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Old Sep 26, 2000 | 06:41 PM
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Which subs for small sealed enclosure?

I need 2 12" subs with .85 cuft for each of them...

I'm thinking about going with Infinity Kappa Perfects over JL audio 12w6s.. Whats everyones opinion of these?

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Old Sep 26, 2000 | 09:38 PM
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I have never heard the Kappas, but i would always recommend a W6 sub.

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Old Sep 26, 2000 | 10:50 PM
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Man I just put 2 12" Fosgate HE2's in my Camaro, with a small 225.2 RF amp and these subs pound!!! People used to hear my pipes from down the block???.....not anymore!!

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Old Sep 27, 2000 | 07:29 AM
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Small box 12's you could look at...

Image Dynamics IDQ 12's
Kicker Solobaric
Kicker Comps
JL 12w6 (however if you are running just 2 subs, these may not be what you want)

Or a host of others. Many subs will run just fine in that size enclosure, however you may lack some of the really low end you would gain from a larger enclosure. But on the other side, the smaller enclosure will allow for higher power handling (if properly sealed)



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Old Sep 27, 2000 | 07:47 AM
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I've got a pair of 10" HE2s sitting in the box underneath the 360a2 amp that I bought. Someday I'll get around to installing them.

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Old Sep 27, 2000 | 07:48 PM
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Infinty kapp perfects = High Quality, amazing low cube, aluminium cone etc...

DEI, studio's or comps = low cubes too good power, BEST warranty
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Old Sep 27, 2000 | 10:21 PM
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i dont know much about the other but i have two jl tens in a small box and they sound good. so i recommend the jls but like i said dont know much about the others. find someone with them and listen them.
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Old Oct 2, 2000 | 03:48 PM
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Cerwin-Vega Stealth subs are designed for small, sealed boxes. I'm running a 12" now in a custom made box and it is awesome! 0.85 cu ft may be a little small, but not by much (I think they like 1.0). You might have to go with 10's with that small of a volume.


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