what kicker sub

[irondiezl3]

I'm lookin at the compvr or soloberic. Are the square berics worth the extra cash? If so id get them?

[darksobsession]

the cvrs are reasonably priced, around here there's a 2 for one sale and they're under 200. i had one and it sounded good with 200watts.

the solobarics are expensive and require a custom box. check out the vids on youtube. too much bass for me.

[white04alero]

i have 2x 12" cvr dual voice coil 2ohm subs right now and i love em.

[Ryan from Ohio]

I wouldnt get the squares.

[irondiezl3]

if a sub is dvc 2ohm whats that drop to 1 ohm?

[Ryan from Ohio]

All depends on how you wire and how many subs. Look for an online ohm calculator for ref.

[irondiezl3]

one sub dual 2 ohm how many options r there for running it. i would be connecting the voice coils together so im assuming i need a monobock amp that runs at 1 ohm stable or maybe 2 ohm stable is ok?

[todd4198]

A single dual 2 ohm can be wired into a 1 or 4 ohm load. If you're just doing a single sub though I'd say get a cvx instead of a cvr. I've got a 12" in a kicker box and it hits pretty hard...got it from here:
http://www.6ave.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=KIC06VCVX122
The pic shows the truck box but it's not. $200 shipped for a cvx in the kicker box is pretty good I thought... And it's already wired in a 2 ohm load

[FrankTheTank]

Solo-x.

end thread.

[bizarre179]

^ I 2nd that

[Ryan from Ohio]

Fi BTL

no Kicker.

/end of thread.

[irondiezl3]

lol alot of people hate kicker i love kicker though. thats a good deal is it sealed or ported box?

[Valley olds]

If going the kicker route, Id go CVX. I, myself, and not that big a fan of kicker though.

[jayson_waltz]

I wouldnt get the squares.
why? i love my solobaric. people always ask what brand of 12's (the figure 2) i have. they're really surprised when i say i have 1 10" solobaric. built the box myself, just had to make sure i had the right air space but i should'uve put in a bigger port

heres mine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwz8k6UnteI
where i got the sub http://www.techronics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=8228

[irondiezl3]

everyone i talk to says the solo squares r the best sub they ever owned. everyonethere has to be a reason why. the cvx looks damn good tho.

[deathwish666]

why? i love my solobaric. people always ask what brand of 12's (the figure 2) i have. they're really surprised when i say i have 1 10" solobaric. built the box myself, just had to make sure i had the right air space but i should'uve put in a bigger port

heres mine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwz8k6UnteI
where i got the sub http://www.techronics.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=8228

haha no offense but if someone thinks you have 2 12"s they dont know what they are talking about...

i have 2 compvr's 12" wired to 4 ohm with about 700 going to them...they sound great
....but i want to be able to use my whole 1000 watts so(fingers crossed) im going to upgrade soon

[Fi-Alero]

Keeker subs ftl.

There is no way I would own a square sub from them. They have a very faulty build quality and horrible SQ.

If you are using the SOLO-X for its purpose (stacked power for spl) make sure you have the money for recones every few weeks. I remember kicker handing them out like candy at USACI finals last year.

[Ryan from Ohio]

The ONLY benefit the square sub provides is some extra cone area.

The build quality is horrible. The failure rate is high.

speaking on a more extreme level, everyone Ive known to have these subs dont keep them long- ever.

I knew a guy who had 4 12 L7's now hes got a single 18" DC Audio Level 5...

And Ive had a single 8" sub in mycar and people thought I had 12's.

ive had a single 12" $40 wal mart durabrand sub in my car and people thought I had a set of 15's or 4 12's... I bet that baby was 140+...

its all about the box...

[Fi-Alero]

"its all about the box..."

And vehicle.
Alot of people dont realize that box and vehicle are the two most important things in an install. Ryan, you are exactly right about the build quality and the advantage of cone area with a square sub. Keeker makes them, MTX makes them, Pyle makes them... and they are all garbage.


Also Ryan, I've played with a few series of the DC Audio subs. Those things are monsters.

[AGT]

Orion FTW

I heard the L7s weren't bad but I figured what has been working for years is fine. I would just make sure it has a great rubber-butyl surround and can bump watts

[Ryan from Ohio]

Ya lifting that 18" level 5 is no joke. I actually feel my back muscles get strained (got a bad back). its a decent sub, but I dont think they are that great. its a 18" sub... with a 3" coil... :eek:

[CarGodz]

Ya lifting that 18" level 5 is no joke. I actually feel my back muscles get strained (got a bad back). its a decent sub, but I dont think they are that great. its a 18" sub... with a 3" coil... :eek:

What do you expect when lifting a 90lb/ 20,000w burp capable sub :D
For break-in on that Level 5 18" we free aired it on 2 milk crates with 1500wrms (a lot of subs can't handle that in a box)

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/Aukland/th_freeairbreakin3.jpg (http://s203.photobucket.com/albums/aa48/Aukland/?action=view&current=freeairbreakin3.flv)

[Fi-Alero]

Reminds me of the time when we put a damaged 9515 free air on a wall socket for about an hour, before it finnally gave :(

[CarGodz]

Reminds me of the time when we put a damaged 9515 free air on a wall socket for about an hour, before it finnally gave :(

Yeah, I've had my fair share of fun with wall sockets :p But this was just for break in and as you can see from the vid it didn't move nearly as much as this thing will when we finally get it in the box feeding 4000 watts rms to it :D
The guy that bought it from us has to save up for the install now though cause he lost his job do to outsourcing, so he may be ready to compete by next season. :(

[Fi-Alero]

That sounds like it's gonna be insane man

I'm working on a little project myself with my SPL team ;)

Ten DD1515s in a 5th order bandpass on a DDZ2 HV

All going in a Dodge van.