THANK YOU MTX........THIS IS TOO MUCH
50 Watt CAFz'r
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Are we talking about amplifiers in this post? I'm pretty sure it was all about the jackhammer.
MTX had some pretty good amps for their time (81000d), that many competitors used on different (not MTX) subs. But this isn't about comparing amps now is it?
Recently MTX has all these ads comparing cone excursion and voice coil diameter per dollar ratios... useless BS, all marketing.
A lot of flash and not a lot of ground breaking performance.
I'd call their track record when it comes to subs pretty weak. And if you want to compare trophies to trophies, maybe check out how many people succeed with DD's then.
I also know that Earthquake has won more than it's fair share of trophies, but I wouldn't call their trackrecord consistent with quality.
MTX had some pretty good amps for their time (81000d), that many competitors used on different (not MTX) subs. But this isn't about comparing amps now is it?
Recently MTX has all these ads comparing cone excursion and voice coil diameter per dollar ratios... useless BS, all marketing.
A lot of flash and not a lot of ground breaking performance.
I'd call their track record when it comes to subs pretty weak. And if you want to compare trophies to trophies, maybe check out how many people succeed with DD's then.
I also know that Earthquake has won more than it's fair share of trophies, but I wouldn't call their trackrecord consistent with quality.
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Originally posted by Haunz:
the sub may play music just fine and it does have a shat load of excursion... (although I question wether or not 2.5" is really linear)
But a high performance woofer would not weight 370lbs IMO.. Infact you could probably shave a few Gs of the price tag if it wasn't made heavy for appearance sake... that is kind of lame IMO..
I would sooner use a pair of smaller woofer for the same or better overall performance and alot less weight.....
of course I don't drive a blinged out H2 either... [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img]
the sub may play music just fine and it does have a shat load of excursion... (although I question wether or not 2.5" is really linear)
But a high performance woofer would not weight 370lbs IMO.. Infact you could probably shave a few Gs of the price tag if it wasn't made heavy for appearance sake... that is kind of lame IMO..
I would sooner use a pair of smaller woofer for the same or better overall performance and alot less weight.....
of course I don't drive a blinged out H2 either... [img]graemlins/bow.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by A-Rok:
I'd call their track record when it comes to subs pretty weak. And if you want to compare trophies to trophies, maybe check out how many people succeed with DD's then.
I also know that Earthquake has won more than it's fair share of trophies, but I wouldn't call their trackrecord consistent with quality.
I'd call their track record when it comes to subs pretty weak. And if you want to compare trophies to trophies, maybe check out how many people succeed with DD's then.
I also know that Earthquake has won more than it's fair share of trophies, but I wouldn't call their trackrecord consistent with quality.
If you are considering the Jackhammer as an SPL competition sub... I'm not fully aware and have not researched it fully, but back when I competed a few years ago, anything over 18" was illegal to use.
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Originally posted by Mitek Canada Ryan:
(Mark later went on to other brands with out as much luck).
(Mark later went on to other brands with out as much luck).
In the last 5 years mark's 4runner has won 8 out of the 10 world finals in iasca/usac. (only counting regular class's).
Oh and im a big mtx/mitek fan. GO Xtant!
[ January 24, 2006, 03:55 PM: Message edited by: chev2 ]
MTX Jackhammer, RF15K, both wow factor items and as such both are impractacle.
They aren't meant to go in your daily driver's here folks so why bother with the "Oh it's too heavy", "It's too expensive", etc. BS.
Considering we're all car audio fans here maybe you should try giving some support for someone trying to make a product "out of the norm". The Jackhammer doesn't have to break any world records to be a success. It got people looking at MTX products so its job has been accomplished.
And I second the thought of two of those in the Hearse. How thick can you get plexiglass these days?
They aren't meant to go in your daily driver's here folks so why bother with the "Oh it's too heavy", "It's too expensive", etc. BS.
Considering we're all car audio fans here maybe you should try giving some support for someone trying to make a product "out of the norm". The Jackhammer doesn't have to break any world records to be a success. It got people looking at MTX products so its job has been accomplished.
And I second the thought of two of those in the Hearse. How thick can you get plexiglass these days?
Originally posted by Mitek Canada Ryan:
This woofer was built for the 1% of the population that have lots of money and want something that no one else on their block does.
This woofer was built for the 1% of the population that have lots of money and want something that no one else on their block does.
I can see myself being able to afford one, but why ?
It is just like buying a overpriced & overrated truck... yep; for extra points throw 22s on it for the 'urban jungle'.... or give that truck to mom for aggressive road hog style grocery getting...
Even for the bling bling crowd... I see no advantage to having 370lbs of weight behind your subwoofer...
Heaven help ya if your install works around custom hydraulic or pneumatic systems where space is a concearn, or if you want to keep weight low for speed....
This thing is like a rhinestone butt plug for your SUV... [img]graemlins/2xblown.gif[/img]
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[ January 24, 2006, 05:30 PM: Message edited by: Haunz ]
Originally posted by Hardwrkr:
MTX Jackhammer, RF15K, both wow factor items and as such both are impractacle.
They aren't meant to go in your daily driver's here folks so why bother with the "Oh it's too heavy", "It's too expensive", etc. BS.
Considering we're all car audio fans here maybe you should try giving some support for someone trying to make a product "out of the norm". The Jackhammer doesn't have to break any world records to be a success. It got people looking at MTX products so its job has been accomplished.
MTX Jackhammer, RF15K, both wow factor items and as such both are impractacle.
They aren't meant to go in your daily driver's here folks so why bother with the "Oh it's too heavy", "It's too expensive", etc. BS.
Considering we're all car audio fans here maybe you should try giving some support for someone trying to make a product "out of the norm". The Jackhammer doesn't have to break any world records to be a success. It got people looking at MTX products so its job has been accomplished.
Akin to paying too much for a chrome woofer that looks nice but is mostly a gimmick...
Companies that are really ahead of the curve come out with true innovations, not gimmicks...
The JBL 6kw amp is an example of a true statement piece and engineering for example
The RF 15Kw amp.. we will see... based on my perception of the company it probably has an extremely convienient rating system...
It would have to operate @ 62% + efficency at any output level to meet their claims... thats a tall order for an A/B output stage....
