15" Nightshade > 12" Mach 5 spl?

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

 

[ContourSPL 10+ year member]

what kind of car is it?

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

focus hatch

 

[banginAltima 10+ year member]

Wow!!!! That box looks bad..... you should shoot who ever built it.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif

 

[Hitler 10+ year member]

Buy another 12" spl, and get a different/another amp.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Wow!!!! That box looks bad..... you should shoot who ever built it.... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/*******.gif.a649d21efc0d1fd4890a6428166586c1.gif

Lol, I went ahead and wired it to 2ohms strapped, I figure that would be better than .5 daily... I just dont know what I want to do, pick up another 12" or get a single 15" , mayby try to squeeze 2 15"s in a small box?

 

[banginAltima 10+ year member]

You have the room for 6 cubic feet.... except the battery will be a issue...

Maybe you could put the battery behind the front seat on the floor.

Also I want to tune that box up. I know it will do better but not so good with music with that higher tuning.

If you want loudness, you need more cone area and time to make it right.

You have a sub with the Fs in the 40's Hz and a box tune to 35Hz in a car peaking in the 50's....

The box tuning is killing your numbers.

I think you need to find a sub with a Fs in the 30's with a box tune in the mid 30's to help the car come around to being loud on music. Maybe try some DC audio's or see if Jacob can custom built some Nightshades with a Fs in the low 30's...

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Hmm mayby, if I were to get 2 15"s they would have to be budget type 15"s... mayby like Type R's , or some used nightshades...

 

[ruel1977 10+ year member]

go with DC level 5!

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Build a larger box for the 12, send it both amps, tune a tad higher and see if you like it.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Ya, cuz thats even in teh discussion, faggot.

LOL harsh.

 

[ContourSPL 10+ year member]

I have 2 SPL 12's and I know they work very well in a 4th order bandpass //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Hmm, im kind of leaning twords an 18" HDC3... Im reading they do good in 5-6 cubes...