My pg rsd65cs review as promised

[adio 5,000+ posts]

I dunno, a couple of things throw me off about those mids. The thin kevlar cones that they say "Flex to make a softer form of distortion than the popping made by traditional poly cones" also means reduced bass output. The stiffer the cone the better material it is for bass reproduction. That is why in subwoofers they always use thick pulp paper, thick poly, or solid spun aluminum or other metals.
Also i don't know much about this new magnet system they talk about, but maybe it limits x-max in some way. I know it is kinda an underhung design in a way. I couldn't find any x-max or xmech specs on that component set though, maybe it is in the manual that came with them?

EDIT:

Really though after looking at the aura subwoofers using the same technology nrt motor that have 2" peak to peak excursion I don't think the xmax on those would be a problem. Have you heard other people with them? What kind of vehicle are they in?

no manual, just a sheet with specs and thats gone cause i got these in march/april of last year. these are in a 1995 nissan maxima

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

no manual, just a sheet with specs and thats gone cause i got these in march/april of last year. these are in a 1995 nissan maxima

dont you file everything in a filing cabinet like me lol?

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

tomorrow tomorrow i love you tomorrow my amps only a day away!

 

[tcguy85 10+ year member]

tomorrow tomorrow i love you tomorrow my amps only a day away!

what amp are you getting?

what amp do you have right now?

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

dont you file everything in a filing cabinet like me lol?

i used to........... i found it easier just to toss shit out

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

I am getting my directed 2400d tomorrow for my rsd 12's. I currently have an autotek 125.4 just for my rsd components though. I will finally be mating them with their big brother.

 

[Jared530 10+ year member]

I think im going to have to buy a couple pairs before they jack up the price on them

 

[IonSQL 10+ year member]

Got mine in the other day, I'm impressed so far. These are by far the best sounding components I've had in the car to this point, though I haven't had any super expensive sets:

eD 6500s

Crystal SSCS6

Cadence ZX6kit

Cadence CWM6

Alpine Type R

I actually find the tweet to be on the mild side for my taste, I usually prefer a metal tweet, but they sound very good. I'm giving the set 100w per side, woofer in the door and tweet in the sail.

For the price, I'm completely satisfied and would recommend them to anyone looking for a low to mid priced set of components.

Regarding the Crystal set, that's the only set I've had that had had better midbass, though just a tiny bit, so Adio, I'm not sure why you're not getting it out of them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

I thought i heard about those crystals haveing nice midbass. I wonder what is up with adio's install. Maybe polarity problems? Vehicle acoustics? Door design causing issues?

 

[slappinX 10+ year member]

I actually find the tweet to be on the mild side for my taste, I usually prefer a metal tweet, but they sound very good. I'm giving the set 100w per side, woofer in the door and tweet in the sail.

how do you like the RSD on 100w a side? i have an amp that does 100 X 2 and i dont know if i should buy a more powerful one.

 

[kidwolf909 10+ year member]

how do you like the RSD on 100w a side? i have an amp that does 100 X 2 and i dont know if i should buy a more powerful one.

They get PLENTY loud with 100w per channel. I have 150/channel, but I've never gone above say 60-65wrms and it's at ear bleed levels.

100 is perfect.

 

[IonSQL 10+ year member]

100w per side is PLENTY loud, plus they will live longer than feeding them 150w all day //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

there tis. Another great refurb i have gotten from ikesound. **** I have bought a lot of good deals from them. I can't honestly believe there are people that had problems with them, but I hear people talk about it every once in a while.

1200 worms of power, kinda like these

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

i have to no idea what the fu#k is goin on........ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[skydeaner 10+ year member]

i have to no idea what the fu#k is goin on........ //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

Well my friend i saw wrms (the abbreviation for Watts Route Mean Square/Watts RMS) as Worms. Thus the picture of the worms.

Anywho. I stayed up late last night installing that amp i just pictured so that i could give a review today of the rsd 12's. Wowsers... They hit low. Very musical woofers to say the least. I threw them in and it was very easy to get them blended with my frontstage. At first they sounded funny and then i tore out the test tracks and dialed the crossover down to around 80hz. That is when the beauty happened lol. I want to give you guys a video of my remote skippin like with my 3 ed 11kv.2's. Which i will post up later as a comparison as well. But i really dont have time, it is 1225 here and i got to work at 1:30 and i'm still in my pj's.

"Bass I Love you" I am sure you all know it well. You can hear all the notes clearly except for the lowest hitting one and it just rips through your body like a vibrating chair.

Rock/Alternative: I listened to some Offspring and some seether and these woofers amaze me with their non-muddiness. With how low they can hit I wouldn't expect them to hit all the fast notes so well, but they manage gracefully and untryingly.

Output: They gots enough to make my cd player skip (panasonic cq-c7413u) which none of my previous setups have done. I can't wait til i get my parts in to fix my ipod (i can fix anyone elses if you have a broken one btw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif ) so i dont have to deal with the skipping and i can really turn it up. They are making me purchase another 100sq ft of edead that's for sure in the mix very soon. Maybe i'll try raamat if someone can get me a deal at about the same cost.

Jibbs - King Kong in my trunk" - Wow that's a big monkey. Scary output. I want to get these metered just out of curiousity. Somewhere in the 140's i would assume, but that is a broad spectrum. Anyone in central illinois or pretty close with a TL? Pretty close means 2-3hours from champaign/urbana? I'll bring beer and pizza and my pregnant wife cause she is my chauffer.

More to come. I got them both for around 150 shipped total because i got some good deals on this forum. so i will say it is the best subwoofer investment i have ever made. I would really like to hear the RSDc line when they come out. And will be getting them as soon as they do.