When is LOUD, loud?
02-28-2005, 08:40 PM
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When is LOUD, loud?
My friend has 2- 15" subs...Turned them up so I could hear them....Good God!...Damn I don't have any words for LOUD! I thought my internal organs had detached from the vibration!... No kidding..My lungs, guts, liver all fell off their branches!!! I think the sound meter broke ...All I can say is "IT's LOUD!".. 
02-28-2005, 08:45 PM
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Pioneer Electronics made sound pressure level (SPL) history at the 2003 dB Drag Finals held October 26 in Nashville with its Premier TS-W5000SPL subwoofer. Scott Owens, owner of Edge Audio in Phoenix, used nine Premier TS-W5000SPL 12-inch subwoofers in his 2002 Ford F-250 SPL truck to win in the Extreme 9+ category with 173.3 decibels, establish the SPL world record in the category with 172.2 decibels and defeat top SPL competitors in the “death match” competition with an average decibel level of 166.8.
Pioneer Electronics made sound pressure level (SPL) history at the 2003 dB Drag Finals held October 26 in Nashville with its Premier TS-W5000SPL subwoofer. Scott Owens, owner of Edge Audio in Phoenix, used nine Premier TS-W5000SPL 12-inch subwoofers in his 2002 Ford F-250 SPL truck to win in the Extreme 9+ category with 173.3 decibels, establish the SPL world record in the category with 172.2 decibels and defeat top SPL competitors in the “death match” competition with an average decibel level of 166.8.
02-28-2005, 08:56 PM
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One of my freinds old vehicles before he crushed it had a heart monitor inside so that he didn't make his heart jump beats, i would say that is almost pushing to loud, but then again you can never have it too loud.
02-28-2005, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by crab nasty
One of my freinds old vehicles before he crushed it had a heart monitor inside so that he didn't make his heart jump beats, i would say that is almost pushing to loud, but then again you can never have it too loud.
03-01-2005, 02:53 AM
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I had 4 12" Kickers in the back of my Geo Metro. No room for backseat, couldn't lean the front seats back, but it was pretty loud. I never measured the SPL, but the windows and windshield used to bend when the bass hit.
I'm just going to put two 12" Punch Pro subs in my xB. I'm too old for my eyeballs to rattle every time my subs kick (like they did in the Geo).
I'm just going to put two 12" Punch Pro subs in my xB. I'm too old for my eyeballs to rattle every time my subs kick (like they did in the Geo).
03-01-2005, 04:07 AM
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Where I used to live we had a private club that was a true 20,000 watt sound system inclusive od 32 18's in folded horn bass bins ans 26 EV LM 12's..they put 110w@1m and TAD tweeter etc.. All powered by Ashley power amps..that was bad a$$ and very very loud.....this was also his sound reinforcement demo room.......
03-01-2005, 06:59 PM
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i find this........anything above a 142dB is pretty good.....147 is loud......153+ is insane.......i think anything above 155dB is capable of stopping the human heart.....and maybe something around 163 is capable of causing a bowel movement.......I'm not sure on those numbers...but that sounds about right........oh, also, once you get past a certain dB -i think around157- every +3dB is the equivalent to doubling the volume to your ears.....meaning audibly, it's twice as loud.......just a little info....
last side note: i had a single 12" Fosgate Punch HX2 wired at 1 ohm and a sony xplod 1000 watt amp at 1 ohm.....i designed and built a box that produced a 150.4dB in a first gen. eclipse........ best thing about it was....it only cost me $250 for the setup......100 for amp...100 for sub...and 50 for MDF......
last side note: i had a single 12" Fosgate Punch HX2 wired at 1 ohm and a sony xplod 1000 watt amp at 1 ohm.....i designed and built a box that produced a 150.4dB in a first gen. eclipse........ best thing about it was....it only cost me $250 for the setup......100 for amp...100 for sub...and 50 for MDF......
03-01-2005, 07:06 PM
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Just to awnser the question asked i thinks it to loud when u have to talke to your pasenger using head set mices to talk... or just get ride of all that and use talepathy... 
but dame some of this set ups are freaking extream to the max!!!!
but dame some of this set ups are freaking extream to the max!!!!
03-01-2005, 07:29 PM
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When your hearing can be damaged. But you might not be aware of it until its too late. Be careful and use common sense, you will not be young forever..
Advice from an old fart who attended too many Led Zepplin concerts. Be careful out there.
When your hearing can be damaged. But you might not be aware of it until its too late. Be careful and use common sense, you will not be young forever..
Advice from an old fart who attended too many Led Zepplin concerts. Be careful out there.
03-01-2005, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mikem53
Post subject: When is LOUD, loud?
When your hearing can be damaged. But you might not be aware of it until its too late. Be careful and use common sense, you will not be young forever..
Advice from an old fart who attended too many Led Zepplin concerts. Be careful out there.
When your hearing can be damaged. But you might not be aware of it until its too late. Be careful and use common sense, you will not be young forever..
Advice from an old fart who attended too many Led Zepplin concerts. Be careful out there.
03-01-2005, 09:59 PM
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I am not sure how many dB my 2 12" get up to, but my whole car shakes. lol I have to wear ear plugs if I turn it up to about 33%. The windshield wiper in the back tends to jump up and down. I have never tried turning it up past 50%, because my front speakers start to crackle, and I am sorry but it is just way too loud. The funny thing is it is just 2 12" with 1500 Watts pushed to them. You wouldn't think they would be that loud.
03-02-2005, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by SCI_TC_GUY
..oh, also, once you get past a certain dB -i think around157- every +3dB is the equivalent to doubling the volume to your ears.....meaning audibly, it's twice as loud......
If I remember correctly, if you wanted to find out how much louder a 700 watt amp would be than a 200 watt amp, you can get the answer in dB by this equation:
10 log X (wattage of amp A/wattage of amp B)
That means the 700 watt amp would be about 5 1/2 decibels louder than the 200 watt amp, or almost twice as loud.
03-02-2005, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by mikem53
Post subject: When is LOUD, loud?
When your hearing can be damaged. But you might not be aware of it until its too late. Be careful and use common sense, you will not be young forever..
Advice from an old fart who attended too many Led Zepplin concerts. Be careful out there.
When your hearing can be damaged. But you might not be aware of it until its too late. Be careful and use common sense, you will not be young forever..
Advice from an old fart who attended too many Led Zepplin concerts. Be careful out there.
