Which size subs you prefer????

[Night Wolf]

8. Im not a big fan of huge subs

[i97supratti]

A nice SQ-centered 10" sub is what I prefer.

[mondojackal]

10s sound the best

prove it....and then i'll let you say that.

[mondojackal]

2 10's are all i need, I had two 12" solobarics before and they were loud as hell but not clean at all. I now have two 10" alpine type s and they are great, not to loud but really clean.

L5's, L7's, or the older s12c or d series solobarics?

[90accordman]

L5's, L7's, or the older s12c or d series solobarics?

All of the above are not "clean" I'll take a single sub of the Resonant Engineering Flavor, for SQL the MX i Have, for SPL an MT, and for Streat Beat an 06 XXX

[Fr0z3N]

I think 8"s shouldn't exist, 10"s are too small, 15"s are way too big, I'll stick with my sexy 12"

[mtnickel]

I donno why people on here like 10's so much? a 12" is more efficient and extends deeper with a lot more ease (not always, just all things being equal).

Not sure if it was talked about, but i can't stress enough how important enclosure design is.
I always recommend sealed...the natural frequency roll off of this kind of box is directly compensated by the cabin gain of the car.

Ported is great though if you want LOUD. Just make sure if it's a cheap generic not properly built box, that you calculate it's tuning frequency and have a subsonic filter on your amp to cut off any frequencies below the boxes tuning freq.

Mark

[Fr0z3N]

I donno why people on here like 10's so much? a 12" is more efficient and extends deeper with a lot more ease (not always, just all things being equal).

Not sure if it was talked about, but i can't stress enough how important enclosure design is.
I always recommend sealed...the natural frequency roll off of this kind of box is directly compensated by the cabin gain of the car.

Ported is great though if you want LOUD. Just make sure if it's a cheap generic not properly built box, that you calculate it's tuning frequency and have a subsonic filter on your amp to cut off any frequencies below the boxes tuning freq.

Mark

I think I'll stick with making my own ported boxed, I just finished my first one for my new car! (accord) but I've made others. I like the ported boxes wayyyy better then sealed. Mostly for the LOUD reason (I compete) and I just like the thump better with a ported then a sealed.

[007Accord]

I would rather have 2 10's

[drummersteve7]

fav

my favorite combonation is a 12" with two 8"! This gives good low and the 8's provide great punch. Best of all worlds. I listen to jazz rock and underground hiphop and this lets me get it all. 10's is a happy medium for these 2 but IMO that is the best setup!

[mondojackal]

All of the above are not "clean" I'll take a single sub of the Resonant Engineering Flavor, for SQL the MX i Have, for SPL an MT, and for Streat Beat an 06 XXX

really, thats interesting considering the s12c's are SQ subs...

thats also kinda funny that you say that you'd rather have something thats not even close to the same class. performance per dollar and per watt: i'm feeling that my nice little s12c's will outperform any RE sub.

you take a sub that has an RMS rating of 425 watts, and compare it to a sub that can handle (easily) 1600wRMS...apples to oranges. that's like saying a boosted cb7 is fast, but a LPE corvette will have better lap times..umm...DUH!

buy a sub today from RE that costs less than $300 MSRP and feed it less than 500wRMS and then come see who's sounds better an outperforms the other.

[mondojackal]

my favorite combonation is a 12" with two 8"! This gives good low and the 8's provide great punch. Best of all worlds. I listen to jazz rock and underground hiphop and this lets me get it all. 10's is a happy medium for these 2 but IMO that is the best setup!

except for the fact that you have two different surfaces playing the same frequency at two different volumes. that throws the whole system off...

[sonikaccord]

buy a sub today from RE that costs less than $300 MSRP and feed it less than 500wRMS and then come see who's sounds better an outperforms the other.

Re SE??

[jcun360]

for me i like bass. it depends on the wattage of a sub. why have 2 10's when you can run a larger single 12. For my cb, i am going to have only 1 12'', but its a MTX 9500 w/Sledgehammer Box I usually prefer 2 12's though

[Mikey_Spaghetti]

I have 2 12'' Infinity Reference subs in my trunk. I couldn't be happier.