I change my mind just about everyday on what I want to do for my sub set up... ive decided I want to have it hit hard enough to make your heart skip a beat lol. My friend used to have a 4runner with 2 15" kicker subs and it once made him throw up from being so loud haha. I dont think I will go that all out. But I want something that just pounds. Cause if im gonna dynamat my car and trunk, I might as well put it to the test. I also dont want to spend thousands of dollars, which I know always limits things. So the Cheapest Hardest Hitting set up possible is ideal I wish i knew more and more about subs and audio things to figure it out myself. But this is why we have forums, so people can help others out lol. thanksss

 

i was in the same posesion you are in a cupple months ago.. i went alpine... 3 12"s (= it hits so hard it hurts!!! heres my sub setup..
3 12" alpine type e subs kenwood 850 watt@2 ohm. and a bazooka el1500 400 watt at 4 ohm and i built a box that has seprate chambers for each sub. so the middle one is powered by the bazooka and the outer ones are powered by the kinwoods
and i only spent about $700 on it!! from crutchfield!!! I never regret it or wish i got something else there just awsome!!

heres some pics.

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jl 10W7 in a H.O wedge with 500/1 amp..........sickly loud

 

^^^^Thats a good start!


John

 

yeah i just got that installed a few days ago and it is insane...it makes my roof bow out and it is hard to drive with it shaking your head. Befor the 10w7 they put in 2 10w3's, and those where also some hard hitting subs...

 

How bout u just put one kicker L7 15"... i have a 12" in my car but its not enough foe me so im gonna put the 15" in. Its a really strong and hard hitting SPL sub. You wont get too good SQ with them....

 

what does SPL mean? sorry im a n00b with some of the terms sometimes.. yeah right now i have a JL W3 12" in the back i was thinking of just getting another one? cause right now the 1 alone bumps pretty damn hard, and its running off a 5 channel amp thats powering my speakers.. so I figure either get a mono amp for the sub.. or get another one, and get a crazy amp, i want it to hurt! haha

 

SPL and SQL are Sound Producing Levels and Sound Quality Level.

There is a difference between being obnuxously loud and having a nice clean hit.

A lot of rap/r&b just have a low note. where as techno or rock would be a quick bass hit.

So depending on the music you listen to can determine the sound you want.

Buddy had 2 kicker 10" l7 and a 1200w kicker amp hooked up. I could hear him accross an intersection with my music turned up.

 

^^^^^Nice and easily said! Couldn't of said it better.

 

SPL = Sound Pressure Level

SQ = Sound Quality

SQL = Sound Quality + Loud


That's always the way I've referred to it as... when talking about box design, an SPL box is generally tuned to 40Hz+ and is basically good for playing one note VERY loudly!!! When you refer to a SQ box, it's usually a sealed box with the flattest response curve. And with an SQL box, it's a mixture of both Sound Quality and Loudness - mostly a ported box tuned to 30-35Hz....


VERY loud, inexpensive, HARD hitting subs would be the Elemental Designs 19Ov.2.... an 18" sub that can handle whatever you want to throw at it, but I'd personally keep it under 1500 watts... and only $185 + shipping

 

8 19Ov2's should take care of that. Mark

 

i like Memphes M3. i have 2 and i hit a 147 db. the roof moves and it shook the wiper in the back lose.

 

i have two 15 OZ audio subs with a 2000 watt amp in a custom fiberglass box and they are loud check them out... www.ozaudio.com

 

i agree i have a JL 10w7 also with the same amp and a bit of DYNAMAT, its insane how nasty hard it hits!! and small enclousure too!!

 

this is 1 12" l7 with a 600 watt kicker amp on it.

 

Indeed the w7's are insane, but too pricey for what you get IMO...

 

I using 2 10" Resonant Engineering subs in my xB and it produces a decent 143.6 dB's. And to top it off....its not pricey!

 

One link:

http://www.fusioncaraudio.com/produc...&category_id=1

I have the NV Series 12" subs (2)

And two NV series amps, one 4 channel and one mono.

 

one JL 13W7 + JL 1000/1 = 148db

w00t!

 

amen to that brutha!!!!!!!!!!!

as i said i have.....
one JL 10w7 + JL 500/1

there are only a few of us an handle JL.........