4-8's or 3-10's or 2-12's

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

Just want opinions as to which setup you would do:

Car: 2011 VW Golf 2dr Hatch

Sub Amp: Soundstream Rubicon 2500.1d

4-8's: Cadence S2W8's

3-10's: Dayton Audio Ultimax

2-12's: Obsidian or AB

Goal: Daily Ground Pounder. Tuning will be 26hz looking for extreme low end. Why? I actually listen to alot of music with low end bass. Current setup will not play the lows.

Budget for Subs: $500

 

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[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

OA is very nice choice...all though the Cadence 8's would be a fun build and you already have two so it would be an easy transition.

However, 3 10s takes me back in to the original JLw6 days lol.

 

[Imtjnotu 5,000+ posts]

did a build with 8's and it was loud but no low end......3 10's would be a hard match for the amp....runninng at 1.33 is kinda hard....

2 12's seems to be the easiest for wiring and building.....plus u will get good low end and output

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

I have 4 dd 1508 subs I can sell you in that budget

 

[Spooney 10+ year member]

did a build with 8's and it was loud but no low end......3 10's would be a hard match for the amp....runninng at 1.33 is kinda hard....
2 12's seems to be the easiest for wiring and building.....plus u will get good low end and output

Depends on the 8's and the enclosure man. My SA-8 V.2's and V.1's both had crazy low end. The V.2s were phenomenal on the lows.

 

[rebelfromva 10+ year member]

fi ssd 12s for lows

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

My first thought were the 4 Cadence 8's. I can't just add two as I have Single 2's right now. So to get the max outta my amp I would need 4-4ohms. Still really cheap though considering I can get them at cost.

When it comes to the 10's I thought of running a pair. But I know I would not be happy with the output. Thus why I was throwing in a third. Plus with the Daytons, at 1.33 my amp would more than suffice the input they need.

Obsidians: I have experience with them and know how finicky they are.

AB: Never had them, but they get great reviews.

I wish I had room for 15's but just dont know if I will have room for 6.5-7cu.ft

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

The OA where "finicky"?

 

[AnthonyO 10+ year member]

The OA where "finicky"?

What I mean by that: they are rated at 600 watts rms for a reason. For daily applications and daily playing they will get hot very quickly with anything over 600. Now for burps I could see the handling upwards or 1100 watts easily. So by finicky, They do not like more than 600 watts rms daily. So I would set them for 600 and burp them at the full potential of my amp.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

2 12s. go small on the volume with a good amount of port. peaks high but still kills the lows.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

That would likely be more do to clipping or poor enclosure design keeping the driver from cooling.

We poor a good bit more then 600rms to OA subs daily with 100% no issues.

 

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2 12s. go small on the volume with a good amount of port. peaks high but still kills the lows.

that would depend on the subs, while that idea works for some very limited spl designs it is not a "catch all" for all applications.

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

daytons. it would be unique.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

What I mean by that: they are rated at 600 watts rms for a reason. For daily applications and daily playing they will get hot very quickly with anything over 600. Now for burps I could see the handling upwards or 1100 watts easily. So by finicky, They do not like more than 600 watts rms daily. So I would set them for 600 and burp them at the full potential of my amp.

go with nightshades... like me!!! lol

 

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That would likely be more do to clipping or poor enclosure design keeping the driver from cooling.
We poor a good bit more then 600rms to OA subs daily with 100% no issues.

 

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that would depend on the subs, while that idea works for some very limited spl designs it is not a "catch all" for all applications.

thats why I said go with nightshades lol

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

go with nightshades... like me!!! lol 

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thats why I said go with nightshades lol

I wouldn't slim down on space with a nightshade. I would give it some space and port area. Then demo it for a few people..they can get crazy loud and low at the same time.

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

I wouldn't slim down on space with a nightshade. I would give it some space and port area. Then demo it for a few people..they can get crazy loud and low at the same time.

the ones I have arent regular shades... nsv3 spiders, zv3 cone, nsv2 motor, nsv2 coil... pretty much custom. they love 3 cubes...