Audiobahn Subs

[GRAND V 10+ year member]

Hey wzup. New to the forum and car audio. I have been into for about 8mos and was wondering your thoughts on audiobahn subwoofers. I am looking to get a pair with good SQ. So, if anyone has any opinions please feel free to let me know. any opinions on a good SQ sub, that is not to pricey around $100 to $150.

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[bass maniak 10+ year member]

4 sq no way you wanna look in the audiobahn direction they are mostly spl

 

[badm0f0 10+ year member]

If you want sq stay away from audiobahns look at the adire audio shiva, tempest, idq, alchemy, etc etc

 

[UnholyMatrix 10+ year member]

Bullshit. I'm tired of hearing these ****ing lies. Audiobahn makes excellent sound quality subs.

They are called Alum series, and they have always preformed for myself. They are great for sq.

Granted there are more spl subs than sq, but to say they don't have any sq subs is just a down right lie.

 

[B&R Innovation2 10+ year member]

Audiobahn has horrid SQ...deal with it.

Compared to some drivers i've used...audiobahns look like eclipses.

So im glad you've had good luck with them...but dont sell them off as an sq company anytime soon

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by UnholyMatrix They are called Alum series, and they have always preformed for myself. They are great for sq.

They have decent SQ- but there are drivers that blow the Alum series away in SQ...

 

[UnholyMatrix 10+ year member]

[Audiobahn has horrid SQ...deal with it.

Compared to some drivers i've used...audiobahns look like eclipses.

So im glad you've had good luck with them...but dont sell them off as an sq company anytime soon]

No dumbass I won't "deal" with anything. Are you that stupid? Physical Proof here? Hello? If audiobahn does not make sq subs how can they have good sq for me? I have a friend who uses the high excursions and i can tell the spl and sq difference.

It's like says 2+2=5, I come and say it equals 4 then show you and you still say it's five.

http://www.audiobahninc.com You can go see for yourself the number of spl AND SQ comps they have stomped a mud hole in.

 

[Aurorav8 10+ year member]

Don't get all butt hurt because people have a different opinion than you.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

Have you ever compared the Audiobahn subs to other sub that are more geared toward SQ? It's not fair to pass judgement saying they are great in SQ when you've never heard a great SQ sub.

Are you comparing the Alum's to like Sony Xplode subs or something?

 

[NDMstang65 10+ year member]

Originally posted by UnholyMatrix [Audiobahn has horrid SQ...deal with it.

 

 

Compared to some drivers i've used...audiobahns look like eclipses.

 

So im glad you've had good luck with them...but dont sell them off as an sq company anytime soon]

 

No dumbass I won't "deal" with anything. Are you that stupid? Physical Proof here? Hello? If audiobahn does not make sq subs how can they have good sq for me? I have a friend who uses the high excursions and i can tell the spl and sq difference.

 

It's like says 2+2=5, I come and say it equals 4 then show you and you still say it's five.

 

http://www.audiobahninc.com You can go see for yourself the number of spl AND SQ comps they have stomped a mud hole in.

different ears hear different things...

ill leave it at that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by UnholyMatrix No dumbass I won't "deal" with anything. Are you that stupid? Physical Proof here? Hello? If audiobahn does not make sq subs how can they have good sq for me? I have a friend who uses the high excursions and i can tell the spl and sq difference.

 

http://www.audiobahninc.com You can go see for yourself the number of spl AND SQ comps they have stomped a mud hole in.

First off...the attitude isn't appreciated...keep it up and your posts won't be there anymore //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Secondly...DD has won their share of SQ comps...yet do you see people using the 9500e in SQ setups? I sure as hell don't.

I've owned Audiobahn. Their lower lines ****, get decently loud, but are very muddy doing it. Their upper lines get pretty **** loud in the right application, and some you can get to sound OK...not great, just ok...

 

[LoneRanger 10+ year member]

BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

This is the same bullshit that gets said every time somebody mentions audiobahn....

give it up for god's sake!

The way a sub sounds has very little to do with the driver itself and a lot to do with the install.....that's about all you can say on this subject.

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[Steven Kephart 10+ year member]

Originally posted by LoneRanger The way a sub sounds has very little to do with the driver itself and a lot to do with the install.....that's about all you can say on this subject.

Although the install does make a large difference, the actual driver can make just as much of a difference. You cannot produce an install that uses an Audiobahn, DD, or even an ED sub that will reproduce the music with as little distortion as a W7 or a Brahma in their optimum install. Sure you could work with box size and processing and get the same flat response, but a lot of distortion is from the driver itself. And unless the sub uses a special motor like the W7 or Brahma's, it will produce higher distortion at any output level. If you don't believe me, then check out Kippel's work. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[LoneRanger 10+ year member]

Originally posted by Steven Kephart You cannot produce an install that uses an Audiobahn, DD, or even an ED sub that will reproduce the music with as little distortion as a W7 or a Brahma in their optimum install.

I read this whole post and I said to myself "Did he just compare a $100 audiobahn to a $500 w7?"

Jesus.

Apples to oranges.

Sound quality is the most subjective thing in the world. To tell somebody that a driver doesn't have the potential to achieve SQ is outright nonsense. It's 10% product and 90% install.....if you do the 90% part right, chances are you won't even notice the other 10%.

PS: How will the driver itself distort if it recieves a clean signal and operates within it's thermal limits? Distortion isn't something that just happens. There's always a reason it's happening. Subwoofers don't just decide to be non-linear.....if they get that way, chances are it's your fault.

 

[Steven Kephart 10+ year member]

Originally posted by LoneRanger I read this whole post and I said to myself "Did he just compare a $100 audiobahn to a $500 w7?"

 

Apples to oranges.

Your the one who said that the install is what makes the difference, not the sub. So different prices for the subs shouldn't matter. My post is saying that they are apples and oranges, while you say they are the same. So is your above statement supporting my argument? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

Originally posted by LoneRanger Sound quality is the most subjective thing in the world. To tell somebody that a driver doesn't have the potential to achieve SQ is outright nonsense. It's 10% product and 90% install.....if you do the 90% part right, chances are you won't even notice the other 10%.

If you notice in my above post, I didn't say anything about SQ. I talked about distortion. SQ is another argument.

Originally posted by LoneRanger PS: How will the driver itself distort if it recieves a clean signal and operates within it's thermal limits? Distortion isn't something that just happens. There's always a reason it's happening. Subwoofers don't just decide to be non-linear.....if they get that way, chances are it's your fault.

For information on how a sub will distort while still playing linearly, check here. Make sure you also read the link titled "In-depth comparison of T/S stability of the Brahma 12 and the Audiomobile MASS 2012S4" and you will see how these nonlinearities will throw off your install that was optomized with 1 watt parameters. Just remember that the curves on the Mass are better than the other subs mentioned on this thread. So they will be even worse.