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Thread: 12's or 15? |
    
New member Username: Stevec123
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Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:26 pm: |
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i have a sony xm-d1000p5 mono block amp.. i wanna run the amp at 2 ohms to get the most power out of it. my question is should i go with 2 2007 kicker s12 L5's square subs. or should i go with 1 15" square sub the 2006 s15 L7? |
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Silver Member Username: Ska
USA
Post Number: 205
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:29 pm: |
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how many RMS is that amp "supposed" to run? |
New member Username: Stevec123
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Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:32 pm: |
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900 watts a 2 ohms rms. is what the paper work says. im trying to get the most bass. my car is a 2004 745i. im told to use a sealed box.
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Silver Member Username: Ska
USA
Post Number: 206
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:34 pm: |
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what on earth possesed you to get a sony amp? |
New member Username: Stevec123
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:42 pm: |
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i actually had it in my truck. it slammed and i never had a problem with it. but it did blow a 10" square subs. they couldnt handle the power |
Silver Member Username: Ska
USA
Post Number: 208
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 12:56 pm: |
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well actually, your amp might have been sending your subs a clipped signal which in turn can blow your subs...
Sony amps suck no matter what, sorry to say lol |
Bronze Member Username: Eldog
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Post Number: 19
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 01:22 pm: |
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Yo son, I'll guarantee you that Sony amp is on it's last leg. Get you a budget first and these guys here will steer you in the RIGHT direction. The square sub thing you're talking about also needs revised. No hating from me but Kicker subs besides the Solo X 12'' or 18'' can't do it for me. I have [3] CVR 12'' dual 4 subs brand new in box since May 2006 and I'm still going with another setup. That should tell you something. |
New member Username: Stevec123
Post Number: 4
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 01:25 pm: |
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ok but besides the amp. which subs should i got with the 2 12's or the single 15? |
Silver Member Username: Stateprop486
PA
Post Number: 131
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 01:26 pm: |
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DAMN u gotta bmw 745i... and you have a sony amp? n thinkin about getting l7s. wow.... |
Bronze Member Username: Eldog
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Post Number: 20
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 01:38 pm: |
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You got a tight-azz Beemer. Me personally I would get a simple one sub clean install in that, preferrabily a Audioque HDC3 12'' in a nice custom box and a Kicker ZX 1000 with some nice comps, you'd be straight. There are countless other options. |
Silver Member Username: Stateprop486
PA
Post Number: 132
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 02:01 pm: |
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yea u better hurry up on the HDC3's if u want them that is. there out of stock on alot of the subs, i think only 10 d1 and 12 d1 is left and there all out of 15s. A zx1000.1 is more then enough power for AQ because i got a hdc315 off of that amp and i like how it sounds...but there's so many options out there bro. |
Silver Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
United States
Post Number: 809
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 03:02 pm: |
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Are you wanting sound quality(sq), loud(spl), or best of both(sql)? Whats your budget? |
New member Username: Stevec123
Post Number: 5
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 03:37 pm: |
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I would like to get some nice bass out of my system. The bmw system sounds great. I just want some more kick. I don't want to spend any more than $500. It seems everybody hates the sony amp I'm using but I have never had a problem with it. |
Gold Member Username: Mixmastaspig
Canada,
Canada
Canada
Post Number: 1449
Registered: Sep-05
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 03:41 pm: |
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Steve,
I used a Sony Xplod amp of 2 Type R's and hit just shy of 140db. I am with you, I had no problems with my Sony amp and it did it's job.
I had something like the XM-D9001GTR but the model beofore this it. Rectangle and silver, not an octagon or red. |
New member Username: Stevec123
Post Number: 6
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:12 pm: |
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nobody is answering my question. 2 12's or a single 15??? |
Silver Member Username: Stateprop486
PA
Post Number: 140
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:15 pm: |
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id go for 1 15" for that cleaner look and if installed properly it sumtimes suprises ppl that you only have one sub. IMO i wouldnt go over 1000 watts because you wouldnt want to ruin a great car like that 745i you have, with loose panels and stuff..JMO |
Silver Member Username: Charlesbhs
Dallas,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 470
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:42 pm: |
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a good friend of mine has a 745i and he has 2 12" w6's in a custom sealed box and it sounds really nice. |
Silver Member Username: Charlesbhs
Dallas,
Tx
USA
Post Number: 471
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 04:56 pm: |
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a good friend of mine has a 745i and he has 2 12" w6's in a custom sealed box and it sounds really nice. |
Silver Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
United States
Post Number: 810
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 05:17 pm: |
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Honestly, why spend $500 on a sub and use a low quality amp? You could get a whole setup for $500 thats better than the sony amp and better than that keeker sub. If you push that amp, it will get hot and just p1ss you off all day. I have naver seen a sony amp that does not overheat.
Back on topic...
Check out this website and tell us what you find
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/shop/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=2
Or for $519.99 you can get this and ditch that amp.
http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/shop/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=151 |
Silver Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
United States
Post Number: 811
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 05:20 pm: |
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Oh and x2 on the single 15".
I would avoid the square subs. They have bad sq and have a high failure rate. |
New member Username: Stevec123
Post Number: 7
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 06:51 pm: |
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Ok thanks so much for all the help. So I'm gonna go with a round 15" sub. Any recommendations on an amp. And a sub? The soundsolutionsaudio 15 and amp mentioned above. Is that stuff any good? I've never heard of it and just want to be sure its no the owner of the company trying to sell me something. Thanks |
Silver Member Username: Stateprop486
PA
Post Number: 152
Registered: Jan-08
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 07:09 pm: |
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if u dnt want to spend alot of money on an amp and want an good efficient amp then get a kicker zx1000.1 or zx1500.1 off of ebay but those amps only does 2ohms max its not 1ohm stable. |
Silver Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
United States
Post Number: 812
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 08:05 pm: |
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Check this amp out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/KICKER-ZX750-1-06ZX750-1-CLASS-D-MONOBLOCK-SUB-AMP-750W_W0QQ itemZ300192662696QQihZ020QQcategoryZ64570QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem
Great amp, will do around around 900 Watts rms.
Here are some subs:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ALPINE-SWR-1542D-15-TYPE-R-SUB-CAR-AUDIO-SUBWOOFER_W0QQi temZ350018299413QQihZ022QQcategoryZ18804QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
https://ssl.perfora.net/www.ficaraudio.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=15479bd32974d74/s hopdata/0030_SSD/product_overview.shopscript
http://www.low-hz.com/commerce/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_25&products_id= 88
http://cgi.ebay.com/RE-AUDIO-SE15-15-SE-SUBWOOFER-RESONANT-ENGINEERING-SUB_W0QQi temZ170187454427QQihZ007QQcategoryZ18804QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
You can always shoot kevin from low-hz an email about a sundown sae1000d or RD1000.1 amp
lowhz01@yahoo.com |
Silver Member Username: Somedonniedude
Illinois
United States
Post Number: 813
Registered: May-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 08:09 pm: |
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Check out the For Sale section hee on ecoustics, someone is selling a 15" FI Q. I don't know if chad bought them both, but its worth checking out.
http://forum.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/289509/438059.html |
