18'' subwoofers
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: April 30, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Topic: 18'' subwoofers
Posted By: iraq_bound?
Subject: 18'' subwoofers
Date Posted: November 02, 2007 at 11:04 PM
One of my buddy's wants to put a couple(if only one) of 18"s in the trunk of his car. The spec's for the sub's said 2.5 cu/ft sealed. On a square box what would be the W x D x L ??
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: November 02, 2007 at 11:17 PM
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Posted By: iraq_bound?
Date Posted: November 02, 2007 at 11:53 PM
thanks I guess it's time to crunch some numbers and see what happens
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Posted By: iraq_bound?
Date Posted: November 02, 2007 at 11:57 PM
while were on the subject, is it true that a larger subwoofer can achieve bigger/louder sound (SPL) than a smaller one?
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Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: November 03, 2007 at 7:25 AM
iraq_bound? wrote:
while were on the subject, is it true that a larger subwoofer can achieve bigger/louder sound (SPL) than a smaller one?
Easier? Sometimes. Can it be achieved with smaller woofers? YES! ------------- 2009 0-1000 Trunk WR 154.0DB 2009 1001+ Trunk WR
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Posted By: donpisto
Date Posted: November 18, 2007 at 3:12 AM
2.5 cubes sealed for an 18??? Wow, thats insanely small. That driver seems like it will choke.
And to answer your question about larger sized subs achieving higher SPL, that all depends. A single 12" Brahma did 170.x dB. Personal experience, however, I ran a single 10" TC Sounds underhung driver. I threw it in a 0.7 cube sealed enclosure and on 700w it did a 135.7 dB (legal on the dash with the TL). The enclosure was way too small, power wasn't near enough, I believe it used a 3" voice coil so it could have taken twice the power, and on top of that, it was an SQ oriented sub. Too bad a few seconds later I tried pushing it too hard and it blew. Should have gotten it reconed, but instead i got it replaced by a 12" underhung driver that didnt even compare.
My point, a smaller sub can get louder than a larger one and larger sub can also be as accurate as smaller subs...it all depends on the sub and the install.
Posted By: boogeyman
Date Posted: November 18, 2007 at 9:01 AM
width-depth-height combination that yields a net internal volume of 4320 cubic inches
Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: November 18, 2007 at 5:47 PM
what sub is this??? eD 19Ov.2??
I have a 19Ov.2...had it in 2.5 sealed. Sounded good but the lows were lacking
Posted By: donpisto
Date Posted: November 19, 2007 at 2:08 AM
aznboi3644 wrote:
what sub is this??? eD 19Ov.2??
I have a 19Ov.2...had it in 2.5 sealed. Sounded good but the lows were lacking
won't have that problem with the rl-p ;) smooth sounding and wicked low end, just the way an 18" should be.
Posted By: aznboi3644
Date Posted: November 19, 2007 at 11:51 PM
well 2.5 cu ft sealed for any 18 is pretty small
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