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Powerful subs and amps

Started by claf_43, Jul 04 2004 10:28 PM

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#1 claf_43

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Posted 04 July 2004 - 10:28 PM

ok imade the mistake of going to the autosalon and getting ideas :)

now... i wanna change my subs and mono amp in the near future...
At the moment im running 2 Boston Pro 10s and a DLS Ultimate A6, so i want a noticeable improvement!!!!

One amp i seem to taken a fancy to are the concept 2400wrms amps, seem good for the price, where can i get them??????

Now i got about 1.5cubic foot of room (sealed) for a large sub(s) preferably 12, now just curious what sub(s) would take well to that sort of power and still retain good sq characteristics???

Brahma and IDMAX seem popular, will they handle that sort of power??? and how much do they go for???

any other opinions welcome :)

baring in mind i dont want to spend more then $2k if possible...

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Posted 04 July 2004 - 10:31 PM

i'd assume that 1.5 cubic foot is only gonna fit one comfortably as well.... unfortunately

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Posted 04 July 2004 - 10:50 PM

have you seen those Tru H1 amps? If I had the $$$ I'd go for them.

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 08:28 AM

do i want to know how much they cost :)

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 09:11 AM

A sealed box will throw away half your output and sound boomy compared with a well designed ported box.

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 10:02 AM

Have a look at the alpine X-Type subs, there designed for small sealed boxes and are rated at insane levels (power wise) they'll be in stores in the next few months and are around $899rrp from memory. And on the up side they look really good aswell.
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#7 claf_43

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 11:22 AM

DD Phil said:

A sealed box will throw away half your output and sound boomy compared with a well designed ported box.

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not if you cant fit it....

i'll try to take pictures of my boot (VT Calais) now i got 3 amps in there and a extra 1500amp oddyssey battery which is rather big...

I definitely dont wanna lose my spare tyre access and at the moment their is a pre-fab box built into the boot which is around 1.5cubic foot total, so no more!!!

Im still going for SQ (i have z6s in the car...) so porting probably wouldnt be too easy, and IMO wont be worth the hassles

but thanks anyway :)

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 11:53 AM

I have my 12" Brahma in a 0.7ft^3 after displacement(0.8 before). It goes alright, not tuned properly, and I don't have much to compare to. It's in a VT Berlina with 1200Wrms.

[EDIT] Nevermind, you're in SA.

#9 claf_43

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 12:07 PM

you got a setup i wouldnt mind hearing...

oh well!!!! why cant they have good gear on demo in SA!!!!

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 12:45 PM

1 x bramah 12in would be a nice way to go, or 2 x Pro 12.5lf :D
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#11 claf_43

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 01:51 PM

what voice coil configs do the brahmas come in??

i was thinking maybe run them off 2000wrms at 1ohm, would one be able to handle it or go two reverese mounted?

i do like Bostons very much but feel like something even better

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 01:58 PM

Your Boston Pro 10's are pretty good subs already for SQ IMO...

I doubt there are many subs that will allow u to do ur whole upgrade within the $2k budget u want AND at the same time sound a heap better than your Boston Pro's.

But if u want something that looks different or sounds louder, that'd be a different issue.
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Posted 05 July 2004 - 02:06 PM

Tru Technology H1: $1900 new with warranty

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Channels 1
Frequency Response 10-300Hz
Rated Power 14.4 V
THD < 0.1%
RMS 4 Ohm 1 x 600
RMS 2 Ohm 1 x 1000
RMS 1 Ohm 1 x 1500
RMS .5 Ohm 1 x 2000
S/N >100dB
Damping Factor >700
Efficiency 69.10%
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Subsonic @24dB 10-100Hz

Thats all minimum output stats of course, click here for some interesting thinking of what someone got overseas, testing wasn't all that accurate though.
http://forum.soundillusions.net/showthread...?threadid=23491

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#14 claf_43

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 02:16 PM

BlackRain said:

Your Boston Pro 10's are pretty good subs already for SQ IMO...

I doubt there are many subs that will allow u to do ur whole upgrade within the $2k budget u want AND at the same time sound a heap better than your Boston Pro's.

But if u want something that looks different or sounds louder, that'd be a different issue.

dont worry i thought that....

but then again who on these forums has stuck to a budget :D

#15 claf_43

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Posted 05 July 2004 - 02:17 PM

thats what i wanted to hear... you have to import concepts...

dammit!!!!!!!

i got this thing for something around 2000wrms :)
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