@BudgetBassHead googled it man, apparently he is part of it. MTX Audio has maintained the vision, leadership, and dedication of Founder Loyd Ivey and current CEO John Ivey all in the MiTek Corporation family
Ran mtx alot back in the 90s. To be honest I didn't know you guys was still making these but that's a great deal for the what your getting. I think you get the word out the value you guys are selling these at they will move.
He is making your product shine, just bought one with the amp based on this video. I don't know him but send him some products to test out of appreciation!!
@@ryanmalin my first name brand subs were mtx 3000 12’s and my first component set was mtx 4” with 1” tweeters and they screamed it was ridiculous. This was in like 1999-2000
They just made some posts the other day about new amps... they are positioning for a come back, we'll see though, going to have to be real good or real cheap to be competitive anymore lol
You could pound the living shit out of them and they never quit. I miss the 90s, awesome time to be alive with all the technology before they started locking down the planet.
@@RecordnRtistwhat is it you want??? If it's Beat it Up Bass Ported with a Solid Amp(more power than you need & the electrical to support it) is all you need. if it's "clarity at distance" that's gonna take Good Door Speakers being fed what they want @rms plus a SQ 12 or 2. Both require power your stock electrical probably can't provide. Figure out what exactly it is you want & definitely upgrade you Alternator, battery, wires. SQ or SPL need power to make Power!!!!
@@gapyrodawg5181 You are correct. Here in lies the 'kicker'.. I want to save MONEY. I don't belong to any of your, for lack of better words, 'communities'. I've never tried to impress anyone with being loud. I could've been one of those kids in the lunchroom at school sitting at the popular table talking the loudest. lol But that was before children started misbehaving with ballistics.... The mass majority of people are not willing to sacrifice their vehicle to be loud.
I put these subs in my wife’s Camry with a 350 watt MTX amplifier and she’s happy with it. I actually had a 10,000 watt MTX amp back in 2009 before I understood how important the proper electrical in a vehicle was and I blew one of the capacitors completely off the board inside the amp. Lesson learned though. I now have three alternators and 4/0 welding cables going to three AGM batteries and three Ioxis Ultracapacitors!!!
What 10k watts amp? The TE4001 was the biggest amp they made in 2013ish and was rated 3750 watts RMS at 1 ohm. Likely did well over 4k on good electrical but nowhere close to 10k bro.
@ dude this was 17 years ago and I only had it for like a week before returning it to the shop I got it from so I don’t remember what model it was but I can tell you that I kicked myself in the ass after returning it because I finally got in touch with someone at MTX and after telling him about my situation he offered me a thousand dollars for it in the condition that it was in
Love your channel. You are straightforward no bs and have info alot of audiophile or bass heads can use. Including the one's who are starting out and could use real reliable info. Thank you for keeping it 💯.
Very nice. I myself have been searching for a gum rattler. I'm tempted to try it out. I'm in a truck though. And I do want high spl. Idk about the 400 per sub. Could do well?
FYI, the corners are molded paper pulp. Like mcds cup holders. The foam is HDPE and does not break like Styrofoam. Yup, I nerd out over the packaging. Can't help it. Those materials are very useful in audio.
When I worked cable our stuff came packaged in that paper pulp stuff. I once dropped some in some water for 2 seconds and it crumbled apart so bad so fast I couldn't even pick it up
I used to have an MTX Thunder 8000 12" with a Directed 650d amp in the back of my Mustang back in the early 2000's. Was crazy loud for not a ton of money. Glad to see they are continuing the tradition.
In 2006 I had two thunder 8000 12"s and 1000 W Rockford Fosgate with a 18 db bass boost and a 12 db boost on top of that ran through a dash equalizer inside of an 1989 conquest TSI hatchback 😎 Needless to say with the base knob set up like that there were some songs that that would rattle your eyeballs so bad that you could not see to drive 😂
I bought a loaded mtx enclosure from circuit city when I got my first paycheck. Man those were the days! If only I was aware of the blood, sweat, tears and most of all money I’d spend in the hobby in the next 20 years I probably wouldn’t have bought them. Good shit!
I used to love MTX (Mitek Group) woofers back in the late 1980's. I remember the MTZ Crankers (square magnet), Blue Thunders, and the Terminators. I ran different combinations of all of those and depending on the enclosure I put them into, they were always outstanding performing drivers. Sure, there were more expensive name brands ie: Rockford Fosgate, Boston Acoustics, JBL, Cerwin Vega, etc. Bottom line, for what the MTX drivers cost, they always were a great performing woofer for the price and they all took a ton of abuse! Love your channel sir. I just subscribed because you put it out straight, with no bull-dinkie. Nice! Fred
Hey I been doing car audio for 20 years. Some of that I did it for a living and I got a system that will do 154DB in my daily. I got this set up for my wife’s car when she just wanted a little sound. I did these 2-12s with a 800.1 pioneer amp (MTX) and I put some mid grade pioneer mids and highs in her car and I was impressed with the money I had spent. I pushed them hard and even put my JL 1000.1 amp on them which pushed them harder and they kept pounding. At one point I was going to buy 2 more of these 12s and do a custom box just to prove what you can do with a budget build if you box, amp and wiring is on point. It’s not all about the subs. I’d give 5 stars for what I paid.
This is great. Actually tested forward and rear facing! Every system I had in a trunk sounded best rear facing and 6" from the trunk. That is some very good spl for bottom dollar with unexpected details. And I always went sealed unless it was some eights or something like that. Did a 142.7 with a single 15" xtr 3 dvc sealed on 500 watts in the 90's. Very nice video.
Linked here from Reddit and thought "I don't really have enough interest to sit through a 20 minute video about a sub". Then I sat through a 20 minute video about a sub.😜 You made an interesting video on a product I previously had no interest in. That's quite an accomplishment, sir.
Fun fact . those banana plugs you're using on your quick connect rig is they are made to plug directly into the top of those round push terminals terminals that's actually why push terminals are angled like that. I like to use them on both ends of the speaker wire because it gives you something solid for that set screw in the amp. Love your videos ... no matter what piece of audio you're talking about
My first system back in 98 was 2x MTX 5000's 12's with a mtx amp and it did a 141 dB in a spl competition i went to! MTX has always been some of the best bang for your buck in my opinion!
Thanks for doing this video it was awesome to see all the numbers. The box seems solid for the price all day. I owned 2 Mtx 2160 amps, they pushed my 2 jl audio w4 15" subs and you could hear my car for 1/4 away easily. Amps never gave up or overheated. I believe the guy who used to work for Rockford Fosgate left and started working at MTX
I had a fast modified 87 Turbo Buick in the late 90's with a single 12" MTX Black Gold in a sealed box, Alpine CD player, Linear power 4 channel amp bridged for the sub and some homemade kick panels with 5 1/4" infinity components. Capacitor the size of a tall boy. I read all the Car Stereo Review magazinss and I was building my system for sound quality, but man that sealed box 12 hit hard as hell and everything sounded great with that setup. I wanted some 6.5" mid basses in the doors but didn't want to cut them up. Those were the days man. Love the channel. I should get back into this stuff. Good to see MTX still in the game too.
Love your reviews! I had a set two of 12" MTX Thunders in my 1992 Camaro back 25+ years ago. Glad they're still making "waves". Just picked up these Terminators in a sealed enclosure on sale and new for $116. I couldn't pass that up.
I had this setup in my ‘96 Isuzu Rodeo until someone stole the subs and amp. They left behind the cutter tool used to cut the wires. I was working for the Houston Police Department at the time and took the tool to the guys in latent prints to possibly lift prints but to no avail. I loved that sound from those MTX subs and eventually purchased another.
Like my first car box. My last 2 boxes are like this one. What replaced my first box was a custom 4x12" enclosure for my old fox body stang.😢😊❤ For a while I was homebound and built a monster home stereo system with like 30 speakers 😮. Also a couple raggedy rides in between running my Sony xplode deck and a couple 8" & 12" home speakers. My last best mobile setup was 1,600w total roughly with 2x 12" Kenwood & 4x8" Sony. The rearview mirror turned into a kangaroo 🦘 It didn't just hit hard, it sounded good. Stay pounding 💪 I'm just not a headphone guy!! 😂 My next setup I definitely want something closer to double everything!!!
I just bought one of these about 1 week ago. I have an ultra cheap Balva 250 amp powering it.😛 Even with that crappy amp, this sub box still kicks @ss!! I'm upgrading to a 500w Alpine on the way. 😁
I just convinced my brother in-law to purchase this for $280 on Amazon instead of a more expensive setup that was going to run him around 700 bucks cause he only works part time and gets disability checks i was a little worried it wouldnt get him the sound he wanted but after setting up everything it actually slams pretty good n saved him some money to fix other things on his car
@AjaxSkye fair deal just the subs and box are running 170 his package came bundled up with the box and subs, plus amp, capacitor, wiring kit not a bad deal
Starting in the early 2000s i bought a small 8" 3000 series ported truck box. I literally took that thing in and iut of every work truck i ever had for almost 15yrs. Drove with 50w outta a panasonic head unit all way up to 450w mono. I never did kill it. I had other twin 8s that didnt sound as good. That lil 8 with that tiny lil truck box banged. I rem putting it in my Tri Axle dump truck for the first time and was amazed how loud it was. Then to the Garbage truck both driven by just the Sony/Panasonic Decks. Cant beat MTX for low power sound.
I cannot beleive these are still out! Had these back in early 2000's, pushed by a 1200 watt mono infinity amp eventually switched them out to their 5500 thunder series subs. Plus had a 4 channel 800w infinity amp pushing 4 pioneer 6x9's. I think MTX under rated their specs, honestly. Always pushed mine hard. Absolutely loved that system. Everyone that heard it was always jealous how clean, crisp and loud it sounded.
Bought these back in 2016 for my first car and what started my costly hobby. The measly 1200w(400w at best) Boss amplifier I had ran these well and was super impressed until I decided that wasn't enough. Naturally 8 blown subs from various more expensive name brands (RF,Skar) and a few 2krms amps and hopping on the lithium battery wave I can say I'm happy those were my first to have owned and installed all by myself.
I'm rocking 9500 tens from 2010. And had a Thunder series amp from that time. Plenty of powah baby!! Then seemed like mtx just disappeared. Still have my 9500s and try to buy more whenever they pop up. Old-school and can be crazy expensive! 25 year old subs!
@@hypefxx9011 right! Unless you want to pay 700 bucks and be like everyone else... yeah there's better stuff out there now but people always forget the og bosses and ingenuity
I had a these in my car several years ago. Got them out of a used car from work. They beat pretty good until the amp took a shit. It was an mtx amp and it kept going into protect so i took them out. I was impressed with them for sure.
I had these subs for several years in my Chevy Caprice. I replaced them with Rockford Fosgate Punch series subs after the MTX box had finally blown itself apart after years of abuse. They hit hard and loud but don’t hit the lows as well as the RF subs do. The MTXs are so much more affordable but I had that Caprice completely decked out in RF speakers.
one of my best sounding setups was with MTX Black Gold 10s 8ohm subs. i ran them parallel 4ohm, it was hard to believe how hard they hit for 10s, and sound quality was great too.
Only once have I “broken in” a mid range speakers before. I had some HiVi 6” mids that sounded like total garbage to the point where I wanted to kick them in, but after about 6 hours or so of letting them play when I was out doing yard work they change dramatically for the better. I think with subwoofers to “break them in” is for the good for its longevity more so than to make it sound better. For the most part the spiders are made of cloth, just like a pair of jeans, they always feel better after you wear them a few times.
@@BudgetBassHead i just bought a 2013 300 srt and i want sum subs that gives u Clean,Tight,Accurate Punchy Bass that hits hard on the lows with the volume down or just mid level bcus i dont plan on turnin the volume up all da way alot just want deep clean bass where my music n words are still crystal clear while the subs playing.....I dont want that trunk rattling noise just Strong Tight bass do you have any suggestions i was thinking of going with 2 10" american bass xfl, memphis M7 or Mojos or either 2 12" Kicker comp Rs, 2 12" P3s, 2 12" memphis M7s, or just 1 12" Kicker L7s, 1 12" kicker comp Q, or 1 12" Alpine R2s..... Which subs do you think will give me Great clean sound quality and still has that Tight deep accurate bass bcuz right now im going 2 keep my stock radio and just get the car play adapter to give my screen the ability to use car play n apps like youtube n internet.......
dcm speakers were done selling timeframes for a bit, and went full house speaker with the kx line. Kx12,kx-212, etc. then the series two models with turquoise stickers. Then away form those and back into home theatre speakers with Kevlar woofers. Then they were sold to mtx. Mtx took the kx-212 and made their own home speakers for a bit with carpet on the outside I believe. Close to the 212 maybe only two way. Then the subs. Dcm had two good eras, the old one, and the kx line - if you didn’t mind raw tweeters trading off for exceptional bass.
I had these in a 93' 240sx back in my ricer days 😂 I blasted the poop out them with a 400rms pioneer amp never complained. If am not mistaken these are the equivalent of their thunder 5500 series.
I would say they relate to the thunder 4500 series I had both I had the original thunderform 2 12 4500 box and subs lasted me till about 2022 loud as hell I had the same terminator box shown and loved both but the vented thunderform box and 4500s were little louder I also had a 5500 and it's a whole different beast for what it is I wish I still had them but mtx seems to have dropped out of the car audio game for some reason they got rid of there 95 series 😢 I spoke with them they said there working on new stuff but I have yet to see it sadly I am and always will be a mtx guy but there not making stuff up to par with skar/sundown or any of the other big boys sadly and I know they can do it that's the crappy part
I actually purchased this last year and paired it with a legis audio 500 watt 60 dollar amp. Put it in an 06 cobalt and it left plenty of room in the trunk. Wired at 2 ohm was pushing 400 watts and it was pretty awesome for what I paid.
It's so hard to find sealed enclosures anymore, which is why I partially believe this loaded enclosure sells so good. People today are more concerned with SPL numbers and how much flex they can get out of a sub before it blows. By far, you can't beat a sealed enclosure for sound quality, and as you demonstrated, the losses are not as bad as people think. Subs in sealed enclosures are more forgiving to over powering because they don't reach Xmax as easily. The only real worry is to not cook the voice coil with continous high power music. So glad you did this video!
Dang i still gotta pair of these sitting in my basement haven't used em in about a decade. Lightweight for sure and punchy when I used em. Pretty good for rock or metal
I have a neighbor that has this in his jeep and it sounds way more expensive than it is! This was an awesome video! I would have liked to see you burp it at 800 watts though and see what the score was.
I used to have 2 MTX 9500 12’s back in the day on a Cadence ultradrive z7000 and they slammed!! I just hated the surrounds as they’d tear after a while but circuit city would always swap them out with no hassle. Nice to see other bass heads that are still in the game today! Rocking an SSA Evil 15” on a JP23V2 in a 1996 Camaro. The Gately 5.0cu ft box barely fits in the car 😂
I know loyd ivey, from marble hill, mo which is where i grew up. He wasnt a nice person because he was bullied in high school, he told his bullies he would own this town. He ended up building multiple businesses and bought alot of houses from here and land. He died recently. But his audio mtx definitely lives on.
Always heard about mtx and wasnt too sure about them. Now i run 2) mtx thunder 9500 15s on a 5k and they hit so hard. Big boomy bass and still hasnt broken in yet. They did a 147 DB on music in a smaller box.
I've still got an old MTX kicking around the garage in a dual 12" ported box. Forget the model, but it was a used setup i bought in '06... paper cones. One gave up, replaced with a cheap walmart grade Rockford Fosgate.
i had a pair of 12" mtx subs in a sealed box, but i bought the stuff and put it together myself, i think my box was a little longer and not a wedge, also the speakers had their own terminals so it was stereo unlike that one. now i have a pair of tp112 for home use.
I remember back in the day (early 90s) having an Alpine pull out stereo (lol), factory front speakers, two 200w Pioneer 6x9s and the two 15" Terminators in a ported box in the trunk with I think a 1000w Sony amp bumpin' the shit outta Too Short.
I had those in 2008. I still have them. They hit hard af. I have 4 in my old Malibu. I need to get them out. They still got. They last. I’m go get me some more.
Never heard of this guy before but as the owner of MTX and the person behind the development of this enclosure I’m pretty stoked!!
You know people are going to be asking you to prove who you are, right? 😏 Just saying.
@BudgetBassHead googled it man, apparently he is part of it.
MTX Audio has maintained the vision, leadership, and dedication of Founder Loyd Ivey and current CEO John Ivey all in the MiTek Corporation family
Ran mtx alot back in the 90s. To be honest I didn't know you guys was still making these but that's a great deal for the what your getting. I think you get the word out the value you guys are selling these at they will move.
He is making your product shine, just bought one with the amp based on this video. I don't know him but send him some products to test out of appreciation!!
😂😂
MTX was still big in early 2000s. Let’s not forget the Jackhammer
I had the tr45 15 inch built the box to spec and that thing was nasty
The old thunderbox bandpass were the shit
@@ryanmalin my first name brand subs were mtx 3000 12’s and my first component set was mtx 4” with 1” tweeters and they screamed it was ridiculous. This was in like 1999-2000
They just made some posts the other day about new amps... they are positioning for a come back, we'll see though, going to have to be real good or real cheap to be competitive anymore lol
I had a t2 rocking in a Durango. I still have it but its rubbing
We rocked the MTX Terminators back in the 90s and had no problems with them..
I had 2 terminator 15s on a punch 150 back in the 90s , loved them.
You could pound the living shit out of them and they never quit. I miss the 90s, awesome time to be alive with all the technology before they started locking down the planet.
It’s been a long minute since I’ve seen someone test and review a MTX product.
My coworker has this in his SUV and it rivals my dual Skar IX 10s in a custom MDF ported box. His sealed is so much more musical than my ported.
@@RecordnRtistwhat is it you want??? If it's Beat it Up Bass Ported with a Solid Amp(more power than you need & the electrical to support it) is all you need. if it's "clarity at distance" that's gonna take Good Door Speakers being fed what they want @rms plus a SQ 12 or 2. Both require power your stock electrical probably can't provide. Figure out what exactly it is you want & definitely upgrade you Alternator, battery, wires. SQ or SPL need power to make Power!!!!
@@gapyrodawg5181 You are correct. Here in lies the 'kicker'.. I want to save MONEY. I don't belong to any of your, for lack of better words, 'communities'.
I've never tried to impress anyone with being loud. I could've been one of those kids in the lunchroom at school sitting at the popular table talking the loudest. lol
But that was before children started misbehaving with ballistics....
The mass majority of people are not willing to sacrifice their vehicle to be loud.
Man, hail to the no man, MTX blue thunder . #1 in the back of the hatchback. 90’s never say die .
I put these subs in my wife’s Camry with a 350 watt MTX amplifier and she’s happy with it. I actually had a 10,000 watt MTX amp back in 2009 before I understood how important the proper electrical in a vehicle was and I blew one of the capacitors completely off the board inside the amp. Lesson learned though. I now have three alternators and 4/0 welding cables going to three AGM batteries and three Ioxis Ultracapacitors!!!
What 10k watts amp? The TE4001 was the biggest amp they made in 2013ish and was rated 3750 watts RMS at 1 ohm. Likely did well over 4k on good electrical but nowhere close to 10k bro.
@ dude this was 17 years ago and I only had it for like a week before returning it to the shop I got it from so I don’t remember what model it was but I can tell you that I kicked myself in the ass after returning it because I finally got in touch with someone at MTX and after telling him about my situation he offered me a thousand dollars for it in the condition that it was in
. Haha bullshmoke
Love your channel. You are straightforward no bs and have info alot of audiophile or bass heads can use. Including the one's who are starting out and could use real reliable info. Thank you for keeping it 💯.
Appreciate it!
If I was on a super budget I'd absolutely be happy with this.
I wanted a jackhammer from pimp my ride so bad!😂🤣 still do actually.
Thanks for reviewing these!
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I still own that Pimp My Ride CAE with the Jackhammer in it :)
LOL me 2 my guy. Brought back the good old days for sure!
I had the 2008 version back then, it sounded so good! MTX will always be one of my favorite all time subs.
Thanks for being one of the few youtubers to review MTX subs. I have alway loved MTX!
Picked up the ported version of this with the amp for 300. Great value and a fast track to rattling my doors.
That's a great deal!
Very nice. I myself have been searching for a gum rattler. I'm tempted to try it out. I'm in a truck though. And I do want high spl. Idk about the 400 per sub. Could do well?
You provide so much information in a way that I can understand, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I love mtx, they sound so good and give big results on little power
That's exactly what I noticed!
Mtx is like the Arizona ice tea of the audio world cause I swear these been $129 since at least 2006 when I started driving 😂
I had them in 94. 2 for a $100.
Underrated comment.
I had that box back in 2002 in georgia. Bought the mtx dual 12 package from circuit city. It came with a small 300w mtx amp. Mtx is quality
I agree I was genuinely surprised from the performance and quality
I miss Circuit City! I used to take my burnt cds into the lil test bump room they had, pop it in and banged that sh*t 😂
@@1ohmwreckerI miss Circuit city's $20 2 year protection plan. One time no questions asked replacement.
A family member had 2 thunder 6000 12s on a mtx 1000 watt Amp in an extended cab s10 they sounded great
This guy is the pinnacle of car audio youtube. love your vids!
Glad you like them!
FYI, the corners are molded paper pulp. Like mcds cup holders. The foam is HDPE and does not break like Styrofoam.
Yup, I nerd out over the packaging. Can't help it. Those materials are very useful in audio.
Hahahaha 😂 dork
When I worked cable our stuff came packaged in that paper pulp stuff. I once dropped some in some water for 2 seconds and it crumbled apart so bad so fast I couldn't even pick it up
I used to have an MTX Thunder 8000 12" with a Directed 650d amp in the back of my Mustang back in the early 2000's. Was crazy loud for not a ton of money. Glad to see they are continuing the tradition.
I still see those old 8000's popping up from time to time, they were a big seller back in the day.
if u had a directed amp u had top of line.they still are high in price even the old ones from early 2000s are still high.
@@southborn436I have a Directed 750 in my car right now! Been going strong for 20 years!
@detroitdiablo8734 i believe you! back then they made things to last.thats why the old ones are still expensive today
In 2006 I had two thunder 8000 12"s and 1000 W Rockford Fosgate with a 18 db bass boost and a 12 db boost on top of that ran through a dash equalizer inside of an 1989 conquest TSI hatchback 😎
Needless to say with the base knob set up like that there were some songs that that would rattle your eyeballs so bad that you could not see to drive 😂
I bought a loaded mtx enclosure from circuit city when I got my first paycheck. Man those were the days! If only I was aware of the blood, sweat, tears and most of all money I’d spend in the hobby in the next 20 years I probably wouldn’t have bought them. Good shit!
I used to love MTX (Mitek Group) woofers back in the late 1980's. I remember the MTZ Crankers (square magnet), Blue Thunders, and the Terminators. I ran different combinations of all of those and depending on the enclosure I put them into, they were always outstanding performing drivers. Sure, there were more expensive name brands ie: Rockford Fosgate, Boston Acoustics, JBL, Cerwin Vega, etc. Bottom line, for what the MTX drivers cost, they always were a great performing woofer for the price and they all took a ton of abuse! Love your channel sir. I just subscribed because you put it out straight, with no bull-dinkie. Nice! Fred
I would love to see some of those old MTX drivers around! You can't argue with their performance back in the day.
I HAD 3 10 INCH BLUE THUNDERS IN A SEALED HOMEMADE BOX...LOUD AF AND WELL BUILT...GREAT MEMORIES!
MTX was the first sub that I had in my Datsun! The bump per dollar is fantastic with those! Truly remarkable!
Wow, another super impressive showing for a low dough setup! 140+ with an inexpensive pair of sealed 12's is insane!!!
Yeah, it's hard to beat this enclosure for the price.
Its not that insane, or at least in 2024
I only use mostly MTX since 1993 when I graduated highschool and I still love
them, they hit very well for OBS Chevy trucks.
Hey I been doing car audio for 20 years. Some of that I did it for a living and I got a system that will do 154DB in my daily. I got this set up for my wife’s car when she just wanted a little sound. I did these 2-12s with a 800.1 pioneer amp (MTX) and I put some mid grade pioneer mids and highs in her car and I was impressed with the money I had spent. I pushed them hard and even put my JL 1000.1 amp on them which pushed them harder and they kept pounding. At one point I was going to buy 2 more of these 12s and do a custom box just to prove what you can do with a budget build if you box, amp and wiring is on point. It’s not all about the subs. I’d give 5 stars for what I paid.
I have had this for a while and it's a banger. Solid box.
This is great. Actually tested forward and rear facing! Every system I had in a trunk sounded best rear facing and 6" from the trunk. That is some very good spl for bottom dollar with unexpected details. And I always went sealed unless it was some eights or something like that. Did a 142.7 with a single 15" xtr 3 dvc sealed on 500 watts in the 90's. Very nice video.
Yes this is absolutely true it makes the bass sound way deeper
Linked here from Reddit and thought "I don't really have enough interest to sit through a 20 minute video about a sub". Then I sat through a 20 minute video about a sub.😜
You made an interesting video on a product I previously had no interest in. That's quite an accomplishment, sir.
Fun fact . those banana plugs you're using on your quick connect rig is they are made to plug directly into the top of those round push terminals terminals that's actually why push terminals are angled like that.
I like to use them on both ends of the speaker wire because it gives you something solid for that set screw in the amp.
Love your videos ... no matter what piece of audio you're talking about
I knew that, but others may not have; thanks for sharing! The banana plugs I'm using wasn't tight enough and I thought they would shake loose.
My first system back in 98 was 2x MTX 5000's 12's with a mtx amp and it did a 141 dB in a spl competition i went to! MTX has always been some of the best bang for your buck in my opinion!
Thanks for doing this video it was awesome to see all the numbers. The box seems solid for the price all day. I owned 2 Mtx 2160 amps, they pushed my 2 jl audio w4 15" subs and you could hear my car for 1/4 away easily. Amps never gave up or overheated. I believe the guy who used to work for Rockford Fosgate left and started working at MTX
I had a fast modified 87 Turbo Buick in the late 90's with a single 12" MTX Black Gold in a sealed box, Alpine CD player, Linear power 4 channel amp bridged for the sub and some homemade kick panels with 5 1/4" infinity components. Capacitor the size of a tall boy. I read all the Car Stereo Review magazinss and I was building my system for sound quality, but man that sealed box 12 hit hard as hell and everything sounded great with that setup. I wanted some 6.5" mid basses in the doors but didn't want to cut them up. Those were the days man. Love the channel. I should get back into this stuff. Good to see MTX still in the game too.
Love your reviews! I had a set two of 12" MTX Thunders in my 1992 Camaro back 25+ years ago. Glad they're still making "waves". Just picked up these Terminators in a sealed enclosure on sale and new for $116. I couldn't pass that up.
I still use two MTX 9500 12's in my Eclipse to this day. Had them a really long time and still work great.
They're tough subs! Glad to see you're still rocking them!
My new favorite Channel!! Keep it up bro.
Thanks! I'm glad you like the videos.
I had this setup in my ‘96 Isuzu Rodeo until someone stole the subs and amp. They left behind the cutter tool used to cut the wires. I was working for the Houston Police Department at the time and took the tool to the guys in latent prints to possibly lift prints but to no avail. I loved that sound from those MTX subs and eventually purchased another.
Wow bringing me back to the glory days.
The dust particles were vibrating 😂 16yrs old, driving a 66 impala, 2 mtx 12s just rattling the fiznuck outta that big ass trunk! Miss those days.
The MTX Elimnator in the 80's pounded.
I'm that Dad bumpin , Dre, Cube, and Snoop in high school (1990). Great video, my man.
Thanks for listening
I appreciate your honesty. I have been thinking about these subs just to start me out.
It's a great option for a budget build.
Dude mtx still and always well forever go hard
my brother had 2 12inch terminators in the 90's. they sounded great
Like my first car box.
My last 2 boxes are like this one.
What replaced my first box was a custom 4x12" enclosure for my old fox body stang.😢😊❤
For a while I was homebound and built a monster home stereo system with like 30 speakers 😮.
Also a couple raggedy rides in between running my Sony xplode deck and a couple 8" & 12" home speakers.
My last best mobile setup was 1,600w total roughly with 2x 12" Kenwood & 4x8" Sony.
The rearview mirror turned into a kangaroo 🦘
It didn't just hit hard, it sounded good.
Stay pounding 💪
I'm just not a headphone guy!! 😂
My next setup I definitely want something closer to double everything!!!
I just bought one of these about 1 week ago. I have an ultra cheap Balva 250 amp powering it.😛 Even with that crappy amp, this sub box still kicks @ss!! I'm upgrading to a 500w Alpine on the way. 😁
You're going to love it with the new amp!
This is the second video I watched on this channel today. Well done
Thanks for dropping by!
I used to have the thunder 5500-4 back in 07 and they were my fave subs ever. I haven’t tried the new model but now I will.
I’ve owned this since 2017 and it’s been nothing but great for me. I had it in two different cars and it still bumps! I recommend this as well 100%
Glad to hear you’re still enjoying it.
A blast from the past!
Bought one last year and i haven't had a single problem. I love the sound and i don't even have it turned up to full tilt.
I just convinced my brother in-law to purchase this for $280 on Amazon instead of a more expensive setup that was going to run him around 700 bucks cause he only works part time and gets disability checks i was a little worried it wouldnt get him the sound he wanted but after setting up everything it actually slams pretty good n saved him some money to fix other things on his car
he got robbed at 280 no offense. They are very commonly $170
@AjaxSkye fair deal just the subs and box are running 170 his package came bundled up with the box and subs, plus amp, capacitor, wiring kit not a bad deal
@ ahh ok with the full package thats a banger deal, my bad.
I had some of these when I was 16b.and they were deff top teir for someone with a budget wanting top teir stuff.
Blue Thunder and Black Gold...some of the best, cleanest sounding subs MTX ever made.
Starting in the early 2000s i bought a small 8" 3000 series ported truck box. I literally took that thing in and iut of every work truck i ever had for almost 15yrs. Drove with 50w outta a panasonic head unit all way up to 450w mono. I never did kill it.
I had other twin 8s that didnt sound as good. That lil 8 with that tiny lil truck box banged. I rem putting it in my Tri Axle dump truck for the first time and was amazed how loud it was. Then to the Garbage truck both driven by just the Sony/Panasonic Decks. Cant beat MTX for low power sound.
I bought that exact enclosure. Absolutely slammed.
Mtx was my first sub❤ loved them back in the day
I cannot beleive these are still out! Had these back in early 2000's, pushed by a 1200 watt mono infinity amp eventually switched them out to their 5500 thunder series subs. Plus had a 4 channel 800w infinity amp pushing 4 pioneer 6x9's. I think MTX under rated their specs, honestly. Always pushed mine hard. Absolutely loved that system. Everyone that heard it was always jealous how clean, crisp and loud it sounded.
New subscribers man this was a great video, and it's great to hear from a guy who's very informed.
Bought these back in 2016 for my first car and what started my costly hobby. The measly 1200w(400w at best) Boss amplifier I had ran these well and was super impressed until I decided that wasn't enough. Naturally 8 blown subs from various more expensive name brands (RF,Skar) and a few 2krms amps and hopping on the lithium battery wave I can say I'm happy those were my first to have owned and installed all by myself.
I'm rocking 9500 tens from 2010. And had a Thunder series amp from that time. Plenty of powah baby!! Then seemed like mtx just disappeared. Still have my 9500s and try to buy more whenever they pop up. Old-school and can be crazy expensive! 25 year old subs!
Love it
Tr45 15inch was a beast for $50 back in the days
Still got my mtx 9500 and JL w7. So hard to beat those .
@@olveramelinda hell first subs I ever had was mtx roadthunder two! Wasn't even old enough to drive! 125watts of raw fury! 😂
@@hypefxx9011 right! Unless you want to pay 700 bucks and be like everyone else... yeah there's better stuff out there now but people always forget the og bosses and ingenuity
I had a these in my car several years ago. Got them out of a used car from work. They beat pretty good until the amp took a shit. It was an mtx amp and it kept going into protect so i took them out. I was impressed with them for sure.
I haven’t had a system since the 90s. I might do this!! Tag Team back again!! 😂😂😂
You just gained a follower. Great review. I just might have to pick this box up.
Glad you enjoyed the video! It's always nice to see people getting into car audio.
I have had the terminator for over 12 years and it still hits hard, 4 different cars
I had that terminator in my 87' camaro in the early 90's😅 it was awesome!
Yep. MTX was pretty popular back then
I had these subs for several years in my Chevy Caprice. I replaced them with Rockford Fosgate Punch series subs after the MTX box had finally blown itself apart after years of abuse. They hit hard and loud but don’t hit the lows as well as the RF subs do. The MTXs are so much more affordable but I had that Caprice completely decked out in RF speakers.
one of my best sounding setups was with MTX Black Gold 10s 8ohm subs. i ran them parallel 4ohm, it was hard to believe how hard they hit for 10s, and sound quality was great too.
That's awesome!
Breakin is real but the effects are usually unnoticeable to most so let the audiophiles argue about it and just enjoy your system.
People always ask me, so every now and then I'll specify. I only demo 'out of box' performance.
Only once have I “broken in” a mid range speakers before. I had some HiVi 6” mids that sounded like total garbage to the point where I wanted to kick them in, but after about 6 hours or so of letting them play when I was out doing yard work they change dramatically for the better. I think with subwoofers to “break them in” is for the good for its longevity more so than to make it sound better. For the most part the spiders are made of cloth, just like a pair of jeans, they always feel better after you wear them a few times.
I had two 12-inch MTX blue thunder subwoofers in the trunk of my '94 Accord. Great times
You don’t have it anymore? Is that brand good I don’t know what sub to buy
Had these in my 2012 expedition on 26s.
Slap so hard
A prebuilt like that is great for the budget basshead. It's not going to rumble the neighborhood but it will provide good sounding bass on the cheap.
You can definitely get some loudness out of this setup!
@@BudgetBassHead i just bought a 2013 300 srt and i want sum subs that gives u Clean,Tight,Accurate Punchy Bass that hits hard on the lows with the volume down or just mid level bcus i dont plan on turnin the volume up all da way alot just want deep clean bass where my music n words are still crystal clear while the subs playing.....I dont want that trunk rattling noise just Strong Tight bass do you have any suggestions i was thinking of going with 2 10" american bass xfl, memphis M7 or Mojos or either 2 12" Kicker comp Rs, 2 12" P3s, 2 12" memphis M7s, or just 1 12" Kicker L7s, 1 12" kicker comp Q, or 1 12" Alpine R2s..... Which subs do you think will give me Great clean sound quality and still has that Tight deep accurate bass bcuz right now im going 2 keep my stock radio and just get the car play adapter to give my screen the ability to use car play n apps like youtube n internet.......
dcm speakers were done selling timeframes for a bit, and went full house speaker with the kx line. Kx12,kx-212, etc. then the series two models with turquoise stickers. Then away form those and back into home theatre speakers with Kevlar woofers. Then they were sold to mtx. Mtx took the kx-212 and made their own home speakers for a bit with carpet on the outside I believe. Close to the 212 maybe only two way. Then the subs.
Dcm had two good eras, the old one, and the kx line - if you didn’t mind raw tweeters trading off for exceptional bass.
This makes me miss having my old stereo system. 2 12" Kenwood speakers and a 600w Boss amp. I wanna get a new setup now!
Man I had two 12 MTX blue thunders with a precision power amp back in the day. Great stuff.
MTX was the bomb!
Ran 4 15 inch MTX Terminators back in the 90's with Kenwood amps in a juiced S10. You could hear me coming long before you saw me. Good times.
my first ever subs when i was 18 lol. shook my 4runner like crazy. amazingly priced
Glad they served you well!
I was messing with these 25 years ago. Good stuff
I love that you test everything 😌
Thanks, I try to give a good overview.
First sub set up with a budget planet audio amp, banged pretty good!
I had these in a 93' 240sx back in my ricer days 😂 I blasted the poop out them with a 400rms pioneer amp never complained. If am not mistaken these are the equivalent of their thunder 5500 series.
That's a great comparison.
Nice I had a 93 too turbocharged the ka24de I had the square kicker 12 and some random amp
I would say they relate to the thunder 4500 series I had both I had the original thunderform 2 12 4500 box and subs lasted me till about 2022 loud as hell I had the same terminator box shown and loved both but the vented thunderform box and 4500s were little louder I also had a 5500 and it's a whole different beast for what it is I wish I still had them but mtx seems to have dropped out of the car audio game for some reason they got rid of there 95 series 😢 I spoke with them they said there working on new stuff but I have yet to see it sadly I am and always will be a mtx guy but there not making stuff up to par with skar/sundown or any of the other big boys sadly and I know they can do it that's the crappy part
I still have my 240sx its a 90 but it's mint, with two tens on 6k, I build subs. And it's a small hatch lol.
i had single one, not a real basshead, man i enjoyed it.
I actually purchased this last year and paired it with a legis audio 500 watt 60 dollar amp. Put it in an 06 cobalt and it left plenty of room in the trunk. Wired at 2 ohm was pushing 400 watts and it was pretty awesome for what I paid.
These sound good in my scion. It's perfect for what I want with a 1200w rockville mono amp.
It's so hard to find sealed enclosures anymore, which is why I partially believe this loaded enclosure sells so good. People today are more concerned with SPL numbers and how much flex they can get out of a sub before it blows. By far, you can't beat a sealed enclosure for sound quality, and as you demonstrated, the losses are not as bad as people think. Subs in sealed enclosures are more forgiving to over powering because they don't reach Xmax as easily. The only real worry is to not cook the voice coil with continous high power music. So glad you did this video!
Just wanna say that's an absolute genius way to connect and disconnect subs quickly🤯🤯😎😎😎
Dang i still gotta pair of these sitting in my basement haven't used em in about a decade. Lightweight for sure and punchy when I used em. Pretty good for rock or metal
In the early 2000s I had Infiniti I 30 with this set up and I was happy
I have a neighbor that has this in his jeep and it sounds way more expensive than it is! This was an awesome video! I would have liked to see you burp it at 800 watts though and see what the score was.
I agree, 800 watts would be a great test!
my first subs were 2 12" Mtx thunder 4000 series glad they are still bumpin
I used to have 2 MTX 9500 12’s back in the day on a Cadence ultradrive z7000 and they slammed!! I just hated the surrounds as they’d tear after a while but circuit city would always swap them out with no hassle. Nice to see other bass heads that are still in the game today! Rocking an SSA Evil 15” on a JP23V2 in a 1996 Camaro. The Gately 5.0cu ft box barely fits in the car 😂
I know loyd ivey, from marble hill, mo which is where i grew up. He wasnt a nice person because he was bullied in high school, he told his bullies he would own this town. He ended up building multiple businesses and bought alot of houses from here and land. He died recently. But his audio mtx definitely lives on.
Thanks for sharing
@@Eric-69 Well if you need some property in Lutesville (yea I’m that old) let me know :)
Always heard about mtx and wasnt too sure about them. Now i run 2) mtx thunder 9500 15s on a 5k and they hit so hard. Big boomy bass and still hasnt broken in yet. They did a 147 DB on music in a smaller box.
I've still got an old MTX kicking around the garage in a dual 12" ported box. Forget the model, but it was a used setup i bought in '06... paper cones. One gave up, replaced with a cheap walmart grade Rockford Fosgate.
These Hit Hard In My Charger!🔊💪🏽💯
i had a pair of 12" mtx subs in a sealed box, but i bought the stuff and put it together myself, i think my box was a little longer and not a wedge, also the speakers had their own terminals so it was stereo unlike that one. now i have a pair of tp112 for home use.
I've used the ported version of this set up and put some kicker subs in the enclosure and they had a great all around bass sound
It's hard to argue with a classic.
I remember back in the day (early 90s) having an Alpine pull out stereo (lol), factory front speakers, two 200w Pioneer 6x9s and the two 15" Terminators in a ported box in the trunk with I think a 1000w Sony amp bumpin' the shit outta Too Short.
back in early 00's i remember rocking a pair of 12" mtx thunder 6000's on a sealed enclosure and maaan they hit so clean n loud
This is dope! You are like the Alton Brown of subs with this one. New subscriber for sure.
Thanks for subscribing! I’m always trying new things.
I had those in 2008. I still have them. They hit hard af. I have 4 in my old Malibu. I need to get them out. They still got. They last. I’m go get me some more.