Audiobahn

I was looking at Audiobahn's website and their subwoofers, which are capable of handling more power than most other companies out there, look rather appealing.  Thoughts?

I hear Audiobahn is not a bad brand but it is not the best. Just remember that numbers can be decieving. Look at what pyramid rates their junk at, not even close to what the real power is. On the other hand JL audio rates their 12 in w3 subs at 250 watts rms, and I have an amp running 1095 watts rms at .5 ohms. I have 3 subs running in an open chamber 3 cubic ft. box and not a problem yet giving them all of the juice theat amp has. The amp was dyno-tested so this is real power not what the factory claims, and it is a soundstream amp which is known for quality.J. Mike Perkins

I personally am not a fan of Audiobahn, for more than their cheesy (IMO) appearance...they are kind of the "rice" for car audio enthusiasts...alot of show with (sometimes) no go... as donkason has stated, numbers arent always the most precise way to measure a subs performance...out of 5 different companies, each one probably will have its own way of measuring the same thing, thereby coming up with 5 different numbers for the same product...there is no standardized way of measuring things in mobile audio products unfortunately... are you looking for an SQ sub or an SPL sub?

i think they are way over priced

I'd be looking for an SQ sub.  A friend of mine has himself convinced Audiobahn is the best company in the world, I was just curious to see what professional installers had to say before I seriously considered them.What are some good reasonably priced subs for SQ?Thanks for the input.

Audiobahn is deffinitely the best I've seen. My friend is running 1400 watts rms to his audiobahn 10in from an audiobahn amp. He put his equalizer on flat and it rock my brain, it was sooooo loud. And the distortion is like .02 or .01 so you can max them and still have a clear sound. He drove to canada and his fosgate amp running to his speakers shut off after 6 hours and his audiobahn was still playing. That one sub is best sounding sub I've ever heard and I've heard them all. My other friend has speakers that can run about 150 rms and that is more than most subs that people are saying are the best. And the clear sound cannot be competed with. I hear JL's w3(supposedly the best on the market)that can't even handle half of the audiobahn's base model sub and when I got the volume up to 30 the sub started to sound like crap and my friend turns his up to 60 and it sounds amazing. A plus side with the audiobahn is that you get a warranty that if you blow your sub(even if it is your fault)they will replace it for free.

phthalo your post is filled with so many inaccuracies that I dont think you really know what you are talking about... "the distortion is like .02 or .01" what does this pertain to? the sub? the amp? "He drove to canada and his fosgate amp running to his speakers shut off after 6 hours and his audiobahn was still playing" if this is the case there is something wrong in his install...or a faulty amp... "That one sub is best sounding sub I've ever heard and I've heard them all" really? you have heard ALL of them? what do you think about Velodynes? Brahmas? IDMaxs? Diamond TDXs? Focals? Illusion Audio NDs? AVI Neos? if you had heard any ONE of these subs you would not really stick to your story near so much, realizing how foolish it makes you look... "I hear JL's w3(supposedly the best on the market)" ...are you on crack? w3s??? the w7 is JLs best sub, which does sound very nice (for the record, much nicer than anything Audiobahn has ever put out, and probably ever will for that matter...) and even those arent what I would consider to be the "best" sub on the market...the w3 has never and will never be considered the sub that all others have to measure up to...and that goes on with "that can't even handle half of the audiobahn's base model sub" now I dont even thinks its crack...you have been sniffing too many solvents or something...too much whiteout in high school perhaps? the w3 isnt rated for alot of power, but when educated folks use these subs in well designed enclosures, it is amazing how much power they will take...I cant really say that for the Audioblahs... and finally, "A plus side with the audiobahn is that you get a warranty that if you blow your sub(even if it is your fault)they will replace it for free." are you not aware that most companies have similar policies to this??? and I may add that Audiobahn may replace the sub once or twice, but when its user error and the third time rolls around, good luck...

now, to address luxurys question... IDQs are a very nice sounding sub with a reasonable price tag...Adire Audio Shivas are very nice sounding too, but really lack in the appearance department...they are as ghetto as the come appearance wise...plain black paper cone with a plain black dustcap and no markings...but, I think they are about 100 bux apiece USD, and they do sound really nice... what is your price range for the subs? what size of sub are you thinking about?

I'm looking at something around $100US per sub.  I'm interested in a pair of 12" subs, and I'll be running them from a Lanzar Vibe420 bridged to put out 200 watts per chan rms at 4 Ohms.  My top choice right now is the Infinity 12" References, but that's just because I'm partial to Infinity.  You guys throw around a lot of names I've never heard, so if you'd like to make a recco I'd much appreciate where they can be found as well.Thanks for your help.

the Adire Audio Shivas are about 100 bux per sub and sound amazing...if you can give them some room to breathe they can also get respectably loud... I was a fan of Infinity until I owned their subs...I had a pair of Perfect 12.1s that sounded nice, but when I tried to get any volume out of them, I kept on blowing them up...