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[Merlin-Mini]

Hey there guys and gals... im thinking about going for the title of worlds loudest mini... if its worth me doing then i might be mounting my two JBL TR 125 PA speakers in the back of the car.. there 225 watt rms each but they peak at 900 watts... thats 1800 watts peak from 2 15" speakers and 4 tweeters was also thinking about mounting a 500 watt bass bin in there aswell some were..... now i have the amp and everything ready... all i need to do is get an idea of what you guys think of this???

should i do it!?!?!?!

[Chris C]

Only if you promise to use more periods, exclamation points and question marks.

[Mini Adam]

Only if you promise to use more periods, exclamation points and question marks.

Hear, I would love to see this go ahed if I get to read more of these wonderful posts.

On topic: You are aware that the peak value means nothing? It's a value lower end companies use to make their cheaper speakers seem louder.
So I hate to tell you but your sound system would be rated at 450watt, not the 1800watt as you suggested.
What amp are you using?

Edited by Mini Adam, 11 January 2011 - 07:38 AM.

[pbrain]

i think you may need a lot more power than that, i've seen some serious installs in Mini's that make my gear look normal!

[Mini Adam]

i think you may need a lot more power than that, i've seen some serious installs in Mini's that make my gear look normal!

Two PAs and a sub wouldn't be enough, anywhere near enough. I think he was just suggesting this as a start? At least I hope so...!!???!!?

[mini_mad69]

Hey there guys and gals... im thinking about going for the title of worlds loudest mini... if its worth me doing then i might be mounting my two JBL TR 125 PA speakers in the back of the car.. there 225 watt rms each but they peak at 900 watts... thats 1800 watts peak from 2 15" speakers and 4 tweeters was also thinking about mounting a 500 watt bass bin in there aswell some were..... now i have the amp and everything ready... all i need to do is get an idea of what you guys think of this???

should i do it!?!?!?!

Sounds very small compared to what I've seen. Your going to have to spend thousands and thousands of pounds to get anywhere close to the loudest mini.

[David Reid]

In a word no.

As has been stated above peak values are meaning less and you will just end up being another mini with a cheap load sterio.

The weight is also going to affect performance, I would spend the money on a stage 1 kit.

[yousmeg]

I remember a professional audio company used a mini as one of thier show cars... it was silver with a bodykit i think? Anyone know what im talking about?

[Burnard]

I remember a professional audio company used a mini as one of thier show cars... it was silver with a bodykit i think? Anyone know what im talking about?

http://www.motorator.com/videos/130

[minilester]

i cant find the link for the life of me but there is a guy who had a blue clubman with 2 15" subs in a wall tha he used for dB drags, little tiny go kart seats and the entire back half of the car was the sub box. it was like 150dB and the whole car would flex when it was turned up... i'll find the link somewhere...

[flyer]

check this video out and you will see what you have got to beat.
the mini demo show car you can see is the person who does the sound off at smd

Edited by flyer, 11 January 2011 - 01:59 PM.

[WRLondon]

lol
i was going to put 4 1000w rms subs in my mini
but then i grew out of the major subwoofers
bit of bass is great but i'm more of a quality over quantity person
2 up front 2 rear and a decent sub = sorted

[WRLondon]

thought this was an exhaust thread = v8 mini straight through exhuast lol

[Mini Adam]

Just having a look back at this. I'm no expert so sorry if I'm wrong but in my experience of sound engineering I've always calculated an average peak value using the following formula: Vp = VRMS × √2
√2 = 1.41
RMS of this system is supposedly 225 meaning the peak calculates to about 320watt, a total of 640watt, nowhere near the 1800watts that was stated?

[minilester]

check this video out and you will see what you have got to beat.
the mini demo show car you can see is the person who does the sound off at smd

thas the one!!!...
..wait, no its not... it was a standard blue clubman that he trailered around... i'll find it some where

Edited by minilester, 11 January 2011 - 02:07 PM.