Rl-p's, SI Mag, or what?

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

I've been planning buy two 12" Rl-p's for a little while now. But I think single subwoofer set-ups are sessi. I can go up to about 4ft^3 for the enclosure, and I have about 1600 watts to play with. Also, the budget is about $450 maybe a little more.

Would two Rl-p's 12's be my best bet, or maybe a single 15" SI mag, or 15" Brahma. Would anything from RE work well for my needs?

[EDIT]

I'm looking for what would give me the most output, but still have near the same sound quality as a mag or a rl-p.

I'm a moron.

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[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

Im going to be biased towards the Rl-ps because of obvious reasons...but I just heard an SI mag yesterday and it was very very nice...all of those listed are great choices. Thats going to be a hard decision man //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

well i have had rl-p's and now a mag and i think i would go with the rl-p's. little cheaper, and with your space you can make a nice ported box for them and prolly have more output then the mag, while maintaining the same sq

 

[DFW40 10+ year member]

Im going to be biased towards the Rl-ps because of obvious reasons...but I just heard an SI mag yesterday and it was very very nice...all of those listed are great choices. Thats going to be a hard decision man //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Was it that Magnum in that rigged box in that truck?

You cannot go wrong with either the Brahma or the Mag. Is it the older Brahma that handles 1500 watts or the newer model that handles 600 watts. That would be a big factor.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

well i have had rl-p's and now a mag and i think i would go with the rl-p's. little cheaper, and with your space you can make a nice ported box for them and prolly have more output then the mag, while maintaining the same sq

I've been leaning towards the Rl-p's. I would think a single 15" would have a hard time matching the output of the two 12's. But I'm a n0ob, and I haven't heard very many not-mainstream-subs in person.

 

[iceteebone 5,000+ posts]

I've been leaning towards the Rl-p's. I would think a single 15" would have a hard time matching the output of the two 12's. But I'm a n0ob, and I haven't heard very many not-mainstream-subs in person.

brahma's and mags can get loud in a good ported box, but i think the rl-p's would have more output, not alot though, and still give you as good of sq as either of those

 

[dkguitarist 5,000+ posts]

all three are a toughy.

can't go wrong with the rl-ps tho for the price

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

I've been planning buy two 12" Rl-p's for a little while now. But I think single subwoofer set-ups are sessi. I can go up to about 4ft^3 for the enclosure, and I have about 1600 watts to play with. Also, the budget is about $450 maybe a little more.
Would two Rl-p's 12's be my best bet, or maybe a single 15" SI mag, or 15" Brahma. Would anything from RE work well for my needs?

[EDIT]

I'm looking for what would give me the most output, but still have near the same sound quality as a mag or a rl-p.

I'm a moron.

If you can save ~ $150 more I'll sell you 2 12" SI Mag D2's (The new ones) And that'll be SHIPPED to you.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

If you can save ~ $150 more I'll sell you 2 12" SI Mag D2's (The new ones) And that'll be SHIPPED to you.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Thanks for the offer bro. While it's tempting, I really shouldn't spend any more on subs right now.

 

[UndercoverPunk 5,000+ posts]

Thanks for the offer bro. While it's tempting, I really shouldn't spend any more on subs right now.

So I take it you have a one ohm stable amp and are going to get the RL-Ps in dual 4 so that they can be double paralleled down to 1 ohm?

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

I'd go with the MAG...

I have had hands on experience with both, extensively...

nG

 

[Hundreth 10+ year member]

Is it the older Brahma that handles 1500 watts or the newer model that handles 600 watts. That would be a big factor.

Not really...

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

Is it the older Brahma that handles 1500 watts or the newer model that handles 600 watts. That would be a big factor.

old and new brahmas are both rated to do 600rms...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

old and new brahmas are both rated to do 600rms...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

Subwoofers do not "do" power...

They accept power.

nG

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

Im going to be biased towards the Rl-ps because of obvious reasons...but I just heard an SI mag yesterday and it was very very nice...all of those listed are great choices. Thats going to be a hard decision man //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

Very nice on 600rms at that. I was tickling it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

well i have had rl-p's and now a mag and i think i would go with the rl-p's. little cheaper, and with your space you can make a nice ported box for them and prolly have more output then the mag, while maintaining the same sq

Old mag or new one? The new ones are LEAPS and bound past the original two //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I do however agree that with the space you have 2 12" RL-p will be better suited for more output and similar SQ.

Was it that Magnum in that rigged box in that truck?

Shut up you //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif