two 15's or four 12's?

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

So im considering selling my HDC18, and I was gonna buy either two ICON 15's or four Obsidian 12's. Any arguments for any of the three sub set ups? Either set-up seems like an upgrade from the single 18.

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[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

Four twelves. More cone area, more motors. It should definitely be an upgrade over 1 18 as it would nearly be twice the cone area.

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

So im considering selling my HDC18, and I was gonna buy either two ICON 15's or four Obsidian 12's. Any arguments for any of the three sub set ups? Either set-up seems like an upgrade from the single 18.

Depending on the amount of room you have, the enclosure, the power, tuning, etc. either could yield great results. I'd personally go with 2 15s, it'll probably be cheaper than buying 4 12" subs. However, Obisidian is known for their good pricing on great products, so I guess a lot of it is about preference.

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

Depending on the amount of room you have, the enclosure, the power, tuning, etc. either could yield great results. I'd personally go with 2 15s, it'll probably be cheaper than buying 4 12" subs. However, Obisidian is known for their good pricing on great products, so I guess a lot of it is about preference.

Space really isn't an issue, either way I go, my box is gonna be around 8-10 cubes, which is what I'm looking to use.

the obsidians are actually around 100 less than the ICON's, but I'd love to try some SSA products, and I have a thing for big woofers.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[Full Tilt 10+ year member]

Space really isn't an issue, either way I go, my box is gonna be around 8-10 cubes, which is what I'm looking to use.
the obsidians are actually around 100 less than the ICON's, but I'd love to try some SSA products, and I have a thing for big woofers.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Big woofers are sexy woofers. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

I like 15s. I'm gonna throw an SA-15 in my trunk. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

wait for the Gcon 15s by ssa. 3" coils 750 rms i believe. they look great though..

 

[murph 10+ year member]

2.5 vs 3inch coils...

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

2.5 vs 3inch coils...

4x 2.5" vs 2x 3" I feel like I'd have more cone area, motor force and power handling(maybe?) with the obsidian's

 

[murph 10+ year member]

4x 2.5" vs 2x 3" I feel like I'd have more cone area, motor force and power handling(maybe?) with the obsidian's

you would have more of all but 2 15's just seems much more simple and cost effective. Also you can get two beefier subs vs 4 average subs.

 

[IonRL205 10+ year member]

48 inches of subwoofer vs 30 inches of subwoofer

should be an easy pick

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

you would have more of all but 2 15's just seems much more simple and cost effective. Also you can get two beefier subs vs 4 average subs.

4 OA 12's can be had for about the same as two ICON 15, so it's not any more cost effective, and only thing it simplifies is maybe making the box (cutting less holes)

 

[murph 10+ year member]

48 inches of subwoofer vs 30 inches of subwoofer
should be an easy pick

lol that is not how you calculate cone area 4 12's = 452/ 2 15's = 384.

 

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4 OA 12's can be had for about the same as two ICON 15, so it's not any more cost effective, and only thing it simplifies is maybe making the box (cutting less holes)

do what you want man

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

48 inches of subwoofer vs 30 inches of subwoofer
should be an easy pick

4 12's ~ 314.00 sq"

2 15's ~ 265.33 sq"

so there's more cone area...

i'm sure there's more motor force with the OA's, so I guess what I'm trying to figure out is are there any advantages to using two 15's over 4 12?

 

[RAM_Designs 5,000+ posts]

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[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

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