NEED some OPINIONS w7 vs L7

[U n r e a L 10+ year member]

how would a 13w7 compare to my 2 12 L7s .... i really want to get a w7 but i dont want to be dissapointed if my 2 l7s are way louder...comments or opinions please...im stuck //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

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[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

The L7's will be louder

 

[Orio5 10+ year member]

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/word.gif.64b12e39f936af3b4fff38a1c0bd0244.gif mos def the L7s

 

[Pickler 10+ year member]

WAY louder, but some say that the L7s wont sound as nice, but its all box dependent .

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

At a certain volume and above, any real SQ pretty much goes out the window anyway. If you know the L7's are louder, and loudness seems to be a big deal to you, why do you want to switch to a single W7?

IMO you either need to decide you are willing to sacrifice a little less eye watering in your bass for some added SQ (possibly), or realize you are an SPL guy and only look towards 'upgrades' that wont leave you disspointed (SPL oriented gains).

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

you can get sq out of L7's tho...

just because it's harder to get good sq out of them doesn't mean they can't sound good..

 

[U n r e a L 10+ year member]

i pretty much expected the that my l7s would crush a single w7 .... i jus need someone elses opinion....the sq is ok but could be way better...probley cus my box .... but my SPL..... i need to get these bad boys metered...would upgrading from 4guage to 0gauge make any difference at all ?

ps.... the w7 jus looks so badass...i wish i could afford 2 of them lol

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

i pretty much expected the that my l7s would crush a single w7 .... i jus need someone elses opinion....the sq is ok but could be way better...probley cus my box .... but my SPL..... i need to get these bad boys metered...would upgrading from 4guage to 0gauge make any difference at all ?
ps.... the w7 jus looks so badass...i wish i could afford 2 of them lol

not an audible difference... people run 0 gauge to get some head room to upgrade, but 4 gauge is fine for

 

[AsK 5109 10+ year member]

i pretty much expected the that my l7s would crush a single w7 .... i jus need someone elses opinion....the sq is ok but could be way better...probley cus my box .... but my SPL..... i need to get these bad boys metered...would upgrading from 4guage to 0gauge make any difference at all ?
ps.... the w7 jus looks so badass...i wish i could afford 2 of them lol

X2

An owner of a shop around where I used to live competed all the time with his CRX.

He took down 3 12W7's with 2 10" L7's......by more than 3 decibels!!!!

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

X2
An owner of a shop around where I used to live competed all the time with his CRX.

He took down 3 12W7's with 2 10" L7's......by more than 3 decibels!!!!

That is (more than likely) a function of the install, and the vehicle, not the raw speakers used.
We could find examples of W7 setups beating up on L7 setups too, what does either single situation prove? Nothing really. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[AsK 5109 10+ year member]

That is (more than likely) a function of the install

Ya think!!!!!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

Just some food for thought for ya U N R E A L:yumyum:

 

[cotjones 10+ year member]

That is (more than likely) a function of the install, and the vehicle, not the raw speakers used.
We could find examples of W7 setups beating up on L7 setups too, what does either single situation prove? Nothing really. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

x2 yeah i've seen some 13w7's in sealed boxes that are a bit too small and they don't do much at all... but then again i've seen a 10w7 in some kind of tube form ported box push around 145... i've heard of people getting 150 from one but never seen it... just my personal opinion: i just find that at very high levels the L7's seem to let off a generic buzz on all frequencies, possibly because the square form produces an uneven force on the cone mass causeing harmonic distortion a round cone allows for the most even distribution of power over the cone the more vertices you add the harder it is to balance that force, at high volumes esspecially, anyone heard that 18" solox... not very good SQ indeed not much at all from the 5 different setups i've heard... just my opinion... i think that the square forms are hurting kicker yea they are loud due to the increased piston area... but to design a speaker to sound good it doesn't make much sence to make it a square, wish they still made the round ones...

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

x2 yeah i've seen some 13w7's in sealed boxes that are a bit too small and they don't do much at all... but then again i've seen a 10w7 in some kind of tube form ported box push around 145... i've heard of people getting 150 from one but never seen it... just my personal opinion: i just find that at very high levels the L7's seem to let off a generic buzz on all frequencies, possibly because the square form produces an uneven force on the cone mass causeing harmonic distortion a round cone allows for the most even distribution of power over the cone the more vertices you add the harder it is to balance that force, at high volumes esspecially, anyone heard that 18" solox... not very good SQ indeed not much at all from the 5 different setups i've heard... just my opinion... i think that the square forms are hurting kicker yea they are loud due to the increased piston area... but to design a speaker to sound good it doesn't make much sence to make it a square, wish they still made the round ones...

my brain just exploded //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/uhoh.gif.c07307dd22ee7e63e22fc8e9c614d1fd.gif

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

x2 yeah i've seen some 13w7's in sealed boxes that are a bit too small and they don't do much at all... but then again i've seen a 10w7 in some kind of tube form ported box push around 145... i've heard of people getting 150 from one but never seen it... just my personal opinion: i just find that at very high levels the L7's seem to let off a generic buzz on all frequencies, possibly because the square form produces an uneven force on the cone mass causeing harmonic distortion a round cone allows for the most even distribution of power over the cone the more vertices you add the harder it is to balance that force, at high volumes esspecially, anyone heard that 18" solox... not very good SQ indeed not much at all from the 5 different setups i've heard... just my opinion... i think that the square forms are hurting kicker yea they are loud due to the increased piston area... but to design a speaker to sound good it doesn't make much sence to make it a square, wish they still made the round ones...

hmm..

 

[Torgus 10+ year member]

there is the old saying that sound is round...

l7s will be ALOT louder generally speaking.

i wouldn't buy either myself but thats me...