I've had this sub for couple weeks now and has given me time to explore various genres of music. Powering this is my JL Audio XD 600/1 Ned D amp. Installed in a 2009 RX 350 my options for placement were limited. Looking hard I decided to opt for the removal of a the container tray that held a scissor jack and other tire exchange tools. In it's place was put the .05 cu ft subwoofer that measured approximately 6" high x 21" Length x 12" wide. Installing this had other benefits such as lessening road noise that's notorious in any "cabin" like SUV, stealth install and IMHO aesthetics.
In picking music your only going to get good if you give good. My first choice was the stellar CD by Papa doo run run "The California project" by Telarc. Flat out outstanding natural reproduction of kick drums and cymbals I've heard.
In the opening of the third track "Don't worry baby" one hears the solid crisp hit of the kick drums that the sub reproduces meticulously. Snappy, clean and full. This track gives the mid, mid woofer and sub a good indication of where they stand.
On "California girls" the sub comes alive a notch and really shakes the floor board of the SUV with it's solid drum beats.
But the deepest base on this track has to be "Surfer Girl". A VERY low beat of the drums. I'm no drummer but sound like the ball is of the kick drum was perhaps covered by a "pom" to allow a lower resonance and a softer hit. Excellent sound.
Get this CD. Well worth the $.
Next up. Bassotronics.
On the album Bass mechanix presents Bass control
On track self titled album "Bass control" the opening piano is a prelude to some deep bass. Unbelievable bass. Immediately one hears 20+ kHz this sub effortlessly brought forth as the music steps down to lower frequency in steps. The kind of resonance almost on the edge of not being audible yet there. Yes you have the boom at 40 then 30 then this sub flexes it's true muscle & you hear a DEEP flutter as it reached down the lower hz. Absolutely amazing for a 3" sub!
Some songs with good base.*
Genre "Prince like" with better base.
Artist Leland
Song Aware
Genre EDM/electronic
Artist Autoerotique
Song EKG
Genre EDM
Artist Deadmau5
Song Sometimes things get, whatever
Genre Radio
Artist Hugo
Song 99 Problems
I'd highly recommend this sub and if I were to draw a parallel to another it would have to be JL own sub. While it easily surpassed the W3's it' fell below the W6's in sheer power and falls somewhere in between. This is a 3" sub. Amazing. A review wouldn't be complete without mention of the amp. I'll keep it brief. In my hour session at med to high levels not once did this amp clip or misbehave. Small amp & a powerful punch.
*During the test what was funny to me is as I was running the sub through it's paces and taking notes again I was thinking it was delivering pretty good bass. Then mother nature decided to make an entrance. SHE decided to drop some bass of her own that spanned miles, was deeper, and more ground shaking than my dinky 10".* A thunder storm came through that dropped bass repeatedly over my objections. I mean after the fifth or sixth boom "I got it". I turned off the car went inside and sat dejectedly waiting for the storm to pass. Pretty funny.*
Mother nature 1.
JL Audio 0
Thanks for the read.
