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Old 05-28-2007, 09:41 PM
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better than Kicker L7 15"???

what can i get thats better than that for around 300 350??? i want a fifteen incher and HAS to be louder than an L7 or ill be pissed lol any inputs?? and ive hit 143 db with it
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

the Hifonics Goliath 3200watt 15"...i have hifonics for years and was a dealer...lot of bang for you buck

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIFONICS-GOLIATH...QQcmdZViewItem
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go to www.hifonicsusa.com look at the awards team Maxxsonics have won
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go to www.hifonicsusa.com look at the awards team Maxxsonics have won

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Old 05-30-2007, 04:40 PM
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

i've never really heard them before..i have the brutus 1605D amp and thats great..thats whats pushin my L7
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

DD 9915 louder than an L7 and the L7 cant touch it on SQ.. but i think you need a lot to power it
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DD as in...who?
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

o ya...digital designs...thats a hell of a sub..how much tho?
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

go with the 22'' MTX jackhammer

http://mtx.com/caraudio/products/sub...jackHammer.cfm

lol i'd LOVE to see some crazy SOB stuff that thing in a third gen....just for sh**s and giggles
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

that depends, do you want just spl or sq also?
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

in all seriousness i'd check out the new rockford P3 and the alpine type E subs. i tested them both out in the store the other day and they sounded really nice. personally, i run 2 rockford 8'' P1 subs through an alpine 400W 2-channel amp and i've had sound tech friends of mine say the bass levels are just right- not too much not too little but enough to where it still rattles the car and sounds really good. the best part, at least i think so, is that you can hear it if you're next to it but not when you're 3 blocks away, which is nice.
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

RF p3's will never touch an l7 and an alpine e is laughable , good subs in all but they wont touch the L7 , maybe in sound quality but not in spl which is what he is looking for to high louder DB

i would check out

www.ficaraudio.com

and a BTL 15 would be the ****

i am getting FI next time i upgrade my subs i like my alpines now so i don need to upgrade them yet

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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

try a 15 in armageddon, or memphis 15 in!
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

the memphis mojos are really good but there not cheap. there about 450 where i live
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

you all buy retail eh......

i love working for a car audio and video dealer......

now only if i could just afford half the ****...............still..............
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

i buy from like iksound.com and other non retail price places =)
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

sounddomain.com
onlinecarstereo.com
sonicelectronix.com
hifisoundconnection.com

there are a couple cheaper places to go. but are good quality.

imo jl audio is pretty much one of the top top top subs to buy as for sq, spl is pretty incredible to on some of those, a little pricey, but worth it imo.
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

never pay retail my boy owns a car audio shop! My l7's (12's) cost me 125 each, my 10's were 80 each and my 3 8's together were 185. scr// retail, thats like buy the milk when it is free.!
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

Fi BTL would be a nice choice.. MOJO 15 is soo sexxxy... maybe a juggernaut or a 15 SI MAG
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

kicker cvx 15" there like 150 each one and they hit harder than the l7"s
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

I have two of the Memphis "quad spoke" mojo 15" subs collecting dust.... I hit 153 on the termlab meter with them in my trans am. They have only been burped about 5 times.
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

Originally Posted by firebird3rd92
kicker cvx 15" there like 150 each one and they hit harder than the l7"s

How do they hit harder if the L7's are a step up from the cvx's? My wife has 2 10'' cvx in her galant and a 600.1 zx. and they sound just like a cvr but wit a lil juice. But anyway the specs are the same for both Peak/rms 2000/1000. If anything the square would hit harder because it has a square cone which moves more air,therefore getting more decibels. Check it out @ kicker.com
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

LOUDER THEN A L7 IS THE SOLOX BUT ITS $
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

no **** dumbass..if i remember rightly i said from 300-350 dollars?...solo x is ridiculously over priced
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

just put 2 12" l7s in a vented box....
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

CERWIN VEGA STROKER 15''. Heres a link to a 12''. The 15'' isn't much more.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Cerwin-Vega-Stroker-PRO-12-12-Subwoofer-PRO12-Sub_W0QQitemZ120317869894QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item120317869894&_trkparms=72%3A1240|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

If you have 2500watts rms on this sub then you will have one LOUD system
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

Mine's bigger than yours, what ever...

Check the specs on the subs...
Just cuz a sub needs 2000 watts to run it doesn't make it efficient...
Check the Db @ 1 watt per meter rating for each sub...
A 90 Db @ 1 watt vs a 93 Db @ 1 Watt (3 db difference) is a notable gain & usually takes twice the watts from your amp to do so... (so twice the watts to make the 90 Db sub play 93db...) Find the balance between power handling and efficiency...

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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

Well a Sound Splinter RLS would do it, but you're looking at over $500. I'm not sure if their RLP would beat out a L7 as far as SPL. But the SQ you would get would be awesome.
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

look at an mtx thunder 9500. the 12 can be had for 350 and up. its a nasty nasty sub, i have a pair. they make the l7 and even the jl w7 look like dookie.
flat wound voice coil and i swear mine do 3" of linear peak to peak excursion
powered by orion 5000d.

sorry just checked the mtx website it has over 4 inches of mechanical excursion!!!!
they have a video on their site of the 9500 living long after the l7 smoked up and then the w7 died too.

nevermind this thread is like 7 years old

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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

look into a audiobahn immortal sub. A buddy of mine ran 2 10's pushed well over 130 db's a 12 or bigger would be sick! He had each of those 10's powered by a MTX 1501D amp!

heres a link to his cardomain that shows his set up! http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2061577/2
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Re: better than Kicker L7 15"???

Originally Posted by punkdude908
go with the 22'' MTX jackhammer

http://mtx.com/caraudio/products/sub...jackHammer.cfm

lol i'd LOVE to see some crazy SOB stuff that thing in a third gen....just for sh**s and giggles
Among all the given brands here I think you should go for Jackhammer Superwoofer. You may also try to reconsider Audiobaun.




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