13.5W6 vs 10w7

[cheeto 10+ year member]

W7, those things slam and they're good sq too.

 

[whiteZ714x4 10+ year member]

Man this is great, we have half the people here are saying the 13w6 and the other half saying thr 10w7. Keep it up, and lets get some more reviews.Thanks

 

[BUMPING150S 10+ year member]

If it were me I would go with the W6 V2 hands down.

 

[BMW Sidewayz 10+ year member]

If it were me I would go with the W6 hands down.

I owned 2 10w6v2 and the SQ was Awesome, but I listened to a HO 10W7, WOW, gut wrecking smooth bass, But if you had W7 money to spare, wich one wud it be...?

$ is I think the #1 reason why people dont pick the W7. The W7 is an awesome sub. Good things are not cheap in any way shape or form.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Money doesn't have anything to do with it for me.

How much more can the W6v2 sound than the W7?

Personally, I think the W6v2 just sounds more "natural". Can I quantify that any? Not really...it's a personal call and I don't fault anyone that thinks the other way. The W7 certainly has a lot of solid R&D that went into it.

Does the W7 not have the mid bass frequencies?

If any sub is playing midbass, then there's something seriously wrong with the installation...

 

[Telegon80 10+ year member]

get the W6v2. Almost all of the technology on the W7 is on the W6v2 and it is just as good a speaker.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

This is a tough ? and dont think you would be wrong going either way. I do think the 10 could get a tad bit louder but think and have heard from many sources how good the W6v2 sounds.....

So therefore Im not saying one over the other.......but just enjoy a really nice product

Please no1 flame me

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

From everything I've read/heard, given the same power, the output should be nearly identical with the W6 sounding better/being more linear (I.E. less distortion and more accurate sound reproduction). Have you seen the BL chart on the W6? It's ridiculous. It's perfectly symetrical, and hardly deviates at all.

Now a 13W6 vs a 13W7? In a perfect world the W7 should put out more because you'd be feeding it 1000W vs 500w for the W6 (going by JL's recommended power charts). But then it depends on the vehicle and enclosure, yadda, yadda.

I have the 13W6v2 on a 500/1 in a custom ported enclosure designed by JL. It sounds phenominal no matter the music (Classic rock, Hip hop, bass, latin music, etc) and FOR ME hits pretty dam hard. It get's my mirrors shaking and hair vibrating and I've had more than a few people think I have more than one sub. I'm probably not setting any SPL records, but for my daily driver, it thumps quite well.

 

[btdickey99 5,000+ posts]

From everything I've read/heard, given the same power, the output should be nearly identical with the W6 sounding better/being more linear (I.E. less distortion and more accurate sound reproduction). Have you seen the BL chart on the W6? It's ridiculous. It's perfectly symetrical, and hardly deviates at all.
Now a 13W6 vs a 13W7? In a perfect world the W7 should put out more because you'd be feeding it 1000W vs 500w for the W6 (going by JL's recommended power charts). But then it depends on the vehicle and enclosure, yadda, yadda.

I have the 13W6v2 on a 500/1 in a custom ported enclosure designed by JL. It sounds phenominal no matter the music (Classic rock, Hip hop, bass, latin music, etc) and FOR ME hits pretty dam hard. It get's my mirrors shaking and hair vibrating and I've had more than a few people think I have more than one sub. I'm probably not setting any SPL records, but for my daily driver, it thumps quite well.

It seems like your leaning more towards the 13W6

Do you think he is going to be unhappy with either sub?

 

[helotaxi 5,000+ posts]

From everything I've read/heard, given the same power, the output should be nearly identical with the W6 sounding better/being more linear (I.E. less distortion and more accurate sound reproduction). Have you seen the BL chart on the W6? It's ridiculous. It's perfectly symetrical, and hardly deviates at all.

Seen the BL graph on a W7? Perfectly symmetrical and pretty much perfectly flat. Means more motor power at higher excursion which means more motor control and less distortion.

Given the constraints of the OP, the 13W6 will win out. The W7 will have less distortion, but a lot less output. The W6 should still sound clean but it 1) has a ton more cone area and 2) has a more efficient motor (more BL in the middle). If power wasn't an issue and you were willing to sacrifice a good bit of fidelity, you might be able to get the W7 louder, buy why?

 

[BringDaBoom 10+ year member]

It seems like your leaning more towards the 13W6
Do you think he is going to be unhappy with either sub?

I don't he will. Both will sound great and have impact. The larget cone of the 13W6 may play the lower notes a little better than the 10W7. 10's are more "punchy" than 12's/13's and 15's. But no, I don't he'll dissapointed with either one.

Seen the BL graph on a W7? Perfectly symmetrical and pretty much perfectly flat. Means more motor power at higher excursion which means more motor control and less distortion.
Given the constraints of the OP, the 13W6 will win out. The W7 will have less distortion, but a lot less output. The W6 should still sound clean but it 1) has a ton more cone area and 2) has a more efficient motor (more BL in the middle). If power wasn't an issue and you were willing to sacrifice a good bit of fidelity, you might be able to get the W7 louder, buy why?

I haven't seen the BL graph on the W7. I imagined it would be similar to that of the W6. If it's better, well then hell...

I agree with your points, and i alluded to them in my first comment above. The larger cone on the 13W6 is the biggest variant in this example. Look at JL's chart listing the output equivalents between the 13 inch drivers and their other drivers. I think one 13W6 has the same out put as 1.5 10W7's.

 

[hoxie08 5,000+ posts]

never heard a w7 so my opinion might be bias, but w6's do sound **** good....

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Why would someone pass on stolen alien technology?

 

[wvufootball 10+ year member]

Ported w6s sound great. I heard 2 ported 12w6v2s off one 500/1 and I was very suprised. They are very efficient.

I run a 13w7 ported and love it, but I would take the 13w6 over the 10w7. Now if it was 13w6 vs 13w7 it would be a toss up.

 

[whiteZ714x4 10+ year member]

yea I am starting to lean more and more towards the 13w6 in a ported enclosure with a JL500/1v2, and the price difference is almsot nothing. Thanks for the help