chicago1 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Hello I am brand new here and wanted to post a question I been itching to make a purchase and I always buy before I research so I figured for once let me do some research especially in this area. I have talked to all 3 of the manufactures above and none of them sold me on anything they just said our sub woofers are the best but never told me in detail why I should go with them which was pretty unusual. I have a 2007 Cadillac DTS and my current setup is a JL Audio 12w6v2 and a JL Audio 500.1 yeah old stuff I know. I have had this set up for about 15 years in about 6-8 different cars and had to re cone once. I have had nothing else as far as subs and amp. I wanted to give this setup to my son and wanted to get myself something new I loved the setup but again I'm passing it down and now looking to something more budget friendly. I looked at these 3 due to reviews and power rating. I am not looking to send more than $400 on a sub. I am leaning towards the Hippo due to it being 3krms nd it comes with the sound deadener which my trunk rattles bad and I hate that ghetto sound and also the other two are 1700. As far as an amp goes I am going with a skar 2k or the Wolfram 2400 but still researching. Can you guy give me some feedback on these 3 and for now let's not worry about electrical or box lets just talk strictly sub. I am only going with one 12" I want chest thumping bass that digs deep and that people a few blocks away will be like wtf if I wanted it to,. MY JL does turn heads still. I listen to a lot of rap R&B. and also listen to rock/metal. I can go from System of a Down to A Tribe Called Quest back to Lincoln Park then to some Salsa or Meringue My JL does great and people are surprised by it so I am really excited to see what triple the power can do once I get the electrical up to par but that's for another thread. Thank you for your feedback Also I have had 0 experience with the 3 below $379-https://ficaraudio.com/product/q-ferrite-series/ $269-https://gpcaraudio.com/deaf-bonce-apocalypse-db-sa2712-12-subwoofer/ $399(it was 359 now 399 with free sound deadener) https://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_136923_Massive-Audio-HIPPO-XL-122R-HIPPOXL122R.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CstrokerV Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 No.vs threads and with that little watts you plan on running the hippo is out you need pick an amp and pick a suitable sub or pick a sub and then a suitable amp my build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/142505-small-build-log-4-dc-lvl3-10s-tl-update-link-to-rebuild/ http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/154258-rebuild-6-lvl3-12s-update-small-video-nothing-spectacular/ new build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/188181-03-trailblazer-slow-build-8-dc-lvl3-12-m1-motor-m2-parts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago1 Posted December 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Sorry I just re titled it . My understanding is both those amps put out over 2k plus. But I am not worried about the amp if I need to go bigger that's fine so let's go with I need a sub first and then I will pick out a suitable amp . SO out of those 3 subs which would do the best for my needs? Are they good subs do they hit hard? Di g Deep? Overrated? Would the hippo being 3k rms make a huge difference between the other 2? One is 250 for 1750 rms the other is 100 more for the same amount of rms and also for that extra 100 I can get another 1,300 MORE RMS power. Again this is all new to me so help me decide. Again lets say I have all the electrical and the amp to power it all which of the 3 should I get? Again for the price and 3k I want the hippo. I also talked to Massive they said both amps above would be a great match but again no details on why I should go with their subs. and again take the amp out of the equation for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CstrokerV Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 great match lol uhhh ok so pushing 600 to 1000 less then rms is a great match? not really... and what you want is alot more variables with just subs.... my build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/142505-small-build-log-4-dc-lvl3-10s-tl-update-link-to-rebuild/ http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/154258-rebuild-6-lvl3-12s-update-small-video-nothing-spectacular/ new build http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/188181-03-trailblazer-slow-build-8-dc-lvl3-12-m1-motor-m2-parts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago1 Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Ok so that means you have no opinion on the subs? Again I am going with what the manufacture said and that was for only 1 sub the amp will push the other 2 choices just fine according to the manufacture and those amps push close to 3k from the dyno vids. So again school me on what I should or shouldn't get. Lets not worry about anything else but the sub we are getting off subject just forget I mentioned the amps I will reevaluate depending on if I go with the Hippo. So can we please stay on topic and I will build the rest of the system around it. Thank you gents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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