JL or kicker?

[quickstopdante 10+ year member]

okay so i'm relatively noob so go easy guys. Right now i have a jl12w3v2 in a ported box. ive been thinking about going smaler to get a tighter sound. would two kicker comvr8s give me the same boom but tighter punch? i'm on a limited budget and the amp i'd be using is an audiobahn a800t.

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[T9X 10+ year member]

I believe that "tighter punch" you're looking for is midbass. In that case, you need either a midbass driver or a new set of components rather than a new subwoofer setup.

 

[limitkid7 5,000+ posts]

are your subs sealed?

 

[the_noob 10+ year member]

are your subs sealed?

Right now I have a jl12w3v2 in a ported box

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[astro 10+ year member]

keep the JL's

 

[quickstopdante 10+ year member]

its just one single 12. i like to have al ittle trunk space //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bhsswrstlr 10+ year member]

if you want a tighter bass response, build a sealed box.

 

[macbethpoe]

how do you like your w3v2, cause a shop by me has a buy one get two deal , it comes to about 300 for 3.

 

[astro 10+ year member]

(keep the JL) TWO 8" will not be close to the 12" 2 12" in a sealed box should do the trick (what kind of car is it)

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[quickstopdante 10+ year member]

the w3 is nice it just sounds muddy ported in a trunk. i have an 03 mazda protege. i think ill just go sealed and turn up the amp a little. the only other thought i had was the soundsplinter rli-8. that thing looks fierce and would take up way less space.

 

[1Rd 10+ year member]

That ported box takes alot more space than a sealed box will. When you bought it they should have explained all this to you. I have 2 JL12W3V2 in a sealed box in a SUV, Sealed because I didn't want to give up my cargo space. A single 12W3V2 in a ported box will be louder and have more boom to it than the single sealed. You already invested your money in the sub why not just get another box? Find a shop that has both sealed and ported boxes and look at the size differance. What kind of music do you listen to? The sealed box will give you more SQ than SPL but you can still make your teeth rattle. If it sounds muddy maybe you should try adjusting your amp and HU settings.