JL audio vs soundqubed

[bassattack95]

I'm trying to tell my dad the truth but he don't listen. So I'm asking y'all as back up. What's louder 4 10in jl w0v2s in a 4th order at 36hz or 1 hdc4 15 at 35hz (box is 4.25 cubes)

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[Slobalt]

Depends on power but I would go with hdc4 on an aq3500

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

meter them both and find out....only REAL way to know.

I run HDC4's but have heard a few loud JL set ups also. All about the enclosure and how much you want to spend...

 

[thehardknoxlife 10+ year member]

The 4 10's will have nearly 80% more cone area. That's going to be hard to beat for noobs, no matter how much power you throw at it.

****, been a long time since I've lurked on this forum.

 

[supereikenator 10+ year member]

I'd say the HDC4, W0's are pretty gutless as far as loud goes, but JL isn't really made to be loud. I think the HDC4 has enough motor force to outweigh the cone area advantage.

 

[bassattack95]

Dad brought up a good point. He said he can always upgrade sub's and power to get louder

 

[bigfluke 773]

Did you really need your dad to tell you that?

Dad brought up a good point. He said he can always upgrade sub's and power to get louder

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

I think that the four tens should out perform the single 15,depending on the power as stated,and the type of vehicle,and location of the subs.Four low powered tens of 250 rms-300 rms can get down pretty nasty

 

[30hrtz 10+ year member]

From my experience, my aq 10 was at least 10 dbs louder than my friends jl w0 10. Plus, he blew his sub every few weeks.and it ,the jl sounded horrid. Just my 2 cents, but I would put 1 hdc 10 against 4 of those jl zeros and probably win in all categories. My aq 15 was insane as well. Hope this helps with your decision. Gotta love the soundqubes.

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

W0 is a very entry level sub. I haven't used them in ages, but that's always been their entry level. Personally I'd take one big boy sub over 4 cheap woofers using a motor the size of a can of dip.

And why on earth would you tune a 4th order to 34hz? Seriously, forget about 4th order entirely. If you don't really know what you're doing and have a very good reason to use that alignment you should stick to sealed or ported.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

The JL's have 2x the cone area almost, but half the useable excursion and powerhandling even with 4 of them is going to be lower.... For a burp situation I'd put my money on the SQ woofer every time.. For a daily situation, shoot, 8/10 times I'd still pick the SQ. Step up to w3's and up and the situation might change, but w0 are just too low end.