TC LMS-R 15" or 05 RE XXX 18? Decisions decisions...

[TreyE 10+ year member]

Hey all been out of the game for a while (drove a motorcycle/didnt have a car for a while). Well im about to get another car, probably an 02 mits eclipse gt. Anywho I have a hard decision. I want to lean more towards SQ although I wouldnt mind being able to crank it loud. So Ill have about 1.5k to work with watt wise and was wondering should I go with a 15 LMS-R ported or a RE XXX 18" sealed? Since there isnt a lot of room in these cars and I can get both for same price, I just want some opinions. Thanks

Trey

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[TreyE 10+ year member]

Hey! Opinionsss?

 

[hispls 5,000+ posts]

Best to check if the LMS R will handle that kind of power. The larger platform LMS drivers will for sure. I've been delighted with every TC product I've ever used.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

It prob wont be getting a true 1500 plus im not a noob so I wont be stupid with gains.

 

[97maxima 10+ year member]

old xxx or new?

 

[Wingman0121 10+ year member]

02 Eclipse eh? Those things can get friggin LOUD. You should take out the backseat, an adult can't fit back there and be comfortable anyway. I would go with the 18.

This dude can fit two 18" LMS subs in his earlier-gen Eclipse with his backseats out.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

old xxx or new?

Reading title > you.

02 Eclipse eh? Those things can get friggin LOUD. You should take out the backseat, an adult can't fit back there and be comfortable anyway. I would go with the 18.

Thats an older eclipse, but yea im not trying to get ridiculous loud. Im just trying to get a decent system to bump to with friends and enjoy my music.

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

im deciding between the same subs for my hhr, only 2 12s of either sub.. im thinking the tc sounds.. the high roll surrounds and the dust caps are teh ***

 

[AQHDC3 10+ year member]

05 XXX. Buddy of mine had one in the same kind of eclipse off 1200 rms and talk about clean and low.

 

[orangecounty1 10+ year member]

trey, when u getting the car? u gotta sell the bike first?

im down to build a crazy box if u want, i got a nice new table saw, and ive been working on some kerf ports. its easier than you think. or maybe lets try a 4th order box for whatever sub u get.

 

[TreyE 10+ year member]

Yea as soon as I sell the bike. Thiskid was supposed to buy it today but might have gotten fired an can't. ****er. So on Monday I'll

Know if it's sold. It's up on craigslist

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

02 Eclipse eh? Those things can get friggin LOUD. You should take out the backseat, an adult can't fit back there and be comfortable anyway. I would go with the 18.

This dude can fit two 18" LMS subs in his earlier-gen Eclipse with his backseats out.

I cant believe he didn't bother to bolt that box down. You could see the whole thing dancing throughout the video.

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

I love this comment:

"don't really know what the fuck you're talking about, but if you're hating on Meade, you really need to shut the fuck up."

Meade nuthuggers, they're everywhere.

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

i loved my xxx18 but tis just didn't have the motor strenght to be a good contender to blend naturally with most of the components on the market.. the LMS is a great woofer but its LE is approaching the limit a woofer should have if you want a balanced, flat output curve.. all in all if i had to choose for pure SQ purposes it would be the xxx 18 in 4 to 5 cubes sealed.. if i wanted a bit more output id do the lms-r 15 in 2.5 with a PR tuned to around 28hz..

 

[d-REW 10+ year member]

lms-r i love the way they sound.