Audiobahn AW-1000

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Price Paid:  $80.00 from Ebay

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Aw1000Q

Summary:
I'm running two of these Audiobahn AW1000Q'S. I had them in a 1.3cu ft ported box tuned to 29hz powered by a Kenwood 7521 for 230w RMSx2 @ 2ohms and they hit harder and clearer than the JL audio's that were in the box. I've since build a Sealed box .52 cu Ft per sub and I'm pushing them @ 600w RMS @ 1ohm mono with a Concept CCD-1200. They handle it all and thump hard! SQ isn't stellar but Dang good for a couple subs only costing 80 each shipped!!!

Strengths:
Hit hard and clean LOW PRICE!!! Eye candy!

Weaknesses:
Audiobahn Haters on the message boards will flame you! But Who cares! Made in china...but reap the benifits in price!

Similar Products Used:
JL audio W4, MTX Road gear, Kicker comp, Bazooka RS104

Price Paid:  $150.00 from audiobahn dealer

Year / Model Reviewed:
 aw/1000

Summary:
The best speakers i have ever experienced. I have one single ten in my 240 volvo with a 400 watt ultra linear amp pushing it, and every time i pull people ask me "what kind of 12'S do u have" and to thier amazment it is only a single ten on a 400 watt amp, just imagine what it would sound like on a 700 watt amp?

Strengths:
Clean, heavy hitting bass. SMALL BUT VERY POWERFUL..DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE THESE BAD BOYS

Weaknesses:
NONE THAT I HAVE COME ACROSS

Similar Products Used:
close to the hx2

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Penguins Autosound i

Year / Model Reviewed:
 1992 Chevy Pickup

Summary:
I bought one of these and put it in my regular cab chevy C-1500. After two weeks of breaking them in, they sound great. They hit hard and can make your windows rattle.

Strengths:
Hard hitting bass and little distortion.

Weaknesses:
Having to break them in.

Similar Products Used:
Memphis power bass(which blew quickly) and Fosgate Power HX2

Price Paid:  $85.00 from ebay

Year / Model Reviewed:
 aw1000q

Summary:
I heard about these subs from a friend who had 2 cerwin vega 15's and he replaced those with 3 of these 10's. I have to of these in 6.5 cubic ft. truck boxes and am pushing them with a bridged 300 watt crossfire amp (will be getting a bigger amp soon). I have only had these for about 2 weeks and am still breaking them in. They sound better than my brother's 2 JL WO 10's. I recomend these to anyone

Strengths:
Sound deep and have very little distortion. Out hit any other 10's I have ever heard.

Weaknesses:
Are kind of big and had to find a special truck box to fit them in my truck.

Price Paid:  $200.00 from thezeb.com

Year / Model Reviewed:
 01-AW1000Q

Summary:
I just installed two AW1000Q's. I am running them in a 98 dodge ex cab with an mtx 2300 amp to bass. it puts out about 600 watts continuously. the woofers are a .65 cubic foot enclosure. they hit harder than the two JL W6 12's they replaced. the bass is strong and hits low. they are a great woofer. i love everything about them including the purple stripe. these woofers are no joke. they love the power and i am actually running them at one quarter of continuous power capacity with the mtx. i wonder what they would do if they got a solid 1000 watts! i wanted to run four ten's in my truck but don't have the physical room. i may upgrade to the twelves in the same series and just put the ten's in my wifes car(grin). she loves the clean bass these ten's produce. the twelve's will give just a little more than the ten's, but to reach full potential i need a stronger amp. i read what some others said about these woofer's. if they weren't happy with them they probably didn't install them right or are trying to make them pound by running a 1000 watt amp that they bought for $125. these woofer's need a good quality amp with lots of power if you don't have that, you won't get the performance out of them.

Strengths:
great power handling, very efficent91.1 db's @1w/1m.great mechanical design and cosmetic features. xmax of nearly two inches!

Weaknesses:
need a quality power amp with power to burn. if you think you are going to run these with a pyramid or legacy, don't say these woofer's suck when they don't hit hard. to have a rough estimate of if your amp has a strong power supply and really delievers the power it says, look at the fuse(s) on the side of the amp. my mtx has three 30 amp fuses(90amp total). how much does your legacy have? probably a single 20 amp fuse.

Similar Products Used:
jl w6 12's, mtx 2300 and 2145 amps (still in use), hi fonics, mtx 5000 series woofers, redline, black knight, pioneer, kenwood(junk, save your money for real stereo stuff), and panisonic.