thank anyone that has unknowingly helped me through my first small build. Anyways, my current setup is an Obsidian Audio 15 off of a Precision Power 1300.1D wired at 1 ohm. The enclosure is a slot ported box that I designed myself. It's 3.6 Net cubes at 30hz. The car is a 2003 Audi A4. I feel like with the Obsidian, I'm not getting as much as I could out of the amp. I have the gains turned up about 35-40% of the way. If I turn them up any higher, the Obsidian's coils get a little smelly. I would like to be louder. Would it be worth it to upgrade to something that would be able to take more power? I've heard that the Obsidian is more of an SQ woofer (compared to the Sundown SA's) and to my ear, it sounds very good. I also love how low the Obsidian gets. Because of these factors, I've started to look at Fi's Q. I know that it would do good in my 3.6 cube box and that it would handle my 1300 watts like a champ. The question that I have is... would it be worth it to upgrade the woofer without upgrading the amp and if so, would you recommend the FI Q or something else? I'm a senior in high school so the Fi would probably be the most expensive that I can afford right now at around $330 with the carbon fiber dust cap that I love. Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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