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Old 02-21-2004, 09:19 PM
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Rumors about quality

I want to dispell the rumor that high price means high quality and that low price means low quality. I own a Virtual Reality3 12 inch subwoofer that I got from walmart for $40 the box says it only handles 700 watts max but I have a Crunch black maxx amp that puts out 500 watts RMS and 1000 watts max and its gain and bass boost are all the way up and it sounds great. But I wanted more so I bought myself a JL audio 12W3V2 sub and spent $200 on it. I sent it back 3 days later and bought another Virtual Reality3 sub. My 500 watt RMS amp pushed that W3 to its brink the sub was only rated @ 300 watts RMS It started to distort once I got it up 3/4 of the way but The $40 one from walmart stayed true till the full 500 watts




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Re: Rumors about quality

you're clipping the amp. Don't turn the gain all the way up, even if you like distorted bass.

You have 3 subs, vs 1. 3 subs will be able to handle more power than a single sub, even if it's an almighty JL Aduio. Now three of those subs up against the W7 is another story.

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Re: Rumors about quality

have fun with your walmart subs
hook that fully clipped amp to one of those subs and see how long it lasts
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Re: Rumors about quality

I've heard those wallmart subs... They sound really crappy.
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