Why No Love for the SD-1's?

[P-Dizzle 1]

I like these subs and they were tough to beat for the price. (Light, Loud, Clean, Effecient) I didn't have ONE unhappy SD-1 customer.

What was everyone's opinion on these subs?

Look. An unofficial 130dB off a "100" watt amp.

Enclosure by James Taylor.

Edited October 3, 2008 by P-Dizzle

[loudcav 1]

I like mine they are decently loud for what they are expecialy since I put them in some small cheap prefabs with no polly for now gotta fix that soon tho

[P-Dizzle 1]

You need to build a "real" box. The 12's are pretty fast and tight in 0.9 ft^3 but they play much lower in 1.25ft^3 in my experience.

[loudcav 1]

ya I know Ive got to majorly clean out my work area and see if I cant find more space cause right now the measurements Ive got only get me 1.4 cubes for the pair

[P-Dizzle 1]

ya I know Ive got to majorly clean out my work area and see if I cant find more space cause right now the measurements Ive got only get me 1.4 cubes for the pair

Is that using the popcorn test? Those subs are suffocating in that enclosure.

[loudcav 1]

nah its a single cab silverado so I dont really have a ton of space that I can use I probably just need to pull out the subs and get some better measurements one of these days. it dosent help that the center seat section dosent move

[sundownz 197]

I like those woofers a great deal - just didn't catch on!

[JimJ 11]

With the absence of Adire, they fill a very desirable niche for a low power, inexpensive driver

But on a forum where you have people that want 3kW amps before they know how to use a voltmeter, well, I can see why they'd be overlooked

[manbeer 0]

I like those woofers a great deal - just didn't catch on!

Thats because to many of these people numbers and looks are more important than performance, they want it to be 21 inches and handle 3000 watts, and be made of shiny metal, lol

How do these things do in IB installs, out of curiosity?

[manbeer 0]

With the absence of Adire, they fill a very desirable niche for a low power, inexpensive driver

But on a forum where you have people that want 3kW amps before they know how to use a voltmeter, well, I can see why they'd be overlooked

you beat me to it! how come i have a feeling that we are referring to the same people?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Yeah was a shame. Both SD-1's are solid subs for sure. The 100.2 SD-1 combo is a great choice and more than most people need anyway.

[dem beats 1,223]

Yeah was a shame. Both SD-1's are solid subs for sure. The 100.2 SD-1 combo is a great choice and more than most people need anyway.

x2

All the money people spend in some shop with type arrrrghz and stuff when you could upgrade for less.

[manbeer 0]

Yeah was a shame. Both SD-1's are solid subs for sure. The 100.2 SD-1 combo is a great choice and more than most people need anyway.

These are still available? I have a customer looking to go IB for an install and was wondering about these

[sundownz 197]

Yeah was a shame. Both SD-1's are solid subs for sure. The 100.2 SD-1 combo is a great choice and more than most people need anyway.

These are still available? I have a customer looking to go IB for an install and was wondering about these

I might have two of them in the back room if you are really interested.

[manbeer 0]

Yeah was a shame. Both SD-1's are solid subs for sure. The 100.2 SD-1 combo is a great choice and more than most people need anyway.

These are still available? I have a customer looking to go IB for an install and was wondering about these

I might have two of them in the back room if you are really interested.

they 10" or 12" and how much do they sell for?

[sundownz 197]

Yeah was a shame. Both SD-1's are solid subs for sure. The 100.2 SD-1 combo is a great choice and more than most people need anyway.

These are still available? I have a customer looking to go IB for an install and was wondering about these

I might have two of them in the back room if you are really interested.

they 10" or 12" and how much do they sell for?

Yep, I have two 10s in the back room.

Blew them out for 40 dollars each at the end.

[manbeer 0]

how do they do in IB installations?

[sundownz 197]

how do they do in IB installations?

Not sure if anyone has tried it to be honest.

[the727kid 1]

I got 2 12" SD-1s I would like to get rid of, PM me if your interested.

[manbeer 0]

I got 2 12" SD-1s I would like to get rid of, PM me if your interested.

i think he only has room for 10's, i'll be there over the weekend to measure

[P-Dizzle 1]

So in short the SD-1's short life span was do to the SSA bassheads?

[JimJ 11]

I wouldn't say the SSA bassheads, but bassheads in general given the demographics on forums like this one, Caraudio.com, ROE, SMD, places like that. Look at what happened to Fi's X series, compared to BTL's sold in the same time

Shivas were extremely popular on DIYAudio as Sonosub candidates

[DeeCee 0]

The kids like big things. Big magnets, big power figures, flashy installs.

The more discerning consumer would be more amenable to the likes of SD-1s as it comes down to a quality thing.

[helotaxi 46]

Too many morons only see numbers like power handling and think that more is always better. All they want is loud and don't care how it sounds. Sadly something like the SD-1 is lost on them.

[Cheesemind 0]

I'm one of the ones that like to crank it sometimes. What of it?

Nah, I run a Sundown 1000D and 2 SI BM's. I sound damn good and I can get loud. NOW WHAT!