Brahma vs. W6V2

[beachboy016 10+ year member]

One 12 inch W6V2 run by a JBL 600/1 amp at 2 ohms or one 12 inch Brahma run by a JBL 1200/1 amp at 2 0hms (Would 1200 watts rms be enough to power the brahma? How loud would the Brahma be, louder than 2 normal 12's like JL W3's for instance?)

Thanks,

-Jeff

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[mblicker 10+ year member]

lets just say the brahma can rival the w7

its 1600 rms (15")

AND for the money its great

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by mblicker lets just say the brahma can rival the w7

its 1600 rms (15")

AND for the money its great

Most would argue w/ you on that one. Rival? No. Surpass? Yes.

Remember, you don't need to give it that much power in order for it to be loud or to perform. 600W would be more than enough for most people. Just because it's RMS is 1600 doesn't meed it needs it.

 

[beachboy016 10+ year member]

So does that mean running it with 1200 watts rms would make it sound really good, or would it be too much for it?

 

[rco8786 10+ year member]

600 is plenty, 1200 would be even better

 

[Bumpin03 10+ year member]

the brahma with a 1200.1 would definantly be better than a 12w6v2 and a 600.1...but you are also spending 2-300 more. i really like my 12w6v2's...but if your main concern is money...i wouldnt go with one.

 

[beachboy016 10+ year member]

so you are saying if my main concern is money i should go with the w6v2 and JBL 600/1 amp?

 

[Big-Cat 10+ year member]

Originally posted by beachboy016 so you are saying if my main concern is money i should go with the w6v2 and JBL 600/1 amp?

brahma = 369(adireaudio.com)

jbl 1200.1 = 285(ikesound.com)

12W6V2 = 339(https://www.onlinecarstereo.com/caraudio/product.asp?sku=12514)

jbl 600.1 = 205(ikesound.com)

my opinion is go with the brahma, pay the extra 110 and you'd get A LOT more out of the deal

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by beachboy016 So does that mean running it with 1200 watts rms would make it sound really good, or would it be too much for it?

1200 woudln't be too much if you took caution with the gains. It would sound exactly the same with 10W of power or 1000W of power. The only difference is output.

 

[SasquatchBump 10+ year member]

Im all for the brahma on this, Im kinda anti-JL though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

for the wattage on the brahma:

Actually, it matters how big your box is. The bigger the box, the less power you need with the brahama. This is according to the adire audio owners manual. the 1600 is for a small sealed box, if you have about a 6 cu ft ported box you only need about 550 watts for RMS. They base their RMS on the max excursion if you exceed the max excursion by putting too many watts it'll damage your brahma

 

[nismo 10+ year member]

i have 2 15" brahmas, and they will be seeing about 3kW pretty soon, and in a ported box. but because i am careful with the gains, and dont let them distort, im not worried about blowing them at all.

eric

 

[Mark_ab 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by nismo i have 2 15" brahmas, and they will be seeing about 3kW pretty soon, and in a ported box. but because i am careful with the gains, and dont let them distort, im not worried about blowing them at all.

 

eric

Madness I tell you, Madness!!

What are you pushing them with?