Adam Raynor Phoned me up a while back with an idea that he had for a feature in Fast Car magazine. Now,
over the years, I have got used to Adam`s ramblings, but this actually sounded quite good, so I agreed
to be the guinea pig for the feature. The idea was that anybody can have a loud bass system in their car,
but it wasn`t necessarily Street Bass. Adam wanted to find some cars that would give some good SPL figures
at specific frequencies, namely 30Hz, 40Hz and 50Hz. Ritchie from Fuel Records was also very interested in
this idea and sent along the delicious Vanessa to oversee how our testing went on. Adam brought Spike the
photographer to record the days events.
Because this was a pilot idea, we carefully selected five cars with a good range of Bass, and some Guys who would
be up for the challenge. If all has gone to plan, you should have read about this in Fast Car in the February 2004
issue, (on sale in January), and the feature should be ongoing.
After spending the day discussing systems, what the results told us, how the data could be used, I reached
my own conclusions for what the day was really about. See at the bottom of this page for details.
The Results
| Name | Vehicle | Subwoofers | 30Hz | 40Hz | 50Hz | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmo | Ford Fiesta | 2 x Fusion Powerplant 15" | 134.0 dB | 140.3 dB | 141.7 dB | 146.5 dB |
| Mike Fahy | Vauxhall Astra | 2 x Lanzar 15" | 129.4 dB | 130.1 dB | 135.9 dB | 136.1 dB |
| Tim Gilbert | Seat Leon | 1 x Focal PolyKevlar 13" | 129.0 dB | 130.6 dB | 131.8 dB | 133.1 dB |
| Marc Cox | Subaru Impreza | 1 x Focal PolyGlass 13" | 127.2 dB | 128.6 dB | 129.7 dB | 134.1 dB |
| Karl Ward | Mini | 2 x Audiobahn 15" | 134.0 dB | 136.8 dB | 142.8 dB | 145.8 dB |
And some pictures from the day
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For What the day was Really About !