Posted October 5, 200519 yr Man, I'm impressed by the looks of this thing...I saw pictures and all, but in person is just that much better. Dig the look of the spoked basket b/c you can see a lot of the cone...just gives it a better look, IMO. Chromed motor = I'm surprised by the suspension stiffness, though...seems to me fairly soft compared to the old one? Maybe it'll make the cone move "faster"...help out transient response... It's just too bad that all I have is ~300w @ 4ohms right now...waiting on my Tantrum to arrive.Must...go...install...
October 5, 200519 yr 300 watts will surprise you. I actually thought it was rather stiff in comparison. I think you're on to something with the cone moving "faster."
October 6, 200519 yr Author And it did surprise me...even in a sedan with 300W it gets quite loud! You may be right, or I may be on crack...either way... 1500w is going to be sick...my alternator will hate me. :ph34r: One word sums up this driver...wow.
October 6, 200519 yr Yes, the compliance is higher on the new 15 compared to the old 15. Much better driver all around though.
October 20, 200519 yr Author Yay, the Tantrum 1200.1 is here...let the carnage begin.Heavily contemplating going IB, still...just have to move the amp rack back ~ 6"...
October 20, 200519 yr Author Just picked it up today, haven't installed it yet. I don't imagine it will sound much different than it does now, just louder and the bass peaks will probably be more pronounced.Sorry, I have no means of making a vid...
October 20, 200519 yr I WANT TO TRY 2 d2 12's in a bandpass tuned at 40hz with 60square inches or port and one orion 2500dthat should hit real niceand i have a epicenter..so u know all hell is going to break loose on my car80
October 22, 200519 yr Author wedge that should be awesome when the PG is hooked up, <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Good god, mo' powah = tons mo' bettaCan't believe how articulate this sub is...the increase in power really woke it up in that sense. Became a fair bit louder too...but it's the accuracy that impresses me. I'll admit that when I had 300w on it I felt it should have been more "accurate" from what I remembered from the first gens (and these are supposed to be much better than those)...but apparently that problem is easy to solve...more power...
October 25, 200519 yr Admin wedge that should be awesome when the PG is hooked up, Good god, mo' powah = tons mo' bettaCan't believe how articulate this sub is...the increase in power really woke it up in that sense. Became a fair bit louder too...but it's the accuracy that impresses me. I'll admit that when I had 300w on it I felt it should have been more "accurate" from what I remembered from the first gens (and these are supposed to be much better than those)...but apparently that problem is easy to solve...more power...
October 26, 200519 yr Author I've decided that the 15 is a tad too big for me to do an IB install behind the rear seat...will be moving to two 12s....
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