amp/sub setup for lukebox and wiring quesitons-

[318Joe]

Sorry, been out of town. PM sent.

[StereoInstaller1]

I might need that 1060. What do you want for it, and can I pay the shipping from here (unless you get fedex or UPS wholesale)

[318Joe]

Hmm, maybe I'll stick with the 1060...the box is the important thing per everything I've read today. Thanks for the info!

I'm going to a 1062, so if you want a good deal on a 1060, let me know.

[Brian D]

Indecision is a bitch. SSA sounds like good people to support. I'll let you know Luke, I may very well take you up on that offer, thanks.

[StereoInstaller1]

Brian, if you wanna rock the DCON, order it and send it to me.

I will ship it in your box.

[Brian D]

It might be before the carpet went on. The infinity 1060 diameter is 10 7/16" and when I put it in to test fit, I had a heck of a time getting it back out.

Hmm, maybe I'll stick with the 1060...the box is the important thing per everything I've read today. Thanks for the info!

[318Joe]

Could you measure the outside diameter of the RE? The more I look, the more I think that the DCON will fit. Is the box cutout 11"?

It might be before the carpet went on. The infinity 1060 diameter is 10 7/16" and when I put it in to test fit, I had a heck of a time getting it back out. It wasn't wedged, but it wasn't easy to get a screwdriver in to lever it out either. (ended up just turning the box on its face and letting gravity work) By contrast, the Coustic I had in there first had a good 3/16ths clearance all around.

The RE is 11" with the rubber gasket/finishing cover. Removing the cover only reduces it by a couple of 16ths. It did not seem like just removing the carpet would have done it. Maybe Luke can weigh in on that one.

I probably could have removed the carpet/trimmed the box, but it would have looked like @ss. YMMV. Besides, to me anyway, it didn't make sense to hack a custom-built hand-made $200 box to fit a $47 Chinese speaker. I ended up RMA'ing it. Sonic was very good about taking the return. Good folks.

[Brian D]

OT, FYI: the $47 10" RE Audio at Sonicelectrnix will not fit the lukebox without modifying the flange. ~ 3/16" too big. Just enough to make "persuading" it into position out of the question.

Could you measure the outside diameter of the RE? The more I look, the more I think that the DCON will fit. Is the box cutout 11"?

[318Joe]

I had good results with the RE Audio 12's... and they can be had stupid cheap.

OT, FYI: the $47 10" RE Audio at Sonicelectronix will not fit the lukebox without modifying the flange. ~ 3/16" too big. Just enough to make "persuading" it into position out of the question.

[StereoInstaller1]

I had good results with the RE Audio 12's... and they can be had stupid cheap.

Always wanted to try out SSA but from what I heard, Ascendant Audio, RE Audio, and SSA are all fairly similar drivers. Is that correct Luke? Ascendant being their retail line available only through dealers and a semi "designer" sub, RE Audio being available through the internet and more of a mass market sub, and SSA being a combination of the two.

Sorry for the OT.

No clue, but the guy I spoke with at SSA was amazingly knowledgeable, like stunningly amazing, and he was basically second fiddle!

Other than they all use the same basic castings for the frame (sourced in China, I believe, but machined/built here in SSAs case) I don't think there is much connection, but really I have NFC.

I do have quite a bit of respect for all 3 of those guys, but SSAs designs align nicely with what I like. RE seems more "high SPL" and I just can't do that to my poor old head any more.

I've always wondered this, but what is the max mounting depth for a 12" sub in a LukeBox?

That is a tough question to answer.

When the mounting face of a box is angled (as mine are) it make the max depth a variable thing, because magnet shape and diameter play a role in mounting depth, sometimes even where/how the spokes of the frame are shaped or placed.

[jquirit]

I've always wondered this, but what is the max mounting depth for a 12" sub in a LukeBox?

[Schnitzer318is]

I had good results with the RE Audio 12's... and they can be had stupid cheap.

Always wanted to try out SSA but from what I heard, Ascendant Audio, RE Audio, and SSA are all fairly similar drivers. Is that correct Luke? Ascendant being their retail line available only through dealers and a semi "designer" sub, RE Audio being available through the internet and more of a mass market sub, and SSA being a combination of the two.

Sorry for the OT.

[Brian D]

Honestly, SSA DCON is a top-notch alternative to other stuff out there. They will work amazingly well in all of my designs.

Luke, will the DCON 10" fit in the boxes you're making now? I ask because of the 6" depth. I'd like to run one of these if it's at all possible, even if I have to pay a bit more to have the box modified.

[harv]

That stupid, cheep ass, 39 buck Coustic sub rocks in one of Luke's boxes being pushed around with that 200 dolla PPI 5ch amp. No one that has heard my car can believe that I payed 49 bucks a pair for my PPI components and so little on the amp and sub.

It's the box that makes the magic happen.

John

['86 325e]

yeah, my bad i must have read over the CD43 business CD player. I assumed he had an aftermarket headunit.

but that what happens when you assume.. you(meaning me) look like an ass..