almost any sub on the market now a days can handle 3k watts, but the question is, how long can it handle a true 3kwrms? not peak watts but a true rms?
it comes down to sub building to make it handle 3k rms daily, the magnet and the size of it, the coil size, what the coil is made out of, the spiders and how many, the cone, the basket
and do you even know what kind of electric system you need to have in place to support a true 3kw rms amp?
no mini alt/battery will even come close, yet alone the battery cables
My point exactly.
The orion 10.2 is a 1500w sub, not a 3000w, the peak wattage is generally pretty irrlivant.
Its the fact your mini is stripped that it WILL rattle, as ther eis noting adding weight to the panels, take a sheet of 1mm steel and bang the middle, its just a giant drum!
As for being quiet outside, i really woud like to see that! Theres something quite special you have done there if you have so sound insulation what so ever and you have managed to seal the mini without any reveb of the panels!
If we posted this discussion up on somewhere like talkaudio im afraid you would be torn to pieces. Most of the big audio guys reccomend spending the majority of your money on decent sound islation first, it increases volume and sound quality dramatically (Due to leaking pressure and reverbing panels which you seam to have managed to overcome somehow)
Finially, running an orion sub off a vibe amp is like transplanting a mini engine into a ferrari, just pointless. Overlooking the fact that i doubt a vibe amp would be capable of driving 1ohm all day.
And finally, your biggest mistake, how the hell are you running a 2ohm sub at 1ohm?
Rich