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BoCo · 01-31-2005, 08:05 AM

Call BS all you want, but I helped him install his shit exactly as I already mentioned. It's certainly not the first or last system I've ever hooked up that way, either. When you're hitting upwards of 90dB with one watt, you don't need 1,000 or even 100 to get the job done. Case in point, I have 2 JLB 12" subs in my living room running off my receiver. Each could get 100w RMS at full volume (if my amp was 100% efficient, which it's not), but I'd be nuts to run them anywhere near that. With my knob set on 15 (of 30), the brickwork of my building vibrates on the other side of the building (a large 8-plex). Nothing in my place sits still; my mantle sits above and beside the subs about 3" and some crap I have on top of it vibrate around; the picture above it visibly shakes; and you can hear all my duct work going with the beat. I might be pumping 50w into each of them. Add to that, I can only stand it for 10 minutes or so before I begin to get a headache. If you really think you need (or use) 1,000w and multiple subs in the confines of a car, then go for it. Personally, I appreciate my hearing much more than I do rediculously loud music. My guess would be that you people have already destroyed your hearing to the point that you need much higher volume levels than I do to get the same effect.

01-31-2005, 08:05 AM	#28 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	Call BS all you want, but I helped him install his shit exactly as I already mentioned. It's certainly not the first or last system I've ever hooked up that way, either. When you're hitting upwards of 90dB with one watt, you don't need 1,000 or even 100 to get the job done. Case in point, I have 2 JLB 12" subs in my living room running off my receiver. Each could get 100w RMS at full volume (if my amp was 100% efficient, which it's not), but I'd be nuts to run them anywhere near that. With my knob set on 15 (of 30), the brickwork of my building vibrates on the other side of the building (a large 8-plex). Nothing in my place sits still; my mantle sits above and beside the subs about 3" and some crap I have on top of it vibrate around; the picture above it visibly shakes; and you can hear all my duct work going with the beat. I might be pumping 50w into each of them. Add to that, I can only stand it for 10 minutes or so before I begin to get a headache. If you really think you need (or use) 1,000w and multiple subs in the confines of a car, then go for it. Personally, I appreciate my hearing much more than I do rediculously loud music. My guess would be that you people have already destroyed your hearing to the point that you need much higher volume levels than I do to get the same effect. __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important. Last edited by BoCo; 01-31-2005 at 08:07 AM..