What Subs

[Kadin 10+ year member]

Ok i have a speaker question, I have a honda civic and want ALOT of bass, Would you go with Three J L WO or Kicker comps. or would you recommend a diff sub?would you go with sealed or vented boxs?

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[denim 5,000+ posts]

if you want all out bass, ported is the way, but the Kickers would be better, but check out crystal's and image dynamics

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Kadin Ok i have a speaker question, I have a honda civic and want ALOT of bass, Would you go with Three J L WO or Kicker comps. or would you recommend a diff sub?would you go with sealed or vented boxs?

the variety of subwoofers would depend on how deep your pockets are and what exactly are you looking for? A LOT of bass would mean SPL, not SQ...none at all? There are subs with a good balance of both, but of course, at a cost. JL W0 series aren't exactly what I would say are SPL subs. THey are entry level subs.

 

[Kadin 10+ year member]

well i want something thats goin to slam but i dont want it to sound like crap either. so i guess i would wanna go in between the two. High efficency (street bass)

 

[Bavarian3 10+ year member]

well what it the highest price ull pay and what size/how many subs do u want

 

[Kadin 10+ year member]

well i wanna run atleast two 12" kinda want to run three but if i can get two to sound just as loud thats fine. price range around 400. I know im cheap. thanks

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Kadin well i wanna run atleast two 12" kinda want to run three but if i can get two to sound just as loud thats fine. price range around 400. I know im cheap. thanks

$400 can get you good subwoofers...

you can chosoe to get a single VERY good SQL sub, or numerous lower level subs to maximise SPL at the cost of SQ. I thinkt he second might be what you're looking for. You also want to show it off, so the butt-ugly (but very good, I've heard) Shiva is out of the question.

You're likely to hear about ED K's, RE SE's, Type R's. All have their own cahractieristics, so listen to those who have had previous experiences with them. I'd go all out and buy myself a single 12" brahma.

oh, and the 400, does that price include an amp? if it is, then you're on a single shiva level and one amp.

 

[Kadin 10+ year member]

would a brama 12" out do three JL's Or 3 Kicker comps?

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

$400 just on subs?

2 12" or 15" RE SE's will run you under $400...

As for power, JBL 1200.1 will do nicely...

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Kadin would a brama 12" out do three JL's Or 3 Kicker comps?

well, the W0's have very little xmax, and brahmas can reach over 50mm peak to peak... but three W0's...i dunno man... it would depend on the box and amp.

W0's are 150W RMS, brahma is 1600W RMS. Only seen it perform in videos and the monster looks straight out scary. You'd need a very large box to accomodate three 12" drivers and ports. A single brahma might be easier to work with.

The XXX would be in the same league as the brahma. XXX has quad voicecoils. I still don't know how they connect it.

If SPL is all you want, then get an audiobahn instead. Your bass will be loud...muffled, but loud.

 

[Kadin 10+ year member]

Ok do you have there website so i can check those out? and how much does the jbl amp run . Thanks

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by snova031 $400 just on subs?

 

2 12" or 15" RE SE's will run you under $400...

 

As for power, JBL 1200.1 will do nicely...

snova, did your friend get the replacement sub yet?

the SE's were the entry level, right? Or was that the HC?

 

[paikiah 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by Kadin Ok do you have there website so i can check those out? and how much is the jbl amp rum . Thanks

1200.1 $275 w/shipping in most places like ikesound.com, etronics.com(after shipping, it would come out to similar prices)...

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

http://www.respl.com -Ignore the MSRP prices, they are much cheaper than that...

And the JBL is about $250-275...look on http://www.ikesound.com

 

[Randy Savage 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by paikiah snova, did your friend get the replacement sub yet?

 

the SE's were the entry level, right? Or was that the HC?

Yes, we got the HC back, it was upgraded to an 03 D2 as well...it's quite lovely..

built the box, about 3.5 cubes tuned to 35 Hz...waiting for the Nine.1 to ship....