2 diamond cm312.2's or 2 kicker 12" L5's

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

Okay i was wondering what ur guys oppions would be. right now i have 2 diamond cm312.2s in a ported box and i am getting a nine.1 amp. should i keep these subs or sell the subs and box and get 2 kicker 12" L5's. right now the sq on the diamonds isnt very good. but its alright would the kickers be louder and have better sq thanxs alot.

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[hookdupexpo 10+ year member]

You may want to look into the install for those diamonds because they generally have pretty decent SQ. I would say stick with your current system unless you are that dissatisfied with the sq.

 

[Shyne151 10+ year member]

Are you serious the sq isn't good?

You do relize diamond is a sq company right?

I'd say your box isn't very good... because mine sound **** good.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

you need to feed them CM3s 500w each,with them little DA amps your using now you might be underpowering them also

whats the box specs?

I own several diamond subs,inc CM3s and they sound pretty dam good to me,they are not SPL monsters though but get pretty dam loud

 

[Marine0806 10+ year member]

if your lookin for SQ solobarics are typically not the way to go. id say work with the diamonds. set up correctly they will have great SQ

 

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

hmm.......then maybe i can save my self some money then right now there only getting 420 watts a piece and thats pretty loud. but im selling my diamond amps and buying a nine.1. so i thought if i did that i should sell my cm3's and get solo barics and the box i really dont know about. its a ported box with 1.5 total cubic feet for each chamber. i dont know what hrtz that would be tuned to or not.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

your just off on your combination,nothing wrong with the subs my single 12 slammed like a mutha and was very tight for a ported box

could be a poorly matched enclosure - recheck CM3 specs for enclosures and compare what you have or I can Email them to you I got them from Coop over at Diamond

 

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

also i just checked and my box is tuned to 30 hrtz

 

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

also with the nine.1 i heard its underated and is actaully about 1400 watts and so my cm3 will be gettin 700 watts a peice. wont that blow the cones or anything. also ihave never really heard a sub with sound quallity. i just dont want it to hit late or anything like my cm3's do at lower levels. is this becase of the amp or what. i might just get my nine.1 and see and if i like it ill keep my cm3's and if i dont ill sell them and get kickers.

 

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

i was lookin on kicker.com for there manual of the l5 and for a ported box its suppose to have 6.5 cubic feet from what i gather. that would be one huge f'ing box. thats alot bigger than my trunk and i would need a box that would carry 2 l5 12's so thats like 13 cubic feet. so i looked for a ported box on ebay and there is one for 2 l5 but its only 1.85 cubic feet for each chamber. would that be good enough.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

just be carefull on the gains and you should be OK,700w is a bit much for a CM3

Kicker wants a 13cf box,they have lost thier minds.....

Besides Diamond is a better product in every way shape and form

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

Is a nine.1 really worth the hassle if you're gonna keep the subs?? It only does 900 at 2 ohms. If ya get rid of your amps soon, I'll sell ya some BNIB diamond D5 600.2 amps for less than a nine.1 cost //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif. Also like e1 else, I would not switch to kickers if you're looking to improve your sq.

 

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

i think the nine.1 would perform better from what i have read and heard about it. and it would like to have just 1 amp for both subs instead of 2 like i am running now.

 

[Johnston_2007 10+ year member]

also i can run my 2 diamonds one the nine.1 amp to make it 1 ohm. and that is 1200 watts but its underrated from what i have heard so its about 1400. so that is 700.2. that is more than the diamond d5 amp. and also the nine.1 is mono and the 600.2 isnt. and i would like a mono amp.

 

[Ignatowski 5,000+ posts]

why not a Diamond amp,maybe a D61000.1