reccommend me a sub, 750-900 watts RMS 1-2ohms

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Weird I could of sworn they were stable at 1 ohms. And after looking at jl's pdf, the W6 is a dual 4 ohm sub but can only be ran in 3 ohms for parallel or 12w6 for series. Gay.
I'd like a loud sub with good sq. Let's hear everyone's opinion

I have 750 watts RMS at 2 ohms then.

the w6v2's can only be 2 or 8 ohms, not 3 ohms.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

I only wanna run one. I do wanna run one beefy one. Why ported? It won't hit as hard then, will it?

Say what??

A ported box will "hit" much harder vs a sealed box. And built and tuned correctly, will sound very, very good as well.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

If you can go ported, look into the DD2500 series.

They are a very capable driver and will fit the spl/sq requirements well.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

If you decide on sealed run the DC lvl 3.. They are great ported also

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Say what??
A ported box will "hit" much harder vs a sealed box. And built and tuned correctly, will sound very, very good as well.

yeah, ported def. gets a lot louder. the nice thing about ported is your ability to tune it to get the most out of your sub and to satisfy your wants. sealed will always have the advantage over ported of having a much flatter response (ported/bandpass can be peaky), as well as being a bit "punchier" (keeps up with double bass kicks a bit better than ported)

 

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If you can go ported, look into the DD2500 series.
They are a very capable driver and will fit the spl/sq requirements well.

yeah out of the subs i listed the DD would def. be the best choice. the SSA icon would beat it SQ wise but the DD will easily get the loudest. though i am not sure they like sealed boxes if the OP is really certain on going that route

 

[bretthiltz 10+ year member]

Well I'm only looking to run a sub at 2 ohms now.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

If you want to go mainstream I would recommend the Alpine Type R. They really impressed me with their SPL capability and you can get one for under a $150 new

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

yeah, ported def. gets a lot louder. the nice thing about ported is your ability to tune it to get the most out of your sub and to satisfy your wants. sealed will always have the advantage over ported of having a much flatter response (ported/bandpass can be peaky), as well as being a bit "punchier" (keeps up with double bass kicks a bit better than ported) 

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yeah out of the subs i listed the DD would def. be the best choice. the SSA icon would beat it SQ wise but the DD will easily get the loudest. though i am not sure they like sealed boxes if the OP is really certain on going that route

for the most part but in a properly designed ported app, you can have just as flat of a response and the ability to dig deeper.

If you have ever noticed, some of the best home audio speakers are ported. Some of the best home subwoofers are ported as well.

(Take a look at the best recording studio speakers, 99% are ported)

Model up some subs in Bass box pro or any modeling program and you will see ported apps that are just as flat as sealed designs along with

lower extension.

However, the one BIG down fall of a ported app is the lack of cone control below tuning.

 

[bretthiltz 10+ year member]

Okay so I will go with ported now. I will look into the dd 2500.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Okay so I will go with ported now. I will look into the dd 2500.

i would suggest looking for one in the sub classifieds, DD isn't cheap.

 

[bretthiltz 10+ year member]

the w6v2's can only be 2 or 8 ohms, not 3 ohms.

Their pdf says 3 or 12 ohms.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Their pdf says 3 or 12 ohms.

Are you talking about the OG w6 or the w6v2??

JL Audio 12W6v2 Subwoofers - Car Audio Subwoofers

w6v2

http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/8-12W6_BDS.pdf

OG w6

 

[bretthiltz 10+ year member]

Hmm, that's really weird cause when I downloaded the v2 pdf, it must of gave me the v1. But hmm, now its in between a dd2512 or a w6v2.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Hmm, that's really weird cause when I downloaded the v2 pdf, it must of gave me the v1. But hmm, now its in between a dd2512 or a w6v2.

The w6v2 is a great sq woofer by all means but the 2512 can/will give it a run in that dept. I still would think the w6v2 will have the edge in the sq dept but the 2512 is a much better, stronger all round sub. It will definitely win in the "SQL" and SPL dept.(and cheaper to boot)

 

[Chevy214 10+ year member]

yea that amp is not a 1ohm stable. and itz really not 750@2ohms, kicker amps are under rated and on my Kicker zx750.1 it has a birth sheet of 926, so itz pushing about 926@2ohms. try to get a sub or subs that match up that load.