3 10s oppose to 2 12s

[et5150]

I have 2 12" cvr's in my ranger xlt powered by a jl 1800g amp. they are nice and loud but I want something better suited for metal type faster music. I want to stay the same spl wise but also increase sq, so I was looking at 3 10"s instead. thoughts? I really want 3 W3s. price range is about 400-500.

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[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

If you really want the bass to kick fast and hard on metal your safest bet is to use a sealed box. Do you have your CVRs in a sealed box? You very well might like the W3s more, but it's a lot of money to spend when you might be able to get your current equipment sounding better with a little tuning or maybe building a new box.

 

[et5150]

no they are in a ported box. how much of a difference in spl would it be if I swapped the box?

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

no they are in a ported box. how much of a difference in spl would it be if I swapped the box?

I'm sure it will be enough of a difference to notice.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

with sealed it'll hit more accurate but i'm not so sure about it hitting harder though.

 

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might be how your box is designed, is it custom or prefab?

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

I have 2 12" cvr's in my ranger xlt powered by a jl 1800g amp. they are nice and loud but I want something better suited for metal type faster music. I want to stay the same spl wise but also increase sq, so I was looking at 3 10"s instead. thoughts? I really want 3 W3s. price range is about 400-500.

size of the speaker doesn't affect the "sq" of the speaker. It's like beating a horse to death when people ask questions like these.

An 8" speaker will have no more or no less "sq" than a 21" speaker

If you want to stay around the same for loudness but increase your transient response and have a flatter freq. response. The best you can do is a passive radiator set up.

Or get 2 15s or 18s in a sealed.

But if i were you. I'd keep the 2 12s (as they will about equal to that of 3 10s and you don't have to go through the troubles of selling and changing everything) and just build a passive radiator enclosure.