What CVR/CVX setup do you recommend?

[43de 10+ year member]

I have a JL Audio e1800 1000watt RMS and an Alpine Type X sub that I am willing to sell for $145 (my amp's underpowered).... But now to the point.

I am VERY interested in buying the kicker CVR/CVX series... but there's SO many to choose from.

I have been considering these setups:

1 CVX15 (1000 watt rms)

2 CVR15's (1000 watt rms total)

2 CVR12's (800 watt RMS total)

I was thinking I should probably go with the last one as my amp is probably just under 1000 watts and it will be pushing the 12's much harder, but I don't want to risk blowing them out although i think 100 watts extra per sub shouldn't do much harm. I am looking for subs that HIT REALLY HARD and you can hear them 2 blocks away. What do you guys think?

Do you think the CVR12 running overpowered will hit harder than the 15's slightly underpowered (my amp prob. doesn't run at 1000RMS constantly)?

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[Propimp 10+ year member]

what size type X you got now? and yu probbally be better of with the 2 15's so you can "hear them 2 blocks away"

 

[Andrew12 10+ year member]

the 15"s are going to give you that block shaker sound better then the 12"s from the cone area, altho the 12"s sound **** good and get loud too. I vote 15"s

 

[43de 10+ year member]

Are you sure the 15's will be fine running on my 1000 watt amp?

 

[psych0ticnemes1 5,000+ posts]

You won't hurt those subs with that amount of power... The 15"s would surely be loud but if you want to save room i'm sure the 12"s would make you happy.

 

[43de 10+ year member]

...but will the 12's hit harder than the 15's?

 

[Reidk 10+ year member]

i just bought a 12" 1000 rms premier subwoofer and it wasn't as loud as my maw 15 (15") and it is a 500 rms sub. they were both being used in sealed enclosures. so my guess is the 15's would be louder and hit harder.