Do BTL's actually sound decent or are they all loudness?

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

reason that i'm asking is because i decided against re-doing my cutlass this year and buying an SUV due to having a third child now. In particular, i'll be picking up a used Tahoe or Yukon and i will have some real space to play around with now. I still plan on throwing in my 12" XXX's but if they aren't loud enough i was trying to see what is louder and still sounds decent.

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[babaganoush123 10+ year member]

there a little of both. is a good sub get it lol.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

If in your setup the woofers will have significant coil travel, the BTL is going to lose any semblance of linearity. In other words, it'll sound like *** when it gets moving.

I'd rather have the XXX's if sounding decent is anywhere on your list of priorities...

 

[Parker G 10+ year member]

You should just get some Audiopulse Revo 15's

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

If in your setup the woofers will have significant coil travel, the BTL is going to lose any semblance of linearity. In other words, it'll sound like *** when it gets moving.
I'd rather have the XXX's if sounding decent is anywhere on your list of priorities...

of course it is, and i strongly suspect that 2 XXX's and 3600-4000 watts in a yukon will be plenty. The Fi boner has always left me wondering as to how the BTL's really sound though.

 

[SHOnOFF 10+ year member]

i got an 18 " BTL in the back of my truck seats and it sounds great at high volumes. you need to have a huge box and tune that shit in the low 30's give it hella power and you wont be disappointed plus you'll save $$$$$ to buy a T30001BD amp for the next 18 haha