L7 12" ported vs 15" sealed or something else?

[ARSkemp 10+ year member]

What would be better for sql? or Daily driver SPL i guess. More spl then sq anyways.

The box would probably be tuned around 30-35 hz for the 12" ported.

how would that compare to a 15" l7 sealed?

both boxes would be ~ 2.2 ft^3

I never really hear much about l7's sealed. I don't know if its just because they aren't great sealed or what.

Also if l7's aren't good sealed what about a 15" cvx in the same box?

If their are any other

12"/15" type R ported/sealed

12" FI SSD ported (just over $200)

The reason i focused on the kickers was because i read they that they didn't need much power to get loud, and the CVX seemed to do very well on the "Big 12 challenge" at realm of excursion

I would probably power the sub with 1000 watts or less and its going to be a single sub setup and i want to make sure it will get loud off that much power. I was thinking of going with the hifonics 1206d for the amp (people have said its overrated but it should work well for what i want right?)

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also i dont know if it matters but the only sub ive personally owned was a 12" infinity perfect off 400w sealed. I'm hoping to get relatively louder with the setup above. Other subs ive heard would be some 2 10" audiobahns sealed with ~ 1100w (which didn't sound horrible but the perfect sounded much better) and 2 12's off of 600w (some circuitcity brand w/prefab box, i didnt look in the trunk to see what brand they were) which sounded downright horrible and didn't even get as loud as the infinity i had.

Thats about all the experience ive had with subs and im hoping to get something thats louder then the infinity i had, and sounds a little better than the audiobahns (which people say sound pretty bad but compared to the circuitcity ones they were outstanding)

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[forms89 10+ year member]

a8

 

[forms89 10+ year member]

dont put a L7 in a sealed box.... EVER.. They are built to move air... and thats about all they are built for... Also you need a bigger ported box then 2.2 cubes

 

[forms89 10+ year member]

actually i had 2 12" diamond m3's in a sealed box that size and they sounded decent..

 

[ARSkemp 10+ year member]

dont put a L7 in a sealed box.... EVER.. They are built to move air... and thats about all they are built for... Also you need a bigger ported box then 2.2 cubes

Whats wrong with 2.2 cubes? The min recommended by kicker is 1.75, and 2.2 is almost 1/2 a ft^3 more...

 

[DBfan187 5,000+ posts]

the 12" L7's EPB is closer to 50 than 100, go sealed.

 

[forms89 10+ year member]

Whats wrong with 2.2 cubes? The min recommended by kicker is 1.75, and 2.2 is almost 1/2 a ft^3 more...

im just giving my opinion... i had 1 12" L7 in a 2.75cubic ft ported box and it sounded great and was LOUD.. remeber you have a square sub which means your going to move more air than a round sub... the best thing to do would be to call an mtx tech and tell him your set up and he will give his suggestion....

 

[forms89 10+ year member]

also if you look at the specs on the website:

the the min sealed volume is 1.5ft and max is 6.0 ft...

the min ported volume is 3.0ft and max is 6.0 ft (which excludes port volume)

thats why i was saying go bigger otherwise your low end output will suffer if your box is too small..