subwoofer dilemma, help needed

[jstaguy24 10+ year member]

i have been looking for a budget setup for my suburban. I am down to 2 options i found locally.

option 1- a used fi 18q in a 10 cu ft box at 35 hz, the only drawback to this sub is its a dual 2 ohm sub. My amp is only 2 ohm stable, so i would have to wire it.to 4 ohms and only feed it with about 350 watts until i can upgrade to a large monoblock.

option 2- 2 boston g2 15's in a sealed box (i will build a ported box and off the prefab box) never used, wouldn't fit in the car. they are 4 ohm single voice coil rated at 300 rms. so i can get my amp to a 2 ohm load and feed these subs around the 600 watts.

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[disturbed471985 5,000+ posts]

G2's will be louder at first until you toss more power on the FI then games over for the G2's as far as numbers go..

 

[jstaguy24 10+ year member]

yea i figure i will upgrade the g2's later to something better and install a larger amp anyway. I'm leaning towards the fi. i listen to mostly rock music, so more into sql then spl also. i guess it boils down to ending up with a dual 15 or single 18 system. i may be better off with the g2's until i can get a large amp and some better 15's and upgrade both at the same time. right now it's best bang for my buck until my house remodel is done and i can have more fun money

 

[jstaguy24 10+ year member]

i ended with the g2's. figured that was best with my current amp. if i need more later, will upgrade the 15's and get a bigger monoblock. now to get it all installed