12s on 3.5K

[SMS 10+ year member]

id like to play around with two 12s in a 4 cube box with interchangeable octoports- daily and burp. i have a AQ3500 and the electrical to support it. looking through all the options and staying around $400 im leaning towards AB xfls or the ever popular SA12s though id rather have 3" coils.

are there any other drivers that fit into this catagory?

are recones for xfls easy to get and not a ton of money?

thanks

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[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

I think the XFL's are probably going to be your best bet. Tho i like the SA's as well. They will take alot of power to be a 2.5" coil.

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

A pair of XFLs can be bought on here for $250+shipping. http://www.caraudio.com/forums/subwoofer-classifieds/595411-9-american-bass-xfl-12s-d4.html

They'd be able to handle it and do a darn good job of it

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

id like to play around with two 12s in a 4 cube box with interchangeable octoports- daily and burp. i have a AQ3500 and the electrical to support it. looking through all the options and staying around $400 im leaning towards AB xfls or the ever popular SA12s though id rather have 3" coils.are there any other drivers that fit into this catagory?

are recones for xfls easy to get and not a ton of money?

thanks

I've got 2 of the newer model D4 XFLs for sale in the classifieds right now. I had them on a M3a and they took it just find. (P.S. a M3a clamps the same as a SAZ3000). Recones are just a phone call away and really easy to get if you need them; the only people I know that have needed recones were pushing over 2k to each sub

Is your AQ3500 the old one rated for 3500 or the newer one rated for 4300? 3500 would be fine but I feel like 4300 would be pushing XFLs a little unless you kept the gain down.

And a site note, an AQ3500 would completely destroy a pair of SAs if you used them daily for extended periods of time

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

A pair of XFLs can be bought on here for $250+shipping. http://www.caraudio.com/forums/subwoofer-classifieds/595411-9-american-bass-xfl-12s-d4.html
They'd be able to handle it and do a darn good job of it

Those are the old models.. I'm not completely sure if there's any difference other than the baskets though

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

id like to play around with two 12s in a 4 cube box with interchangeable octoports- daily and burp.thanks

4 cubes might be a little small for 2 of them though, they tend to like larger boxes. You'd probably be more comfortable at 5 cubes for 2 of them.

 

[des343 10+ year member]

4 cubes might be a little small for 2 of them though, they tend to like larger boxes. You'd probably be more comfortable at 5 cubes for 2 of them.

My tens are ran in 2.25 cubes a peice on roughly 1k rms each

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

My tens are ran in 2.25 cubes a peice on roughly 1k rms each

Exactly, my single 12 is in 6.5 cubes alone but my next setup will have 2 12" XFLs on 6.5 cubes, maybe even a tad bigger

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

Those are the old models.. I'm not completely sure if there's any difference other than the baskets though

I don't even know what model my XFL is, bought it off Amazon June 2013. Either way, an XFL is an XFL, pretty amazing woofers for the price you can get them for.

 

[SMS 10+ year member]

I've got 2 of the newer model D4 XFLs for sale in the classifieds right now. I had them on a M3a and they took it just find. (P.S. a M3a clamps the same as a SAZ3000). Recones are just a phone call away and really easy to get if you need them; the only people I know that have needed recones were pushing over 2k to each sub
Is your AQ3500 the old one rated for 3500 or the newer one rated for 4300? 3500 would be fine but I feel like 4300 would be pushing XFLs a little unless you kept the gain down.

And a site note, an AQ3500 would completely destroy a pair of SAs if you used them daily for extended periods of time

yeah I have the new AQ.

wont be buying anything for a month or so.

what size bowx were you running them in? max I can do is 4.3 net

 

[SMS 10+ year member]

or I may just burp with 2- 10" sigs. 2 12" something for daily

 

[jrdnhsnbrg 10+ year member]

[quote name='SMS']yeah I have the new AQ.
wont be buying anything for a month or so.
what size bowx were you running them in? max I can do is 4.3 net[/QUOTE]

If I were you I'd give the dimensions you have to work with and have @Buck ; sell you a design. He'll make it work

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

yeah I have the new AQ.wont be buying anything for a month or so.

what size bowx were you running them in? max I can do is 4.3 net

I run 4 cubes net on a pair just fine. Anything past about 4.5 net for 2 is ridiculous and won't handle the power you're pushing due to mechanical limits

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

You can do 5 cubes with the XFL's, I like a little bit small now, 2-2.25 cubes ported.

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

You can do 5 cubes with the XFL's, I like a little bit small now, 2-2.25 cubes ported.

I agree with you here. You *can* get away with 5 cubes, but I wouldn't want to risk it since he's already sending a ton of power to them