June 26, 201114 yr Author lmao i like your definition of sq"accurate reproduction of test tones" wow, you do realize music is a combination of tones right? But anyway, I started the break in on them and so far they are just what I expected. Edited June 26, 201114 yr by dB Don
June 26, 201114 yr What a beauty! How long did it take to get it? My friend is trying to see if he can get them before Texas Heatwave a month from now
June 26, 201114 yr lmao i like your definition of sq"accurate reproduction of test tones" wow, you do realize music is a combination of tones right? But anyway, I started the break in on them and so far they are just what I expected. yes i doi also realize the N3 is for pure spl, though some people use it for music. By test tones i mean one frequency played for all out spl, which is what i assumed u were using it for, since its designed purpose is all spl.
June 26, 201114 yr lmao i like your definition of sq"accurate reproduction of test tones" wow, you do realize music is a combination of tones right? But anyway, I started the break in on them and so far they are just what I expected. yes i doi also realize the N3 is for pure spl, though some people use it for music. By test tones i mean one frequency played for all out spl, which is what i assumed u were using it for, since its designed purpose is all spl.Try to plot the response, you'd be pleasantly suprised how well you can manipulate it.
June 27, 201114 yr Author Well after the first day of breaking them in I can say for certain that this subwoofer is not PURE burp. It peaked lower than both the mayhem AND the chaos by 3 hz. 160.2@44hz with approx 11kw and gets louder after each session by a few tenths. It mixes not too bad with the front end, some work with the enclosures will tweek that right up. It does have a higher impedance rise than the chaos despite being louder right out of the gate. It kept up with Rock, Metal and easily hiphop. Once blended with front end this will be a killer sounding subwoofer.Once I am sure the subwoofers are settled I can begin the RTA response curve, and power, imp, and spl curves. But so far they are very similar to the mayhem right out of the box with the edge on lows going to mayhem and the edge of spl and transients going to the N3. Once its broken in this will be a decent subwoofer. I would have went without the aluminum sleeve around the coil as it rarely got hot and I prefer open air coils over forced air cooling. But its fine and I am still looking forward to playing some more.Marks of the AA/Fi subs I have personally tested so far after day one of the 15" N3 Break inMayhem-SPL=8.5/10-Lows=9/10-Transients=8.5/10BTL N3After 3 hours break in time so far.-SPL=9/10-Lows=7/10Transients=9/10Chaos 15SPL=7/10Lows=9/10Transients=7/10SMD 15SPL=6.5/10Lows=10/10Transients=8/10
June 29, 201114 yr Author Well after the fifth burp they are starting to come into their own. Here is a power vs spl graph, you can clearly see these N3's will keep loving more power. OK This is the Fifth burp on the new N3's. 161.1@44Hz. Amp current Draw 1179 Amps, Amp Start Voltage 17.6v dropped to 14.37v. [email protected] after rise. Vehicle still off for test.After I had a chance to do all this I sat down again after and listened to the music, adjusted crossovers etc.....I would give this another .5 on the lows. The more this thing breaks in the sweeter it sounds. I can virtually play ANY music from god forbid country to my taste of metal and bass music and it produces it flawlessly. I have my subwoofers crossed over at 50hz so if theres any issues with sound above that I have not tested it yet, but why if I will never use them crossed higher than 50-60. Anyway the break in continues to make them louder and sound even better. These go lower than the chaos, and dare I say mayhems as well soon.
