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I live in the middle of nowhere. Thief River Falls MN, is a tough place for car audio. I had to drive 4.5 hrs for MECCA. MWSPL is over 8 hr drive! I know the airspace its getting cut sheet and port right. I do FB is a few guys I met a MECCA, just sucks they all live 5 hours away.

Looking to stick around 150-154. 15's would be OK since its a small space. forester prob only has 16 cubes max maybe 18 in the rear. Not sure where to go from here. Got 143.8-144 on termlab with just 2 2512's, but 150 is the sweet pot I am looking to get. Someone even said that my 2512's are being held back by the 2.2 ft^3 box I got from Atrend with DD specs. I love how the 12's I have sound and I have invested quite a bit in my system already with the DD m2b and the 2512's I spent 1200 not including the box. In the grand scheme its not too terrible considering some systems are 30k+ but for me I like the setup if it could be improved on somehow maybe with a box, without having to go all ridiculous. Honestly I would love 2 9500 series 12/15's and get another m2b. I like all the support and quality from DD so far, so I would like to stick with them (yes they are a little pricey). For 1800 I could do that and give my box and M1c to the wife and we would both be happy. But..... the rub is, where do I go about building a new box. Rather avoid another dual box pre built.

Looking to put some serious subs in my car. I want 9518's but everyone says they take too much space. I don't care about back seats, I just big bada boom. Looking to push them at 1 ohm 2400 watts each or better. Any ideas thoughts? They Require 14 cubes. Was looking into SP4 15's but those require just as much as the 18's!

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Sorry about the grammar etc. What happens is this, I am at a stop light and I step on the gas, the amps both turn off and the DD stays in protect due the higher end protection circut. This issue is resolved but turning off the head unit and turning it back on again and everthing works fine. This issue is worse when temperature is below say 10F and ever more so when it falls below zero. So far I have taken the following steps to try to resolve my issue since post. I changed out a damaged wire from the b+ on the alt to the Battery as well as soildered the ring terminal instead of crimping. I soildered my grounds ring terminals (replace the crimped ones). Re-mounted everthing via screw down to the battery. The following is a before and pic of the enginge electrics. At -1F I had 4 turn off/protect and at 27F I had none. Before After My next step I am thinking is running a 1/0 ground from battery to the back. Although with my Fluke DMM I get same volatage at Alt/Bat/Amps/and Amp B+ to the ground point in the back of the car. This would have to wait as I am out of 1/0 atm.

So I got a mechman alt. 1/0 to bat and 1/0 ground from alt. An XS Power Battery. Big 3 done all 1/0 Got a DD m2B all 1/0. Kicker 400.4 4 AWG (biggest it takes). and a Sony xav-64bt HU. All in a Subaru forester 2002. I even regound to rear left shot tower. Rewired all my speakers. Including My 2 DD 2512's (rechecked Ohm loads etc.) Now it knows it now a power issue. But I am stumped. Even cuts out without music playing. An it not a hard exceleration mainly happens at a stop light. once it cut out while demoing in a parked situation. any help is welcome. Also have remoted on a turn block FYI. 2002 Forester Mechman 240 Amp Alt XS power 5100 Sony XAV-64BT HU Kenwood excelon front/Kicker 5.2 in rear Kicker DX 400.4 DD M2B wired to 1 Ohm 2 DD 2512's

Well I did some upgrades New Mechman 240 amp alternator (Ty Brian@mechman!) XS power D5100 Bat (Also TY Mechman!) Big shoutout to Jack and the team at DD for my M2b and the slammin new matching 2512!

Got the XS power volt drop to about 12.4 now after heavy bass for 5-10 min so after the alt I think all will be well.

That what I hear. Matt is awesome, Customer Service is AAA!

Me too, talked to Mechman today getting a 240 amp alt from them.

so the pandora seems better for pay. On the other hand, seems sub could be louder still. Set with my MM and the LPF dont wont on my amp if LOF is all way down, nothing comes though. other than that seems to we working out well. Will be ordering a 5100 XS power tommorow and and 170 amp alt in Febuary. Maybe it my electrical. Deep bass make the Volt go as low as 11.8. This is a no brainer to get a new battery ASAP. Until I get the alt.

I am living in Minnesota atm, Gotta represent!

I will try that pandora paid service as well. If I do burn my CD's I ussuay go 256k bit i believe.

worked out well. Got the DD M1c setup now 800 watts @2ohm. sounds deeper, but still running to clipping issues on some songs, not alot allot of bass of others. wondering if it is the .mp3 compression at this point and some pandora pounds other songs not so much.