DC lvl 5 or xl?

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

Hi so i'm planning on getting one of these DC audio 12's on preferrably a dc 2k amp. and I have a box design to the dimensions of 14x24x16. and with a 4" or 6" aeroport. this box gives me roughly 2 cubic feet at 34hz with as properly sized port length.

Now my questions: which would be loudest on this kind if power the 5 or XL? and the prices? along with any electrical modifications? and would that be an appropriate box? any and all advice would be great!

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[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

xl on a 2.0

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

I say try the new xl m2

 

[Phoenix Risen 10+ year member]

yea the xl would be your best bet. the lvl 5 would laugh at that power.

 

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

what's the new m2 like?

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

you wouldnt even be able to wake up a lvl 5 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

alright well i'll go with that. now what do you think of for that box design? pretty good, smaller bigger?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

the new m2 woofers are made to stay cooler longer and also take more power

 

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

alrighty, so my question stands would that box design previously menitoned work well? or cna i get louder wiht more or less volume?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

your box will be loud.dont see much of a ohm rise coming from it.optimum size is 1.5 tho,but this one should hit the lower notes pretty well.

 

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

ok so if i down sized it .2 cubes or so it be louder? or would it be more musical as is? i still want lows but i also want something that can play day to day pretty good

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

keep it like it is ,it will play the lows better,and be more musical

 

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

alright. i'd like to thank you for being so patient and helpful, and one final question, what do you estimate this could meter at? i was thinking about going to competitions

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

maybe in the mid 40's ,really hard to say

 

[bassin'96 10+ year member]

alright, cause in the future i'd planon getting another one, could i use the 1.2k and wire it to like .8 ohms with the .7 ohm coils? would tht be efficient adn well put less strain on my alternator? i really dont wanna do that at this point