for those who've used 18's?

[lightning2004 10+ year member]

how do they sound in general compared to 15's..im trying to decide but are they sloopy or do they 18's in general sound decent..im lookin at eclipse when im speaking of 18's...mostly listen to rock and rap..

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[skeptikal Premium Member]

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.

 

[Jason Sybert 10+ year member]

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.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

18's = pwnage...

 

[TypeR0149 10+ year member]

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

 

[skeptikal Premium Member]

18's = pwnage...

18's = the dirty if you dont have the room for them.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

18's = the dirty if you dont have the room for them.

I do have room for them?

4 teh win?

 

[Jason Sybert 10+ year member]

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

 

[skeptikal Premium Member]

lol not you UCP i'm talking about hte Original poster

 

[Speedyd718 10+ year member]

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.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

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.

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[Jason Sybert 10+ year member]

I was saying that we built the box for the 12 and the box was a bit bigger than the one for the 18. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

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??

 

[slim j 10+ year member]

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.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I've seen 18 compVR's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

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