Planning on buying a decent sub with a custom ported box, right now i have a 1000 watt amp waiting to be used. Question is....
JL W3 12" or FI SSD 15". Not sure which one to get being that they are close in the price range
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
FI SSD
Sundown Audio
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Cascade Audio
Ok next question, i really need an answer. What does the flatwind coil do, and is it worth the 20 extra dollars?????
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
what does that flatwind coil, copper coil and BP option do with the subwoofer, i have no idea what they are to do. I am going to purchase a dual 2 ohm 15" and get a custom box made for it, but not sure if i need those options.
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
Quote:
SSD Series:
Available options and what they do:
Flatwound coil (+$20) – The flatwire coil option simply helps the power handling of the sub. The coil has more surface area to dissipate heat and will take more power then the regular round wire coil that comes in the ‘stock’ version of the sub. This option will also make the sub tend to be more prone to ‘peaking’ for a budget daily driving sub where you don’t have to use a ton of power to get maximum output and sacrifice sound quality a little bit.
Copper coil (+$5) – The copper coil is a heavier coil and adds mass to the moving assembly. In comparison to the stock coil, or the flatwound coil, this has the smoothest transitions musically speaking. It is less likely to peak, and is a better overall sub for more Sound Quality based daily drivers.
Enclosures:
SSD 10 – We recommend using a sealed box in the neighborhood of .6-1 cubic feet of volume (after all displacements for those wondering).
Ported box we recommend using .9-1.5 cubic feet @ 33Hz (this is optimal in our eyes and to our ears, you can tune 31-35hz fine if you so please)
SSD 12 – We recommend using a sealed box in the neighborhood of .8-1.6 cubic feet of volume (after all displacements for those wondering). I personally recommend 1.1 cubic feet of volume for the copper coil option SSD.
Ported box we recommend using 1.8-2.5 cubic feet @ 33Hz (this is optimal in our eyes and to our ears, you can tune 31-35hz fine if you so please)
SSD 15 – Ported box we recommend using 3-4 cubic feet @ 33Hz (this is optimal in our eyes and to our ears, you can tune 31-35hz fine if you so please) We are currently doing testing for sealed boxes, and I will post information if we think that it is ok to use sealed. Otherwise at this point stick to a ported enclosure.
SSD18 - Ported box we recommend using 6-10 cubic feet @ 33Hz (this is optimal in our eyes and to our ears, you can tune 31-35hz fine if you so please) We are currently doing testing for sealed boxes, and I will post information if we think that it is ok to use sealed. Otherwise at this point stick to a ported enclosure.
im not 100% sure on the BP option but i think its just extra cooling
Yup BP adds extra cooling on the sub allowing you to put more power to it.
alright, so i am just going to get the flatwound coil, being that i am only putting 1000 watts onto the sub, i don't need that BP option to cool it more. She's gonna be loud. I've seen youtube videos of people hitting 143 and 138 decibls with this sub. Big step up from my pathetice 250w rockford amp and P1.
Here comes the FI SSD 15" custom ported box!
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
why 15? might I ask
to me the smaller the sub the better the sound... I have 1 10' Type R Alpine and it's really loud and clean
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i would like to pick up the real deep notes cleaner, still got a ways till i get it, so its either 12 or a 15 yet, gotta decide what i want to sacrafice.
2000 Cavalier Sedan.
