as of midnight, my box is together and awaiting the weapon. As promised there will be tons of pics on here in a couple hours. But keep in mind it wasn't built to look pretty lol
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
First! Hurry the @!#$ up. I cant sleep and I need excitement.
Anxious to see whats going in...
"Hondas are like tampons, every pussy has one!!!"
ok well aparently its not loadin the pics right for some reason, either way ill try again when i get home on my computer. . . . .
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
Damn it why does Fi take sooo long? Hey at least I got a free cooling and sticker pack out of it
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
Brent Dames wrote:Damn it why does Fi take sooo long? Hey at least I got a free cooling and sticker pack out of it
they take long to provide you with a quality product that works properly every time you use it. after each assembly step it goes through quality assurance to make sure it performs correctly. they are also all hand made when you order them. that means all of there soft parts in the subwoofer arent made untill your order is placed. after looking at all of these things and how busy a small company like that is. its not a long period of time at all. plus right now i think the BTL's are on backorder for a month or so due to some parts not being in stock.
oh and any pics of the box??
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A sub built today and a sub built 2 months ago arent any different.
I just built a subwoofer.
Your car may do 13 sec @ 103 mph, but my car does 146db @ 35 hz.
Anton Miller (PPC) wrote:Brent Dames wrote:Damn it why does Fi take sooo long? Hey at least I got a free cooling and sticker pack out of it
they take long to provide you with a quality product that works properly every time you use it. after each assembly step it goes through quality assurance to make sure it performs correctly. they are also all hand made when you order them. that means all of there soft parts in the subwoofer arent made untill your order is placed. after looking at all of these things and how busy a small company like that is. its not a long period of time at all. plus right now i think the BTL's are on backorder for a month or so due to some parts not being in stock.
oh and any pics of the box??
Wrong. The sub is ASSEMBLED per order. Don't get confused on that. They are not MAKING their own soft parts, they are assembling them. They use a very common and popular generic basket, they also use spiders, tinsel leads, VC's, and surrounds that are made somewhere else I am sure. 99% of these custom built, "underground" companies do not make all their stuff in-house. They find what the feel are the best combination of parts made elsewhere and assemble what they believe to be the best sub for the application. I'm not knocking them at all, I actually think Fi has a couple decent products out there. Just making sure you don't get confused on what "custom built" really means. It means research, assembly, and development in most cases. Not one-off build's of each individual part.
On the other hand....you have other fingers.
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JLAudioCavalier wrote:Anton Miller (PPC) wrote:Brent Dames wrote:Damn it why does Fi take sooo long? Hey at least I got a free cooling and sticker pack out of it
they take long to provide you with a quality product that works properly every time you use it. after each assembly step it goes through quality assurance to make sure it performs correctly. they are also all hand made when you order them. that means all of there soft parts in the subwoofer arent made untill your order is placed. after looking at all of these things and how busy a small company like that is. its not a long period of time at all. plus right now i think the BTL's are on backorder for a month or so due to some parts not being in stock.
oh and any pics of the box??
Wrong. The sub is ASSEMBLED per order. Don't get confused on that. They are not MAKING their own soft parts, they are assembling them. They use a very common and popular generic basket, they also use spiders, tinsel leads, VC's, and surrounds that are made somewhere else I am sure. 99% of these custom built, "underground" companies do not make all their stuff in-house. They find what the feel are the best combination of parts made elsewhere and assemble what they believe to be the best sub for the application. I'm not knocking them at all, I actually think Fi has a couple decent products out there. Just making sure you don't get confused on what "custom built" really means. It means research, assembly, and development in most cases. Not one-off build's of each individual part.
by soft parts i meant there patented stuff. like the BTL has an option called the I Heat ring, basically just an aluminum round piece. they make those in house. also the wind there own VC which is also done as you order. the basket is most likely purchased, and so is the cone and dust cap. but all i was trying to say is that they have to make the parts, and assemble the parts, plus ensure the thing works before it even goes into shipping. which im sure they make there own shipping boxes as well with the wood in the corners. there is just alot more work into building a subwoofer then people realize. and thats what takes so long.
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Yeah I didn't go with fi on the belief that its 100 percent custom built to my order, I went with them because I feel their subs are amazing and I've never heard anything bad. I do have to agree with both lanman and anton in certain respects. I feel that fi is a high quality sub worth the money
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
SoOo the time is near, the harbinger of death will be here on thursday!! And the kicker zx amp will be here shortly after. Pics and vids of the system in action to come
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
Im bored of not seeing pics!
are their suppose to be pics or no? cause I dont see anything lol
Wait time on the BTL is up to 30 days I believe
sndsgood wrote:how long do they normally take from order to delivery?
its usually a few weeks. i got my BL in about 2 weeks. a BTL (which i believe they are on back order) would take about 2-3 weeks normally. but if they are on back order then its a lead time of 30 days like sundown fire said.
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aw @!#$ no pics yet? I read this topic quick and thought it was about fox not box.
check back later for pictures.
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There's supposed to be pics but they didn't load up. And sndsgood, there's a 2-3 week wait for the btl's assuming there's no lead time. There was a 30 day lead time for mine but hell I got the cooling option and sticker pack for free! Oh and def first class customer care. Needed to switch the voice coil and scott himself called me. Def worth rhe money
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
im thinking i was supposed to run the port along the back side of the box too now that i think about it but whatever lol its my first box.
im also going to double up on the baffle, just havent had time to do it without rushing it so hopefully this weekend ill have enough time to do that, sand the box smooth and get it painted
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
oh and im lookin into sellin my old system, which includes 2 12" kicker CompVR's (2007 d2's), 2 Alpine MRP-M650's ( 600w RMS @ 1 ohm) and 2 Rockford 1- Farad caps ( 1 old school red and black and the other is the new design). if anyones interested send me a message. oh and give me your inputs on whether or not i screwed my box up
144db@38hz! It hurts so good !
WHY cut the sub hole after its assembled? i never understood that... i mean its way easier when its not assembled. less clean up
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I always end up trimming my hole out bigger only the box is together. Shop vaccing isnt a big deal.
