10's or 12's?

[Decado2 10+ year member]

First off.. I'd stick with 10's.. particularly if you listen to a wide range of music.. since the amp doesn't have the greatest dampening (control of sub), it will be easier on the amp to control a 10" vs a 12".. and in my honest opinion, 12 subs sometimes isn't enough for some people.. the truth is: YOU WILL ALWAYS WANT MORE BASS NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU ALREADY HAVE. Its like a drug, but a good one, so I would run 2 to begin with.
If you are running 2 subs, they should be dual 2ohm to get a 2ohm load on your mono amp.

The dual 2ohm will be harder to wire up in a series parallel configuration.. the dual 8ohm subs will need to be run straight parallel.

Wiring specifics can be found at:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-XHOzQoYmJUY/learningcenter/car/subwoofers_wiring.html

He summed it up pretty well.

 

[Kenneth10483 10+ year member]

I have 3 Kicker CVX 10s Dual 2 willing to sell 2 if your intrested 100 each plus shipping.

 

[95BlazerLT4wd 10+ year member]

I have 3 Kicker CVX 10s Dual 2 willing to sell 2 if your intrested 100 each plus shipping.

maybe, im not sure right now, ill let you know.

what do you guys think of spl amps, specifically SPL FX1-3000D?

 

[95BlazerLT4wd 10+ year member]

what would the best budget amp be to power 2 cvx's? or possibly 2 type r's?

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

what would the best budget amp be to power 2 cvx's? or possibly 2 type r's?

I'm sure if you looked around you could find a good 1500 watt amp for cheap. Something like a Rockford Power series 1501bd, pretty efficient and usually puts out a little more than 1500 watts.

 

[fartcan 10+ year member]

Don't forget a 0 guage wire kit. Also, I'd for sure get 12's. Once you have a system you won't want to listen to hardcore when your in your car.

 

[95BlazerLT4wd 10+ year member]

Don't forget a 0 guage wire kit. Also, I'd for sure get 12's. Once you have a system you won't want to listen to hardcore when your in your car.

well say the 12's are in a sealed box will they still hit low but be clean up high?

 

[TeoTorriatte 10+ year member]

well say the 12's are in a sealed box will they still hit low but be clean up high?

Yes. Cone size really has nothing to do with upper end extension for subwoofer drivers... and really, anything that you would consider 'high' isn't subwoofer duty anyways... that's where your midbass drivers should come in.

 

[soloXgt 10+ year member]

what's ur budget

 

[95BlazerLT4wd 10+ year member]

Yes. Cone size really has nothing to do with upper end extension for subwoofer drivers... and really, anything that you would consider 'high' isn't subwoofer duty anyways... that's where your midbass drivers should come in.

yeah i meant like punchy not high. my bad. my budget is like 250 for subs and 0-200 for an amp. the amp could be new or used i just have to look around. how if power acoustik for an amp?

 

[skadude016 5,000+ posts]

well say the 12's are in a sealed box will they still hit low but be clean up high?

You could get a greater amount of output and lower range extension if you port the drivers. I would do 12" CVR's or CVX's in a 4 cubic ft. box tuned to 34hz with 60 sq inches of port //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[95BlazerLT4wd 10+ year member]

You could get a greater amount of output and lower range extension if you port the drivers. I would do 12" CVR's or CVX's in a 4 cubic ft. box tuned to 34hz with 60 sq inches of port //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

yeah, i know but i dont only listen to rap.

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

Go with kickers specs for the deep bass SPL enclosure for the CVX, it hits the lows really good and sounds great with other types. I listen mostly to metal and that box sounded great.

 

[SPL Blazer 10+ year member]

Keep in mind too that changing enclosure sizes will also change the power handling too, Kicker says the large deep bass/SPL enclosure for the 12" is for 750 watts, but the smaller compact ported enclosure they have listed at 300 watts.

 

[95BlazerLT4wd 10+ year member]

Keep in mind too that changing enclosure sizes will also change the power handling too, Kicker says the large deep bass/SPL enclosure for the 12" is for 750 watts, but the smaller compact ported enclosure they have listed at 300 watts.

oh alright thanks.