can DCONs get decently loud?

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

yea, the 8's will be your best bet, especially in the small trunk, in that small of an enclosure the 10's will get very peaky very quickly.

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Before everyone recommends what to get, what is the size limitations of your enclosure? We can use that and figure and average net volume you would have to work with. This would allow you to get what ever will work better in the limited space you have.

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

iirc, mustang trunks are around 2 maybe 2.5 net at the most, to be able to keep decent port area anyway.

i could be off though.

 

[Rich00 10+ year member]

I used to have a 2000 mustang same car as his 03. I had 2 re se 10's that box took my entire trunk basically if I remember it was 3.0ft^3

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

3ft^3 net correct.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

thinking about replacing my sa-12 with two DCON 10's. lets say i put them in a ported box ~1.9 cubic feet after displacement and threw 1000 watts at them. would they be able to get loudish and low? also would they be able to take that power? i'd be careful with the gain of course

If you are smart with the gain, and put them in a proper/well done box they should be fine. Dcon's prefer the smaller ported enclosures. But keep in mind, they are a 2" coil and we rate them at 300rms for a reason, so in no way am I promoting more then ratted power, just being smart with what ever power is applied.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

both subs in the right enclosure i would still run the sa-8's the dcons are nice but they just arnt on the same level. especially with the v.2's

Have you run both? Just curious.

 

[etm34 10+ year member]

If you are smart with the gain, and put them in a proper/well done box they should be fine. Dcon's prefer the smaller ported enclosures. But keep in mind, they are a 2" coil and we rate them at 300rms for a reason, so in no way am I promoting more then ratted power, just being smart with what ever power is applied.

I put 600 rms daily on mine and it was perfectly fine with it, but then again I didn't go for spl

 

[etm34 10+ year member]

If you are smart with the gain, and put them in a proper/well done box they should be fine. Dcon's prefer the smaller ported enclosures. But keep in mind, they are a 2" coil and we rate them at 300rms for a reason, so in no way am I promoting more then ratted power, just being smart with what ever power is applied.

I put 600 rms daily on mine and it was perfectly fine with it, but then again I didn't go for spl

 

[05trailblazer 10+ year member]

I put 600 rms daily on mine and it was perfectly fine with it, but then again I didn't go for spl

neither is the OP. so he should be fine

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

neither is the OP. so he should be fine

If he sets his gains right

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

neither is the OP. so he should be fine

If he sets his gains right

 

[jsluss17 10+ year member]

yea, the 8's will be your best bet, especially in the small trunk, in that small of an enclosure the 10's will get very peaky very quickly.

how would the vvx 8's compare to sa 8 v2s? in both loudness and ability to get low. only reason why i'd like 10s is because they should be able to get lower easier and i feel like there wouldn't be much of a difference with 2 8's compared to my 1 12 right now in around the same size box and off the same power

I used to have a 2000 mustang same car as his 03. I had 2 re se 10's that box took my entire trunk basically if I remember it was 3.0ft^3

yeah it's a tiny trunk and i can't really take up the whole trunk i think most i can do is around 2 cubic feet net

If you are smart with the gain, and put them in a proper/well done box they should be fine. Dcon's prefer the smaller ported enclosures. But keep in mind, they are a 2" coil and we rate them at 300rms for a reason, so in no way am I promoting more then ratted power, just being smart with what ever power is applied.

yeah i'd be smart with the gain of course. i feel like you would probably know best out of anyone else for this question but would they be able to get loud/low in a smaller enclosure? they'd probably be getting around a cubic foot each and i'd tune them around 30 hz and i'm really interested in getting these subs they look nice

 

[Fi_ 10+ year member]

DC Level 2 8's are always a choice too rather cheap and are 600rms rated a piece and have great SQ. The v2's are better though.

 

[RicksI30 10+ year member]

the dcons are nice but they just arnt on the same level. especially with the v.2's

In what sense are they not on the same level? I'm just wondering what you mean?

OP why are you getting rid of your SA 12?