Sundown Audio

Originally posted by Greg Kashin on SMD : SA12+SAZ3500D = 150.4 - SMD Forum ----- Bringing out teh fartcanons...duck and take cover This is yet another SPL set-up from my team-mate Drugban. I've decided to save you guys from the usual on-line translator description fail and post this myself The car is yet another 4-door, small, Russian hatchback this system is being run on just two 75ah BlueTop Optimas - car is off as there's no wiring...voltage drops from 12.6 to 10.8 on the burp sub - one SA12d2 in about 1.5 cubes, 8" flared port. tuned to about 73Hz amp - one SAZ3500D @1ohm car peaks at 56, so burps were done at 56-57 on to the pics Pretty good for you perfect…

Originally posted on SMD by Drugban : Mitsubishi Pajero TeamSundown Russia - SMD Forum ----- 1 option box 260 liter two ports 160 mm frequency 30 hz 2x Saz 3500d bridge 1.33 omh X 26 hz....... 30 hz....... 35 hz........ 38 hz...... 41 hz.... 43 hz..... 45 hz.... workout video music 2 option box 220 liters two ports 160 mm one saz 3500d 1.33 omh frequency 34 hz

Originally posted by Drugban on SMD : 152.2 Db - 3x Sundown SA-8 and 2x SAZ3500D - SMD Forum ----- three SA-8 two SAZ 3500D bridge 0.66 omh.... two Optima 75 a.... frequency 60 hz 12.4 V....on metering 10.3 V metering //////////////////// /////////////// /////////////////

Originally posted by Greg Kashin : November 2010 ---------- So, Jacob was kind enough to let us have his SA15 test sample and it came in a few weeks ago... the guys at D Style Audio were a little busy but we got it up and running this weekend. the box went into Drugban's Ford Explorer it's just a bit under 4 cubes net and tuned to 37hz (they took it down a bit by blocking off a part of the port later on as you can see in the pics) amps are two of the new SAX1200D's bridged @2ohms (great little amps by the way) The Optima we had in the back was laying in the shop for quite some time and was reasting just over 12 volts...we saw quite a bit of voltage drop but still clmped …

Originally posted on CACO by TommyK in May 2010 : ---------- Ok, finished with dinner and the garage and outside is cleaned up, so now its on TO THE NUMBERS! Ok first off, I'll run down the equipment. A single SA-8 and a pair of mb quart 2000d's running at 2 ohms strapped. Box is a tommy k special. The note played for all the scores was 45 hz. First up is a picture of the meters. On the left is DC amperage draw for both amps, then AC amperage, then AC voltage. Do the math and that ends up being 2816 watts. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS! This amount of power pushed the sub HARD, to the point where the cone hit the basket. But I'm doing maximum SPL tests so I don't care …

Originally posted by Derrick824 on CACO : ---------- 24x SA-12s 6x 4500Ds 12v system

Originally Posted by mbrooky on CACO on 10/18/10 ---------- had a lot of equipment problems with other subs so tried to take it easy on what i thought was my first legit run...since my "first" run the meter didn't pick up but i got screwed and he didn't let me run my second run which i was going to go all out....does a 150+ on music outlaw but here is my recorded safe run 2x Crunch GP-3000D Strapped to the Pair

Originally posted by twistedchild420 on CACO on 8/16/10 ---------- My Teammate Tony AKA "Tonka's" ride ....8 SA10's tuned to 32hz on a Crescendo 3K.......Gets LOWWWWW......anyway ya'll enjoy! Jacob.... keep doing what ya doin!

Originally posted by Skip01 on CACO : 9/10/10 ---------- SA-12 2 SAZ2500s @ 1ohm strapped 2.2cu @ 40hz 148.5 legal @ 46hz 150.4 sealed Kick @ 46hz Bout it.....Thanks Jacob UPDATE...9/20: Closing in on 149 LEGAL with 1 600w 12" sub....still need too do some box mods

Originally Posted by Anton Miller in August 2010. ---------- did some testing with an sa-12 yesterday, and i was amazed at what these little "entry level" subs can do. on with the testing: Car: 1997 Chevy Cavalier z24 w/sunroof Electrical: stock alt, yellow top up front, kinetic 1800 in back, 2/0 welding cable all around Amplifier: One SAZ-3000 Enclosure: 2.7 cube box sub back 6inch aero port firing toward driver side wheel well. Subwoofer: One Sa-12 all testing done using the midwest spl format, meter on dash with window open, my car typically loses.4-.5 by sealing it up. also the subwoofer was brand new out of the box when i started these tests, i did the tests in the…

Sundown SA-12 Review - DIY Mobile Audio "I have had this sub for a few days now and am finally getting a chance to really give it a good listening to, mainly on my commute to and from work and this evening i finally had some time to just sit in the car and play some random tracks. The car is a 2008 Scion xB, the sub is in the rear cargo area in a 2cu ft ported enclosure tuned to 29hz (I will be updating my build thread with that info as well) Sub is on the drivers side facing the hatch port is on the passenger side facing the wall which was recommended to me and works VERY well. Build quality is outstanding, great fit and finish on all parts. Nice thick paper cone, stiff …

We did an updated one today with an SA-15 never dropping power under 700 watts and even increasing to close to 1000 watts near the end : "My clamp meters weren't set quite right up until about 1:45 and we come online reading power at 838 watts (remember we have been seeing power for a while already this is just where I get a good reading)... at 2:45 dropped to 754, at 3:45 dropped to 725, at 4:45 dropped to 722, and at 5:45 dropped to 709 -- so here we are at about 40% over rated power on a sine wave with only 15% power drop over 4 solid minutes. We decide that the driver hasn't been strained yet so crank it up to 790 again at 6:01 then again to 851 at 6:20 then again a…

It will be on it's way to me soon for testing of performance and final specs... also production costs should come in soon so I'll be able to get a cost to customer price shortly :thumbsup: On to the photos of it all put together !

From all of you who have run an SA-12. How will they run off of 500rms? I heard while they are rated at 600rms they need a little more than that to get moving well. But my car has a small alternator and I think 500rms is about what I can pull off safety. I just worry it wont be enough.

Car Audio Classifieds -- Part I of this project from April 2010. Continued from last year... since we proved the prior box worked so well even made from super low grade plywood we finally got around to making one from genuine Russian 13-ply birch plywood. Derrick was up for some testing yesterday and was able to stay up here to work on this box for me today -- on to the pictures : * Back wall cut -- have some weight on the port to hold the glue down for a bit as it will be permanently attached from the inside. * High strength 3M Epoxy glue to hold it in.

I have an 01 firebird and Im looking into getting a ported box built for a single SA-8 D4. There is a space in the driver side trunk area where the factory cd changer used to be, im hoping to use this space. I will not be competing in anything, just want it to sound good for daily use. What size should the enclosure be, port length and what should it be tuned to for everyday use. If there is any other info I need to know before bringing it to the builder, Im all ears. Thanks,

Congrats to Jon Kennedy for winning IASCA Southeast Regionals SQ in the PRO class with a pair of SA-8s -- he is a part of Team First Amendment. He also won a Bass Boxing challenge presented by Team Epsilon/PPI against Chad Romano -- a friendly challenge, of course! They plan to continue the friendly challenge at SBN this year :thumbsup: Jon runs PPI amplifiers and an old school Boston 3-way set. I am going to get some more details from him on the actual bass boxing scores and the install but for now I'll share the photos I have -- the box is a 4th order that fits under his truck seats.

Just got a shipment of a few in this morning to try out. These little guys look mean. Doing 2-10's sealed for a customer in a mid-90's ext cab chevy on a DD CM1. Should have the vehicle in on Thursday, can't wait to see what they can do. I didn't realize just how shallow these subs were until I unboxed them. Looks like I can easily do 1-10" ported in ~1.3cuft net behind the seat of 99-07 crewcab Chevy/GMC. I have been doing 1 or 2-8" subs in these vehicles, a single SD-2-10" looks like it would make a very nice inexpensive sub for this type of install. Gonna have to try that pretty soon

So I picked up a 12" nightshade a few weeks ago and today I just happened to be switching the box I had it in so I figured I would put my dmm on the coils just to see what it read. The first one came out right at 1.0, but then the second one reads 1.5. Is that normal? I let it sit for a while too, they would both go up and down by .1, but would eventually rest on the resulting numbers. Is that an issue, or is it fine?

Parts are all here... as we start making them we'll get more finalized specs on each size and coil configuration. * All of the cones together * 18" Cone * 15" Cone * 12" Cone (woops... got it dirty) * 10" Cone All cones have a stitched surround. ----- * Upper left (18" - 9 1/4") -- Upper right (15" - 8 3/8") -- Bottom (10/12" - 7") Z v.3 15s and 18s will run the long coils (60-65mm) -- we'll have shorter ones for the 10s and 12s (50mm) to keep mass balance in check (will risk some ticking with the longer coils). All of them are beefy 8-layer aluminum USA made voice coils on black aluminum formers. * 15 / 18" coil * 10 / 12" coil (NS v.1 equivalent coil)

I was checking out the sundown SA-12's on this website and was wondering if there is a build time for the marked down subs? And as far as the RMS rating goes is it underrated like the Fi subs? Also would a 2.3cuft box @ 34hz with about 25 square inches of port be ok? Here is the link: My link

Grabbed a 10" right off of the QC test bench for some photos :

Unloaded this morning :

I have a Saz1500v.2 that I bought here off SSA less than a year ago. Well last night I noticed my sub just quit playing. After looking at it the red "protection" light is on and it just stays that way. Weird thing is I was actually listening to music on a normal mid level, gain remote knob all the way down and purposely trying to not really hear the sub because I was listening to a rock song trying to adjust my mids. Then when I went to add the sub back in it just wasnt there. I thought the knob was broke but I guess not. Amp was cold to the touch when it stopped working. What can I do from here. Thanks

I am building a ported wall for 6 SA-15s and im having a hard time figuring out a good volume for the box. Its going to be a dailly driver so I want good sound tuned around 35hz. It will be ran off 2 2600w soundstream amps. I plan on listening to rap and bass tracks.