Soundsplinter VS. Dayton

[HotCarl 10+ year member]

ill be movin into my own place after i graduate this spring...prolly move in around June-ish

im looking into gettin some HT stuff...and ive been browing subs and whatnot.

what would you guys take, off a 500 watt plate amp, for movies/music?

a 15'' SS Rl-p, or a 15'' dayton MKIII?

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[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Personally, I'd take the Rl-p

 

[trevor87 5,000+ posts]

x2 ^^

 

[HotCarl 10+ year member]

Personally, I'd take the Rl-p

hm, i think thats what im leaning towards

if i had the cash though, id def shell it out for a bigger amp and that RL-s. a bit out of my price range though.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

i'd even say take the RL-P, i'm even looking to change up drivers myself. don't take this without my meaning, the sub gets ****ing LOUD, but the lows aren't there as much as the RL-P. when i bought the dayton the rl-p let alone the entire ss line wasn't out yet, so had i seen those (i almost bought a 12" rli 3 months back to try it), i would have bought them instantly. but now they're the same price, so i'll replace her soon...

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

i vote for the dayton. it's cheaper & has great specs

 

[hayden 10+ year member]

Specs-wise I would take the Dayton as well. Don't even bother with the SS Supreme series, the specs are not at all conducive to a HT sub design. In fact, I am perplexed at the Supreme's specs in general - as they don't lend themselves to any reasonable box and the power it takes to drive these LMT subs negates many other positive attributes.

JP

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

Specs-wise I would take the Dayton as well. Don't even bother with the SS Supreme series, the specs are not at all conducive to a HT sub design. In fact, I am perplexed at the Supreme's specs in general - as they don't lend themselves to any reasonable box and the power it takes to drive these LMT subs negates many other positive attributes.JP

x 2. price wise, i would take the dayton too

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

i'd even say take the RL-P, i'm even looking to change up drivers myself. don't take this without my meaning, the sub gets ****ing LOUD, but the lows aren't there as much as the RL-P. when i bought the dayton the rl-p let alone the entire ss line wasn't out yet, so had i seen those (i almost bought a 12" rli 3 months back to try it), i would have bought them instantly. but now they're the same price, so i'll replace her soon...

how would you compare the lows of the dayton titanic to the SS RL-p??

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

how would you compare the lows of the dayton titanic to the SS RL-p??

never having heard the rl-p in a HT, and knowing that it is comprable to the avanalnce, i'd say it gets lower, but i don't know for sure. it doesn't need as much power though, and probably has more output. but these are spec guesses, so i have no idea as to what they really perform like.

 

[adio 5,000+ posts]

never having heard the rl-p in a HT, and knowing that it is comprable to the avanalnce, i'd say it gets lower, but i don't know for sure. it doesn't need as much power though, and probably has more output. but these are spec guesses, so i have no idea as to what they really perform like.

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[skmfkr 5,000+ posts]

i dont think the rlp gets low like the ava

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

Specs-wise I would take the Dayton as well. Don't even bother with the SS Supreme series, the specs are not at all conducive to a HT sub design. In fact, I am perplexed at the Supreme's specs in general - as they don't lend themselves to any reasonable box and the power it takes to drive these LMT subs negates many other positive attributes.JP

are you kidding me... ? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[hayden 10+ year member]

No, I am not kidding. Look at the Qts of the RL-S 15 - .945!!!! Look at the relatively high Fs - 25 hz. The moving mass is high, the reference eff. is low. Do I need to go on? These specs are very odd, to say the least. So what if the driver has 45mm one-way xmax. There are other parameters to think about when designing a subwoofer. If you think I am crazy visit some the HT forums, and see what some very smart guys (with driver design experience) say about these drivers.

JP

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

No, I am not kidding. Look at the Qts of the RL-S 15 - .945!!!! Look at the relatively high Fs - 25 hz. The moving mass is high, the reference eff. is low. Do I need to go on? These specs are very odd, to say the least. So what if the driver has 45mm one-way xmax. There are other parameters to think about when designing a subwoofer. If you think I am crazy visit some the HT forums, and see what some very smart guys (with driver design experience) say about these drivers.JP

Have you seen the bass response curve? Maybe odd to you, but mike spent a very long time looking at every possibility and said these were specifically geared for HT operation. I don't know why he would lie to everyone. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif