Tang-Band sub-woofer upgrade (Page 4/13)
Xanth JAN 18, 11:01 AM

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Originally posted by sjmaye:



Can someone explain something? If sealing around this mdf adapter is important why was the original metal piece in there full of air gaps? Not sealed at all. Air/sound could pass around the speaker or through the bass tube.




Had yours been taken apart previously? Mine was gasketed in that area, so the original piece was fairly sealed.
sjmaye JAN 18, 03:54 PM
The only gasket I thnk there was was around the speaker grill. Anyway, I got the t-b installed and it works great. It finally has some bass. It is subtle. I can pull the connector on and off and it definitely makes a difference.

Thanks for this upgrade.
sjmaye MAR 18, 06:16 PM
Can someone tell me where to get a speaker grill for this Tang Band upgrade subwoofer? The one I got was the wrong size and would not work. Any ideas??
Eau_Rouge MAR 18, 11:39 PM

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Originally posted by sjmaye:

Can someone tell me where to get a speaker grill for this Tang Band upgrade subwoofer? The one I got was the wrong size and would not work. Any ideas??




Kenwood 5.25" speaker grills worked very well for me. No interference with the cone and pretty close to bolt on. Barely had to widen the speaker mounting holes in order for it to line up with the holes for the grill. I also cut the fingers that reach over the cone.
The grill I used is exactly the one you see as part of this speaker. Periodically you'll see grills like this for sale on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KENWOOD...ksid=p3286.m20.l1116
sjmaye MAR 19, 02:13 AM
Thanks, I will keep a look out. In the mean time does anyone know of a grill available that fits the Tang band sub in this thread?
fierosound MAY 17, 09:09 AM

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Originally posted by sjmaye:

Thanks, I will keep a look out. In the mean time does anyone know of a grill available that fits the Tang band sub in this thread?



Just about any front mount 5.25" grill should work.
bowrapennocks MAY 18, 06:24 PM
Now that the Xtant 1.1i is no longer available, are there any recommendations for a 4 ohm amp? Has anyone tried Soundstream Di175.1 available at onlinecarstereo.com for $79? Any experience with that vendor?

Thanks
Jim

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fierosound MAY 18, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by bowrapennocks:

Now that the Xtant 1.1i is no longer available, are there any recommendations for a 4 ohm amp? Has anyone tried Soundstream Di175.1 available at onlinecarstereo.com for $79? Any experience with that vendor?




The specs look OK, but I just looked at the review at onlinecarstereo.com

Mike Rotch From Lee Florida
All i gotta say is 'BOOOOOOOOOOM' this baby KICKS! I got this beast powering 4 kicker 15" 6000w RMS subs in my 72 toyota tracel and man it pushes them like no tomorrow. I've shattered glass, blown peoples ear drums, even had a little baby explode when i cranked them. BUY THIS AMP!!

I couldn't find any other reviews on this amp. All I get is all kinds of links to Russian websites.
I also could not find it listed on Soundstream's current or discontinued lists http://www.soundstream.com/manuals.htm

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Lilchief MAY 18, 10:13 PM
How bad do you want an Xtant 1.1i ? I got 6 and need to sell a few. Should be posting on Ebay soon or PM me.

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carbon MAY 20, 11:38 AM
Parts Express has plenty of cheap 2 channels amps that can be bridged for around a 150W output... why couldn't you use that? It's just a matter of adjusting the gain isn't it?