12" JL Audio W6v2 or 10" W7

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

What would get louder a 10" W7 with 500 watt or a 12" W6v2 with 1000 watts both in ported boxes in a suv same brand of amp and everything else the same too

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[BumpinDoug 10+ year member]

Um. Well first of all the 12W6v2 would last about 3 minutes with 1000 watts running to it. its RMS is 400 if im correct, and while that is underated, I dont think its underated by 600 watts. 500 watts for the 10W7 is a clean match, the SQ will be amazing and it will get pretty loud, esp. if you port it. Id do with the 10W7....cause the other option isnt possib;e. But id probably go witht he W7 anyway, as an owner of a 13W7 i dont have a bad thing to say about em, youll be very pleased with it.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

i guarentee that a 10W7 can handle 1000 watts with no problem at all, just watch the settings

 

[-DZ- 10+ year member]

What would get louder a 10" W7 with 500 watt or a 12" W6v2 with 1000 watts both in ported boxes in a suv same brand of amp and everything else the same too

The 10W7 will move slightly more air than a 12W6v2. Either would be a great choice though.. I've got a 12W6v2 now and it sounds great. I've got a 12W7 I'm waiting to install though. Personally, I'd go for the 12W7 or 13.5W7. I haven't heard a 13W6v2 yet, but I can only imagine it's as awesome as the 12 is. That may be an option for you as well.

I have heard a 12W6v2 hooked to a JL Audio 1000/1. It hit pretty hard, but in 1.25CF Sealed, you could tell it was reaching XMax and trying for more. I give my W6v2 about 550W and it's about perfect.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

The 10W7 will move slightly more air than a 12W6v2. Either would be a great choice though.. I've got a 12W6v2 now and it sounds great. I've got a 12W7 I'm waiting to install though. Personally, I'd go for the 12W7 or 13.5W7. I haven't heard a 13W6v2 yet, but I can only imagine it's as awesome as the 12 is. That may be an option for you as well.
I have heard a 12W6v2 hooked to a JL Audio 1000/1. It hit pretty hard, but in 1.25CF Sealed, you could tell it was reaching XMax and trying for more. I give my W6v2 about 550W and it's about perfect.

the 12 will actually push more air than the 10. the W7 will move a little farther but the 12W6v2 has a bigger overall surface area and a bigger piston than the 10W7 does.

 

[GSteg 10+ year member]

the 12 will actually push more air than the 10. the W7 will move a little farther but the 12W6v2 has a bigger overall surface area and a bigger piston than the 10W7 does.

displacement is cone area times excursion (linear usually). going by JL's specs, the 10w7 will SLIGHTLY push more air (difference is soo small though).

 

[-DZ- 10+ year member]

the 12 will actually push more air than the 10. the W7 will move a little farther but the 12W6v2 has a bigger overall surface area and a bigger piston than the 10W7 does.

Absolutely wrong.

Take the effective piston (Sd) and multiply it by Xmax on each driver. The 10W7 has a slight advantage.

 

[xjmadness 10+ year member]

Absolutely wrong.
Take the effective piston (Sd) and multiply it by Xmax on each driver.

no.......take the Sd and multiply it by 2(xmax)

 

[DbRufus1234 10+ year member]

what would have more displacement and be louder a 10 brahma or a 10 W7

 

[GSteg 10+ year member]

You're dismissing the fact that 500 watts will push a 10W7 nowhere near its limits and 1000 watts will push a 12W6v2 past its limits //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
Why don't you just get a 10W7, 12W7, or 13W7 and get a Soundstream Rubicon1000-2 ($~$280 shipped) ?

How much are you looking to spend ?

u are forgetting the fact that i have a 10w7 and around 500 at @3ohm. i should know if it reaches its limit or not and yes, it does. put it in a 3 cubic feet box with that much power and u can see it reach full excursion. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[GSteg 10+ year member]

i and MANY MANY MANY others happens to be out of that "most" people category. fact is that u said 500 watts won't each full potential with the 10w7 (did i mentioned u assumed he was going to put it in a 1.25 cube box?) and then now u say i'm correct that it will reach full potential with 500 watts (in a 3 cube box)?

but don't worry..no one knows everything....

....i retire from this forum

 

[extreme supreme]

I have a 12 w6v2 with the 500/1 and it hits very hard, but a friend of mine has the 10 w7 and it hits louder then mine, not much but more. and he has the 500/1 as well and it sounds very nice. the 10 w7 is the better sub but you only need the 500/1 to push it, it is loud and it sounds really nice. GO WITH THE 10 w7

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

....i retire from this forum

Nooo!!!

Don't go homie g!!!

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

Um. Well first of all the 12W6v2 would last about 3 minutes with 1000 watts running to it. its RMS is 400 if im correct, and while that is underated, I dont think its underated by 600 watts. 500 watts for the 10W7 is a clean match, the SQ will be amazing and it will get pretty loud, esp. if you port it. Id do with the 10W7....cause the other option isnt possib;e. But id probably go witht he W7 anyway, as an owner of a 13W7 i dont have a bad thing to say about em, youll be very pleased with it.

ok, now i'm gettin mad, i keep seeing these wrong as$ posts....

a 12w6v2 will run fine off a 1000 watt amp - this i'm positive of

its funny how people say things and they are so sure of themselves, yet they are 100% wrong...

ps - 1 bad thing i can think of about 13w7 is the price. 2 ohm load 3rd the lil' sticker that comes off after having the mess beat out of it!

 

[William Pitt 10+ year member]

About this which amp(wattage) to use with the W7, I was flamed @ rec.caraudio.org by this two guys about it.

Basically someone posted a question on getting a system install. Some stereo shops recommending two 10W7 with 500/1 for his install in a Infinity J30. He was skeptical on the recommendation of 250W to drive each 10W7. I'm not a guru but I have seen a few W7 install and I know 250W is really not going to give the 10W7 much.

So I gave my $.02 and was flamed by these two guys, ranting about the recommended wattage of 10W7 is 250W and how one of guy had install a pair and ran them off a 500/1 and sounded terrific, ... and how I was smokin' crack becuz my opinion on the amount of power needed.