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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 2689892" data-attributes="member: 550915">Do you not understand the concept of a high excursion SQ sub?&nbsp; If the sub only needs to use 25% of it&#039;s total excursion to get the desired level of output, the output will be cleaner from a distortion standpoint.Huge difference between &quot;can handle&quot; and &quot;needs.&quot;If you are running a large system on stock electrics, you get what have coming.&nbsp; W7s are&#039;t super efficient subs but they still don&#039;t &quot;need&quot; thousands of watts to sound good.&nbsp; I would also take issue with the idea that a W7 will be louder than 2 12s or 15s on the same power.&nbsp; There are subs out there that will bend the W7s over in the SPL arena.&nbsp; They&#039;re just not the all out SPL machines that you seem to think that they are.&nbsp; They are SQ subs that can get loudish but the design centered on low distortion sub bass.&nbsp; The excursion and power handling were by products of that desin emphasis.If I were to run them sealed, it would probably be in an IB setup. If the install is worth a ****, and if I was going to drop a pair of these things into my car, you had better believe that it would be, the rear deck would be heavily relieved to allow the subs to work the cabin.&nbsp; Who cares how much space is left in the trunk.You would only need more power for the same volume in the extreme lows.&nbsp; With an IB setup, a single 1000/1 should be plenty.&nbsp; It&#039;s an SQ sub, remember.&nbsp; 2 on a 1000/1 should be more than enough low end for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 2689892, member: 550915"] Do you not understand the concept of a high excursion SQ sub? If the sub only needs to use 25% of it's total excursion to get the desired level of output, the output will be cleaner from a distortion standpoint.Huge difference between "can handle" and "needs."If you are running a large system on stock electrics, you get what have coming. W7s are't super efficient subs but they still don't "need" thousands of watts to sound good. I would also take issue with the idea that a W7 will be louder than 2 12s or 15s on the same power. There are subs out there that will bend the W7s over in the SPL arena. They're just not the all out SPL machines that you seem to think that they are. They are SQ subs that can get loudish but the design centered on low distortion sub bass. The excursion and power handling were by products of that desin emphasis. If I were to run them sealed, it would probably be in an IB setup. If the install is worth a ****, and if I was going to drop a pair of these things into my car, you had better believe that it would be, the rear deck would be heavily relieved to allow the subs to work the cabin. Who cares how much space is left in the trunk.You would only need more power for the same volume in the extreme lows. With an IB setup, a single 1000/1 should be plenty. It's an SQ sub, remember. 2 on a 1000/1 should be more than enough low end for me. [/QUOTE]

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