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I have a 6th order bandpass and just ordered a DC sound lab lvl5 15 and i was wondering what soundigital amp everyone thought i should pick to run this in this system, my goal is at least a 155+ at the headrest for MECA so if you guys could help i would appreciate it and the box is 5 cuft rear ported chamber and around 22cuft front chamber Casey
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go for the 12k. you can always turn it down...but you can't turn it up if you don't have the power.
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i agree with that haha, my DC should be here today or tomorrow i cant wait, and as for the SD i cant wait will i get that bad boy but ill have to save a lil longer for that one
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sd12k are killer amps bro i have just tested mine so far but will have them up and playing with in the next couple days and like D-Bass said u can always turn it down just can't up for more power u always buy more then u need so u know if u want to upgrade later u will have the power for it
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its all about the install right maybe you didnt see thorshammer vids but he put a real beatin on a lvl5 and she kept ticking but it wasnt no 12k but i was under the impression that a 6th couldnt handle as much power as say a regular ported box. and by the way the 8k i tested all the way down was serously nasty
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quote:Originally posted by windowtinter: its all about the install right maybe you didnt see thorshammer vids but he put a real beatin on a lvl5 and she kept ticking but it wasnt no 12k but i was under the impression that a 6th couldnt handle as much power as say a regular ported box. and by the way the 8k i tested all the way down was serously nasty
And I guess you didn't know that he has already been through 2 recones already from blowing the subs up
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if i am not wrong he did say that he got a little over anxious with the one he did blow so i guess you could say with the right amount of self control you could have no problems. my customers lvl4xl 18's seem to be doing pretty well with there 8k beating on them so .... but i am inclined to think that that may be a little bit over kill for 1 sub though correct me if im wrong but a 6th order should be fairly effecient.
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I actually am redesigning for a 4th order bandpass with a tube design like sgk's design but I am not forsure if I want to use a sd8000 or another amp like the cactus 12k at 2 ohms then half ohm burps maybe but I'm not sure yet because I will be selling my car after finals to but a truck for a blowthrough with 2 lvl5 15s or lvls 6 or maybe the crossfire xs-spl v2
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well they arnt out yet but supposevly coming out with a 4inch coil and 10 inch spiders and a bigger magnet, but they arnt gonna come out till the begining of 2010 so its just if they come out, ive already talked to rusty about them
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interesting. sounds to me like something that'll only be available in 15/18". and i think that's how it should be
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because of the 10" spider, its prolly harder to find a good 12 basket that can handle the weight of their motors and still have the 10" spider landing cause most likely that motor will be bigger than the lvl 5 and the lvl 5 is insanely big
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the sub might have an 11.5-12" motor diameter, and probably 3-4 1"-1.5" slugs. Probably weight 85+Lbs.
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quote:Originally posted by windowtinter: its all about the install right maybe you didnt see thorshammer vids but he put a real beatin on a lvl5 and she kept ticking but it wasnt no 12k but i was under the impression that a 6th couldnt handle as much power as say a regular ported box. and by the way the 8k i tested all the way down was serously nasty
And I guess you didn't know that he has already been through 2 recones already from blowing the subs up
Yep sure have as per Rusty's request! It's kinda like apples and oranges though fellas. There has been extensive testing on lvl 5 12,15,and 18's but none for a lvl 5 10. That's where I come in. LOL
For those who havent seen yet the sub I was trying to kill was 100% when I pulled it yesterday. The noise was the tinsel leads splapping the hell out of the cone. I had ripped the stitching off the spiders.
For a 6th order I would think 5-8k would be plenty.
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Were not done yet We machined some cool stuff for those 10"subs next =]
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well i am waiting to put mine in but i might be getting an astro so if you come out with level 6 im gonna need 4-18s sif i get this astro
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just got done putting my level 5 15 in and did a 151.1 at 44htz in a 6th order, i know the box isnt right but itll have to do temporarily until finals is over cause im getting rid of my car for something else
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