DefQon Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hey i have 2 kicker cvr's in the kicker ported box and want soemthing better. The shops in my area dont have much but i have found a slot ported orion hp 12" sub and it sounded pretty good in the display room. I wasnt sure which would be louder. The orion sub is better but i have 2 cvr's so its hard to decide if its worth the upgrade. what do you think i should do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburban ant Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hey i have 2 kicker cvr's in the kicker ported box and want soemthing better. The shops in my area dont have much but i have found a slot ported orion hp 12" sub and it sounded pretty good in the display room. I wasnt sure which would be louder. The orion sub is better but i have 2 cvr's so its hard to decide if its worth the upgrade. what do you think i should do? well youre doin the right thing by doing research.. times have changed and now most shops become null and void for us DIYers. tell us about your ride, your budget, your amp and we will help get ya rollin right. Quote - Infiniti QX4 - - 2 Digital Designs 9917s - - Digital Designs Z1 - - Digital Designs C3b - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted December 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) This is what i have at the moment 2 kicker cvr's in kickers ported box. 1 2 channel audiobahn A2150HCT to power the subs and 4 guage wiring My car is a VS Commodore acclaim S2. I live in australia so prices are alot more expencive here. My budget is around $800 to get a new sub and an amp if needed. The shops in my area can supply Kicker, Pioneer, Earthquake, Orion, Kenwood, Cadence, Alpine and Clarion. I just want something that will shake alot more than the cvr's. Edited December 30, 2007 by DefQon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquill1 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 (edited) Try the kicker cvx's. You should be able to get 2 cvx 12's for the same price as orion's I'd imagine. I've heard some orion's in that stock box they come with (slot middle port looks nice) and those are loud. The 12's were actually louder than a set of cvr 15's this guy had in his impala. The orion 12's were way better and louder. If you like kicker and think you may like to stick with kicker try the cvx's they are very nice and get loud if you get an amp that has enough to power them. They are 750 rms/sub... LINK to cvx Link to hifonics amp I figured if you have an audiobahn you wouldn't mind a hifonics amp. The 2006d is overrated but should give you the 1500rms for the cvx's...LINK I've heard 2 cvx's hooked to a crunch 3000.1 and it was loud but it blew a fuse before it could actually put power out. The amp was only hooked to a 30amp fuse and the 3000.1 uses 2 50 amp maxi fuses. The price on the 3000.1 is awesome so you kind of can't complain and many have said it does 1500rms...LINK Not to mention you could get 2 of those for the price of any other amp that had a similar output... Unfortunately they don't ship to Australia but try ebay and see what they have. Try someone local or a online place that is nearby Alright last thing I promise your amp puts out 1200 watts I believe rms at 1 ohm. I don't know however if thats at 14 volts or where its at or perhaps it puts out more...according to the audiobahn website if you have 17.9 volts it will put out more but I don't know if thats more than 1200 or 1200 at that voltage...I'd hang onto your amp and try out the cvx's and if its not enough upgrade the amp! LINK TO YOUR AMP>>> Edited December 31, 2007 by aquill1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I think ill just buy the orion sub and amp. Only thing im worried about is that my 2 cvr's might be moving more air because theres two of them and the upgrade will be a waste. The orion looks like it flex's alot more than the cvr's though. im gona be buying a 1800w mono kenwood amp and the orion hp 12" in the slot ported box. The box is pretty big almost the size of the 2 kicker cvr's box. I just wanted some last opinons if you think the single orion will beat the 2 cvr's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8PunkRok Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 most likely the cvr's will be louder but u should at least try the woofer in ur car Quote -Matt2005 Dodge Magnum RTJVC KD-AVX1 2 PPI S580.2 Obsidian Audio ST1 Horn Tweeters PRV 8MB450s Audio Legion 3500.1D 2 RE MT 18s 360 ah LiFePO4 BatterySHCA 2/0 155.2 @ 29 hzKicker CVR 15's buildDD 3512e buildMini T-Line Build(6) 8s BuildNightshade 15s Wall BuildMagnum AB XFL 12s BuildNewest Magnum Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 yeah, always the potential to add another then you'll be happy for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 I just went back today to buy it and a different guy was serving and said $970 for the sub and amp when another said $820. so i gotta go back tomorrow to get the better price. I listened to the sub again though and it didnt sound as good as it first did. What other dual subs do you think could beat my cvr's for around the price im spending? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REVOK1NER Posted January 1, 2008 Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Well if you have that much money to spend, then you can buy a set up that will hit a whole lot harder. My batcap, wiring kit, subs, and amp only cost $830, I am in the mid 140's on TL, and that was the cost for everything! So if you can spend that much look around online, ebay, even on here. You can find a much better deal. Quote 2000 Ford Explorer XLT -20" RVM "Buck" Wheels -2.5% Tint -CompuStar Vizion Alarm -(4) Infinity Kappa 680.7cs 5x7" -1 XStatic BatCap Model 300 -2 18" DC LVL 4's -Amps are undecided Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefQon Posted January 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2008 Yeah im gona go look around a bit more today. I live in australia so your $830 setup would cost me about $1200. Online carstereo seems alright not sure how much it will come to if i get it shipped. Can get dual Orion hp12's for $540 that would beat my kickers for sure. except itll probably cost a bit more for shipping. Ill just keep looking round for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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