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<blockquote data-quote="n2audio" data-source="post: 8363837" data-attributes="member: 540940"><p>I like the idea of a single SA. CRV isn't exactly a huge car, and an SA in a good box getting 600-800w should be pretty impressive.</p><p></p><p>I made a similar change a few years back -- from two Eminence 12's to a single Lanzar Optidrive 12 -- and actually got louder - and definitely lower.</p><p></p><p>That would free up the budget a little to do something with your front stage and add a 2nd amp to run it. You might think it's loud enough, but when you have a sub that is serious in the 30's you'll find your stock fronts have no chance of keeping up. Besides -- music like the stuff from your youtube link is going to have a lot more material in the front stage than the sub(s). Plus, needing 1/2 the sub power will give your stock alt a much better chance of surviving for a while.</p><p></p><p>FWIW - I run about as much power to my front stage as a lot of people run for ther sub(s) -- it blends nicely with a 12".</p><p></p><p>I'd tune the SA in the mid 30's.</p><p></p><p>The "ideal" box (according to winISD pro) is about 2 cf and tuned in the mid 20's, but gaining that output in the 20's (where music rarely goes) gives up a lot of output in the 40's where a lot of music spends a lot of time -- so the mid 30's makes a lot more sense and the freq. response is still pretty flat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="n2audio, post: 8363837, member: 540940"] I like the idea of a single SA. CRV isn't exactly a huge car, and an SA in a good box getting 600-800w should be pretty impressive. I made a similar change a few years back -- from two Eminence 12's to a single Lanzar Optidrive 12 -- and actually got louder - and definitely lower. That would free up the budget a little to do something with your front stage and add a 2nd amp to run it. You might think it's loud enough, but when you have a sub that is serious in the 30's you'll find your stock fronts have no chance of keeping up. Besides -- music like the stuff from your youtube link is going to have a lot more material in the front stage than the sub(s). Plus, needing 1/2 the sub power will give your stock alt a much better chance of surviving for a while. FWIW - I run about as much power to my front stage as a lot of people run for ther sub(s) -- it blends nicely with a 12". I'd tune the SA in the mid 30's. The "ideal" box (according to winISD pro) is about 2 cf and tuned in the mid 20's, but gaining that output in the 20's (where music rarely goes) gives up a lot of output in the 40's where a lot of music spends a lot of time -- so the mid 30's makes a lot more sense and the freq. response is still pretty flat. [/QUOTE]
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