sub woofer choices
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Topic: sub woofer choices
Posted By: 93cavdemon
Subject: sub woofer choices
Date Posted: November 15, 2008 at 12:48 AM
im trying to decide on a new sub, since i just fried my infinity. Im gonna be powering it with a jl audio a1400 amp rated at 400w rms at 2 ohms. the box i have is a 12" slot port box. so i need help deciding what to by. i listen to a lot of rap and hip hop with heavy bass. i want a rumble but i want it to not be muddy. these are the subs i found that look like they match the power for the sub pretty good.
12W3V3-2 - JL Audio 12" 600 Watt 2 Ohm Subwoofer Item#: 76212 $209.99 15-M3124D - Memphis 12" 800 Watt DVC Subwoofer Item#: 15-M3124D $219.99 PSW412 - Alphasonik 12" 500 Watt Dual 4 Ohm Subwoofer Item#: PSW412 $99.99 V-Max 12.2 - Cerwin Vega 12" 600 Watt Subwoofer Item#: 74506 $139.99 P2.5 12 - MMats P2.5 12" 400 Watt Subwoofer Item#: P2.512 $159.99
im probally gonna expand the system to have 2 12"s subs in slot ported boxes and add another amp to power it correctly. if any other info is needed let me know and ill get what ever i can. also the system is in a 91 isuzu rodeo so theres plenty of air space in it.
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Posted By: audionut3172
Date Posted: November 16, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Ok the all dreaded question about which sub is better..... well after being in car audio for.... well along time ..21 years to be exact, I have heard and seen it all ... well almost all, first it depends on what you want to achieve, SPL or SQ or both .. me personally I have both in the same vehicle and the subs chosen are not because of some world record setters claims, but of my own personal choices, I have ran Alpine,Clarion, Kenwood, Kicker, Fi, MTX, MMATS, JL, Orion, Pioneer, Soundstream, and all the rest .. Litteraly ALL of them and I chose to go with Digital Designs subs and mids, because of the fact that no they may not be THE BEST but I will promise you they have outperformed ALL of the others , now I will say this your BOX is 90 % of the battle in SPL or SQ , If you want to use your airspace and really impress yourself first and then impress others second try this.... Digital Designs 9512 series 12" subs, 2.75 cu. ft per sub in a seperate chamber box or 5.5 cu. ft. common chamber box , 88 square inch port , 16" long. that design will be more than enough to do both spl and sq, but..... you might want to get a really strong amp like, a kicker 2500, hifonics 2006x, jbl 2000, or even a Digital Designs M3, or Z1, give it a try
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Posted By: 93cavdemon
Date Posted: November 16, 2008 at 9:44 PM
thanks for the response...i kinda never thought about the question allways being asked i kinda walked away from stereos a bit and now im back into it
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