for those who've used 18's?

There will be no real difference in sound or accuracy with an 18. maybe being able to play lower louder because of shear displacement.

18's are kind of pointless IMO unless you have a ton of room to play with.

 
It all depends. Wattage is one factor to look into. I have heard 12s sound better than 18s. The brand is another factor. Along with type of vehicle and so on.

its driver specific.

thats a old wives tale, that bigger subs are sloppy

 
I was just saying because me and a friend of mine took an 18 out of a truck and put in a 12 (same amps). The 12 sounded better than the 18. It could have been the box though. I am not downing 18s I think they are the shizit.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif

 
I was just saying because me and a friend of mine took an 18 out of a truck and put in a 12 (same amps). The 12 sounded better than the 18. It could have been the box though. I am not downing 18s I think they are the shizit.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif
can't swap an 18 and a 12 in the same box. not gonna even be close for air space requirements. but ngsm13's 18xxx wanged down low. more than any 15 i've heard.

 
I was just saying because me and a friend of mine took an 18 out of a truck and put in a 12 (same amps). The 12 sounded better than the 18. It could have been the box though. I am not downing 18s I think they are the shizit.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/peace.gif.2db28b618ed8d1964ebbe2f5021d2c39.gif
Same exact brand and model? If not, this is nonconclusive.

18 FTW...

As stated before, 18's being "sloppier" than other subs are an ancient myth. I love 18's, simply because of the sheer displacement, and the WOW factor. It's great to be STUPID loud and sound good with one sub //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

NG

 
I was saying that we built the box for the 12 and the box was a bit bigger than the one for the 18.
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What 12 were you using that needs a larger enclosure than an 18??

 
Those eclipse 18s look pretty expensive, however, not too many people make 18s these days.

I like 18s. I think items like this eclipse and the xxx can sound pretty good (from what I have read) while getting pretty loud + the "wow" factor...all the better.

(re, ma audio, pyramid, kicker (only in the solo-x) That's all I can think of that have models currently available.

 
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