Got metered yesterday

[Kusan031 0]

i went to my local alpine dealership to get my RL-p15 metered in my '93 Explorer and I managed to get 141.5dbs. my box is 2.5ft^3 @34Hz powered by a JL 1800d amp. I was being cautious though with my amp 1/2 power and the gains on the deck conservative. ive only had the sub for about month so i didnt want to risk something going wrong.

the suprise was when i hooked up a single audiobahn AW1206T afterwards and hit a 138.6. it was in a 2.3 ft^3 @36Hz. i thought that was pretty decent for a $120ish sub.

absolutely no competition in SQ though. RL-ps are something else. when i play System of a Down's "BYOB", it hit every single drum note.

i'll try and post some pics of the setup soon

[ANeonRider 3]

What meter?

Good score for a single 15 in a SQL setup!

[Supa_c 1]

Explorers are loud.

[Kusan031 0]

im pretty sure it was legal - mike on dash, car on

[mrray13 30]

nice score. 141 is nothing to sneeze at..lol..

what's the amp rated? i'm guessing 800wrms? that should be a sweet, sweet combo!

and, what u did goes to show...any sub can get loud. but it takes a really good sub to get loud and sound really good doing it!

and BYOB is an awesome song!

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Kusan031 0]

its rated @ 800rms car off & 1000rms car on.

its a sweeeet amp i must add.

oh yeah, and as promised here are some quick snaps of my subs:

[SSS 18734 0]

That rl-P is one sexy sub. Give it a good home in a nice-looking box, man!

[flakko 1]

did you use plywood for the enclosure?

[Kusan031 0]

yup, thats 3/4" ply, spare pieces from the cabinets my family worked on for my sister's house.

[djjdnap 78]

Explorers are loud.

bah, thas t6he easy way out, get a trunk.lol

PLYWOOD

[ANeonRider 3]

Nothing wrong with hi-grade plywood.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Explorers are loud.

one of the main reasons I keep mine, outside of keeping miles off the seld

[Kusan031 0]

Nothing wrong with hi-grade plywood.

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true that.

the box sounds identical to MDFs that i have made for my other subs. and being that i live in the tropics, it takes moisture much better.

[fnzpntz 0]

I went in yesterday and hit 141.5 easily with my 2 10w3v2s by jl with a 500/1 jl amp... soo (in my 96 x xlt)

[80INCHES 0]

hey fnzpntz

put another 500 to those tens and u will hit atleast 142 or maybe 143 who knows....i had the old 10w3's and i had 2 old school mtx2400x, one amp on each sub, totaling 1200 watts at 12.5volts, 1500watts at 14.4volts and i was able 2 hit 142.6db's on a 100hz-30hz slowsweep

80

[Kusan031 0]

i just blew my wiring kit fuse on my amp yesterday playing a 35hz cycle with the input sens. on the amp about 60% turned. funny thing was that it wasnt an 80A fuse in it. it was a 40A fuse and thats the same fuse that i used when i got metered.

now 40A is supposedly 300rms right? i wonder how much i was actually pushing for the 141.5db..... crap

[mrray13 30]

I went in yesterday and hit 141.5 easily with my 2 10w3v2s by jl with a 500/1 jl amp... soo (in my 96 x xlt)

and? u have almost as much cone area, an amp capable of producing it's power regardless of voltage...and a larger suv which just might help in the transient response.

u also make no mention of ur enclosure....

but for real, jl subs are nothing to sneeze at.....except the w0 i just popped with 1200wrms in a sealed box....lol

and kusan...lol...get it fused right and remetered....

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Kusan031 0]

sure thing, =p ill get it right this time. and for the peeps that are diss'n explorers, ill run it in my '05 wrx after the ford to see what numbers i get.

(the wrx was the problem behind the fuse mix-up, i have a 8ga. installed right now, but ill change it when the higher power stuff goes in)

[mrray13 30]

sure thing, =p ill get it right this time. and for the peeps that are diss'n explorers, ill run it in my '05 wrx after the ford to see what numbers i get.

(the wrx was the problem behind the fuse mix-up, i have a 8ga. installed right now, but ill change it when the higher power stuff goes in)

noone dissin explorer's when it comes to getting loud! they are quite loud! as in replacing the crx and running with the panda loud....

but yeah, u gotta ditch the 8 guage..

wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee