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Topic: Best SPL sub

Posted By: northballer
Subject: Best SPL sub
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 10:07 PM

I want to know what 12 inch sub provides the deepest and hardest bass that you personally have ever heard I heard this hifonics zeus and it was pretty good  need something hard hitting




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Posted By: $uperflame$
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 10:44 PM

i say Pioneer, because ther have the spl world record,

https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/0,,2076_4057_48141,00.html

now that i said that thers going to be ten guys crying about how they hate pioneer and how they suck, haters!





Posted By: auex
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 10:49 PM
One that works? There are many more factors then just the sub that go into being loud.

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Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 10:57 PM
I HATE PIONEER!!! posted_image hehe, ok ok, I'm just kidding, I actually like their SPL series subs, world records aint nothing to scalf at. Pioneers are good, but SPL cover ALOT of subs. Rockford has the HX2 series, Pioneer has the SPL, Earth Quake has those Magma's, Phoenix Gold has the Titainiums (excellent SQ as well), JL has the w7's, MTX has the 9500's, Kicker has the L5/L7's, Diamond Audio has the TDX series, and so on and so forth. As you can see there's a GIGANTIC list of SPL subs and all put out good SPL. My personal preference would have to be the Rockford Fosgate RFR3110 HX2 10" sub. I had two of these and they made my ear's bleed they were so damn loud. Anyway, its all about personal preference. One thing about the pioneers though. It took 9 of those SPL subs to hit, what? 172? 9.... I'm not a DbDrag fan so personally I think if you can hit 150 with 2 subs then ur bang'n.

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Posted By: $uperflame$
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 11:10 PM
that guy from edge audio uses 4 T3000 RF amps per sub, hes running them subs at 8000wattsrms per sub and pioneer only rates them at 5000peek, times that buy 9 subs,




Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 11:28 PM

what kinda amp were you using for your hx2 and have you heard any good things about hifonics amplifiers





Posted By: Herald
Date Posted: August 21, 2004 at 11:50 PM
i have used hifonics in the past and have always been happy with them my cousin has continues  to use them.  Good  stuff for     the  money

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Posted By: pimpincavy
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:07 AM
If you want SPL go with a MMATS Juggernaut. Hifonics make some great amps, especially the brutus series. Also, correct me if im wrong, but doesnt Alma Gates Bronco hold the SPL record??

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Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:09 AM
I was using a HiFonics (interesting, people seem to like these) BX1500D into a 2 Ohm load, I could have done a 1 Ohm load but decided that that would put too much stress on the system and didn't want to have to install a more powerful alternator.

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Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:23 AM
I am intereasted in these pioneer spl subs I never thought they would produce a bangin product right now I have 3 10'' mtx 6000 but I want to hit very hard will 3 10'' pioneer spl do the trick or will 2 12'' pioneer spl be better or should I choose diff subs all together like the hx2 and what will be the best amp to push the pioneers




Posted By: $uperflame$
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:27 AM
use RF power amps to power the pioneer




Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:31 AM

why is this have you had a good exp. w/ this





Posted By: $uperflame$
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:39 AM
because ive always use rf punch amp and had no problems with them and they sound grate to me & thats whats pioneer uses to power ther spl sub




Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 12:42 AM
what amp should I use exactly to push the 3 10''




Posted By: evnldr
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 1:11 AM
Extreme Audio Bartells : 172.60

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Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 10:34 AM

Should i hook up a 4400 watt amp to the 3 ten inch pioneer spl what would that give me as far as db rating





Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 3:01 PM
im curious, if your going for SPL, why are you staying with 10"? is space an issue?




Posted By: MBZ oe
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 3:37 PM

XTREEMCC SAID>>My personal preference would have to be the Rockford Fosgate RFR3110 HX2 10" sub. I had two of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>these and they made my ear's bleed they were so damn loud.<<<<<<<<<

Read my recent post about installin the RFR3110's. They are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you use them, build the box exactly .625cuft as stated in manual for sealed.

They hit HARD!  and CLEAN! 



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Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 7:25 PM
I have my speaker box where the spare tire is I can either do 3 10'' or two 12'' I want to do two 12'' because I like more bass but I dont know if they will fit right




Posted By: /R7
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 7:42 PM
find the box specs a certain 12 you want, would require, and mock up a box out of cardboard, should be cheaper and give you an idea of what you need to do.




Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 8:08 PM

You cant just base your desison on what will be the Loudest Sub. You have to take into account the box used and the power avalible. I have always been a firm believer in that you can use cheap subs in the right box with enough power and stick it to people in competion. I used 4 pioneer 305dvc subs, I think they retail for about 120 bucks canadian a piece, off my Orion HCCA 425 amp in a box that is ported and 2.2 cubic feet per sub. With this set up I beat a set of Power series RF 12's running off 4 bd 500.1s strapped in pairs, I beat a 15 inch Juggernaut running off a a set of BD 1001.1's (big rf town around here) and for all you JL fans I also put down a set of JL W7's each running off a jl500/1. You have to look at the whole picture when trying to decide on a system.Box design and provided power are just as if not more imporant than the drivers you choose.



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Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 8:08 PM

I know I can fit 2 12'' in there it is just the size of the magnent that worries me also those pioneer spl 12'' are right in my price range  the rf are a lil more costly but it seems like the performance of the two is not that diffrent





Posted By: Alpine Guy
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 10:27 PM
i heard those new pioneer spl 2000's , 2 12's last week, ,they just werent as impressive as i thought they would be, , especially since they were fed 1000wrms each.  But then again, ,you can only get so loud with 2 12's haha, ,worth the money tho.

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Posted By: northballer
Date Posted: August 22, 2004 at 10:38 PM
I want to know what would be the loudest db rating i could get with the 2 12'' pioneer spl and what amp or amps will I need to achieve this




Posted By: pacojoebob
Date Posted: August 23, 2004 at 8:17 PM

Treo subs have the world record of 177.6db, except it took 16 12's to get that loud.  Treo claims the CSX series subs can handle as much power as any normal amp can give them. www.treoonline.com if you want to look at them. I have never personally heard them but they are suppost to be some of the best.





Posted By: stereofinend
Date Posted: August 23, 2004 at 11:34 PM
Digital Designs makes an outstanding woofer.  Also pioneer doesnt hold the world record DD does.  Their website is www.ddaudio.com .  I belive the sub you are lookink for is their 9900 series.  It has quad voice coils and ca handle an enormous amount of power.




Posted By: auex
Date Posted: August 23, 2004 at 11:38 PM
Ravendarat wrote:

You cant just base your desison on what will be the Loudest Sub. You have to take into account the box used and the power avalible. I have always been a firm believer in that you can use cheap subs in the right box with enough power and stick it to people in competion.




This is exactly right. You are putting too much into the woofer alone. We call them sound "systems" for a reason.

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Posted By: stereofinend
Date Posted: August 23, 2004 at 11:46 PM
Thats right but if you dont have the right setup your system will be worthless.  If you buy a 100 dollar sub thats all your going to get out of it .  Its true ive seen it with my own eyes.  Yes, i know that box size and porting is a big issue but if you have a sub that is no good you'll come to find that it was a big waste of your time.




Posted By: MAXST
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 12:09 AM

....its all in the enclosure kids.  You can dump thousands into subs and amp. But if you put it in a sh*tty box...its going to be just that..sh*tTY.

If you can master the math to make a true transmission line box- and have the room. Then one sub maybe all you need.  I made two 8's sound louder than my two 12's i had in there..and i got better SQ.



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Posted By: Ravendarat
Date Posted: August 24, 2004 at 1:38 AM

"World Records" are bullsh*t. Everybody claims to hold a world record and most of them are true in some sense. They simply change the paremeters of the class to meet their needs. For what its worth I believe the Gates Bronco with 44 10" L7 gates series subs did break 178 but I cannot remember for sure. Either way I see different records all the time. I know that records are constantly being broke and then redefined what seems like every week. I know that the loudest one sub car in canada and the loudest two sub car in canada were both running MTX RFL subs but that was at the begining of the season and could have very well changed by now. Also its hard to define the record when its almost always a different mic that tests the systems because the records are very rarley set at the same event as what the previous records holder competed in. Also with people spiking the mic inputs on the vehicles and are able to come up with new ways of cheating every week, those guys on top are not a good thing to go by. I know that the Digital Design subs are very good for spl, I know that the 9500 is also a great spl sub, the pioneer spl subs are probally the best subs for spl at that dollar range and the Juggernaught and the Stroker are always classic competitors. Basicaly you dont need the best sub in the world to win spl, you need the best sombination of amp, sub and box to win. If you miss anyone of these points you will not win in serious competions but on the same note you do not need the BEST of everything, just pretty good.



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