i want top of the line sub with this amp.HELP

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

950-1200 watts is plenty for a Brahma.

 

[sound giant 10+ year member]

thanks audiophile, i have never heard a brahma but have u heard the top model Treo 12" if so than does the brahma have better SPL cuz i know it will have better SQ.

 

[cobra65427289 10+ year member]

i believe the brahmas are 1400rms and xxx are a lil higher i think. why do people choose xxx's over brahmas? i have never heard any of these speakers in person and most people i know havent even heard of them. i know the differences in sound with a sealed and a ported box but has anyone heard the difference with these subs in both kinds of boxes? i have a 2.3 cu in ported box now but i think the size of either of these subs will make that a lil smaller than desired specs. what are your opinions on box type??

both xxx and brahma have same RMS rating, 1600 watts. i think people generally choose xxx over brahma because it looks sexier.

al

 

[btnhfan 5,000+ posts]

The brahma 1600w rating is thermal, while I dont think that is the case for the XXX. That would be plenty for a brahma. Just build the box a little bigger.

 

[colt325e 10+ year member]

"write a bunch of high quality subs down on pieces of papers, shuv them up ur ***, pull one out and buy that."

Shut the hell up, you dont need to say that every post.

As for the actual post, im thinkin about getting a brahma.

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Go ahead and get your order in, those suckers have been on backorder for a long time and I think that they will process the orders in the order that they came in.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The XXX is rated for 1600 watts, iirc the Brahma is rated a bit less (like 1200).

 

[sound giant 10+ year member]

this dude i know he has a nice setup with 2 treo ssx 12" subs and they bump. he said if u have top notch subs it is better to stay sealed.he also claims the treo ssx's are the world record holding subs(i doubt).

do you guys agree with sealing a brahma over porting? (i like loud and tight bass)

as far as ordering i'll have to call adire and ask how long the wait will be.

since i have never heard a brahma b4 i was wondering how it compares to a alpine type R, treo sx, jl w6, mtx 8000 in terms of SPL and SQ at 1000watts? (those are the only 12"s i have heard recently.

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who is that?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

this dude i know he has a nice setup with 2 treo ssx 12" subs and they bump. he said if u have top notch subs it is better to stay sealed.he also claims the treo ssx's are the world record holding subs(i doubt).
do you guys agree with sealing a brahma over porting? (i like loud and tight bass)

as far as ordering i'll have to call adire and ask how long the wait will be.

since i have never heard a brahma b4 i was wondering how it compares to a alpine type R, treo sx, jl w6, mtx 8000 in terms of SPL and SQ at 1000watts? (those are the only 12"s i have heard recently.

great sig cobra //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wacky.gif.cf4a48f9e6dfe9504ffd2c946fd2f340.gif

who is that?

Why would having top notch subs affect whether or not you choose sealed over ported? Don't take any more of this guy's advice, seriously.

A Brahma will have better SQ than any of the subs you mentioned, its XBL^2 motor is simply amazing. It would probably get louder than any of them too, except maybe the Treo. SPL would come down to install mostly.

 

[sound giant 10+ year member]

i thought brahma was awesome spl w/sq but it sounds like they are sq subs w/spl.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

i thought brahma was awesome spl w/sq but it sounds like they are sq subs w/spl.

Exactly. Read up on their motor design, called XBL^2, designed and patented by Adire Audio (who makes the Brahma). Its a motor designed for extreme linearity, even at extreme cone excursion. This means more linear travel of the voice coil/cone assembly and less BL distortion. IE: it moves alot (gets loud) and sounds like a dream doing it, even near or at peak excursion, which is where XBL^2 subs really outclass traditional non BL optimized drivers. XBL^2 was designed to minimize distortion (which it does very well), obviously for SQ purposes, alot of cone excursion was simply the bi-product of the design.

 

[sound giant 10+ year member]

but does it have awesome spl???. sq is all fine and dandy but not if it doesnt hit hard and tickle your nose. for that price i would think it would....

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

The XXX have the XBL^2 motor as well don't they??

http://reaudio.com/flash_index2.html

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The XXX have the XBL^2 motor as well don't they??
http://reaudio.com/flash_index2.html

RE has set up a deal with Adire to use Adire's patented XBL^2 design. Yes, the XXX has it. The XXX is currently RE's only driver with XBL^2, but their XXX mids that are coming out in (enter guess here) and their new prototype uberwoofer thats slated for production next year will both have XBL^2. Ive been told they are also working on a tweeter utilizing XBL^2, no projected release date for that though so far as I know.