LostRacer

1.3 Yes a 10 does sound optimal now.I haven't run 10's in 17 years..I feel like I'm working backwards. lol. Anyway. Thank you for the insight to all of you. 10 it is.

The reason I am looking at sealed is box is for the smaller size. I'd like to have some trunk space left over after the install. With a ported box it will take up more room when done correctly. If I go with a 10" I could possibly squeeze a ported box in. Miller- I just may do that.

Thank you. I was just looking at the Icon. Time to do some more reading...

Mainly personal decision. It is my daily so I do need some space available for groceries and the such. Back seats have to stay due to two kids. I currently have an L5 15 inch in a pre-fab ported enclosure. It barely fits with my amps. Maybe I should state better what I'd like. I'd like something that will sound good but if needed can be turned up to be felt good as well. WIll fit in a 1.3ft^3 sealed enclosure and handle midrange power.. I'vre had the 15s before..I've had each size sub under 18 inches. I'm not looking to win any SPL comps. I just want something I can bump daily and occasionally annoy smokers at stop lights...Honestly am I reaching too far on this one? I've had Kicker subs for the last 17 years without any complaints. I've read a few places about SSA and the different subs here. I'm looking to try something else Any reccomendations now ? Thanks again...

Ok. I'm still getting used to the forum structure here and clicked a few things I probably shouldn't lol. Either way... I apologize about the confusion on my wanting the Q sub. That was what I was originally looking at when going over the options available to me. I'm looking at a 12 instead of the 15 to regain some hatch space. I love my bass as much as the next guy but I'm toning down some now. As far as the box size goes I MIGHT be able to 1.5 but that will be pushing it. The BL was brought up I'm assuming because of the power being used. However its not supposed to be in a sealed box. Jay-cee~You mentioned the SSD and the Q. Would the SSD be able to handle the power? I would think the Q would be a better fit. Thanks again..

Ok..My original plan was to go with a single 12" Q sub. However in my intro thread I was informed I would probably want to look at the BL instead. This is waht Ihave to work with: 1999 Mercury Cougar Looking at about a 1.1ft^3 Sealed enclosure. Amp: Kicker XS100 1200watts I'm aware the Q is rated at 1000w rms. I didn't think the 1200 would be that big of a difference. I read the BL is not a sealed enclosure friendly sub which kind of steered me on a differnt course. Any recommendations are welcome. I'm trying to keep it in the $300 and below range if possible. Thanks

Only issue i have with the BL is that they don't recommend a sealed enclosure for it. And I will be using a sealed enclosure for spave saving needs. I didn't think 1200W would be too far over the Q's capability. Thank you for that comment. That is the whole reason I joined

Thank you for the welcome. I love the amps in general from that era.

Hey guys. You have a great forum here. I've been doing some reading recently on trying to figure out a sub for myself and there is a lot of in depth info. I'm not new to car audio I've been a hobbyist in it since 1992. Always looking for more power or speakers..lol. as I matured I finally learned the right way to do things and became very picky about my equipment purchases. I'm not so much into big boom anymore but still enjoy being able to raise the volume and turn some heads. I'm driving a 1999 Mercury Cougar that I'm currently trying to design a new setup in the hatch for. This is what I'm currently running: HU: Eclipse AVN6620 Front: Polk Momo MM6 components Rear:Kicker Resolution 6.2 components Sub:Kicker L5 15D2<-----Looking to replace with an Fi sub. (probably the Q 12 inch) Has the specs for the size I'm working with. Front Amp:Kicker ZR600 Rear Amp:Kicker ZR240 Sub Amp:Kicker:XS100 (putting out just over 1200W@1ohm) Thanks for reading