vibe cbr12 active

[uvcorsa]

I recently purchased a vibe cbr12 active sub. Costin £270 and being vibe i expected it to be mint. It all set up and working, but it doesnt seem to be that gud. It is quite bassy, but not wot i thought it wud be. My m8 listened to it and sed that the cbr10 active was a lot more bassy. My other m8 sed it was my headunit, because it was sony, and didnt have very high voltage pre-outs, he has a pioneer headunit n claims 6v pre-ous, is this the reason do u think or is that sun juts not very powerfull. Also my m8 has a jbl amp not that powerfull ruunning a pioneer sub, its running at about 200rms, and it is louder then myne runnit at way over 300 rms. Help needed plz

[ste]

does that model come with box and or amp? If not, maybe box is wrong, can wreck sound of a good sub.

[ste]

and what amp u using? a cheap 700000000 watt amp is probably made to look stupid by a 200 watt expensive amp!

[Ade]

i run a cbr 10 active at the mo and its ace. Obviously nowhere near good enough for my system now, but when i had it it was too much for my system.
The cbr 12 is a damn good sub, best to set the crossover at 3/4 and the gain at about 90%, if you have seperate sub out turn it up about half way, run at least 8 guage wiring, preferably 4 guage, and a power cap. they have a more than capable amp strapped on to them. They are acurate, and precise, running at a true 400W RMS plus.
I wouldn't have paid £270 though. They are going for £199 in halfords and bass junkies. as a £200 complete set they are brill, not quite worth the full £280 list price though