February 20, 2012 in Subwoofer
Just incase you thought the Hybrid Audio I6SW has stolen all the limelight thanks to Pete over at PWK, here’s a great twin HAT I8SW build going on over at diymobileaudio.com. Yes, it is a PWK design!
Start from page 3: www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/pwk-designs-initial-review-imagine-i8sw-subwoofer
February 19, 2012 in Subwoofer
You lucky people! The new Sundown Audio is now going for $135.00. I need to move to the U.S.!
February 18, 2012 in Subwoofer
Some interesting info and reviews on the TC Sounds Epic 8 subwoofer. It’s just a shame these are available in the UK! Come on Thilo, send us a few over here!
For me its about the bass. Nearly every comment/review I’ve read has expressed how impressively low and clean the TC Sounds subs (in general) perform. I’m looking to try a good 8″ in a quarter wave design (transmission line) and I’m looking for a sub with a low fs for the starting point. The sundown SA-8v2 is .. 44hz (approx) DC Audio 8 is around 35hz, but the TC Sounds Epic 8 goes down to 28hz. Now before I get the naysayers chipping in with comments about how should dismiss the fs figure etc, for me … for me, I just want to find out, for my own ears.
But there’s plenty of great comments about TC Sounds as a whole. I’ve only read one, slightly negative comment. However its one of those reviews where it states that “There are better options.” and then fails to suggest any. In my book such comments come through a lack of knowledge and/or experience and such comments are to be put down as a lame attempt to knock a good product. If the reviewer said; you’d be better off with JL or Rockford for this reason and that reason, It would sound more convincing, but writing an arbitrary negative comment is meaningless.
www.parts-express.com
www.diymobileaudio.com
www.diymobileaudio.com
TC Sounds Epic 8 T/S Parameters
• Power handling: 500 watts
• Le: 3.3 mH
• Impedance: 2+2 ohms
• Re: 3.78 ohms
• Frequency range: 20 – 150 Hz
• Fs: 28 Hz
• SPL: 81.2 dB
• Vas: 0.42 cu. ft.
• Qms: 7.0
• Qes: 0.31
• Qts: 0.29
• Xmax: 22.9
• Dimensions: A: 8.43″, B: 7.35″, C: 6.06″.
February 18, 2012 in Subwoofer
As the prices of some JL Audio gear has gone up in the UK, I’m hoping for a good price on the new 8WX subwoofer when it comes out in the UK. The 12WX retails for £79, the 10WX is £69 and so logic tells us that the 8WX should be £59. That’ll be nice! I’ve called Celsus (JL Audio Distributor) and as yet no release date or price for the 8WX, but I’m really, really excited.
February 16, 2012 in Subwoofer
Tiny TC Sounds Epic 8 on its own, or Passive radiator set up?
Buying a TC Sounds Epic 8 is somewhat of a dream to me, because they don’t ship to the UK, however last night I was looking into Passive Radiator set ups (more on that soon). Apart from being showered by boring ‘naysayers’ about going PR, I looked into various passive radiator projects and the results seem to be promising and impressive.
TC Sounds do their own range of Passive Radiators, from the huge VMP 18, to the VMP 12 Passive radiator.
TC Sound Passive Radiator. A good way to get a lot of bass from a small space.
www.caraudioclassifieds.org/forum/
TC Sounds Epic 8 T/S Parameters (click to enlarge)
http://www.tcsounds.com/tc_files/Epic_08.pdf
February 15, 2012 in Subwoofer
To carry on the JL Audio theme, they’ve stuck the new TW3 subwoofers into special enclosures. These come in two basic forms. The TG series and the LG series. Personally, I’d like to get my hands on the CP112LG 12TW3 subwoofer.
According to some, slim subwoofers still need large enclosures to make them work efficiently, and although they’re thinner than you’re JL HO boxes, these enclosures are still quite large. Even with that said, I’d love to try one.
Until the TW3 slim subwoofers come out, there’s always the TW5 subs.
Click the JL Audio Link below for full details and prices
February 15, 2012 in Subwoofer
This is a free air test of the new 8 inch Alpine Type R subwoofer, and a comparison with the well respected JL Audio 8W3v3 subwoofers.
Watch from 11:00 mins in
February 7, 2012 in Subwoofer
First of all, where to buy. If you’re fortunate enough to live in the U.S. then try www.12velectronics.com. If you live in the UK, then be prepared for a shock! www.matrix-audio.co.uk
Twin HAT I6SW subwoofer enclosure build designed by PWK.
Third-Party Test and Review of Imagine I6SW
First real comment on the HAT I6SW subwoofer
Hybrid Audio Technologies I6SW Specs T/S Parameters
| Parameter | Imagine I6SW | ||
| Overall Diameter | Φ 168 mm (6.6-inch) | ||
| Mounting Depth | 85 mm | ||
| Bolt Circle Diameter | Φ 160 mm | ||
| Mounting Hole | Φ 148 mm | ||
| Pnom Rated Power Input | 60 watts | ||
| Pmax Rated Power Input | 120 watts | ||
| Frequency Range† | 32Hz-800Hz, +/-3dB | ||
| Efficiency 2.83V/1 meter | 90 dB | ||
| Mms | 39.7 g | ||
| Cms | 435.75 μM/N | ||
| BL | 13.8 T*m | ||
| Voice Coil Diameter | 50mm (2-inch) | ||
| Impedance | 4 Ω | ||
| DC Resistance | 3.9 Ω | ||
| Fs | 38 Hz | ||
| Qms | 7.7 | ||
| Qes | 0.18 | ||
| Qts | 0.17 | ||
| Xmax | 12mm (two-way) | ||
| Vas | 9.6 L | ||
| Le | 1.42 mH | ||
| Sd | 12,469 mm2 |
February 5, 2012 in Subwoofer
Living in the UK we’re used to paying over the odds for a lot of things, so it’s no surprise the Hybrid Audio Technology speakers and subwoofers come at a premium. So it got me thinking, do I give them a try, or save nearly £100 and stick with the JL Audio 8W3v3 subwoofer? It’s a difficult one. No one has come forth with any kind of review. Pete aka PWK has come across with a preview, but as yet hasn’t followed it up with one of his famous build/installation videos. I guess Pete is too busy answer my questions on his forum.
Finding any used Hybrid Audio products is a rare luxury and even rarer in the UK. However considering that for the price of one Imagine i8sw subwoofer you can have nearly two JL Audio 8W3v3 subwoofers, for a relatively unknown and untested subwoofer, it’ll be an interesting prospect.
Hybrid Audio Technologies – U.S. Prices
Hybrid Audio Technologies – UK Price … ouch!
Imagine Subwoofer Specs T/S Parameters:
| Parameter | Imagine I8SW | ||
| Overall Diameter | Φ 206mm (8.1-inch) | ||
| Mounting Depth | 102 mm | ||
| Bolt Circle Diameter | Φ 192mm | ||
| Mounting Hole | Φ 184 mm | ||
| Pnom Rated Power Input | 80 watts | ||
| Pmax Rated Power Input | 160 watts | ||
| Frequency Range† | 30Hz-800Hz, +/-3dB | ||
| Efficiency 2.83V/1 meter | 90 dB | ||
| Mms | 63.5 g | ||
| Cms | 310 μM/N | ||
| BL | 13.3 T*m | ||
| Voice Coil Diameter | 50mm (2-inch) | ||
| Impedance | 4 Ω | ||
| DC Resistance | 3.8 Ω | ||
| Fs | 35 Hz | ||
| Qms | 5.5 | ||
| Qes | 0.29 | ||
| Qts | 0.27 | ||
| Xmax | 16mm (two-way) | ||
| Vas | 18.5 L | ||
| Le | 1.52 mH | ||
| Sd | 20,612 mm2 |
February 5, 2012 in Subwoofer
Sundown seem to be on a roll with their tiny 8″ subwoofers. From what I can see Both the E8v2 and SA8v2 are selling like hot cakes, and yes I’m hoping to be an owner of a Sundown 8 subwoofer real soon.
Sundown E8v2D4 Subwoofer customer reviews
two sundown e8s sq box build ported non ported?
www.caraudio.com -One most famous Sundown E8 subwoofer builds.
http://forum.mwcaraudio.net – Sundown E8 subwoofers in door installations
50 sq of audiotec 60 mill deadner
jvc ar8500
audiocontrol dqsx and ddc
3x SAX 125.2
2 neo pro 8′s
2 sundown e8v2
2 st350 tweets
2 d3100
http://scc.pnz.ru – Sundown E8v2 in another dorr installation – Google translate link
E8 v.2 D2 |
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| RE: 6.12 ohm Fs: 44.7 hz Qes: 0.5456 Qms: 3.6545 Qts: 0.4748 Le: 4.02 mH Vas: 7.26 L BL: 17.45 NA Cms: 131 uM/N Mms: 96 grams Sens: 82.59 1w/1m Xmax: 10.5mm one-way linear RMS: 200 watts |
February 5, 2012 in Deals, Subwoofer
My friend has two Vibe Slick subwoofers in a (not so good) custom sealed enclosure. I want to rip them out and replace them with a properly designed enclosure, taking into account the Parameters available, the cabin gain of his car, and then designing an enclosure to fit his listening needs, in exclusion of simply asking him what he’d like the enclosure tuned to. Also I want to cut his power down a bit, and get him to try the JL Audio 10WX subs instead. He love the DD308 subwoofer lent to him, and he also like the JL Audio CP108LG 8W3v3 sub as well. I might try one 10WX sub in a better enclosure a blind test to see if he prefers it to his twin Vibe set up.
JL Audio 10WX install - JL Audio 10WX installation
| Free Air Resonance (Fs) | 29.38 Hz |
| Electrical “Q” (Qes) | 0.471 |
| Mechanical “Q” (Qms) | 10.021 |
| Total Speaker “Q” (Qts) | 0.45 |
| Equivalent Compliance (Vas) | 1.660 cu ft / 47.01 L |
| One-Way Linear Excursion (Xmax)* | 0.375 in / 10 mm |
| Reference Efficiency (no) | 0.243% |
| Efficiency (1 W / 1 m)** | 86.06 dB SPL |
| Effective Piston Area (Sd) | 50.690 sq in / 0.0327 sq m |
| DC Resistance (Re) | 3.51 Ω |
February 5, 2012 in Deals, Subwoofer
The JL Audio 12WX I feel is one of best favourite budget subwoofers on the market. When my young friends show me there Sony explode 12″, Vibe 12″ etc, I think to myself; you could have had the JL 12WX instead. Sure, it’s not a powerhouse. You’re not going to be able to shove a 1k amp into this and think you’re going to get away with it, however fro serious music lovers and for the price, I struggle to recommend anything else with real conviction. For me the JL Audio 12WX and 10WX offer a brilliant and cheap bang for your money.
January 27, 2012 in Subwoofer
January 27, 2012 in Subwoofer
