Kinda disappointed in my sd2.5's

 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 6851
Registered: Dec-04
what do you have powering them?
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 373
Registered: Jun-06
um.....PA A3000DB lol
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 374
Registered: Jun-06
at 4 ohms
 

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Username: James1115

Ct

Post Number: 6852
Registered: Dec-04
what are the power ratings on that?
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 375
Registered: Jun-06
2300 @ 1ohm
1800 @ 2ohms
1100 @ 4ohms
 

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Username: Logan__tille

Hamilton, Indiana United states

Post Number: 1814
Registered: Feb-06
wire them at 1ohm.
 

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Username: James1115

Ct

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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & 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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Username: Logan__tille

Hamilton, Indiana United states

Post Number: 1818
Registered: Feb-06
yea, there will be a big difference.
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Logan__tille

Hamilton, 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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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, Alabama U.S.

Post Number: 9490
Registered: Jul-05
bigger question??? what where u expecting???
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Basshead86

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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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 379
Registered: Jun-06
to be nicer than my cvx's
 

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Username: Logan__tille

Hamilton, 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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Username: 420alldaylong

Post 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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Username: Troy81

Tavernier, 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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Username: Logan__tille

Hamilton, Indiana United states

Post Number: 1832
Registered: Feb-06
yea, thoes subs should pound.
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Logan__tille

Hamilton, Indiana United states

Post Number: 1834
Registered: Feb-06
it has to be the amp.lol
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, 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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 383
Registered: Jun-06
Muddy, I guess i just need that audiobahn A8002t. lol.
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Basshead86

Try Google

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Registered: Aug-05
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

how about some....ehhhh eD???
 

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Username: Basshead86

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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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 386
Registered: Jun-06
I know i seen that. got the best customer service too.
 

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Username: Grebnereon

Post Number: 279
Registered: Mar-06
yeah man....get some Q's
 

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Username: Basshead86

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Registered: Aug-05
tell ya what....give'em 2 weeks...let them break in....see how they sound...?
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Basshead86

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Registered: Aug-05
just for that....give them 3 weeks!!!:-O
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 388
Registered: Jun-06
alright. will do
 

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Username: 420alldaylong

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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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Username: Troy81

Tavernier, 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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Redliner

Wilmington, Ma

Post Number: 2684
Registered: Jun-05
wire at 1 ohm
 

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Username: Kickdoor

Post Number: 81
Registered: Oct-06
he did......
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & 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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Username: Basshead86

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Registered: Aug-05
or by playing test tones that are under box tuning with 1/2 the power.:-)
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & T...

Post Number: 9392
Registered: Jul-05
or that too ^^^ well im off 2 bed since its 1.10am here .......
 

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Username: Chaunb3400

Huntsville, 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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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 1657
Registered: Jan-06
"Voltage only pushes current"

Ummm Muddy, isn't it the other way around :-O? Polo..
 

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Username: Basshead86

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Registered: Aug-05
ummmm:-O

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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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, 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.. :-O
 

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Username: Dmm2005

Warrenton/Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Post Number: 39
Registered: Aug-06
how much did the 12s run you?
 

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Username: Rovin

Trinidad & 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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Naledge503

Portland, Oregon U.S.

Post Number: 392
Registered: Jun-06
Pair*
 

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Username: Matt12490

The biggity biggity BAY, California USA

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Registered: May-05
i thought lightning comes up from the ground, but doesnt look that way
 

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Username: Basshead86

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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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Username: Dmm2005

Warrenton/Raleigh, North Carolina USA

Post Number: 41
Registered: Aug-06
ok thanks
 

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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, 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? :-O
 

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Username: Troy81

Tavernier, 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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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, 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.... :-O
 

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Username: Safe_cracker

Chicago, IL US

Post Number: 1665
Registered: Jan-06
Electricity doesn't reverse unless polarity is reversed, it is impossible otherwise.
 

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Username: Naledge503

Portland, 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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Username: Mygame5982

H-TOWN, TEXAS US

Post Number: 598
Registered: Jan-06
jesse sell me your subs
 

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Username: Sb2012

Iowa 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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