MTX 22" subwoofer (~300lbs, $6000)

Anyone get a chance to check this bad boy out at CES?

A best pal of mine is one of its designers.

this thing is fricken MASSIVE

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[Kalvin00]

Thank God none of my friends have $6000.. :roll:

 

[SynthDude2001]

:Q

 

[jurzdevil]

im not a fan of mtx but that is the best name ever for a sub

 

[Demo24]

LMAO. that slogan is great!

 

[MikeMike]

worthless, the amount of control on a 22" sub has to be very difficult. and its so long that it doesnt have any real world use. and i guarentee that an 18" sub would be louder and more efficient.

do you guys not remember Adire Audio's Parthenon sub?

MIKE

 

[ElFenix]

think looks like a jet turbine

 

[lobadobadingdong]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Thank God none of my neighbors have $6000.. :roll:

fixed

 

[quakefiend420]

that thing is huge...imagine what that and a box would do to your 0-60 time, lol

 

[MikeMike]

http://www.adireaudio.com/Text...henonPageFrameText.htm

thats a motor, insane can handle a 48x48 panel on it for a sub. which can give you 16 cubic feet of displacement with a 12" peak to peak displacement.

MIKE

 

[Transition]

respect. that thing would be madd tite in my whip for realz.

 

[imported_Lucifer]

And I thought the 15'' MTX RFL's were heavy at 56lbs! :Q

But, the 18'' Kicker Solo X's weighed in at 100lbs each!

 

[neonerd]

:Q

i wish they held CES in boston

 

[Schneider879]

That would melt my face.

 

i believe they're going for the rappers and bling bling market

6-8 inches of excursion

 

[James3shin]

OMy....I'd like to see that in a back of a sedan

 

[Apex]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
http://www.adireaudio.com/Text...henonPageFrameText.htm

thats a motor, insane can handle a 48x48 panel on it for a sub. which can give you 16 cubic feet of displacement with a 12" peak to peak displacement.

MIKE

The Parthenon would absolutely DESTROY the mtx.

 

[NightCrawler]

In terms of sound quality and output I still haven't heard anything better then this: Real Deal

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
worthless, the amount of control on a 22" sub has to be very difficult. and its so long that it doesnt have any real world use. and i guarentee that an 18" sub would be louder and more efficient.

do you guys not remember Adire Audio's Parthenon sub?

MIKE

exactly. i was thinking two 15s would push more air no?

 

[voodoochylde]

...I'd bet a brahma or XXX 15 would kick this sub's booty. Then again, the MTX could kickass as well - provided the install is done properly.

Anyone else remember Audiobahn's 32" monstrosity from a while back?

As far as the parthenon goes, heh, I don't know of a whole lotta woofers that'll hold their own against that thing. Pure sonic evil from looking at the specs.

 

[Viper GTS]

That thing's almost as big in diameter as the sonotube I used for my Tempest. Impressive.

The Parthenon still kicks it's ass though, no doubt about that.

22" is a toy in comparison.

That generates reference level (121 dB SPL) output at 20 Hz, when sitting naked in a room - no room gain, no baffle, no box required.

Simply unreal.

Viper GTS

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
worthless, the amount of control on a 22" sub has to be very difficult. and its so long that it doesnt have any real world use. and i guarentee that an 18" sub would be louder and more efficient.

do you guys not remember Adire Audio's Parthenon sub?

MIKE

Control? You can always change Qts to fit your needs (sometimes you just need more money, that's all).

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: maziwanka

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
worthless, the amount of control on a 22" sub has to be very difficult. and its so long that it doesnt have any real world use. and i guarentee that an 18" sub would be louder and more efficient.

do you guys not remember Adire Audio's Parthenon sub?

MIKE

exactly. i was thinking two 15s would push more air no?

One 22" will have a surface area just SLIGHTLY higher than 2 15"s.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS
That thing's almost as big in diameter as the sonotube I used for my Tempest. Impressive.

The Parthenon still kicks it's ass though, no doubt about that.

22" is a toy in comparison.

That generates reference level (121 dB SPL) output at 20 Hz, when sitting naked in a room - no room gain, no baffle, no box required.

Simply unreal.

Viper GTS

:Q *bows*

 

[Howard]

I admit that the Parthenon is an engineering masterpiece, but I'd still like to see the distortion graphs from 10-60Hz.

They said something about using one in an IB for home theater use - seeing as the driver moves 2.5" from rest with 9V, the Vas is certain to be EXTREMELY high. You'd need a room that could house Fat Albert and his family.