2 xxx 12's or 1 xxx 15?

[kxben259 10+ year member]

Hey i want something really good, what would be better 2 xxx 12's or 1 xxx 15? (Probaly powered by either one or two hifonics bx1500d amps)

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[tolow93 10+ year member]

I say 2 12" but we need some more info like what kind of car its going into.

 

[tolow93 10+ year member]

oh yeah cheak your private mesages.

 

[kxben259 10+ year member]

its going into a 2004 chevy colorado extended cab truck

 

[Masta GimP 10+ year member]

i'd say 1 15" xxx. I don't know if you have the space for a properly sized ported enclosure for the two twelves, but I don't know what I'm talking about

 

[Norcalracer283 10+ year member]

I say the 15....i wouldnt wanna drop the cash on 2 XXX 12's

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The two 12's would have more cone area, greater power handling and more motor to spread the power throughout (being two versus one). The two 12's would definitely be a superior setup (for output, SQ differences would probably be inaudible), but would take twice as much cash and twice as much power. If its worth that is up to you.

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

2 12"s, whether you get the 15" or the 12"s your aiming for about the same amount of airspace. With the 12"s you can keep the box to a lower profile if you fire the them forward, which is the route Id go.

 

[Warbleed 10+ year member]

I can't imagine you'd really need that much power considering you are using the woofers firing directly into a fairly small airspace.

I'd say just get a pair of XXX 12s, and just one of those amps, assuming you can get an acceptable load from them.

A pair of XXX 12s with 1.5kW or so is still gonna get pretty **** loud.

A single sealed XXX 15 in 2.1-2.5cf would work pretty well too. The 12s will be more efficient, given the same power levels, of course

 

[MikeGray 10+ year member]

where do we buy these XXX subs?

 

[EmEsDub 10+ year member]

where do we buy these XXX subs?

Resonant Engineering

 

[Radar 10+ year member]

where do we buy these XXX subs?

Ahh, the eternal question....

 

[littlebuddy34 10+ year member]

Yeah the 15 would be better. It would be unbelievably loud in that small cabin. The 2 12"xxx's would take too large of a box and you would have to have drop too much cash on that setup. So 1 15" xxx would suffice. Cuz that way you wouldn't have to buy 2 amps too.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Yeah the 15 would be better. It would be unbelievably loud in that small cabin. The 2 12"xxx's would take too large of a box and you would have to have drop too much cash on that setup. So 1 15" xxx would suffice. Cuz that way you wouldn't have to buy 2 amps too.

According to RE's specs, two 12's take the same space (ported or sealed) as one 15. And the 12's will accept more power than the single 15 in that same space, more cone area... more output. Enclosure volume is actually an advantage of the 12's over the single 15 setup, not the other way around. This is the main reason I went with two XXX 15's over a single 18. I'll have more output than a single 18 setup, and use the same enclosure volume.

 

[XDrkmanX 10+ year member]

What kind of enclosure do you want to put them in?

Ported, Sealed, Wall?