Top Ten???

[swalk386 10+ year member]

im still new to car audio. i currently have 2 alphasonik 15'' 900 series mayhem i wanna upgrade to an 18'' sub but i dnt know who are the top sub companies out there are. So if u have any suggestions please help me out

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[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

i like audioque hdc3 18's.

i just happen to be selling one lol

 

[05fronty 5,000+ posts]

sundown ns v3 coming out

 

[mast240 10+ year member]

i like audioque hdc3 18's.
i just happen to be selling one lol

wouldnt put that on top tho bro... it's a great sub for what it is, a budget minded SPL sub...

i would list some top ones like Incriminator audio death penalty, DC level 5-6, SSA Zcon, AA Mayhem, FI BTL, or even a set of atomics

 

[murph 10+ year member]

for spl Digital Designs, Dc audio, Fi audio, B2 audio and Sundown are all at the top of their game atm.

Also watch out for Incriminator Audio is ******

The sub above is all real nice audioque is all a great company but more budget spl stuff.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

wouldnt put that on top tho bro... it's a great sub for what it is, a budget minded SPL sub...
i would list some top ones like Incriminator audio death penalty, DC level 5-6, SSA Zcon, AA Mayhem, FI BTL, or even a set of atomics

oh well.. it was worth a try lol

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

It depends on a few things.

1. Budget?

2. Space available

3. Budget?

4. Power you plan to use

5. Budget?

6. What you want from that setup, why an 18?

7. Budget?

8. Enclosure?

 

[FlexnInLa 10+ year member]

DD, DC, Fi, and AA have all been pondered in my upcoming new build. pro-rabbit hit it on the head though, there are a lot of variables to "best."

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

 

[swalk386 10+ year member]

Sry for leaving a general question. I have a Ford Escape 4 cyclinder wit a small battery smh...but i added the battery of an Grand Marquis to help out with power adding a Yellow Top pretty soon and upgrading my Alt a lil bit later. I currently have an Hifonics bxi2608 but i plan on upgrading that to better suit the sub i get. budget i dnt wanna spend no more than $600. i want the sub to be between 2000-4000 rms.... the sub would b a daily and will b ran at 1ohm or lower. Sub will be in a ported box.

I want to upgrade to a 18" bcuz me and my bro have a lil competition between us and eventually i wanna enter my setup in a event one day

 

[pro-rabbit 5,000+ posts]

Sry for leaving a general question. I have a Ford Escape 4 cyclinder wit a small battery smh...but i added the battery of an Grand Marquis to help out with power adding a Yellow Top pretty soon and upgrading my Alt a lil bit later. I currently have an Hifonics bxi2608 but i plan on upgrading that to better suit the sub i get. budget i dnt wanna spend no more than $600. i want the sub to be between 2000-4000 rms.... the sub would b a daily and will b ran at 1ohm or lower. Sub will be in a ported box.
I want to upgrade to a 18" bcuz me and my bro have a lil competition between us and eventually i wanna enter my setup in a event one day

Having an 18" sub will not make you louder in most cases. Design and build of the enclosure per the application will do more for you in that regard then sub size will.

However, with your "needs" and that high RMS you have limited options. A 3" coil sub is out of the question at that point to be honest. You will get people to chime in saying other wise, but a 3" coil has its limits regardless of what others think their magical sub is doing/taking.

Going with a 4" coil will help, but that limits your options drastically. I would suggest going with a custom build in this case. Contact SPLaudio on this forum and let him get you some quotes and options.

 

[swalk386 10+ year member]

alright will do thanks alot

 

[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

or give randy a call over at atomic... I just had them build me a custom 18" apxx... 4" coil, beefed up suspension for music and spl... $712 shipping included...

 

[swalk386 10+ year member]

Thanks alot everyone im goning back to the drawing boards and starting from scratch....

this time imma do alot more research on wat i buy

once again thanks for all your help

 

[duanebro 10+ year member]

Just a thought for the op. It is much easier to use several motors to move air than one huge one. 4 1000watt subs will normally get louder than a 4000 watt sub, (with equal cone area.)

Also you should figure out how much room you have for a box.