Fi ssd?
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 54 Registered: Feb-07 | im looking to buy a new sub but i dont want to spend too much money my friends telling me to get the fi ssd 15" he said their nice and ive never heard any bad things about fi. should i get that sub or is there anything better that i could get in the same price range...( also i want to stay away from the sd 2.5s just cause a few of my friends already have them even tho i know they are really nice..) |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4814 Registered: Jul-06 | very nice sub for the money...numerous ammount of people on here own/heard them and no one has said anything bad about them...hard to beat for $200 |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 57 Registered: Feb-07 | alright cool thanks... what would you recommend for box size and port tuning for the 15" |
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Gold Member Username: Nyyfan13Fi SSD USA Post Number: 4816 Registered: Jul-06 | i would do 3.5cuft tuned to 33-35hz |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 61 Registered: Feb-07 | ok cool. also the amp im using is a kenwood kac 9152d... i know they suck but its all i have until i get some money this summer... but i wanted to know if that would be enough power for it and also how to set the gain correctly |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1753 Registered: Jul-06 | For setting gains: http://www.subwoofertools.com/forum/setgain.asp And yes you're right those amps do suck. But hey if it's all you've got, then I guess run it till you can get something better. BTW don't run that amp at 1 ohm even though it claims to be able to handle it. I have heard of a few cases of those amps blowing when run at 1 ohm, and I heard from someone who talked to kenwood about it that they (kenwood) don't recommend running those at 1 ohm anymore due to so many failures. |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 66 Registered: Feb-07 | if i cant run it at one i would have to run it at 4 right? what do u think the sound difference would be from 1 ohm to 4 ohm but yea i wont run it at 1 if u dont think its a good idea |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1754 Registered: Jul-06 | Depends on what voice coils the sub is? And you could run it at 1 ohm if you really wanted to, I'm just sayin what I've heard and wouldn't expect it to last real long that way. |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 68 Registered: Feb-07 | would it hurt the sub at all cause i dont care much about the amp ill get a new one pretty soon |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 69 Registered: Feb-07 | what are the options for the voice coils of the sub.. i would just get the one that u would recommend |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1758 Registered: Jul-06 | Well you would need to decide what amp you will be getting, then choose the subs VCs based on wether the amp is 1 ohm or 2 ohm stable. |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 72 Registered: Feb-07 | what if i told u i was planning on getting a 1ohm stable amp later |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1760 Registered: Jul-06 | Then you would need a dual 2 ohm sub. And if that's the case, I would run the kenwood at 4 ohms until you get the new amp. You won't get much power, but hopefully it won't be too long till ya get the new amp? |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 75 Registered: Feb-07 | yea probably early to mid july. it all depends on when the place i work at opens this year since its kindof changes yearly. but if i decide to order the ssd now then i should get duel 2 ohm? |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Southeast PA Post Number: 1763 Registered: Jul-06 | Yes.  As long as you're positive that your amp will be 1 ohm stable. |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 77 Registered: Feb-07 | yea ill make sure that it will be. any amps that u would recommend that are in a good price range? |
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Silver Member Username: Liqdfire3Lee high acres, Florida Post Number: 188 Registered: Sep-05 | i had a kenwood amp identical to the one your goin to be running and i had it wired to 1 ohm on a kicker l7 and it ran fine. but maybe it was just my amp. dunno |
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Bronze Member Username: M0nkeyman692Post Number: 80 Registered: Feb-07 | yea so ill just risk it and if anything does happen then ill still be getting the new amp soon enough |
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Silver Member Username: Freezeman_7Lindsay, Oklahoma U.S.A Post Number: 904 Registered: May-06 | i like the kicker amps for those subs. |
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Silver Member Username: Fi_car_audioHades, NV Post Number: 178 Registered: Sep-06 | Most everyone associated with Fi is running the Kicker amps... solid. |
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