2 tens or 1 twelve

[AZBOOST92]

I want to know if I should get two 10inch type r subs or just one 12 inch?? I had an 10inch infinty basslink and that didnt do much

[Random Names From Hell]

i just put a kicker 10 inch L5 in my truck and that shit hits harder then the two 12 inch m\a audios id go 1 10 inch save weight room and money 240$ at stereo pad in tucson

[jakellama123]

I want to know if I should get two 10inch type r subs or just one 12 inch?? I had an 10inch infinty basslink and that didnt do much

jordan shut up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
subs suck

[MannyaK]

i wouldnt recommend it i had 2 10" in my old dx and i would race it with them off and that shit adds maybe 25 lbs
never gonna get subs again

plus ur gonna need about 10 lbs of wiring
a fucking 8 lbs capacitor
and a 15 amp
your loooking at maybe 60lbs of uneeded weight

just pop in some skullcandy earphones and hook it up to teh ipod (maybe 1 pound) =)

[jakellama123]

i wouldnt recommend it i had 2 10" in my old dx and i would race it with them off and that shit adds maybe 25 lbs
never gonna get subs again

plus ur gonna need about 10 lbs of wiring
a fucking 8 lbs capacitor
and a 15 amp
your loooking at maybe 60lbs of uneeded weight

just pop in some skullcandy earphones and hook it up to teh ipod (maybe 1 pound) =)


LOL 25lbs
big whoop
subs suck anyways

[MannyaK]

well thats why im getting the del sleezy

light weight

[AZBOOST92]

jake!!!! race me!!!!

ok i am going to get one ten.... then beat jake in his car with all my weight... sound good??

[auex]

I prefer 12's. But the box is more important then the sub. A good quality box with 1 12's or 2 10's would sound great.

[Pendulum]

Jake, wtf are you talking about subs suck? Clearly you don't care about sound quality... Ever seen music live? Notice that thing called bass? You need a speaker capable of reproducing low frequencies to create that effect from a recording. aka a subwoofer.

Now, if what you meant was that an improperly tuned system which produces too much bass and lots of vibrations sucks, then at least you're closer to the truth... Personally, I love being able to make girls vomit in my backseat from bass.
However, if performance is more important than that, I understand not wanting the weight. Opionions...

Now, OP, that's a pretty difficult question to answer without more info.
What music do you listen to? How concerned are you about the weight? How much money you tryna spend, and are you any good at carpentry? You can save a ton of cash and get superior sound by building your own custom box. I'm barely capable of controlling an electric toothbrush and I've built tons of boxes. Pretty simple shit.

[bumpstick]

1 efficient sub will crush 2 inefficient subs all day long, regardless of size. 12's have more surface area and will technically push more air than 10's, which have less less surface area, but in general, efficiency (SPL at 1 watt/1 meter) determines what is "better" or "louder." Efficiency, look it up.

[brandon]

1 good 12 will pound harder then 2 10s. go big an get a 15

[89true1]

on1e ten inch sub... thats it.. too much bass sounds shitty.

[usdmEF_9]

ihave had 10" and 12" subs i would go with 2 12" subs, with the right amp/sub you cant go wrong.....
what subs were you looking at?? just the type R's???

[Pendulum]

1 efficient sub will crush 2 inefficient subs all day long, regardless of size. 12's have more surface area and will technically push more air than 10's, which have less less surface area, but in general, efficiency (SPL at 1 watt/1 meter) determines what is "better" or "louder." Efficiency, look it up.

QFT.

Also, the box is a HUGE factor. For a little Honda, I'd go with 1 10 in a ported box.

[BlownspeakerBoX]

^yup, Ported box NO MATTER WHAT

1 Alpine type R or Kicker L5-L7 and At least 500 Watts Rms :shocked: BEASTIN

[usdmEF_9]

i have 2 12" MTX subs in a custom made ported box, with a 3000watt. planet audio amp :thumbup: and all of my mid's and tweet's are hooked up to a phx. gold 600watt amp shit sounds sick....

[Big C]

I'd recommend a single JL10W7 in a sealed enclosure with a JL 500/1. Thats what I've been running for years and people usually think I have a pair of 12s when they listen to it.

Wish I had the space for a large ported enclosure though to be honest.

[usdmEF_9]

my cuzin can make you a sick ass box for your 350z hes made 4 already and they came out really nice, the only bad thing is that you have no room after that

[jakellama123]

my cuzin can make you a sick ass box for your 350z hes made 4 already and they came out really nice, the only bad thing is that you have no room after that

http://i48.tinypic.com/2jbwdtz.jpg

[AZBOOST92]

i have one 10 inch alpine type r now that i got with a rockford fosgate 3001p amp..... kicks sooooo hard. afraid my carbon fiber trunk will break haha. it makes it pop so i have to dynomat my trunk

[BlownspeakerBoX]

my cuzin can make you a sick ass box for your 350z hes made 4 already and they came out really nice, the only bad thing is that you have no room after that


http://i48.tinypic.com/2jbwdtz.jpg

LmAO...when you can count the number of times of youve done something you might be premature..does he know the # times hes gotten laid, if so refer back to first comment

[bumpstick]

i have one 10 inch alpine type r now that i got with a rockford fosgate 3001p amp..... kicks sooooo hard. afraid my carbon fiber trunk will break haha. it makes it pop so i have to dynomat my trunk
It's funny to me that you got a carbon fiber to trunk lid to save weight, then slapped a bunch of Dynamat in there, thus negating any weight savings. Lol

[Rufus]

Ported FTW

[auex]

Ported FTW

Sealed FTW

[bumpstick]

ported vs sealed = apples vs oranges

[auex]

More like rock vs rap.

[bumpstick]

or spl vs. sq

[Rufus]

Sealed FTW

Your Mom is sealed

[bumpstick]

Your Mom was sealed
Fixed, about an hour ago...

[jakellama123]

jake!!!! race me!!!!

ok i am going to get one ten.... then beat jake in his car with all my weight... sound good??
never saw these two posts lol
and you fuck!
if u beat me somehow id just instantly spend 700-800 on revo stg2, downpipe, and diverter valve and have 260whp and 280wtq

Jake, wtf are you talking about subs suck? Clearly you don't care about sound quality... Ever seen music live? Notice that thing called bass? You need a speaker capable of reproducing low frequencies to create that effect from a recording. aka a subwoofer.

Now, if what you meant was that an improperly tuned system which produces too much bass and lots of vibrations sucks, then at least you're closer to the truth... Personally, I love being able to make girls vomit in my backseat from bass.
However, if performance is more important than that, I understand not wanting the weight. Opionions...

Now, OP, that's a pretty difficult question to answer without more info.
What music do you listen to? How concerned are you about the weight? How much money you tryna spend, and are you any good at carpentry? You can save a ton of cash and get superior sound by building your own custom box. I'm barely capable of controlling an electric toothbrush and I've built tons of boxes. Pretty simple shit.


yeah i just dont like subs anymore...
ive had 2 boston acoustic 8s in a ported box with dynamat and it sounded good but i just got tired of it
and i have been in cars with shitty ass systems that make the car seem like its gonna fall apart
also i dont really listen to any music that id like to have more bass than what my stock stereo puts out
also id just rather spend the money on performance, suspension, or exterior mods :bananalama:

[Tweeder]

and i have been in cars with shitty ass systems that make the car seem like its gonna fall apart
also i dont really listen to any music that id like to have more bass than what my stock stereo puts out
also id just rather spend the money on performance, suspension, or exterior mods :bananalama:


X mothafuckin 2!!!!!!!!!!!

[GOTPRQ?]

i just put a kicker 10 inch L5 in my truck and that shit hits harder then the two 12 inch m\a audios id go 1 10 inch save weight room and money 240$ at stereo pad in tucson


got a 12 inch L7 in kicker box and its very nice. kinda bulky but oh well it hits pretty good

[kevinm1981]

I would go with two tens.

[HondaKidB16Teg]

i wouldnt recommend it i had 2 10" in my old dx and i would race it with them off and that shit adds maybe 25 lbs
never gonna get subs again

plus ur gonna need about 10 lbs of wiring
a fucking 8 lbs capacitor
and a 15 amp
your loooking at maybe 60lbs of uneeded weight

just pop in some skullcandy earphones and hook it up to teh ipod (maybe 1 pound) =)
10lbs of wiring??ha wut kinda wiring you use man?? dnt listen to them man good bumpage is always i must its not like ur racing everytime your driving:this-guy_2:I got one 12 L7 best sub ive ever bought hits harder than two 10s or two 12s circle subs anyway...n yes ported box for sure

[Sound=vibration]

10lbs of wiring??ha wut kinda wiring you use man?? dnt listen to them man good bumpage is always i must its not like ur racing everytime your driving:this-guy_2:I got one 12 L7 best sub ive ever bought hits harder than two 10s or two 12s circle subs anyway...n yes ported box for sure
I would retract that statement if i were you. I gaurentee I have a louder ten inch sub than your l7 anyday and ill bet money. although I would agree with the ported box but that is all in user preference and only if it is a properly built and tunned box prefab suck ass. Of by the way wire can easly wiegh up to ten pounds its this stuff called zero gauge gets pretty heavy after a while. :this-guy_2:
of did i mention l7 suck

[Clipsejr]

Have 2 10" in a sealed box and it hits hard. Sealed boxes=tigher bass more responsive to music. Ported is louder with less accuracy but if your looking for loud it's good.
Prefer sealed myself but have had both. My 2 10" sealed sounds way better than my 2 12" ported. Deeper bass with less distortion/but you do need more power to push sealed boxes

[Sound=vibration]

Have 2 10" in a sealed box and it hits hard. Sealed boxes=tigher bass more responsive to music. Ported is louder with less accuracy but if your looking for loud it's good.
Prefer sealed myself but have had both. My 2 10" sealed sounds way better than my 2 12" ported. Deeper bass with less distortion/but you do need more power to push sealed boxes
Sealed boxes do raise power handeling a bit but ported boxes are more efficent. If built properly a ported box can sound as good if not better than a sealed box. The type of sub also plays a big role you can put a sub that is geard for ported boxes in a sealed and exspect it to sound good vise versa....

[JDM-ROB]

^true dat my one 10" l5 is in a good ported enclosure and shits my friends 2 12's

[Jstylez]

2, 10's will be louder than 1 12", but it also depends on the amp / box setup, the 12" if setup properly will give you a smoother deeper nicer sounding bass, and the 10's will be punchier and loud, but cant his some of the low's like a properly boxed / ported / tuned 12 could...


i personally would go with 1 good tuned 12"

[Sound=vibration]

2, 10's will be louder than 1 12", but it also depends on the amp / box setup, the 12" if setup properly will give you a smoother deeper nicer sounding bass, and the 10's will be punchier and loud, but cant his some of the low's like a properly boxed / ported / tuned 12 could...


i personally would go with 1 good tuned 12"
Not true a sealed box actually can dig lower than a ported box usally. Although a ported box exagerates "spelling" the low end or the frequency it is tunned to. 2 tens are not always louder than on 12. With a proper box any 8in sub cant get as low as an 18in sub and how do i know my two tens hit a 140db at 28hrz on 600 wattrms cant wait to put full power to them.. and i can play them at 10hrz no problem and all the way up into the higher frequencies if i feel like it

Its box design that can make or break your system

[kevinm1981]

^ You know your shit. I will be hitting you back soon to do my stereo wiring.

[Sound=vibration]

^ You know your shit. I will be hitting you back soon to do my stereo wiring.
Thanks. Anytime....

[LadyLockness]

I have 2 10-inch type R's and they hit hard....More subs is gonna equal more bass regardless of 2 more inches. they will resonate off of each other

[Sound=vibration]

I have 2 10-inch type R's and they hit hard....More subs is gonna equal more bass regardless of 2 more inches. they will resonate off of each other
LOL not always read the dam thread for christ sakes!!

[free f22a]

or get a 18 lol thats what i have

[MeanMachine22]

i would get 1-12in sub incase u wanna put more shiz i ur trunk

[civic nerd]

iv had both 2 10" mtx subs and 1 12" sub and the 10"s did not beat like i wanted them to. now i have 1 12" kenwood in a ported tube and it thumps like no other. and its only 800 watts so i dont really need a capacitor. and the weight is not noticable at all. still smokin fools!

[tokico]

I would definately go one 12 over two 10s. And i went from two 12s to one 15 in my civic haha

[bradleyshaz]

Well i had 2 10's in the trunk of an accord and they sounded awesome. i also had 1 12 in a crx in a plexi galss box and it shook the hell out of my crx. i also had 2 10's in a crapalier that the back seat folded down and it shook like crazy. so i can see the benefits of both

[FranktheTank]

My brother is looking to sell his 10 inch w7 with ported box and 2000 watt amp.
Pm me if you want something that will shake you ahaha

[aznkid4now]

i would say one jl w7 sub in a good box, an amp thats more than 1000 watts, and a cap in case u wanna crank it up.
i still need to learn more about car audio and subs, show me the way some one?

[HondaFreak]

Get three 8's.

[1320civic]

VENTED is best..

[i30stmi]

1 12 inch in a ported box... and yes, ported does have a delay and is not as "tight" or "accurate", but getting a nice deck with some correct time alignment can help remedy that.

I run 12s, they don't weigh much. And I can unplug them from the wire disconnects and remove them on race days. I mount my amps below my seats... it gives me much more flexibility and cabin room, and I'm using less wire (weight) because my amps are closer to my battery. My sub box is fiberglass and molded to the car, so I could leave them in on race days if I really wanted to. Think smart, not hard. Sub selection isn't really that hard and to each his own. I'd suggest sitting in some cars and listening to different sound setups. Find what YOU like and go with it. Screw what anyone else suggests... make something unique for yourself.

[LMFAO@VTEC]

one 12 for sure i had 2 alpine type r's 12" along with a alpine pdx amp and then i switched over to a 12" Mtx Audio 9500 along with a jl audio 1000/1 you can tell a huge difference between the alpine and mtx the mtx kills it like no other

[pyroman711]

i have two tens in a ported box in my honda accord wagon and it pounds i've been told that the 12's handle rock better and the 10's are better for rap if just depends what u listen to also if u make it ported it wont handle rock as well but it will make it resinate with rap alot better i have two alpine type r's with a 1000w kenwood amp

[ibk13]

tens are more clear and clean bass as the 12s have a more unclean hit i prefer 10s just for sound quality and not trying to just bump a shit ton of bass go with boston subs on an alpine mono amp

[rsport]

get bass shakers. 1/10 the weight. 1/5 the price. zero distortion. nothing noticeable for thieves to steal.

[ep3king4]

Bro my 2 alpines hit hard bro Lmk

[bobbbbbbbbbbo]

Ugh jesus christ the misinformation in this thread is RIDICULOUS! Just because you had 2 12" Alpines and the 1 MTX 12" sounded better doesnt mean it holds true for all subs in the 2 particular brands.

12"s not sounding as good as 10"s means you suck at installing. My 15" ported Fi SSD with Flatwind and Copper coil (https://ssl.perfora.net/www.ficaraudio.com/sess/utn;jsessionid=154ea5c0d9b8f42/shopdata/0050_Speakers/0040_SSD/product_overview.shopscript) sounded better than any system I had heard at the time. 3.75ft^3 and an adjustable port (45 hz and 32 hz) was a hell of a box too.

It's so frustrating to see idiots say "my cousin had 2 10s and a 10000000 watt amp and it sounded amazing, go 10s", or "I ran 5 12"s and it was turrible". Quality = money, proper install = money, and dialing in the system = money to do it right. You cant just use the ear to dial in the sound, you need an oscilloscope and a termpro. Both of which arent cheap.

[recordwinner]

2 10s, for sure. you get a better response w the smaller subs and w 2 of them it will produce as much sound if not more then a single 12

[Rufus]

I am so fucking sick of noobs bumping old threads.

[failedabortion]

I am so fucking sick of noobs bumping old threads.

Then lock this shit lol...I was going to reply with a similar response as bobbbbbo a month ago but saw the original post date...

[AZBOOST92]

WTF!!!! I had this thread years ago lol!!! fucking close this! damn noobs!

[C.R.A.Y.]

I have some. Pm me

[atomicx]

lolz