Anybody have a Brahama 12"? I have a JBL bp600.1 that can put out a little more than 600 watts at 1 ohm. Adire's website says that the thermal handling of the Brahama is 1600 watts, but that it takes a lot less than that to reach full excursion in the proper box.
On their site, they claim that it only takes 500 watts in a 2.10 ft^3 sealed box. If I build a box of that size, will the Brahama perform like it's supposed to? I know I want a Brahama but I want it to perform like a champ.
i wish i could have afforded a 10" brahma. oh well.
Bin Laden
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Adire tests every sub before it goes out so if they say it can perform at 500 watts then yes it can. That's what they have engineers for. I wouldn't put anything over 800 watts on a Brahma 12. Anything more and I think you would risk burning up the voice coils faster than normal. If you read the fine print on the website I believe it says something to the effect that with 500 watts a Brahma 12 will reach it's full peak excursion which is basically pushing the sub to it's limits before it starts to distort. I don't know if you have ever heard or seen a brahma in action in a box but those subs move like CRAZY so you shouldn't need that many watts to push it.
that's a great box volume for that sub, and should do quite well with that JBL amp.
robert J
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how about two brama 10s on a 600.1 kicker, i now the thermal rating is the same as the 12 but i didnt know if it would make a differnce. but would that be a good setup or would i need more power, and if so how much?
have some patience. I don't sit and camp on the forums all day, man. I pop in once or twice a day.
I don't recall what coil configs teh brahma comes in, but if you can get a 2 ohm, or 4+4 DVC version, then yes the single sub with the 600.1 is fine. for the box, adireaudio.com has the specs for download, for ideal box sizes.
Robert J
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thank you very much glasswolf, i don't think you know how valuable you are to this site, i have learned so much from you!!!!!!!