derrickdj1 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 No limiters on the Crown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 No limiters on the Crown? Old school, nope. Not unless you consider gain knobs limiters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Fi Q 15 - 1500 RMS Biggest problem will be that I'll have to enlarge the opening slightly and move the threaded inserts. There's plenty of room but it will be a pain. Oh well, no biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Thanks for all the input and suggestions. Sounds like Lil Wrecker is getting a shot of steroids! The way I see it now, I can use it where I need it for HT and music, but it will be fun to see reaction of friends and family when I put a little juice to it. This thing is getting funner by the day! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Make sure you call the neighbors and let them know it is NOT an earthquake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Great looking build, as usual. How does it sound? it sounded fantastic for the short time I had it up and running. FUBAR alert!!!!! I thought the driver was rated at 1500 watts RMS as I was running 1200 to it and thought I was safe. Come to find out, it was a 500 RMS driver and I let the magic smoke out of it. It was odd because it happened after 20 seconds and just with music so I may have had a marginal driver as well. We'll either unbridge the amp and run one channel with the same driver or find something that will handle the higher wattage. I'm doing some research today. OK, this is where I left off. I had a heck of a time finding a driver that would handle 1200 watts RMS @8 Ohms that had T/S parameters compatible with this box. After close to a day of searching, I got Ficaraudio to build a Dual 4 Ohm "Q" driver. It'll take 1500 watts RMS with no problems and I was guaranteed we'd have no problems relating to thermal issues. Time to go beast mode on this box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Here's a shot for comparison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Here's a test. Which driver has more x-max? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 This would have been great if I could have just popped one driver out and popped the other one back in. But NOOOOOOOOOOOO. The first thing I checked was the bolt pattern. I was holding my breath as I took measurements. Hole to adjacent hole? Check. Hole to opposite hole????? Check!!. I was dreading having to move the bolt anchors but seems I won't have to. The problem was going to be the opening. The hole for the Q was about a quarter inch larger than the alpine. What to do?? Can't bust the box down, that's for sure. It's never coming apart. I decided to cut a template the size of the hole that I needed and screw it to the baffle. I could then take a flush bit with my router and open it up. Here's the template cut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Screwed in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Perfecto! That was a relief getting that done. I was dreading it but it actually was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eth2 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Last picture for tonight. My son took this one with me in it for reference. I'm 6' tall. Always interesting to put a face with the name. Now I know who to look out for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 I had to fill the screw holes in the baffle (from the template) and will repaint the baffle once it's dry. I have yard work to do and then bowling later tonight so I probably won't actually try it out till next weekend. Stay tuned......................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Last picture for tonight. My son took this one with me in it for reference. I'm 6' tall. Always interesting to put a face with the name. Now I know who to look out for. There goes the element of surprise. I've seen your picture in another thread and was hoping to get the drop on you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrickdj1 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Good to see you back in business. !500 RMS is a lot, I guess hence the name Lil Wrecker, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ah, shes coming back to life again!!! I think Bush would have added this to his list of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Being I dont know what X-Max is, I'm guessing the not the Alpine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Lets use a volume knob that goes to 10, how high do you think I can turn the knob until the house starts to spontaneously combust? Maybe half way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Being I dont know what X-Max is, I'm guessing the not the Alpine? X-max is the linear travel of the cone, one way. The Alpine is 15mm, the Ficar is 28mm. That's a substantial difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mxr dad Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Wow, dang near double. I'll be honest, I am going to be gun shy of this thing for a while. I've never had anything like this or even close to it. My inner voice is saying proceed with cautiuon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeker Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 That looks like the bottomless pit of bass The lil wrecker appears to be the shrine&epitome of/to the world of low frequency . That driver really sets it out from the any other, as if it needed help. Its a work of art. Should be illegal The limitless bass machine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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