Subwoofers
Your going to want a sealed box for sure no doubt. The type r suggestion won't work because they only sound great in ported when they can really move. Ive heard the IDQ and it's a nice sub. Another guy made a post about the same thing, he ended up doing a pair of JL 10w3's IIRC which was a great choice. If youve got more budget, or can live with a single sub. I'd do a JL 10w6 or even an 8w7 which would be kick ***. The w7 is just about the tightest woofer around. The Hertz ML2500 is a fantastic, yet pricey, option as well. if you want to go super budget the JL W0v3 is real hard to beat for the price.
I really like an 8" woofer though, and it'd be perfect for the double bass
I really like an 8" woofer though, and it'd be perfect for the double bass
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Yea 2 of them would be awesome. Anything putting around 750-1250 watts rms @3 ohms would be perfect. I'm running mine at about 1000 even. Running a mono on a pair of w7's is tough because they show either a 1.5 or 6 ohm load. Running at 6 ohms won't get the most power out of most amps unless theyve been modified, and finding an amp that will be 1 ohm stable and still have a long life after being beat on isn't going to be cheap. So any mono that make more power at 2 than 4 will be a good candidate if it makes around 1000-1500 @ 2 ohms.
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rockford fosgate t1000-1bdCP would be another good fit. its rated at 1000rms, but usually underrated and does around 1300rms.
you would need to look into an alternator upgrade at that power though. right now im only running 500rms and get voltage drops at big bass parts.
you would need to look into an alternator upgrade at that power though. right now im only running 500rms and get voltage drops at big bass parts.
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Not necessarily, but it makes them easier to blow. Speakers blow because of too much distortion. Distortion is caused when you push any 1 piece of your system over its limit. So a 1300 watt amp at its limit would be putting out more distortion than a 2000 watt amp being pushed to the exact same "loudness". That said, w7's are beastly and rarely get blown unless your really pushin your luck. The cone and surround usually seperate from each other before any damage is done to the motor or the coil.
Honestly a pair of the MRX-m110s would be the way I would go on my 10w7s, short of a $2k Audison 1.2k, that is if I didn't get my Audison's donated
most power for the money hands down. I recently did a 12w7 on an Alpine MRP-M2000 (1750w rms @3 ohms) and it absolutely rocked.
I suppose something like a JL HD1200 would be a nice option too and would work on the pair, but it's the same money as the pair of Alpines with much less power. All amps are slightly underrated because that way the manufacture ensures you get what you paid for. At least on a quality amp. But I have expirence with Rockford amps rattling like crazy, great sounding amps but cheaply housed.
Honestly a pair of the MRX-m110s would be the way I would go on my 10w7s, short of a $2k Audison 1.2k, that is if I didn't get my Audison's donated
most power for the money hands down. I recently did a 12w7 on an Alpine MRP-M2000 (1750w rms @3 ohms) and it absolutely rocked. I suppose something like a JL HD1200 would be a nice option too and would work on the pair, but it's the same money as the pair of Alpines with much less power. All amps are slightly underrated because that way the manufacture ensures you get what you paid for. At least on a quality amp. But I have expirence with Rockford amps rattling like crazy, great sounding amps but cheaply housed.
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you also need to watch what ohm load you look at for the power rating. the w3 is a 3ohm sub, so you can run 2 of them at 6 or 1.5ohm. you would want to run 1.5ohm.
most amps wont show a 1.5ohm rating, they will show 4, 2, and 1ohm. most good amps you can take whatever the rating is at 1 and 2 ohm, take the power difference between the 2 and divide it in half, then add it to the 2ohm rating to figure out the 1.5ohm load.
so if the amp you're looking at says its 1000rms@2ohm, and 1500rms@1ohm you would take the 500rms difference, cut it in half to 250, and add it to the 1000 for a 1250rms@2ohm rating.
some amps are rated to do the same power at 2-4ohm, or 1.5-4ohm, etc.
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