Brahma question for Dan...

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ZooDog

Brahma question for Dan...
« on: 31 Dec 2002, 02:15 pm »
Hey Dan,

I am thinking about investing some money in my car stereo and I have read great things about your Brahma subwoofer.  I am not interested in super loud SPL's but I do want very good quality bass.  Do you think a 10-inch Brahma in a sealed box would be suitable?  If so, what size box would you recommend?  Thanks in advance.

MikeD.

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Brahma question for Dan...
« Reply #1 on: 31 Dec 2002, 10:57 pm »
ZooDog,

      Give these forums a look, lots of good car audio info there.

www.elitecaraudio.com

www.sounddomain.com

www.soundillusions.net

Remember in a car, you have the added cabin gain, so it is a bit easier to hit the higher SPLs. The Brahma series subs get great reviews, I am sure a 10" Brahma will do the trick.

DanWiggins

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Brahma question for Dan...
« Reply #2 on: 7 Jan 2003, 07:05 pm »
ZooDog,

Brahma 10 works VERY well to give nice and clean bass response.  Use a 0.5 cubic foot sealed box, around 400W of power, and you should have great sound quality, with good SPL (around 130 dB) as well.

Dan Wiggins
Adire Audio

ZooDog

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« Reply #3 on: 8 Jan 2003, 02:39 pm »
Thanks for the reply, Dan.  I don't think I am going to have an amp that can push 400 watts just yet so what is the minimum power that you recommend?

KevinW

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USacoustics class D amp is good
« Reply #4 on: 8 Jan 2003, 07:40 pm »
I have this amp, which puts out 375W into 2ohms.  I haven't tested it with a brahma10 yet, but I plan to soon.  It costs $169.

http://www.sounddomain.com/sku/USAUSX600D

MikeD.

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« Reply #5 on: 9 Jan 2003, 01:37 am »
ZooDog,

     Along the lines of Us Acoustics, here is an e-mail I have stored from Steve at Zed Audio, they built the Us Acoustic amps, they are selling some at great prices:

ZED AUDIO CORPORATION
759 Cochran Street, Units A & B, Simi Valley, CA 93065
Telephone (805) 526-5315    Fax (805) 526-8572   e-mail   zedaudio@aol.com

COMPANY   MODEL     PWR/CH 4ohm   PWR/CH 2ohm      QTY   PRICE

MTX      2300      150w x 2   250w x 2      1   $180  DEMO
THIS MTX IS A REALLY UNDER RATED AMP. ON CHECKING IT’S POWER RATING HERE IS WHAT I MEASURED AT 13.2v BATTERY: 275w x 2 AT 4 OHM AND 510w x 2 AT 2 OHM! …….A BEAST.

COMPANY   MODEL     PWR/CH 4ohm   PWR/CH 2ohm      QTY   PRICE

NAKAM-   PA502      50/ch      90/ch         1   $80
ICHI      PA1002   100/ch      190/ch         11   $150
      PA504      50 x 4      90 x 4         13   $160
      PA506      50 x 6      90 x 4         7   $190
                  +250 x 1
THESE BOSS AMPLIFIERS WERE MADE IN THE USA AND ARE ALL BRAND NEW. THE POWER SUPPLIES AND AMPLIFIERS ARE THE SAME AS THE USACOUSTICS. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE PREAMPLIFIER FEATURES AND OF COURSE THE CHASSIS.
BOSS      C455      85w x 2   85w x 2      1   $42

BOSS      C555      110w x 2   110w x 2      2   $49

BOSS      C705      150w x 2   170w x 2      2   $52

BOSS      C655      85w x 4   85w x 4      6   $62 SILVER

BOSS      C805      150w x 4   210w x 4      2   $77

BOSS      C1055      175w x 4   175w x 4      6   $82 SILVER

BOSS      C1055      175w x 4   175w x 4      10   $82 WHITE

BOSS      C1055      175w x 4   175w x 4      6   $82 VIOLET

BOSS      C755      210w x 4   210w x 4      2   $72 WHITE   


BOSS      H265      60w x 2   60w x 2      1   $45

BOSS      H565      110w x 2   110w x 2      1   $55

BOSS      H765      150w x 2   150w x 2      1   $59

BOSS      H765      150w x 2   150w x 2      1   $40 **

BOSS      H865      210w x 2   210w x 2      1   $45 **

BOSS      H665      85w x 4   95w x 4      83   $59

BOSS      H665      85w x 4   95w x 4      2   $45 **

BOSS      H965      150w x 4   250w x 4      25   $67

BOSS      REV1200   180w x 4   255w x 4      2   $71

** THESE AMPS ARE NEW BUT DO NOT HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL GIFT BOXES

ALL THESE BOSS AMPLIFIERS ARE NEW.

BOSS      CLR40      100w x 2   100w x 2      2   $35

BOSS      CLR50      125w x 2   125w x 2      2   $39

BOSS      CLR50      125w x 2   125w x 2      3   $29 **

BOSS      CLR70      150w x 2   150w x 2      2   $45

BOSS      CLR60      75w x 4   75w x 4      1   $45

BOSS      CLR90      75w x 4   100w x 4      2   $75   5ch  AMP
            +150w x 1   +250w x 1

** THIS AMP IS NEW BUT DOES NOT HAVE IT’S ORIGINAL GIFT BOX

ON ALL THE BOSS AMPS (CHAOS, HAVOC AND CLR SERIES) THE RATINGS SHOWN ABOVE IS WHAT IS PRINTED IN THE MANUALS. SINCE I DESIGNED THESE AMPS I KNOW THAT THE ACTUAL CONTINUOUS POWER RATINGS ARE APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE ABOVE FIGURES.

PLANET
AUDIO   P1502      150w x 2   250w x 2      3   $59 **


THESE PLANET AUDIO AMPS ARE ALL NEW AND THE RATINGS ARE ALL REAL CONTINUOUS POWER. THEY ARE VERY HIGH QUALITY AMPLIFIERS AT A GREAT PRICE.
PLANET
AUDIO   P275      75w x 2   150w x 2      1   $55

PLANET
AUDIO   P2100      100w x 2   175w x 2      2   $65

PLANET
AUDIO   P2150      150w x 2   250w x 2      2   $74

PLANET
AUDIO   P450      50w x 4   75w x 4      9   $68

LOOKING FOR A REAL HIGH CURRENT AMPLIFIER, THEN LOOK AT THESE AMPS WE MADE FOR CRUNCH AUDIO. THESE AMPS DELIVER 200 watts/ch  INTO A 0.5 OHM LOAD (BRIDGABLE INTO A 1 OHM LOAD) AT 12v BATTERY. THESE AMPS DO NOT HAVE ANY CROSSOVERS BUT ARE BUILT LIKE BRICKS. THEY HAVE MASSIVE BLACK ANODIZED HEATSINKS.

CRUNCH   CR50HC   25w x 2   50w x 2      30   $99



USACOUSTICS
THSE AMPS HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED BY ZED AUDIO. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS OF THESE AMPLIFIERS.
THE “USA” SERIES ARE THE OLDER SERIES AND HAVE LOW PROFILE HEATSINKS, IDEAL FOR FITTING UNDER SEATS. THEY COME IN GREY OR CHROME AS SHOWN
THE “USX” SERIES HAS A MUCH LARGER BLUE PAINTED HEATSINBK AND THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF AMPS. THE USX2050,2080,2100,2150,4065,4085 ARE ALL MOSFET AMPLIFIERS.
THE USX600F,800F AND 1000F ARE NO COMPROMISE HIGH END AMPS VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE WE BUILT FOR HIFONICS, RODEK, AUTOTEK ETC. THEY ALL HAVE FULLY REGULATED POWER SUPPLIES AND USE EXOTIC CIRCUITRY FOR THE AUDIO AMPLIFIERS INCLUDING THE USE OF THE SUPER HIGH POWER TOSHIBA OUTPUT TRANSISTORS.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NEARLY ALL ARE IN THEIR ORIGINAL BOXES, BUT THE BOXES ARE NOT IN PRISTINE CONDITION. SOME DO NOT HAVE THE ORIGINAL MANUALS AND SO WE SUPPLY COPIES.

COMPANY   MODEL     PWR/CH 4ohm   PWR/CH 2ohm      QTY   PRICE

USA      2075      75w x 2   100w x 2      0   $45 G

USA      2100      100w x 2   150w x 2      3   $55 G

USA      2150      150w x 2   250w x 2      0   $70 G

USA      2200      200w x 2   300w x 2      15   $99 G

USA      2200      200w x 2   300w x 2      11   $99 C

USA      2300      300w x 2   450w x 2      14   $139 G

USA      4050      50w x 4   75w x 4      7   $60 G

USA      4060      60w x 4   80w x 4      0   $63 G

USA      6300      50w x 4   75w x 4      3   $129 G 5ch AMP
            +150w x 1   +250w x 1
G = GREY HEATSINK
C = CHROME HEATSINK
THE FOLLOWING SECTION – THE AMPLIFIERS ARE IN GIFT BOXES



USX      2050      50w x 2   75w x 2      4   $45

USX      2080      80w x 2   120w x 2      9   $55

USX      2150      150w x 2   250w x 2      28   $89

USX      4065      65w x 4   90w x 4      17   $80

USX      600F      200w x 2   300w x 2      26   $130

USX      800F      300w x 2   400w x 2      31   $158

USX      1000F      400w x 2   500w x 2      2   $195

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME OR CALL AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS/PH #. MY OFFICE HOURS ARE 9.00 A.M. – 5.00 P.M. MONDAY – THURSDAY.
THE PREFERRED METHOD OF PAYMENT IS VIA MONEY ORDER. THIS ALLOWS US TO SHIP THE SAME DAY THE MO IS RECEIVED (EXCEPT FRIDAYS) CHEQUES MUST WAIT 14 DAYS TO CLEAR. SHIPPING IS VIA UPS GROUND UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

AMPLIFIER INFORMATION SECTION

* PLANET AUDIO 2 CHANNEL AMPS HAVE LOW AND HIGH PASS CROSSOVERS
* PLANET AUDIO 4 CHANNEL AMPLIFIERS HAVE LOW PASS AND FIXED 160Hz HIGH PASS CROSSOVERS.
* BOSS “CLR” 2 CHANNEL AMP HAVE LOW PASS X/OVER AND BASS + TREBLE CONTROLS
* BOSS “CLR” 4 CHANNEL AMPS HAVE THE SAME AS 2 CH BUT ON EACH PAIR OF CHANNELS
* BOSS 2 CH “CHAOS” AMPS HAVE LOW PASS X/OVER AND BASS BOOST AT 40Hz
* BOSS  4 CH “CHAOS” AMPS HAVE LOW PASS X/OVER
* BOSS  2 CH “HAVOC” AMPS HIGH AND LOW PASS X/OVERS, BASS + TREBLE
* BOSS  4 CH “HAVOC” AMPS HIGH AND LOW PASS X/OVERS, BASS
* USX 2 CH AMPS 2050,2080,2100 HAVE HIGH AND LOW PASS X/OVERS
* USX 2100, 2150, 600F, 800F, 1000F HAVE BASS BOOST
* USX2150, 600F, 800F,1000F HAVE LOW PASS CROSSOVER ONLY
·   USX 4 CH AMPS HAVE LOW PASS ON EACH PAIR OF CH’s AND A MONO LOW PASS SIGNAL SECTION WITH LINE OUT.
·   USA 2050-2150 HAVE LOW PASS CROSSOVER
·   USA 2200/2300 HAVE LOW PASS X/OVER AND BASS BOOST
·   USA 4050/4060 HAVE HIGH PASS CROSSOVERS  x 2
·   USA 4080 HAS 2 x HIGH PASS AND 1 x LOW PASS CROSSOVERS




The USX 600f, 800f, or 1000f, would do the trick.