Wats gonna be loudest?

[hayes55987 0]

Hey guys! thinking of redoing my set-up and am wondering why my loudest combo would be? Items I have to work with:

1300ish watts of power @ 1 or 2 ohms;

5-5.5 cu ft of box space

price really that big of a deal seeing as I know I don't have enough for the BTL's and this isn't a real immediate idea, so i can save up for a bit. As for as my wattage and so forth, I'm hoping to not have to upgrade because righ tnow my electrical is just on the edge of supporting the amp I currenly have and if I am not thinking of getting a new alt, etc anytime in the near future.

In terms of dimensions though...I can only fit one 18" of a sub, 2 15's, 3, 12's, and probably 3 10's also. Goals are: pretty much righ tnow being loud; not sounding terrible. But i've heard the BL's and thought they performed fine, so that should give u an idea of what my "requirements" are i guess. Not to picky about that.

Lemme know what you guys think would work the best in terms of subs and whats gonna be loudest!

[mjmarovi 8]

what amp is it exactly, with that kind of power you can run a Q or a BL, that's basically what i had to work with and i went with a Q. this thing slams, and sounds awesome cause it is their sound quality line. you could also go the BL route with extra options, or a BTL, and both of those would leave you plenty of room for an amp upgrade in the future to pound a little harder.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

It is more about the install then the choice of driver. A single 12 in the right box has the ability to put up a better SPL number then an 18 if it is not installed well.

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

what amp is it exactly, with that kind of power you can run a Q or a BL, that's basically what i had to work with and i went with a Q. this thing slams, and sounds awesome cause it is their sound quality line. you could also go the BL route with extra options, or a BTL, and both of those would leave you plenty of room for an amp upgrade in the future to pound a little harder.

If output is his primary focus, I might lean towards a pair of SSD 15s. Seems like the best cone ratio to power available set up.

[todd.brust 29]

c'mon hayes...when will you ever learn! lol

isn't the 18" BL enough for you?

[mjmarovi 8]

looking at just box space, your ideal option would be one 15 or 2 12's, if you try to port two 15's you wont be giving them enough air space, (SSD or Q) and same for one 18, not enough air space. If it was me, I would see how much more box space you can fit, like absolute maximum dimensions to fit the box, if you can get 6 cuft, two BL 15's ported and get a second amp, of the same one you have, and you will be dropping like a mofo. with current amount of power, two 12 SSD's ported for sure.