I
would like to start by saying thank
you to all the guys at cdt for making
me the luckiest person to receive
the ES-12sq 12" euro sport subwoofer,
ahead of their release schedule. (Now
on to the good stuff!!) Upon arrival,
I was so excited to see the finished
product and as soon as the package
came, I rushed to open it. As always
the es-12sq, like the rest of their
subs come in a signature white gift
box. When I first saw the beautiful
carbon fiber cone still in the plastic,
my jaw dropped. The sub is so awesome
to look at from the machined polished
lip of the frame, down to the woven
leads, and of course the eye catching
carbon fiber cone.
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ES-12SQ
Audiophile Subwoofer
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Looking
at the spec sheet, the driver calls
for a 1.2 cubic foot sealed enclosure.
I built the box to 1.35 to play it
safe, and to take into account displacement.
My only complaint is that the driver
spec sheet does not include this spec,
so I was left to guess. After wiring
the subs dual 4 ohm coils at a 2 ohm
mono load the amp of choice was a
us amps DE-1000 rated at
1000x1 @ 2 ohms at 12 volts. For testing
I used euphoric midnight bass courtesy
of Grand Masta on sounddomain.com
(great 4 disc cd set). First thing
upon listening I noticed is the quick
response the driver has. No matter
if the bass is low in frequency or
in the higher frequencies the es12sq
is always on the money. Low end extension
is very impressive for this sub being
in a small 1.2 cubic foot enclosure.
This driver proves to be a great sq
oriented driver but what about the
output? I can and will say its not
the loudest sub out there, after all
it was designed to be an awesome sq
driver and that it is but it is no
weak woofer. The output was not to
far off from the version 1 HD-1220.
Though the HD-12 has more travel the
ES-12sq driver possess a higher BL
and the surround is more narrow taking
up less cone area and as a result
gives this driver good output capabilities.
Overall I was truly impressed of the
sound of this driver and the output
was very pleasing for an all out sq
woofer. If your game is pure sound
quality with decent output these drivers
are a solid choice.
Don
Smith
Island sound
516-322-3538
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