Kicker S15l5's or s12l7's???

[06chargerguy 10+ year member]

I was considering either purchasing a set of kicker solobaric s15l5's or s12l7's.

as far as i can tell from kickers website they are pretty similar as far as peak and rms power, sensitivity, and frequency response. the power for both is 1500 peak and 750 rms. sensitivity (db 1w/1m) for the l7s are 88.6 and the l5s are 90.3.

the frequency for the l7s are 20-100 hz whereas the l5s are 18-100hz.

Please please someone enlighten me with the best choice.

Thanks

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[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

how much power and space do you have?

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

if you can fit the 15"s and you want SPL go with two or more 15" L5s or 15" L7s.

 

[06chargerguy 10+ year member]

Power is not an issue. I will buy the amp after i get the subs. As far as the box i have a 2006 dodge charger so i have a decent amount of space. However i do not want to have more than 2 subs total. I also want to put in an amp rack at some point

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

do you want louder or cleaner?

 

[06chargerguy 10+ year member]

I'm going for a clean sound versus loudness. Cleanliness is next to godliness, or so they say.

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

Go for the L7's then, if you're set on solo barics. If you want real SQ, then look elsewhere. CVX's if you want kicker

 

[dumple 5,000+ posts]

want a 15inch l7???

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

Go for the L7's then, if you're set on solo barics. If you want real SQ, then look elsewhere. CVX's if you want kicker

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[06chargerguy 10+ year member]

Ultimately i am going for sound quality but i want it to really hit those bass notes. i usually listen to music with lots of heavy heavy bass so i need a large range of hz. I know kicker solobarics REALLY pound so thats why i want them. Alpine type-r's are also good subs but is not really what i am looking for. I will gladly accept any knowledgable answer about the subject, but leave the stupidity at the door. it justs wastes peoples time...

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

I would do the 12's, do 2.25 per driver. But if you prefer low bass, and a better over SQL, look at the CVX, either two 12's or two 15's, sealed.

 

[06chargerguy 10+ year member]

I dont get it. the cvx subs have a smaller frequency range. is that good or bad. I just want to be able to play my stereo louder and have clear crispy bass. i am not entering any competitions so i dont care about db or spl or anything. i t is just for personal entertainment.

 

[Polecat 5,000+ posts]

the CVX's will play plenty low enough, I have many choices, and am doing three CVX 12's, sealed now, do 1.25 per drievr. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[jmanpc 5,000+ posts]

too bad the regurgitation continues...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/up2something.gif.dd110ecf3ae4b76050d87598f2f8de7c.gif

eh, I've got a 15" L7 in 4.5cf @ 34hz. That's been my personal experience- It's crazy loud, but pretty fuzzy. I have dedicated midbasses to sharpen it up a bit, though.

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[CarAmpsonline]

go with 12 if you like cleaner sound and dont like it very loud