12 inch subs

12 inch subs

I'm looking to buy two 12" subs (buying skyace's dual 12" sub enclosure)

what are some good ones? kenwood is a good company right? i'm also looking at alpine subs


can anyone recommend me specific subs with the link? thanks!

alpines are +++ it comes down to how loud you want it to be and how much you are willing to spend. my uncle has one no-name sub and amp (300 rms) but seem to be louder than my 2 p3 fosgates (500rms).

i personally like jl and fosgates for some reason... but they are expensive.

Alpine Type R. Best bang for the buck , IMO. If not, I also like Polk/MOMO. I'm thinking about getting a 10" Polk/MOMO to replace my (blown voice coil ) Arc Audio 10". Just go to www.crutchfield.com and do some research on 12" subs.

oh yah... those polks that they sell at fry's that come with the enclosures are loud as hell too.

infinity. close thread.

I would go with some 10" inch Kickers and buy a good quality amp.

infinity... why does that ring a bell... hmm... oh infinity kapaas are nice... they are expensive tho...

Resonant Engineering and Elemental Design are good

can anyone post specific links for a specific 12" sub?

what do you guys think of this one:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Sm27gdzsQMH/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=510&I=158XSL12B5

Diamond or Eclipse subs.

sony's are not the best of subs.... you can probably buy cheaper no brand subs that can beat those... ill go shop for you when i have time <,<

where are you going to buy them at? if you can wait wait till the cartoys summer sale they pratically give this crap away

Where is this magical place you speak of (I'm an audiophile)?

Jl W7

cartoys.com?

I had infinitys in the box, they sounded great. are you more of a quality bass kind of guy or a rattle your neighbors windows bass guy? If your looking for quality, go ahead and get some infinity kappas like mentioned above.

Infinity, Alpine, JBL for affortable and hav good sound quality... if u want some kick a$$ bass then get Kicker...

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-TBw7jgBtmw1/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=520&I=2065C104
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-TBw7jgBtmw1/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=520&I=108K1047W

feedback?

1st one is a 10" with a peak power of 300 watts???:superconf
2nd one is better with 1400 peak, but it also is a 10"

also take into consideration the box you will have.

SQ = specifically ported
vibrator = sealed

i figured this out because my uncle has the same speakers i have. but i can feel his bass upto 5 cars away. im thinking this is because he has a sealed box. correct me if im wrong with that.

dont get me wrong tho, when you sit inside my car, you can turn the volume up until the whole car shakes.

and so it comes down to: do you want attention, or do you want to hear the beat?

its a sealed box, and each chamber is also sealed. its 1 box, but has 2 chambers for 12" speakers. I bought it from Circuit City for $120 I think.

werd.

You can pick up a JL W3 for ~170 on ebay. Buy a cheap 300 watt amp and you'll have a system that will blow those best buy systems out of the water.

I think you have it backwards. For Sound Quality (SQ), meaning tight, punchy bass, you'd want a sealed box. For SPL, meaning loud, boomy bass that you can hear for blocks away, you want a ported box.

Good SQ subs: JL W3, JL W6, and the Adire Brahma
Good SPL subs: Alpine Type R (in a ported box), and the Kicker L7

Good SQLsubs (meaning sound quality and SPL JL W7, and the Image Dynamics ID MAX

Search eBay for each of these names to find them for good prices.

lol... i went to the other forums i go to and found this... mr 94, you are right sir.

"
sealed:

Pros:
* easier to build
* more forgiving when errors are calculated
* higher power handeling

Cons:
* to get the output comparable to a properly tuned ported enclosure, the sealed enclosure will require ALOT more power and the enclosure itself will be MUCH bigger.

Ported:

Pros:
* less power needed to acheive higher volume
* sound quality can still be achieved if the tuning has been calculated and constructed properly

Cons (if not built and tuned properly *which happens ALOT*)
* loss of control of subwoofer
* loss of low bass extension
* errors are magnified if calculated wrong "

Get a Polk/MOMO, Alpine Type R, or Elemental Designs. Personally, the more I look at eD, the more I like them. Their stuff is actually pretty freakin' cheap compared to other stuff, and it's TOP-NOTCH quality.

hmm...i've always used the sony subs..1200watts didn't sound that bad. took them off becuz it was to heavy for the rear

okay, it seems like i have to replace all of my speakers since i blew them out (lol)

i've already got Infinity Kappas for the rear deck. If someone can recommend me some front door speakers please let me know..

im gonna hold off on amps and subwoofer because some of the wires i need for the amps are really expensive

Are the Infinity Kappas 6.5"?

yeah, i have the infinity reference 6.5 saved on my wish list for the front door speakers

I would install some MB Quarts for the fronts and rears. Something small like 5.25". Are you going to dynomat or insult your front doors? You'll have fun doing the front speakers