ed 13ov.2

The LXU 12 also looks great, it seems to fit my needs a little better than the LXO I think. It's not as power hungry, but still gets real loud and probably sounds amazing. I'm thinking a couple in 1.4ft^3 boxes tuned to 34Hz. Just don't know what to power them with.

Anyone know if the NINe.2 can do 800Watts at 2 Ohms? Or is it not 2Ohm stable in 1 channel.

The LXO's are more SPL oriented drivers...the LXU's are SQ drivers. The Nine.2 can probably not put out 800 watts...doubling the rating as the impedance is halved is just theoretical...I doubt it. It won't be warrantied if you fry it at 1 ohm.

If your looking at doing the LXU 12, or should I say a pair of them, your only wiring option would be single 4 ohm, so your looking at 800 rms maxed on a 2 ohm load. If your going that route, I would once again direct my attention to the 130v.2. Tad cheaper, and it can give you the best of both worlds, very nice for the sq, and still hits low. As for power for either of those choices, I would be looking at the 9.1 again, gives tons of headroom for either combination due to the 130v.2's can handle most of what that amp has to offer in a 1 ohm load, still gain to play with, and would still be a good match, headroom also for a 2 ohm load on the LXU 12's. With the 9.1, I can almost guarantee that you will be more than impressed, along with either of those sub choices. The only reason I am trying to veer you from the 9.2 is because it doesn't have a sole purpose of lower freq. It also does quite well when applied to components, etc. Not to say you wouldn't get decent power, but the amp would see more of a strain due to power requirements of the subs. Hope this helps

I got ya, I actually was thinking of using 2 9.2s on 2 ohms not at 1 ohm. The 9.1 wouldn't give the lxu's their full power though right? Although I was also thinking the 13O might be a better choice, the extra output isn't much for the extra money. only other subs I was looking at was Fi but I don't think they can compare with cost to performance. So narrowed back to the 13O, ED can't be beat, big surprise huh? Lol!

you don't need to power a subwoofer to the maximum rated RMS power handling. the Ov series subs are made to work in small sealed and ported boxes. The LXU's are for larger enclosures

Actually I configured an LXU in a 1.4 ft^3 tuned to 34Hz enclosure and it looks like it would be really good. Better than the 13O probably. I also forgot that ED carries HAXO now and the LXU is only $15 more than the 13O. But if you guys think I would be better off with the 13O I've got nothing against it, I've just been trying to explore my options. I've just been finding out about most of these companys and I'm still figuring out all of this subwoofer stuff, I've got a good handle on it but nothing like some of you guys.

I haven't ever heard either sub either so I don't know how they actually sound. That is the biggest reason why I'm looking for input. WINISD can tell me only so much and I don't completely understand all the specs, I do enough to tell a really bad sub though. Have any of you used one of the LXU's before? Does the O series sound better? It wouldn't surprise me one bit if they did.

here's the word I just got from Elemental, the Haxo line is a fairly new company, and they are wanting to get the line out there to be heard. The HAXO subs are more efficiently used for SPL, and excel in large sealed applications as well as ported, whereas most of the ED line are pointed more toward sq, and are meant for smaller sealed applications and smaller ported apps as well. Their basic terminology is if you like the ED subs (meaning sq), then you prob won't like the HAXO brand, and vice versa. Yes, aznboi is correct saying that the subs don't have to be powered to their full RMS rating. However, if you match an amps max power rating to a dual subs maxed rating, by the time tuning comes into play, you will only be using around half to 3/4 of both the subs, and amps potential, thus creating a longer life for both. Also, the O's sound incredible

the Ov series do sound incredible....my 19Ov.2 pounds yet sounds good on pretty much anything I throw at it.