subwoofer ideas

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

Im trying to find a new pair of 12s. 9 times out of 10 i will be running it off a JBL 1200.1 unless there is some other type of amp out there better for the money. I was thinking about 2 kicker solobaric L7 12s but his guy was tellin me how it breaks in the corner or something like that. But i am up for suggestions. Its going into a 96 Accord if that helps also

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[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Before everyone and their mother recommends them...I am the first

ED K's!!!

And Adire Shiva's.

 

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

How does the Shivas compare to the Kicker Solobarics? and this guy was telling me the solobarics break at the edges, i thought it was the L5s. I want the L7S.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

L7's will get louder than Shiva's, but the Shiva is a great sub I haven't heard anything about solobarics cracking at the edges.

 

[Moocow16 10+ year member]

there really is no great difference between the L5's and the L7's, except that one has a black cone, the other has a silver cone. but i've heard of no cracking in the corners, although i guess it is possible

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

This is the difference between the L5 and L7....after reading it, might wanna glance at the author of this passage...

"I have been asked the difference in these two woofers - so I asked and this is the answer I received. If you have more questions, I will get Polecat to answer - you hear that Tracy?

The new 2002 L5's are almost identical as the 2000/2001 model L7's. They have the same power handling, and specs as the old L7's. The only major difference is the L5 has a steel basket vs. a cast aluminum.

Now the new 2002 L7's have a few small motor changes, they have a new re-designed back brace, have better low bass output,new titanium injected cone, with a few mods to the cone, new cosmetics, new front/rear gasket for better sealing,wider surround for more Xmax than before, and a few smaller cosmetic items. So to boil it down, we needed to make a woofer that people could 'step' into from the Comp VR, but was better priced than the L7.

So the idea of a woofer that can share the Solobaric name, yet come in at a great value, the L5 was designed.

--------------------

Alma Gates"

 

[Moocow16 10+ year member]

yeah, like i said, no monumental difference. i'd still prefer to save the what, $100 or so? and get L5's. while the L7's look nicer yes, i don't think it's worth the extra money.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Moocow16 yeah, like i said, no monumental difference. i'd still prefer to save the what, $100 or so? and get L5's. while the L7's look nicer yes, i don't think it's worth the extra money.

It's like $50 more...I'd personally go with the L7's, they can handle more and a lot more for burps and such...

 

[BASSBOY 10+ year member]

does the shive compare to the ED k's? i was thinkin of runnin 1 12" sub in my 6.5 cuft box and i was wonderin on a good sub for this application, i would also like dual 2 ohms, so i can blow my amp take it back to futureshop and get a better one.

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

IMO Shiva and ED K are in the same level...but 6.5 cubes is way too big for a shiva.

 

[BASSBOY 10+ year member]

any other subs that would like that box? and 300w rms

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Not really, IMO that is way too big, unless you wanna go with something heavy duty and a whole lot more wattage.

 

[BASSBOY 10+ year member]

****, i just want pure spl!! i dont care about sq at all!! its for competing at low levels of wattage.

 

[KARLEON 10+ year member]

i prefer a lil more spl than sq but i dont wanna sound bad. urgh, im confused about what i want. Oh well, any other good spl/sq subs with a lil bit more spl than sq out there im not lookin into?

 

[vettelovr1124 10+ year member]

Originally posted by BASSBOY ****, i just want pure spl!! i dont care about sq at all!! its for competing at low levels of wattage.

if u want to just have that, get the l7's or the l5's. i've never heard about them cracking at the corners either.