Tom Nousaine data list

[Tom Vodhanel]

Here's a rundown of all the Nousiane data I've managed to collect over the last few years. Remember, this won't tell you everything the sub can do...but may very well tell you what it cannot do


All figures are for a corner loaded subwoofer, 2 meter SPL mic distance,10%
distortion limit,and the SPLs have been averaged from the maximum output at
1/3 spacing at 25/31/40/50/63hz.


( * ) denotes a manual data adjustment applied by myself to compensate the
subwoofer from Nousaine's *small* room(2400) to his newer *large* room(7500).




STRYKE HE15 proto-type 115.3 / 16hz~99
VELODYNE F1800 - 111.9
VELODYNE FSR15 - 109.1 / 16hz~90.1 / 25hz~103.1
MISSION 700as - 108.1 / 25hz~102
VELODYNE HGS15 - 107.7 / 16hz~89.1
Paradigm PW2200 - 107.4 / 20hz~91(112.8dB peak)
Paradigm Servo15 - 107.3 / 27hz
HSU RESEARCH TN25(w/250w) - 107.1 / 30hz
HSU RESEARCH VTF-2 - 107.1 / 20hz~9325hz~99dB
Cerwin Vega cvt300s - 107 / 16hz~80db / 20hz~92(112.4dB peak)
KLIPSCH KSW300 - 106.0 / 25hz~92 *
Cerwin Vega LW12 - 106.0 / 20hz~89
POLK 650 -105.9 / 25hz~90
BW asw1000 - 105.4 / 25hz~92.4 *
VELODYNE ct150 - 105.3 / 20hz~82(111.4dB peak)
JBL D112 - 105.2 / 25hz~95
KLIPSCH KSW12 - 104.9 / 25hz~90
Boston Acoustics PV800 - 104.4 / 20hz~85
Phase Technology PC500(towers) - 103.6
BW asw2000 - 103 / 29hz *
PSB Subsonic6 - 102.7 / 25hz~94
Sound Dynamics rts1200 - 102.1 / 25hz~92(110.9dB peak)
Infinity IL100s - 102dB / 25hz ~94dB
VELODYNE ct120 - 101 / 20hz~87
MK - mx105 -100.6 / 25hz~86
ATLANTIC TECH 272 PBM - 100.5 / 20hz~85
INFINITY hps250 - 100.2 / 25hz~82(112.8dB peak)
KLIPSCH LF10 - 100.1 / 25hz~90
PSB subsonic 3i - 100 / 28hz *
MISSION ms70asa - 100/32hz~92dB
SUNFIRE Jr. - 100 / 25hz~95
POLK PSW350 - 99.8 / 25hz~82
VELODYNE FSR12 - 99.7 / 20hz
JAMO E 8sub - 99 / 25hz~ 86dB
VELODYNE VA1012 - 99 / 29hz
JBL PB10 - 99 / 25hz 82
POLK RMDS-1 - 98.6 / 25hz- 77
VELODYNE FSR10 - 98.4 / 20hz
BW asw2500 - 98 / 25hz~86dB
ENERGY ES12xl - 98 / 28hz *
Paradigm PDR10 - 98 / 25hz
PHASE tech power8 - 98 / 25hz~84
ATHENA S3 - 97.0 / 25hz~87
VELODYNE CT80 - 97.0 / 25hz~81dB
MIRAGE frx s10 - 97 / 25hz~84
JAMO sw505 - 97
Klispch KSW10 - 96.9 / 25hz~85
TANNOY PS110 - 96.8 / 20hz~71 / 25hz~84
CANTON AS25 - 96.8 / 25hz~80
MK V-1250thx - 96 / 25hz~86
Atlantic technology 4.5 - 96 / 25hz~82
ATHENA S2 - 96 / 25hz~87
ACI titan - 96dB / 25hz~80
PSB alphasubzero - 95.2 / 32hz~88
Aura Lss-107A - 95.2 / 25hz~73
Celestion cswII - 95 / 25hz~78
Paradigm 90P(towers) - 95 / 20hz
GALLO MPS-150 - 95.0 / 25hz~86
ENERGY ENCORE - 94.4 / 25hz~78
ENERGY XL8 - 94 / 25hz~78
POLK PS-120 - 94 / 32hz -no SPL given
Wharfedale Modus - 93.1dB
DEF TECH BP2002TL Tower - 92.3 / 25hz ~80(single tower)
Paradigm PD8 91.4 / 25hz~73dB
MK k9 - 90.1 / 25hz~77
Cerwin Vega hts15 - 89 (107 from 40-100hz) / 39hz
DEF TECH Pro Tower400 - 89 / 25hz~81d (single tower)
DEF TECH BP 2006TL Tower - 88.4 / 25hz ~73(single tower)
ATHENA P1 88.5/ 32hz~85.5


NOTE:everything under this line uses the old room(2400 cu-ft)AFAIK...subtract 2.5dB from the avg to compare these subs more accurately to the subs above.



-----------the following use a 25-50hz range----------

Boston Acoustics VR2000 -109dB
Hsu Research 12V (150w) -106.5dB / 25hz - no SPL given
Cerwin Vega HT-PWR12 -105.9dB / 25hz - no SPL given
BW asw800 -105.1dB / 26hz - no SPL given
Klipsch SW12 series2 -104.6dB ~(32-50hz) / 32hz - no SPL given
ADS ms3 -104dB
Phase Technology 1.0 Octave -103.3dB / 25hz -no SPL given
Velodyne VA-1215x -102.6dB / 25hz - no SPL given
BAGEND 18" -102.5dB *
MK MX-125 101.8 - dB / 25hz - no SPL given
TRIAD Silver - 100.2dB / 25hz - no SPL given
PBS Subsonic III - 100.1dB / 25hz - no SPL given
SUNFIRE <100dB
MK V75 MarkII -98.1dB
Allison NL-5400P -96.4dB / 25hz -no SPL given
Altec Lansing PSW10 -95.5dB /32hz - no SPL given
KEF 30B AV - 93.5 dB ~(32-50hz) / 32hz - no SPL given







---the following use a 31hz to 63hz range.---


Boston Acoustics cr400 - 99dB / 25hz - no SPL given
Paradigm PS-1200 -98dB / 25hz~91.4dB **
Phase Technology power10 -98dB / 25hz-no SPL given
Acoustic Research S12ho - 97dB / 32hz-no SPL given
Mirage PS-12 - 96dB / 32hz -no SPL given
Sound Dynamics RTS-800 - 95dB / 32hz~92dB
MK vx-7 - 89dB / 32hz-no SPL given
Audiosource SW eleven - 88dB / 32hz~78dB

---the following use a 31hz to 80hz range.---


POLK psw150 - 105.4dB
MB Quart D1200si - 104dB
NHT sw 1p - 101.9dB
BOSE am15 bass module - 100dB / 32hz ~97dB
INFINITY BU120 - 100dB / 32hz~90dB
MIRAGE PS-8 - 99dB / 32hz~90.7dB
Sound Dynamics rts800 - 98dB
PSB Subsonic 1 - 97dB
Paradigm LEGEND tower(10"-100w built-in sub) -93.1dB


NOUSAINE's IB design - (12-63hz) - 120dB

The four DIY setups NOUSAINE reviewed in the
JAN-1999 AUDIO...(all 25-63hz)

RK(4-18s) - 126dB
TH(4-15s) - 116dB
RP(2-18s) - 107dB
TP(8-12s) - 123dB


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[P-Dub]

Thanks for the data Tom. Am really looking forward to seeing the SVS' on top of the list.




Paul

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[Andrew Pratt]

Tom I know awhile back you said that TN was going to look at your SVS models...when might we expect to see those results?

[Tom Vodhanel]

>>>Thanks for the data Tom. Am really looking forward to seeing the SVS' on top of the list.>>Tom I know awhile back you said that TN was going to look at your SVS models...when might we expect to see those results?<<<


The review is *in the pipeline*...hopefully we'll all see something within a month or so.

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[Andrew Pratt]

kewl I'm looking forward to hearing what he has to say

[John Holmes]

Thanks for the info Tom!




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[Doug]

Tom, thanks for sharing the "good list" again. Always interesting to review, and for first timers, well, insurmountable amount of data there!

Doug





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[Trevor Schell]

Thanks Tom,,

The review is *in the pipeline*...hopefully we'll all see something within a month or so.

Hopeully the pipe can spring a leak and spill out a few drops of detail.




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[Bing Fung]

Thanks Tom!

It will be nice to see how SVS fits in...




Bing