1995 soundstream SPL 160 subs

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

My friend has these original spl 160 15 inch subs, never been reconed or abused. He said he may sell them to me. My question is are they worth anything being so old. Im sure they could be reconed if needed but now they are mint and have been in his show truck since 1995. It is an offroad show truck not stereo so they havent been hurt. I have heard that the old soundstream stuff is good and his are loud. Any one have any expirience with these and what would they compare to in todays subs? I m thinkin like AQ sdc 2.5 15's maybe? thanks for the input.

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[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

the aq would stomp those subs. they are worth maybe 80 for the pair...

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

They're really junk compaired to today's subs. Stamped frames, paper cones....ick.

 

[b8sah0l1c 10+ year member]

i used to have 2 of them in a 4th order box ported through the rear deck of an 89 acura legend power by a zapco competition series amp that put out 900rms. let me tell for just 900w they were loud as hell. sitting in the car with the volume up hurts you our ears and when you talk it is like talking into a fan blowing. your voice will crack. if you were wearing glasses the glasses would bounce on your face. those were badass subs.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

nothing spectacular, maybe comparable to most $100 subs of today, may be fun to play with if you get them cheap enough

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

well i dont think i could get them for less than 150 for the pair. he hit 150 sealed on a soundstream 1000 amp and the subs are in a regular cab toyota 4x4 with the back glass removed and the subs sitting right behind the driver and passengers head. It is loud, but if aq 2.5's would stomp them, i probly wont mess with them. I just thought for about 150 for 2 15's might be a good deal. The baskets look just like the older DD 9500'S. black 4 spoke with crome on the motors.

 

[Rusty...WCA 10+ year member]

back in the day i wanted one sooooo bad, i was a a big Sound Stream fan boy but that sub by todays standards is a little under-par

manual

http://www.soundstream.com/manuals/sbw/sp15_160/sp15_160.pdf

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

oh and his 150 score was in a competition but i dont know what meter they used. they hit aroun 50hz hard in the smallish sealed box he has.

 

[Rusty...WCA 10+ year member]

if they work 150 for the sets alright imo thats 75 bucks a sub

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

ya 150 for the pair if i can talk him into it again. last year he agreed but my money wasnt right, i had just bought an aq 15. so we will see.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

i remember back in the day, before the internet, there was a porsche in car audio and electronics the had 2 spl 15s, sweet system, i think it was brett favre's

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

cool

 

[dave_damage 10+ year member]

If they were 170's that would be nice. But these are for sure less quality.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

i remember back in the day, before the internet, there was a porsche in car audio and electronics the had 2 spl 15s, sweet system, i think it was brett favre's

I was on the internet in 1988 and I know these woofers didn't exist then.

 

[b8sah0l1c 10+ year member]

i think i remember a magazine about the porsche with the spl150. it was drew bledsoe and he was in buffalo bills back then.