Well, as some of you may know i am a die hard fan of Image dynamics. and after reading a few posts about these subs i am definetly willing to try them out. as of right now im my car i have 2 alpine type r's and 2 alpine 700 watt class D amps. One to each sub. will that be good to use with the Bramhas. My SQ system is now in my altima and i dont really like to drive it ne more. so what are some suggestions

 

well i guess it would be obvious to take the sq system from the altima and transfer it to the max. you could use the alpine amps for the brahma, but if you have money i guess you might as well get a better amp

 

that will be good power for them


http://www.adireaudio.com/

 

brahma

 

wow i did not realize how good this company actually is. I regret ever knocking them. I cant wait to order my 2 bramhas now.

 

btw it's braHma

 

yea i noticed that after i typed it

 

Theres this video i saw where a car was sitting in a large puddle and it had ts music blastin. it was boomin hard enough to vibrate the watter hard. it looked so cool, i kinda want to go see if i can do that. I dont know if any of you seen it too, its on some audio forum. it was a box chevy and it had 4 15's. i couldnt see what brand it was but it was an all black cone with no design on it, i know it may be hard to determine what brand it is but any idea what it could be. its all black cone...sorry i cant give a better description. if i can find what it is id def get 1, but if i cant i do think im going to go with 1 15 inch brahma after hearing such good things about it. is there anywhere special you guys would recomend to buy it, where i can get a warranty and a good price.

how much does the 15 weigh, i figure anything will weigh less than my current setup. im tryin to cut weight back and increase room in my trunk so im droppin the 3 12's for one 15 or maybe one 12.

 

my 12" brahma alone weighs like 40 pounds...

 

The Adire Audio Brahma and the Resonant Engineering XXX use the same technology calle the xbl^2 technology. both subs are VERY good products. Dan Wiggins at Adire is a great guy and happily would answer any question you have. as far as being compared to the alpine setup, the 2 brahmas would blow them out of the water in a proper enclosure. using those amps would be sufficient, but if you would really want to make them move i suggest putting around 1000 watts to each. I have 2 12" XXX's and all i can say is wow. i have a Hifonics BX1500D on each one, and they are ridiculous. If you were to do the same thing with the Brahmas, you would be MORE than pleased. 2 minor things though you might want to consider, trunk space. My box is roughly 5.5 ft^3, meaning i have NO trunk left. Also, to answer teh weight question, my XXX's weigh 52 lbs each. and the brahmas are around the same weight. hope this was helpful, sorry if it was a bit long. if you have any more questions, just email me or IM me.

Greg

 

brahma weights...http://www.acoustic-visions.com/~aco.../adire_brahma/

 

i found the weights, and i think im going to go with the 15. i now have to find out how much my audiobahns weigh so i can see how much weight id be saving. my alum12;s are heavy as hell and having 3 of them makes it worse. ive come to find out that alot of the systems who have serious spl are bangin only 1 sub. id rather get 1 15 and maybe a nice d class 1200 watt amp. id be doing alot better than i am now.

what id like to know is how are those shivas doing. id like an unbiased oppinion on how they perform. id like to get the brahma but thats 400+ bux, and it may take me some time to get it. i can get the shiva today. i do have a system now so i can bang while i save for the brahma. but i jus want to know how the shiva is doing.

 

ths shivas are well sir. heres an example of how they perform. me and my friend have 5th gen maxes. he has 2 w3 12's i have 2 shivas. we both have the exact same sealed box size. he has a jl 500/1 i have a jbl600.1. and in the opinion of me, my friends, and my friend who has the w3's... we all prefer the shivas...eventhough people dog how they look. they weigh 13 lbs each, very light. what amp do you have?

 

You could always paint XXX in white across the dustcaps Well since they were designed for home theater and they are a steal for 125 each, what do you want, fancy logos?

BTW I have 2 12 Brahmas in my trunk and yeah they weigh a lot...90Lbs or so just for the drivers. You could always save weight by building the box out of birch ply, people normally don't since it is around 4X as expensive as MDF. But it weighs so much less than MDF you will get the money back in gas savings within a year or two. I can actually say that I had 1 Brahma 12 in a 2 ft^3 box built from MDF, and the box alone weighed 75Lbs!!!! Unfortunately I couldn't weigh the new box I built from Ply since I had to build it in the trunk, but judging by the suspension sag it actually looks like my 2 12 setup is slightly lighter than my 1 12 setup.

 

actually now you can order shivas with the adire logo on them. hey ive been planning on making my new box for the shivas out of birch ply, do you think it is worth it? i did alot of research on it awhile ago with mixed results. also is this the birch ply they sell for around $46 for a 4x8 sheet at lowes and home depot? ive heard you have to use "baltic" birch ply but all ive found is birch ply. i figured it was the same or comperable.

 

Hey they actually started putting logos on them now? Every one I've seen was the plain/generic black. Good to know.

What you are looking for is Ply that is A. Void free and B. has birch core layers. What makes me suspicious about waht is sold at Lowes is that tru Baltic Birch Ply is almost never found in 4x8 sheets. It's typically in the European standard of 5x5 square sheets. What I used was this stuff called appleply, it's guaranteed 100% void free, uses birch core layers, and has two A grade maple faces. Expensive as hell though and I'm not sure how far out of Oregon it travels.

http://www.emersonhardwood.com/cchw/...=7166465456473

I actually decided to dye the maple and finish it with urethane. Looks pretty cool.

 

that wood looks solid. im not sure what i wanna do yet. ordering stuff like that seems to be a pain especially since i cant build the box myself. some guy around here works at a lumberyard and is looking to see if he can get some birch for me.

 

Yeah, fortunately they're down the road from me. You're on the right track, though. Stay out of Home Depot or Lowes if you're after quality plywood.

 

but do you think like homedepot plywood is better than using mdf? im all about the weight savings.

 

I'd stick with the MDF. The voids are what's going to kill you. If you get one on one of your joints or the edge of the speaker cut out...you're dead. Home Depot is really only good for home building supplies.

 

what exactly is a void... an imperfection in the wood?

 

How did I miss this thread

Well, what else can I say Brahmas rock, plain & simple. They can put out the best (IMO) SQ in a sealed setup OR you can port them, still get good SQ but you pretty much unchained the beast when it ported, best way I describe it. Even sealed, the output is crazy. Massive power is not necessary at all.

Id use 500-1Kw, be it ported or sealed. It will be "enough". If for some reason its not enough, power is hardly ever the issue. I had 425w going to my 15" and pounded harder then need be I still cranked it upto 1.2Kw though.

Regardless of which Brahma u get, you wont be disapointed. They all pretty much weigh the same. IF for some reason weight is an issue, just contact Adire & see if they can get you a sub with a smaller magnet (wont have any effect on performance), the massive rear end of the sub is just for the factor.

 

yep, It's a spot in the core where there was a knot or some other junk. An imperfect face board is actually easier to deal with.

 

thats actually a great idea hitman about the magnet. i remember dan saying it was for sex appeal. if i only could afford a brahma...anyone want 2 shivas?

 

Ive seen Wiggins say that on SI.net be4. In that thread were (whats his name) got Brahma 10's in his doors That they can do that, I think he also stated that its gonna cost a bit more then the average Brahma but if your concerned about weight then

As for the price, I say this to any1...if you want a damn nice setup, just WAIT Save up til you have enough for what you want, if you dont do this & just settle for something else its never going to satisfy you.

Look at it this way, pay a little now then pay more later to get what you wanted in the 1st place OR just wait it out & get what you wanted to begin with. In the end its going to cost you less, just my .02

 

wished i learned that the easy way....i went through 2 different pairs of sub before i got the brahma

and if anyone has enough money, you guys might want to check this out:

http://www.adireaudio.com/TextPages/...eFrameText.htm

 

Adire makes some good equipment. You can't go wrong with any of their products. One of very few companies that I would recomend the entire line of subs. Most companies have 1 good sub and 2 lower level subs, but Adire has a slew of amazing subs at every price point. THe koda comp set is spectacular as well. I'd get a brahma or IDMAX but i really dont wanna lose any more hearing than I already have.

 

If they are mrd1001's you got to each sub they should be crankin', but 350rms wont really push a Brahma how it should....

 

How much does a Brahma sub cost?

 

10" = $349
12" = $379
15" = $439

 

what the hell is that?http://www.adireaudio.com/TextPages/...eFrameText.htm

is that some kind of speaker? looks like its part of a fawkin gattling gun

 

its a beast that you cant afford.

 

Did you bother to read the website?

 

Depends on what kind of box its in.

 

True, but seeing how much space they could use up in the trunk because of their displacement- 2 of of those monsters with boxes big enough to use utilize 350rms efficiently could take up ALOT of trunk, particularly getting the box in there....lol

 

Cant argue with that If you want to use a 12, say in a sealed 1.1ft^3 box for SQ, id use atleast 1Kw, upward to 1.5Kw to get the maximum output from that sub.