Hold the Pickles, the Premier Review Comin Atcha

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Alright fellas, after a long wait (thanks to UPS) the Premier is in. I ran it through a break in period of about 9-10 hours, giving it just enough power to reach full stroke. I pretty much varied the break in freq varying it from around 25-50 hz, although it really doesn't matter just as long as you "loosen" it up so to speak. Anyhow down to the nitty gritty. The woofer was in a 1.15 cuft. enclosure and givin approximately 400-450 wRMS, crossover set at 90 hz. Ok now on to the big stuff. The Premier got somewhat loud, but it is definitely not an SPL sub by any means, it shook the mirrors fairly well, rattled my nose a bit, and probably shook out a little excess ear wax, but I believe there are several woofers out there for approximately the same price that can get louder given the same environment. I also noted that this woofer really needs some decent power to perform. I've seen other woofers put out decent numbers with vary little power, but you really have to crank out close to 150-200 Wrms to really get a nice bassy feeling. Now on to the SQ side of things: I was fairly impressed with the SQ, that's part of the reason I chose the Premier. The woofer responded very well to from the mid 20's to upper 30's. I was very impressed with it's ability to reproduce quick low end beats. Now the midbass portion is where the woofer starts to get a little off key, not by much, but it just doesn't seem to hit the notes as accurate. Overall this woofer definitely performs quite well, and I would give it a 8 out of 10, noting that their are a few woofers in the same price range that are capable of ousting the Premier, quite notably the Type R's that I recently reviewed. But if you want to try something different, (as I notice a lot of people with Type R's), the Premier would be worth looking into. If there is anything I left out, please let me know, I'll be glad to answer any questions.

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[RangerMan Premium Member]

Awesome!!!

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by RangerMan Awesome!!!

Awesome, but I was expecting a little more, but I guess that is what a review is all about.

 

[RangerMan Premium Member]

I have never really been into Pioneer subs that much, but this does look like a good sub to try out...maybe you can get it metered???

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by RangerMan I have never really been into Pioneer subs that much, but this does look like a good sub to try out...maybe you can get it metered???

If I have the time I will try, but school just started and I will be pressed for time. I will say this though, you probably won't win any SPL comps with the Premier, but it is a very good sub for daily listening. I mean it really is the perfect sub for me, it doesn't get very loud and it has decent sound quality. All I really need now is a decent pair of 6 1/2's to make up for midbass that the Premier is a little shaky on, and I will have a good SQ setup.

 

[Corsica 5,000+ posts]

Nice review, i am thinking of buying a new MA Audio 12" so i can start it new, cause i wanna review it correctly, or maybe i'll go with a P1 by xfire to review, cause i wanna start trying to do this. If anybody has any reccomendations for a sub or 2 to reveiw with a cost up to 150 dollars please let me know, cause this looks like an interesting thing to do.

J