Without further delay... 12 inch test session is OPEN

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

? did they do 138.4 with 1 mach 5 12"

 

[bigbassman Premium Member]

all drivers were tested as singles..

so whatever numbers are listed with each driver.. is what one did, with power listed..

Loyd L.

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

To sum it all up,
RL-P for teh win

Can we see the results from your tests to validate that?

Thought so. You like it, so good for you. I owned a pair, no complaints about them, but arguing with the results of these tests wont get you anywhere.

 

[jeremiah 10+ year member]

hmm 4 12" soney's 650rms 139.9.....hmm 1 12" mach 5 maw 300rms 138.4

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

be careful what you say Jim... some people among us who affiate with a certain buildhouse, seem to think we're throwing results on some drivers...
which pisses me off to no end...

Loyd L.

Of course people are going to say that. Their driver of choice didn't perform the way they thought it would, so we instantly fudged the results. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/plthumbsdown.gif.d7966af824c93c6021d1aae1778b1c19.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Is there a reason why the Assassin wasn't judged for SQ or was it one of the results that didn't get posted? Many people consider them to be SQ drivers and many people buy them for that reason.
I'm not complaining or *****ing, but just curious.

The Assassin wasn't tested for SQ because I ran out of 12awg quick disconnects...instead of binding posts or hex terminals, AA decided to use the bottom-of-the-barrel quick disconnect terminals.

My apologies to those who were looking for that...as we test more drivers in the future I'll make sure to include the Assassin.

 

[Big Dee 10+ year member]

The Assassin wasn't tested for SQ because I ran out of 12awg quick disconnects...instead of binding posts or hex terminals, AA decided to use the bottom-of-the-barrel quick disconnect terminals.

Wow, I can't believe they use quick disconnects on their subs. I didn't think any company used them, besides on mid woofers. That's not a good way to cut corners imo.

 

[Lowjacker 10+ year member]

hmm 4 12" soney's 650rms 139.9.....hmm 1 12" mach 5 maw 300rms 138.4

View attachment 6379

looks like the sony xplod hit 139.2dB with 1,600W @ 52hz

the mach 5 MAW hit 138.4 with 800W @ 51hz

Lloyd....is there a reason the Xplod was only burped and nothing else?

Or did I look through and completely miss the Xplod results?

 

[Lowjacker 10+ year member]

Wow, I can't believe they use quick disconnects on their subs. I didn't think any company used them, besides on mid woofers. That's not a good way to cut corners imo.

Wow!, even my supposedly crappy Xplod's use binding posts.....

I still can't believe the 12" hit a 139.2 on the burp.....only 7.7 below the Funkin' Audio MF but it did it at about 1/4 the power.........

 

[bigbassman Premium Member]

the xplod was a kill only woofer, but the meter just happened to be in the car when we killed it..

Loyd L.

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

Thanks for the info about the Assassin; that's too bad.

 

[bigbassman Premium Member]

yeah... cheap connectors for the lose..

push terminals are very cheap too.. easy enough to use them...

Loyd L.

 

[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

So now that you have done this testing witch one would YOU pick for a DD? Still mags?

 

[mrogowski 5,000+ posts]

A used Shiva would beat it for accuracy...I have no experience with the new ones, so I can't comment on those.
If you want to stay under $100, I'd prowl the classifieds...there are plenty of drivers out there that sonically trump the Mach5. Lower end Eclipse, older RE (SE series comes to mind), Soundsplinter, etc, etc. Go to DIYAudio or HTGuide and see what they're recommending.

Ah, well, to each his own I guess. I find them very musical in a home audio environment loaded in a properly designed box. They really come into their own after about 50 hours of workout.

Thought I would use them in my 'all out' sub design:

http://www.mach5audio.com/download/bakers.jpg

Best,

Mark

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

So now that you have done this testing witch one would YOU pick for a DD? Still mags?

Didn't I say?

Given cost-is-no-object, the Aura //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif