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Any opinions on this sub ???

Discussion in 'Subwoofer Box and Custom Fabrication' started by Fish Chris, Oct 5, 2008.

  1. Fish Chris

    Fish Chris Full Member

    http://www.polkaudio.com/caraudio/products/15inch/speakers/mm2154/?reviews=1

    I found a lot of great reviews on them...

    I can get them for about $125 each....

    The RMS wattage is just about perfect for what I have available....

    And they seem to be engineered towards "low" bass...... although the listed frequency response seems kind of whacked. They say only 18 to 150 ??? Never saw a sub which wasn't rated for at least a little higher than that, but anyway....

    Just wondering if these might be my back up plan, if my ED's don't give me enough ultra-low bass....

    Hmmm,
    Anybody ?

    Peace,
    Fish

    PS.... You are not allowed to shoot these down, unless you give me a better suggestion for my purposes ;-) LOL
     
    Fish Chris, Oct 5, 2008
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  2. aznboi3644

    aznboi3644 Full Member

    subwoofers arent made to play over 100-120Hz anyways...its call inductance.

    Also never look at the frequency range...it is fully enclosure dependent.

    I've heard those before....sound very good.
     
    aznboi3644, Oct 5, 2008
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  3. G3n3R@1

    G3n3R@1 Full Member

    all polk subs that i've heard new and old have sounded awesome. they'll slam some dbs
     
    G3n3R@1, Oct 5, 2008
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  4. Fish Chris

    Fish Chris Full Member

    Right on !

    I'm almost surprised, as it seems like everytime I find some piece of equipment that looks good on paper, it ends up being too good to be true.

    So I'll tell you what.... If my ED's don't do everything I want them too.... and come to think about it, even if they do.....

    I was thinking earlier, that the box that Electrolytic has figured for me will probably be a nice "musical" sounding setup, and that will be great for my daily driver setup. And that box, of course, will be finished nicely, and permanently mounted.

    However, I might just go on and build a second "oversized box" and just see how low and loud I can make two of these 15" Polks play.
    Ya' see, I can just throw this other box in my F150 Supercab, on the other side, and simply switch my speaker wires over, from my daily driver sub box, to my "goof off / show off" box, for 1 or 2 days here or there :) When I'm done playing around, I simply pull it out and toss it back in the garage :) And since that box won't be permanent anyway, I don't care if it stands up above the rear window, or how much "behind the seat space" it takes up. I could probably fit a 10 cube box (or more), if that would help make more ultra-deep bass......

    I just need to get the rest of the sytem finished first.

    Building another enclosure, and aiming for ultra-deep bass will be the easy / fun part :)

    Peace,
    Fish
     
    Fish Chris, Oct 5, 2008
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  5. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    This is what i have, blows away most brands out there for price and power handling and hits as low as you want. I've went through more than my fair share of subs, let's call it bad luck lol, not user error, but this is the sh--

    Cerwin Vega Stroker 122

    http://phatcaraudio.com/pro1307800.html
     
    electrolytic, Oct 5, 2008
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  6. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    you can get them on ebay for $200-$300
     
    electrolytic, Oct 5, 2008
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  7. cccullen

    cccullen Full Member

    but electro, your kicker CVR's never died on you... did they?
     
    cccullen, Oct 5, 2008
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  8. Fish Chris

    Fish Chris Full Member

    Hey Electro....

    Well sure, those are some bad ass subs.... But I don't have near enough power to do those things any justice.... Do I ? (700-900 watts for a pair). Maybe if I got just a single 15" DVC 2 ohm (that could provide a 1 ohm load, right ?) I could then give it the full 900 wt RMS.

    I believe those are actually a multi-labled speaker. You can get them as just a "Stroker" and 1 or 2 other names too....

    But yea, cool subs !

    Peace,
    Fish
     
    Fish Chris, Oct 6, 2008
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  9. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    Ya good point lol, i sold that box and i beat the crap out of those. Was pushing 1200 watts rms to them. Also MTX subs can take a beating too, i've never fried any mtx sub. Other than those and the kicker L5 and L7's which i did fry them all but they hit the hardest, the stroker is like a whole level above. You can't find another sub that can take 2000 watts rms at $200-$300 and it hits lower i think more than all of them. But i am pushing over 1200 watts rms to it and it has a nice custom box so this adds to it. You can push 400 watts rms to this sub and it sounds amazing too. In my opinion nothing comes close to this sub. Would like to get a second one now, i feel the urge again for more boom lol. I'm only running it at 4 ohms and my amp and everything stays cool and i can abuse it all i want. Maybe i'll get a second sub and a second amp and run it the same way.
     
    electrolytic, Oct 6, 2008
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  10. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    One sub will be enough for the power you have, and pound just as hard with the correct box as two cheaper subs
     
    electrolytic, Oct 6, 2008
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  11. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    show him the vids electro! lol u should get that stoker that has the clear dustcap. what is it again? u said u wanted it.
     
    jonnyv713, Oct 6, 2008
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  12. G3n3R@1

    G3n3R@1 Full Member

    the stroker pro has the clear dust cap.
     
    G3n3R@1, Oct 6, 2008
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  13. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    lol, oh ya forgot about those vids and the stroker pro! lol, maybe i'll save for one of those instead. It has an elipsoid shape meant to prevent unwanted flexing and distorting of the surround that happens with regular round subs.

    Cerwin Vega Stroker Pro Specifications Theile Parameters Manual User Guide

    http://www.cerwinvegamobile.com/manuals/mobile/strokerpromanual.pdf

    Vids

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usf6BZozht4

    haha, this has to be the best video ever!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fl87u3X9Z8
     
    electrolytic, Oct 6, 2008
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  14. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    jonnyv713, Oct 6, 2008
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  15. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    lol, ya that would be frigin sweet. If i remember it would be like $600 to get one and have it shipped to me.
     
    electrolytic, Oct 6, 2008
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  16. jonnyv713

    jonnyv713 The Young Gun of CAT

    dude do it! you need that sub to finally cure your addiction to straight up ridiculous bass! lol or get another stroker.
     
    jonnyv713, Oct 6, 2008
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  17. pedro quiroga

    pedro quiroga Well-Known Member

    wall It Off!!:lol:
     
    pedro quiroga, Oct 7, 2008
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  18. electrolytic

    electrolytic Full Member

    lol, i should do that, the transmission is slipping anyways, i'm hoping it lasts through the winter but don't know. Sigh almost time to let this car go and get something else. Is it legal to drive around with the back sealed off?
     
    electrolytic, Oct 7, 2008
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