I have 2 of these in my living room I built an enclosure around it so it looks like a side table Powered by 1000 W Dayton audio amp The bass output is crazy before I watch a movie I have to take pictures off the wall
My girl would've put me on the porch if I did that 😂. Scared the crap out of her one day dropped 4 2500 watt max 12s in her 18' dodge caravan. She almost crashed when she turned the volume up. No more sneaky subs for her lol
This was only the 2nd day after putting it in. It's hitting harder now and it could probably take a clean 800w rms. It does seem like hatch backs do hit harder lol. I'll probably do a update video this weekend.
Glad to hear you like it! I just recently put my RP1200.1D amp on my 18. It's not sounding great. I think I may have a issue with that amp. I'll have to take some time to look things over. Maybe it's something stupid I missed
Lol 😂 My mirror does the same with my side 10 inch SDR subs. It's absolutely tiring to keep adjusting it. Glad to know it's not the cars defective mirror. If you find a fix please post it.
@@ChefKe357 there is a screw but it's to mount the mirror to the roof. The bass is to much for it to stay in place. It's not that mount. it's just the swivel the mirror is on, isnt strong enough to stay in place.
I got the same amplifier, question i wanted to ask is will it do justice for my 15 kicker comp q or should I get a separate amp for that sub, I'm looking for nice clean sound and right now it's hooked to a 12 L7T kicker shallow mount that hits but not as hard as I expected, I was thinking it was the amp but after seeing it push this sub in you're video i think i might put the 15 in for better Bass and quality
I'm not familiar with the subwoofer so I couldn't give you the correct answer. The shallow mouth isn't going to sound that great. It probably has a lower xmax which is how much excursion a subwoofer can move. The proper box is probably your most important factor in how good a particular subwoofer is going to sound
Looking to put one of thease in my room on 350w i think they are efficient enough to get good bass out of it at 350w song name "on my level" that song bumps with anything 😂
I actually have this 18 in my room now. It's powered by a 12v 50 amp power supply rated for 600w max. I have a pioneer 7 inch double din and a pioneer GM-D9705 5 channel amp. I'm running 2 10 inch midrange with some horns in a CHERO BOX. It literally knocks stuff off my walls if I turn it up high 😂. I also have a skar 8 inch subwoofer and some ds18 3 way 6.5s with some cheap tweeters. I use as my sound system for my TV. They are power by a cheap Bluetooth 3 channel amp from Amazon. I set my phone to connect to both Bluetooth at the same time. So both systems are going at the same time. Sounds amazing.
@@Handlethatineedtouse I think its VXF not VFX. Anyways I definitely sure its going to hit harder than this. As long as your getting a actual 3,000 watt amp. Depending on the brand, it could be only 900 or so... This 18 wasn't at it's full potential in this video either tho. I had a voltage issue and this is on 600 ish rms. I had 1,200 ish rms on it with no problems for a year. Even at 1,200 the vxf on 3,000 will hit harder. This 18 only has 13.5 xmax compared to VXF 30 xmax.
@@Handlethatineedtouse picking up my custom box I had made for my Skar ddx 12s with my new Taramps Big boss 3k tomorrow. Probably putting a video and demo up of the new setup this weekend.
Maybe with 600w rms being put to it but with my Pioneer GM-D9701 1,200 rms amp. It gets pretty unhappy pretty quickly. I was testing a song that had a 15hz bass track. It would putout some surprisingly good flex but would start to smell in under a minute. I blew 2 of them experimenting with their limits. I bought a 3rd and hurt it also trying to push the limits on more power than it's rated. It's a home theater bed room subwoofer now. 2 of these on a 1,200 rms amp in something like a suv would get down for a budget setup. I ran 1 on 1,200 rms for a year with no problems. It's only when I went for the very low notes that I started blowing them
With the rubber outer mount surface it's roughly 19 inches. So 20 inches is a safe number to use IMO. SAKR has information on the site that might help you.
I have a pioneer gmd-9701 on it now. It's rated 1,200w rms @ 14.4v With impedance rise and voltage drop. It's getting roughly 1,000w rms. I know I should face it towards the trunk but I like it facing forward. Thanks for your advice tho 👍
Yeah my current 18 subwoofer has that same noise. It's only at high volume/hard bass. I can't find anything wrong with it but sounds like shit. Maybe you can try to glue the dust cap again or ask Skar for a new subwoofer. I use my 18 in my bed room system. So it doesn't see much power
Yea I had this problem with my zvx12 and it was the dust cap it came loose in just a little spot and would do tay rattle sound turned up I mixed some epoxy and glued it down good and it fixed it hope this helps🤙🏻
@@drake.w6231 I'm using a DC 12v 50A power supply. Its rated at 600w max output. The amp is a 5 channel rated a 600w rms @2ohm on sub channel. To be honest idk how much its actually putting out. I think 350w would be good to use on it. It's not a stiff subwoofer. You should get plenty of output and it should last forever at that power. I was using a 1,200w rms amp on it for over a year.
Why? and my amp doesn't have a subsonic filter! If it had one, I wouldn't turn it off! The box is tuned to 30hz. So I'd put the subsonic around 25hz if it had one.
SUBSONIC FILTER - is basically a HPF (high pass frequency) filter for your subwoofers. As we discussed earlier in this article, subwoofer amps typically use LPF (low pass frequency) filters to block high frequencies that should be playing through your speakers. A subsonic filter will attenuate frequencies so low that your subwoofer cannot reproduce them OR that humans are incapable of hearing. Subsonic filter is also a very important feature for vented enclosures. For example, if your custom built, ported enclosure is tuned to 33Hz, you probably don’t want to play frequencies that are way lower than that. Doing so could damage your subwoofers. Humans can generally hear from 20Hz to 20,000Hz. If you send low frequencies below 20Hz to your subwoofers, you can’t hear them anyway. Most music doesn’t contain these frequencies for that very reason but even 25Hz can be hard on your subwoofer if it isn’t designed to play that low. There are many opinions about where to set a subsonic filter. 5Hz below what the box is tuned for… ½ an octave below what the box is tuned for… We recommend simply turning your system up to a maximum volume and playing a song that you have that hits the lowest frequency. Or find a test tone disc that has a variety of low frequency tracks and adjust your subsonic filter until your subs play as low as possible without bottoming out. Keep an eye on your subs and listen. Find a setting that sounds good to you and your subwoofers don’t appear to stop moving at either end of
@@Silentjustin06 I’ve been in the game a long time and I’m familiar with that specific song as well as the sdr and it’s factory enclosures. My sdr 15s in the skar boxes were easily able to play down to 18hz. Moved a bit of air also. The low note in the song wouldn’t even tickle that sub lol. It’s set way too high. Also you obviously haven’t been in a good build if you think 20hz is as low as you can go. 18hz on my T2’s will tickle your brain hahaha. I can hear that without a doubt. Also lots of ground pounders will play into the teens without any issues. Sdr has a relatively peaceful Fs once it gets loose. The skar box is tuned around 28-30 if I remember right. That’s the range that my subs had the least amount on excursion. The port in those enclosures is a terrible design but somehow allows a good peak down low and up high. Won’t play the low 30s range for crap though. 17-25 and 35-43 where where mine peaked. Everything else was Ass.
@@stormmccree8238 well you sound like you know your shit. I'm no professional but I know a bit. What do u suggest I do? My amp is a pioneer 9705. It literally has no subsonic filter!
@@Silentjustin06 Somethings not right lol. Unless that version of the song only has the high note. There should be a low note in there. I demo with that song occasionally 🤔 the amp should have no issue dropping that low note. Could be the video too but I don’t see it moving in the slightest where that note should be. I doubt your deck has a subsonic. Though I had that issue before and it turned out my rca outputs were set to rear speakers instead of sub. The crossover setting on the radio cause me to have no lows at all. Just 40-50hz and up lol
Make sure you have the room for it. It's a huge box. I'd recommend a different subwoofer tho. This one is ok but I would get something with a bit more rms rating
@@Silentjustin06 turn the sub to face the boot will sound louder. I have a Protege Hatch back plenty of space, i just upgraded from 12s to 1x15 and it sounds nice, I hate punchy subs. I like that low deep sounding bass
Are you 31 years old? or you have 31 years of experience in car audio? Looking at your channel. You have zero car audio on it. I 40 years old and been putting car audio equipment in my cars since I was 17. Thanks for your suggestion and if I need help with my AR15 or any other guns I have I'll hit you up. Thanks
@@Silentjustin06 Dude calm down, I'm 51 and started Car Audio at age 21. I have installed, upgraded, redesigned interiors, made door pods ect....more than I can count. Just because I don't have Car Audio videos on UA-cam has no reflection on my talent and abilities to do so. I have a Firearm channel and not a CA channel because I chose to upload my firearm journey. Currently I have a 08 Yukon Denali with a Sony 5500 headunit, Rockford Fosgate mids and highs, some Skar as well. I'm running 2-18" Skar EVL's D4 parallel to a 1 ohm load. My sub box(I've built over 50) is 10cuft common chamber. The box is slot ported to 35hz. Running the subs with a JP33, complete 0ga electrical, 3 batteries, Big 3 ect.....whether you believe me or not is of no consequence to me. I don't lie and scam, as many UA-cam'ers do. I have more important things to do than troll ppl on UA-cam.
@@tangomantactical the only problem i had with your post. Is you assuming i didn't know that it works better backwards. I was calm in my response to your post. I simply stated that i know it works better towards the back. I just preferred to have the subwoofer facing forward. People who get in my car. Have funny reactions to such a big speaker when they see it. I asked a couple of questions and stated you have zero car audio content. Which is true.I didn't call you names or say you had no car audio experience. I said thanks you for your suggestion and if I need help with my AR15 or my other guns I'd hit u up. You clearly have more experience in guns than I do.
@@tangomantactical my channel isn't to teach people about car audio. I just post things for fun. My channel is not monetized, so I'm not trying to make money off it. Thats why my videos are so low in quality. I post everything on my channel. My fish, my brine shrimp growing, car audio, my dirtbike, video games. RC cars with speakers installed into them. Have a merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family. Good luck on your channel
I'm pretty happy with my purchase. IMO It's a good product for the price. I have a 5 channel [ Pioneer ( 9705 )amp that puts out about 600w rms. I'm pretty confident it can handle a clean signal of 800w rms. This video is only a day or 2 after i installed it. So im expecting it to get better as it breaks in. Just hope you read the measurements of the box and made sure it fits in your vehicle. It's a big box and Skar hasn't answered any of my emails and they don't expect calls. So no customer service as I can tell.
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I have 2 of these in my living room I built an enclosure around it so it looks like a side table Powered by 1000 W Dayton audio amp The bass output is crazy before I watch a movie I have to take pictures off the wall
That sounds like a cool setup. Lol yeah they definitely slam! I'm putting my 1,200 watt app on mine this weekend.
I have 2 10's in the living room right now... Looking to see if 1 of these would beat them... How do you like your 18's?
My girl would've put me on the porch if I did that 😂. Scared the crap out of her one day dropped 4 2500 watt max 12s in her 18' dodge caravan. She almost crashed when she turned the volume up. No more sneaky subs for her lol
Man it’s already hitting hard and I believe it can take more also! Everything to me hit’s better in a hatchback. Can’t wait to see the next video.
This was only the 2nd day after putting it in. It's hitting harder now and it could probably take a clean 800w rms. It does seem like hatch backs do hit harder lol. I'll probably do a update video this weekend.
What amp do you have on it
can confirm. loudest is facing the subs up so the sound/air bounces off the hatchback rear window.
I got the sdr18 in a sealed box with 1200rp1 setup so far I like it👌💯
Glad to hear you like it! I just recently put my RP1200.1D amp on my 18. It's not sounding great. I think I may have a issue with that amp. I'll have to take some time to look things over. Maybe it's something stupid I missed
Lol 😂 My mirror does the same with my side 10 inch SDR subs. It's absolutely tiring to keep adjusting it. Glad to know it's not the cars defective mirror. If you find a fix please post it.
Lol yeah its annoying. People think my mirror is super easy to move. So I tell them to adjust it. They like damn! Its stiffer than I thought
My new custom box for my skar DDX 12s doesn't move my mirror that much but it absolutely murders my rear hatch
There should be a screw or something you can tighten
@@ChefKe357 there is a screw but it's to mount the mirror to the roof. The bass is to much for it to stay in place. It's not that mount. it's just the swivel the mirror is on, isnt strong enough to stay in place.
I got the same amplifier, question i wanted to ask is will it do justice for my 15 kicker comp q or should I get a separate amp for that sub, I'm looking for nice clean sound and right now it's hooked to a 12 L7T kicker shallow mount that hits but not as hard as I expected, I was thinking it was the amp but after seeing it push this sub in you're video i think i might put the 15 in for better Bass and quality
I'm not familiar with the subwoofer so I couldn't give you the correct answer. The shallow mouth isn't going to sound that great. It probably has a lower xmax which is how much excursion a subwoofer can move. The proper box is probably your most important factor in how good a particular subwoofer is going to sound
Looking to put one of thease in my room on 350w i think they are efficient enough to get good bass out of it at 350w song name "on my level" that song bumps with anything 😂
I actually have this 18 in my room now. It's powered by a 12v 50 amp power supply rated for 600w max. I have a pioneer 7 inch double din and a pioneer GM-D9705 5 channel amp. I'm running 2 10 inch midrange with some horns in a CHERO BOX. It literally knocks stuff off my walls if I turn it up high 😂. I also have a skar 8 inch subwoofer and some ds18 3 way 6.5s with some cheap tweeters. I use as my sound system for my TV. They are power by a cheap Bluetooth 3 channel amp from Amazon. I set my phone to connect to both Bluetooth at the same time. So both systems are going at the same time. Sounds amazing.
@@Silentjustin06I’m gonna get a vfx 15 on 3000w do you think it will hit as hard
@@Handlethatineedtouse I think its VXF not VFX. Anyways I definitely sure its going to hit harder than this. As long as your getting a actual 3,000 watt amp. Depending on the brand, it could be only 900 or so...
This 18 wasn't at it's full potential in this video either tho. I had a voltage issue and this is on 600 ish rms. I had 1,200 ish rms on it with no problems for a year. Even at 1,200 the vxf on 3,000 will hit harder. This 18 only has 13.5 xmax compared to VXF 30 xmax.
@@Handlethatineedtouse picking up my custom box I had made for my Skar ddx 12s with my new Taramps Big boss 3k tomorrow. Probably putting a video and demo up of the new setup this weekend.
@@Silentjustin06 I’m gonna run it on a home audio amp prolly. My plan is to use the t.amp e-1500 and wire mine to 4 ohms. Everything should work okay
That subwoofer definitely can hit a massive low frequency with no problem definitely very loud star stepping its game.
Maybe with 600w rms being put to it but with my Pioneer GM-D9701 1,200 rms amp. It gets pretty unhappy pretty quickly. I was testing a song that had a 15hz bass track. It would putout some surprisingly good flex but would start to smell in under a minute. I blew 2 of them experimenting with their limits. I bought a 3rd and hurt it also trying to push the limits on more power than it's rated. It's a home theater bed room subwoofer now.
2 of these on a 1,200 rms amp in something like a suv would get down for a budget setup. I ran 1 on 1,200 rms for a year with no problems. It's only when I went for the very low notes that I started blowing them
Could you measure the width of the entire speaker? Is it 20”? I’m trying to figure out how much space I actually need to put 2 next to each other.
With the rubber outer mount surface it's roughly 19 inches. So 20 inches is a safe number to use IMO. SAKR has information on the site that might help you.
Put a 1000 rms gain it just right and turn it around..unless you like it facing you...nice
I have a pioneer gmd-9701 on it now. It's rated 1,200w rms @ 14.4v
With impedance rise and voltage drop. It's getting roughly 1,000w rms. I know I should face it towards the trunk but I like it facing forward. Thanks for your advice tho 👍
get on my level wizzz
Yep, your car slams. Watch a few videos
@@Silentjustin06 thanks bro i recognized that beat from anywhere
@@zimbronrons lol yeah, I unplugged the rca for the highs because of copyright claims
@@Silentjustin06 lol that’s understandable!!
👍🏻
Thanks
Got one and it has a weird plasticity rattle under the dust cap
Yeah my current 18 subwoofer has that same noise. It's only at high volume/hard bass. I can't find anything wrong with it but sounds like shit. Maybe you can try to glue the dust cap again or ask Skar for a new subwoofer. I use my 18 in my bed room system. So it doesn't see much power
Yea I had this problem with my zvx12 and it was the dust cap it came loose in just a little spot and would do tay rattle sound turned up I mixed some epoxy and glued it down good and it fixed it hope this helps🤙🏻
@@kennethaustin9439 thanks for the info
@@Silentjustin06how much power does your 18 in your room see I'm looking to put one on 350w don't know if I'll have enough for even the small motor
@@drake.w6231 I'm using a DC 12v 50A power supply. Its rated at 600w max output. The amp is a 5 channel rated a 600w rms @2ohm on sub channel. To be honest idk how much its actually putting out. I think 350w would be good to use on it. It's not a stiff subwoofer. You should get plenty of output and it should last forever at that power. I was using a 1,200w rms amp on it for over a year.
Turn your subsonic off lol.
Why? and my amp doesn't have a subsonic filter! If it had one, I wouldn't turn it off! The box is tuned to 30hz. So I'd put the subsonic around 25hz if it had one.
SUBSONIC FILTER - is basically a HPF (high pass frequency) filter for your subwoofers. As we discussed earlier in this article, subwoofer amps typically use LPF (low pass frequency) filters to block high frequencies that should be playing through your speakers. A subsonic filter will attenuate frequencies so low that your subwoofer cannot reproduce them OR that humans are incapable of hearing.
Subsonic filter is also a very important feature for vented enclosures. For example, if your custom built, ported enclosure is tuned to 33Hz, you probably don’t want to play frequencies that are way lower than that. Doing so could damage your subwoofers.
Humans can generally hear from 20Hz to 20,000Hz. If you send low frequencies below 20Hz to your subwoofers, you can’t hear them anyway. Most music doesn’t contain these frequencies for that very reason but even 25Hz can be hard on your subwoofer if it isn’t designed to play that low.
There are many opinions about where to set a subsonic filter. 5Hz below what the box is tuned for… ½ an octave below what the box is tuned for… We recommend simply turning your system up to a maximum volume and playing a song that you have that hits the lowest frequency. Or find a test tone disc that has a variety of low frequency tracks and adjust your subsonic filter until your subs play as low as possible without bottoming out. Keep an eye on your subs and listen. Find a setting that sounds good to you and your subwoofers don’t appear to stop moving at either end of
@@Silentjustin06 I’ve been in the game a long time and I’m familiar with that specific song as well as the sdr and it’s factory enclosures. My sdr 15s in the skar boxes were easily able to play down to 18hz. Moved a bit of air also. The low note in the song wouldn’t even tickle that sub lol. It’s set way too high. Also you obviously haven’t been in a good build if you think 20hz is as low as you can go. 18hz on my T2’s will tickle your brain hahaha. I can hear that without a doubt. Also lots of ground pounders will play into the teens without any issues. Sdr has a relatively peaceful Fs once it gets loose. The skar box is tuned around 28-30 if I remember right. That’s the range that my subs had the least amount on excursion. The port in those enclosures is a terrible design but somehow allows a good peak down low and up high. Won’t play the low 30s range for crap though. 17-25 and 35-43 where where mine peaked. Everything else was Ass.
@@stormmccree8238 well you sound like you know your shit. I'm no professional but I know a bit. What do u suggest I do? My amp is a pioneer 9705. It literally has no subsonic filter!
@@Silentjustin06 Somethings not right lol. Unless that version of the song only has the high note. There should be a low note in there. I demo with that song occasionally 🤔 the amp should have no issue dropping that low note. Could be the video too but I don’t see it moving in the slightest where that note should be. I doubt your deck has a subsonic. Though I had that issue before and it turned out my rca outputs were set to rear speakers instead of sub. The crossover setting on the radio cause me to have no lows at all. Just 40-50hz and up lol
Have 2 of these on a probox with a 3k Nemesis💯🔥🎵🎶
Nice! I'm surprised you can put a 3k on 2 if them. I had a 1200 on 1 and it would smoke on long low bass
@Silentjustin06 Thanks. Yea I wired them parallel 4ohm each to the 3k 1ohm and sounds much louder then when I had them wired series.
i think its time to buy an 18
Make sure you have the room for it. It's a huge box. I'd recommend a different subwoofer tho. This one is ok but I would get something with a bit more rms rating
@@Silentjustin06 turn the sub to face the boot will sound louder. I have a Protege Hatch back plenty of space, i just upgraded from 12s to 1x15 and it sounds nice, I hate punchy subs. I like that low deep sounding bass
@@valherustinger7848 I know facing the boot is the go to position. I prefer it facing forward. Oh yeah there's plenty of room in a Protégé
Turn that box towards the rear. 31yrs of experience talking.
I know it works better towards the rear. I faced it forward because I'd rather see the woofer than the back of the box.
Are you 31 years old? or you have 31 years of experience in car audio? Looking at your channel. You have zero car audio on it. I 40 years old and been putting car audio equipment in my cars since I was 17. Thanks for your suggestion and if I need help with my AR15 or any other guns I have I'll hit you up. Thanks
@@Silentjustin06 Dude calm down, I'm 51 and started Car Audio at age 21. I have installed, upgraded, redesigned interiors, made door pods ect....more than I can count. Just because I don't have Car Audio videos on UA-cam has no reflection on my talent and abilities to do so. I have a Firearm channel and not a CA channel because I chose to upload my firearm journey. Currently I have a 08 Yukon Denali with a Sony 5500 headunit, Rockford Fosgate mids and highs, some Skar as well. I'm running 2-18" Skar EVL's D4 parallel to a 1 ohm load. My sub box(I've built over 50) is 10cuft common chamber. The box is slot ported to 35hz. Running the subs with a JP33, complete 0ga electrical, 3 batteries, Big 3 ect.....whether you believe me or not is of no consequence to me. I don't lie and scam, as many UA-cam'ers do. I have more important things to do than troll ppl on UA-cam.
@@tangomantactical the only problem i had with your post. Is you assuming i didn't know that it works better backwards. I was calm in my response to your post. I simply stated that i know it works better towards the back. I just preferred to have the subwoofer facing forward. People who get in my car. Have funny reactions to such a big speaker when they see it. I asked a couple of questions and stated you have zero car audio content. Which is true.I didn't call you names or say you had no car audio experience. I said thanks you for your suggestion and if I need help with my AR15 or my other guns I'd hit u up. You clearly have more experience in guns than I do.
@@tangomantactical my channel isn't to teach people about car audio. I just post things for fun. My channel is not monetized, so I'm not trying to make money off it. Thats why my videos are so low in quality. I post everything on my channel. My fish, my brine shrimp growing, car audio, my dirtbike, video games. RC cars with speakers installed into them.
Have a merry Christmas and happy new year to you and your family. Good luck on your channel
How do you like it? Just ordered one
I'm pretty happy with my purchase. IMO It's a good product for the price. I have a 5 channel [ Pioneer ( 9705 )amp that puts out about 600w rms. I'm pretty confident it can handle a clean signal of 800w rms. This video is only a day or 2 after i installed it. So im expecting it to get better as it breaks in. Just hope you read the measurements of the box and made sure it fits in your vehicle. It's a big box and Skar hasn't answered any of my emails and they don't expect calls. So no customer service as I can tell.
I'm sure that as long as you tune your am 40 hz and 80 you should be fine 🙂
that shit bang
Thanks
Song?
On my level by Wiz kalifia