1 18" in ~14 cubes?

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Does anyone know of an 18" driver that would particularly do well in an over-sized box (~14 cubes, between 13-15) tuned anywhere from ~28-35ish

And preferably something that can take a considerable amount of power (at least 1500 watts, but would rather be able to give it ~2500 even in a box that big?

Thanks for any suggestions, and no a 21" isn't an option

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[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

If there isn't much that'll do well in 14 cubes, say 7-9 cubes? and take 2500 watts, tuned to 28-40hz?

Need some suggestion

I'd still much prefer if there's something that can perform well and take power in 13 cubes+, there has to be some sub that just loves huge *** enclosures, i hope //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[xxBURT0Nxx 10+ year member]

A DD 9518 would probably do well in about 7 cu ft and you could feed that baby power all day.

An Fi BTL 18 says to have 5-10 cu ft. and if you get BP I'm sure you could throw between 2.5k and 3k at it....

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

Why such a HUGE box ?

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Why such a HUGE box ?

Its complicated, and not necessary, but if I could utilize that much space with a single 18 it'd be great

 

[Mitch86 5,000+ posts]

Wow, never heard of anyone wanting to take up double the space that is required. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Why not 2 SX 18's? Should do good in ~7 cubes each with ~1200 watts..

Are you getting rid of the MJ18M's?

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

Wow, never heard of anyone wanting to take up double the space that is required. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Why not 2 SX 18's? Should do good in ~7 cubes each with ~1200 watts..
Are you getting rid of the MJ18M's?

Dont have the face area to do two very easily, and if I do they can't be very bulky drivers, plus its gonna take alot more work

Haven't decided on the MJ's, I'll either try them doing both in about 14 cubes at 22-23hz (switchable to 33hz when I want to get a little louder), or I'll do a single beefier 18 like I'm suggesting here

 

[xxBURT0Nxx 10+ year member]

why not do 2 15's then? or do you not have face area for that either? Must be a weird box to have 14 cubes but not enough space for 2 18's???

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

why not do 2 15's then? or do you not have face area for that either? Must be a weird box to have 14 cubes but not enough space for 2 18's???

it is a wierd box, it'll basically take up my entire trunk (will be built inside) no matter which way i decide to go

2 15's is another thing I'm thinking about, but it'll be iffy on whether or not it'll fit easily, plus isn't 14 cubes for 2 15's still pretty huge? Or are there some 15's that'll do particularly well in 7 cubes a piece?

Edit: just did test fitting in sketchup with 2 15's...even 2 12's would be barely worth not just going all out and doing 2 18's and doing the extra work

Again, its complicated, and you'll see when I actually start to build it, but yea back to the original question

 

[ssackett 10+ year member]

2 18's would be better in that size box...

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

2 18's would be better in that size box...

I know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Here's a question...which do you guys think would be louder: 2 MJ's in 14 cubes off 1600 watts, or 1 beefy 18 (like a BTL or something in that range) in 7-9 cubes off of ~2000 watts (maybe 2500 max, and if I'd gain from it I might get different amp to give it more like 3k+)

oh, MJ's would have changeable ports (between 22hz and 33hz), BTL MIGHT have changeable, but most likely will just be tuned to ~34hz

and I could also decide later I want to shrink the MJ's down to more like 9 cubes as well, so thats an option too, please compare and contrast these in your opinion

 

[ssackett 10+ year member]

i think you would be better off the 2 MJ's with the power you have to work with..

 

[iamamp3pimp 5,000+ posts]

you stuck on those brands, or taking recommendations for others?

thats a huge box, but you can shrink it down by making an abnormally large port

 

[Rashaddd 5,000+ posts]

you stuck on those brands, or taking recommendations for others?
thats a huge box, but you can shrink it down by making an abnormally large port

Hmm...thats an idea, and I made the thread to look for any brand, anything beefy that'll love a big box/port, but if I'm doing two, it has to be the MJ's unless there's a more compact 18 out there, but I'd rather just stick with the MJ's if I'm doing 2

One other option I suppose would be a bandpass? is 14 cubes for a single 18 normal for a bandpass or still way too big? Also I know almost nothing about designing bandpasses so I'd need alot of help with that...idk, bandpass would work well though as far as face area, I could maybe do 2 18's comfortably, definitely could do 2 15's, if anyone's familiar with bandpass sizes feel free to drop a suggestion

 

[xxBURT0Nxx 10+ year member]

Why not just make the box to take up your whole trunk or whatever, but then cut the size down to around 8 cubes for 1 18 by maybe making false walls and such? Would def. work out better for you imo, because 14 cubes is just too big for an 18 to be honest. I would get a single 18 depending on if you want spl, sq, etc... and then an amp to match it, and do somewhere around 8 cubes tuned to 33 hz?? Just a suggestion.