Orion Cobalt subs any good?

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

A local shop has these on special, buy 2 10's for $130

but it looks like they made this ad in MS paint, do these numbers look legit?

good or waste of money (looking for cheap, clean bass, dont have too much $$)

I havent been in car audio for a long time, but i know that back in the day, Orion was pretty good sh**

are they still good

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[viscid240 10+ year member]

I have some older cobalts, from like 01' all black with blue lettering, One just blew last week.

I am now running only 1-10" with about 150w under rms and it sound good. For the price it is a good sub.

I do plan to upgrade after 7 years to a IDQ 12 v3. in the following weeks.

I have to admit this should not disappoint you.

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

The OLD cobalt stuff was pretty darn good. I'm talking early to mid 90's here. DEI bought Orion and pretty much ruined the brand. They just brought back the Colbalt name this year and I would put it in the league of the likes of Boss and such.

 

[95BlackGA 5,000+ posts]

If you're looking for cheap good bass, and can fit 2 12's look into Hifonics lower end models. I had the HF12D4's and they were amazing (this is comparing to DD and RE), and for the price, you can't go wrong. The newest models are the HFi12D4's, but pretty much the same, just 'lower' handling power.

 

[skateboardkid 10+ year member]

Mach 5 MAW 10'have better power handling and same xmax for $76 brand new direct from Mach 5, they are SQ oriented. check them out.

Orion Cobalts were decent several years ago, I have not even heard teh new ones, but if the second one is only $44 I woudl be temped to get a pair on 4-600 watts and see how they perform.

 

[sdmtnbiker420 10+ year member]

hmmm now im considering it...

 

[GohillaAudio]

If you're looking for cheap good bass, and can fit 2 12's look into Hifonics lower end models. I had the HF12D4's and they were amazing (this is comparing to DD and RE), and for the price, you can't go wrong. The newest models are the HFi12D4's, but pretty much the same, just 'lower' handling power.

^ x2 ^

I have 8...lol

 

[DDeitz 10+ year member]

the lower end crunch ones guys seem todo well with as well.