kicker L7 15" old school vs. new gen

[enerlevel 10+ year member]

kicker l7 15" are out with about 3 generations. but all of them are 1000rms.

question is , does the older gen sound the same as the newer ones?

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[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

I hear the S12L7's are severely underrated...when I had one, I didn't know **** about audio, so my experience is useless.

I have heard a new one, but only for a few burps.

 

[Wildbillpb 10+ year member]

I think the only difference is durability and the basket and of course the look.

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

I had a 12" L7, the earliest model with the grayish cone that looks like a + sign, I installed it in a big ported box made by kicker. 500 watts was fine, upped it to 800 and I tore the tinsel lead off the cone. It was friggin loud though and the coil could of taken much more.

The newest model has its tinsel leads woven into the spider and is beefier so just avoid the 1st gen.

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

the old ones weren't durable at all. the new models have come a long way in that regard. The T/S parameters are different also. think evolution

 

[KidThump 10+ year member]

I have seen many blown 1st gens and torn tinsel leads, Old kickers didn't have as strong of a cone either....

Rarely do i see the newer ones blow or mess up at all unless it's on purpose since i find them to be very underrated.

 

[enerlevel 10+ year member]

ok thanks.....

so buying the 1st gen would be useless i suppose.......

 

[thegreatestpenn 5,000+ posts]

its not useless, just not very wise. people put too much power to them and tuned the first gens too low. the old L7s couldn't handle the lows though (very low xmax) so tinsel breakage was common. if you don't tune super low and give the 1st gen power around or under rated it will do fine

 

[Suicide Bobb 5,000+ posts]

Yep, I bought one with a torn tinsel lead for $75 (in a box) and soldered it back on.

 

[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

dont buy either better can be bought for the price //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[enerlevel 10+ year member]

dont buy either better can be bought for the price //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

hummmm the most common problems i have seen in the first gen are the surround peeling off and voice coil burnt...... sheeeshhh i alwaz thought ppl wired it wrong or somthing... now tht i know its a common problem in the sub itsself...

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

None of them are very good, hehe.