DD!!!!! How much will it cost and, can IT take it?
 

Alright guys, I need to know the price of a DD 2500 12" and 15" for my friend. He wants to go with 2 mb quarts but I told him one DD will probly be way louder and alot better in general. We have no suppliers around my area and I can't call DD because it is after hours. So does anyone have any idea what these subs run for?

Second question, I know DD can take alot more than their ratings. My friend will be running my old infinty amp which is 1200Wrms. Can this subwoofer take that kind of power daily?

Thanks for the help guys.

You should have no problems with that kind of power on a 25 series sub....

can't tell you a price though because you're in the US... just wait to call DD directly. :smilie_da

AHH! I hate waiting! hahaha. I guess I can right down the # and do it at work but still! Lol. Thankx for the information dude.

has anyone delt with the Digital Design factory customer service. Like I said before, I have no dealers in my area. Is their service fast? Reliable?

I'm sure they'll treat you well... DD is known for taking good care of people. :smilie_da

http://www.eaudio.co.nz/dd_2500_series.htm

You can probably do a websearch as well as the rest of us.
Their site says that each 2500 driver is designed to work well with a 5-600 wrms monoblock amp. Do you want us to tell you it will take more so you have someone to blame when you destroy it? I'm a big fan of using more power for better sound, but when you have too much power, you have to be very careful, or you'll vaporize your coils. When you put 1200 wrms into a speaker rated 1000 wmax, you only have to hit clipping once and you'll kill it.
Then you put it in the forsale section as NIB. :ohwell: Which ofcourse is why nobody shops there....

http://2loud4you.ca/shop/index.php?main_page=products_all
Digital Designs 2515 Series
Model: DD-2515-A
Manufacturer: Digital Designs

Price: $399.99 CAD $244.99 CAD
Save: 39% off

Weight: 11kgs

Date Added: Sunday 07 August, 2005

The new 2500 Series subwoofers were designed to extract the best performance from the newest D-Class amps powering many of today's car audio systems. ... more info

The DD3512 is far more suited to this application. While the DD2512 will handle it in bursts, it will not handle it in sustained use.

The 25 series is actually rated at 500w RMS, but 1000w 'music'... (2000w peak)

Considering his amp will rarely ever get to 1200w (given impedence rise and other factors) ... I'm very comfortable in saying that it will take the 1200w with no problems.

"Blame someone when you destroy it?" Why would you even say that? I don't want to waste $250, I want you guys to tell me it can take more if it can. If it can not then please tell me because I don't want to waste any money.

And I did search the web, BUT! I forgot to search 2 loud 4 you. I checked last time for prices on a 3500 but unfortunatly that site does not carry that line.

Looks like I will be running my kickers for a while.

Now I'm confused....I thought the DDs were for a friend??

And get those Kickers into a smaller box you....weren't we discussing that a while ago??.....:dunno:

Just cuz I'm feeling :cheeky4: tonight :laugh:

Ahhhh, bigred, your the man. You are right, I will make a smaller box. But I need my spare tire in the back again. That is why I want to go back to one woofer. MY PLANS WERE GREAT UNTIL ORION F'ED UP AND SENT ME THE WRONG SUBWOOFER! My last box set up with the orion was perfect. I don't know if I will be able to fit two 15"s between the window and the spare tire. Will sq be damaged if I have the subs are sitting more towards the passangers side? I hope I can squeeze them in. I will draw up what I am thinking and see what you guys think.

I don't agree with you Jordy and it's fine that we don't agree as well. 1200w rms for full tilt all the time on a sub that is designed to 600w rms (the current model DD2512) is just not a good idea. While the sub may handle it in bursts, under sustained use the thermal barrier will indeed be broken. End result is the customer buying a new sub. In all cases of a subs coil melting, it is too much power, be it clipped or clean. Break the thermal barrier and it is all over. With the power he has listed as 1200w rms, he is far better off finding a sub that can handle that much or more, like the DD3512 which is rated to 1200w rms.

I definitely see where you're coming from.

I'd have no worries about putting that sort of a setup in my own car, but probably wouldn't for a customer.

I guess we can agree to disagree though. :smilie_da

I like happy endings. Hahaha.