heavy metal and 15 inch subs? help

[dreamer33917 10+ year member]

ok i have a focus svt hatchback ,and i love heavy metal music.....its been a while since i was in to car audio , i guess im old school lol...but i can admit when i am not currently up to speed on things in the car audio world , so im asking for some help.....as far as 15 inch subs go are they still only for deep bass and hip hop? back when i was into car audio i was told that 15s **** for metal that they cant keep up with the faster tighter bass notes of the music and will burn out there voice coils....have they fixxed that yet? if so what 15s can handel a sealed box and metal? or are there some 15s that will sound awsome in a ported box so when i want to put a bass track on it drops hard? ALSO what are some 15s that pound but have GREAT sq i want to be LOUD but i dont want my music to sound like *** i do play guitar and bass so i tend to be a little bit more sq than spl but i do LOVE SPL

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[rgplayer 10+ year member]

A 15 can keep up with rock and metal. It depends on box and install, not so much the brand or model 15. I have seen an 18 that could keep up just fine but still drop. And a decent sub isn't going to blow unless your feeding way more power than its rated for, or if your clipping the amp. Any decent 15 can be found pretty cheap on here in the classifieds. Just put it in the right box with good clean power and it will be fine. Some good brands on here are Fi, Audioque, Sundown, Digital Designs(usually expensive), Cascade Designs,etc...

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

possibly a smaller sealed box?

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

i would suggest this because its is the easiest way t make sure you are happy with what you are getting:

get a pair of GOOD 10's that can take a good ampunt of power and abuse. run them ported. they will keepup with the music just fine but will still slam when its time. a guy on here runs two audioque hdc3 10's and has hit a 151 and he listens to a good amount of rock. his name is likethorsmasher or something to that effect.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

Gf has a 15" Q and I have 4 15" HDC's and we both listen to a lot of metal. Either set up can keep up with fast kicks no problem and have plenty of punch instead of muddy/bloated bass. It takes a lot of sub if you want impact on rock/metal, that's why I run 4 15's...

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

Gf has a 15" Q and I have 4 15" HDC's and we both listen to a lot of metal. Either set up can keep up with fast kicks no problem and have plenty of punch instead of muddy/bloated bass. It takes a lot of sub if you want impact on rock/metal, that's why I run 4 15's...

or you can run a pair of 10's and get the exact impact youre looking for and still drop low.

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

or you can run a pair of 10's and get the exact impact youre looking for and still drop low.

Single 15 has more cone area and gets my vote //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif And 2 10's will NOT have the impact I'm looking for, but possibly be enough for the OP //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[dreamer33917 10+ year member]

ok sounds great i realy need some help with this system because from what i have been reading i have already bought some bad things.... but here is some more info i would love to be at a level where i can go to some local shows and place well hell maybe even win one lol.... but this is what i have 04 svt completely dynamated . i have 2 brand new power acoustiks a3000db mono amps 1 brand new power acoustic a600 ab 4 channel amp. a power acoustik 20 farrad digital cap a power acoustik 2 farrad digital cap. 1 stinger spv44 battery a yellow top optima under hood also a 220 amp alternator and stinger 250 relay and circut breaker.. also a phoenix gold 4 channel 12 volt line driver a lanzar optidrive 100 bass/processor/9 volt line driver.. now i know that you guys have said that power acoustik sucks keep in mind that i got all 3 amps for 300 bucks brand new a buddy of mine worked at the wholesale house in jacksonville fl and said they were bad *** and he owed me a favour so i got those.. there is a new term on here i have seen SQL that sounds like me i want a system where my music sounds freaking BEAUTIFUL not the loudest but i would like to get comments like I HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT METALLICA SONG SO AWSOME AND CLEAR but still be able to do some spl damage........... but keeping that in mind let please BEG for your help and ideas on what set up would be best in this hatchback... i have not bought mids and highs or sub or subs yet but i dont know please help give me your ideas what would you do

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I'm an AQ fanboy, so HDC's get my vote. Either 2 12's or 2 15's tuned to 38-40Hz will do the trick...

What do those amps do RMS wise? If around 2k then copper coils would be fine, but if they're like 2.5k or more then I'd get aluminum coils.