World Record 180.5 dB From a Single Subwoofer

September 5, 2007 by Lukas Gilkey
Filed under: Car Audio > Subwoofers



On August 31st the bar was set just a bit higher in dB Drag competition. Alan Dante set the new record at 180.5dB with a single subwoofer. Let me say that again... WITH A SINGLE SUBWOOFER.



Alan Dante's concrete filled Volvo is louder than dynamite, jet engines, gunfire, NASA rockets and pretty much any sound you can imagine for that matter aside from nuclear bombs and natural disasters.



The 180.5 score was done with a Digital Designs 9918Z 18" subwoofer receiving 26,000 watts of power from four Stetsom 7KD amplifiers. Fifteen Powermaster 16 volt batteries were used as well. Rumor has it that the setup is good for at least another decibel, so expect to possibly see an even higher number in the near future.

Source: Digital Designs
Source: Stetsom Amplifiers
Source: CarAudio.com Forum
Source: Termpro Forum
Comments (3)
dakangofkrunk16 7 months and 1 week ago

If i had an extra 3 grand lying around.. I would buy this so fast.. The masters of Digital Design.. Geniuses
Kyle 5 months and 3 weeks ago

Or the physics of an 8th order box w/ 20,000+ watts burped at resonance....


:)
Kyle 5 months and 3 weeks ago

.....in a very small well braced room (or car)
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