How low can you go?
11-21-2010, 09:05 PM
#1
How low can you go?
Probably more for the daily guys, but spl'ers are free to answer. As the title states, how low can your system go? Safely of course, unless you get a kick out of destroying your gear and/or car, like Menace and Mat. I personally don't like to go under 30 hz, but I found a song that gets down to about 19. It doesn't sound amazing, but it looks crazy and makes my steering wheel bounce as the subs try to jump out of the box.
11-21-2010, 09:28 PM
#3
When you bounce the steering column, I think you know you got something ...
I was just thinking to myself, there's gotta be ways to get low that haven't been done. Like, a box 2 rows deep? Roof to floor? I don't know, but I like it LOW
Broke my shifter before ...
I was just thinking to myself, there's gotta be ways to get low that haven't been done. Like, a box 2 rows deep? Roof to floor? I don't know, but I like it LOW
Broke my shifter before ...
Last edited by DaVibe; 11-21-2010 at 09:32 PM.
11-21-2010, 11:15 PM
#4
My rear-view fell off three times, I remember I was playing Roy Jones JR - Can't Be Touched, and Three 6 Mafia's Anthem.
On the lowest notes, my Eclipse SW8200's sounded as loud as 30-40 HZ ones, which can be very surprizing when you listen to something that's actually below 30 HZ. The presence and pressure still being there makes it seem more powerful than it is. When your car starts to sound like god taking a breath, you know you've got something.
It should also pleasure women.
On the lowest notes, my Eclipse SW8200's sounded as loud as 30-40 HZ ones, which can be very surprizing when you listen to something that's actually below 30 HZ. The presence and pressure still being there makes it seem more powerful than it is. When your car starts to sound like god taking a breath, you know you've got something.
It should also pleasure women.
11-21-2010, 11:35 PM
#6
For 20-30 HZ performance, I would use a sealed box with a sub that rolls off (in-box) at 20-30 HZ with a Q of .707 or lower. The only well known sub that comes close to a 20 HZ roll off with a flat response @ .707, is the RE XXX 18 in 26 cubes, however impractical. The RE MX 18 looks good too, needing something like 7.5 cubes for 25 @ .7. The next best are the LMS subs (Eclipse SW, Audiopulse, Soundsplinter). The new Eclipse SW 12's look great in sealed boxes - 1.5 cubes @ 28 HZ / Q .5x, and are +4.5 dB sensitive over the old models.
A highly sensitive sub with lots of motor force, little xmax, and rolls off in a practical-sealed box @ 20 HZ with a high Q (because really less than 20 HZ doesn't matter), I think would be ideal. I havn't seen one though, maybe it's impossible?
A highly sensitive sub with lots of motor force, little xmax, and rolls off in a practical-sealed box @ 20 HZ with a high Q (because really less than 20 HZ doesn't matter), I think would be ideal. I havn't seen one though, maybe it's impossible?
11-22-2010, 09:27 AM
#9
50 Watt CAFz'r
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 310
Here is some testing I got on weekend, I was pretty amazed with the results.
I only used 20, 30 , 35, 40, 45, 50 , 55, 60, 65 hz for the test. But on music this thing hits hard on all them freqs. the 20 hz peaked @147.3 lol.. only 13db to go. I need to try 25 hz as well I see, The houses 3 down from me dont like very much when I play with doors open
I only used 20, 30 , 35, 40, 45, 50 , 55, 60, 65 hz for the test. But on music this thing hits hard on all them freqs. the 20 hz peaked @147.3 lol.. only 13db to go. I need to try 25 hz as well I see, The houses 3 down from me dont like very much when I play with doors open
