I may have the Worlds Loudest L!
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Re: I may have the Worlds Loudest L!
Originally posted by RTKILLA
Well I got my new concept amp installed last night and OMG I never thought my truck would ever be this loud and these speakers haven't even begun to break in yet.
There so loud that the speakers are getting overly distorted when the gains are up past half way. Yet with this concept amp you can turn it down to a more then perfect listening level that doesn't get that loud at all.
Honestly from my first report of the concept amp guys, this is one bad mother for the money. two very big thumbs up and its a very quality looking piece too!
Hopefully one of these days I'll have my truck SPL'ed just to see for the hell of it but to give you an idea of the power. imagine someone choking you and thats kinda what your throat feels like, My friends think I'm crazy but I just like extreme situations, HAHAHAHHA!
Well I got my new concept amp installed last night and OMG I never thought my truck would ever be this loud and these speakers haven't even begun to break in yet.
There so loud that the speakers are getting overly distorted when the gains are up past half way. Yet with this concept amp you can turn it down to a more then perfect listening level that doesn't get that loud at all.
Honestly from my first report of the concept amp guys, this is one bad mother for the money. two very big thumbs up and its a very quality looking piece too!
Hopefully one of these days I'll have my truck SPL'ed just to see for the hell of it but to give you an idea of the power. imagine someone choking you and thats kinda what your throat feels like, My friends think I'm crazy but I just like extreme situations, HAHAHAHHA!
Just kidding. I bet that thing does get pretty extreme.
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From: Orland Park, IL just south of chicago
Originally posted by Crazyone
Sub Break-in
There is no 'myth' to that, makes perfect sense, the spiders that attach to the cone are very very stiff when you first get your speakers, after about 10 hours of moderate listening they will loosen up a tad which allows the sub to achieve more excursion, which means more air movement which means more bass. Any quality home speaker manufacture recommends a 24hr break in on their speakers. I sell boston accoustic speakers and the very first set i installed i thought 'geez these sound pathetic' After leaving them in the house for a month and coming back it was totally differant. Much richer sound from the mids, and deeper bass from the sub.
RT,
Just wondering something..
"There so loud that the speakers are getting overly distorted when the gains are up past half way. Yet with this concept amp you can turn it down to a more then perfect listening level that doesn't get that loud at all. "
were you overdriving the subs, or going beyond the output capabilities of the amp? Or was it a lack of power getting to the amp? My 10s stay clean till they hit their excursion limitation or bottom out on the backplate of the sub. What impedence speakers did you use? How did you wire the 5 subs to one amp?
Brandon
Sub Break-in
There is no 'myth' to that, makes perfect sense, the spiders that attach to the cone are very very stiff when you first get your speakers, after about 10 hours of moderate listening they will loosen up a tad which allows the sub to achieve more excursion, which means more air movement which means more bass. Any quality home speaker manufacture recommends a 24hr break in on their speakers. I sell boston accoustic speakers and the very first set i installed i thought 'geez these sound pathetic' After leaving them in the house for a month and coming back it was totally differant. Much richer sound from the mids, and deeper bass from the sub.
RT,
Just wondering something..
"There so loud that the speakers are getting overly distorted when the gains are up past half way. Yet with this concept amp you can turn it down to a more then perfect listening level that doesn't get that loud at all. "
were you overdriving the subs, or going beyond the output capabilities of the amp? Or was it a lack of power getting to the amp? My 10s stay clean till they hit their excursion limitation or bottom out on the backplate of the sub. What impedence speakers did you use? How did you wire the 5 subs to one amp?
Brandon
the interior speakers get distorted from the bass, the waves are to much for them. the amp has more then enough power and thats not even close to an issue with my power system. The amp can put out allot more then I'm even asking from it.
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Is yours the loudest Lightning with you in it talking
LMAO..........sorry j/k couldn't hear myself.
Now that you still have your hearing, it might be a good time to learn American Sign Language
Is yours the loudest Lightning with you in it talking
LMAO..........sorry j/k couldn't hear myself.
Now that you still have your hearing, it might be a good time to learn American Sign Language
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Originally posted by soap
Jigga what
That's hilarious..........please tell me you competed in dB drag competitions. If so what were your SPL's??
--Joe
Jigga what
That's hilarious..........please tell me you competed in dB drag competitions. If so what were your SPL's??
--Joe
Glass was removed and replaced with 3/4" Lexan, windshield had steel angle reinforcment all other areas were 1 1/2" thick wood that was sprayed with 1/4" fiberglass.
(3) 200A alternators (removed the A/C and power steering)
(7) Westco gel cell batteries
(6) MTX 2300 amplifiers producing a perfect Square Wave (was getting ~1530W each)
Alpine head unit
Hifonics Plato for EQ and line driver
(24) Don't laugh- Pyramid Blue Thunder 15's (I measured them against JL's, Kickers, RF's, MTX's, etc. for the power that was being used and they were indeed the loudest, plus the fact they were CHEAP AS HELL)
BTW, NEVER blew a speaker even though I was driving them with a 57Hz square wave.
I could have added 4 more 15's for a total of 28.
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From: Orland Park, IL just south of chicago
Originally posted by CornerCarver
162-163db on the dash (per db Drag rules), 173db Outlaw
Glass was removed and replaced with 3/4" Lexan, windshield had steel angle reinforcment all other areas were 1 1/2" thick wood that was sprayed with 1/4" fiberglass.
(3) 200A alternators (removed the A/C and power steering)
(7) Westco gel cell batteries
(6) MTX 2300 amplifiers producing a perfect Square Wave (was getting ~1530W each)
Alpine head unit
Hifonics Plato for EQ and line driver
(24) Don't laugh- Pyramid Blue Thunder 15's (I measured them against JL's, Kickers, RF's, MTX's, etc. for the power that was being used and they were indeed the loudest, plus the fact they were CHEAP AS HELL)
BTW, NEVER blew a speaker even though I was driving them with a 57Hz square wave.
I could have added 4 more 15's for a total of 28.
162-163db on the dash (per db Drag rules), 173db Outlaw
Glass was removed and replaced with 3/4" Lexan, windshield had steel angle reinforcment all other areas were 1 1/2" thick wood that was sprayed with 1/4" fiberglass.
(3) 200A alternators (removed the A/C and power steering)
(7) Westco gel cell batteries
(6) MTX 2300 amplifiers producing a perfect Square Wave (was getting ~1530W each)
Alpine head unit
Hifonics Plato for EQ and line driver
(24) Don't laugh- Pyramid Blue Thunder 15's (I measured them against JL's, Kickers, RF's, MTX's, etc. for the power that was being used and they were indeed the loudest, plus the fact they were CHEAP AS HELL)
BTW, NEVER blew a speaker even though I was driving them with a 57Hz square wave.
I could have added 4 more 15's for a total of 28.