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[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

If the 18's are right around the $100-125 area like the Mach 5 MJ-18's were, then they could very well be a valid choice...if price is anywhere over $150 I don't see many people buying them.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

There are more out there than people seem to think. Size of the subwoofer has nothing to do with sound quality.

I think he's just referring to "sq guys" not needing that much output. I know I get plenty out of my single 10 and 500 watts, don't need to push it past 3/4-1" p2p excursion most of the time.

If it's SQ oriented you should post an RTA plot from 90 down to 20hz. If your "testing" a 60hz tone only did 140 why even post the video.

Agreed, that'd be a better vid to show.

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

i did get an email from them saying the strato 18's were 150

 

[da box king 10+ year member]

I did 143.6 with a w7 in a trunk car @ 46 hz.. and 144.8 with 2 dc lvl3s.. Both setups with 1000 rms.. More than likely less tho after rise and voltage drop..

Not to impressed by the #s OP

I've seen a 145.5 out of the trunk of a grand prix with a 13" w7 and jl1000.1

 

[mobeious 10+ year member]

I think he's just referring to "sq guys" not needing that much output. I know I get plenty out of my single 10 and 500 watts, don't need to push it past 3/4-1" p2p excursion most of the time.


Agreed, that'd be a better vid to show.

your talkin about loudness .... people in SQ use 18's in other ways then loudness ....... a 18 with 300rms can fill a cabin better in the sub 30hz range better then a 10" with 300rms any day of the week given the same build qualities ..

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

your talkin about loudness .... people in SQ use 18's in other ways then loudness ....... a 18 with 300rms can fill a cabin better in the sub 30hz range better then a 10" with 300rms any day of the week given the same build qualities ..

True.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

^ true but all the award winning sq installs use 1 or 2 small subs because you dont need but 120dbs in bottom octive.

the subs MAY be good just a really poor install.

whats the msrp?

the fact is subs have came a long ways over the last couple yrs and a well designed 10" can displace more than a 18" from 15 yrs ago, and who wouldnt want to have more cargo room and less weight to drag around. ya have to have something special this day and age to make it in a market that has gone down hill over the last few yrs...

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

SQ competition gets used way too often as an example to follow for daily systems. SQ competitions are judged at low volume levels (I know the norm use to be 126 db, I dont know if that's changed recently). An award winning SQ setup may fall flat on its face in daily use as the 'ground pounder' most daily listeners tend to prefer. Just like for SPL setups, lessons learned from SQ competition installs must be taken with a grain of salt when translating those conclusions and techniques over into a daily system.

If you have the ability to tune it well (EQ, xover, etc), having too much cone area is almost never going to be a problem for a SQ situation. 'Headroom' is a concept that applies to speaker excursion as well, not just amplifier potential.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

almost nobody on here would be happy with a award winning sq system for daily.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Precisely.

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

If the 18s are 150$, i wonder what the 10s/12s run?

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

So which one of you is affiliated with the company?

I'm guessing db-audio.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

^^^I thought that'd inspire some sort of response from someone...

 

[kr15 5,000+ posts]

Most people will be hesitant of new companies. The best way for these companies to remedy this is to send their product to a respected member on a site like this for testing. They cant afford a 150$ handout, they got issues. If a really respected member on here came back and said that the product was outstanding, or at least good at a a good price, that 150$ investment would come back 100 fold. If they truly had faith in their product, they would have no reservations with doing this

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

i think they should sell the 18s for $125