March 19, 200620 yr Author probably would cost around 15000 for it once you got the sub($7499) and all the amps ,batteries etc... wish i was rich
March 19, 200620 yr It's more then mind-blowing, it's eardrum blowing. Fine to laugh about. Many people are slowly losing their hearing even from those earplug ipods played too loud becasue they are so darn close to the ear drum and don't realize the warning signs of ringing in ears casue they can't hear even that. Once deft you stay that way. Thanks for the laugh but it reminds me to point out to those that may be unaware, loud is not cool as when it reaches certain decibal levels, you can easily go past the temperary damage stage even with little earplug systems. Like ending up in a wheelchair for life, you can end up not being able to do a lot of things like even have a drivers license. Please be careful.
March 19, 200620 yr there is no reason anyone would need that much bass in their car. it's kinda stupid that show never ceases to amaze me, they put tv's and speaker's in the most useless spots
March 19, 200620 yr well from being into car audio all my life, and looking at the Db meter...thats nothing.. 137 dbs is, well normal for a good set of 12" woofers. I had a mustang with 4 10's and a 400 watt amp that hit 154 Dbs and broke the hatchback lock and popped the windshield out of the car with the windows up. My 79 cutlass with 3 AudioBahn 10"s and a Zues amp hit 147 dbs. My Neon with 2 Infinity 10's and Infinity 6 Ch amp is pushing 132 Db. Therefore, Jackhammer at 137 Dbs is NOT impressive. And the amount of power they had to use was just not worth the output. Impressive setup: yes. Impressive results: No. Whats worse is they're in California, so anything over 90 Dbs is considered illegal, that kid will get nothing but tickets for having that in his car. Not to mention its a freaking buick century.
March 19, 200620 yr Author i think that sub was 5000 watt rated or somthing like that but the effects of anything over 120db on ones hearing are quite damaging ,i have 2 12 alpine type rs with 900 watts into each so i know when it gets too loud but to have somthing that big that could kill your ears just to turn it up hardly seems worth the near 8000 dollar price tag....now if you have the money and have a few spl competition wins on your mind just double the setup here and you would easily hit 180db....a feat only done prior by (i believe) 12+ pioneers subs and amps all that junk...so in the long run i would say if you have the money, and if you have a spare school bus lying around(since there is no car that could possibly support 2 of these) then have some fun...ill stick to my 12s
March 19, 200620 yr Cool and everything but like cutlas said I had two 10" in my hatch in my Mustang and that allowed me to keep my backseat LOL. Plenty rumbling enough for me and you couldn't hardly stand the base from those so where's the enjoyment? Looks cool anyways.
March 19, 200620 yr Was that thing pushed to its max though??? I do fine that pointless but cool in a sense.
March 19, 200620 yr its ok... not the best tho.... sorta looks like the jet on the origonal batmobile... rofl... check out the pics:peace: /monthly_06_2011/post-1301-130810180898_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-1301-130810180901_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-1301-130810180907_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-1301-130810180909_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-1301-130810180913_thumb.jpg /monthly_06_2011/post-1301-130810180917_thumb.jpg
March 19, 200620 yr Author JackHammer is the most enormous, mind-blowing subwoofer ever created. You will literally not believe it until you see it. Standing in at 23 tall, 369 pounds, and with 12,000 watt peak music power handling, you will be hard-pressed to find something that will get in the ring with this heavyweight. camt find the sensitivity of it (db) but 12000 watts is a pretty load
March 19, 200620 yr 1. Those Clarion subs are lighter and still better sounding than the Jackhammer. 2. Just for grins, did you know that UPS actually used that truck to make deliveried until people starting complaining that they were suspicious because they didnt know if it was an actual UPS truck. And the repair bills were getting kinda high on it. I just went and bought some caps from someone and we were talking about this whole car audio thing. Back when I was installing car audio in the 90's it was common to build a wood box, to specs and stuff some speakers in it. No covering or carpet needed, no fiberglass, as long as it was LOUD! I used to go to car shows and see poeple stuff 20+ subs into a truck and reach 160 DB. I'll tell ya, at 150+ its hard to breath theres soo much sound pressure. I always wore ear defenders, but its such a rush to be sitting in a car thats so loud you need oxygen when you get out. Nowadays, its all about design and "pretty". This is why I got out of the car audio world. I dont care how pretty it is if its not loud as hell and can shake the car next to you. My favorite thing in my 83 Bonneville wagon was pulling up to the stoplight, putting on my ear protection and seeing if I could make the driver next to me spill their coffee in the morning. When you can vibrate the windows 3 cars over...then its enough bass.
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