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[DaBaller504 10+ year member]

Alrite, what would sound better, 2 kicker comp vr's or just one S12L5 solobaric

what are ur comments

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[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

What do you mean "sound better"? SQ, SPL? What kind of box?

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

and to add to that, how many watts are we dealing with and what music are you going to be listening to on a daily basis?

 

[DaBaller504 10+ year member]

Anything, currently i just have a homemade box, but mainly the SPL, what will give me the more hard hitting bass. 800 watts

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by DaBaller504 Anything, currently i just have a homemade box, but mainly the SPL, what will give me the more hard hitting bass. 800 watts

most likely the L5...but im warning you the SQ is bad...

 

[v8s10 10+ year member]

FOR CHRISTS SAKE.. quit saying the sq on ANY of the kicker L7 or L5 is BAD.. it is not bad!!!! its not going to win competitions in sound quality.. that is FOR SURE.. but with the box i currently have it is able to hit EVERY SINGLE NOTE WITH ACURACY... no it doesnt sound like the note as it came out of the drum of the guitar.. but i realized that when i decided to have a 1000 watt subwoofer vs. 200 watt components.. but it is VERY VERY capable of reproducing tones with a fair amount of accuracy.. AND SLAMMING THEM INTO YOUR HEAD LIKE A BRICK. trust me 90% of people would rather be able to do that then to have their idq's meet every note with anticipation and hit a poor *** 136... sound a little better than a dang door speaker...

i've had both.. idqs and a L7... i've had both extremes in my car and compare the two subs... they were even in the same car... and it all boils down to the fact that for performing like a SUBWOOFER i was most impressed with my L7... given the idq made my system pick up when i was listening to eric clapton and jewel *(which i do listen to from time to time)* but with my main musical emphasis being hip hop and electro/synthpop... i dont NEED the accuracy of those subs, and was actually disappointed that the two subs didnt hit as hard as i desired.. where as the kicker fills into my listening preference PERFECTLY...

oh and if you say that i should have put those idqs in a ported enclosure.. i will laugh right in your face, as i spent about 20 dollars in long distance calls trying every box that image dynamics had recommended, including ported enclosures and a sine wave type box... and they sound like TURDS in anything else..

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by v8s10 FOR CHRISTS SAKE.. quit saying the sq on ANY of the kicker L7 or L5 is BAD.. it is not bad!!!! its not going to win competitions in sound quality.. that is FOR SURE.. but with the box i currently have it is able to hit EVERY SINGLE NOTE WITH ACURACY... no it doesnt sound like the note as it came out of the drum of the guitar.. but i realized that when i decided to have a 1000 watt subwoofer vs. 200 watt components.. but it is VERY VERY capable of reproducing tones with a fair amount of accuracy.. AND SLAMMING THEM INTO YOUR HEAD LIKE A BRICK. trust me 90% of people would rather be able to do that then to have their idq's meet every note with anticipation and hit a poor *** 136... sound a little better than a dang door speaker...

 

 

i've had both.. idqs and a L7... i've had both extremes in my car and compare the two subs... they were even in the same car... and it all boils down to the fact that for performing like a SUBWOOFER i was most impressed with my L7... given the idq made my system pick up when i was listening to eric clapton and jewel *(which i do listen to from time to time)* but with my main musical emphasis being hip hop and electro/synthpop... i dont NEED the accuracy of those subs, and was actually disappointed that the two subs didnt hit as hard as i desired.. where as the kicker fills into my listening preference PERFECTLY...

 

 

oh and if you say that i should have put those idqs in a ported enclosure.. i will laugh right in your face, as i spent about 20 dollars in long distance calls trying every box that image dynamics had recommended, including ported enclosures and a sine wave type box... and they sound like TURDS in anything else..

well i just heard 2 10's and it wasnt great....maybe bad isnt the right word. it might have been a bad install tho...but still they are not SQ subs

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by nswartley well i just heard 2 10's and it wasnt great....maybe bad isnt the right word. it might have been a bad install tho...but still they are not SQ subs

The L5/7's need big boxes to sound good...and believe me, they do sound pretty good in fairly large boxes...(upwards of 5-7cu.ft. sealed)

- Steve

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by ss3079 The L5/7's need big boxes to sound good...and believe me, they do sound pretty good in fairly large boxes...(upwards of 5-7cu.ft. sealed)

 

- Steve

that explains the crap sound //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by nswartley that explains the crap sound //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Ah, how big was the box?

- Steve

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

hmm, for 2 10s it was maybe 6 sq ft...even if it was that big. it wasnt even mdf or anything...looked more like particle board or some other crap

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by nswartley hmm, for 2 10s it was maybe 6 sq ft...even if it was that big. it wasnt even mdf or anything...looked more like particle board or some other crap

Ah ok, how much power do you think they were getting? Let that guy know he needs a big sealed box for SQ Those things get **** loud too...

- Steve

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by ss3079 Ah ok, how much power do you think they were getting? Let that guy know he needs a big sealed box for SQ Those things get **** loud too...

 

- Steve

i think it was only about 300w per sub too....bad, bad system. never heard a good setup of L5's or L7's so i guess ill stop bad-talking them //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif