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 order they are listed. back to back about 2 minutes between burps.

testing results:

144.8 db @ 42hz on 550 watts

146.1 db @ 42 hz on 906 watts

147.3 db @ 42 hz on 1550 watts

147.2 db @ 42 hz on 1760 watts

146.0 @ thug motivation song on 1360 watts

subwoofer must have peaked out at around 1500 watts in this enclosure, but im very impressed with this as the best my BTL can do on 1900 watts was a 148.3 officially this same day.

sorry no pics or videos, i was with a shop owner trying to get him to pick up sundown in his shop. might have convinced him its a very nice product! i will try to get some pics of the TL readout as well as some videos tomorrow or tuesday.

Thanks for your time,

Anton Miller

Edited August 23, 201015 yr by Anton Miller

good stuff man! this deff interests me because im pickin up 2 SA-12s and a 3500d this weekend!

a single 12?

a single 12?

yes, sorry ill edit my first post to make that clear.

Damn!!!! Now I want one! Sounds like the sa 12 can realy take some power!

Damn!!!! Now I want one! Sounds like the sa 12 can realy take some power!

its a very nice sub! i wouldnt want to go over 900 watts for too long on music, i had it going at 1300 watts for a while there and the coils got a little stinky, but nothing too bad... plus thing box is f'n huge for this sub, just a good comparison vrs a BTL.

Good stuff They are very tough subwoofers, especially for the price / rating!

I got 3 coming today and next week i'll be hitting jacob up for another . I'm already doing 148.??? with 4 Hifonics Burtus sub on a SD 3k....smell a 150 on the dash coming

I just need moar powah!!!!

yep ill be ordering another very soon!

What is the enclosure tuned to?

What is the enclosure tuned to?

approx. 38-39 hz (my burp box) still plays thug motivation and air forces very well! haha

scores are a little down from what i posted, but still darn impressive!!!

Edited August 25, 201015 yr by Anton Miller

definitly getting a SA-12 to go with my sae-1200.

i know im getting another one saturday!!

i hit a 148.9 on the dash and a 150.5 in the kick with my 3 sa12s. Thinking about adding a second saz3000 and three more sa12s in a wall.

Edited August 25, 201015 yr by nsuvltr

haha 600 watts my a$$. great ending for that vid

haha 600 watts my a$$. great ending for that vid

haha yeah it sure was.

I get my SA-12s tomorrow. Very excited for them. You did a good job with that video and testing.

Plus if you think about it that SA isn't in its optimal enclosure, 2.7 cubes is definitely a BTL enclosure, in fact my old BTL was in 2.7 cubes. It might top off at around 1500 watts because it begins to free air in the large enclosure....but thats just my .02

good job and thanks again for this post.

Great number man, I know you are looking to do a 150 and it looks like you there.

yea, im very confident these 12's will get me to the 150 mark, but it feels like cheating using 2 to get there, but some time ill get one 12 to do a 150 out my trunk lol

SA-12's

PLUS

SAZ-3000 @ HALF OHM

EQUALS

149.6 DB @ 41 HZ

well its still gaining...

I can't wait to order my 4 and a SAZ-2500D! Nice #'s bro, keep it going.

how many cubes is that box?

Great work !!