ice boffs

kawika · Post by **kawika** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 8:52 pm

i have this amp
http://www.incarexpress.co.uk/view_prod ... o=XCITE801

im lookin at this sub
http://www.caraudiodirect.co.uk/product ... e42ac17a77

rms values are ok just wondered if you lot had heard of this make or actually heard this make or if you can suggest something better lookin for a 12\" under 100 quid.

purecarsound · Post by **purecarsound** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:12 pm

Sub looks cheap

Spec of yr sub....

Diameter - 12\"
Diameter - 305 mm
Impedance - 4 omhs
Frequency response - 26 Hz - 2 KHz
Sensitivity - 92 dB
RMS power handling - 250 Watts
MAX power handling - 500 Watts
Cone material - Treated cellulose
Surround - Butyl
Basket - Steel

Now check the spec of the subs I can offer

Oz Audio
http://cms.purecarsound.co.uk/modules.p ... &prodID=13

and

PowerBass
http://cms.purecarsound.co.uk/modules.p ... &prodID=74

First thing you will notice is the price difference.

The main difference is quality and build. When buying a sub you should ask yourself do you want a cheap one that won\'t actually handle the power that you want to put through it and secondly do you want a Sub whose coil won\'t start smelling of burning after 20mins of solid playing?

At the end of the day, the \'cheap\' sub will work with the amp you have but how long will it last before you have to shell out another Â£50 for a new one? . will back me up on this, I had Boss Audio kit on the shop site, he has 2 (bought before I aquired the trade account with Boss) that now need re-coning, that\'s one of the reasons I am not selling them anymore, the build quality is not very good.

The Powerbass subs however, Dave from Utopia Audio (Official Importer) has 9 x 15\" Subs in a walled in his demo van (Pics here http://www.purecarsound.co.uk/Utopia) , that every Sunday evening at the MKCruise, get a pounding, we arrive there at 7pm and every 20 minutes blast out the subs for between 20 and 30 minutes. the same subs have competed in several DBDrag events, played at Max Power Ace Cafe for 6hrs solid last week) are still showing no signs of wearing out or needing replacing.

Am not trying to push my kit onto you, but am asking you to think about quality of a sub rather than how cheap a sub is, as I get tired of seeing people at cruises with cheap kit installed that blows up when they try and push it too much to make their install sound louder than the car next to them!

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:25 pm

end of the say power wise i dont think its qualnity its qaility.

Ive herad some 100watts subs sound better then 500 watts subs

purecarsound · Post by **purecarsound** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:38 pm

[quote=\"coollg\"]end of the say power wise i dont think its qualnity its qaility.

Ive herad some 100watts subs sound better then 500 watts subs[/quote]

That is true, but it also depends on how the install is done, a 12\" sub correctly boxed can be louder than a 15\" sub in a poorly build and designed enclosure.

My reply above was referring to the quality of the kit I sell and how you may pay a lot more for quality kit, but it will last you a lot longer than something that is very cheap.

Have a read of the FAQ\'s that Dave (aks thetroublemaker) wrote for me to put on my site and some forums.

http://cms.purecarsound.co.uk/modules.php?name=FAQ

Mark

ps.. u been out on the beer?

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:50 pm

No im not, its because i sort of rushed the writing lol. Thats what im doing tomorrow night as its my 18th

purecarsound · Post by **purecarsound** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:59 pm

[quote=\"coollg\"]No im not, its because i sort of rushed the writing lol. Thats what im doing tomorrow night as its my 18th[/quote]

Cool! Many happy returns for tomorrow.. ah the memories, my 18th, being thrown off the suspension bridge (as featured in Hollioaks) into the river Dee in Chester.... Just wondering what my mates are going to come up with this year for my 30th!!!

kawika · Post by **kawika** » Sun May 01, 2005 12:03 am

quality is a factor but its only for my use and i can\'t even dream of affordin those kinda prices pt time tesco worker + uni student

purecarsound · Post by **purecarsound** » Sun May 01, 2005 12:10 am

Thats true kawika,

You could always have a look on talkauido.co.uk to see what people are recommending on there at the moment

kawika · Post by **kawika** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:56 am

i have asked question on there but thougt i\'d ask on here as is bit slow other there

purecarsound · Post by **purecarsound** » Sun May 01, 2005 4:59 pm

Get onto Utopia Audio .co.uk and post a question on there.

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:43 pm

quality is a factor but its only for my use and i can\'t even dream of affordin those kinda prices pt time tesco worker + uni student

same sorta thing here i pay everytihn on ma car and have 1 - 2 driving lesosns a week

only do 15 hours work for waitrose (john lewis )

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Sun May 01, 2005 11:12 pm

when i did my sub i simply dismanted an old one that was part of a surround sound sytem. And made my own design enclose and now sounds pritty sweet

n installing the net headunit and speaker in tomoz too so should sound heck betta

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Sun May 01, 2005 11:57 pm

urrm got the sub on ma profile
ill post pics of the speaker in n the new headunit if u want

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:17 am

hjey simon

hers some pics of ma current ice

Headunit

Front Speakers

Homemade Sub

coollg · Post by **coollg** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:59 pm

could do :S neva thought of that