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dd 1508 subs are monsters

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I'm don't know about these two subs...what do you think?

Peerless XLS 12"

Exodus Audio Shiva X 12"

Which one would be the better choice..

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mcben789, this is the enclosure i had in my last car. little subs, big sound. 9 JL 6W0's in a custom fiberglass enclosure. it sounds absolutely incredible and is pretty small altogether. doesnt need a ton a power either. dont have this car anymore now, and i have a different setup. interested in buying the box sub's and all?? pretty cheap. just have the box repainted what ever color you want.

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mcben789 wrote:

I'm don't know about these two subs...what do you think?

Peerless XLS 12"

Exodus Audio Shiva X 12"

Which one would be the better choice..

The Shiva should beat the Peerless in output, extension, and sound quality. However it does require a decent sized enclosure for optimum performance. So if you can spare the extra room, I would recommend that one. I run the Tempest-X in my home theater and love it. Of course I may be a little biased.

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That set-up seems pretty sweet. Would I have good sound quality with those JL's, or would another woofer choice be good? Space for a box is not a problem and buying a strong amp wouldn't be a problem either.

Thanks guys for all the replies.

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not trying to just sell a box here but, thay sound absolutely awesome! because they are a 6" subwoofer they are fast and quick. really tight. and with 9 of them you get way huge sound. dont get me wrong its nothing like hearing you a block away or anything like that. when i built that box i wasnt wanting that by any means, i was going for sound quality more than anything else but i was astounded at the output. does just as good as any pair of 10's or a single 12. and when i opened my trunk to show people that they were 6" subs, they freaked.

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Are they all separate chambers or what?

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Okay I have a question...

I've been looking at this thread- https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp~TID~92439~KW~how+many+subs~PN~0~TPN~1

So one Tang Band W6-1139SI 6-1/2" Subwoofer plugged into WinISD produces 91.03 dbs at 30 hz in 0.405 cubic foot box tuned to 38.33 hz with 50 watts of power.

From reading the above thread, if I receive a 3 db increase as I double the size of the cone area of the subwoofer, would I receive a 15 db increase from say 20 hz to 100 hz across the board if I add 4 more woofers?

Would it be 91 db + (3 db increase * # of woofers)--in my case 91 db + (3 db increase * 5 woofers) = 106 db's @ 30hz?

Just a little confused..sorry I keep jumping around from idea to idea in this thread.

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I wouldn't really look at the spl numbers on WinISD...in real world install anywhere the response will not look anything like the graph.

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mcben789 wrote:

Are they all separate chambers or what?

yes, they are. on a side note, this box weighs a friggin ton. the front is overkill, i made it 1" thick and looking back now, that was a little overkill, but whats done is done.

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