3 8w7's or 3 10w6v2's??

[FSUNole17 10+ year member]

hey, i am considering a new system to be powered by an orion 1200d amp. I want opinions on what would be OVERALL better in terms of sq and spl. the w7s would run at 1ohm getting each sub 400 watts rms, while the w6v2 would only get say aorund 300-350 apiece with an overall load of 2.67 ohm. the install would be in a sealed box, but the w7's would only have abotu 0.7 ^3 ft of airspace and they like around 0.9^3 ft while the w6v2's like right at 0.7^3 ft. all these factors considered, which do u think would be the best. my MAIN goal is great sq, but having tons of spl wouldnt hurt either //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

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[Diplexers 10+ year member]

W6's get my vote. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[cheeseburger35 10+ year member]

first of all .. that 1200d puts out 1200@ 1 ohm, 725@2 ohm... and 425@4 ohm.. how do you figure you'll see 900-1050 @ 2.67 ohms?? you'll actually be around 650 watts at 2.67 ohms.. which will give each w6v2 about 217 watts each.. far from optimal... i would NOT go that way.. it would be a waste of subs/amp...

why don't you get 2 jl w6v2 12's? that would put you at 1 ohm and 600 watts each.. which i guarantee will out beat the 3 10's only seeing 217 a piece

and the 8w7's will be alot better than the 3 10w6v2's with your amp

 

[FSUNole17 10+ year member]

my fault, i was misinformed on the power at 2.67 ohms..... and ya the 2 12w6v2's sound liek a great idea as well, so now let me say this.... it comes down to 2 12w6v2's or 3 8w7's ........ NOW which would ya pick!? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[cheeseburger35 10+ year member]

the 2 12's ... plus they'd be cheaper..

 

[cheeseburger35 10+ year member]

or if you could afford it 2 13w6v2

 

[mdma 10+ year member]

w7 all the way!!! put 'em in your cabin if you want spl -- you can't do that with 10s!

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

mmm 8" w7's are sweet. id get those without a doubt

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

8w7's are nice. but my vote goes with the W6v2's

 

[BoomCrew 10+ year member]

i would go with the 12w6's, i have herd some they have awesome sq and can get descent when it comes to spl

 

[awinter 10+ year member]

12w6v2's IMO have better sq than a w7 but thats just me

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

put 'em in your cabin if you want spl -- you can't do that with 10s!

Tell that to Nate Munson.

As for the W7/W6v2 debate, I thought the W7 had the edge in output (obviously), but I liked the overall sound of the 'W6v2 better. I would go with several of those.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

-- you can't do that with 10s!

Since when?

Anyways....my vote goes to the w6v2's....sweet little subs //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/thumbsupwink.gif.129404938effda6ad9cca39e7f4b58a3.gif

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I'd go with the 2 12's....

NG

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

The 8" W7's are too much $ imo.