canderton01 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) If I was in the market for an 18 and had an unlimited budget, I'd look at either T3 TSNS or the IA Warden. You'll need some serious power and a stout electrical for those to shine though, as I'm sure you're already aware of. Edited April 21, 2011 by canderton01 Quote 2002 Camry XLE 35% tints all around 17'' Enkei FD-05 rims Fi Q15 in 3.8cu ft box tuned to 32Hz Pioneer DEH-P7200HD AudioQue AQ1200d 4 Gauge Tsunami wiring/RCA's mids/highs - OEM JBL system AudioTechnix Deadner Big 3 upgrade My YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Thornton Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) this is an opinionated thread so you are going to hear tons of different options... here is mine.... biggest question is are you going for overall quality of sound, or for spl? If you are looking for clean, reliable, almost bulletproof performance... I have an SMD 18 in my dodge ram right now and clamped it at 1500 watts and did a 148dB... plays from 20hz to 75hz with not an issue in the world, and it would love to have more power on it... spl... different situation... Edited April 21, 2011 by PULSE CAR AUDIO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 ric stop tickling it and give it more power. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunkjuice1 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I'm in same boat as OP, I am moving up from 1000rms to 3000rms and now left wondering what to pair it with. I like the advice gives me things to stare at. Look into the BTL N2 loaded I'm looking at that because its lighter than the others and if it can take the 3000rms daily it will be on. Good luck!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ji553r Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 dont forget soundstream XXX and LMS ultra since we are naming majority of the top brands Quote I don't fuck around. I go from zero to I hope you die in less than 2 posts build log http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/104524-new-subs-coming-sundown-3500d-arc-audio-cable-lacing-crescendo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPINE408 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 TSNS 18 aswell. el oh el Quote Have you ever had your woofers blown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphasig293 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I've personally only ran the dc audio lvl4 xl and the mayhems, and both of those subs performed great, either would be a good choice, I just suggest maybe to up to a lvl 5 if you go with dc considering the wattage Quote 2005 Lariat F-150 On 30 inch DUBS 6 Crossfire XS-V2 18's 2 Cactus 12k's, 1 Cactus 1000, 1 sundown 100.4 12 - 6.5 Crescendo mids and 4 Crescendo supertweets SMD 340 alt, Mechman 270 alt 7 NSB 170 batterys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy95 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 this is an opinionated thread so you are going to hear tons of different options... here is mine.... biggest question is are you going for overall quality of sound, or for spl? If you are looking for clean, reliable, almost bulletproof performance... I have an SMD 18 in my dodge ram right now and clamped it at 1500 watts and did a 148dB... plays from 20hz to 75hz with not an issue in the world, and it would love to have more power on it... spl... different situation... im a groundpounder low tuning kind of guy. Numbers are fun but in reality, air movement and brutal lows is what i LOVE. I like the idea of the SMD too, does it like smaller enclosures? (i have about 11cubes to work with hehe) Quote Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grim83 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 hmmm id choose the hotter 18yr old....wait what was the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy95 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 hmmm id choose the hotter 18yr old....wait what was the question Quote Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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