DB Drive Platinums any good?

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

Well im getting a new truck and i am going to get the Pioneer Premier DEH-770MP and a Hifonics Brutus BX1000D and i was contemplating on what subs to get for this combo. I can get the db drive platinums pretty cheap and i was wondering what they are comparable to and how they sound. Also will they work with this amp....Get 4 ohm subs (will be running 2 12's) and wire them down to a 1 ohm load so they will be getting 500 watts a piece from the Hifonics. Will this work and how do these subs sound? O yeh, they will be in a custom made ported box to specs.

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[Trancer 10+ year member]

You cant run a 1 ohm load. Only a 2 ohm or an 8 ohm load. If you got two 2 ohm subs, then you could run a 1 ohm load

 

[brad 10+ year member]

They are spl subs that gel very loud ported, but they are very lacking in sq, great for the price though. They can take a lot of power also.

 

[hayden 10+ year member]

They are very solid subs, especially for the price. Perhaps they are marketed as SPL subs, but the guys on the home theater forums love them for Infinite Baffle designs (and most of these guys are the hard-core SQ-type.)

JP

 

[ra4u2nv 10+ year member]

They are great subs I have worked with those and the speed series and they hit hard. I have 3 10" speed series in a ported box in amy SUV powered with the RE35.1 amp and they get loud and the speed series also have good SQ. The platinums can get pretty freaking loud.

It is weird b/c I call the number in the website and the number is to one of my local dealers whom I have dealt for years since they were in the Flea Market. Just thought that was weird.

Rick

 

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

How does the SQ compare to like some Comp VR's? I listen to rock about half the time so i still want it to sound halfway decent. Would the db drive platinums be alot louder and hit harder than the comp vr's or new type r's?

 

[hayden 10+ year member]

In the correct box, the SQ would be as good or better than the Kickers. They should get significantly louder than the Comps or Type R's if you have enough power.

JP

 

[ra4u2nv 10+ year member]

I second that. It all has to do with what enclosure and power you throw at them and also with your car.

 

[andy1234 10+ year member]

You cant run a 1 ohm load. Only a 2 ohm or an 8 ohm load. If you got two 2 ohm subs, then you could run a 1 ohm load

no two dual 4s can do 1 ohm,4ohm, or 16 ohm. two dual 2s do either .5 2 or 8 ohm

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

no two dual 4s can do 1 ohm,4ohm, or 16 ohm. two dual 2s do either .5 2 or 8 ohm

Congradulations! You are soooooooo correct. But he never said anything about DVC subs. He said a 4 ohm sub... SVC.. Good job

 

[andy1234 10+ year member]

he said wiring down to 1 ohm so more than likly they are dual

 

[Trancer 10+ year member]

More than likely, but he is a noob so I was correcting him.

 

[cpierce 5,000+ posts]

Now that I know you drive a ranger I'm going to steal your setup....

 

[pcnbaseball44 10+ year member]

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