Whats the LOUDEST you have hit?

[LunarEclipse]

I went to a DB drag competition and hit 137dbs w/ a 12" Alpine type X in my eclipse, running a sorry ass Performance Tecknique (I got the 2000 watt rms "top of the line" series supposively, i forget the model number). I went to vegas with 2 amps, a SoundStream 900D mono block and that PT. Well on the way to vegas, i was haulin ass (which got me a ticket btw), and i hit a dip which cause my amp to ground out somehow and fried the power capacitors inside the amp. The amp had no power what so ever. So when we got to the competition (which was a long grusome trip without music). I put the PT amp in real quick and 137dbs was the best we could do on the amp...even with the bass boost dial in. My 900D hit WAY harder with my subwoofer at -8 on my Panasonic CQC8100U. We won first place in our class though. I'll post pictures of the slip they gave us. Anyone have any good dbs on just a 12" w/ proven slips???

[CarAudioTalk]

I havent measured mine yet - so I cant tell - BUT --- 137db! WOW

[1wykdmk8]

The loudest system I have ever built was 159.7db and the loudest system I have ever been in was 168 db. The loudest system I ever had was about 149 db. Prolly would have been louder, but did not dynamat the truck before I built it. Here are a pic that you can BARELY make out where the subs were in my old truck (no longer own.....Nub Graphix from American Chopper fame now owns it). The pic is just after I had my seats custom stitched and temporarily installed in the truck and while I was installing power door locks and power windows.....so that is why there is no interior in the pic.

[LunarEclipse]

what were you running? what kind of car? any pics of the certificate?

[1wykdmk8]

Originally Posted by LunarEclipse

what were you running? what kind of car? any pics of the certificate?

Who were you referring to?

If it was me it was in a 1993 S-10, I had 4 JL 10W0's with a Phoenix Gold M50 powering each pair of JL's. As for a certification, at the time I was working at a shop and I ran the SPL test at the shop, so there was no certification. I just used the truck to show my skills at the time, and did not really compete in any contests (except local type competitions).

That is if you were referring to me that is.

[kennyg]

No idea. I've only been metered once.

1998 dodge dakota regular cab
removed center consol, custom sealed down-firing box for 2 10" RF HE2 subs
RF 700s amp
Kenwood KDX-X817 HU

134.3 at some local comp where everybvdoy was metering low, and one guy flipped out cause somehow le had lost 8DB from the week before. So, I'd say that was high 130's in that truck, and I've had louder, so I guess I've been in the low 140's before

This was back in like 2001 or 2002 btw.

[LunarEclipse]

Originally Posted by 1wykdmk8

Who were you referring to?

If it was me it was in a 1993 S-10, I had 4 JL 10W0's with a Phoenix Gold M50 powering each pair of JL's. As for a certification, at the time I was working at a shop and I ran the SPL test at the shop, so there was no certification. I just used the truck to show my skills at the time, and did not really compete in any contests (except local type competitions).

That is if you were referring to me that is.

W0's huh? why didnt you do just two W3s? Would be the same at 4 WO's and takes less space....

[kennyg]

Originally Posted by LunarEclipse

W0's huh? why didnt you do just two W3s? Would be the same at 4 WO's and takes less space....

I dunno about that, W0's are more efficient and take too much power to be only half as loud as a W3. W3's certinakly won't move twice as much air as a W0.

[1wykdmk8]

Originally Posted by LunarEclipse

W0's huh? why didnt you do just two W3s? Would be the same at 4 WO's and takes less space....

Well, I had already built the enclosure for someone else that had the exact S-10 that I had (friend that only paid for the materials....not the actual price that I would have charged if it was a customer off of the street) and he wanted 4 JLW0's in his bed. Why, I have NO idea, that is what he wanted, so I built it. He then decided to spend his money elsewhere, and I was stuck with this HUGE freakin enclosure, so I decided to put it in my truck, and I got the subs for free (I was the manager of the store, along with lead installer, so I used it as a 'company' purchase to write it off). That is why I went with what I went with.......

It also added to the other truck that I had that had 2 JLW5's in it. Those W5's were the first W5's installed in the Connecticut area.......at least that is what I was told.

[Honest Bob]

I hit 145DB with my dual Kove Armageddon 15"s and 1200 Watts in my 84 Sunbird back in the day.