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<blockquote data-quote="tj1320" data-source="post: 4331968" data-attributes="member: 575260">After trying the rsd12d Phoenix Gold subs for SQ, I realize that SQ is not all I&#039;m after. I&#039;m glad I only paid $80 a piece for them because they don&#039;t get anywhere near loud enough for me. The SQ is borderline excellent but they are barely loud enough to shake the mirrors before distorting.So, I&#039;ve decided to go with the L7s again but I&#039;m going with 15s this time since I already sold my 12s. I&#039;m not sure if I should go sealed or ported with them though. I want &quot;loud&quot; but I also want &quot;clean&quot; with it.The vehicle is a &#039;98 Ram quad cab and my maximum enclosure dimensions are 50&quot; wide x 20&quot; deep x 20&quot; high. If I build a box that is 48&quot; wide x 20&quot; deep x 19.875&quot; high that will give me 4.4 cubic feet per sub. I was thinking about making it sealed for simplicity and more SQ, but I&#039;ve also read that a ported box tuned to 32-33Hz will still sound clean and be louder than the sealed enclosure. What do you guys think? Is 4.4 per sub too much?The amp I will be using is a JBL GTO 1201.1 mono amp. I know it won&#039;t push the 15s to their RMS limits but I&#039;m okay with that for now.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="tj1320, post: 4331968, member: 575260"] After trying the rsd12d Phoenix Gold subs for SQ, I realize that SQ is not all I'm after. I'm glad I only paid $80 a piece for them because they don't get anywhere near loud enough for me. The SQ is borderline excellent but they are barely loud enough to shake the mirrors before distorting. So, I've decided to go with the L7s again but I'm going with 15s this time since I already sold my 12s. I'm not sure if I should go sealed or ported with them though. I want "loud" but I also want "clean" with it. The vehicle is a '98 Ram quad cab and my maximum enclosure dimensions are 50" wide x 20" deep x 20" high. If I build a box that is 48" wide x 20" deep x 19.875" high that will give me 4.4 cubic feet per sub. I was thinking about making it sealed for simplicity and more SQ, but I've also read that a ported box tuned to 32-33Hz will still sound clean and be louder than the sealed enclosure. What do you guys think? Is 4.4 per sub too much? The amp I will be using is a JBL GTO 1201.1 mono amp. I know it won't push the 15s to their RMS limits but I'm okay with that for now. [/QUOTE]

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