Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2005 12:03 am
I noted mine gets loud just due to being aperiodic and thus -3dB down from sealed for SPL. The driver control is astounding though. If you want clarity and detail, that's teh route to go.
I never gave the CVR a bad rap actually.. we promote them a lot here.. I happen to think it's a great sub for the money, considering what little competition there is in the under $100 range for a decent twelve.
as for using the full potential of the XXX, I'm not pushing the subs to their limits, but that was my intention. I wanted the subs to have plenty of control, and movement with ample reserve power for transient response. Remember this system is set up solely for quality, and not for DBdrags. I'm more concerned with accuracy and realism than I am with drowning out anything but 500ci or engine displacement sitting 2' in front of me and pouring exhaust out through full length headers and 3" pipes.
as a note, when I say 'driver displacement' I'm talking about cone area and excursion together. not just the throw. displacement would refer to the total amount of air the driver is capable of moving, and sound pressure does boild down to moving air. It's just a matter of how much you can move based on efficiency and power on hand, vehicle sympathetic response, et al.
oh, on that earlier one about which is louder, the 8s or 12s.. I get asked that about a dozen times every day, and I get sick of hearing it, but the answer is always the same.. it entirely depends on a lot of factors. your car, how much power each sub gets, teh box type and design, listening preferences, the specific subs, and more. no way to answer that one without knowing all of the data I'd need to formulate an accurate calculation, even for a ballpark in my mind.
I never gave the CVR a bad rap actually.. we promote them a lot here.. I happen to think it's a great sub for the money, considering what little competition there is in the under $100 range for a decent twelve.
as for using the full potential of the XXX, I'm not pushing the subs to their limits, but that was my intention. I wanted the subs to have plenty of control, and movement with ample reserve power for transient response. Remember this system is set up solely for quality, and not for DBdrags. I'm more concerned with accuracy and realism than I am with drowning out anything but 500ci or engine displacement sitting 2' in front of me and pouring exhaust out through full length headers and 3" pipes.
as a note, when I say 'driver displacement' I'm talking about cone area and excursion together. not just the throw. displacement would refer to the total amount of air the driver is capable of moving, and sound pressure does boild down to moving air. It's just a matter of how much you can move based on efficiency and power on hand, vehicle sympathetic response, et al.
oh, on that earlier one about which is louder, the 8s or 12s.. I get asked that about a dozen times every day, and I get sick of hearing it, but the answer is always the same.. it entirely depends on a lot of factors. your car, how much power each sub gets, teh box type and design, listening preferences, the specific subs, and more. no way to answer that one without knowing all of the data I'd need to formulate an accurate calculation, even for a ballpark in my mind.
