2 12's Or 1 12

[Jared420]

need some advice and opinions. I been trying to decide what to do for a while and im tossin around the ideas of 1 decent 12 in a nice ported box or 2 lower end 12s in a small sealed box to go in the back of my silverado extended cab. Not lookin to spend much, around the $200 range. my kenwood amp will push 500 rms@4 ohms 900rms @ 2 ohms. id like to be able to run it at 2 ohms to get more out of it so would something like a 12'' kicker l5 or l7 in a ported box be better or 2 cheaper 12's in a smaller sealed box something in the range of cvrs or mtx 4500s.

[hotshot27]

Depends on what you are wanting. How many cubic feet are you willing to dedicate? this will be a big factor.

I have had my CVR's sealed and ported and they surely prefer the ported box. Would you be interested in 2 shallow mount subs?

Lots of options depending on the sound you want.

[Guest]

Fi SSD 12" around $220 fully loaded, about 1000rms...

[Jared420]

Depends on what you are wanting. How many cubic feet are you willing to dedicate? this will be a big factor.

I have had my CVR's sealed and ported and they surely prefer the ported box. Would you be interested in 2 shallow mount subs?

Lots of options depending on the sound you want.

i like it fairly loud and nice lows... just good all around bass... im used to my 15'' eclipse sub which hit real hard and low. if i get 2 12's they will go in a small sealed box under the rear seats and ill be getting just about .9-1 cu ft for each sub and if i do 1 12 im willing to sacrafice one side of the backseat id be building my own ported box to make it fit.

[aquill1]

From what I can remember originally he had a 15 and figured 2 12's with more cone would be louder (am i right or wrong...?) I think he wants the most bang for the buck with the amp he's got. He'd be using the entire rear for a single 12 ported using the rear under the seat...

I told him that 2 cvrs unless you get enough air in a sealed box won't sound as good as a 12 in a properly ported box...is that statement right or am I giving the poor guy bad advice?

[Torres]

if you wanna get louder...you'd be better off getting 2 lower 12's with the same power as you'd put to 1 12. like...450 a piece compared to 900 on one, cuz with the same power, the pair would be louder since they have more cone area

[Jared420]

From what I can remember originally he had a 15 and figured 2 12's with more cone would be louder (am i right or wrong...?) I think he wants the most bang for the buck with the amp he's got. He'd be using the entire rear for a single 12 ported using the rear under the seat...

I told him that 2 cvrs unless you get enough air in a sealed box won't sound as good as a 12 in a properly ported box...is that statement right or am I giving the poor guy bad advice?

yea aquill knows the situation better than i do myself... exactly what i want ... most bang for my buck with my current amp but without sacraficing my whole passenger area in the back

[aquill1]

if you wanna get louder...you'd be better off getting 2 lower 12's with the same power as you'd put to 1 12. like...450 a piece compared to 900 on one, cuz with the same power, the pair would be louder since they have more cone area

So a L7 in a proper ported box wouldn't be louder?

What subs sound good with 1cuft or less sealed that are around that price?

I liked the pioneer shallows but they don't hit deep imo...

[hotshot27]

so far L7 sounds like your best option with that amp and staying in a decent price range with a single sub setup. Of course you can check out DC audio and get some lvl2's or 3's.

I have my CVR's [at the moment] in a modified prefab box giving them about 500rms each and they are louder than most prefab ported box's around my area. but I do think you will be better off with 2 12's sealed vs 1 ported.

[dwright27]

buy gotfis dc and call it a day.

wall that bish!!!!!