Which sub?
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Which sub?
I am going to use a 10" sub in the rear storage area of my c4, behind the passanger seat. I am chooseing between a Jl audio 10w3 v1 and a kicker solo baric L7 10. Which do you think is better? I am powering it useing my sub channel on my alpine mrv-f450. About 150 watts I want it to hit hard, and have clean sound also
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Re: Which sub? (Kehrer923)
W3 will sound better... the l7 will pound better... 150watts is just a splash of power to either sub though. Without a horn loaded enclosure or clever port job, 150watts won't hit hard.
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Re: Which sub? (Kale)
W3 will sound better... the l7 will pound better... 150watts is just a splash of power to either sub though. Without a horn loaded enclosure or clever port job, 150watts won't hit hard.
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Re: Which sub? (Kale)
I veheard those before and wasnt too impresed. my amp has 200 watts at 4ohms. SWo i looked at the kicker and jl website and it should be alright. but I put down two layers of dyna mat inside the storage bin and then extreme liner and did the mdf board ontop sealed with rubber weatherstriping and silicone. Does anyone know about the cubic airspace of that bin? Since I already have the Jl i think i will put it in and see what it sounds like then if I am not happy just make then cut out rectangular and try the kicker.
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Re: Which sub? (Kehrer923)
I am going to use a 10" sub in the rear storage area of my c4, behind the passanger seat. I am chooseing between a Jl audio 10w3 v1 and a kicker solo baric L7 10. Which do you think is better? I am powering it useing my sub channel on my alpine mrv-f450. About 150 watts I want it to hit hard, and have clean sound also
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Re: Which sub? (Kehrer923)
I veheard those before and wasnt too impresed. my amp has 200 watts at 4ohms. SWo i looked at the kicker and jl website and it should be alright. but I put down two layers of dyna mat inside the storage bin and then extreme liner and did the mdf board ontop sealed with rubber weatherstriping and silicone. Does anyone know about the cubic airspace of that bin? Since I already have the Jl i think i will put it in and see what it sounds like then if I am not happy just make then cut out rectangular and try the kicker.
Per kicker recommendations, I filled it 50% will polyfill as well.
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Re: Which sub? (leolufse)
There is no way he has enough clean power to properly drive an L7. I have a pair of 10" 2-ohm DVC L5s powered by an Alpine MRD-M500 (584x1 @ 2-ohms) and my L5s are underpowered. The L7 will be way underpowered if driven by the sub section of an MRV-F450. The L7 should be getting about 500 watts of clean power.