I want to get some new subs. Not that my orions arent loud but i just want to try something new. For awhile ive been waiting on incriminator audio because i really wanted lethal injections but theyve been out of stock going on 2 months now and im running out of patience. And id like to see some t/s specs on them but cant get them anywhere. So ive started looking at other options. FI ssds and dc level 3s are what ive narrowed it down to.
I want to go with 2 12s because i have a small trunk. I have a sundown sae1200 v2 for power. Whatever option i go with ill build the smallest possible enclosure but still in recommendations( so 3 cu ft after disp. tuned 30-35 hz for the lvl 3s or 3.6 cu ft tuned to 33hz for the ssds) . i dont plan to compete. i want a daily ground pounding system that will get loud and maintain some sound quality in doing so. i know either option will be capable of that and its all install dependent. but i have zero experiance with any company outside of mainstream besides rd and that wasnt a good one. so basically im just lookin for input and opinions from ppl who have experience/heard my listed choices
also i was kinda considering an ssa xcon 15. i could fit it in say a 3-3.5 cu box. but i think id lose alot of output due to less cone area alone. how would it compare to the other 2 choices i listed
dude either is a good choice! i think the dc's will sound cleaner and im assuming you have a stock electrical? so both subs will be just about the same loudness, maybe the Fi's will get louder, but not by much stick with 12's more cone area is going to be louder, but if money is an issue a single 15 would be the way to go if you want the dc's i suggest talking to rusty and getting him to match the prices of fi ssd's, since i think they are a little more money..
o yea i have a 200a alt, big 3 in 0 gauge, and a kinetik hc1400 in the trunk. the ssa xcon 15 is in the same price range 389. the dcs will be 358 shipped straight from rusty and the ssds stock would be 410 shipped.
its a tough decision. space is kind of an issue as id like to be able to access the spare if i have to. if i kept the width say 37" and height the same say 15" how much deeper will the box have to be for the ssds? i plan to use double baffle for either.
oh well since you have electrical just go big and do like 3000 watts rms! but i say go with the dc's then, thats a good deal for a pair. if you use 15" high and 37" wide i say you dont need no more than 16 inchs for depth to get you around 3 to 3.5 cu ft
i dont want nor need 3000 rms. im happy with the 1500 rms i have unless you wanna buy it for me id just like to go with some better, preferably u.s. made subs.
n the box i have my orions in is 37w x 15h x 16d, after all displacement its 3 cu ft and its only single baffle so for it to be double baffle and .6 cu ft itd have to be bigger then it is now. im just not sure how much deeper. if i go with the dcs ill probably use my current box(3 cu ft tuned to 36 hz) temporarily while i build a new one thats tuned lower and double baffle.
i find that if you change the width a little like 32 to 34 inches and have the box deeper, say around 19 to 20 i get better low end bass, not sure why but thats just in my experience. go with the dc's rusty has been doing great lately, my friend just got his lv 5 18 and it is pure perfection i just might have to get myself a lv 4 18 if he can maybe throw in some different spiders or something for better sq
ive heard the dc sound lab lvl 3 12 and it played clean and worked hard to stay that way this sub impressed me....as far as wanting extra slam dont be afraid to give them extra power they can take it
how about ssds? anyone heard them and can give some input on them?
im still stuck. here i was told go with the lvl 3 but on smd im being told the ssd will get louder and sound cleaner. i keep thinkin maybe i should just wait for the lis but then i think about it for awhile and want to get some now. very back and fourth. tough decision to drop 400 on somethin ive never heard
I have a SSD 15" and i love the sound quatlity im running it in around 4 cu ft and it gets loud and sounds pretty clean compared to some other systems i have heard, as for the sound quality wise i would stick with the stock copper coil.
I am using a kicker zx1000.1 mono, and i got it fully loaded, As for the sound quality your looking for, if you stick with the copper coil, if i am not mistaken, they would be more geard toward SQ, but still have spl, but with the flatwind I believe my sub sounds great.
I am running it on a kicker zx1000.1 mono, I went with a fully loaded SSD, as for SQ though i have heard, but never experienced, that the copper coils would be geared more toward SQ, but with the flatwind it sounds great to me.
Still haven't made up my mind lol. I'm still lookin around at all the possibilities. Pretty much I don't know what I want. Still kinda pondering on the idea of a single 15.