any opinions about directed audio subs?

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Topic: any opinions about directed audio subs?

Posted By: allmet33
Subject: any opinions about directed audio subs?
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 12:12 PM

I know Directed is affiliated with Orion, Polk, Precision Power and Xtreme, but how do the Directed line of subs stack up? The reason I ask is I have seen the SX10D4 for $90. Is this a good deal???

10" SX SERIES Subwoofer

Power Handling:

Peak: 1200 watts
RMS: 600 watts

Frosted polypropylene cone woofer

Nitrile butyl rubber surround

Optimized for small sealed enclosures

Reversible trim ring allows driver to be mounted facing either way with style

Proprietary die-cast aluminum baskets for rock solid assembly

Custom rubber magnet cover protects motor assembly

Nickel-plated spring-loaded speaker terminals

2.5" Dual 4 ohm voice coil

53oz. Magnet

Frequency response: 30-2500 Hz

Sensitivity: 93 dB

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'06 Hyundai Azera - Pioneer FH-P4200MP / Factory center channel & tweeters / Infinity Kappa 62.7i's; all 4 doors, 2 Phoenix Gold Xenon 10D2 10" subs pushed w/Phoenix Gold Xenon 600.1 amp

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Posted By: chillin420
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 2:04 PM

crap

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Posted By: allmet33
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 2:07 PM

chillin420 wrote:

crap

Is it better or worse crap than Audiobahn?

Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 2:38 PM

allmet33 wrote:

chillin420 wrote:

crap

Is it better or worse crap than Audiobahn?

That's like asking is it vanilla-flavored crap or strawberry-flavored crap?

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Posted By: allmet33
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 2:40 PM

[/QUOTE]That's like asking is it vanilla-flavored crap or strawberry-flavored crap?[/QUOTE]

I'll take that as to mean they are crappy equivalents. LOL

So defnitely nothing worth trading my Phoenix Gold Xenon subs for, right?

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 3:29 PM

I agree with strawberry flavor. The Directed Studio series however was well worth your money @ $500. Now discontinued due to low sales :(

Low sales led to Strawberry flavor subs . . .

The Orion HP10d4 and D2 are really great though.

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Posted By: allmet33
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 3:41 PM

Big Dog wrote:

I agree with strawberry flavor. The Directed Studio series however was well worth your money @ $500. Now discontinued due to low sales :(
Low sales led to Strawberry flavor subs . . .
The Orion HP10d4 and D2 are really great though.

Okay...now I'm confused, at $500 they were well worth the money and now they are crap? Are they low selling subs because they don't perform with a crap or were they just overpriced???

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 3:45 PM

Sorry for short cutting my text.

The SX are crap.

The Studio were fantastic but discontinued due to low sales because of high cost.

The HP10D2/4 are still available and won't let you down.

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Prepare your future. It wasn't the lack of stones that killed the stone age.

Posted By: allmet33
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 3:46 PM

Big Dog wrote:

Sorry for short cutting my text.
The SX are crap.
The Studio were fantastic but discontinued due to low sales because of high cost.
The HP10D2/4 are still available and won't let you down.

Ohhhhhhhhh...ok, ok...I'm wit you now.

Posted By: chillin420
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 4:10 PM

the old school xenon subs were actually pretty decent from what i can remember.

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you can do it....
advanced MECP, lol does it really matter....
patience is a virtue

Posted By: allmet33
Date Posted: August 14, 2008 at 4:24 PM

chillin420 wrote:

the old school xenon subs were actually pretty decent from what i can remember.

Yeah...I've been impressed with them. Initially I was skeptical. I ordered the Xenon sub (450 watts rms) and the PG tech told me that the Xenon 600.1 amp (600 watts rms x 1) would be perfect to push it. Got it all hooked up and the sub fried in like 3 mos. Went through a host of other subs ranging in wattage all the way up to 800 watts (Alpine, Audiobahn & Pioneer). Finally, after all those subs, the tech suggests me hooking up two subs to split the power from the amp (while he also explains that those amps were heavily under-rated and it was pushing closer to 900 watts). Anyway, I had one Xenon sub from my other vehicle, so I hunted for a 2nd one on Ebay...found it and got everything hooked up and running. Gladly, I can say it's been running successfully with no problems and MAN...those subs sound damn good.

However, I recently installed some Cerwin Vega V-Max subs (600 watts rms each) in a buddy's Suburban (in a ported enclosure) and he's got a Profile AP2000 pusing them and WHOA!!! Let's just say his truck is like rolling thunder. While I don't need THAT much power...I wouldn't mind a sound similar to that. I think I might be able to achieve it if I change my enclosure from sealed to ported. On the flip side, I'm scared to give up the SQ my system has right now.

Here's a couple pics of my set up, which is actually temporary. I plan on doing something with fiberglass to give it a molded in look and I want to set it up so the amp looks like it's floating in front of the subs...

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Please excuse the unfinished amp rack...

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