I'm in the process of upgrading my system. I just went to a sound off on saturday and hit 139.5 db(before the amp shut off because I had to "ghetto" rig it to work since my Alpine face was being fixed) with a KICKER DX700 running 2 KICKER XPL 12's. I have since replaced those subs with 2 KICKER Solo Baric 12's in a vented box - I know it is louder but I have not had it tested yet.

Who else has gone to a sound off or had their system tested to see just how loud it gets? Please post the dbs you got and what you had when you got it.

K

 

I think my exhuast at WOT can hit that

 

I was at a sound off and I saw a third gen maxima, where the guy was serious about it. He had no trunk room and no back seat. He had 4 15" JL subs, someone mentioned that he hit 148+db before.

I'm not into super loud, but I think I could go loud.

System:
Stock head
Cadence 8 band parametric EQ with 5V preouts
: I love it cause I can control my subs from the front
MTX 4160 - for inside speakers
MTX 3002 - for subs
MB Quart Componets all around
2- 10w3 JL Audio subs

 

I don't know #'s yet, but I have 10" kicker solobaric l7 in ported box, sounds MAD loud compared to other 12's I have run (sony's, mtx's, ) BUT I have 2 15" XPL's sitting in boxes at my house waiting to be thrown in the trunk. I am also running a Kicker DX700 amp, and so I expect HIGH #'s from my 2 15" XPL's, if they dont perform, its 15" Solobaric l7's for me... I'll let you know when I get home and put the XPL's in.

 

doesn't sweetsound and a few others have their cars "sound deadened" or something? i dont even know what that means.......it just sounds nasty!

 

doesn't sweetsound and a few others have their cars "sound deadened" or something? i dont even know what that means.......it just sounds nasty!

 

What that means is they have placed in their car special materails (u could say kinda like carpet/rubber) lining their trucks doors and anything that could give off a vibration. When you actually hear a sound deadend car it is really quiet kinda like going from a honda civic to a lexus...much MUCH quieter but also it makes the acousitics sound better....
a simple explination for a simple man

 

I hit 136 db at a dbdrag this past June with my single Orion HCCA in a vented enclosure. That was my first competition with the HCCA and since then I have found that I used the wrong test tone frequency so I could probably have scored a bit higher. Also, I didnt remove my rear speakers which I have heard can give 1 or 2 dbs since it allows for more pressure to enter the cabin. I also havent had the time to experiment with positioned my woofer in different places such as towards the back of the car-- as Ive heard of people firing the HCCA through the passthrough in a MAX.

I used to have 2 Audiobahn AW1200s in a sealed box but I sold them because they were deteriorating and they took up my entire trunk. The set-up I have now takes up a little less room but Im thinking about going to two subs again since I can only get so loud with one sub. Also, competing with one sub at anything but an IASCA event (dbdrag, MAXUS) doesnt help my chances of doing well.

I thought I was ready to step into the world of sound quality and make due with just one sub but everytime some fool in a civic rolls up next to me with 3 JLs, I start wishing I had more bass. It's a total Catch-22: I want to have big bass, but I dont like the look of the rear end of my ride sagging in the back - especially since Im lowering in a few days.

Car audio is addicting.

 

Let me know what you hit with the 2 XPL 15's, my 12's would have hit low to mid 140's if I hadnt "ghetto" rigged it. I'm expecting mid to upper 150's with the 2 12" Solo Barics in a vented box. I'll let you all know how it goes, keep me posted on your progresses as well.

K

 

Getting sound from the max trunk to the interior has always been a problem for me. The highest I was able to get with that was around 142, and involved me using a 6 foot^3 box ported to 40hz, with 50^2 of port space.. The thing was a beast. If you just want pure loud, get a 1000+ watts of power, and take out your back seat. With 70+ inches of port space, and the right frequency (usually 10-15Hz higher than tuned freq. Mine was 40hz, I played at 53Hz).. If you do it right 150dB+ is pretty easy to hit. My only complaint was the fact everything in the Max rattles at 150dB =). Fortunately you can't hear it heh.

 

Ok this really doesn't have much to do with this thread, but I thought soloberics could only be placed in a sealed box or else you run the risk of really ruining them. . . I know I have one and that was what I was told by a lot of people, but were they wrong?

 

solobarics were designed to be able to run in very small amounts of space.. but they sound AWESOMEEEEEE in HUGE ported boxes, like I am talking giant. I had a representative for kicker (actual employee) build me a box they had designed, 3.25cf for 1 10" Solobaric L7. The thing was CRAZY loud for 1 10"... like it was louder then my 2 12" sony xplods and 2 12" mtx's

But I decided I need some REAAL bump and am going to 2 15" xpl's

I would DEFINATELY do ported box on the solobarics... they are expensive (around 200$) but are WELLLLLLL worth it. BTW I have my 10" box fs, 90$ takes it.. cost me 195$ new

 

my car is loud!

 

The older round Solo Barics shouldnt be ported. The new square ones kick A$$ if they are ported!

K