mag vs MJ18...discuss

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

Old style (2005) Mag 15 in 3.5 cubes ported tuned to 32htz on a sundown 1500D @ 1 ohm...

vs...

2 Mach 5 Audio MJ18s in 6 cubes sealed off a sundown 1500D @ 2 ohms (400+ watts each since the sundown is notoriously underrated)

discuss which and why (looking for a loud daily that sounds like the seks)

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[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

cmon fellas nothing?

 

[Charles Barkley 10+ year member]

your avatar is so **** , no one wants to help you..... now killyourself.kthnx

 

[nate2587 10+ year member]

your avatar is so **** , no one wants to help you..... now killyourself.kthnx

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

lawl

platestacker was a ***

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

thank god for someone whose been here longer than a year...

i hated the kid that is on my avatar...biggest meathead this forum has ever seen probably...every subwoofer discussion ended up being an argument about bench pressing....

back on topic anyone?

 

[9512ds 5,000+ posts]

you have already had an 18 correct? A Q I believe...

If you feel it's time to change things up why not try the 18s sealed. Im sure it would sound awesome.

 

[Witty690 10+ year member]

I had a MJ-18 in about 5 cubes @ 32 hz. The lows tore my p.o.s. jetta apart. Ive never heard mags tho, so its a little opinionated.

BTW, it was off ~650 watts

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

right...hmm i wonder if anyone here has heard both....

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

The MJ-s will sound great, I know that from experience. But there is a serious cone advantage here in their favor. So I am not sure what you are after.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

final goal = sound at least as good as the mags...get as loud but have more of a wow factor...i know the wow factor of 2 18's is there....just want to make sure they will get as loud and sound as good....or if thats possible

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

right...hmm i wonder if anyone here has heard both....

I have. If you are after SQ either will sound good, but the ultimate sq system usually does not have 2 massive drivers.

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

right..im not looking for anything near the realm of ultimate SQ...more or less a loud daily that sounds nice

 

[dvrmstrng 5,000+ posts]

bumpity bump....

 

[ultimate157 5,000+ posts]

Not many people here have heard the MJ-18, let alone both that and the mag. Snoopdan comes to mind as someone who has the MJ, and I'm sure he's listened to a Mag at least once.

I can tell you the mag sounds fantastic, however it is by no means the end-all of woofers that the forum makes it out to be. (Not to be confused with calling the mag a bad driver by any means)

I have it sealed, oversized currently, so I can't say what it'll do ported. When spring comes I'll finalize the install with ~2.75 net.

Edit: I'll agree with denim that the 2 18's will have a SERIOUS cone advantage over a single mag... Somewhere in the order of 400 in^2 vs 132 in^2. (I like to subtract 1" from the radius to account for the surround and surround landing that is usually accounted for in the overall diameter of the sub.)