12 or 10?

[Phatsax]

Ok, here is what I am thinkn. I currently have a 10" L7 solo baric in the Kicker ported box, but I am wanting to make a fiberglass inclosure for it. And with that enclosure I was wanting to get another 10" but then I thought maybe I should just get a 12" L7 off of e-bay. What do you think? I already hit probably somewhere in the 135-140 area and just wanted to see what you guys think I should do. Here is a pick of what I have now, and the trunk space I have to work with.

[91Project2]

just get another L7 10 and have 2 of them that will look nice and sound good

[Mr. Merk]

i'd leave it how it is, its simple, effective, clean and removeable

spend those hundreds on performance, more impressive

also dont buy audio off ebay

[Phatsax]

the whole e-bay thing doesn't bother me cause I won't blow em that fast. And I am going to spend other money on my performance. I just wanted to see what other people think I should do switch to 1 12" or add another 10". I heard a 15" eclipse with the new Kicker 2250 " I think" today and it was hittin at least 160 db's. 1 15" aluminium Eclipse. friggin loud!~! To friggin loud!!

[Subarado]

If you feel like you have to update the system, Then I would add another 10" if I were you. But if you really want to bump hard, then get a 15" solo-baric. Those things hit REALLY hard.

[Romeo84]

Two tens.




Where are you getting your estimations on dbs? You have a meter in your ear?

[Phatsax]

Originally posted by Romeo84@Apr 10 2005, 12:33 AM
Where are you getting your estimations on dbs? You have a meter in your ear?
B) Well, my bug hit a 132.5 one time and I know that my car hits a lot harder then it does so I just made a low estimation. And I have sat in a car that hit 162.4 and the car with the one fifteen hit a lot harder than it did. The guy at the store said it was hitting mid 160's or better. So I guess I do kinda have a meter in my ear, I just base it off of cars that I have heard that have ACTUALLY been metered.

[drewgray]

Yes, your ear is a decible meter. Everyone's is. However, the way something sounds to us is HIGHLY frequency dependant. The 162.4 that you sat in on ( are we talking legal spl or outlaw or in the port? ) was probably at a very high frequency (probably 60-80hz) However, when a speaker can pound out 20-30hz at 145db that will feel and sound (to you) very very loud. Put it on a legal meter, and it won't hit 160. Unless you sat in on a SS1-2 DB drag car in which case, I don't know of any of them using eclipse woofers.

[Phatsax]

I could care less about what they are really hitting!! All I know was it was louder thatn anything I have ever sat in. Anyways this thread is about what you think I should do with my current setup?

[Maliwho97]

Hey man, before you consider fiberglass, have you received a quote on the price of fiberglass? I'd recommend getting another 10" L7 like you have, and buying a dual 10" ported box for it.

[Phatsax]

I was going to build my box for a first time project for myself. I wanna learn how to use it anyways and my friend that knows how to use the stuff is going to help me. So it shouldn't be that much. I am just going to build a fiberglass front not the whole box. Thanks for the imput though, I want more!!

[420octane]

wake up that vr powerband.....how bout a shrick cam? you wont want to turn your radio on after you hear that vr @ 7grand with a cam!! now thats music.

[Romeo84]

If you do buy any more subs come see me! :thumbup:

[fahrfrumwurkin55]

I say keep what you got and put more power to it. I'm a fan of single sub setups because of the cancellation/delay you encounter with multiple subs.

[94sentra_se]

I'd go for the 2 tens it would sound bad ass.