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No word yet from PB huh? What happened with Clarion? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Clarion was alright,the test they gave me where like trick questions,man i left out of there with smoke commin from my ears,and Powerbass i was supposed to go back this week,but the Boss man is on vacation,so i stuck at home again for a week <{POST_SNAPBACK}> fudge, havent seen You in a while.. how the hell are You? umm... what happened to Your shop?

G'morning, alot of you have PM's or PMS or something.

morning

pucking scammers piss me right off

OH NO! What is 80INCHES gonna do?!?!?!?!?!? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it was frickin long <{POST_SNAPBACK}> But it was a great review <{POST_SNAPBACK}> -and- Cool. I didnt want to leave chit out. I couldnt test as many enclosures as I wanted to, but I think what I did was enough for a weekend and 2 evenings.

??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it was frickin long <{POST_SNAPBACK}> http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/forum/i...=0entry120931

??? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it was frickin long

Weds, Nov. 2nd I received the RLS-12" for the demo ring. I'll start with the summary, because there is alot of typing and I know alot of people don't want to read it all. In the end, and IN MY OPINION: The RLS is an awfully impressive driver. The output of this thing is downright impressive. As more then one "well known" engineer has said, You don't need 40 Newton Meters of force to make a driver strong. It also seems that the early estimates (based on driver spec's) are correct - this is not much of an In-Car driver. I was expecting this as well, but was hoping to be surprised. The LMT motor design itself seemed to come together awfully well. The driver stood up to full power & then some. I drove the driver far over it's thermal rating (which I do not suggest nor is it recommended by the manufacturer), and the whole while the driver sounded CLEAN. There was never a hint of clipping, or distortion. I'm sure it could be distorted with user error or pure abuse, but You'd be hard pressed to get this driver "dirty" in normal, intelligent usage. I've heard more then two-dozen subbass drivers in more installs then I could accurately count. With that being said, I'll admit that the "two other flat BL topologies" that I've used are about on par with the LMT design. Car audio - The RLS has earned itself a spot in my top-5 choices overall. The output & general tone is good enough to beat out ALOT of other drivers. Home Audio - The RLS is nearly dead even with the Uberwoofer that I have, bear in mind that the TC motored Uberwoofer is a 15" driver to boot. Overall - I wouldn't spend $500 on it, but if it were in the $350-400 range, I'd be all over it. 1st impressions: Upon 1st inspection she seemed to be in good shape still. The suspension has definitely been broken in at this point, and she had peanuts stuffed into every crevice (Noah!), but after ridding the driver of those she stood aweful proud. I was surprised and the diminutive size of the pole vent, the exposed upper end of the coil looked impressive for sure. All things considered, the driver looks good (basket design aside ). In my truck: Specifics (box): I had initially made up two enclosures that would see duty in my Trailblazer & in my house (entry level Home Theatre): 3.0 (net) cu.ft. sealed. I had 2 lbs of polyfill that I would add later on. 6.0 (net) cu.ft. ported with 96 sq.in. of port (35hz tuning). This would also be knocked down to 60 sq.in. of port (27hz tuning). Specifics (power): In my truck: Pioneer Prem. 860 deck, SSF Off, LPF set for ~60hz with 12db/oct rolloff; a pair of Orion 1200D's strapped (~1500 wrms). Saturday I managed to upgrade (thanks to my good friend) to a pair of Autotek MM4k amplifiers, strapped (~7k wrms). I had to borrow (2) batteries as well. Wednesday night I put the 3.0 sealed into my truck with the (2) Orions. Set everything up with test tones, dmm & clamp ammeter (~950 rms actual @ 50hz 0dB sine). Went for a ~1.5 hour cruise listening to Lil John, Country, Techno (house & break-beat), and some Rock. Impressions: She's got alot of output, thats for SURE. The low bass extension is damned impressive. My vehicle inherently kicks in some support in the 25-35hz range (shown in SPL competition) and the RLS ate it right up. The upper end rolloff was very decent. I'm sad to say that overall, the driver was "slow". After adding 2lbs of polyfill to the box, I gave her a 1/2 hour spin. This didnt help matters. The driver seemed "inaccurate", which was surprising to me. I swapped in the 6.0 ft 35hz box and reset the amps (~700rms actual) and called it a night. Thursday I put about 1 hour on this enclosure. It's shear output was even more impressive. I can honestly say that I have not heard many 12" drivers with this much output, and I've heard an install or two. The response DID clean up some - which surprised me. But it still seemed a bit off. The subbass did not blend as well with the midbass in this alignment though. Thursday night I "plugged" the port down to a 27hz tuning and reset the amps (still ~650rms). I have always felt that anything <32ish hz in car is too low (given the environment). With that being said, I only gave this alignment ~30 minutes of listening. I didn

some people are not going to be happy. Writing rls finishing up RLS review now.

[NO] Some things are literally throw-away drivers. It depends on cost or repair (Adire wont recone Koda Mids for example) and design (Orion wont recone H2's for example). But in GENERAL, yea, most have some way.

oh chit, sup pennis?

Jim, I love You and all, but between the fuzzy dice, the wheels, and the ROSE LICENSE plate... uhhh...

what he said.

it's directional? really? lol... alright.

i was wondering if You'd switched brands or something... lol the Solo's are damned near the easiest to recone.

Yes, a SHIM is VERY important so as to not have the coil rock.

theres also one done my Nick Morgan posted (18" MT) on termpro.

that's chitty... awww. i'd be aweful upset if it were either of our two kittens.

OMGHI2U

:checkin: I'm a little punchy today.

there is little to know importance in how they look visually. Unless You are asking something else in this post, I do believe that You are headed in the wrong direction. The motor MAKES a driver.

that is odd ^^

Jim who?