What sub... down to 3 choices

ASchaffer · May 10, 2004

Ok, I have decided on 3 different subs im trying to choose from. What do you guys think is the best one, or whats your opinions on them?

-Resonant Engineering XXX 12"

-Adire Audio Brahma 12"

-Digital Designs Audio DD3512c 12"

nocaratall · May 11, 2004

brahma! a buddy of mine has one in an integra with a rf 1501bd (think thats the right amp, i know its rf and big!) and it sounds ridiculous. im not into the wake up the dead type bass/loud music, but man if your looking for really loud bass, get the brahma. ive never heard the other ones you listed. before his current set up, he had 2 alpine type r 10's with a jbl 600.1. the brahma sounds better then the type r's when at enjoyable (to me) levels. loudness is NO comparison. hope this helps

ASchaffer · May 11, 2004

Ya that was the one I was actually looking into getting. The other 2 have just recently come up in my research, I was just trying to see if anyone has ever heard them before.... Guess not though.

x2cstang · May 11, 2004

The brahma is bad to the bone! You'll love it.

Infinity · May 11, 2004

Brahma, or maybe an Elemental A Series. The DD's are nice, but they require a MUCH larger enclosure than the others to sound good.

96v6firstcar · May 12, 2004

ok well people who have heard the brama... question for you,

ive got a kicker L7 (the new one) and that mother SLAMS... how is the brama compared to it (im assuming better but how much better.... like way better or just a little) because in a few months im going to either get a new sub that will hit harder (im all about the bass ) or getting another L7 and slap some more power to em...

lemme know what your input is

96v6firstcar · May 12, 2004

dont mind this - double post

Phoenix00GT · May 12, 2004

Out of those three I like the Resonant Engineering for reproduction quality but the brahma is BY FAR the best for absolute trunk-thumping power

KWIK9550 · May 12, 2004

What are your planning to do with the sub? Are you looking for all out sound quality, SPL, or a mixture. Out of the 3, you really can't go wrong with any of them. But my personal choices would be:

1. Brahma
2. RE XXX
3. DD

eD is not a bad choice either, but, well, I won't say anything.

AS for the L7 issue, if you're happy with it, leave it alone. Each driver will perform differently in each application, so it's nearly impossible to say one is going to sound better than the other, or be louder. I've seen 8" drivers do 150+ dBs on the new mics, so it's not all about the transducer itself.

ASchaffer · May 13, 2004

Thanks for the input guys. I just purchased a Brahma 12". Im going to see how it sounds on my JL 500/1 amp, and If it doesnt act as I like, I will probably sell it and get something with a little more power like that RF1501bd like someone said earlier. Adire Audio's site says you dont need full 1600 watts for this sub to sound good. They said even a 3-400 watt amp would be good for it. But we will see.

Infinity · May 13, 2004

KWIK9550 said:
eD is not a bad choice either, but, well, I won't say anything.

If you're lucky enough to get them without having to wait 6-8 months, they're some of the best performing things going. Oh, yeah. I forgot I had that ED avatar. Been like that for a while- time to change as I'm not even running any Elementals currently.

Phoenix00GT · May 13, 2004

ASchaffer said:
Adire Audio's site says you dont need full 1600 watts for this sub to sound good. They said even a 3-400 watt amp would be good for it. But we will see.

Yeah, but why have all that sub and not have the amp to back it up...if I were you I'd go out and get a better amp...if you like JL their 1000/1 is a pretty good match for the brahma...or you could go with the Rockford and be like every one else...your choice

macatak60 · May 14, 2004

Infinity Kappa

i've had 2 10" infinity kappa's that i bought when i was 15, almost 16, i am now currently 20, bout to be 21, and they are still going strong. they sound ridiculous in my car......i'm bout to customize my back seat and they will be installed back there so I will have my trunk space

damacman · May 16, 2004

Phoenix00GT said:
...or you could go with the Rockford and be like every one else...your choice

Is that kind of like saying you're tired of dating the best looking girl in school? Check out the NEW RF amps btw . . . . they're sick!

ASchaffer · May 17, 2004

Cool...we will see what happens... I wanted to also say to Infinity02zinc that I actually got the sub from a guy off ebay (cartronixs). Come to find out he is an actual dealer of the Adire Audio products and his company is even listed on adire audios website in Arizona, and he sent the sub out on friday. I have it tracked via UPS and it will be here Thursday of this week. WOOT!

302stang · May 18, 2004

Even though you you have already bought one, so it doesn't matter anymore, all of those subs you mention are excellent.

Both the RE XXX and the Adire Brahma are very similar subs, they are almost identical. They are both made by Destijl Engineering (the parent company of RE) using technologies developed by both of the companies. Each one has slight differences in their specs, depending on what the company wanted, but they are basically the same design.

Phoenix00GT · May 19, 2004

damacman said:
Is that kind of like saying you're tired of dating the best looking girl in school? Check out the NEW RF amps btw . . . . they're sick!

No...I'm saying I'm not interested in dating the same girl that every one else has used.

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