Whos used the Mach 5 IXL-18s?

[I Like Waffle]

Im planning to buy 3 of them and run them off about 4500w, an AP1500 on each to be specific. I like the specs of them other than that theyre "optimized for large enclosures." Other 18"s ive looked at seem to be fine with 3.5-4cu a piece but these need like 8 from what people say? Im wanting to put them in about 12.5 cubes or so gross. Kinda set on 3 18"s but i might have to do 2. Whats everyones take on these subs?

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[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you NEVER post in the right section do you?

 

[I Like Waffle]

Well, i couldnt get any replies in the right section.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

you need to wait, doesnt really matter what section, most people hit the new posts button

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

I have a BNIB unit here that is mis-aligned that needs a recone, will sell for cheap.

 

[I Like Waffle]

50 bucks shipped on it?

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Large enclosure requirement usually indicates its an efficient design, meaning ti wont take multi-kilowatts to get loud and play low. HIL. If this design approach doesn't suit your needs, chose a different driver. Trying to get it to conform to a different design type (small enclosure, non-efficient) that's popular these days wont yield anything but poor results.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Why not just run one in the proper enclosure at full boogey?

 

[I Like Waffle]

Well, its a trunk car, and i figured id have enough room for 3 18"s seeing what people had put them in on here and such, i figured i could do 4-5 cubes each. I can probably easily get atleast 12 cubes out of it, maybe more but i cant do measurements right now due to the weather. Its not my vehicle and the guy is set on 3 18"s, im just trying to find the perfect ones right now and so far the IXLs are the best bet it seems, i just cant find any straightforward enclosure info on them, all the info is in canadian and shit.

Budget is 250 per driver, must be 18"s. Will have 3-5k worth of power. Box will be upfiring ported, not sure on port direction.

Edit, found some info on another site on the IXLs, for best output they need 12 cubes per driver. **** the IXLs, theyre out of the picture now i guess. Anyone got any more reccomendations

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

god youre retarded

200L Bass Reflex; 350L EBS 15Hz Tuning

7.06293 ft³ for music

12.3601 ft³ for home theater

this might help

Liters to Cubic Feet conversion calculator

good luck fitting 3 18s in a trunk unless its a 72 cadillac

 

[I Like Waffle]

It is a 74 caddillac. I just found a liters to cf converter and figured that out lol. I just didnt feel like it before. 12 cubes is an assload of airspace. All that info you got didnt show up on the site for me though, all it said on mine was 350l.

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

its not in the site, i just used common sense