Going for Fi, BL or Q help me decide

JuniorSPL
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title says it all - i was going to go for the almighty beast btl but came to the conclussion that my jeeps electrical status just cant give it what it needs power wise so i have decided to stick with fi but downgrade to a less power hungry sub. here are the specs and give me your opinion on what you would get, im looking for overall good sq but still get that hard thump when i want it.

BL18

DUAL 1 | DUAL 2

Fs: 33.2 Hz | 33.2 Hz

Re: 0.7 Ohms/coil | 1.4 Ohms/coil

Qms: 5.82 | 5.82

Qes: .32 | .32

Qts: .30 | .30

Mms: 302g | 302g

Cms: 0.88mm/N | 0.88mm/N

Sd: 1210cm^2 | 1210cm^2

Vas: 181.0 l | 181.0 l

Spl: 94.1dB 1W/1m | 94.1dB 1W/1m

Bl: 16.6 N/A | 22.7 N/A

Xmax: 18mm | 18mm

Rms: 1000W * | 1000W *

Sealed box: N/A cuft | N/A cuft

Ported box: 5-8cuft | 5-8cuft

Sub OD: 18.500” | 18.500”

Cut ID: 16.750” | 16.750”

Mounting depth: 9.750” * | 9.750” *

Displacement: 0.26cuft * | 0.26cuft *

Q18

DUAL 1 | DUAL 2

Fs: 32.4 Hz | 32.1 Hz

Re: 0.7 Ohms/coil | 1.4 Ohms/coil

Qms: 9.31 | 9.37

Qes: .48 | .48

Qts: .46 | .46

Mms: 341g | 347g

Cms: 0.73mm/N | 0.73mm/N

Sd: 1210cm^2 | 1210cm^2

Vas: 149.7 l | 149.7 l

Spl: 92.0dB 1W/1m | 91.9dB 1W/1m

Bl: 13.9 N/A | 19.65 N/A

Xmax: 28mm

Rms: 1000W

Sealed box: 4-8 cuft

Ported box: 6-10 cuft @ 28Hz

Sub OD: 18.500”

Cut ID: 16.750”

Mounting depth: 10.000”

Displacement: 0.24cuft

if anyone has ideas about amps to run with these please feel free to share, lookin to spend about 250-300 on the amp

thanks guys

 
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