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oibone781 · 07-12-2005, 10:19 AM

Audio Gurus, do you suggest that i keep my two 15 Audiobahn high excursion series with about 2ft^3 per chamber in a sealed box or go with two Kicker L7 12s in a slot ported box. Will the twelves be deeper and louder over a distance than the 15's...

oibone781 · 07-12-2005, 10:20 AM

Amp I currently have is a Rockford 1500bd..

***Knailgun*** · 07-12-2005, 10:22 AM

12"s...the L7 in a ported will be more efficent than a 15......15"s are too loose and boomy for me. go L7

oibone781 · 07-12-2005, 10:53 AM

Alright my speakers frequency response is 20-700hz vs. 20-100hz of the L7s. What relevance does this have....And the db sensitivity is 95db on the Audiobahn and 87db on the L7s, what relevance does all this have...

TakeABao · 07-12-2005, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by oibone781

And the db sensitivity is 95db on the Audiobahn and 87db on the L7s, what relevance does all this have...

Nothing, because Audiobahn overrates their stuff.

How much do you have to spend? Do you want to stay mainstream or go "underground"? I take it you're going for pure SPL right?

eddiem67 · 07-12-2005, 06:06 PM

Who i n the hell is going to run subs to 700Hz? If you have room for 15's get em, do you want strictly SPL or SQL

sirsaechao · 07-18-2005, 01:24 PM

FYI Kickers are over rated...they can't handle the powers handling that is stated...
JL Audio all the way...12W7 (3 ohm)> 12W6> 12>3

eddiem67 · 07-18-2005, 02:20 PM

JL is overated, though they build a nice sub, just overated=overpriced.

sirsaechao · 07-18-2005, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by eddiem67

JL is overated, though they build a nice sub, just overated=overpriced.

JL Audio are pricy but not over rated

Corollacrazy42 · 07-19-2005, 11:49 AM

overpriced=overrated.... same difference...

sirsaechao · 07-19-2005, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Corollacrazy42

overpriced=overrated.... same difference...

You opinion doesn't count you drive the cheapest car made...how can I expect you to afford anything JL

***cam2Xrunner*** · 07-19-2005, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sirsaechao

You opinion doesn't count you drive the cheapest car made...how can I expect you to afford anything JL

He drives a Camry.

That's not the cheapest car Toyota made, it's one of the nicest.

JL is overpriced. They make a good product, but it's not competitively priced compared to stuff that is better than JL.

Let's not turn this thread into a My stereo is better than your stereo argument

sirsaechao · 07-19-2005, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cam2Xrunner

He drives a Camry.

That's not the cheapest car Toyota made, it's one of the nicest.

JL is overpriced. They make a good product, but it's not competitively priced compared to stuff that is better than JL.

Let's not turn this thread into a My stereo is better than your stereo argument

Sorry just didn't pay attention only went by his name...mine is still better :P

TakeABao · 07-19-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sirsaechao

You opinion doesn't count you drive the cheapest car made...how can I expect you to afford anything JL

Easy easy. Let's not bash our fellow TN-ers.

My opinion about JL: It's some of the best money can buy -- it just depends on how much money you're willing to spend.

Sure, it's a bit overpriced, but you definitely get what you pay for. It's certainly not the absolute best, but it's certainly up there. I've noticed that often times, JL Audio is bashed by individuals who:

1) can't afford it
2) are jealous (probably because they can't afford it)
3) have better equipment themselves AND HAVE HEARD JL STUFF.

I'm not sure which category Corollacrazy42 fits under, but it really doesn't matter. Let's drop it and get back to answering Oibone's question about SPL sub recommendations...

***cam2Xrunner*** · 07-19-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by oibone781

Audio Gurus, do you suggest that i keep my two 15 Audiobahn high excursion series with about 2ft^3 per chamber in a sealed box or go with two Kicker L7 12s in a slot ported box. Will the twelves be deeper and louder over a distance than the 15's...

oibone, to your original ?

There is deinitely much better stuff out there than Audiobahn, (and kicker too, but they are decent)

What amp are you using and what kind of budget are you working with? Are you going for strictly SPL, or would you like it to have some kind of accuracy and sound quality?