An 18? 
EG bites the bullet....
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EG bites the bullet....
And goes IN-SANE
There is NO WAY I can describe this mod.
No way.
The pictures will have to speak for themselves....
Some perspective : the subwoofer in the background is a 12 inch Rockford Fosgate Stage 2
And the "little" speakers are 6.5 inches....
OK. Here is a 12inch sub...
There is NO WAY I can describe this mod.
No way.
The pictures will have to speak for themselves....
Some perspective : the subwoofer in the background is a 12 inch Rockford Fosgate Stage 2
And the "little" speakers are 6.5 inches....
OK. Here is a 12inch sub...
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That thing is gonna hit hard and very low. It's probably gonna hit so low that you may miss out on some of the those higher frequencies that your 12" would have produced. Deffinately gonna rock your insides though. 
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HAHA EG you are a crazy, crazy man. You better get a serious box built for that thing, like a 1.5" thick face to mount it on or more. You also better hope that something you plan in the system can play down to about 70hz (63hz?) or so to really make that monster shine you need to low pass it pretty low. G'luck on v3.0
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I still can't find a decent grill for this monster - first time that Google has let me down.I loved my 12inch Soundstream "spider" grill - but they only go to 15inch. Anyone know where I can get a 18inch grill? Or do I have to go custom?
And the box will be built to take it. I have something very special in mind.
I don't have Mad Skillz like the Fiero guy or our own Wiz1500 or this crazy guy
- but I can make a stout box.EG
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Originally Posted by EnglandGreen
. Anyone know where I can get a 18inch grill?
I've got a 52" grill...but I love cooking my steaks on it, so you can't have it.
Seriously...PM Jersey Jay. He seems to be a stereo maven (trust me...his system is killer) and he may know where you can get an 18" grill.
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Originally Posted by Geneus
EG,
I've got a 52" grill...but I love cooking my steaks on it, so you can't have it.
Seriously...PM Jersey Jay. He seems to be a stereo maven (trust me...his system is killer) and he may know where you can get an 18" grill.
I've got a 52" grill...but I love cooking my steaks on it, so you can't have it.
Seriously...PM Jersey Jay. He seems to be a stereo maven (trust me...his system is killer) and he may know where you can get an 18" grill.
Will do - and thanks
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18" grill...try Parts Express, I know they have 18" grills. They might not meet your expectations though.
I have 6 JL Audio 18W6s in my house. At one time, two of them were in my red Eagle Talon TsiAWD
So what JL model is your 18"?
Wecome back to the Audio Forum, it seems you've been gone awhile
I have 6 JL Audio 18W6s in my house. At one time, two of them were in my red Eagle Talon TsiAWD
So what JL model is your 18"?
Wecome back to the Audio Forum, it seems you've been gone awhile
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It is a 18W6. JL no longer makes a 18inch sub - their biggest is now is the 13inch
And I come and go in the Audio section. Most of my posts are in C5 General. They are usually not stereo specific but wrapped into some other mod that may not be of much interest over here (like my recent supercharger install)
And I come and go in the Audio section. Most of my posts are in C5 General. They are usually not stereo specific but wrapped into some other mod that may not be of much interest over here (like my recent supercharger install)
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DAMN.
That's sick, dude... sick.
as for a grill, JL Audio makes grills for all their subs, but they are simple metal screens. However, you can uploster them to look nice. I did...
another thought, you can make something... a little 1/4" MDF and some clever cutting with a scroll saw could make something very bad assed.
Coat it in fibreglass resin once done.
That's sick, dude... sick.
as for a grill, JL Audio makes grills for all their subs, but they are simple metal screens. However, you can uploster them to look nice. I did...
another thought, you can make something... a little 1/4" MDF and some clever cutting with a scroll saw could make something very bad assed.
Coat it in fibreglass resin once done.
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as for a grill, JL Audio makes grills for all their subs
IMO, the 18W6 was JL Audio's best 18". The 18W3 just didn't cut it for me. I don't think you will be disappointed in the output of the W6
I'm only using two of the six I own and none of them are in a vehicle. The two I'm using are providing the LFE in my home's 5.1 I'm using a Crown (aka JBL) K2 which is given the two subs 1800 watts rms. Hmmm, I have another K2 and four more 18W6s just collecting dust
I have a guess, are you making the enclosure out of metal?
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Originally Posted by knewblewkorvette
I have a guess, are you making the enclosure out of metal?
Last edited by EG@EnglandGreen; Jul 22, 2006 at 01:37 AM.
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Originally Posted by bogus
plywood or MDF? MDF has much better sound characteristics
I may change my mind when I actually start sonstructing the box.