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JeremyC wrote:Why do you want to run twice the rms to each speaker than they are rated at?

they wont be its 1200 rms at 4 ohms, with 2 subs thats 600 rms, they are DVC and able to be wired at 4 ohm load at the amp

JeremyC wrote:How do you plan on running that amp at 800 watts a speaker?

Sorry 700 rms a speaker, im gonna go with a JBL GTO 1200 rms amp for 314 bucks on amazon

Bwcad1 wrote:It drops by octave not by each freq

oh ok so it wont decrease to much below that point? I just wanna still get like the 25-30 hz range

what? i don't really understand what your asking. Are you saying that an F3 basically means thats the lowest point the sub will play because it will drop off at 46hz? No i mean wont it get considerably lower in DBs below 46 hz? Like 46hz is the sweet spot and everything above it will be louder to a...

Bwcad1 wrote:Increase the internal volume. An F3 of 46hz is perfectly fine for car audio use.

Wont that cause the dbs to drop off like a 90 degree angle anywhere below 46 hz?

They look really good, the doors vibrate but that cant be helped, i shoulda made em shorter and the grills wouldnt fit so my dust caps are dented in

I did finish those pods, they are a bit big but they work
Dont have pics of em painted, anyway the paint cracked and I have to redo em (just gonna use a brush on the spot instead of the textured paint

Im going to be buying 2 Sundown Audio 12"s they say Recommended Box Specs (Sealed): 1.0ft^3 (Yields F3 of 46Hz) Is there anyway to lower that F3? Ive read that f3 is where the DBs drop by half, does that mean anything below 46 hz is gonna be not very loud compared to anything above 46 hz. If th...

If you want the box sealed then the SXX is out. Its only recommended for ported enclosures. ok wasnt sure if that meant it was recommended ported or would only work ported. Guess its 2 12 re sex's Basically i just want something the same SQ and a bit louder than my old 12" infinity reference 1...