The 15" Q switchout is DONE

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

if u want a box design pm me lol, but i hope i didnt offend ya man it just seemed like you were acting better than everyone else.. maybe its me.. if so im sorry

but the port wouldnt be that long...

 

[mannyb18b]

if u want a box design pm me lol, but i hope i didnt offend ya man it just seemed like you were acting better than everyone else.. maybe its me.. if so im sorry
but the port wouldnt be that long...

no hard feelings. I will be talking to you too see your design. But understand that Ray at SS designed this current one. And...I know its personal opinion but I think he is one of if not the best in the.....well...a very large place.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

I havent had any hands on experience, but drawing from experience with other drivers with similar xmas makes me think that could be your problem

 

[PESteele 10+ year member]

have you tested all 4 alreaty, sry im kinda confused

 

[mannyb18b]

hold on....I am missing on what "that" is. lol

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

If these drivers turn out to be the same...may just do a blowthrough with 4 of them...

****...did you have to pay for all four?

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

i was hopeing they were just a sub issue, i wanted to try a trio of the 10s or something in a SUV, because they are cheap,but now i think i'll look at some Bm, if they come in 10s

 

[mannyb18b]

****...did you have to pay for all four?

No I didn't.

Scott is a GREAT guy, and has been nothing but helpfull and exceeded my expectations.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

that being not enuf port area

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

No I didn't.
Scott is a GREAT guy, and has been nothing but helpfull and exceeded my expectations.

Yeah he is...Probably the best i have dealt with.

 

[mannyb18b]

it doesnt show to change anything thow, except raise port velocity to a very, very high point.

Apparently port noise will be seen if I throw these things 5000 plus watts. Port seems fine. But like I said, I am goin to do another box...just cause.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

what are you using to model this?

if its winisd or anything like that i usually dont trust that stuff... leap is abou the only program i sorta trust

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

Why dont you try them sealed and supplement the low-end with some equalization?

You have 2 high excursion 15s, they have more than enough displacement to have crazy authority around 20hz.

All a subwoofer is doing is transferring electrical energy into acoustical energy...its just displacing air. The characterisitics of the subwoofer shape the response and when it should start rolling-off (high Qts driver dig deeper usually b/c they reach maximum excursion later and low Qts driver "spl drivers" dont dig as deep as HT drivers because they reach maximum excursion earlier)

soo...your Q 15 should be able to dig as deep or high as you like (within reason) its just a matter of what electrical equalization or motion feedback you apply to the response of the woofer which is shaped by its motor strength, Mms, suspesion stiffness, and Fs

 

[jeeper07 5,000+ posts]

well i still tink they are some good lookin subs

 

[thadman 10+ year member]

Yeah they look awesome, and at a GREAT price too!

There is no reason you couldnt get it to sound just like a Mag 15...or any other high displacement, low distortion woofer.

The Q15 should displace just as much air (im not including xmag in this, because daily drivers typically are looking for sound quality and not distorted bass) as the Mag 15, its just a matter of shaping the response to that of the Mag.