audiobahn or cerwin vega?
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Topic: audiobahn or cerwin vega?
Posted By: southside
Subject: audiobahn or cerwin vega?
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:16 PM
audiobaun or cerwinvega?
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southsider
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Posted By: speedwayaudio1
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:20 PM
cerwin vega with out a dought.
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Posted By: Disaster092
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:25 PM
Cerwin Vega hands down. Audiobahn is overpriced IMO for what you get, unless of course you were building a system entirely on looks. Cerwin Vega has over 50 years in the business, i trusted them for home theater speakers, i would most defintely choose them for car audio as well.
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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:29 PM
ok ok, what about the newer models of the cerwinvega an the new audiobauhns. good good lets keep this going
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southsider
Posted By: Disaster092
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:35 PM
Still i would have to choose Vega. Even on a price level, Cerwin Vega has more boom for the buck IMO. Audiobahn seems to be quite expensive to me.
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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:37 PM
so if audiobaun was priced the same as cerwinvega u would pick audiobaun?
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southsider
Posted By: jbjohn22jb
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:48 PM
I can only speak with a little bit of experience. I have only had Audiobahn for about a month now, but they ROCK. I haven't owned 'Vega before but as everyone can attest, they are great too. Alot of people down play Audiobahn 'cause of price, but if you find them at a steal, how can you go wrong? I bought mine off Ebay from a guy who only had the amp (A275HCT), subs (AWI25IT) and Tsunami 1 Fd cap for like 4 months. Cost him well over $1500 installed at Circuit City ( I have all his receipts including 4 year warranty). I got it all, including sealed enclosure, for $500. I researched Audiobahn for months and read all the pros and cons about them. I have only had "newbie" problems (since I have been out of the game for ten yrs) with it all. I strongly recommend them because of my own experience. Attn All Haters: Please dont "beat me up" for my opinion
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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:52 PM
so if i could get audiobahn at a good price or cerwinvegas at the same price as audiobahns wich would be better?
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southsider
Posted By: Disaster092
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 8:59 PM
I'm not gonna beat you up... too much.. heh. No i actually like some of the Audiobahn product line. I like the way they made their digital Cap look like an amp. But yeah if you can find it at a decent price, it all come down to personal preference. If the two product lines were equally priced, my gut insticnt would still be to go with Vega, only because of personal experience and because of the company's credibility. I'm not saying Audiobahn has no credibility, but a friend of mine has 2 Audiobahns, and i'm not impressed. My single 10" MTX Black Gold still impresses me with something new daily. (I realize MTX isn't a company being scrutinized here, but it is just an example) Like some song, or beat that it plays better than i would ever expect out of a single 10in sub. My friend has two 10in Audiobahns and they just don't seem to compare. Even set up perfectly, i wasn't impressed. Like all of these posts end up finishing with, it all comes down to what you want / need / like.
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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 9:06 PM
i want to get nice bass but i want good quality as well. i want to get 4 subs. i want either cerwinvega or audiobauns.
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southsider
Posted By: Disaster092
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 9:12 PM
Along with the cost of drivers, you have to estimate the cost of the amplifiers to power them. I know Auidobahn all seem to have a high power handling, Cerwin Vega isn't as high, but it doesnt seem to to take much to make them do their job. Look into that as well as total system cost, and the space needed to make it all work effectively. -------------
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 9:15 PM
well i'm getting the rockford 1501bd amp an i got a 86 cutlass supreme. so space isn't really an issue. but i want a good sub or subs.
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southsider
Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 9:46 PM
did you read about neon97 post on audiobahn. After hearing about his problems you couldnt get me to touch that stuff with a ten foot pole.
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 9:47 PM
no i didn't wha happen or were could i read it?
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southsider
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 11:17 PM
audiobahn 1000w rms 2000w peak the subs i want are 6ohm dvc so would the 1501bd rock amp be able to push 4 of these or would the dvc cerwinvegas be better at dvc 4ohm 300w rms 800peak
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southsider
Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: March 28, 2004 at 11:32 PM
125 for a Adire audio shiva, which will put both to shame. https://adireaudio.com/mobile_audio/drivers/shiva.htm Thats my opinion... ------------- I need quality equipment, feel free to donate.
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 12:02 AM
still doesn't anwser my question.
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southsider
Posted By: 97neon
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 12:25 AM
heyh man, stay away from audiobahn, garbage i stuck up for that sh*t company when i had it, until they acted like dicks, i have the awt15X sub, 3000RMS, i put 1, memphis mc1000d on it, and it fried in one hour, box were to exact specs, 4 gauge wire, 150 amp fuse, hook up perfect, cone froze completey, called audiobahn, they told me tough luck, i bought it form a local dealer for 1300 bucks, just because i wanted the warrenty, well, what a waste of 1300 bucks, i could have bought it off ebay for 500, this is canadian by the way, which is still expensive, but thats what they cost in canada, anyways, when i called them new wave(the distributor) the warrenty called told me if i would have had a cap, the voice coil would have not fried, that was the funniest and dumbest thing i have ever heard, right there goes to show how much audiobahn knows about car audio, there company should be destroyed, worst company ever, go buy pyrmaid, last longer then sh*tbahn does, thres my expeerience with the worst pieces of car audio in my life, i hate it, and will never buy it agian, i will never reccommend it anybody wither, i hope somebosy from audiobahn sees these post, just they realize how sh*t there company is!!!!!
Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:03 AM
dont know what everyone else has to say bout CV but I have all my highs done with their stealth series and I'm very pleased. I dont know how good their subs are but I haven't ever heard of anyone who says "stay away from Cerwin Vega, they suck" so I imagin their pretty good with the subs. Audioblah screwed neon over so if your looking for a company that will honor a warranty you will want to look else where.
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Posted By: Ketel22
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:09 AM
ive had a cv 18" that was 20+ years old that was a damn good and durable sub even with the age and usage on the sub.
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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:58 AM
damn neon sory to hear that bra so i guess i'll stick wit my cv then thanks guys for the imput.
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southsider
Posted By: 94bonny
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 9:33 AM
neon, i find it hard to believe that if you bought your sub from a local dealer, they had you call up audiobahn to get your warranty. usually the local dealer will take the damaged product and send it back to the company to get it repaired or replaced. then for them to give you an excuse is again highly unlikely, and even further unlikely is that they blamed it on a capacitator. personally i think your story is a little off or your not telling the whole truth ------------- Alpine cda 9813
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Posted By: 94bonny
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 9:37 AM
and to southside, man CV makes some nice equipment and so does audiobahn, agreed audiobahn needs more power=more money but they are louder, it all depends on what you are looking for i would go check out the products in local showrooms to further your research and understanding before you actually purchase your audio equipment ------------- Alpine cda 9813
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Posted By: 94bonny
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 9:54 AM
neon, after reading your complete thread on the the blown sub i understand your situation better, sorry for the post above, please disregard and best of luck getting your sub fixed or a new one bro ------------- Alpine cda 9813
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Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 1:25 PM
RE: Audiobahn or Cerwin-Vega!? I used CV 15" woofers in my home system since '85. They rocked 10 years before the surrounds went. Great tone. So I decided to go with CV again when I upgraded the car. I used a 12" HED DVC that Millionbuy was auctioning for $39. https://www.cerwinvega.com/products/mobileaudio/index.html Excellent low end, plenty of SPL. Fit into a small, sealed box (I made it at .89 cu.ft. and used Acousta-Stuf). I'm using it as an 8 ohm driver bridged onto 2 channels of a small (400.4) Profile Clarus amp https://www.thezeb.com/detail.aspx?ID=3512, so it presents only a 4 ohm load to the amp. It hits so hard that I can't even imagine the setups you guys are talking about!
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 1:55 PM
i want something that will hit hard an sound nice at the same time.my cousin has an audio bahn it sounds ok i guess. i had the old cerwin it hit pretty hard. but that was a while ago though. i want there new v-max an was looking at audiobahn too.i'm leaning toward cv but undecided still.
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southsider
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:15 PM
Why are CV and Audiobahn your only choices? How much do you want to spend?
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:18 PM
no offence to anyone but it startin to seem like jl jbl are fads. i don't want what everyone else has.no too many people i hang out wit have anything but sony or cheap rockfords that come from best buy. those aren't my only options. about 450 for subs.
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southsider
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:40 PM
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 2:50 PM
thank u ------------- southsider
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 3:44 PM
I would add 2 Eclipse Titaniums to that nasty monster Rockford amp and one set of really good ear plugs. ------------- Top Secret, I can tell you but then my wife will kill me.
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 3:48 PM
any good deals on 2 12's?
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southsider
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 3:55 PM
Find yourself an Authorized Eclipse dealer, they are not available on line and if found on line have no warranty. Do not buy from an unauthorized e-tailer. Those Eclipse subs wail and have amazing sq.
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Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 3:57 PM
thanks rob
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southsider
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 9:09 PM
i want to kno if i get 4 12 at dual 6ohms audiobahn will a 1501bd rock amp beable to handle this load
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southsider
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 9:42 PM
i'm still leaning towards those v-max dvc subs 300rms 800peak. would those blow audiobhan out of the water? so that 1501bd too much for those audiobahns?
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southsider
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 9:59 PM
what about theseINFINITY KAPPA PERFECT 12.1D 12
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southsider
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 10:02 PM
Infinity is a far superior loudspeaker to Audiobahn. I run a Kappa Parfect 12 in my car normally.
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 29, 2004 at 10:06 PM
infinity or cv?
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southsider
Posted By: 94bonny
Date Posted: March 30, 2004 at 10:06 AM
infinity hands down, their perfects are amazing
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 30, 2004 at 10:25 AM
Agreed.
Posted By: southside
Date Posted: March 30, 2004 at 1:54 PM
so will the 1501bd push 4 of those subs?
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southsider
Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: March 30, 2004 at 3:14 PM
Absolutely.
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