2 12s vs 1 15 sealed off from trunk

[tonedeaf]

So I just

Started my build and had decided to use 1 15 in the trunk firing forward and sealed off from the rear. My main reasoning was that you don't normally see 15s in the trunk, and I was going to use the that 15 and more for when I rebuild bigger. Now I'm considering 2 12s and just reconing them later to 15s, since 2 12s in theory should be louder, while also using less airspace. I'm kind of torn on the matter and was hoping for your guys help. Which has more of on awe factor to you?

[Supercharged DCs]

Neither seem really awe inspiring to me, 4 8s or 10s would be more to me...

[EVAlonSo]

i don't understand how the 2 12s use less airspace than 1 15

[Supercharged DCs]

If anything, they would use more. 2 motors to account for displacement as opposed to 1, and they would both use 4cubes net after displacements

[tonedeaf]

The 12s I've looked at were rated at 1.5 cubes after displacement, the 15 about 3.5 after. So going by DCs for example, I'd save almost a quarter foot.

Edit: more like .3 cubes actually. Haha

Edited June 15, 2011 by tonedeaf

[tonedeaf]

Neither seem really awe inspiring to me, 4 8s or 10s would be more to me...

I can understand, but id like to be able to use whatever subs I get for my wall/4th order build later on. Even if I have to redone the 12s, I could still pickup like 2 lvl 5 12s and redone, vs getting a bunch of smaller 8s and having to sell them first.

[tonedeaf]

Gonna bump this for more opinions.

[6berry]

out of your choices i would go with 2 -12's but i would personally go with supercharged dc's idea of 4 or more 8's or 10's. you could always get 4 10's and then make your wall a ridiculous amount of 10's

[tonedeaf]

out of your choices i would go with 2 -12's but i would personally go with supercharged dc's idea of 4 or more 8's or 10's. you could always get 4 10's and then make your wall a ridiculous amount of 10's

But a bunch of 10s doesn't leave me as much money for a power increase down the road vs 4 15s.

[byers319]

sealing off you will probably peak higher

2 12"s will have 50ish more square inches of cone area

Edited June 18, 2011 by byers319