3 JL W312's HELP!

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

they sound awesome in my durango. dont you think the new durangos are lacking the looks department? whatever you're into i guess. an audiobahn a8002t is powering my subs, but thats 4 ohm stable, so it wont work for you (i have the 6 ohm w3). i built my box. go here to view the specs:

http://www.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=79417&page=2&pp=15

and here to see the build: http://www.caraudio.com/vb/showthread.php?t=79662

 

[barracuda_440 10+ year member]

Yeah, they are lacking in the looks dept times like 10.Gotta love the hemi though. Im leasing hte car cuz my dad works for dodge, and there insurance is payed for by dodge. So its gonna be affordable, and i THINK i can get my 3 12's in the back, wut do u think? Do u think i can go ported with 3 12's in the back? i could care less about the 3rd row btw. How much does a box cost to make? and where would i find specs to build my box to, i have never built a box before, and really dont wanna mess up the first time around.

Thanks, Mike

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

i dont know what the recommended volume is for the old 12s, but perhaps you can use my plans. lemme check jl.com. you can for sure go ported, its a big car.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

my specs would be too small for the twelves, sorry.

 

[Radar 10+ year member]

Design your own, its not that hard. Measure the dimensions for the box that you want(external). Then calc's for the woofer displacement/thickness of the wood internal volime. Find a port calc like here(http://www.carstereo.com/help/Articles.cfm?id=31) or (http://www.csgnetwork.com/electronicsconverters.html) If you need help hit me up or a few others and well help you out.

 

[bcarpenterfhl 10+ year member]

Bcarpenter, are yours w3's? How do they sound in ur durango? I am getting a lease 05 durango, so im sure it is similar. What amp do you run, and would it be too much for my older style subs?
Mike

(watch the forum members jump on this like flies on sh*t)

my audiobahn a8002t was extremely cheap but works very good at pushing the three subs. the problem is that its only 4 ohm stable. the a8000t (same thing, same price, but one channel) is 1 and 4 ohm stable i think. its 800 rms. maybe you'd like that.

 

[cjj2d 10+ year member]

the older w3s are rated at 250 rms, so 750 rms altogether. you'll be sorry if you but 1200 watts continuously to those subs. i would go with a 800-900 rms amp.

beat me to it, yeah you will be sorry if you run 1000-1200 to those. They won't be brand new for long. They are great subs and perform wonderfuly at 250rms each. find you a nice 800watt amp and slap it to them.

are the dual 4ohm, or 6ohm???

 

[barracuda_440 10+ year member]

the are dual 2 ohm couldnt get the dual 4 ohm, they only had one of those left. So what brands should i be looking at for amps? Some people say rockfordfosgate has good amps, but all the shit ive heard that people have around here sounds terrible.

 

[barracuda_440 10+ year member]

Still lookin around....checked out the orions, but the ones on IKE sound might push too much.....still open for suggestions

 

[barracuda_440 10+ year member]

up ^

 

[ighettoboyi 10+ year member]

brutus 1000d! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rotflol.gif.b453361716769b8110ddefc85ff03cd2.gif

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

that 1200 would be fine unless you were planning on being a volume master. i have seen the old school jl's run off more than double their rated power just as long as you dont get too crazy youll have your cake and eat it to when it comes time you want bigger better ......least you'll have the amp

 

[radel2dope 10+ year member]

Yeah, I cant complain about the Audiobahn amps Ive used and seen used, but I bet you can find better for the price if you look around. If you cant find one around 800W at 1 ohm, Getting something like an Orion 1200D or Viper 1200.1 would be fine. Both will be about 285 shipped to you. As long as you keep your gain down you will be fine. I have my 1200W amp pushing my 6x9's right now because my sub blew, just started with gains all the way down then turned them up till speakers started to distort and turned em back a bit. Also, a bigger amp will be useful if you ever want to go bigger, and if your anything like most of the people here, you will. Also, I saw you say something about the Volfenhag amp, Don't do it. Its as simple as that.

 

[barracuda_440 10+ year member]

alright tight, so i should be looking at the Orion 1200D, or the Viper 1200. Another thing i was wondering, is should i build a ported box, or a sealed? I mostly listen to rap, but when i do listen to rock i will jus turn the subs down.....WHat all is needed when installing a system, would an amp kit be everything i need as far as wires?

 

[barracuda_440 10+ year member]

lookin at this amp...says its 1 ohm stable which i would need cuz my 3 12s would be puttin out an 1.33 ohm load.....

http://www.woofersetc.com/product.asp?3=3466

any objections?