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got a question / help..

I bought 4 - CT 18's for my Jeep GC , I wanted to do a build and keep the back seat so I built sealed enclosures. I had to build 2 separate boxes to get them in, no big deal , its still needs panels but its all in.

I have only hooked up 2 subs so far , and not impressed at all. in fact my 15 kicker cvr's did much better. I have approx. 3.5 cuf ft per sub & running them on a older Kicker KX1200.1

I had spoke with CT sounds they also said 3.5 cubes sealed , but them just seem to fall flat. So should I tear it out start over go with only 2 subs in a ported enclosure or get all 4 in and see how it sounds.

right now there are almost no real lows & not much air moving which is a big disappointment.

before you ask , yes they are in phase. only thing I can think is they need more then 3.5 cu ft sealed to sound good.

thanks JP

also if anyone would recommend some build plans for slot ported box to fit would be great. im good at building boxes, not to good on figuring the port area.

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Sealed = no lows, less air.

Build a correct ported box with 2. I doubt you can fit all 4 in a perfect box, with keeping back seat.

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Are all 4 on the one kx1200.1?

If it is there's no point working on the boxes till you give them decent power. Have a base line to work from with a new box.

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I'm running a kicker 1200.1 per pair. Trust me it's plenty enough power, I could smell the coils heating up on the 2 I had running . I'll be heading home shortly and will hook up the top 2 and see what happens. I just know my 15's in sealed box was killing these 2 18's , so something isn't right

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No way should they be heating up on that power. You're clipping them 9/10. Idk why you'd even put them in a sealed box to begin with.

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lol if by plenty of power you mean clipped to death. If your smelling coil from a sealed box on 1k you are doing more than one thing drastically wrong. Build a wall and be happy l. Fuck the back seats. If you can't then sell the 18s and get something that better matches the space you have like 15's

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So they're the "600" watt line. Still no way they should be smelling on that power unless you're clipping.

I ran a pair on a ct 1400 (which I'm sure does more than the kicker amp) and had no problems.

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I would agree, as the kickers 15's did fine. This is older series amps & the test papers are 1348 & 1400 rms @ 1ohm

But I would think these 18's would handle them fine, I guess I'll build a ported box for 2 of them for now.

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