SQ System

Ha you need to do some car stereo work instead of read about it.  The conventional tweeter sq people would cross at somewhere around 2-2.5k  and you want to put power on your mid or what it to sound decent for that matter you don't want it playing that high, with you mid playing that high it creates cone break up which sounds like bad if you know what you are listen for, but you might ask your self how can i cross my mid off lower with out sacraficing performance?  The answer is horns, plan and simple my mini's i have playing down to 750hz.  Now you guys with tweets can't run that low, anyways done arguing gets nowhere because you are simple minded, the brahma is junk plain and simple

You really need to explain yourself here.  Considering the Brahma wins in both SQ and SPL competitions, you can not call it junk. 

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

Well Richard Clark burped one with 32 kilowatts of power before the Brahma started to show audible distress.  Scottie Johnson runs 9 kilowatts per Brahma and has never blown a voice coil.  We have many people out there with huge amounts of power that don't have any problems.  Most likely your experience was with someone who didn't know what they were doing.

Are you sure you weren't hearing clipping?  The XBL^2 motor used on the Brahma let's you know if your sub is clipping much earlier than standard motor topologies.  Considering the Brahma has more linear excursion than most other subs on the market, my guess is clipping is what you heard.

In the right enclosure, the Brahma could handle a wall outlet too.  What you do is build the enclosure so the impedance peak is at 60 Hz.  Then there might only be a couple hundred watts going into it.  Nice trick, but doesn't prove anything.

Steven Kephart

Adire Audio

aflaten, was that the finals at your local county fair you speak of?

There are people on these forums who are very qualified to speak about the subject of car audio. But if you'll notice, even with all of their experience, they are open to discussion and debate. This helps them out by learning new things and passing on their first-hand knowledge, and it also helps those of us who don't know as much. So show a little humility and maturity and you might learn a thing or two from them.