SkinnyBoy said:well, they were cheap, ok ok, its no excuse, I know 😛
Why??
Thw biggest sin with most car drivers is that they cost too much... some of them are pretty good.
dave
I've had my eye on these for some times now... ever since they sold for their rrp.. 😛
http://www.pioneeraus.com.au/car_entertainment/subwoofers/tsw305c/index.html
they were $94 each. EDIT: which isn't really THAT cheap, but compared to the rrp, and $188 VS $700 I was going to spend on Peerless....
400 Watts Nominal Rating
Qts = 0.340
Qms = 15.095
Qes = 0.348
Xmax = 9.2mm
Fs = 32.7 Hz
Vas = 51.45 litres
Sens = 89dB 1w/1m I believe...
http://www.pioneeraus.com.au/car_entertainment/subwoofers/tsw305c/index.html
they were $94 each. EDIT: which isn't really THAT cheap, but compared to the rrp, and $188 VS $700 I was going to spend on Peerless....
400 Watts Nominal Rating
Qts = 0.340
Qms = 15.095
Qes = 0.348
Xmax = 9.2mm
Fs = 32.7 Hz
Vas = 51.45 litres
Sens = 89dB 1w/1m I believe...
pioneer actually makes some good subs. I had a pair of 12" with the IMPP blue cone, and they were really efficient and clean. For what I paid, they were one hell of a value. However, once you've had a sub with 24.6 mm of xmax, sensativity of 93.2 db, its tough to go back 😀
the first sub i ever built was a pioneer impp (silver). I put it in a box that was way too big for it (based on the recomendations) and used a ton of stuffing. It actually sounded good for what I paid. I ended up giving it away for free after I built a better one, and the kid that got it was almost salvating as he somehow managed to fit it into his car.
nah, those silver coned ones are ****... assuming I'm thinking of the same ones.. the ONLY pioneer subs I would ever buy are the ones I have....
lol "VCCS" Voice Coil Cooling System... as far as I can tell, its a vented pole piece... and who wants "VCCS" printed on the cone of their subwoofer 😕
hey, this one must be good:
http://www.pioneeraus.com.au/car_entertainment/subwoofers/tsw5000spl/index.html
2000watts rms.... 5000watts peak... 10mm x-max... hey? lol
lol "VCCS" Voice Coil Cooling System... as far as I can tell, its a vented pole piece... and who wants "VCCS" printed on the cone of their subwoofer 😕
hey, this one must be good:
http://www.pioneeraus.com.au/car_entertainment/subwoofers/tsw5000spl/index.html
2000watts rms.... 5000watts peak... 10mm x-max... hey? lol
SkinnyBoy said:
pardon? 😕 😕 😕
It looked as if the VC on the unmounted unit had gotten misaligned. Possibly a photo artifact.
SY said:
It looked as if the VC on the unmounted unit had gotten misaligned. Possibly a photo artifact.
huh?

SkinnyBoy said:
huh?![]()
The cone looks like its pulled as far back as it will go doesnt it?
man that 5,000W 10mm xmax one is such a joke though...
hey, this one must be good:
lol, they actually are okay for SPL competition apps it seems. Pioneer's 9+ extreme vehicle with somewhere around 115kW (yes, that's not a typo) pulled off a 173.xx off the dash setting a new world record.
I had a pair of the silver 15's back in the day and they weren't horrible. There are subs in that price range that sound a lot worse, that's for sure. I woudn't call them 'good' but not terrible either. I gave the pair away for free recently. I have to say I'm in LOVE with my JL 10w7. 3" peak to peak and it does it SO clean. I bet if you could get a nice ~750w amp it would be a good performer in a HT set up too.
I've heard that those pioneer subs you bought are leaps and bounds above the silver diamond plate subs. I've been told they're a pretty good value for the $.
on another note, if you're looking at car audio subs look at the Image Dynamics IDv3's. They're running about $100 for a 12 on ebay brand new right now and they're a damn fine sub. I had an IDQv2 (higher line, but the IDv3's are supposed to be better than the older IDQv2, IDQv3 hasn't been released yet) and I loved it. I sold it only after I bought my w7 actually. It sounded great with 175w and it sounded amazing with 450w. I'm sure the IDv3 woudl perform similar, only a tad better.
thomas997 said:
The cone looks like its pulled as far back as it will go doesnt it?
the sub has a wide plastic surround, so it looks like the cone is in. when its not... in the second pic, the cone is in... as it was playing 10hz when I took the pic 😛
Some subs I have looked at have unnecessarily wide surrounds that greatly encroach on the cone area. Might look really cool but it turns your 8 inch driver into something like a 5 inch one.
Circlotron said:Some subs I have looked at have unnecessarily wide surrounds that greatly encroach on the cone area. Might look really cool but it turns your 8 inch driver into something like a 5 inch one.
don't dis da venoms dude.. 😛

That's why I ended up not getting a pair of them. The 15 inch ones had a cone about the size of a normal 12 inch. The surround was about 50mm wide IIRC. The other thing was that they were 4 ohm only.
Those 8 inch ones of yours definitely *look* the part. No two ways about that. That said, I would probably be happy with a pair.
Those 5kW Pioneers; pity they are only 89dB sensitivity. Looks like they could move heaven and earth.
Those 8 inch ones of yours definitely *look* the part. No two ways about that. That said, I would probably be happy with a pair.
Those 5kW Pioneers; pity they are only 89dB sensitivity. Looks like they could move heaven and earth.
Circlotron said:
Those 8 inch ones of yours definitely *look* the part. No two ways about that. That said, I would probably be happy with a pair.
what 8inch ones? 😕
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