Which would be louder?

[mwoehr 1]

I have a JBL gto 1200.1 II amp that puts out about 1100 watts at 2 ohms. Right now I have 2 Orion HP 12s in 1.2 cubes each and they sound ok but I would like a louder setup that'll have good sq. I'm considering a different pair of 12s sealed or a single 12 ported.

I've always ran sealed setups with 12s and I'm thinking of trying a pair of ported 10s. Can a pair of ported 10s get louder than and have good sq like a pair of sealed 12s? Right now I have 2 Orion HP 12s sealed.

[JimJ 11]

Who knows. These kind of questions are impossible to answer...

[bigcam112 0]

yeah dude i have to agree with JimJ its really hard for anyone to know what these sound like there are too many variables... but i for one would push you toward the BL i have one myself 12" ported and it sounds damn nice... thats just my opinion i havent heard any of the others so i cant say anything bad... sorry not much help

[mwoehr 1]

yeah dude i have to agree with JimJ its really hard for anyone to know what these sound like there are too many variables... but i for one would push you toward the BL i have one myself 12" ported and it sounds damn nice... thats just my opinion i havent heard any of the others so i cant say anything bad... sorry not much help

What single 12 do you have and what size box tuned to what? I want a 12 that'll get loud and have good sq. I'de go up to 3 cubes for an enclosure.

Edited January 30, 2008 by Jysoe

[johnecon2001 82]

On the power you don't have... The BL and the RL-p are the only ones I'd choose.. although for separate purposes. The BL for SPL and the RL-p for SQ.

Single 12 for both choices.

[///M5 2,833]

1 Rlp sealed with that amp.

[mwoehr 1]

On the power you don't have... The BL and the RL-p are the only ones I'd choose.. although for separate purposes. The BL for SPL and the RL-p for SQ.

Single 12 for both choices.

Is the BL really just an all out spl sub and what do you mean by the power I don't have?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

It is not meant as an all out SPL sub. Plenty of people are using it in a daily driver and loving it. It is for people who want a Fi driver and have 1000+ watts or so and want to go ported. I have seen one take well into 5000 watts for SPL burps, but it was done by a well skilled audio guy.

[Acidburn 10]

BM, SSD

[JimJ 11]

Rainbow Vanadiums would do very well for that.

[johnecon2001 82]

Sundown Audio SD-1v2

[mwoehr 1]

BM, SSD

Thought those subs needed more power than that? Both are great choices if 600 watts would be good for 2 or either. Was also thinking about a pair or Sound Splinter RL-i 12s sealed or a pair of RL-i 10s ported. Would a pair of 10s ported sound musical and also get loud?

Edited February 14, 2008 by Jysoe

[JimJ 11]

Thought those subs needed more power than that?

Good amount for either...just because there are people running well over RMS ratings, doesn't mean you have to...

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

BM, SSD

Thought those subs needed more power than that? Both are great choices if 600 watts would be good for 2 or either. Was also thinking about a pair or Sound Splinter RL-i 12s sealed or a pair of RL-i 10s ported. Would a pair of 10s ported sound musical and also get loud?

I believe there are no more Si BM's left until the new model comes out. In addition, the SS RL-i 12 is not around anymore.

John's idea of the Sundown SD-1v2's ported would be sweet. In addition to the Fi X 12's on clearance, there might be a few left. Also, I love my RL-i 8, and the RL-i 10 is a very good choice if you were to look at 10's.

[JimJ 11]

Shiva-X's would also do very well.

But until there's a budget here we could throw out recommendations from $100 to $1300 all day long.

[lakaiguy 0]

RE SR

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Louder depends on the install. But if you want to do something new do the 10's ported.

[johnecon2001 82]

That's an oxymoron.

You really can't have both. If you go sealed it'll have better SQ but won't be as loud, if you go ported it'll be louder but won't sound as good sealed.

[SomeDonnieDude 2]

600 watts for each sub or 600 watts total?

[JimJ 11]

Like it was said before, mutually exclusive goals.

[///M5 2,833]

Like it was said before, mutually exclusive goals.

While I agree 100% my guess is the OP could give a rats ass about SQ