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[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Currently have a rf 851x, and a rf1001bd running 2 15' pg titaniums...I've decided that 2 15's are just too much for my civic sedan, so I'm getting rid of the 1001 bd, and the 2 15's. My plan is to bridge 2 sets of seperates off the one half of the 851x, and use the other half bridged (about 425 watts) to run a single 10 or 12 ported. Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a badass, high quality 10 or 12 inch sub that would sound good with about 400 watts. Planning to put the sub in a ported box, as my 15' were sealed. I've been thinking of a 10w7. A buddy had one running off basically a newer model of my 851x, and it was **** near as loud as my 2 15's. The only problem was the $600 price tag he payed for the sub with it's ported box. Perhaps a infinty perfect? maybe a small re? Do they make small RE subs? Any suggestions? Thanx!

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[bri487 5,000+ posts]

Currently have a rf 851x, and a rf1001bd running 2 15' pg titaniums...I've decided that 2 15's are just too much for my civic sedan, so I'm getting rid of the 1001 bd, and the 2 15's. My plan is to bridge 2 sets of seperates off the one half of the 851x, and use the other half bridged (about 425 watts) to run a single 10 or 12 ported. Wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a badass, high quality 10 or 12 inch sub that would sound good with about 400 watts. Planning to put the sub in a ported box, as my 15' were sealed. I've been thinking of a 10w7. A buddy had one running off basically a newer model of my 851x, and it was **** near as loud as my 2 15's. The only problem was the $600 price tag he payed for the sub with it's ported box. Perhaps a infinty perfect? maybe a small re? Do they make small RE subs? Any suggestions? Thanx!

if your two fifteens were too much for you, why would you even consider a W7 that according to you, was just as loud as your two 15"s?

 

[Mackenzie 10+ year member]

It all depends on how the car was setup. By no means does 1 w7 come close to the 2 15 titaniums in output, thats given that both are run off the same box amp ect (being a former owner of 2 15 ti's, and a single 12 dub 7 ). I say you should keep them. especially if your happy with them. Just cut the gain down if its to loud.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

Basically, I'm trying to get less weight, and more space in my trunk. the 15 box barely fits, has no air room, and weighs the back end of the car down. Looking for somthing that will sound good, but give me some trunk space back,

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

It all depends on how the car was setup. By no means does 1 w7 come close to the 2 15 titaniums in output, thats given that both are run off the same box amp ect (being a former owner of 2 15 ti's, and a single 12 dub 7 ). I say you should keep them. especially if your happy with them. Just cut the gain down if its to loud.

the gain is not volume control.

 

[DJ Kontakt 10+ year member]

i would love to hear those 2 15s in such a small car

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Gains are not volume controls, that's true. But **in some circumstances** they can and should be used to atenuate output DOWN to blend speakers/channels together properly. You just never (ever) want to boost using gains while blending outputs.

 

[JCivicHb 10+ year member]

i would love to hear those 2 15s in such a small car

i had those running off of a jbl bp 1200 in my hatchback before, it was really F ucking loud. Theres a pic in my gallery on this site. click under my name...too bad they had that bad factory defect that had like every ones tinsel leads break off, if not i would still be running them.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

How isn't it ?

Gains can only be used as 'volume controls' to the extent to which I described above. The phrase 'gains are not volume knobs' are for newbs who do not understand a gain's true purpose, or how it can be manipulated *properly* as a volume adjustment (beyond being just a gain match adjustment). But... I suspect you already know all that and just wanted him to explain it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif Bad Jmac, bad! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

he turns his gain down as a volume control, and then the average guy (who likes his system but lacks the technical side of car audio) wants to rock out later to a song he likes and he is going to push his system harder because he isnt getting the output he knows his system is capable of and he is going to end up sending his amp a clipped signal. so in the end, why not either use the subwoofer volume control in his deck or get an external subwoofer volume control if his deck doesnt have one.

 

[DJItalianICE 10+ year member]

he turns his gain down as a volume control, and then the average guy (who likes his system but lacks the technical side of car audio) wants to rock out later to a song he likes and he is going to push his system harder because he isnt getting the output he knows his system is capable of and he is going to end up sending his amp a clipped signal. so in the end, why not either use the subwoofer volume control in his deck or get an external subwoofer volume control if his deck doesnt have one.

well if you have a 1000 watt amp and a sub that only handles 500w, you want to turn the gains down appropriately, right? That's what ill be doing.