Finally

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 9:42 am

Well, today, i put the fact that im about to get cheweed out for spending my money on something my father doesn't approve of aside... To buy a JL 13w1 v2 subwoofer and a JL e1 200 subwoofer.. In the store they had the sub on a JL 500/1 but I have no doubst that it'll sound great... total cost was about $390 after taxes.

pics soon

Now all ih ave to do is build the box and buy the wiring

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:43 am

friend of mine has two of the new 13.5" W1's, they are pretty loud, not sure what amp he has on them.. but they arent bad i guess.. let us know how it goes.. get some pics and stuff!

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 11:53 am

I think this will deliver what i want.. if not, i'll just go buy another sub and amp.

I played "Late Night Tip" on it, sounded just fine to me. I almost bought a memphis sub, but i think the JL sounded a lot better. Another thing i considered was a couple 10" w0's, they were real clear and played lows real well. I'll probably aquire another 13.5" and the same amp...

Now the only question is.. will i be able to make a ported box? I'm not confident in my wood(mdf) working skills... and my only options are prefabb or build my own sealed.

Scarrell · Post by **Scarrell** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:02 pm

no need to buy Another amp, just buy a single amp.... them subs only handle 200rms...get rid of that e1200(only does 200rms at 2ohms). and get the JL 500/1 or a different amp that does the same amount of power.... anyway, them two subs in a ported box, i dont know about that... to me they seem to be a crappy W0 with v2 parts.... id keep it sealed....and boxes are easy to make.. especially sealed boxes.(your average boxes anyways), you can do it.. it cost about maybe $30ish tops after buying the materials(you can even have Home Depot, Lowes cut the MDF for you..).. other than that.. if you want to buy a prefab box... look at the box inside and out and make sure its built halfway decent..

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 7:58 pm

Yeah, i weas planning on having home depot/lowes cut it for me... or atleast the circle :P.

The sales guy from the store said that the W0's replaced the W1s,i listened to 2 10w0s on a jl 500/1 and like i said, they sounded freaking great, but the W1 sounds fine too.

Oh, The reason i'd rather go for 2 amps is because they want nearlly $600 for the 500/1... but $200 for the e1200..

So are these pretty decent subs? they sounded niec and should suite my needs.. i really wanted to go with a RE SE12", but i've heard of a lot of backorders from RE...

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:08 pm

*bump*

so i guess the question is now.. should i port it or put it in a sealed box? its going to be a little while before i can put it in... But has anyone tested these in a sealed or ported? I'm into rap music and love the lows.

Post by **GlassWolf** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:59 pm

I'd port it

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:06 pm

id port it too but as an ex dept. manager for home depot (6 yrs.) i would never have them cut it for you....those saws are never straight, they are there to cut a sheet down so the weekend warrior can fit a little bit of plywood in his minivan and still go to the mall and the grocery store with the wife and kids before he goes home and tries to fix something he should never be trying in the first place....

audiofreak12 · Post by **audiofreak12** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:47 pm

Here that william, home depot cuts wood so you can hall it in your minivan! lol Re has backorders? Is that because they are moving locations or what?

Darthness · Post by **Darthness** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:50 pm

lol

the only thing i have against attempting the cuts myself is the power tools i have are a couple drills, a dremel, and a circular saw, neither of which i'm great at :d

If i could get home depot to cut just the front peice with the circle, i'd be fine.