Hi all,
Was super excited to get a new kali audio ws 12 version 2.. I got a demo version and the sale rep assured me nothing was wrong with it. However the day it arrived I took it to a gig and the output seemed rather low. (I got the Kali sub because want a studio subwoofer that could also do some light gig work).
Now I downloaded a decibal meter app on my iphone, put some hip hop on that should have plenty of sub, turned it all the way up, (including the dip switch that gives it a +6 db boost intended for live use), and it was only reading a max of about 85 db a meter away from the sub. Not sure if iphone decibal meters are trustworthy for sub frequencies?
I'm thinking I got a dud and need to get it replaced (with Sweetwater of course paying the shipping). But I want to rule out that I'm not just gonna get another low powered sub and I am misunderstanding the specs. This thing is rated at 1000 watts supposed to have a peak SPL at 123 db.. and is intended for "light PA work" and studio applications. Therefore, at full blast, it should be a bit uncomfortable and shaking the room, no?
If I'm just misunderstanding something, I'll return it and pay the return shipment cost. But I'm pretty sure something is wrong with it. If you guys could help me decipher which is the case, it would help a lot.
(One idea I have is to test it against my friends Behringer 12' sub which has a similar peak SPL, its only 500 watts but its frequency range doesn't extend as low as the Kali so that makes sense. It may take some time to get my friends sub though and wondering if there's an easier way)
Was super excited to get a new kali audio ws 12 version 2.. I got a demo version and the sale rep assured me nothing was wrong with it. However the day it arrived I took it to a gig and the output seemed rather low. (I got the Kali sub because want a studio subwoofer that could also do some light gig work).
Now I downloaded a decibal meter app on my iphone, put some hip hop on that should have plenty of sub, turned it all the way up, (including the dip switch that gives it a +6 db boost intended for live use), and it was only reading a max of about 85 db a meter away from the sub. Not sure if iphone decibal meters are trustworthy for sub frequencies?
I'm thinking I got a dud and need to get it replaced (with Sweetwater of course paying the shipping). But I want to rule out that I'm not just gonna get another low powered sub and I am misunderstanding the specs. This thing is rated at 1000 watts supposed to have a peak SPL at 123 db.. and is intended for "light PA work" and studio applications. Therefore, at full blast, it should be a bit uncomfortable and shaking the room, no?
If I'm just misunderstanding something, I'll return it and pay the return shipment cost. But I'm pretty sure something is wrong with it. If you guys could help me decipher which is the case, it would help a lot.
(One idea I have is to test it against my friends Behringer 12' sub which has a similar peak SPL, its only 500 watts but its frequency range doesn't extend as low as the Kali so that makes sense. It may take some time to get my friends sub though and wondering if there's an easier way)
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