JL or Kicker Sub what Would U Pick?
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Topic: JL or Kicker Sub what Would U Pick?
Posted By: carguy411
Subject: JL or Kicker Sub what Would U Pick?
Date Posted: May 01, 2003 at 11:46 PM
ok im trying to decide to go with a songle sub and its down to the New JL AUdio 12W6V2
or the Kicker 12L7
it will be pushed by a us acoustic usx-800D mono amp which at 2 ohms puts rated for 600watts but i think maxes out at about 700-800 watts
im going with a sealed box and its going to be in a SUV
which would you go with
let me know what your oppinons are
thanks
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Posted By: wvsquirrel
Date Posted: May 02, 2003 at 12:14 AM
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Posted By: greenbroncoguy
Date Posted: May 02, 2003 at 5:10 AM
i would go with the L7
Posted By: carguy411
Date Posted: May 02, 2003 at 8:19 AM
really the L7
becasue i was orignally going to go with that and poeple were sayiong they suck up to much power from the amp to make them hit right
remember im not using a huge amp
i want good hard clean basswas and i installed a JL W7
and it was loud
so the kicker is better than the JL??
Posted By: Big Purds
Date Posted: May 02, 2003 at 2:05 PM
the w7 and the w6v2 are two entirely different subs...
if you can afford the w7, forget about the Kicker or the w6...personally I would probably go with the w6v2 even, it is a good sub...pretty clean and loud...and you dont have to stare at a bloody square sub when u open ur trunk...
Posted By: brentlarock
Date Posted: May 02, 2003 at 2:05 PM
I just picked up a JL w7 10" and when people get in my car they ask me what kind of 12's I have. I would go JL no doubt, also look into a new amp you wont find a lower THD (total harmonic distortion) than what JL has to offer I personally am using the 500x1 monoblock sub amp, I have no complaints
Posted By: tdsteele
Date Posted: May 02, 2003 at 3:18 PM
I sense some disgust towards a square sub....lol....personally never heard the kickers or the higher end JL's, but i know the JL"S can put out some good sounding bass when in the right enclosure. Last time i heard some they sounded like crap but it had to be the box they were in. And to "brentlarock", JL amps dont have the best THD rating, Diamond Audio has lower ratings but yes the JL's do have a low one as well and im sure there are more good clean amps out there. If i had JL subs i would probably go with a JL amp just for the sake of keeping certain components matched up.
Posted By: carguy411
Date Posted: May 04, 2003 at 12:03 AM
how many watts do u think the 1 12" 12w6v2 sub should get
my amp now pushes over 600 at 2 ohms
u think i need more
Posted By: carguy411
Date Posted: May 04, 2003 at 12:03 AM
how many watts do u think the 1 12" 12w6v2 sub should get
my amp now pushes over 600 at 2 ohms
u think i need more
and what size box and sealed or vented i was going with sealed but what u think?
Posted By: Big Purds
Date Posted: May 04, 2003 at 3:26 AM
take a look at McIntosh if you want hella low THD...count the zeros there too, heh...
as far as a box for a 12w6v2 I think anywhere around 1 - 1.25 would be great, and you need not be concerned with throwing 600W at it unless you build an outrageously large box and get carried away with gain and crossover settings...
Posted By: carguy411
Date Posted: May 04, 2003 at 9:25 AM
now is there a difference in sound i will get between 1-1.25 sealed enclosure if i build it 1.25 exactly that means when i putthe sub in it will be around 1cuft?
let me know
thanks
Posted By: carguy411
Date Posted: May 05, 2003 at 7:34 AM
ok bsides the question i just posted above another question is should i go with the 10w6v2 or the 12w6v2 will there be a dramatic difference
which will i be happier with?
thanks
Posted By: greenbroncoguy
Date Posted: May 07, 2003 at 5:35 AM
no one can tell you what you would be happier with, it is all up to what you like and only you know that. all we can tell you is what we would go with, so you could go with something that everyone else in the world likes but you don't. ok, now that im done ranting, i'd go with the 12x6v2-larger = deeper bass
Posted By: rimh24
Date Posted: May 08, 2003 at 10:51 AM
i agree with greenbroncoguy, u have to find somethin that sounds good to u, i personally would go with a 10 L7 in a vented box cuz fo the mind rattling bass. for a cleaner bass the JL 's would be the choice. with u havin a suv u could go 12's with either sub and good sound, like i had 12 in my truck and they sucked but ive got 10's now and there hundred times better than my 12's were. but u have to figure out if u want ground pounding, hear u comin miles away bass or clean hitting, good listenin bass (if that makes sense)
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