1 or 2 12L7

[hdave 10+ year member]

hey, i am picking up a 12 L7 for cheap, and have the option of picking up another one for cheap also

money is kind of tight, i can afford them both, but then that would cut into my amp budget.

would one 12l7 be enough bass for me?

i previously had a 15l7 with 700rms going to it, in a 2.8ft ported box tuned to 39Hz, and that got loud enoigh for me.

this time, ill drop it into a 2.7ft box @ 32 Hz.

stock 2005 civic electrical system.

going to be used with stock inside speakers.

should i take a hit and get aother one also, or should i just stick to 1 l7.

basically, will one get loud enough, or will i need two.

for comparison, my friend has 2 shitty audiobahn 12s in a ported box @ 35Hz, they got 7mm of xmax i think or so. and they are loud enough for me, will this one 12l7 be equally as loud as those or not?

havnt chosen an amp yet, but most likely something thatll push it nicely (600+ rms)

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[AndonD454 10+ year member]

give it 700-750 rms and put it in the box you said you would and i think it should do just fine. kid i know has a single L7 12 setup and it gets fairly loud.

 

[Fitz 10+ year member]

go with one and use rest of money to buy new speakers.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

thanks, i also decided one.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

is it possible to make an enclosure for one 12l7, in which i can make a cutout and drop in another one when i want?

i want it to be ported @ 33Hz

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

space and power wise, just stick with one, IMHO

 

[iagrdshaka 5,000+ posts]

Do you want it tuned to 32hz or 33hz? I made a box for a friend's older style 12" L7 and it sounded fairly good at 1.75cu ft tuned to 35hz. It got low and it was LOUD.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

is it possible to make an enclosure for one 12l7, in which i can make a cutout and drop in another one when i want?
i want it to be ported @ 33Hz

No.

 

[hdave 10+ year member]

okay cool.

time to be on the amp hunt.

i will most likely use my PA 2250D @ 4 ohms pushing about 800rms to the sub.

12L7 dual 2. gonna be a nice big ported box, hopefully itll tickle my fancy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Id get the pair. That way, when you inevitably get the upgrade bug, youll already have a playmate for your sub.......