Memphis Mojo 6.5 Vs DD Audio 506 - Who wins and who goes up in smoke ?

This video puts these 2 subwoofers in a head to head test to see which one holds its claim.
This video was put on hold while I was waiting twice to be contacted by Memphis so we could figure their issue out. They put me on the back burner and never contacted me, and further more they introduced new products based on this same design. 1 year later they still continue to call these 700 watt RMS Woofers. Please if you can bring this video to their attention.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

For those wondering why I started the mojo at 300 and the dd at 200 you have to look at it differently. I pushed one of them at 45% of its rating and had to back it down, while I started the other one at 80% of its rating and still pushed it to 200% of its rating. I tried to be fair by using a % of their rating, thsts how the rms starting point was chosen.

[@maxdemps6504]

Can u put 3 woof box in ?

[@sungyoo4807]

I'm a newbie to this but like you said the DD is used broken in and Mojo brand new? Does that make ANY difference or am I the only one to ask this?

[@Mike-sp2eu]

Did you test them at 1 ohm or 4 ohm? And what hz's? Since it's a 6.5 I bet if you tried 700 watts at 100-120hz they'd make it,. Low end is made for bigger subs,. 50hz or lower for 15's and 18's 50-60hz for 12's and 60-80hz for 10's,. If it's 1 ohm and in the 50's for hz than that's probably why it was smoking,. I had a pair of memphis dual 4 ohm 12 mojo and wired them in series making each sub into 8 ohm at a combined 16 ohm with a mojo amp and they lasted over 10 years till I decided to try hooking them up in parallel together than individually wired series before the outer cone ripped apart,. The subs still worked, never blew just separated around the foam,. And I played them hard those ten years through north dakota winters of 20-30below and 100+ heat in the summer until some crack head stole the mojo amp and the other pair of memphis m3 10's I had,.

[@deannamontgomery4329]

@@sungyoo4807 it does make a huge difference as the spider is broken in and the glue has already heat treated itself so pushing a new sub out of the box isn't a fair comparison

[@evanfield580]

You won't to like the Memphis sub it looks great,but I'm always going with DD audio

[@bass-n-truth-inthestix9083]

Definitely looks daaamn good that MOJO mini monster lol... looks good... ends there. Well sounds clean im sure as Memphis usually does.

[@1ohmwrecker]

Thank you for sticking up for us customers! U got a new subscriber!

[@taknmybeatings7036]

x2

[@godzilla7391]

Good video. We definetly need someone to do this tests on subs. We have Big D Wiz doing all the great amp dyno vids, but he usually doesnt do sub vids. Good to see , this way we can actually see if these subs can handle rated. Memphis is a good company, so if you trusted them at their word, bought these, put rated power on them, you may be disappointed

[@kaseychristensen2862]

For real I own one in a dual memphis ground shaker box paired up to a power bass

[@crustybass75]

Bro, your honesty is refreshing. Thank you

[@BlitzkriegStaffords]

ayy another audio channel, sweet! i run dd subs but i respect any company that makes a good product and rates them honestly.

[@Blaaake]

I'm glad I found this video and the comments. This just threw a wrench in my plans for my build. back to researching woofers again, I guess.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Sorry :/ Good little subs if they wouldn't rate them so high

[@jimyounger9490]

So would ya add a few more mojos , say four making a one ohm load , and feed em say an 1100 watt sub amp ?? I like quality , fast metal sub sound.

[@hugobravo1509]

I’m so glad you made this video, I was very excited about the memphis rms and I was about to purchase some of them but now I see it’s all fake rms. Thanks a lot for your video buddy. Going for DD now

[@mikewaters6339]

Great video, thanks. On my post It still shows 700wrms with a 4layer 1.5" VC.. lol. I guess they don't care.

[@proffessasvids]

I know it's a pain but the added resistive loss to the displacement of an unworn driver will add extra heating straight out of the box. I'd love to see how they do when both fully worn in. The cooling setup gets a chance to work to its fullest. The DD does have the hallowed florida made 'precision econowind' coils though. Best coils in the world for high power applications... period. Good vid though guys thankyouxx

[@malcolmreynolds7122]

Nice honest video. Thanks for the upload!

[@vlacos4716]

Cant wait to see a test on the 1506 DD. They are not cheap, but i bet 2 of them on a true 1000rms amp would sound great.

[@bass-n-truth-inthestix9083]

I'm glad I found this video because I was contemplating selling my Orion hcca 152 and replacing it with 4 to 6 of those 6.5 Memphis MOJO subs. They just look soooo nice and that 700 rms rating had me sold. I figured at 700 rms a piece I could run 4 of them on my Orion xtr2500.1dz amp with no issues... looks like I'd kill them in no time after seeing this. That amp is a absolute beast I'm sure you're aware. Damn shame i really liked those subs but I don't have room for my orion let alone 8 to 10 6.5's lol.

[@GanG914]

There are just a few 8s that could handle 700 rms so with these tiny 6.5s thats never gonna happen.

[@jacefranks1929]

do the memphis mojo 8

[@kingnut]

Ty for an honest comparison!

[@bradgilpin9740]

This is my first video on your channel and holy shit! Damn makes me proud to own a 712. But damn I love Memphis. WTF!!!

[@RandomAudioGuys]

They made a mistake this round for sure, Its all in how they stand behind it and get it fixed in the next revision that will matter. But this is their second cycle and they ingored me when I tried to help them get it fixed in the first cycle so we will see.

[@bradgilpin9740]

Random Audio Guy Well it sucks that they have allowed greed to over come Quality. Let’s hope they do fix it.

[@Punisher-1]

@@RandomAudioGuys Every how long do Mojo make new revision on the 6.5"?

[@jcchaney84]

Good video fellas. A Picture in Picture close up view of the SMD reader would be cool

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Yes, I was going to add that and I couldnt figure out how to do it in my Sony software but I have since then figured it out and will include it in future videos. Thank you for suggestions.

[@shivaramsubhag2362]

Newly subscribed, really enjoying your videos

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Thank you , every view makes me want to make more videos and Im finally seeing how the KZbin works so I will be posting more videos and teaching what I can.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

RMS STANDS FOR “Real Memphis Smoke 🔊 💨 ” 😂

[@Lawrence818]

What an honest review I’d buy from you just cause your actually display of integrity!

[@blueridermg]

Because of your comment I'm a new subscriber. Honesty is the best policy ;)

[@Lawrence818]

Nathaniel * bro their is no way even after a break in I can see this speaker doing it’s RMS rating? And if that was in even true how are consumers supposed to know that is what’s needed? Also he never talked any shit what are you talking about?

[@carlossolis9933]

Great video man!

[@kikoahumada5083]

I had 4 of those mojo minis in my silverado n took em out within the year. I went with 3 sundown x-8 .... world of a difference

[@adamnorwood8084]

I have the mojo 12”. I was wanting to do some of the 6.5 in my daily but seems like DD has it and I’m from Memphis. But I have heard the mini mojos and they sounded bad ass

[@isseibelial2817]

Thanks for this. I've been looking to do a new system and God I haven't found a single solid reviewer. Worked in the industry, back in 08-11. We were a Memphis rep and it was a great time. That being said, I was running 2 DD1508's for years in my 240sx in a PWK box and I was like damn I miss it, but I dont need anything that crazy. So I was checking these out, and I am glad I found this before buying anything. Guess it's back to the drawing board. Trying to find an 8, or possibly dual 6.5s to complement some boston SR60s and SL60s I still have. It'd be going in a little scion tc if you have a solid rec I'd love to know it. Honestly you're the only guy I've found online that is being honest about subs these days. There's a lot of new players in the game and it's certainly hard finding quality content, I'm about to scroll through prob all your videos and hopefully find a solution. Thanks for the quality honest content.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Keep in mind these are great woofers that are majorly affected by their poor power rating. They are some of the cleanest woofers I have heard in this price catagory. I do believe the Mesa 8 inch subwoofer is the identical woofer and can be had a bit cheaper. If it is power handing you are aiming for then DD, DC, and SD are the to go to brands for that, DD Would be the better side of SQ than the other 2 but it all depends on your goal. And ty for the kind words.

[@isseibelial2817]

@@RandomAudioGuys certainly these days I am less trying to break my car doors and piss off the neighbors and more enjoy my commute loudly but still pretty clean. I was thinking somewhere between a single 8 or 1/2 6.5. Want it clean and more neutral but still able to feel the bass a bit. That's why I was looking at these, like it would have saved me some time with not needing to build a prefab box -- so running like 300rms to each would be ideal and not a prefab box from my understanding in the video (was at a loud bar so I couldn't hear it crystal clear) would be the ideal for these? I was essentially looking between the brands I knew well almost 10 years ago Memphis, DD, JL. Also where is your shop located -- you're way to helpful that I would much rather support your shop over some random best buy.

[@isseibelial2817]

@@RandomAudioGuys so DC and SD are also solid brands these days? God I feel like the guy coming into a car audio shop saying "I just want to be slammin"

[@aldonhaskaj5540]

I'm running two Memphis Mojo 8s on a DD m2 amp. They take the power well, I have abused them for hours and still working, also they sound really good. I just ordered 2508s and will update the difference. I'm sure it will be better.

[@aldonhaskaj5540]

Update* Though the DD 2508s have a slightly better output and response, I still really like the Mojo 8s. For the price, you can't go wrong. Can't say much for the 6s but there is a significant break in period with the Mojos. I have since put one on each of my work trucks with only a small infinity 500 watt amp on them and they get down!

[@williegohard1368]

I just got mine in today love it and I tell you its got some weight on it I'm only going to run one

[@Unominious]

You're pushing continuous wattage to them. That says something there to. DD is a good brand.

[@AJ-od7mv]

Intro sound was 100x louder than the speech in this video lol

[@madometal]

These tiny subs looks cute and brutal with.those massive magnets ..beautiful engineering

[@sHoRtBuSseR]

The best way to test this would have been to find the tuning frequency of the enclosure with each sub using an IMSG. If you were playing below tuning frequency on either woofer it would have killed either of them. My level 5s struggle if I play too low, but if I play around tuning frequency I can full tilt for days.

[@clayevetts2570]

A sub should take its rms rating period.

[@dress2impress1000]

You should of inverted those subs just to check the temps in between playing them

[@TheMatsushitaMan]

Should have*

[@dress2impress1000]

@@TheMatsushitaMan caught me lol. Thanks

[@MayzDayz007]

@@dress2impress1000 it happens

[@gantz4u]

I came here to watch you cook that speaker. Thanks.

[@bustinwallz7226]

Ha I just randomly found this channel. They installed my mojos.

[@triplesixone615]

How they holding up are they good

[@Mike-sp2eu]

What size mojo's

[@wasispeeding1021]

damn... I wish I would had found this video sooner... I just bought some of the MJM822's to replace some 8" skar svr's that I just didn't feel like had enough power. I had memphis in the past and always loved their subs and the 900rms on the mjm 8's seemed perfect for my setup in my truck. Now I feel like I wasted my money. Hopefully they will be ok. I'll be running 4 of them at 1ohm on a Skar rp2000.1 amp.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

4 of them at 1 ohm on that amp is only going to be 500 RMS each, the 8s will be fine with that, the 6.5s not so much.

[@MLProductions.1]

I bought a Memphis PRX 1500.1 when it was brand new and cost $500. Blew up and my subwoofers in less then 2 years. Over paying for some BS quality is memphis these days

[@abdomination]

I got a memphis m6 10 brand new with a prefab box for about $90.. it's rated at 500. I gave it 450 for a while wiring it at 8 ohm.. wasn't enough. Put it at 2 ohm and my amp pushes about 900 watts.. been 3 days so far going great.

[@shoegum7362]

Welp I thought about buying these, glad I took the time to research some reviews

[@djmrrogers1]

same

[@ericwade4992]

Well I wish I would have seen this before. My 8" mini mojo will be to my house today 😔 How do these companies get away with these bogus ratings?

[@Martin1519]

Maybe test them out in a 4th order and see how much more power you can get outta them since 4th orders are more forgiving on the subs?

[@ace-qi9pj]

Dd is top notch . I have a 9912 it is way cleaner sounding that any other subs I've had. I also have 2 2800 dd amps going to it so it is a pretty durable sub that's for sure.

[@Jrodxz]

My local audio shop carries DD audio and stand by their products- had the pleasure of listening and checking out their 608 Sub and it’s incredible- have yet to find a shop that carries Memphis products. - any plans to compare the Mojo 8 Vs DD 608 ?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Funny enough I could do that actually. I have both on hand. Ill remember you asked, give me a week and Ill see if I cant get that up for you.

[@Jrodxz]

Random Audio Guy , something tells me the DD May actually handle better than the Mojo8 if the 6.5 vs 506 prove anything lol -

[@wax333]

from the first round of tests you knew who was going to win

[@alek385]

I always wanted the 9900 12 inch on M3B.

[@csj9619]

Unless you drive a truck with very little room for an enclosure, I'd recommend the biggest woofer the vehicle's available space allows. I am impressed how loud and low these small woofers get.

[@PhoxLife]

I’m just realizing this video was 4 years ago. Are the 8 inch subs Memphis make these days good and handle the power properly? Thanks.

[@KemDawg123]

I can understand voice coil is burning up, they are brand new subwoofers not even being broken in. I feel like a subwoofer should be broken in and play respectively for a month or 2 before you can see true results. I have two 6 1/2 inch mojos Each one taking 700 W RMS at 1 ohm just like the spec and I’ve never had a problem, burnt smell, clipping, nothing. Running them off a Sundown amp

[@deemonreyze5376]

Great! I have the 8 inch mojo on 800rms for 3 months with no issues.

[@kingranchkennels]

Have you tested any sundown subs this way ? The 6.5 subs. I'm in the market for a few of them . What do you recommend in a pair 6.5 on a rockford 1200.1 ?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

I have not, my next 3 test lined up will be 2 mojo 6.5s in a prefab memphis enclosure, a DC 6.5 and a DD 1506

[@ericteasley5603]

Good video btw but will you please test the mojo6 15 I've bought 6 of them and haven't bought an amp yet please lemme know something

[@curbowbass6124]

Glad I watched this. I’ve been researching for two years to find a 6.5” sub that has the scent I’m surcharging for. Spring time scent with a touch of pipe tobacco and vanilla. Just can’t find it.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

I saw your deleted comment and wanted to reply. You said I used 1 brands box to test a speaker that wasnt designed for it. The box is designed with its specs regardless of what speaker you fit in it. I have built many boxes for these mojos, and I can make them sound far superior in a custom enclosure but the one thing I cannot do is get them to hold their RMS rating under any circumstance. Broke in for months makes no difference when it comes to their 700 watt rms claim, its just false. So when I spoke to them about this they tried explaining to me that music play isn't like that. And the problem with that statement is RMS means just that, 24/7 power handling, Higher frequencys, AKA 80 and 120 were even worse for the power handling. They need to be rerated to 250 to 300 RMS, and maybe 500 W-RMS ( Which would be music play ) But you will find this woofer in my top 10 beloved woofers, its just a bad rating that stops it from being higher on the list.

[@curbowbass6124]

@@RandomAudioGuys yeah, I rethought what I typed and realized I typed without listening or thinking. Good job on the testing. Still hard to believe about Memphis and this power rating.

[@jaguilar1588]

Wish this would have been made last year. I have two of these Memphis Mojo Minis 6.5 ran at 2 ohms on a Skar Audio 2000.1 amp. I get that burning Smokey smell at times. I as well was very disappointed. Wish they would have rated them better.

[@rainingkillah4471]

man i really appreciate this you just saved me $300 bucks and then some I was very upset to watch this name brand try to BOSS us and the bad thing is I wanted it to do its power this is to me the best looking 6.5 along with the audiopipe I'm tryn to do a 6.5 build I was hoping for a high power 6.5 at least 500wtt arms in your opinion which 6.5 would you recommend and ill will remember this when I'm ready to buy thanx guys

[@RandomAudioGuys]

At this point I believe DD Audio has a few good choices as they offer a 1506 That while it is pricey We have banged out with 1000 RMS on each. Also DC Offers a good solution.

[@rainingkillah4471]

@@RandomAudioGuys how much cant find it and do you guys carry it

[@MemphisMojo15s]

@@rainingkillah4471 nothing wrong with these Mojo's. I have them in my wife's car and a video of how they vibrate the whole car, especially the mirror, on a 500 watt Memphis amp. Memphis builds a box for them now and I've seen their displays at a shop near me. It's awesome. They sound excellent for what they are. These subs need a break in time, just like a vehicle. Some break in at different miles and some subs break in at different times. My buddy has 2 Gothic 12's from Walmart and he could smell them for a couple weeks. The smell finally went away and they do fine now. I don't know why Memphis would take this chance and say they'll hold this kind of power, people do it, they fry, then have to cover them under their warranty. Could you see the meter? I couldn't

[@trentdawg2832]

I'm running 4 of the audiopipe 6.5s in my truck on a taramps mp1800.1 amp....does better than the 2 skar vd 12's that I had in there before. ....weak ass shallow subs

[@raymondrespress50]

He is a awesome dealer yes I would purchase from you guys in a heartbeat 👍❤️😊

[@Mikewalden12345]

Thank you for doing this! I just bought a truck box with two 6.5 Mojo's and I'm using a kicker 1200.1 Adjusted real low. Now I know not to push them. How was Memphis return policy? Give you any problems? ✌️

[@RandomAudioGuys]

They have actually been good on this, but as a consumer shipping cost is in you and that could add up quick.

[@Mikewalden12345]

@@Guydude79 8 inch subs handle more power then 6.5 inch subs.

[@MemphisMojo15s]

@@Mikewalden12345 not always. The size doesn't mean more watts. I have 2 15" Memphis PR's that hold 750 max each, 350 rms. 2 Memphis Bass Reference 12's hold 800 watts each max and 450 rms. A Memphis PR 10 doesn't hold as much as a Mojo 8...

[@jayisfedup6896]

You know, I'm no pro by far. But I've built a couple systems before an with brand new subs. There is a break in period. Dont know if I'd put or see how much watts it can handle right off the go when its brand new, never been played. Looking for inputs thou. Am I not right? Don't you need to work them in at low watts an move up slowly with breaks to let them cool down. But love to hear people's responses

[@grantjamrock3812]

Whats the internal volume of those boxes? Almost looks too small for the mojo

[@Michael-lm2ze]

Do a Memphis mojo 12 inch sub I’m a firm believer in Memphis and know they’re products produce true power except in this case

[@Mike-sp2eu]

I had two Memphis mojo 12s,with the matching mojo amp 2400 watts. The model they had 16 years ago and they lasted for 10 years before I blew them,.sorta, the cone separated from the outer foam,. They still technically work if I could connect the foam back,. Sounded so clean,. Hard to find a sub that was just as clean to replace the mojo,. Mine were 1200 watts RMS,. Tempted to buy the new model mojo

[@coldfinger459sub0]

Use a thermistor glued to the gap at the coil pole to get temperature. Closest place to take temperature comparison. What frequency did you use to test the subs ?. 700 W just think what a radiant heater looks like when 700 W are going into those metal glowing coils.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

I'll add that method to future testing to help us all see the VC temps. I'd have to go back and find the frequency we used but we found the one that allowed us to get the most RMS out of that box design. And you are right in your comparison to a Hester but that is where they fail to rate this woofer correctly. The RMS value is what a subwoofer is rated for 24/7 and with Rockville style ratings they simply are no where near that.

[@michaelmorgan444]

Been thinking about getting a Memphis system. This is making me re think that

[@carlocastillo1036]

Great video I was thinking about them memphis for a while, but where did you get that amazing subwoofer grille! I cant find anything for 6.5

[@RandomAudioGuys]

That grill is from a brand called DD audio, check them out, if you don't have a dealer in your area they will sale you one directly.

[@carlocastillo1036]

@@RandomAudioGuys Thanks greatly, I have finally completed my sub project because of you. Have a great year

[@sHoRtBuSseR]

I put a pair of the mojo 8s in my wife's car. Clamping ~1700 on the pair. Holds just fine even after ripping on it for quite awhile. High tuned box, peaks in the high 40s. Haven't smelled them even one time.

[@Zack-dk3pt]

clamped from where and did you clamp peak or rms?. very clearly something wrong with your statement when they are rated for 700w rms totaling 1400w rms for the pair and you claim 1700 sustained for "quite a while". even with properly rated subs that is a very far fetched claim. i will assume you are running them at 1ohm? if so then with a good class d amp you maybe running 80% efficient which means 1700rms at the amps output would have you pulling about 140 amps from the electrical system at a sustained 14v assuming you have a rock solid electrical system. "the wifes car" usually implies stock or nearly stock? unless it is not and you have 0 gauge runs with 2 purpose made batteries and a 200 amp+ alternator. all very weird for a pair of 8s in the wifes car... also higher frequencies require less power and even less power to kill the sub at the tuned frequency of the box. i would expect those kind of numbers being clamped at the amps input with the two subs paired to maybe 4 ohms and the box tuned to a low 25hz and you get that kind of power consumption playing at 40hz. honestly either way you look at it ,assuming you are telling the truth, you must be running an excessively overpowered amp for what its worth for those subs.

[@sHoRtBuSseR]

@@Zack-dk3pt the 8s are rated for 900rms each. I clamped with an amm-1, which reads rms only. It's mostly stock, but sky high 0 gauge, big 3, and a 100ah agm in the back. Stop acting like a condescending asshole.

[@Zack-dk3pt]

@@sHoRtBuSseR i was asking honest questions. not my fault you took it personal. you want to claim 1700w rms from 2 8s im going to ask for details. if you dont actually want to explain and answer the questions ive asked to shed some light on the situation then dont bother replying. and definitely dont reply if you want to confuse curiosity with condescension because you cant handle simply questions being asked about something you proclaimed.

[@sHoRtBuSseR]

@@Zack-dk3pt you were being obviously condescending and doubting my claims. My main build is a dc 3.5k, pair of lev 5s, wired to a half on lithium at 16 volts. Clamps well over 4k on tones, 5k+ on music.

[@Zack-dk3pt]

@@sHoRtBuSseR well then im sorry to have offended you. you can take it as being condescending if you want but all i was doing was explaining in depth my reasoning for doubting you to which i still do because still you have yet to shed light on any of the things i mentioned but instead now bring up your main build which is completely redundant to the conversation. i have seen some small build surprise the crap out of me and ive seen some excessive build perform very poorly. i have done a build for every single car ive owned and then some. all i wanted was for you to shed some light on your claims and make some sense of them as they were very far fetched based on my personal experiences.

[@margolo]

Hi Random Audio Guy I'm interested in the Memphis Mojo 8" version as a free air sub for the trunk of my car in a factory location. Is the 8" version actually good? In your video you mentioned the rest of these subs were good. I'd be running it on something like an Audison SR1DK around 800-900w rms.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

The 8 inch woofer is a great woofer tho I am not sure how it will perform as a free paired woofer.

[@clayevetts2570]

Why free air???? Margolo

[@scottmiller3025]

I'm sorry,I just don't see anything with that size coil taking that kind of power ,regardless.

[@jtj5002]

DD 506 uses the same 2" coils as their 8, 10, and 12" 500 series.

[@nickdex87]

Random, how do you think a pair of these MOJO 6.5” in the truck enclosure they sell, will fair with a VIV 900.5 Amp at 500 watts for the mono sub channel? Based on this video, my feeling is 500 watts to a pair of 6.5” MOJO’s might actually be right in the sweet spot for these woofers. Interestingly, I asked Memphis themselves and the guy told me I would really need to push them with a stronger amplifier, either the 1100 watt VIV or greater. I was skeptical of a 6.5” woofer with that kind of power handling at about $150 a woofer, and it looks like your tests justify my skepticism. If these subs are powered appropriately, would you recommend them from an SQ perspective? Thanks for all the answers, man. Appreciate ya!

[@RandomAudioGuys]

I think 750 watts RMS a pair is as much as they would ever need so I don't think your going wrong with 500 watts RMS from a viv amplifier. Memphis is really pushing this one because they are able to deny warranty by it having a burnt voice coil and Ive seen this personally when a customer tried to directly return them to Memphis. Its a win win for them, recommend more power than a small voice coil can handle and then deny the warranty claim because 1 person is not going to take them to court.

[@nickdex87]

@@RandomAudioGuys Thanks for that reply, dude. Am I right in saying that you recommend these subs from an SQ perspective, but not at its rated power. If the sub was 250 RMS/500 Peak, this would be a highly recommended sub in your view? Any experience with the Truck Enclosure with dual 6.5’s? I’m not sure how deep these will go in that enclosure but my goals are depth and detail above raw SPL and output. Thanks for everything!

[@elsakapedos4053]

Can you do test of gately 6.5” subwoofer and 8” subwoofer. There’s no videos of the actual work they can put out.

[@jasonmcdonald7187]

Can you tell me where you got the box? That's about what I'm looking for.

[@michaelyoung7911]

Where did you get those bared speaker grill covers?

[@erekcox5497]

Comes on the d d enclosure package

[@osomiyadeka270]

Hello sir is the bass of dd 506 is clean and accurate ? I am low in budget and looking forward for this woofer. What would you suggest , a ported or a sealed enclosure for this ?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

The 506 is a very clean and accurate woofer. And I'd always recommend ported with most all DD subwoofers.

[@osomiyadeka270]

@@RandomAudioGuys thank you for the response

[@osomiyadeka270]

And one more question.. ... how is similar price range JL audio (8 or 10 inch) and Rockford fosgate (8 or 10 inch) as compared to DD 506 ?

[@DubzSpazzin315]

I just got 2 of the redline series 8 in dd subs and would be interested in having them checked out they are supposed to be brand new and still in the box but it looks like someone did some work to them I’d love to have someone who knows what they are looking at check them out! Any info would be great

[@parmahjay2989]

The Memphis sounds good .👌

[@jaguilar1588]

I have two Memphis Mojo 6.5 subwoofers with a Skar Audio 2000.1 amp at 1ohm with no issues. And I beat them hard!

[@Punisher-1]

@@jaguilar1588 How are they holding up and how long you been having them?

[@briank3799]

My man looks like a cross between Butterbean and Kyle Gass from Tenacious D

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Closer to Kyle than Butterbean , but fight like Butterbean :) Thanks for stopping by the channel.

[@Capnobvious]

Bought a pair of memphis 12's back when they were all the rave and the voice coil and cone literally came apart. They sound good but no quality is built into them. After that ive never even considered memphis at all.

[@MLProductions.1]

My $500 Memphis PRX1500.1 blew a week after 1 year warranty expired and again 8 months later. $500 for 1500 watts I mean for $300 I can get 3k watts. Now I got a sound digital 1600.1D $440 for 2100 watts. But the first time I opened the amp and it had something un soldered. I soldered it myself and then it worked for another 8 months then the fets went out and it blew 2 of my type RS. That's $1k down in less then 2 years. I contacted Memphis and thankfully they repaired the amp. Now I just have it sitting in the garage in case I need it in the future. At least there customer service is good but never ever again will I over pay for Memphis shit quality.

[@sebastianb5997]

where did you get the box from?

[@uptobatentertainment]

700 w with white noise maybe no way that Memphis can do 700 rms continuously.. As a dealer I would be scared to sell and install cuz these gone blow & the customer gone be left high & dry once Memphis RMA dept sees burnt voice coil they gone blame the customer .. Yikes... Sundown Audio X8 is rated 750 W RMS & it’s much beefier of a woofer and coil..

[@godsservant4844]

Up To Bat Entertainment I ran my two sun down x8v3s (2 ohm subs) at 0.5 on a skar rp3500 for months. Well over double their RMS rating. They took it easily as long as I didn’t play stupid low (chopped) music at max power. Best small sub ever in my opinion!

[@curbowbass6124]

Up To Bat Entertainment the Dayton Audio PSS545HE-4 Vortex 21" Professional Subwoofer has a 5” voice coil and can handle more power. Maybe he should do a comparison of the MOJO 6.5” vs Dayton 21”. Good grief….people!!!

[@AWMKWHITE]

Great video

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Thank you

[@veelink6345]

The Memphis sounded way more deep and solid sounding then the DD did and at lower watts. you can tell its way more efficient.

[@tamaran1979]

If I'm not mistaken the boxes you're using is a non-ported box I may be wrong but from what I know they're supposed to be in a reported box so I would like to get information about that because I just ordered some from California it'll be here Tuesday.

[@tamaran1979]

Well I looked at the speaker itself and it said canby wired for 4 to 6 on but the box enclosure design for that speaker says it's a one ohm only speaker so can you explain that to me I'm just trying to get some knowledge and understanding man

[@Venom-ct8yy]

Any opinions on db Drive?

[@anthonylee81]

hi what costs of box for 6.5 sub 1000 watts where do i buy it

[@terrancedesormeauxjr2559]

They must mean 700 "program"watts like Rockville😂

[@jonjeffreys4417]

You have to break that speaker in, before sending full power right away 😂😂

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Started smelling at around a 1/3rd of its power rating and smoked at 66% of its power rating, something to think about 😳😉

[@exilesurfer6916]

@@RandomAudioGuys that's why you're supposed to break it in bud.👍

[@cameronmarks83]

Would you say the 8 inch mojo is as bad as the 6.5 ? As in it cant handle the power ,, and do you think the 8 inch mojo would be better to have a custom box made for it ? I'm asking cause I'm thinking of getting 2 mojo 8 inch subs mostly cause everything I'm running right now are Memphis audio in my car ,, please and thank you

[@RandomAudioGuys]

No, actually the 8 inch mojo fairs far better than the 6.5 inch does. Its closer to its rating, its a very capable subwoofer and I do recommend them.

[@cameronmarks83]

@@RandomAudioGuys awesome ,, thank you so much for the reply I appreciate it

[@MLProductions.1]

Hey do you know of any universal 12 inch grills that would work the the American bass XFL 12s?? Im scared to buy random ones that are too shallow and end up blowing my subs

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Look up a Bar speaker grill, that should work

[@MLProductions.1]

@@RandomAudioGuys is there any way I. Subs spec to see how much they move to see the height I would need??

[@1970chevy]

Is Memphis going the way of rockville? Used to be good products.

[@zxmadcow11]

Whats the size of that box?

[@Punisher-1]

I'm going with Skar 6.5" for now till they fix the 6.5" Memphis Mojo. It seems like the Memphis sounded better then the DD until it burned. That's why I rather wait.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Honestly the Mojo is one of the better SQ Subwoofers we have heard in the shop, they did do that right. If they would back down the rating maybe all would be better.

[@Punisher-1]

@@RandomAudioGuys Hopefully they get this problem fixed soon on the Mojo.

[@adamporter1878]

So over all if im just listening to music would these MOJOs be a good overall speaker, im looking at running 4 in a custom box in a challenger, no competition or shows just want some decent sounds

[@RandomAudioGuys]

I tried to say in the video they are a great woofer so long as you treat them with what they hold and not what they claim. I sale a lot of these, I'm just honest with my customers and sale the appropriate amplifier.

[@adamporter1878]

@@RandomAudioGuys ok cool thank you

[@alfredovega5543]

@@RandomAudioGuys what amplifier do you recommend me running with 3 of these 6.5 mojos so i wont blow them

[@ramrover]

The quality of the sound is much better from the Memphis sub while the DD sounds cheaper. So you get sound quality over loudness I guess but for how much of a price difference.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

It's really impossible to hear the sound quality of these woofers through standard microphones. While I do favor the sq of the Memphis more. It's not because it shows very well in this video.

[@clayevetts2570]

I don't think the DD sounds cheap lmao. Atleast it can handle its rms lmfao.

[@myoneblackfriend3151]

Subscribed!

[@chrisallen9259]

What’s your opinion on the Massive audio hippo xl64?

[@TheHateuguys]

Where can I find that box and is it good for a savard hiq6.5?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

That is a prefab box from digitsl designs.

[@joeymerrell8585]

Damn these new woofers...I'm still rolling my 2 orion xtr (originals) on a 225hcca from the 90's. Ok ok, I'm old school

[@datdudenosense]

Orion xtrs were the shit!!! Had two 10 phase 3s....🤟🤟🤟

[@woody721]

I had four of those along with Hifonics amps in my 1975 Monte Carlo. I loved them both.

[@ronnjerremy5796]

Got a pair of JL 15 W6 on a PG M100 from 94 still going myself..

[@MobileElectronics11]

can you show us how efficient they are side by side because my alternator is only so good?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Ill be doing a continuing series of these as they have shown a ton of interest in them. Keepin in mind that some effecieny is at the box level with box rise.

[@MobileElectronics11]

@@RandomAudioGuys what the heck is box rise?

[@MobileElectronics11]

So what your saying is that with 300 watts i can achive more spl than the dd woofer?

[@downtoearthconstruction7768]

I blew my Memphis during the break in period running half power. I wanted to cry, nicely built and good looking subwoofer but a huge waste of money.

[@TheBgred1]

i was looking at the Memphis 8 inch single sub in their box. they any good?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Little bit of a port noise but it's a huge improvement over the 6.5 inch version. And for the most part a good setup.

[@TheBgred1]

@@RandomAudioGuys thanks for getting back to me, dont have much room trying to find best bang for the buck

[@klaibenj]

I have been using a formula of 30 watts per pound for average subwoofers with regular magnets. It has been getting me close to the woofers RMS rating. So the Memphis 6.5" at 30 watts per pound x 10 pounds = 300 watts. It's not 100% accurate but I would like to know your thoughts on this formula. Thanks for the video also.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Hey thanks for the idea, Ill measure a few subs and see how that equasion works out in general.

[@MLProductions.1]

Hmmm I did the math and it's actually pretty accurate. Alpine 12 inch Type R is about 750 watts and 25 pounds. American bass XFL is 1k watts and 35 pounds. Just in those 2 subs that formula is pretty accurate give or take

[@klaibenj]

@@MLProductions.1 Like Random Audio Guy, I got tired of companies making ridiculous claims. So, I wanted something I could use that work without blowing a sub. It's been working for me so far.

[@TheConsciousThinker]

Thanks man you're a genius 👊!

[@getsum8931]

Obviously you have proved it cant do the rated rms power. The TS parameters of the woofer in that vented enclosure could play a role as you know. If impedance drops at below the tuning frequency it will cause serious damage. Were you using a subsonic filter?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Great seeing a informed and concerned community on this. Yes subsonic filters are used tho with the frequency played it never would come into affect. Also they will fail even in their own prefabbed enclosure.

[@curbowbass6124]

@@RandomAudioGuys any sub can fail in any box.

[@johng6673]

Maybe it's 350watts per coil RMS for a total of 700watts. Where as with most, RMS is isn't combined but actual. Hmm, don't know. It is messed up though

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Your are actually correct on this, when you have a dual coil speaker each is rated for half of the total power handling. So when we wire them in series or parallel it speads the heat over both voicecoils.

[@mattm2684]

Is DD still owned by the original owner who designed the Mmats Juggernaut sub before he started his own company DD ? Still the same quality as the dd9515 i had 17 years ago ?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Owned by Jasa Lang and his wife. Still strong as ever. And it does feel like each time they do a revision and you go back and look at something a few revisions older you can tell they are always heading in the right direction. Sadly with some of the recent Memphis orders you can feel they are staging a Rockville level product with bloated power ratings , but there are a few products they make that are shining through, such as the Memphis Belle amp making a new appearance.

[@nathanielherrin9584]

What about the 8 inch mojo? Would you recommend?

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Id recommend any of the subwoofers in this line if they had the right ratings. The 6.5 would be 300ish RMS while the 8 with be 600ism RMS. Both are very clean woofers.

[@nathanielherrin9584]

Random Audio Guy I want two 8’s that hit hard. What brand could you lead me towards?

[@MemphisMojo15s]

@@nathanielherrin9584 the Mojo 8's would slam...600 watts rms on an 8 is a lot of power

[@howardminkler484]

@@nathanielherrin9584 DDs 2508s

[@katlegomogwera6834]

Memphis would argue that it's not in a spec enclosure.

[@RandomAudioGuys]

I have another video of them in the prefabricated Mojo box, it's no better when it comes to this issue.

[@MrPaveles]

Hi, tnx for the vid. Pls help. I have to build a box for for the space I have it’ll be so very 17” wide 11” tall can’t decide between 2 6.5” subs sealed or one 8” ported for best possible sound quality. Any advice. Thanks in advance

[@RandomAudioGuys]

Whats the vehicle?? Trunk, Truck, Hatchback ect?

[@MrPaveles]

@@RandomAudioGuys it’s in a semi truck under the cabinet location

[@valorantorion1588]

The 8 is rated at 900 i put my ct 1k on it on 12.4 volts it dropped into the 11.8 range bc its just a small battery in my room and it can easily make it bottom out but they sound and look great they just rate them so wrong I love it but it will never be 900 rms and if I gave it thr full power I have on a car electrical system it would just kill itself

[@ecooutdoors]

Can you link me a sub box 📦 like these I need this same size please and thx going in my new Volvo