Quote Originally Posted by lovinmydodge View Post
lol, i've used alot of different subs in my time, this is a decent sub for what it is. however i've seen this sub burn @ 5000 rms. its designed to inhibit "REAL" 5krms because with heating the coils, it will create a bad imp rise. so say u take all 1.5 coils & Wire them down to .34 ohms or so IIRC 4 1.5 coils will wire down to .34 ohms, with imp rise you may see 2+ohms, and thats a tall order to ask from most amps, honestly the box has 85% to do with output, then heat disaptiation/motor force/ excursion. then u talk about power handeling. IMHO this sub would never take 5000 rms for any length of time. there is not enough cooling,


if you took this sub and wired it at 1.5 ohms and put about 2300 into it in a proper box say 4 to 4.5 cubes tuned daily @ 36 htz it will get loud & low.

but for 450 bucks a DD 3515 on 1500 rms will out perform that woofer any day. and 1500 rms is easire to run than2k &^


either way, its a nice lil sub i'd say
Ive put over 20,000 watts to 2 of these 18's..(soundigital amps, not fake power)
they'll take power but its about utilizing the power which they dont do very well.
i took a soundstreem xxx15, atomic apx15's, fi BTL 15, cactus sounds subs and T3 subs...
all the subs in the same wall with the same power out performed the MA with ease. its cool that it can take the power but i needed some numbers on a termlab and it just couldnt create the numbers... hell i took some old shocker 15s i had just sitting around, tested them with give or take 3500 rms (memphis 4000 at 13.6 volts..3200-3500rms) and it was only .3 db lower than the Hardcore 18...
its a beast of a sub and with the right box it can tear someones car apart with ease.
but for 450 i wouldnt buy a 3515. i bought 9515's for that a few years back. any sub under $350 i only have 1 recommendation, AudioQue... which isnt to much different from a digital designs sub seeing that the langford family own both lines and dd make the aq subs