Playing With Configurations (Decisions, Decisions)

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

The Icon sealed is quite nice, but obviously not going to be as loud when ported. The Xcon is a great sealed option for one of our sub woofers if above 1000 watts or so, less then that, the Gcon is my sealed box suggestion from the SSA line up. But the nice thing is none of our subs are so biased in one direction or another too far. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

The is solace in the fact that I have about 1.2k of clean power at 2ohms, so are you suggesting maybe a large-area sealed XCON? Could be interesting...

 

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

If you have no interest in SPL then why are you trying to go so big? I just did an install with a single 12" that has more than enough SPL for my needs but is also an SQ champ...

It's not that I have NO interest in SPL, but I could care less about what numbers I throw up on the meter and don't need something that's going to wildly overthrow my front stage. I'm in the camp that it's more prudent to have more than you need and be able to tune it down than to try and take something small and make it perform like something bigger.

 

[murph 10+ year member]

Personally I would go with two of these motors Lightning Audio Subwoofer Neo Motor Car Audio Stereo Parts Recone TC Sounds Bass | eBay

The guy would probably take 500 for 2 of them if you pmed him.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

The is solace in the fact that I have about 1.2k of clean power at 2ohms, so are you suggesting maybe a large-area sealed XCON? Could be interesting...

If sealed is the direction you want to go and that is the power you plan to run, I would suggest checking out the Xcon if you are leaning SSA. Not that the Icon is bad sealed, far from it, just that the Xcon is a little stronger sealed. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[neo_styles 10+ year member]

If sealed is the direction you want to go and that is the power you plan to run, I would suggest checking out the Xcon if you are leaning SSA. Not that the Icon is bad sealed, far from it, just that the Xcon is a little stronger sealed. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

I have no preference of sealed or ported for my application. Just need to make it not take up the entire cargo area of an SUV.