Best SPL Sub

[power-fanatic07 0]

im wondering what the best overall SPL sub is? i have a 15" Fi Btl and im thinking that it is close to the top of the list.....other than the RE trip X what else can take wattage and make windshields flex?

[ANeonRider 3]

doesn't exist.

[power-fanatic07 0]

what are you talking about doesn't exist...

[JimJ 11]

If there was one best SPL sub, wouldn't you think everyone who competed would be running it?

[power-fanatic07 0]

lol.....well thats why i posted a thread about it....everyone has different opinions....maybe i didn't word it right i meant in your opinion what is the best....

[JimJ 11]

In my opinion, there is no best

Only what's best for your specific install & budget.

[chevyaudio 0]

There is no "best" SPL sub. Just what works for each individual person. RE MT's worked great for me, but for someone that has spent hours and hours tuning and testing with a DD 9500 a drop in test with an MT might yield a drop in SPL.

[dopey 0]

A XXX isn't an SPL sub.

A BTL is about top of the heap for powerhandling, durability, and SPL potential.

[JimJ 11]

A XXX isn't an SPL sub.

Neither are a lot of other drivers that have done well in the lanes

BTL's are a great design for some people, but they flat out don't work for others.

[power-fanatic07 0]

well i got it on about 1800 watts rms and its doin very good for me.....im just getting used to it i guess and wanting something different....but i think im going to keep it and just get one more in a month or so

[Lord Baccus 1]

well i got it on about 1800 watts rms and its doin very good for me.....im just getting used to it i guess and wanting something different....but i think im going to keep it and just get one more in a month or so

go x2 on the power... to that sub youll like it a lot more

[power-fanatic07 0]

i need to upgrade my alt before i buy anything else im droppin in the 10's when goin full tilt.....so im savin up for a iraggi 220

[chevyaudio 0]

A XXX isn't an SPL sub.

Neither are a lot of other drivers that have done well in the lanes

BTL's are a great design for some people, but they flat out don't work for others.

[JimJ 11]

Just be careful with it.

"Getting used to it" is a good recipe for losing your hearing by the time you're 30.

[power-fanatic07 0]

yeh i know thats what my wife tells me

[JimJ 11]

Just be careful with it.

"Getting used to it" is a good recipe for losing your hearing by the time you're 30.

[tejcurrent 13]

Just be careful with it.

"Getting used to it" is a good recipe for losing your hearing by the time you're 30.

X10 on the doubling the power. I loved mine with 2000, but they got so much better with 4k.

Yeah, I would be concerned with the 'getting used to it'. That's a baaaaad thing. The wife tells me she wants to make sure I'm able to hear when I get older because of how loud the subs I have now are, and I've been talking about getting 2 more.

Be careful with your hearing, you can get hearing aids, but I've seen an 80 year old man cry because he couldn't talk to his nephew (me).

He was a great man, and had a lot to say when he could hear to carry on a conversation. (couldn't really afford good hearing aids.)

I'd def. give those btls 3k each though, 4k if your want to compete.

[tejcurrent 13]

double post.

Edited June 21, 2007 by tejcurrent

[dopey 0]

A XXX isn't an SPL sub.

Neither are a lot of other drivers that have done well in the lanes

BTL's are a great design for some people, but they flat out don't work for others.

I'm just saying that if you're gonna talk about SPL subs and RE, XXX isn't the place to start.

Do you mean some people don't like them because they don't cost enough? Or is there another reason some people don't like them?

[JimJ 11]

Do you mean some people don't like them because they don't cost enough? Or is there another reason some people don't like them?

Don't like what?

Not liking something and not having something work are different things...doesn't matter how much someone likes Fi, if the BTL isn't the right driver for a specific installation, that's that.

[X-OvrDistortion 0]

2 words and then this conversation is over

Funky Pups.

[dopey 0]

Not liking something and not having something work are different things...doesn't matter how much someone likes Fi, if the BTL isn't the right driver for a specific installation, that's that.

Uder what circumstances would a BTL not work, where a XXX would?

[philip 0]

what's a funky pup?

[theabunai 3]

it's a brand of sub woofer like JL or Fi, Re etc

http://www.funkypup.tk/

Edited June 21, 2007 by theabunai

[JimJ 11]

Uder what circumstances would a BTL not work, where a XXX would?

I'm not exactly sure where you're getting this from, I'm not trying to compare the BTL to the XXX at all...just saying they aren't going to be the end all for every installation