SoundStream xxx vs. MTX9500

[Deephitters Mag 10+ year member]

I just replaced my (6) MTX9500 15" with (6) SoundStream 15"xxx tuned at 30HZ, are my new xxx going to be louder? I haven't heard it yet and I will get the truck back next week..

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[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

should have held off for the new xxxs when they come out..

 

[Deephitters Mag 10+ year member]

should have held off for the new xxxs when they come out..

Are they suppose to better because these look like monsters and heavy (85 pounds)

 

[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

i'm not sure, just remember the xxxs ( that model ) are discontinued. If that doesn't bother you then I say be happy with them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bryan_15 10+ year member]

I think they would be louder, but thats just me.

 

[R/T Pimp 10+ year member]

They should be louder if you have the power. They are not a woofer that you try and only push 2000 rms to. They need a good 4000 rms a piece to make it worth running them.

 

[Deephitters Mag 10+ year member]

They should be louder if you have the power. They are not a woofer that you try and only push 2000 rms to. They need a good 4000 rms a piece to make it worth running them.

They will get (3) AB500.1 @ .5 ohm musically

 

[pioneerpimp 5,000+ posts]

****, thats not even 3k a piece

 

[Rusty...WCA 10+ year member]

more power!

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

Should be a good comparo...

The 9500's are much more efficient... and require quite a bit less power... the XXX's are still monster's though.

nG

 

[Deephitters Mag 10+ year member]

they are about 4700W a piece but regardless i don't have the room to add another 3. The reason I changed subs is because the 9500's were being pushed to their limits (coil smelled) so I had to lower the the setting in the crossover and I thought I had to upgrade the subs before they blew

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

they are about 4700W a piece but regardless i don't have the room to add another 3. The reason I changed subs is because the 9500's were being pushed to their limits (coil smelled) so I had to lower the the setting in the crossover and I thought I had to upgrade the subs before they blew

Oh I bet that... when I had a 9500 15 on a Memphis 4kw @2ohms (2000+rms)... it didn't like it too much.

One song worth of heavy pounding was about all it could take...

nG

 

[Deephitters Mag 10+ year member]

Don't get me wrong the 9500s pound like animals. The lows are insane but why not use the full potential of the amps. Now I have underpowered subs but I think it should hit even better now.

 

[kowboy 10+ year member]

I went from two 18" FI BL's (overpowered with 2K each), to two 18" FI BTL's fully loaded(underpowered with the same amp). The difference was definitely noticeable. I mean...I dropped them in the exact same box, using the same amp settings and everything. I did not touch a thing!

When I really cranked the BL's, they started to smell. The BTL's were happy all day pounding. The difference wasn't exactly night and day, but like I said - definitely noticeable. And...the piece of mind that I wouldn't be blowing them was priceless.

I NEVER, EVER smelled coils with the BTL's. -You should be straaaaight! Nice choice of subs. I was never a big MTX fan anyway, lol.

...On a different note- Keep doin' your thang mayne! I've been a fan of the mag since the issue with the beast on the cover (although I haven't been able to find another issue since, lol).

I thought it was cool to see everyday people with everyday installs that I could relate to. The more well-known mags have so many high-dollar installs featured within their pages, and although they're great to look at, I could A.) Never afford half that shit, and B.) Never be talented enough to pull off some of those intricate installs.

So again... glad to see you're pursuing what a lot of us would consider a dream job! Props to you homie!

 

[bumpin buick 5,000+ posts]

subs with an rms rating of 8500wrms geting half of that?