Hifonics Brutus 15" round??

[WashYourWinky 10+ year member]

Round 15" Hifonics Brutus.

Has anybody ever ran this sub? I've been offered one and I'm trying to find out more info on them from someone who has used them.

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[csu87 10+ year member]

i have 2 12s and they bump hard. alot better than the 2 rockford t1s i had

 

[WashYourWinky 10+ year member]

i have 2 12s and they bump hard. alot better than the 2 rockford t1s i had

How do they sound? Are they meant for just SPL?

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

they have real good sq as well as some good spl. really tight sounding bass. i just got tested today and hit 146.7 at the headrest with termlab equip.

 

[Goldenknob 10+ year member]

I had 2 hifonics brutus 12's and they sounded like poo. I tried them in a 1.8sf ported at 30hz and in a 1.5 sealed box. they couldn't hit the high notes for anything. they did hit low nicely though.

the ones I had were the BX12D2's.

I got them cheap new, and i understand why. I gave them every bit of RMS power they needed. Then the spider on one of them came unglued. Me and a buddy reglued it and I sold them to him and got some RE SE's

 

[WashYourWinky 10+ year member]

Yeah, I think I'll go with my original plan. Either a 12" or 15" RE SE. Thanks for the info guys!

 

[schackel 10+ year member]

I had 2 hifonics brutus 12's and they sounded like poo. I tried them in a 1.8sf ported at 30hz and in a 1.5 sealed box. they couldn't hit the high notes for anything. they did hit low nicely though.
the ones I had were the BX12D2's.

I got them cheap new, and i understand why. I gave them every bit of RMS power they needed. Then the spider on one of them came unglued. Me and a buddy reglued it and I sold them to him and got some RE SE's

maybe the 30hz was a bad choice for the high???

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

1.5cuft is way to small an enclosure for them. u need at least 2cuft per sub. that was prolly the problem

 

[WashYourWinky 10+ year member]

I'm talking about the old round ones! With the backlit cones. Anyone run those?

 

[csu87 10+ year member]

I'm talking about the old round ones! With the backlit cones. Anyone run those?

im running the newer version of the round ones and they pound. from what ive seen about the old ones, its pretty much the same sub just a different cone

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

im running the newer version of the round ones and they pound. from what ive seen about the old ones, its pretty much the same sub just a different cone

the basic motor structure is the same they just beefed up the cone some and did some cosmetic changes. and yes 1.5 - 1.8 is no where near enough for them unless the box is desinged and tuned right.

when you put speakers in a box you design the box around the speaker, so maybe (definately) that was the other guys issue that thought they sounded like "poo". if I put an re or dd sub in a prefab box it will sound like poo too so where is the reference? a poo box makes all subs sound like poo.

but for what its worth they are an amazing sub in the correct enclosure.