Guest influx Posted April 3, 2009 Report Posted April 3, 2009 A few weeks ago I got my first pair of subs - two Soundstream 12's @ 700w RMS. These crank hard enough one of the guys at the shop installing them said they sound just like his 18. Later on I ended up looking around for some prices on 18's and was surprised to come across this for $400NZD http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-209980985.htm Looks like one of them RRP is $2000NZD http://www.rapidradio.co.nz/Product-Catalo...p;ProductId=631 Says it hits 148.9db and that price makes me real keen but can't decide if it's worth the hassle of replacing the 12's and upgrading the amp/additional batteries etc to handle it. Any ideas? Quote
SplPhreak Posted April 3, 2009 Report Posted April 3, 2009 Would be a no go for me... Much better things you could get for that price. Quote
fearof85 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Posted April 3, 2009 X2, you could find much better. Drew Quote Ref's include: sundownz, army-killa, queball, wildsebring, foshay1123, greenman100, loud-n-low, acex3a, circa40, orangeless, PBateman,xtcxyooj, chaunb3400, oldschoolboomer, SPLluminator
Basshead08 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 For that price, you could get an audioque hdc3 18 atually even cheaper. I have the 15" version and it kills. http://www.audioque.com/aq/HDCSeries.htm Quote System tear out has begun...Out with the old i have a iq of 128 i graduated at the top of my class tell me how im reatrded you are the 1 thats dumb as hell you can't even spell Look at the underlined text hahahahahahahaha I think of it as the virgin losing the virginity technique not just jumping in to it, and pounding away, but going at it slowly over time, to get to that full extreme
RamenNoodles Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 wtf is a RRP? Quote Diablo Audio Technologies Fi Car Audio Ascendant Audio
rusty959 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 Hmm. NZ$400 shipped.... Not sure of any conversions? is that about the same as $400 US? the biggest problem I would see vs getting something better such as DC or Fi or audioque as will probably/has been mentioned is this isn't the US... Shipping would be killer im sure for overseas... im sure someone like charger could chime in? Quote 2013 Subaru BRZ12" Orion HCCA on AQ 22001967 mustang restoration project: http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/110765-mustang-restoration-build-2011-edition/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/therusty959
Boon Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 Are you from New Zealand influx? NZ$400 = USD$200 Shipping would be in New Zealand, not US. There was a competition held here where a shop got a whole lot of these subs in and sold them for $250NZ, most people that entered just sold them on trademe (NZ Ebay equivalent) instead of using them in the competition. They get reasonably loud, go ok off like 1500w. The guy that won the competition did 151.8 or something with 1 of these but he had approximately 10000wrms up its arse and it got real hot real fast. Still a decent sub for the money. Quote 10.x volts fo' life!
Tyan Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 i would say AQ ...but they sell it only in the States and Canada ... Quote my VIDEOS
St.Ides Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 If your two 12's sound just like his one 18. why are you looking to 'upgrade' to an 18? Quote TNCB ....my damn room was shaking, im like wtf is this how am i gonna die jakin off to vida guerra?
Guest influx Posted April 5, 2009 Report Posted April 5, 2009 wtf is a RRP? Recommended Retail Price Are you from New Zealand influx?NZ$400 = USD$200 Shipping would be in New Zealand, not US. There was a competition held here where a shop got a whole lot of these subs in and sold them for $250NZ, most people that entered just sold them on trademe (NZ Ebay equivalent) instead of using them in the competition. They get reasonably loud, go ok off like 1500w. The guy that won the competition did 151.8 or something with 1 of these but he had approximately 10000wrms up its arse and it got real hot real fast. Still a decent sub for the money. Yer that's why I put NZ as to not get the price mistaken for USD. Is it a strictly SPL sub or is there some quality in it too? If your two 12's sound just like his one 18. why are you looking to 'upgrade' to an 18? I was just curious to see what 18's go for, didn't expect to find one that cheap though.. My 12's are supposedly doing around 132db at an estimate, so you could see why I'm interested in that 18. Quote
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