Yeah I don't think a 15 or 18 is really an option for me, this is in the trunk of a Pontiac G6, so space is somewhat limited. I think 2 12's is the most I can do. And depending on what 12's I go with I may end up trying to fire into the cabin, sealed off from the trunk so I can eliminate trunk noise.
lol my single Zcon outdoes 2 c2 audio threatcon 2 12s in output. MOTOR FORCE BABY!
It may be louder but can you possibly get hit harder by a single 12 vs 2? At the moment I'm kinda debating between 1xZCON or 2xICON. Which of those 2 would hit harder on 3Kw?
most likely the two icons if you have the proper airspace for it.
Yeah I think I should have enough room back there. SSA specs for optimal ported box are 2.25 cubes per sub so 4.5cu 32hz should work well eh?
yup that should do it. Tune higher though. you'll mostly get lows with that box with little midbass punch.
Except didn't you say your Zcon @32hz had good response even up to 80hz while still murdering the lows? I know it's an Icon vs Zcon but it's the same manufacturers so you would assume they would have compareable results would you not?
Its good no doubt but its not crazy chest punching good(unless i walled off the trunk firing into the cabin), it was more for midbass blending and loud to the ear. At 33 hz, the setup was more of flexing the hell out of my car with lows doing mini shirt tricks. If i had a chance i would remake the enclosure and tune higher for metal and EDM because this sub has no problem reaching down low with Decaf and hip hop but it can be made for heavy chest thump in a different enclosure.
Would still be better than what I get with these 8s tuned at 35hz probably lol. They lose almost all punch above 60hz and makes my voltage drop significantly at the amp trying to reproduce those frequencies loudly because of how bad they are at handling them. So I've changed my LPF back down to 60hz for the subs. Seemed to work fairly well so far...am able to crank the subs louder on rock/metal because 60hz has alot more headroom in music before clipping than 80hz. Less power+more thump=Thumbs up
lol your comment reminded me of all the idiots that say 8s and 10s are more punchy then 12s 15s and 18s. Clearly not the case with yours lol. Yeah with the icons you'll definitely see a huge improvement in all spectrums of bass, SSAs are pretty **** musical. With a large enough enclosure you'll get a pretty flat response tuning in the 30-35 hz region and a slightly peaky response in the upper bass regions with a 36-38 hz tuning from what i see on WINISD but that peakiness will give you that punch you want.
Yeah I know the ones you speak of haha. But I have heard even from the RAM box designs guy that he's heard the same complaint about the SA8v2s before that they are more of a 50hz and down sub and lack that upper punch and accuracy. Dont get me wrong they are a great sub and I've loved em for getting loud and they will take some SERIOUS abuse. I've fed them double their rated power with no extra batteries on a T2500-1BDCP for the last few months and they still are alive and kicking. I've gotten them fairly warm a few times after playing them hard for like 40-60 minutes straight but never got them stinking yet. And from what I've read a stinky coil is a very prominant smell in a vehicle haha.
