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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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i hit 135.7 db in my car today with to 12 pioneer priemer not bad since my amp = crap (american legacy) t i could have gone louder but i didnt wanna go above 25 (goes to 35 on the head unit) but im wounderinn how good is that # is . and what is it equivalent to(ie plane etc)?

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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:22 PM
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Good little system you got there! Gotta love the way the glass in our hatchbacks act like a bandpass and amplify the sound.

My bro hit 135 Db in his 98 Dodge Dakota club cab. He has 2 12" W3v2D2 with a little Diesel Audio amp. He also only turned the volume to 18 but it goes to 40. With a better amp he would of hit over 140 Db easily.

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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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I had a single 13w7 in my 99z and hit 146 on the new mics. Can't remember off the top of my head what its called
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 08:53 PM
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Good little system you got there! Gotta love the way the glass in our hatchbacks act like a bandpass and amplify the sound.

My bro hit 135 Db in his 98 Dodge Dakota club cab. He has 2 12" W3's with a little Diesel Audio amp. He also only turned the volume to 18 but it goes to 40. With a better amp he would of hit over 140 Db easily.
i like the system edit besides the amp. but the 6.5s are unamplified wal mart pioneers and NOT premiers. and i didnt like the way the copetition was set up it went by # of subs not amp wattage im still scratching my head at that
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:10 PM
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Just because your volume control isn't maxed does not mean you could go louder. Maybe you could, maybe not, you'd have to try it and see if it distorted.

As for mics, if it's not a Termlab, the result is 100% useless.
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it was a top of the line mic im pretty sure that was it. he said its the most accurate one you could buy
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Yea Termlab is the one the audio shop has here and what my bro's truck was measured with. He wants to go with a 1000/1 monoblock JL Audio amp since he thinks the 500/1 is too small.
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Originally Posted by camaro-94-z28
it was a top of the line mic im pretty sure that was it. he said its the most accurate one you could buy
thats what they all say.

i hit 142.3 in my grand am with 2 12" treo subs (in a sealed box) and a 950 watt mtx amp (back in the day).
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