obsidian audio 18 quality

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

any one ever run a obsidian audio sub before i just seen one and wanted to know what everyone thinks about them they look like a good build quality but there under 200 new for a 18 any input will be great thanks

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[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

There are many of us that use the 12 and 15 and they perform amazingly well. I would assume the 18 will perform with the same quality as those.

With their current price points on their product there is not much else out there right now that will compare.

 

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

how weak would you think the 2.5 inch coil will be and does the 12 and 15 hold more than the rms

 

[I Like Waffle]

I was eyeballing them hard. Great price point as he said. They will sell like hotcakes until audiopipes 3krms 150$ 18" hits the market. LOL //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fro.gif.c695f1f814b01c4ad99fe7f8cccadd29.gif

 

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

yea there sold out of the pre order but theres one on ebay nib thats where i seen it at whens this 3k audiopipe going to hit the market?

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

yea there sold out of the pre order but theres one on ebay nib thats where i seen it at whens this 3k audiopipe going to hit the market?

Lulz to be had here.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

yea there sold out of the pre order but theres one on ebay nib thats where i seen it at whens this 3k audiopipe going to hit the market?

It was a joke lol. I run the OA-12 and couldn't be happier, very stout sub. People have sent over 1k daily to these subs with no issues. Mine is getting 800-1000w right now and I haven't smelled the coil get hot once (and I've put the sub through some pretty good abuse, playing songs in the low 30's full tilt for 5 minutes straight)

 

[hayleigh21707 10+ year member]

lol you got me lol i actually tried to google that audiopipe 18

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

The OA subs would be the current best "bang for the buck" sub out currently.

As a side note, we have 4 OA 15s in a wall and they have been heavily abused over the end of last season.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

The 18" in Nick's car sounds awesome; digs VERY deep.

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

The 18" in Nick's car sounds awesome; digs VERY deep.

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

The 18" in Nick's car sounds awesome; digs VERY deep.

I'm about to bust out that little Matchbox car tonight. All those 18's going out to customers has got me in the need for some 18" subwoofer love.

 

[sam_b03 10+ year member]

On the subject of 18's, what is the sq like on them. I am guessing it isn't going to be as sharp as an 8 but would it be able to kinda keep up with some double kick drums.

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

The 18" in Nick's car sounds awesome; digs VERY deep.

I'm about to bust out that little Matchbox car tonight. All those 18's going out to customers has got me in the need for some 18" subwoofer love.

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

On the subject of 18's, what is the sq like on them. I am guessing it isn't going to be as sharp as an 8 but would it be able to kinda keep up with some double kick drums.

Why would that be? Size has absolutely nothing to do with the "speed" of the woofer - inductance is what determines the accuracy of transient response. Read this paper.

Back OT to your question, the 18" sounds very smooth. Because of the 18's low reaching capabilities and because it uses the same motor and coil as the rest of Obsidian's 600 watt lineup that means it plays just as high meaning the bandwidth is very broad. Get the frequency response flat and the impulse will be optimized. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif