*sorry for the long intro guys. also i'm not the best reviewer so take it easy on the negativity*
Well New Years means new beginnings, and that's exactly what I'm doing to my car. For the 99.8% that don't know what I drive or own, it's a 1998 Toyota Camry fitted with a single DD9512 D1 on a DD M3a, clamped at 1218w. Its a great sub, but the weight (55lbs) and huge box space (3.25cu net) equaled a sagging rear end (don't we all hate that???) Also, 1200w inside the trunk finalized in muffled bass and TONS of trunk rattle, even with multiple layers of Roadkill.
When I was working in my old shop, we worked with only Cadence and DD. The "Crazy 8" DD 1508 sold like crazy, due to having great bass in such a small package. It helped me think of changing it up to either 2 1508's or even 4 SW6.5's shooting out the trunk into the cabin... BUT I don't like going with the crowd. I wanted something that would be just as great as the 1508, but I didn't want to stick to the popular DD1508 and Sundown SA-8. Since we sold so many 1508's, we never used the CVL 8-500-4. I heard so many good reviews about this little guy, and they and seemed very similar to both looks and power in comparison to the heavy hitting 8's. I was going to go with them around the beginning of fall, but the guys at Cadence told me that they were coming out with new subwoofers at the end of the year. And 3 weeks ago, the S0, S1, and S2 subwoofers came out. And this past weekend, I ordered two S2W8s.
Upon opening the box, I was impressed at looking at the face of the beast. A woven fiberglass cap, thick yet soft surround, and a Special Edition Cadence S2 badge on the dustcap. While lifting the sub out the box, I was surprised about the weight it had. On my scale it read 15lb, which seemed about right. Once out, the overall structure was pretty nice. The basket was vented for the voice coil and the 2" magnet. One thing that impressed me was that it had both direct 10g leads and spring loaded push terminals, my guess is for wiring multiple subs together. While I was trying to push down on the cone to test the suspension, IT WAS IMMOVABLE.! I've seen most high output subs with stiff suspensions, but this one is impossible to move.! Hopefully it will loosen up after being broken in for a while.
The sub overall looks very nice, but I won't have a chance to test it until Sunday. Although Cadence only asks for a ported design for these subs, they asked me to test it in a sealed enclosure as well. I will be building 2 boxes. One will be the ported enclosure tuned to 36hz, while the other will be the sealed enclosure. They will be in a 2.2cu (ported) and a 1.8 (sealed.)
Here are some pics of the sub, hopefully I can get a start on these boxes asap and some videos. Since I don't have a TL, I will see if i can borrow my friends AudioControl SPL meter to get some measurements as well as power testing. As for the amp, I will be using either a Powerbass XTA1500D or a DD M1 or even M3 as the test amp. They will be tested at a 1 ohm load (single 2ohm.)
Here are some pics until I get the boxes done.
Well New Years means new beginnings, and that's exactly what I'm doing to my car. For the 99.8% that don't know what I drive or own, it's a 1998 Toyota Camry fitted with a single DD9512 D1 on a DD M3a, clamped at 1218w. Its a great sub, but the weight (55lbs) and huge box space (3.25cu net) equaled a sagging rear end (don't we all hate that???) Also, 1200w inside the trunk finalized in muffled bass and TONS of trunk rattle, even with multiple layers of Roadkill.
When I was working in my old shop, we worked with only Cadence and DD. The "Crazy 8" DD 1508 sold like crazy, due to having great bass in such a small package. It helped me think of changing it up to either 2 1508's or even 4 SW6.5's shooting out the trunk into the cabin... BUT I don't like going with the crowd. I wanted something that would be just as great as the 1508, but I didn't want to stick to the popular DD1508 and Sundown SA-8. Since we sold so many 1508's, we never used the CVL 8-500-4. I heard so many good reviews about this little guy, and they and seemed very similar to both looks and power in comparison to the heavy hitting 8's. I was going to go with them around the beginning of fall, but the guys at Cadence told me that they were coming out with new subwoofers at the end of the year. And 3 weeks ago, the S0, S1, and S2 subwoofers came out. And this past weekend, I ordered two S2W8s.
Upon opening the box, I was impressed at looking at the face of the beast. A woven fiberglass cap, thick yet soft surround, and a Special Edition Cadence S2 badge on the dustcap. While lifting the sub out the box, I was surprised about the weight it had. On my scale it read 15lb, which seemed about right. Once out, the overall structure was pretty nice. The basket was vented for the voice coil and the 2" magnet. One thing that impressed me was that it had both direct 10g leads and spring loaded push terminals, my guess is for wiring multiple subs together. While I was trying to push down on the cone to test the suspension, IT WAS IMMOVABLE.! I've seen most high output subs with stiff suspensions, but this one is impossible to move.! Hopefully it will loosen up after being broken in for a while.
The sub overall looks very nice, but I won't have a chance to test it until Sunday. Although Cadence only asks for a ported design for these subs, they asked me to test it in a sealed enclosure as well. I will be building 2 boxes. One will be the ported enclosure tuned to 36hz, while the other will be the sealed enclosure. They will be in a 2.2cu (ported) and a 1.8 (sealed.)
Here are some pics of the sub, hopefully I can get a start on these boxes asap and some videos. Since I don't have a TL, I will see if i can borrow my friends AudioControl SPL meter to get some measurements as well as power testing. As for the amp, I will be using either a Powerbass XTA1500D or a DD M1 or even M3 as the test amp. They will be tested at a 1 ohm load (single 2ohm.)
Here are some pics until I get the boxes done.
