{"id":8,"date":"2012-04-10T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T22:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/?p=8"},"modified":"2019-02-09T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T21:57:13","slug":"in-pursuit-of-insane-spl-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/in-pursuit-of-insane-spl-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pursuit of Insane SPL Numbers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people spend their spare time working on cars making them faster and\u00a0lower to make them handle better. We at Abtec Audio Lounge are no different in a sense, except we spend\u00a0our time pursuing better SQ (sound quality) and of course bigger SPL (sound pressure levels) . This post is more about the later\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox3-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox3-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox3-1.jpg 717w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox3-1-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This time round&nbsp;it all started when a little Honda CRX in the USA with a Steve Meade Designed box in it did a stunning 150dB with four Sony 10\u2019s!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/150dB-CRX.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/150dB-CRX.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/150dB-CRX.jpg 800w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/150dB-CRX-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/150dB-CRX-768x515.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After seeing what four entry level Sony Xplod Sub\u2019s could achieve, we had to give it a go ourselves. So we had the design sent away to an expert box builder and SPL enthusiast and under a week later we had this\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox1-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/XplodeBox2-768x574.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Ok I know some of you going to say, \u201cHow is that <strong>DD CM1<\/strong> amp going to get high numbers out of four 10\u2033 Sub\u2019s?\u201d Well, that is why we swapped it out for a incredibly mental <strong>DD M4<\/strong> amp. Surely 6100W x 1ch should be enough power! And just look at those&nbsp;Zero Gauge power and earth cable\u2019s, you know when an amp has 2x power and earth terminals it means business!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.01-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.01-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.33.46.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.33.46-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.33.46-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.33.46-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.33.46-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.28.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.28-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.28-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.28-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2012-03-10-14.46.28-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have already tested this setup and as much as I would like to throw some numbers up on this blog I have to restrain myself.&nbsp;On Sunday the 18th at the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dbdrag.co.nz\/events.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotlight on Seaview Industrial Fair<\/a> <\/strong>all results will be revealed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people spend their spare time working on cars making them faster and\u00a0lower to make them handle better. 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