My older silver L's hit harder than the new black series L's

[LOUD 4DOOR 10+ year member]

My older silver L's hit harder than the new black series L's..

Well i will say that the old subs rattled more stuff in the car but seemed more flat ...

I used a radio shack analog spl meter on both setups, the new subs are louder...

But why would the old subs make everything rattle in the car ..

My box is ported too....

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[DaGh0st 5,000+ posts]

Tuned lower so you got more lows last time?

bty what are you hitting with that mic? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[LOUD 4DOOR 10+ year member]

My old silver 2 12L7s in a portad box with a mark antony 3000d amp, and a 4 guage wire and no electrical upgrade in a 4 door escort hit 142.8 at two comps 2 summers ago...

I blew the amp but I won 1st in my bracket..

basically the same set-up now ... but a 2500 mark antony.

 

[LOUD 4DOOR 10+ year member]

Ohh yea and the box is a pre fab small azz sub-zone box ..If I had a big truck, with a bigger box, id surely add 3 or more db's I promise...But 142 and a half on average is what I can do as of rite now

 

[LOUD 4DOOR 10+ year member]

Tuned lower so you got more lows last time?
bty what are you hitting with that mic? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I wouldnt even say what i am hitting with this old radio shack sound meter cause it needs to be tuned but it goes one line over the half mrk when on the highest setting

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If you have this mic then you knowe the highest setting is 120 with - and + db readings which i can get it up to+2 on it..

I am sure that these old mics I needs to be cal'd. These are seriously old mics which evry one will vary ...

But the other post explains what I am doing on the new mic's.

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Let teh black subs break in

 

[KnOkIn It 420 10+ year member]

My 2 0212L5s (the old black cones)were louder than my 0512L5s.It was one of my most favorite setups,2 12 L5 in a snail-shell box = LOUD.

 

[dB Dom 10+ year member]

Anything in a snail-shell box = LOUD.

Corrected lol

 

[LOUD 4DOOR 10+ year member]

They claim the sub zone has a snail type of curvature inside the port to where it shoots out air faster...!!!!

I think the sub zone boxes are pretty descent is why I never went with a bigger enclosure yet

 

[docutech 10+ year member]

Let teh black subs break in

x2

My 04 wasnt nearly as loud as my 06. The 06 wangs bunches!