Fastest Sub??? 3 questions

[zSnb 10+ year member]

Is there a subwoofer out there that is considered faster than others? Is it possible to make a sub hit faster and cleaner with EQ tricks? And last but not least, is an 8" sub more capable of hitting faster than a say....12"??

"Pinkbox Special - Nice Guys Finish Last" is the name of the song. Its on the album called Creamfields mixed by Paul Oakenfold. It has a very fast hitting deep bass line. I brought the CD in to a couple stores by my place including Best Buy and Circuit City and tested a few subwoofers out with the track mentioned above. The subs I tested were the Polk MOMO's, Type R's, and the Kicker L5's and none of these subs could keep up with the bass line no matter what settings I tries to tweak. None of the subwoofers mentioned could separate every bass hit and it was an overall muddy sound. I listen to alot of music similar to the track listed above. So im looking for a woofer that has good output, hits low, and most importantly, can hit fast enough to separate all the fast bass lines in the music I listen to. Any help is much appreciated fellas.

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[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

my buddies got a few memphis 8's in some tiny little sealed enclosures that do well with techo music

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

no subs hit any faster than another....1 htz is 1 htz and 50 htz is 50 htz...there the same speed btw

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

There's a 10 FI SSD in a Lambo.... that things definitely faster than most subs you're ever going to see.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

You're referring to the sub's ability to deal with transients, not the actual frequency...

Inductance plays a key factor in determining this...you want a driver that has relatively low inductance. Also sounds like you'd be interested in sealed or IB setups.

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

There's a 10 FI SSD in a Lambo.... that things definitely faster than most subs you're ever going to see.

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I was gonna say something similar to that. lol

 

[60ndown 10+ year member]

You're referring to the sub's ability to deal with transients, not the actual frequency...
Inductance plays a key factor in determining this...you want a driver that has relatively low inductance. Also sounds like you'd be interested in sealed or IB setups.

x2 ^

 

[TunedPerfect 10+ year member]

A lightweight cone and a large magnet will help in keeping up with fast songs. Also, if you underpower a subwoofer you will see the sub "lag behind" on some notes, but with more power it would be able to hit those notes.

Theres a ridiculous amount of factors when it comes to reproduce notes accurately, ex box size, box design, amplifier settings, etc.

 

[trow100 10+ year member]

A lightweight cone and a large magnet will help in keeping up with fast songs. Also, if you underpower a subwoofer you will see the sub "lag behind" on some notes, but with more power it would be able to hit those notes.

I am going to have to disagree with everything you said right there.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

I'm going to have to agree with your disagreement //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I was underpowering a set of Klipsch Forte II's, by a lot...and not once did I notice them having transient response problems because of it //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Not to mention, that would mean your subs would sound worse at lower volumes...

 

[zSnb 10+ year member]

You're referring to the sub's ability to deal with transients, not the actual frequency...
Inductance plays a key factor in determining this...you want a driver that has relatively low inductance. Also sounds like you'd be interested in sealed or IB setups.

So any recommendations on a sub that has low inductance??? Im hoping to do Two 10"s sealed. I've heard good things about the Alumapro Alchemy RX line.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

idq 10?

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

no subs hit any faster than another....1 htz is 1 htz and 50 htz is 50 htz...there the same speed btw

moving mass says otheriwise.

 

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

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I was gonna say something similar to that. lol

me three

 

[00poop6x 10+ year member]

"The biggest and fastest submarines are nuclear-powered submarines. The Russians built some submarines they call Typhoons. These are the fastest of all the nuclear-powered submarines. They can go faster then 40 knots! (That's about 46 miles per hour.)"

http://www.bsu.edu/web/jmkocher/submarine.htm#biggest%20and%20fastest

Gotta be the Alfa.

This thing will literally blow other subs out of the water. Watch out Fi.