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eprater1
eprater1 Posts: 175
edited February 2009 in Car Audio & Electronics
We tested my bronco today and with 1 12" i hit a 148.3. i thought that was pretty good for a non SPL setup.
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  • Topper
    Topper Posts: 403
    edited February 2009
    not bad :). Whats the setup?
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2009
    That is very respectable! That would probably be good for a win or at least a 2nd place at most local competitions.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • eprater1
    eprater1 Posts: 175
    edited February 2009
    set up is one memphis mojo 12" 2ohm dvc (the new 2009 line of mojo that is solid black not the old ones that were multicolored) powered by a memphis belle amp wired at 1 ohm. sub is getting around 1200rms. the box is a slot loaded box that is about 19x18x22 if i remember right (its really big :cool:) with about a 17x16x2.25 slot. dont quote me on the box dimensions though. like i said though its really loud and pounds the low notes.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2009
    Thats really good for a single 12"

    I hit 173.8 in the port with a pair of 12s :)
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2009
    OOPS! 163.8! Not 173.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2009
    Port Wars? Cool for big numbers but not "real" SPL. :D

    Need to do it like MECA does - they meter at the head rest which results in lower db's but it takes away the benefit of one vehicle over another. Got to a point where you either had to have a Honda CRX or a mini van to compete.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • eprater1
    eprater1 Posts: 175
    edited February 2009
    no port wars here. we were just holding the meeter about half way between the front seats and around chest level. it was some audio control unit they had at the shop.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2009
    Oh, ok. Yeah in competition the meter is up front. Different orgs use different placements. That would probably have been a 130 or high 120 in competition.
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2009
    MacLeod wrote: »
    Port Wars? Cool for big numbers but not "real" SPL. :D

    Yea, I know, but it was fun NTL. I've worked on a current world record holding truck for 0-1800 (156.3 legal, 163.0 outlaw) several times. If you sit in that truck when it goes off...if you dont hold your breath, itll knock the wind out of you.

    But its just fun to build a port wars box. I wanted to build a huge box in the bed with a bunch of partsexpress' cheapest 15s...but never came up with the funds to do it...oh well.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2009
    Steve Cook, who holds something like a half a dozen world records, has moved over to sound quality and he's built a Chevy Avalanche running Zapco amps, RE subs and Morel speakers and dude this thing is INSANE! I never thought it was possible to listen to SQ at 160 db! This thing absolutely slams and was the hit at world finals last year. At one point there was a line outside to listen to "You Dropped a Bomb On Me". Yes its super loud and awesome but the scary part is it sound really really good!
    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2009
    I wish I had:
    A) Enough money to do that
    or B) Enough skill where people would give me equipment for free :)
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • eprater1
    eprater1 Posts: 175
    edited February 2009
    hey mac we also held it up near the front right windshield where he said they test it at in competitions and it did a 137.

    im not sure what branch/org he competes in but i know he knows his stuff. he has been in car audio his entire life. his sq show car for the shop is a scion xb (worst car ever in my opinion) its got the focal 3 way berillium components, and 2 arc audio 8's, one under each front seat with 2 4ch amps for the mids and one 2ch amp for the subs. that was his setup last year. this year he is in the process of adding a 12 in the rear while keeping the 8s and swaping all his amps to memphis. i have never really been a fan or even heard many arc speakers but those 8's sound pretty nice with just them and nothing bigger. his mids and highs made me feel like i was at the concert when he played an eagles dvd in it. i feel that my mm6501's are nice but cant hold a candle to his set up.
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2009
    Focal Be's are also about 10x the cost of the 6501s.
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • eprater1
    eprater1 Posts: 175
    edited February 2009
    he said his cost on the be was over 3000.00 and hes an authorized dealer
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited February 2009
    exalted512 wrote: »
    I wish I had:
    A) Enough money to do that
    or B) Enough skill where people would give me equipment for free :)
    -Cody

    The dudes insane! He went to a couple shows at the beginning of last season and a couple judges docked him for some resonance. So by the nest show he'd completely taken out his ENTIRE INSTALL and slapped several layers of Dynamat over the entire interior. He has unreal talent in custom installations and he owns his own shop so hes a monster!

    His SPL van is legendary for imploding windshields. He was hitting well into the 170's in mini van that was drivable. Not one of those 40,000 pound monsters that have to be trailered to a show then pushed thru the lanes. Once this dude gets his chops in SQ, he'll win a dozen world championships.

    This is the back of his SQ Avalanche.

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    polkaudio sound quality competitor since 2005
    MECA SQ Rookie of the Year 06 ~ MECA State Champ 06,07,08,11 ~ MECA World Finals 2nd place 06,07,08,09
    08 Car Audio Nationals 1st ~ 07 N Georgia Nationals 1st ~ 06 Carl Casper Nationals 1st ~ USACi 05 Southeast AutumnFest 1st

    polkaudio SR6500 --- polkaudio MM1040 x2 -- Pioneer P99 -- Rockford Fosgate P1000X5D
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  • exalted512
    exalted512 Posts: 10,735
    edited February 2009
    unreal!
    -Cody
    Music is like candy, you have to get rid of the rappers to enjoy it
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  • eprater1
    eprater1 Posts: 175
    edited February 2009
    those look like memphis amps :rolleyes: ;)
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