How Loud is 5000 watts RMS

[Mrjones203]

Put your purse down and quit being so sensitive.


To get to the vague question I have seen people with 5k struggle to do a 145 and I have seen people with 5k do a 160.

Too many factors.

My two Sundown SA-8s on a 1200 could be heard from a block away if I wanted to be annoying.

 

[Mrjones203]

So was the denominator that made some people struggle to hit 160 with the same watts RMS? What was done differently?

 

[Mrjones203]

Inside the building with 3 walls of separation, you'd hear it in the walls from a block away. Then you'd hear the notes when it was on the road in front ~100ft. Outside the building you'd hear it about a block and a half away. He kept his windows down or it wouldn't be quite as loud. I see his car around a lot, just only hear it in certain areas so I've got nothing against him. Nothing wrong with a bucket list, but framing it as noise radius is gonna raise some eyebrows lol. 5kw and custom built box you'll need a permit with the windows open. I reckon his is a little more powerful or the same as the one jt4x4 described. Yukons and Escalades make pretty good installs when money's no limit.

Jeez and you said this Yukon didn't have 5k in it and can be heard like from a block away?

 

[huberoy123 10+ year member]

This question might be stupid but I have a Cadillac escalade that I'm shoving 5000 watts in. The loudest system I ever had was 1500 watts RMS. I really dont know what to expect. I want that kind of Bass that can be heard from atleast a block away. My electrical is 100%. 2/0 welding cable, 3 xs power batteries, 2 mechman 370 alternators and SMD fuse holders and fuses. Any response is welcome even if you wanna be smart and sarcastic. Thanks in advance

Is this for competitions? Just concerned that you will have a hearing problem later in life; if you listen to music that loud for extended periods. Be careful.

 

[jt4x4]

Put your purse down and quit being so sensitive.

Maybe when you stop quoting my posts and proving me right at the same time.

 

[Lasherž]

Jeez and you said this Yukon didn't have 5k in it and can be heard like from a block away?

With the right enclosure and vehicle it doesn't take a ton. Obviously he's invested in a better alt and at least one other battery to get where he's at, but mostly he's just tuned very low, objects in the room resonated, and his windows were down. You can't see a box from the rear windows either, so he may even be able to seat 4-5 people. It's not a Yukon XL btw, those can seat a small army.

 

[Popwarhomie 5,000+ posts]

Maybe when you stop quoting my posts and proving me right at the same time.

Wahhhhhhh You can block anyone you want on this forum BTW. Keep you from getting so upset.

 

[jt4x4]

Wahhhhhhh You can block anyone you want on this forum BTW. Keep you from getting so upset.

Man do I tell you to stop slapping your chest?...

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

Deaf Bonce Apocalypse 15s and a Orion HCCA 5k

Just because you have a 5k doesn't mean you're getting 5k after all the variables involved. If you want a true 5k rms. then you should start with about 8k. Regardless, just wanting to be heard from blocks away, shouldn't be your #1 goal with your system. I've got HOA letters for vibrating my neighbors furniture. That wasn't my goal. My goal was good all-around system. Not bass heavy or a treble Rebel.

 

[Lasherž]

Just because you have a 5k doesn't mean you're getting 5k after all the variables involved. If you want a true 5k rms. then you should start with about 8k. Regardless, just wanting to be heard from blocks away, shouldn't be your #1 goal with your system. I've got HOA letters for vibrating my neighbors furniture. That wasn't my goal. My goal was good all-around system. Not bass heavy or a treble Rebel.

True, I want to keep the noise in the car, those people ain't paying for the gas my alternator's using up.

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Any money spent for attention is too much.

Dammit. I better take these jeans back.

 

[Lasherž]

Dammit. I better take these jeans back.

You'd probably get a lot more attention without them. Nobody ever specified good or bad, but given the subject of this thread it's bad attention we're after lol.

 

[Bobbytwonames 5,000+ posts]

True, I want to keep the noise in the car, those people ain't paying for the gas my alternator's using up.

Sound deaden the car and have the right enclosure and you should be fine. Don't be a rattle trap either. Nothing worse than hearing a car that sounds like it's falling apart.

 

[Lasherž]

Sound deaden the car and have the right enclosure and you should be fine. Don't be a rattle trap either. Nothing worse than hearing a car that sounds like it's falling apart.

Yeah that's one thing I can say for the Yukon that drives by shaking up the whole main street.. He doesn't have a single audible rattle. No license plate slapping or tin-canning on the frame. It just sounds like bass.

 

[1aespinoza 10+ year member]

Sound deaden the car and have the right enclosure and you should be fine. Don't be a rattle trap either. Nothing worse than hearing a car that sounds like it's falling apart.

Ever heard audio installer stories? A guy requested bbs sealed on his trunk lid to get that awesome rattle of the bigger systems.