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Testing a Tantric LD 12 in the CRX. This is their 2" coil, 400w sub taking triple rated on a burp. Pretty decent number for 1200w or so.

Did some rated power testing too. Wired the M1 to 8ohm nominal. 502w rising to 30ohms. Lol. Anyway... did 148.6 on that 500w. Very nice for 500w and single 12.

And these are a very inexpensive woofer.

Here's some pics of the little guy. This is a 10", but you get the idea. I just tested the 12 becasue I always use that same burp box. A 10" in my 10" rig is actually louder than this 12" burp box.

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Them tantrics are looking pretty good!... And awsome number for low power

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Them tantrics are looking pretty good!... And awsome number for low power

This test finally rounded out the entire lineup. Every model 12 has been in that box. I did 500W and 1k on the HD, but the rest of them got beat to hell and back.

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Mind sharing what some outcome in comparison on 500watts & 1k between them?

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2013 DbDrag WF SS1-2 - 5th Place 154.6db

2013 MECA Mod3 CA State Final Champ 153.4db

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The HD was a low 149 on 500w. An 52.3 on 1k, iirc. That's just motor force coming into play. But not far off.

Higher power is where the larger subs start to shine. The LD started thermal compression around the 1.2k mark.

The MD (2.5" coil, 750w) took 3k like a champ and did 54.9. There's a vid on my YT of a 54.7. I used the MD's to win finals and set a record.

The HD (3" coil, 1,500w), I've done more testing with the 10's. 53 isn't much of a problem with a single HD10.

The HDD (3" coil, 2,500w), I can do 56 with a single.

And The SHD... Well... I've yet to tap its potential. It's a monster and doesn't much like this teeny tiny box. It's a 4" coil, 5,000w sub that weighs like 120lbs. I don't like moving that bish around. Lol.

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You tested any other subs against tantric subs? Need to look into the hdd subs. But so far, nothing has metered higher than my z v.3.

'11, '12, '13, and '14 Meca Street 2 AL State Champ

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2012 Meca Street 2 World Finals - 3rd Place(148.7)

2013 Meca Street 2 World Finals - 2nd Place(151.1)

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You tested any other subs against tantric subs? Need to look into the hdd subs. But so far, nothing has metered higher than my z v.3.

Not like... drop in comparisons in the same box on the same power. Well... none that I'm going to post about. But you know I've tried my fair share of subs. A bunch of local guys have made the switch to Tantric though so there is a lot of drop in results. But that's all anecdotal and too many factors come into play. I prefer to just do my thing with Tantric and not "compare" them to anything else.

Some subs work better in certain setups. We all know that. If the Zv3 is doing good work, no need to change it up.

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Well. You know you just get the itch to try a new sub out;-) I've ran the sundown for a year and half now. It's a great sub. But always wanting to try different ones. So watt for watt, I assume the hdd got louder than the hd?

'11, '12, '13, and '14 Meca Street 2 AL State Champ

AL Meca Street 2 Record Holder(151.6)

2012 Meca Street 2 World Finals - 3rd Place(148.7)

2013 Meca Street 2 World Finals - 2nd Place(151.1)

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