900 watts rms.. 2 12s or 15L7

[01yukonslt]

hey guys i am going to have the yukon paid off by the end of the month and wanna get a lil system together. I already have a kenwood amp that can push 900 rms at 2 ohms i have been looking at the alpine type r 12s (500rms each) or the kicker 15 L7 which is 1000 watts rms just wondering which of the two would sound better i really dont wanna throw down money on another amp and the kenwood never let me down before so just wondering which would be the better choice. space is not an issue since i dont have the third row option in my truck. any advice on these two setups would be greatly appreciated thanks guys.

 

[Max]

Sealed or ported? What music do you listen to?

 

[01yukonslt]

most likely ported i have ran both and the ported setups have been my favorite so far i listen to mostly rap but sometimes a lil rock but not enough to need a sealed box all my music has always sounded pretty good with a ported box.

 

[matt14]

I have a little over 900rms going to my 15" L7 and from what people have told me, it hits pretty hard. I actually was able to meter mine and it hit 141.2db with the meter on front windshield.

 

[nytahoe]

i say 2 12's move more air

 

[drowndindreams]

15" L7. Enough said.

 

[01yukonslt]

matt14 would u mind posting or PMing me a pic of the box so i could get a general idea of size of the box and port i may try to build my first box if it doesnt look too bad. thanks for the input guys

 

[mech5700]

L7's are beastly... I just put a 12L7 in the Kicker tuned ported box that they come in w/ an alpine MRP-M650 2 ohm 600W mono amp and it hits way harder than the 2 Diamond Audio 12"s I had in there that got stolen...

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

lol lets get some some more options than kicker... they get loud but dont sound good. i would personally take those type r's, with them setup right they will be louder, more cone area than the 1 15, more motor power.

diamond audio, re audio, DD, dc audio, image dynamics, tc sounds, sundown, a few rockfords, fi, ascendant audio, memphis mojo's, cascade designs, incriminator audio, treo, stereo integrity > kicker

 

[WrenchGuy]

lol lets get some some more options than kicker... they get loud but dont sound good. i would personally take those type r's, with them setup right they will be louder, more cone area than the 1 15, more motor power.

diamond audio, re audio, DD, dc audio, image dynamics, tc sounds, sundown, a few rockfords, fi, ascendant audio, memphis mojo's, cascade designs, incriminator audio, treo, stereo integrity > kicker

How dare you!........

 

[01yukonslt]

LOL i just honestly dont wanna buy another amp at this point. i really wanted to get the re sx 18 but everyone says 900 rms isnt enough even though it says it only can handle 1000 rms everywhere.. so i went back to the kicker idea because i have a 12 inch L5 that hit pretty good. has anyone ran the sx 18 with around 900 rms??

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

LOL i just honestly dont wanna buy another amp at this point. i really wanted to get the re sx 18 but everyone says 900 rms isnt enough even though it says it only can handle 1000 rms everywhere.. so i went back to the kicker idea because i have a 12 inch L5 that hit pretty good. has anyone ran the sx 18 with around 900 rms??

i used to run an sx 15 off 1000rms which isnt going to be much difference than 900 and it loved it. i did a 144 on the termlab meter all day with a box tuned real low at 30hz, it killed the low notes. you will be fine running that power to it i say that over the L7

 

[01yukonslt]

ok i have a box for a round 15 in my garage right now from an old xtant sub what kinda volume did you run on the box for the sx 15?

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would this be the sub you are referring to?

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-RE-AUDIO-SX...Enclosures?hash=item5ad6e22da8#ht_4706wt_1165

 

[WrenchGuy]

SX 18

4 cubes 35 hz 64sq" port area.

 

[Max]

SX 15 would absolutely hammer tuned low as would anything DC sound lab or Fi. Asking for opinions for big ass ported shit on a tahoe forum isn't the best idea, check out realm of excursion or any other basshead/audiofile site as people are 95% JL/Kicker/Alpine over here. Best of luck on your decision

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Those RE *** need a lot of power, stick with the SX or SE I think you can call reaudio direct and they'll hook you a pretty good deal. All my buddies running RE or Fi love their speakers and rave about the customer service.

 

[01yukonslt]

the sxx i guess from what i read is the new sx with added cooling features so thats prob the one im gonna get since its more in my power range being 1000 watts. i think the se series were like 600 watts.

 

[blueflamed03]

IMHO, feeding a SX15 900 watts is a waste, get two 12's, that will work in small sealed. Fi SSD, Kicker Solo Classic, Alpine type R, RF p3,etc...

 

[NoPh33rRaCiNg]

i had my 15' SX in 4 cubes tuned to 31hz with a bunch of port. id do 5 cubes for the 18

 

[Max]

I've had about 20 different subs and love my solo classics, keep the gain low and they get louder than necessary. My two sealed 12s are louder and far cleaner that my buddys two type r 12s ported with a 1000w on both setups. Tiny ass box takes up no room and ANY music sounds fantastic through them. Just an idea if you want to use your truck 1.76 cf is a hell of alot easier to live with than 6-8cf and I can still set off car alarms.

 

[01yukonslt]

ya i have a kicker 12" L5 in the kicker box sittin in my room its really not that big and i could pick up another one for relatively cheap and just wire it to 2 ohms and it could sound pretty good i think.