3 CVR15's sealed vs ???

[Forrest Gump 10+ year member]

Ok. I have been running a thousand different setup ideas through my head I can't make up my mind, and it's gettin really close to shoppin time.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/verymad.gif.3f39c5c2fd57527b671fad3efdfac756.gif

I was bout set on an AQ HDC318 in a ported box off 2K watts, but when I think about it, I have never heard a ported sub that I really cared for as much as the sealed setups I've run.

I had 2 CVR15's in a prefab sealed box off a Punch 500 and I loved the way it sounded..Just wasn't as loud as I want now.

So I'm thinkin hard about goin w/ 3-CVR 15's sealed off 1500 watts. That's 50% more cone than my old setup, and 3X the power. I'm almost positive that I will love this setup...Output should be close to that of the AQ in my mind, also.

I guess my question is: Has anyone directly compared the CVX 15 w/ another 15" sealed? Are there better choices under 100 bucks a sub

I am open to all suggestions, but the more I think about it I know I'll be happy w/ the sound of a sealed setup, and I just don't want to chance spending alot of time on building a ported box and not being satisfied.

Cliffs

(loudest setup possible sealed)

I need subs that do well sealed

Handle 1500-2000 watts total

$350 max for subs

Sorry for the long post

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[roarzorz 10+ year member]

Go ported with those CVRs. Three 15s will do well in 9ft net w/ around 100" of port area. IMO the Kicker CVR 15" is the best bang-for-the-buck sub out there.

 

[joshualittle]

I've had kickers in the past, and ran them in a crappy bandpass box and the subs, the old kicker xpl's sounded pretty **** good. Then I switched to 2 jl audio w6's in a sealed box and it was like night and day. If I would've ran the kickers sealed in the first place I know I would've been impressed. I'm kind of in the same boat your in, I'm looking for quality subs and I prefer the sound of sealed subs over ported.

 

[Forrest Gump 10+ year member]

Go ported with those CVRs. Three 15s will do well in 9ft net w/ around 100" of port area. IMO the Kicker CVR 15" is the best bang-for-the-buck sub out there.

Man I seriously never heard a ported box that I liked. Take it they were all prefabs.

I had another CVR 15 setup in my extended. cab Silverado, and they were in a really fancy looking slot ported prefab box off 1000 Memphis watts, but for some reason they didn't go as low or sound as good as when I had them sealed on 500 RF watts in the montero.

If I could build a ported box that I knew was gonna have a flat response similar to a sealed box, I would go for it, but I have yet to be convinced.