dnb1982 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Say you had a 15 and an 18, both with enclosures built to the manufactures recommendation, same port tuning, same amp powering them, ect. Would you noticed a difference in anything besides output? Is the sound produced going to be the same? Just wondering because I have never ran an 18, nor have I heard one in person. I have ran 15's for the past 10 years. I ran twelves of one of the same subs but it was at a different port tuning. The main reason I ask is because I am trying to figure out whether to go with a single 15 or single 18. Hopefully what I am trying to ask came accross correctly... Long day. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterbasser Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 if choice is between single 15 or 18, go for 18 for sure,if its a well made subwoofer and box is tuned propperly it will sound good and get loud. I always ran 15s and recently installed 18, things awesome Kenwood excelon ddx795 3 370 amp CES alternators (audio side only) McLaren dome tweeters Crescendo 6.5 ultra neos NVX JAD800.4 4 PA x4 SPL 18's 4 Digital Designs m5's at .7 ohms each 2 K2 80 ah lithiums 3 group 31 agms Ledglow million color (12 piece) 2007 Yukon xl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnb1982 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 if choice is between single 15 or 18, go for 18 for sure,if its a well made subwoofer and box is tuned propperly it will sound good and get loud. I always ran 15s and recently installed 18, things awesome The reason I ask is because I am going to order a Sundown X, but not sure which size sub to go with. I figure with the 18 I will get more output for my money, but wondering if that comes at the expense of anything else... like the accuracy or type of bass produced. Probably a stupid question, but just trying to make sure I make the right decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterbasser Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 good subs wont lose accuracy as cone gets bigger usually cheaper ones lose accuracy because the motor is not strong enoguh to handle the heavier cone weight u get with a bigger coned subwoofer Kenwood excelon ddx795 3 370 amp CES alternators (audio side only) McLaren dome tweeters Crescendo 6.5 ultra neos NVX JAD800.4 4 PA x4 SPL 18's 4 Digital Designs m5's at .7 ohms each 2 K2 80 ah lithiums 3 group 31 agms Ledglow million color (12 piece) 2007 Yukon xl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe X Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 If you have heard that a 18 subwoofer sounds like crap that's false unless it's a crap woofer. Research what you are buying and you will have no issues as long as you have the space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterbasser Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 the reason i went with 1 18 is because i couldnt fit 2 15s and i didnt wanna pay for 4 12s or 6 10s lol. those woulda been hard to fit too in the space i had Kenwood excelon ddx795 3 370 amp CES alternators (audio side only) McLaren dome tweeters Crescendo 6.5 ultra neos NVX JAD800.4 4 PA x4 SPL 18's 4 Digital Designs m5's at .7 ohms each 2 K2 80 ah lithiums 3 group 31 agms Ledglow million color (12 piece) 2007 Yukon xl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnb1982 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 If you have heard that a 18 subwoofer sounds like crap that's false unless it's a crap woofer. Research what you are buying and you will have no issues as long as you have the space. I have heard people talk about 18's being more "boomy" and smaller subs more "tight" sounding, but I figured most of that would all just have to do with the enclosure. I have a trailblazer so space isn't an issue for either sub, and I don't mind not having any trunk space either. I was just thinking if I didn't want to have to upgrade later maybe the 18 would be the better option considering it should give me more bang for my buck. I have been researching and at first I was going to go with a 15 and use a box design I came accross on here that you gave to someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnb1982 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 the reason i went with 1 18 is because i couldnt fit 2 15s and i didnt wanna pay for 4 12s or 6 10s lol. those woulda been hard to fit too in the space i had I can fit two 15's, but don't think I want to spend the money for the electrical upgrades to run them, at least not at the moment. And besides, I figure I would probably be happy nowadays with a single sub setup as long as it gets decently loud and sounds great doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Masterbasser Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 2 15s on same power as 1 18 will get louder Kenwood excelon ddx795 3 370 amp CES alternators (audio side only) McLaren dome tweeters Crescendo 6.5 ultra neos NVX JAD800.4 4 PA x4 SPL 18's 4 Digital Designs m5's at .7 ohms each 2 K2 80 ah lithiums 3 group 31 agms Ledglow million color (12 piece) 2007 Yukon xl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnb1982 Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 2 15s on same power as 1 18 will get louder Even though the 15's would be well below their rms? I mean I understand there is a good deal more cone area with a pair of 15's over 18's, but at what point below their rms would you figure cone area doesn't become a factor anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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