Skar VS CT Sounds - Best Budget 12" Subwoofer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:32 SKAR Unboxing
3:35 CT Sounds Unboxing
7:23 Side By Side Comparison
12:02 SKAR Powered Up
16:26 CT Sounds Powered Up
20:00 Enclosure Time
22:00 SKAR In Enclosure
26:10 OH NO!! OH NO!!
29:05 CT Sounds In Enclosure
31:00 Replacement
31:30 SKAR In Car
33:23 CT Sounds In Car
34:21 Final Thoughts
36:54 Newcomer?
38:04 Giveaway Info
I wanted to buy a $100 Subwoofer. I couldn't decide which one to buy. I wanted the best bang for the buck so I chose the most powerful RMS for the price. Eventually i decided on these 2. other contenders like Kicker, NVX and other brands were ruled out over a few days as I combed through the Specs. I decided on the SKAR SDR for its reputation and the CT Sounds Tropo because of its specs.
I drove with these woofers in my car and SUV for a week or so EACH woofer. after the Skar failed bench texting I ran the tropo for a week. then i received my replacement Skar wooer and ran it for a week. I liked the Tropo do much i went to buy another and seen they have a new sub in the lineup, The OZONE. it was just a tad more expensive and a tad more powerful. I decided to just buy two of these and give these SDR and Tropo away to someone that will appreciate them! I also got a T-1500.1d Amplifier to run these woofers.
July 1st I will randomly Draw a name from the TH-cam Comments Below to win these woofers. I will select a comment with the keywords "SKAR" "SDR" "TROPO" and "CT" I want to make sure a SKAR fan doesn't receive the CT and wont appreciate it. IF you are a SKAR fan and want to try something different, feel free to post "CT" or "TROPO" below!
I know this a is a long video but I just wanted to share my experiences. Full video on Oxone coming soon!
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Ct sounds for the win in my book! Always will, always has!
Isn't the engineer that has designed some of these CT Sounds subs the same guy that designed the Audiopulse Axis quad 1 ohm voice coil 12 inch sub years ago?
I still have my old quad 1 ohm voice coiled, 56'ish pounds 12" sub, though it's in a little crappy prefab box that's really pounding apart from the massive power of the axis! Well that, and it's had a XTR 2500 RMS watt Orion amp running at .8 ohms which I believe puts that amp easily around 4k watts RMS, probably more depending on how much box rise it's getting..
but my type Rs hit harder
@@boostjunkie2320 lol
@@richardwallace5625 they do
CT tropo 12, great video man! Look forward to more in the future!
Solid vid! CT Sounds all the way!
I have a CT sounds Stratos 10" in a sealed box, and I'm really impressed with it. It hangs with my skar in a ported box. I'm about to build a ported box with .93 cu.ft. tuned to 35hz for it soon.
I have multiple CT products and have never been disappointed. Can’t go wrong with them
Which ones?
ct sounds seems very similar to resilient sounds....except it seems like you get more subwoofer for your money from resilient sounds
Nice comparison buddy! Great video! I kind of want to see those Ozone’s in action more.
Coming soon. Making a video now
Ide 100% take the CT! Been loving them for a long time 💪🏻 good video btw
Had some meso CT sounds 15's about 7 years ago they were a beast. Bought the new versions and they was trash. Had to go through my credit card company to get my my money back there customer service is garbage. I will never buy from them again
Awesome video bro! I love CT Sounds so that's my choice.
I enjoy they way you compared those two. I use Skar products but like both, I really thinks it’s gonna depend on the application as to what is gonna be better. Keep building your channel dude great content
I appreciate it a lot!
Great video!!! CT sounds 12 for me.. 😁
Nice vid. The CT Sounds Tropo 12 would go great with my CT Sounds Meso 3-way components.
Loved your video, I just bought a the Scar 12. I wish I would have seen your video before I did. But I would love to have the Scar 12 to match, so at least I could rock 2 12s
Thanks!
Great video man! If I had to choose one of the two it would be the CT for sure.
Off topic, but you and I have flown drones together a couple times several years back. Good times.
Absolutely! I still like mt RC and drones!!
I've never heard anything bad about ct subs. Every model including my 2 12 ozones out performe the spec given . They hit hard and low and you can beat them and they keep on going strong. Awsome product! Best bang for the buck and beyond there rating👍
Damn been going through most of the comments everyone wants the CT Trapo I am a loser myself so if the Skar is still up for grabs I would not mind taking it not really a loser I just know what it’s like to be left out of the fun and anytime someone talks about you it is usually bad LOL either way you make some real educational videos that gets in-depth to explain to people how systems work
CT Sounds Hands Down! I run Tropo 12's with Meso Comp sets in a YJ. With the hard top on or off these Speakers move some air!!! The sound quality for the price you can't go wrong!
Good timing to find this, hah. I been looking into CTSounds lately, and that def would be my choice between these two. Alternative, I'd guess probably be a tick more $$$, but I've heard a lot of solid reviews on the Deaf Bonce Machete 12". Might be worth looking into if you haven't yet.
I have had a DB Machete. To me its similar go this skar woofer. Not bad, just unrefined.
I got the Deaf Bonce Apocalypse SA-272. Bangs so hard.
CT sounds sub looks solid for sure. It also looks almost identical to Resilient Sounds RS 12. Which again are solid subs. I just put 2 Deaf Bonce Machete Fight 12s in my car on an Apocalypse 2900.1 and it pounds like crazy. I see no issues with build quality at all.
Rs sells some bigger subs than ct. Bit same build house.
I'm 2 years late to the party but ..... My wife and I have identical 4RUNNER's besides color, and we "had" identical audio builds except for subs and boxes . I was a Skar fanboy and was running EVL 12's while she was running Tropos . It didn't take me long to swap over to CT Sounds because of sound quality and I never looked back .
Well first good video I subscribed and for the win CT sound👍
I got one of those CT Sounds as my home subwoofer. I like how they seem to appreciate you buying from them. They wrote a personal note and all. Over time Skar has just gotten so blahhh to me 🤷♂️ I've got a RP2k and some EVL's and I don't use either of em anymore. I did what I said I'd never do and moved to Sundown subs🤦♂️
Nice comparison.. Pricing has changed slightly since this vid released. Skar 12" SDR is currently ~$90, and CT Sounds Tropo is running ~$120.. Roughly $30 cheaper for the Skar. CT Sounds is still worth it though for the better sound quality and that extra "ooomph".. But also, $90 for the SDR is pretty amazing as well. Either way it's a win.
I'm running a Skar 12" EVL Series in a ported box tuned at 32Hz.. 1500W being fed to it. That EVL gets down!
very good demo without any bias,I perfer the CT Sound Tropo 12" sub
I appreciate it a lot!
I ordered a tropo 12 XL with a skar prefab box. I’m really excited to see how it performs, I know it’ll be loud enough but I’m curious about sound quality. I also ordered some meso 6x9s and 5.25 coaxles :)
Gladly take the CT Sounds.
id go with the CT subwoofer. its awesome you showed the actual wattage going to them. alot of people still think it takes a good amount of power to move subwoofer free air, which in reality it does not.
Absolutely correct. I hate when people put a sub free air on a 3k amp and say it took 3k watts..
I've had multiple things from CT and skar and CT wins in most categories tbh. The speakers/components by CT are noticable better than any of the skar speakers I've had. The strato components and meso 3 way are the best for the $$.
In this video i have Meso components in the doors
Currently have the tx65c’s, would you say the mesos are better than skars spx components?
Would love to have the tropo. Nice video. Cheers
Skar SDR 12” would be sick!!
I need that CT in my life!! 🤘🏻
BTW thanks for the videos! You inspired me to just build my own boxes from now on instead of paying someone to do it for me 💪🏻
Check out my vid in ozone woofers
@@jacobmarlen6504 i appreciate that a lot. Ill help any way I can.
@@ATCA those Ozone’s are 🔥🔥🔥
@@jacobmarlen6504 they really are! And they take rms power
Sweet. Hook me up the CT Sounds.
Heck yeah, I just got a tropo XL 12 today and I have two tropo 15's just to mess around with and I was legit shocked with how amazing they sound! Wolfram has some killer low budget woofers as well and deaf bonce does too!
Box too small for Skar but excellent video.Skar calls for 2cu ft ported.1.5 holds it back.
Excellent video tho.
Awesome video
Thanks for the video, subscribed... n I would take the ct sounds , good luck
Great video bud! Ct sounds would sound legit in my Sierra. I Miss having a system... would like to see you review some Power Acoustic subs. They are not what they used to be from what I've seen
They've gotten better. But still not the quality and performance of CT Sounds
The power acoustik gothic subs are 1 of the best subs for the money as far as how loud they get and handle a good amount of power.
I have a skar sdr 8 inch and love it. Definitely would love a skar sdr 12. So that's my pick is the skar sdr 12, even tho the one failed in testing.
Skar is trash 🗑️🗑️🗑️ and everyone knows it I'm sure that 8 inch not getting full power or else this would happen !!!!?😤😉😤😉
I’ve got 4 tropo 8s on 2000 watts I’m very impressed
Tropo 8s are some of my all time favorites
I'm looking at 3 of those , I have the skar ix 8s now and theure actually onlreddove now broken in , what do you think SQ wise of the CTs
C T sounds awesome 👌
Really liked video bro, CT Sounds for me. Skars svr line is similar to the CT ozones if you wanted to try them out.
check out my video on the Ozone
Great review!! A side by side comparison with the ozone 12 would be nice.
Tropo and ozone?
Did you see my ozone video?
I saw them both...trying to decide between the 2...just wondering if the ozone is worth the extra S40 since I will be buying multiple subs.
Thanks for the video. Do you a single 12 inch Meso would work in a suburban?
Love to have the CT sounds
Skar ftw!
Those ct sounds tropo is a awesome sq subwoofer
I just ordered a CT sounds tropo 12 for my daily driver seems like a decent woofer
CT for the win! Haven’t had any beat in my ride for a good long while. Even if I don’t win, I’m definitely going to look into the CT stuff for sure. Awesome vid man 👊🏽
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@@ATCA how the heck do I do that!? I’ve never pmd anyone on yt lol
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@@ATCA I don’t see anything to pm you on that tab. I’ve looked in a browser as well as the yt app! 🤔😞
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I have 2 SKAR VVX3s 12's i have slammed for over 4 years in my rover. Bought a skar 8 for my truck and it had a weird rattle. Replaced it with a CT sounds Meso 8 and damn that is a beast. I'm sold On CT i think the newer SKARs are getting to cheaply made. My older 12's have a cast basket and they discontinued that sub probably because of manufacturing cost. I do have a skar rp1500.1 and 800.1 and they are great for the money.
you mentioned in the video if there's any other subs in the same price range Check out Power Acoustik Gothic subs at Walmart cheaper than both of them and will definitely outperform the skar SDR by far then there is the Toro Fierce 12" sub I think the price is a little higher now but at one point it was $137 for one and they get low I have the step up from them the Toro Fierce s 12's and I am more than pleased great product and their customer service is amazing besides this stay up and stay Bassin brother 🔊🔊🤙🏼
I like the 12 inch ct sounds tropo is the one I want
really like the way the CT sounds was packaged!!! cant see if its a single thicker magnet though..but I think to me the CT Sounds looks built better than the Skar...how much louder was the CT sounds 1-2 db's?...I personally like the CT sounds and would love to put that in my grandsons Mustang
Louder? I'm not sure. It definitely sounded deeper and actually shook things more. I need to invest in a DB meter
Would love to have the ct nice video
The ct logo at 30hz loooks awesome
Buying all kind of goodies 💪👌👍
Just bought some subwoofer’s from CT sounds and they fucking bang....no ragrets
Do they get decently low?
Not even one letter?
Definitely the tropo man
Just ordered the bio 10 box and dual subwoofers not too long ago. I hope they sound good in my car haven’t had the chance to hook them up yet.
Join the Facebook group All Things Car Audio. There's a guy there who just bought 2 of them. He says they are awesome!
Not many reviews on the Ozone . Deciding between the Ozone or the Skar SVR . Which one do you recommend?
Ozone. Link in description
Nice video do one sundown u series vs ct meso
I'd definitely take the CT. But either one would be awesome
Just set up the SDR in my dads FJ Cruiser and would love to hear the difference in person compared to the CT Sounds Tropo.
If I got to pick, I’d take the CT Sounds!
What city you located?
@@ATCA I’m in the Bay Area. San Pablo, CA
Definitely recommend using some t-nuts on that application on that test cuz you don't have any screw holes left
man love the tropos sure be nice to have a one to match the other 12 i have
Yours is dual 4?
i beleive so ill have to double check
Hey I will take either one
Idk, black Friday sale a few years back I bought 2 10" DDXs for $89 a piece lol.... and with a RF Punch Power 1000.1BD is loud as hell in my Sonoma in a Boom Box
I have an sdr, almost got the ct sounds, should have went with the ct sounds! I would love to have the CT sounds
Subscribe and you'll be in to win.
CT Sounds Tropo is a win for me all day
Would love the Tropo
I'll take the skar
Ct sounds all day good 👍 content
I’ll take the ct tropo
I’ve had both I liked skar better and their amps are also better than cts amps. Sdr is budget friendly I gave mine 1500 rms and it took it no problem then I had 2 evl 10s on 2500 watts and they wanted more power and now I have a skar vxf 15 on a crescendo 3k in a 5 cube box (over skars specs) and never had any issues and I also hit a 146 in a trunk with 1 15. Skar is a solid brand as long as everything is done correctly almost any brand will be fine. But personally I’m going skar over ct. but doesn’t mean ct isn’t good I just prefer skar hands down never had any problems with the company or their products and they are super underrated on power ratings.
Which is better 2-10 ct messo or skar evl?? Or the CT tropo?
Hey guys I have the skar box but was thinking of getting the CT. Do you think it would sound good in the skar 12 inch box
Same here
Skar packaging looks better but hands down CT sounds win!
I have audio pipe bdc2 they sound good but they bottom out. Would love to try ct sounds next
Link in description. Definitely give them a look!
CT sound 4 da 🏆✌💪
I like a Skar SDR but after watching this maby the CT Sounds might be a wee bit better on the higher frequencies. Test Soundqubed subwoofers next. There my favorite for budget subs.
Ct hit lower too. It was definitely a better setup
@@ATCA I have the 18" so maybe thats why I like my sdr but I believe the Ct Sounds is better. As they say you get what you pay for and I see now why the SDR is cheaper priced. ITS BECAUSE THE TROPO SIRES BY CT SOUNDS IS BETTER THAN THE SDR😀💯
Ive allready watch this and liked but i did not comment. Huhuhuhu.
Did i miss the CT sounds sub playing a continuous test tone in enclosure?
CT Sounds Tropo for me all day everyday.
Congrats on the Win 🎉🎊🎉
What did you go with and what amp you juicing it with?
@@BramtheMan1 Win?? What win?
@@jermainehaynes3457 For the win on the sdr or tropo give away
Want the skar
The reason that skar blew the coil is because you are correct at tuning there is very little cone movement which translates to no air flowing or cooling of the coil lol
Ct did just fine. This is one method i use to test coils. The most brutal.
Soundqubed has good pricing would be nice to see a similar video on them
Definitely the ct takes the win here, but with the higher models there's not much comparison since ct is made more for the audiophile (SQ) while the skars are made more for spl
Hook me up with the CT Tropo!! I parked my car outside of big lots 2 weeks ago, came back and my caddy was on bricks, entire sound system stripped, as well. Good excuse to go buy a CT system though!! 🔊
Dang bro. I'm sorry to hear that. Good thing is this is a dual 4 so you could buy another one and run at 1 ohm.
I think this guy deserves the giveaway for sure...
@@cgbiv23 im not going to rig the results. But.. if enough people Comment here, im sure we can probably all pitch in and help in some way
I'll put in a nod for him to get whichever ( apparently Skar...) the chosen winner declines. So, he'll At least he'd have some thump to look fwd to :)
@@roboompa2465 not a bad idea.
I love tropo 18s in my Explorer
Hey do you still have that skar if so buy a bio and do same test see which comes out better
I dont. But ive had the bio recently and i was very impressed. They look lie Walmart basic subs but they have the secret sauce that make them awesome!
Ct sounds all day
I got 2 sdr subs on an rp2000 and have had it for over a year hitting hard without any problems so I don't know if what he is say is true must be doing something wrong behind the scene
My testing methods are conclusive. A true, clean, continuous 600w rms fried sub. Whereas the other brand did just fine. The SDR woofer is very popular because its cheap. But saying its a good woofer is a gross overstep. If you enjoy the SDR, you'll find other similar woofers to be much better.
I would like the CT sound
My wife's car was setup with skar sdr 12 and beat everyday for a year with no problem at about 800 rms idk
I free aired the sdr it does 733 watts no bottoming out
And the sdr weights more then the tropo🤔
He's a CT sounds Fanboy there's a reason he didn't show the meter with the SDR and he did with the CT sounds probably rigged the test not saying he did but that's kind of what it looks like but I do know everybody has different experience he could have just got a bad defective woofer CT sound sent me too bad woofers in a row so after that I won't use none of the products anymore pretty budget line products as well they're just an off-the-shelf company just like scar there's nothing wrong with that it's just all their stuff's catalog meaning there's not a ton of r&d that goes behind their products is mostly just off the part shelves built to make a woofer speakers and etc and that's facts
CT sounds 👍
That skar rigtht now is $84 on their website. Great price but that should not have had a meltdown like that. It's rated for 600W. Most subs can take a bit more abuse than what their rated. I'm running a cheap rockville K5 12" in my grocery getter at 450W with no problem whatsoever. But the grocery getter is getting an upgrade. Definately looking at the TROPO XL. Although the price on that is double the skar! (edit: just noticed they have a tropo and tropo-XL. Probably worth the extra $60 to get the 3" VC and higher power rating.
Those skar Re just hit great. Hence the price drop. I think they're going under. D4s already dropped them. All they have is clout. Tropos are nice tropo xl is literally just a tropo with more power handling. You can use Coupon code ATCA for a discount on them too or use my link in description.
www.ctsounds.com/collections/tropoxl-subwoofers/products/tropo-xl-12/?ref=kusxizsn72
Ct sounds tropo all the way
Damn i just missed teh giveaway too. That stinks i found this a few days too late.
Get in on the next one
@@ATCA im subscribed now so
@@azzazel_99 ill update with the newest news as it comes out. What products do you think people will benefit from most?
SDR Skar
Can you review the Soundqubed hds2.212 next?
Actually, I'd love to. Hoe much are they?
Actually, id love to. How much are they?
Skar svr 10” or ct tropo 10”? Upgrading from some American bass xd10s they play fine but they developed a huge ass rattle coming from the coil but bass is still the same
Tropo or ozone
Will the ozone hit better even with the smaller magernet ?
@@juan_f150 ozone is larger than tropo
@@ATCA I mean the skar svr vs ozone
@@juan_f150 ozone is better woofer