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Bronze Member Username: Ne0nblakkDes Moines, Iowa USA Post Number: 51 Registered: Aug-04 | Hey. I had a system planned out a couple years back, but had some problems with my car, which I ended up getting rid of. Was planning on getting adire components and 2x 12" brahmas, seeing as adire is no more.... I was looking for some new recommendations. I'm looking for something that's gonna hit hard, but I want them (or it, not against a good single sub either) to be able to stay strong in lower frequencies as well as sound clean and crisp. I'm not looking for anything too crazy, I'd like to avoid a HO alt at this point, and the system will be going into a 95 civic hatch or integra, haven't decided which I'm going to get yet. Just looking for some good recommendations for as I said, clean, hard hitting, low handling subs. Also open to good components, amps, caps, etc. Open to ported or sealed box, very open at this point. Had things all planned out, like I said, and I've forgotten a lot over the time. Thanks in advance. |
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Bronze Member Username: Ne0nblakkDes Moines, Iowa USA Post Number: 52 Registered: Aug-04 | I hear that a low tuned ported box as long as it's a good box, etc. will give great SQ as well as nice SPL, and handle well at low frequencies. I'm thinking a low tuned ported box perhaps. Also, I'd like to run another smaller amp for my other speakers, so the sub amp can't eat all the power up. Thanks. |
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Gold Member Username: JohnfiacA-ToWn, 9515 thumpin... What u bumpin? Post Number: 3845 Registered: Mar-06 | 2 12" type R's tuned to 32hz should be pretty good on 800~rms |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sYou can call me Scroog... Post Number: 3084 Registered: Feb-06 | ^seriously? no offense, but R's are far from what i would recommend to a guy who was planning on 2 bramas... I would say a couple of 12 inch stereo itegrity BMs on 1000 watts, a 15 soundsplinter rl-s on around 1200, or a 15 IDMAX on 1000. an fi car audio Q 15 would even work nicely. anything will get pretty loud in a civic hatch just focus on the SQ part of it. my suggestions range in price greatly so just choose one how much you want to spend. |
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Silver Member Username: TejcurrentPost Number: 798 Registered: Apr-07 | ^ I'd agree with reece. A single SI BM or Q on 1000 watts would be a beautiful thing. Getting loud and keeping great SQ at the same time. The Q really gets those lows too (I don't have enough experience with the BM to say a lot about it though). |
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Gold Member Username: Mike11202DD9515G VFL 200.1 = : , Sewell, NJ US Post Number: 1086 Registered: Nov-06 | My JBL GTi sounded much better than my Fi Q 2 Image Dynamics IDQ V3's http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=5807 |
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Bronze Member Username: Ne0nblakkDes Moines, Iowa USA Post Number: 53 Registered: Aug-04 | Thanks for the recommendations guys. Feel free to keep them coming as well! I'm gonna look over some specs on these ones. Any recommendations for components? |
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Bronze Member Username: Ne0nblakkDes Moines, Iowa USA Post Number: 54 Registered: Aug-04 | K, I looked over the specs. I'm thinking probably a JBL W15GTI or IDMAX/IDQ 15. Kinda leaning towards the gti at this point. They both have nice low freq handling. How is the SQ on the gti? Also, I was looking at some of the JBL component kits as well. Anyone ever heard those before? Also, what would a good amp be to power the gti? I don't want anything extremely high end, but I want a good solid amp, so nothing low end either. Something maybe higher mid-end? |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 5808 Registered: Jul-06 | The GTI was used in the number one ranked SQ car. |
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Bronze Member Username: Ne0nblakkDes Moines, Iowa USA Post Number: 55 Registered: Aug-04 | Nice. I'm pretty much sold on the W15GTI at this point. Just need an amp recommendation. |
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Bronze Member Username: DurskiPost Number: 39 Registered: Nov-06 | WoW I just looked up that W15GTI, $700 sub ouch. |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 5823 Registered: Jul-06 | "WoW I just looked up that W15GTI, $700 sub ouch." Some people say that you get what you pay for haha.It's not always true but sometimes it is.  |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 7159 Registered: Jun-04 | http://search.ebay.com/jbl-w15gti_W0QQcrlpZ945470565Q5f9406QQfclZ4QQfnuZ1QQfsooZ 1QQfsopZ1QQkeywordZjblQ20w15gti http://cgi.ebay.com/NIB-JBL-W15GTi-15-Subwoofer-DVC-6-ohm-GTi-Series_W0QQitemZ18 0172701993QQihZ008QQcategoryZ18804QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem |
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Gold Member Username: Skibum12189Cleveland Post Number: 2039 Registered: Mar-06 | bm's are definitely nice clean sounding subs ive to 2x 12s and theyre awesome, but id vote a single ported 12" Fi Q on a zx1000....itll sound nice and clean and slam in a little honda hatch or integra |
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Bronze Member Username: Ne0nblakkDes Moines, Iowa USA Post Number: 59 Registered: Aug-04 | They're not actually $700 though. They're a little over 300 new on ebay. That's just the 'suggested retail'. |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sYou can call me Scroog... Post Number: 3099 Registered: Feb-06 | it's gonna be a pain to buy an amp to run that sub correctly. because of ths high ohm configuration you will need a amp that produces power at a strange impedence. that = more money, but still the GTi is a badass sub |
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Silver Member Username: Mj23dynastyHarrisburg star city, Pistolvania USA Post Number: 230 Registered: Oct-07 | I would go with 2 12" RD sonace or 1 15" I also here the RE SE's are nice |
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