Acidik's Search for Subs

[AcidikBass20 10+ year member]

103 Days Til I Order My Subs.....But What Subs To Order?

"Well Gee Mr. Acidik, why start your search so early?"

because I am insanely indecisive, it took me about 2 months to pick out my amps. (2 Sundown SAZ-3000)

So this is what is up. I am looking for 2 subs. Not sure about size because I have always ran 12s. What is the sound difference like between 12s and say 15s or 18s? I need them dual 2, and able to handle 3000w each with a budget around $500 for each sub, or close to $1000 total. (hopfully you figured that out) These will be daily use so I want mainly an SQ sub that can take 3000w because I know it is going to be loud.

This will be updated quite a bit with questions and ideas and I am looking to get some good arguements going. Some ideas that I already am thinking of are

-Omega

-Fi BTL

-AA Mayhem

-RE?

-DD?

So we have the info, begin!

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[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Normally, SQ sub and 3KW doesn't go together.

 

[AcidikBass20 10+ year member]

Question, technically, what about a sub makes better sound quality? I'm not lookin for a brand, but what about the sub actually makes it better. I asked the same thing about what makes it louder and I finally got a good answer from my physics teacher that the way it makes sound louder is by making the waves larger, but I don't know how subs do that, excursion? Anyways, I'm lookin for a real technical answer, what produces good sound quality?

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

Question, technically, what about a sub makes better sound quality? I'm not lookin for a brand, but what about the sub actually makes it better. I asked the same thing about what makes it louder and I finally got a good answer from my physics teacher that the way it makes sound louder is by making the waves larger, but I don't know how subs do that, excursion? Anyways, I'm lookin for a real technical answer, what produces good sound quality?

Not completely sure of the physics, but a clear crisp sound. It has to do with how much control the motor has of the cone. The excursion does little to the actual quality or loudness of the sub. I think it boils down to, for me at least, if a sub drowns out the rest of the audible spectrum, then you're doing it wrong.

 

[AcidikBass20 10+ year member]

what about the new SMD with a new dustcap, how is that gonna run SQ because i KNOW it will take the power.

 

[AcidikBass20 10+ year member]

I am thinkin it is down to the AA Mayhem or the Fi BTL.

 

[audioinformer 10+ year member]

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[bread0710 10+ year member]

I am thinkin it is down to the AA Mayhem or the Fi BTL.

they are about the same sub. there is some difference between them but not a whole lot. the mayhem cost more than a BTL.

 

[ssackett 10+ year member]

Omega

 

[DBBOOM 10+ year member]

Why not 4 15''s and a wall?

 

[terra 5,000+ posts]

Omega

No no

 

[ContourSPL 10+ year member]

Soundstream XXX 18"

 

[systemdesignz]

Man that is a hell of a lot of power bro, gonna be hard to find a sub with decent sound quality running off of that. Maybe re audio XXX 15".ewww, don't really know. Edit: what about the new RD audio Alpha 15's, I heard they have very nice sq and get stupid loud.