Effective 12 sub

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

Just curious about this one. I know many people will recommend lots of subs with over 1000 watts just wondering what kind of 12 sub would be really effective with only about 497 watts. I might consider one of these later on. I know the LIs are know to be effective and loud. Lets say the box would be at least 2.0 ported kinda low. But the sub would still be able to handle most bass notes nicely.

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[puppie_chow 10+ year member]

I believe efficient is the word you are looking for...

 

[kuijo 10+ year member]

Squeeks having some custom made 18"s that'll run off of 500rms iirc. little bigger then the 12, but very efficient.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

Just curious about this one. I know many people will recommend lots of subs with over 1000 watts just wondering what kind of 12 sub would be really effective with only about 497 watts. I might consider one of these later on. I know the LIs are know to be effective and loud. Lets say the box would be at least 2.0 ported kinda low. But the sub would still be able to handle most bass notes nicely.

hmmm i say 12" atlas... like 3 cubes tuned to 28-9 hz and 3-500w should do you good. REALLY good. good woofers

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

I believe efficient is the word you are looking for...

o yea thats right.

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

hmmm i say 12" atlas... like 3 cubes tuned to 28-9 hz and 3-500w should do you good. REALLY good. good woofers

Im pretty sure they would its just that my trunk isnt too big. I remember I used to have a 12 SE in 2.0 cubes @ 32 hz. It seemed to fit perfect and there was hardly any cancelation. I think i should have just kept that box and got a different sub. O well. But yea 3 cubes is too much. Probably 2.25 would be my max; which is usually a pretty good ported size for 12 drivers.

 

[flakko 5,000+ posts]

Im pretty sure they would its just that my trunk isnt too big. I remember I used to have a 12 SE in 2.0 cubes @ 32 hz. It seemed to fit perfect and there was hardly any cancelation. I think i should have just kept that box and got a different sub. O well. But yea 3 cubes is too much. Probably 2.25 would be my max; which is usually a pretty good ported size for 12 drivers.

oh crap my box stats i gave you were for a 15" duh...

yea haha use that size for a 12" Atlas and it will be fine //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Humm a kicker CVR might do the trick.

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

well i kinda thought of some subs.

ID V3, LI, IDQ and JBL Power 12 (Probably what I should have just done).

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

500w is still a hefty amount of power, in all honesty.

I know....it seems miniscule with all the people running 2kw+ on their subs........but 500w (or less) will work wonderfully on the vast majority of subwoofers on the market.

Eclipse Alum series, O Audio TC2+, Acoustic Elegance AV12, OZ Matrix Elite, etc etc......

 

[Raven 10+ year member]

Adire Brahma

IA 187s

IA LI

SI Mags

In all truth, I think the 187s would outdo the LIs, 500 watts is right around their sweet spot.

 

[Blunt 10+ year member]

jl w3v2 love 500w rms and sound great

 

[JoseMCeee 10+ year member]

500w is still a hefty amount of power, in all honesty.
I know....it seems miniscule with all the people running 2kw+ on their subs........but 500w (or less) will work wonderfully on the vast majority of subwoofers on the market.

Eclipse Alum series, O Audio TC2+, Acoustic Elegance AV12, OZ Matrix Elite, etc etc......

yea the OZ's came to mind also. I just didnt know if it would be a waste because I know that they will handle alot more.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

Treo TSX all the way.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Even tho i hate the type R......u might want 2 consider 1