C2 Threatcon 2's

[Babykinns 10+ year member]

How much power can these things handle? I know they look pretty beefy but they are only rated at 600 rms yet they have dual 3 inch vc's. Subs like the new Type R's only have dual 2.6 in vc's and handle over 1k rms.

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[Dmac1991]

a good 1k rms would be plenty

 

[Babykinns 10+ year member]

a good 1k rms would be plenty

Lol I'm wondering what the max anyone has known for them to handle daily.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Something you need to know about cheap subs that look beefy. It don't matter how big the coil is its about size, winding, length, former, quality, glue. Cheap subs are only going to get so loud, it's called saturation. You could go from 1000 to 2000 and not gain much at all. Better subs will gain quite a bit.

 

[Babykinns 10+ year member]

Something you need to know about cheap subs that look beefy. It don't matter how big the coil is its about size, winding, length, former, quality, glue. Cheap subs are only going to get so loud, it's called saturation. You could go from 1000 to 2000 and not gain much at all. Better subs will gain quite a bit.

Which do you think would be more durable, better, louder and cleaner. 2 c2 Threatcon 2's or 2 newer Type R's? I'm thinkin the Type R's simply because I've heard them. But I don't know anything about c2 audio.

Plus the Type R's are $30 dollars cheaper ea.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

1k easy if clean.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Which do you think would be more durable, better, louder and cleaner. 2 c2 Threatcon 2's or 2 newer Type R's? I'm thinkin the Type R's simply because I've heard them. But I don't know anything about c2 audio.
Plus the Type R's are $30 dollars cheaper.

In this case just pick one. Look at all the specs not just power handling. It really means the least anyway. Look as fs, xmax, vd, everything.

 

[Babykinns 10+ year member]

In this case just pick one. Look at all the specs not just power handling. It really means the least anyway. Look as fs, xmax, vd, everything.

Let me ask you one more question. Is it better to get 2 d4's and run them at 1Ohm or 2 d2's and run them at .5? Or does it really even make a difference?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Let me ask you one more question. Is it better to get 2 d4's and run them at 1Ohm or 2 d2's and run them at .5? Or does it really even make a difference?

If you have to ask this question.....

 

[Babykinns 10+ year member]

If you have to ask this question.....

I don't fully understand the difference all I really know is that it takes less power to push them at a lower impedence right?

Like say for instance at 1 Ohm 1k rms is like 34 ac volts but at 2 Ohm 1k rms is like 43 volts. Using less power while keeping the same output I just don't know if it makes a difference in sound or stability ect.

 

[UGHH]

I don't fully understand the difference all I really know is that it takes less power to push them at a lower impedence right?
Like say for instance at 1 Ohm 1k rms is like 34 ac volts but at 2 Ohm 1k rms is like 43 volts. Using less power while keeping the same output I just don't know if it makes a difference in sound or stability ect.

No difference in sound. The lower you go the harder it is on your electrical.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

No difference in sound. The lower you go the harder it is on your electrical.

There is a difference in sound but most won't notice it. Your dampening factor is worse. Output will be higher if you can feed it. If you can't it won't be and the amp could smoke.

 

[babsuhl81 10+ year member]

I have a single 12 on a power acoustik a3000db. Not sure how much real power but the sub is taking it. Id say about 1k maybe a little more

 

[tc300 10+ year member]

threatcons and type R's arent in the same category... lol

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

I did some extensive torture testing with my Threatcon 2 12's. At about 900-1000 watts you are getting all you are going to get out of those subs. They will take that power and get loud and low and be happy doing it. Any more than that and you won't see/hear any audible gain. At one point I was running nearly 2K on one of these for a little over a week and it only failed after bottoming out hard below tuning. It handled the power without frying the coil but wasn't so much louder that it was worth dumping almost double the power into it. A solid 1K is all you would need for one of these.