How loud is your audio system?:-)

[woobiee]

Guys have any idea? I have a chart here that might help:
http://home.new.rr.com/trumpetb/audio/dBexamp.gif

Im in the 120-130 db range hehe.

[Jahkesh]

legal score or outlaw?

i mean i can stick the mic up in the port and ill be 160+ db.

on the dash, legal and ill be much lower.

Ive never been metered but from my guess and experience from hearing other cars at competitions im around the 140-145 db range at dash. This is just an estimate not a legal score.

SQ is more important to me now though....

[BoominBenz]

My setup is more of an SQ system, but I did have it metered, and I hit 138.6 db. That was with my old box firing backwards. My new box fires forwards (much cleaner and louder and less rattling), but I have yet to have it metered this way.

edit: By the way, my setup consists of:

Premier DEHP-740MP CD player
CDT Audio 4" component sets
CDT Audio rear fill 5.25"
Phoenix Gold Amplifiers
Two Alpine Type R 12" subwoofers (sealed box)


I really like it, and that's all that matters

[azbimmer82]

131 decibals
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heres the system:
Pioneer 3800 cdplayer
infinity 3x5's
2 Boss 10" in a ported box in the trunk
with a 500 watt boss amp

[m3dia_lab]

Originally posted by azbimmer82
131 decibals
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heres the system:
Pioneer 3800 cdplayer
infinity 3x5's
2 Boss 10" in a ported box in the trunk
with a 500 watt boss amp

trust me you are not hitting 131 with two boss subs, those are pieces of shit!

[m3dia_lab]

Originally posted by azbimmer82
131 decibals
-----------------
heres the system:
Pioneer 3800 cdplayer
infinity 3x5's
2 Boss 10" in a ported box in the trunk
with a 500 watt boss amp

trust me you are not hitting 131 with two boss subs, those are pieces of shit!

[azbimmer82]

nice doubble post and yes i am

[Jahkesh]

I believe him..

His box is ported; it is possible... his equipment is not mind boggling but getting to 131db doesn’t require mind boggling equipment…

As db get higher it becomes harder to squeeze an extra db out.

Ex:

Going from 100db-120db is very easy.

Going from 140db-160db is much harder.

Since his db levels are low (around 130 db) then they are very easy to obtain.

Let me break it down for you:

Assume his boss woofer's efficiency is around 92db. He has two. That’s +3 db. He is ported. That’s about another +3 db. His amp is probably putting out ~256watts RMS. That’s 2^8 watts.

So take 8*3db = 24db gain from wattage.

92+3+3+24 = 122db

In a car you have about a 12db/octave boost in low frequencies. Normally low frequencies are about 10 db louder in the car when compared to the subs playing a large room. Its called cabin gain.

So, 122db + 10db = 132db.

Wow! Gawd I can’t believe it! Those 2 boss subs actually do have the potential of reaching 131db.

I suggest you do not bash other people’s equipment and say they are lying when in reality you should read up on car audio and have a little bit more knowledge about the subject when posting.

Don’t worry about it azbimmer82, there’s always haterz.

[djstattic]

~140 db

[forrest]

close to 150db
3 Ground Zero Nuclear subs
1 PG ZPA 0.5 to each sub

[muggo]

Originally posted by BoominVolvo
My setup is more of an SQ system, but I did have it metered, and I hit 138.6 db. That was with my old box firing backwards. My new box fires forwards (much cleaner and louder and less rattling), but I have yet to have it metered this way.

edit: By the way, my setup consists of:

Premier DEHP-740MP CD player
CDT Audio 4" component sets
CDT Audio rear fill 5.25"
Phoenix Gold Amplifiers
Two Alpine Type R 12" subwoofers (sealed box)


I really like it, and that's all that matters

Damn sweet 240 btw :P (Dad has got few those, now MB W124 250D)
I allmoust bought Amazon, but then i got job from www.kl-varaosat.fi so bmw-parts are so cheap to me. Butbut, mayby i get Amazon as project or something.

[BoominBenz]

Originally posted by muggo


Damn sweet 240 btw :P (Dad has got few those, now MB W124 250D)
I allmoust bought Amazon, but then i got job from www.kl-varaosat.fi so bmw-parts are so cheap to me. Butbut, mayby i get Amazon as project or something.

Thanks
It's a pretty fun car. I'm getting it to handle really well (25mm front and rear sway bars, Koni adjustable shocks, TME sport springs..etc) Only thing it could use is a little more power.

[BMW BMXer]

No clue

2 MTX thuder 4000's 10 inch in seperate bandpass boxes
2 5 1/4" infinitys
600w pioneer amp each sub gettin about 200watts

[Soopa_Fly]

Im hoping to get about 130. until christmas!! yaY is when i add to my subby!

Head: Pioneer 5250
Front: JL Audio 5.25" VR Evolution Splits
Rear: JL Audio 5.25" 2 Way VR Evolution
Boot: JL Audio 12w0 (1 more for christmas! = 2! YaY!)
Amplifiers: 2 Channel Audioline AL-1400 & 4 Channel Audioline AL-1800
Accessories: Aerpro Cables, RCAs, Power Distributors, Etc.

Hopefully after my new boot set up and custom made box ill be hitting, well HOPING to hit about 150+ (Of SQ!!!). In A ported box that is, running ports up into my parcel shelf.

And remember SQ is what i do.

[icebreaker]

146.6dB with 2 12's and 1 PPI Amp. (Audio Control)
146.6dB with 1 12 and same amp (Kriss Meter)