Kinda disappointed in my sd2.5's
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 372 Registered: Jun-06 | Whats up you guys. Alright, I want some advice and opinions. I just hooked up my pair of 12" audioque sd2.5's and they are nowhere as loud or move as much air as my cvx's. also the sq is just about the same. what do you guys think. Do you think its cause they need to be broken in for a little while? or were my hopes for the audioques too high? The box I have them in, DJ from audioque said would be good for them even though the box was made for my cvx's. its tuned to about 33-34. |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Ct Post Number: 6851 Registered: Dec-04 | what do you have powering them? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 373 Registered: Jun-06 | um.....PA A3000DB lol |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 374 Registered: Jun-06 | at 4 ohms |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Ct Post Number: 6852 Registered: Dec-04 | what are the power ratings on that? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 375 Registered: Jun-06 | 2300 @ 1ohm 1800 @ 2ohms 1100 @ 4ohms |
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Gold Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 1814 Registered: Feb-06 | wire them at 1ohm. |
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Gold Member Username: James1115Ct Post Number: 6854 Registered: Dec-04 | I bet your only giving them 300-400/sub at best with that amp. That is at best also. They need a little more power. For $300 and under there is no way you are going to get 1800 watts, it's just not going to happen. |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 376 Registered: Jun-06 | so you guys think i should wire them to 1 ohm then? I think that is the best idea at this point. thanks for all your help, James and Logan. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 9383 Registered: Jul-05 | wiring @ 4ohms then 1ohm is like day/night - go rewire it @ 1ohm then come back & tell us how good they slam ......... |
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Gold Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 1818 Registered: Feb-06 | yea, there will be a big difference. |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 377 Registered: Jun-06 | alright, i rewired it to 1 ohm and there is barely made a difference. and my battery voltage dropped severely, which i expected. but I also expected more from the subs, even if it was for a few minutes, before the voltage dropped. |
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Gold Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 1828 Registered: Feb-06 | how big is the box? is it in a trunk? if so do the seats fold down? |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 9490 Registered: Jul-05 | bigger question??? what where u expecting??? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 378 Registered: Jun-06 | its in a small suv. box is 4.6 cuft. tuned to 33-34 |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7103 Registered: Aug-05 | sell those piece's of sh1t....get some Fi's. HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA seriously....even with your Voltage up....you aren't getting the CURRENT you need....Voltage only pushes current  |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 379 Registered: Jun-06 | to be nicer than my cvx's |
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Gold Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 1831 Registered: Feb-06 | oh, and did you try turning the gain up?, and how big is your power cable? |
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Silver Member Username: 420alldaylongPost Number: 575 Registered: Sep-06 | Jesse D What size was the cvx's and what ohm was the cvx's and was you useing the same amp |
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Gold Member Username: Troy81Tavernier, Fl Us Post Number: 1252 Registered: Mar-06 | 1200 watts no differance? hmmmmm, i know the problem, your retarded, im sorry but its gotta be true, or the box is horrible |
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Gold Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 1832 Registered: Feb-06 | yea, thoes subs should pound. |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 380 Registered: Jun-06 | hahaha, i'm retarded hahaha. eat a bowl of di*k b*tch. box is horrible? I talked straight to DJ at audioque and he approved. and i'm runnin 2 gauge wiring. |
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Gold Member Username: Logan__tilleHamilton, Indiana United states Post Number: 1834 Registered: Feb-06 | it has to be the amp.lol |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 381 Registered: Jun-06 | how could it be the amp when my kickers sound way fu*kin better and at a 2 ohm load. |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 9492 Registered: Jul-05 | guess there just not that good???? or as good as u where expecting... have u tried wiring up only 1 sub?? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 382 Registered: Jun-06 | I guess as not as good as i was expecting. Nah, havent tried wiring up just one sub. why? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 383 Registered: Jun-06 | Muddy, I guess i just need that audiobahn A8002t. lol. |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 385 Registered: Jun-06 | Oh, well. I got 2 pairs of subs and i like one pair better than the other. so i'll just use the ones I like better. and I plan on tryin out some Q's in the near future. as well as a better amp. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7111 Registered: Aug-05 | HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA how about some....ehhhh eD??? |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7112 Registered: Aug-05 | you know what though.....AQ has the BADDEST F*CKING WEBSITE evAr..... they have Pro Football highlights and updates on the right hand side of their homepage.....WTF...yeah....oooooh yeah |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 386 Registered: Jun-06 | I know i seen that. got the best customer service too. |
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Silver Member Username: GrebnereonPost Number: 279 Registered: Mar-06 | yeah man....get some Q's |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7115 Registered: Aug-05 | tell ya what....give'em 2 weeks...let them break in....see how they sound...? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 387 Registered: Jun-06 | thats what i was saying in my initial post. I asked if it was cause they needed to be broken in. it only makes sense. cause those things are damn stiff. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7116 Registered: Aug-05 | just for that....give them 3 weeks!!! |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 388 Registered: Jun-06 | alright. will do |
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Silver Member Username: 420alldaylongPost Number: 578 Registered: Sep-06 | Jesse D So are they worth buying or not I'm looking for 2 15" or 4 12" and AudioQue is one of the brands I'm looking at. |
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Gold Member Username: Troy81Tavernier, Fl Us Post Number: 1253 Registered: Mar-06 | make sure there at 1 ohm, maybe you have em wired wrong, idk, if your giving em more power they should at least be as loud, whats the rms on both subs? |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 389 Registered: Jun-06 | honestly i think its too soon to tell if they are worth it. i am gonna let them break in for a while. i'm 100% sure they are wired correct. 500 rms each sub. |
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Gold Member Username: RedlinerWilmington, Ma Post Number: 2684 Registered: Jun-05 | wire at 1 ohm |
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Bronze Member Username: KickdoorPost Number: 81 Registered: Oct-06 | he did...... |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 9389 Registered: Jul-05 | u can break them in faster by playing then @ 1/4 - 1/3 volume free air maybe on the floor will work ..... |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7122 Registered: Aug-05 | or by playing test tones that are under box tuning with 1/2 the power. |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 9392 Registered: Jul-05 | or that too ^^^ well im off 2 bed since its 1.10am here ....... |
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Gold Member Username: Chaunb3400Huntsville, Alabama U.S. Post Number: 9495 Registered: Jul-05 | remember...its not what we like...its what u like...its in ur ride not ours... |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1657 Registered: Jan-06 | "Voltage only pushes current" Ummm Muddy, isn't it the other way around ? Polo.. |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7129 Registered: Aug-05 | ummmm www.bcae1.com voltage is electronic "pressure" current is electronic "flow" thanks! hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha the higher the pressure, the faster the flow. yay! lololololol i love you Polo  |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1659 Registered: Jan-06 | Ya but higher the current, the more the force even if the voltage remains constant, go figure. You can have a 12V dc source at 1A, measured current and the same source, 12v dc at 100A which is gonna hurt more? In my book voltage causes the flow which is true but the current is the actual flow, the electrons itself do the pushing, lol. PS- Here is a brain tingler, If electricity flows from negative to positive then why does lightning travel from the sky to the earth that is a known ground (-) negatively charged? Wouldn't that be backwards? Think about it, I have the answer, lol. Polo.. |
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Bronze Member Username: Dmm2005Warrenton/Raleigh, North Carolina USA Post Number: 39 Registered: Aug-06 | how much did the 12s run you? |
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Gold Member Username: RovinTrinidad & T... Post Number: 9396 Registered: Jul-05 | hey c'mon u guys - i though when i finished school few yrs ago that i wont ever have 2 hear about all that technical jargon ......lol |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 391 Registered: Jun-06 | Eric, I got them $175 for the air on ebay. If you order them from audioque they are $139 each. |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 392 Registered: Jun-06 | Pair* |
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Gold Member Username: Matt12490The biggity biggity BAY, California USA Post Number: 1361 Registered: May-05 | i thought lightning comes up from the ground, but doesnt look that way |
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Gold Member Username: Basshead86Try Google Post Number: 7139 Registered: Aug-05 | it doesnt travel from the Sky to the earth...trees and what not give off positive "trailers" or something like that... |
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Bronze Member Username: Dmm2005Warrenton/Raleigh, North Carolina USA Post Number: 41 Registered: Aug-06 | ok thanks |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1663 Registered: Jan-06 | Of course it travels from the sky to the earth. But what that means is that the earth holds a positive charge but how is that possible? |
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Gold Member Username: Troy81Tavernier, Fl Us Post Number: 1264 Registered: Mar-06 | electricity flows both ways and lightning is static electricity and alot of times it meet somwhere in the middle anyway, epecially AC flows both ways |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1664 Registered: Jan-06 | Most rain clouds are negatively at the base and positively charged at the top. Due to the polarity of the cloud, the negatively charged cloud base induces a positive charge around the ground below it.When the electrical potential between two clouds or between a cloud and the earth reaches a sufficiently high value about 10,000 volts (V) per centimeter (cm) or about 25,000 V/in the air becomes ionized along a narrow path and a lightning flash results. Meterologists believe this is how the negative charge is tranfered to the earth and thus maintained this way. Now the mystery lies in how the clouds get charged to begin with as for they really don't know yet. Some think it is atmospheric friction between ice crystals and raindrops but who knows, either way it is pretty interesting, lol. Polo.. PS- One other thing, there is a chance that the charged can be reversed and lightening will be reversed also, about 10% of all strikes are from the ground up, FREAKY.... |
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Gold Member Username: Safe_crackerChicago, IL US Post Number: 1665 Registered: Jan-06 | Electricity doesn't reverse unless polarity is reversed, it is impossible otherwise. |
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Silver Member Username: Naledge503Portland, Oregon U.S. Post Number: 393 Registered: Jun-06 | Alright you guys. the problem is the box. a little too small and tuned too low. The subs get really low, just not loud in this box. When I get another box. I will update. I have faith in these subs. Install, install, install. |
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Silver Member Username: Mygame5982H-TOWN, TEXAS US Post Number: 598 Registered: Jan-06 | jesse sell me your subs |
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Silver Member Username: Sb2012Iowa US Post Number: 377 Registered: Jul-06 | yeah i was thinking the same about the box...needs to be bigger...and tuned higher... |
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