Is listening to metal detrimental to my sub?

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

Take for example this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdjJdEVVS5M (fast forward to :35)

Listen to the double bass. It's so ****ing fast, it seems like it would be bad for the sub. My head unit has a crossover so the only sound being produced by the sub is the clean, pure, bass.

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[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Nope.

 

[CMattox23 10+ year member]

Nope.

That

Why would it be? That's what they're designed for

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

Double kicks are awesome for figuring out if your SUB can hang with Metal.

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

if anything, it makes your sub act even more like a diaphram air pump and cools much better.

 

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

That
Why would it be? That's what they're designed for

Well sure, but it just seemed that the fast tempo would just be too much. *shrug*

Doesn't hurt to ask, right?

 

[hornedfrog1985 5,000+ posts]

What sub you running? The reason I got rid of my RE SEs is because they didn't seem fast enough for drums to me. Maybe I'm expecting too much though.

 

[jmeeter 10+ year member]

What sub you running? The reason I got rid of my RE SEs is because they didn't seem fast enough for drums to me. Maybe I'm expecting too much though.

Some piece of crap 10" that came with the car. It bumps though. I have two 12" Kicker Comps that I'm installing soon.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

oh boy! kicker comps!

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

oh boy! kicker comps!

do I detect sarcasm? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif

 

[nu2spl 10+ year member]

Double kicks are awesome for figuring out if your SUB can hang with Metal.

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[nu2spl 10+ year member]

i listen to metal and mine do just fine.i have a vfl 150.1 on each sub at .35.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

Metal is dangerous for anything in the vicinity.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

i argue with metal heads all the time about 15's and metal music. they insist that they aren't as "tight" as 10's or 12's. i love the sound of a 15 in a ported box. i usually drop about .25-.5 cubes under the largest optimal enclosure for the sub. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/drool.gif.b5e863e893038027711d4402f340dad0.gif nice, tight, and deep when i want it.

 

[nu2spl 10+ year member]

i argue with metal heads all the time about 15's and metal music. they insist that they aren't as "tight" as 10's or 12's. i love the sound of a 15 in a ported box. i usually drop about .25-.5 cubes under the largest optimal enclosure for the sub. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/drool.gif.b5e863e893038027711d4402f340dad0.gif nice, tight, and deep when i want it.

at one time they were not,but over the last decade or so sub companies have really stepped up to the plate on making 15 and larger subs sound good with anything.