well, as i thought it would happen eventually, i blew 1 of my 2 shivas b/c i overpowered them (i think at least)...when i pulled the sub, the spider had separated almost completely from the cone, and who knows what other damage occurred b/c the speaker has 2 b forced in and out...

at any rate, i now want to either buy 1 or two subs to replace what i currently have. my budget would like to buy another shiva, but although it was loud, i want louder...i now come to this wonderful board for suggestions once again

heres my current setup/options:

memphis 1500d amp 750w @4ohm or 1500w @2ohm
1 have 2 separate 2 cube boxes that housed the shivas and i ran a 2 ohm load

i figure i can either buy 2 new subs, or just 1 and save the trunk space depending on my budget...hopefully i can get $75 or so for the other shiva if i decide 2 get rid of it so here's what im lookin for:

12" sub w/ 750w+ power handling capability that will perform well in a 2 cube sealed box on a budget of hopefully not over $300 per sub...

i listen to rock/alternative/techno as well, but sumtimes i do just want to belt out the low stuff

thanx 4 ne input as usual

 

is that rms or peak power?

 

rms of course

 

you can always buy kicker l7's. or re XXX. i think maybe even eclipse titaniums.

 

eclipse is a lil 2 pricey, and i have 2 get a round sub

been doin a lil research and narrowing things a bit...been thinking brahma's, but i'd b worried about blowing it...ne1 run brahma's or elemental designs 12A? thinkin about goin that route....

 

those are good subs but a friend of mine ran 600 watts rms to a older ed subs and it blew and the customer service basically told him to **** off.

 

I'm driving a Brahma with a MMATS D200HC. So far no problems and it plays so loud and clean it is unbelievable. Couldn't even imagine having two of them in the trunk.

 

I have a 12 in elemental design O.44 sub for sale. 180 shipped. Perfect condition, only in car for two weeks. Still has a 3 year warranty. Check my www for pics. Let me know if you're interested.

 

pioneer spl5000 if you could find it for that price, it is absolutely insane or this
mtx 9500
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=39778

if ur interested in a more spl oriented sub for a good price

pioneer spl2000 this is what i have i am genuinely impressed by it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=48615

www.cardomain.com/id/nismos14us page 4 for my setup including the sub and 2 amps wired to it. its a dvc sub

 

If you are planning to buy new look into the new Koda series subs from Adire. They have not been released yet and it could be a few months. They are reported to be between the brahma and shiva for performance, spl and price.

You did quite well sending those Shiva's about 2 times their rated power. Sounds like you blew them thermally as welll as mechanically. I guess you should be congratualated.

You may want to go ported, tuned a bit low, 28-32 hz. And use a subsonic filter to save the subs below the tuning freq. You won't get the full SPL benefit tuning that low but you will maintain a good bit of the SQ.

 

might look into that as it will b a while b/f i come up w/ the sub $$$....i thought shivas were rated 675watts??? i blew the one sub when i had in a bass cd (not the best idea, but oh well) when it hit a low note my bass cut out and i figured it was 2 much 4 the suspension...guess it doesnt matter now....

 

http://adireaudio.com/diy_audio/drivers/adire/shiva.htm
http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/Seal...plications.PDF
http://www.adireaudio.com/Files/ShivaTechSummary.PDF

Notice they didn't list RMS power anywhere. Only peak power, 650 watts. Not all voice coils are ceated the same but the majority of 2 inch coils aren't rated to more than about 300 watts RMS.

Program material and sub enclosure dramatically affect power handling.

 

tru, read all that stuff a million times over, just still a newbie....im learnin tho 1 blown sub ata time lol

 

I think I am the only male on the planet to live this long and not blow a sub, err, that one doesn't count. Okay disregard the last statement. But I have a nearly perfect record. That should count for something?

 

Resonant Engineering has a sale on the HC series right now for $300 a pair

go check them out

www.respl.com if ya dont know yet

I just picked up 2 pairs of 12's

 

hmmmmmm, mee likey....ne1 else?

 

I have more than enough bass for a house with one of my subs. But I have more than one. The exact number and price I paid is top secret.