Okay, currently I have one 15" kicker Solobaric sub with a ported box that I got off of eBay ,with a Kenwood 1,000 amp forget what model but its a class D mono amp, anyways I think the box cracked because it makes a weird whislting sound or something not sure how to explain it..every once inawhile it'll make the noise its very annoying..Some guy from a local shop told me it was the box that was cracking, I thought maybe too? because the box isnt to Kickers specs for the sub..but anyways I've been looking around and also got told to look into some Brahma's or RE XXX's and that they hit and get louder then my kicker, well currently my kicker is only getting like 400 rms watts from the amp and isnt in the right box..so that might be a reason why it would hit better then my kicker...I wanted to know if I was to get a better amp for my sub and a better, custom built box to the specs of my sub will the brahma's or RE xxx's hit harder? I've seen video of the brahma's and RE's and Im pretty impressed..I was thinking about getting one RE XXX 12" maybe? would that be loud if i got the right amp and ported box for it?
EDIT also the box is made outta 3/4th MDF is that helps..?
if you get a Brahma or RE's XXX or SX or MT sub, there a re a few things to consider:
is that amp 1Kw RMS or peak?
is your charging system up to the task of an amp large enough to handle any of these subs and teh amplifier needed to drive them well?
you'll need to have a new box built, from a minimum of 3/4" MDF, and 1.5" MDF on the face to support the weight of a sub like a XXX. You'' want the box properly silicone sealed around the ports, and at every seam and terminal plate. You'll want the enclosure sealed with a gasket around the driver(s) too.
you'll want the box internally cross-braced to reduce flex or loss in efficiency to resonance.
You need to build a box right if you want it to perform well with a high output subwoofer.
KikiTheCat wrote:you'll want the box internally cross-braced to reduce flex or loss in efficiency to resonance.
You need to build a box right if you want it to perform well with a high output subwoofer.
actually, in street box applications... bracing does more harm than good most of the time because it creates unneeded turbulence. All depends on the size of your panels.
As far as the original Q, what music do you listen to, and are you more into it being LOUD over sound quality?
And those cheapy ebay boxes are crap... complete crap. They fall apart like nothing.
Yea, it does create turbulence, but if you need cross bracing, use dowels (or something round and smooth). A better solution for box stiffening is to double up the wood on each wall.
Yeah I know the boxes from eBay are crap..its ashame o well..the amp I have now Im not gonna use for the RE or brahma if I get one...Im going to get a different amp maybe a JBL or something? as for being loud I'm not sure, I just want something that no one has where I'm located..this one guy has 4 12" JL's and u can heard and feel the bass down the block if he was at the top pretty crazy..I wanna know if one of those subs and wut size would it be enough or no?
y would you want people to hear you stuff from the outside of your car. they are made to sound good on the inside or get loud on the inside. if you want something loud on the outside screw a PA speaker to your deck lid. if you want it to sound good on the inside use alot of sound deadening and get a box that is perfect for your sub and the right amount of power. i like sealed because they sound great and can still get loud. ported if done right will sound good and get really loud.
William from NOLA wrote:Yea, it does create turbulence, but if you need cross bracing, use dowels (or something round and smooth). A better solution for box stiffening is to double up the wood on each wall.
alright so you can either make a new box for the solo 15(if youre happy with is spl and sq wise) and throw more power at it(if youre not giving it its max) or you can completly scrap that and do something else.
If you want to do something else tell us a budget, if you want to go the RE or ADIRE route(i great one might i add) depending on youre budget whe will choose to go with one.
You said youre ineterested on a xxx? great choice i own one, 2 things i got to let you know , youre going to want to throw more than a 1000 at it(for a single 12,15 etc) im giving it 800 right know from a kicker 800.2 and i got to put the gain and boost up to get it to were its loud for me(i got to clip it a little) so you dont want that , so youre gona spend on the sub(350-450) on a amp(250-500) and if youre car cant handle such a drain(160 yellow top) hopefully with that youll be ok if not HO alternator(200-500).
The other route would be a ADIRE route, they just released the new specs for all there subs and prices, you could do the brahmas wich are pretty close to the xxx and the advantage now with them is there gona get as loud as a xxx with only 600rms for a brahma(400-460). So youre gona save tons on money on amp,battery,alternator so youre looking roughtly at like 600$ for a single brahma and a 600rms amplifier compared to a xxx+amp(600+) maybe battery alternator(800$+)
so give us a budget and whe can work from there and if you want to do a better set up than the xxx you can do a single TUMULT and it takes 1000rms options options options.
,with a Kenwood 1,000 amp forget what model but its a class D mono amp, anyways I think the box cracked because it makes a weird whislting sound or something not sure how to explain it..every once inawhile it'll make the noise its very annoying..Some guy from a local shop told me it was the box that was cracking, I thought maybe too? because the box isnt to Kickers specs for the sub..but anyways I've been looking around and also got told to look into some Brahma's or RE XXX's and that they hit and get louder then my kicker, well currently my kicker is only getting like 400 rms watts from the amp and isnt in the right box..so that might be a reason why it would hit better then my kicker...I wanted to know if I was to get a better amp for my sub and a better, custom built box to the specs of my sub will the brahma's or RE xxx's hit harder? I've seen video of the brahma's and RE's and Im pretty impressed..I was thinking about getting one RE XXX 12" maybe? would that be loud if i got the right amp and ported box for it?
