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im working on an instal of and rfl in my dodge daytona. im new to the high SPL subs but have experiance designing boxs and need some help. im working with an mtx 4501 amp so have roughly 3000 watts to work with. i need lots of bass but need it to sound somewhat good, which i hear is hard to do with an rfl. i have heard about cuting a set of spiders out but can not figure out what a spider is. i have about 10 cubic feet to work with. thanks for the help
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being VERY careful with a razorknife. I'm not telling you to do this or necessarily suggesting it. Just telling you one way to cut it.
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I have done this many times on my RFLS. there are 4 double layer spiders. (2 sets of 2). Each set is seperated by about 0.5" because one set is on the top of the spider plate, and the other set is on the bottom. If you cut, cut only 1 set.
Cutting these will usually make the sub more efficient, but handle less power, and can make it play lower, but not as clean sounding.
For the best sound, I have found that leaving the spiders intact is best on these subs. Just tune the box correctly and they can sound decent.
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I made most the box last night. im workin with 6.5 cubes. the only problem is the box is gonna be 12.5 inches deep and the sub is 9.5 if i remember rite, but i have heard the sub likes to be loaded. is this gonna be an issue?
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i will have pics up later tonight. there is 4 inhces of space in between the magnet and bottem of the box so im hopin it will be alright. im wiring it after school today and instaling my 180 amp alt. on to my next issue... i dont think my amp is gonna do it justice. so i need to find one that is stable at 1 ohm and at least 4kw. i have about $400 to spend and im thinking hifonics. any other suggetions?
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well, if you're looking for that much power for that price, you'll DEFINITELY be looking for something used. otherwise plan on about $800
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i was lookin at a new hifonics bxi2401, or i think it was that model for 350 on ebay new. but i instaled the box las night and there is something wrong with sub. the voice coil is rubbing on the part of the magnet that that it slides over. iv tried loosening the con and moving it but nothing will work. so now it sounds really bad. i have 2 brand new rebuild kits and tried a new one but it has the same problem. anyone got any ideas how to fix it, did i instal the new cone wrong maybe? thanks for all the help!
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It's an older thread but very informative seeing how guys from here did testing in real environments and found good results. Crunch GP series amps: http://audioforum.termpro.com/topic/20/13407/5.html
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what do u want the enclosure for spl or music? if u blow ur rfl i do reconing for them, i put them a 1 ohm using 4" coil. if interesting in spl contact me at 1284-543-4263. i have a box designed by pete k.
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