12" recommendations

[Big Pimp]

i'm looking at getting a nice 12incher as i'm gonna get round to tackling the boot install

so what would people recommend?

i'm looking at buying a JL 12W3 from someone on the site but i'm up to good suggestions - i'm not looking to get bouonced out of the car, just some good, loud decent bass to compliment the car.

i'm running a KVT725DVD HU and audiobahn front components, standard rear door speakers.

cheers

 

[burtonboy]

the jl audio range is good i have two W3's and they are brilliant sound quality and good bass 2! wot ya using to run it??

 

[Boydie]

wot price range u talking about??

id recommend the RE SE which i got organised from Audio Advice - great sub!!

also the alpine type x is great!!

 

[Steveo@modifiedni]

TBH i dont know alot abotu sounds..

ALthough i have been told the sub i have (Pioneer TSW121 SPL) is really quite good!

U can actually pick these up for about £100 - NEW!

I paid £100 for mine second hand (although it had NEVER been used) about a year ago and its bloody great! And recently ive just bought a 2nd second hand one from mr bob kennedy - plus his amp so when I get everything wired in it should be good!

Anyway.........PIONEER!

 

[Armo]

Audiobahn 8)

 

[Boydie]

 

[soundz_good]

id recommend the RE SE

agreed x5

 

[Simon998]

id recommend the RE SE

agreed x5

What he said...

Or the R.E. XXX... *Dribble*

 

[Big Pimp]

Audiobahn 8)

would be lovely mate - but as it's gonna be buried no point in showing off a lovely shiny basket

 

[Simon998]

if the cone's gona be face out, get an RE XXX or SE... Excursions on them are just sexual...

 

[Jason MacQ]

JL actually produce a prefabricated effort for the golf.

Id stand by JL all day long. Lyons also, he swapped his alpine R's for JLW3v2's and he is a happier man for it. They require so little power to be driven at a more than adequate rate.

Obviously the W6 or W7 would be lovely, but realistically, they require both too much money and too much space.

 

[Big Pimp]

Kenwood KAC-PS401M Mono Block

Maximum power output
1200 Wat 14.4V 2 Ohms

Rated - output - power
200 W at 12 V 4 Ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0.05% THD
400 W at 12 V 2 Ohms 1 kHz 0.5% THD
300 W at 14.4 V 4 Ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0.05% THD
600 W at 14.4 V 2 Ohms 1 kHz 0.5% THD

this is the amp i'll be using so does it make things any clearer?

what will this run nicely i'm sure it'll power a W3??

 

[Jason MacQ]

Kenwood KAC-PS401M Mono Block

Maximum power output
1200 Wat 14.4V 2 Ohms

Rated - output - power
200 W at 12 V 4 Ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0.05% THD
400 W at 12 V 2 Ohms 1 kHz 0.5% THD
300 W at 14.4 V 4 Ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0.05% THD
600 W at 14.4 V 2 Ohms 1 kHz 0.5% THD

this is the amp i'll be using so does it make things any clearer?

what will this run nicely i'm sure it'll power a W3??

Itd prob run about 4 of them to be honest. Lyons for example is running 2 from a 300W alpine mono. Wattage swattage, nothing but a sales pitch.

 

[Big Pimp]

cheers lad - thougth it would - it's my own amp (which ewok has a lend of for his tarantulas!)

it fried a 10" pioneer, so i thought it should handle a W3

 

[Boydie]

id recommend the RE SE

agreed x5

What he said...

Or the R.E. XXX... *Dribble*

the XXX needs a lot of power and a massive box remember

 

[Lyons]

Kenwood KAC-PS401M Mono Block

Maximum power output
1200 Wat 14.4V 2 Ohms

Rated - output - power
200 W at 12 V 4 Ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0.05% THD
400 W at 12 V 2 Ohms 1 kHz 0.5% THD
300 W at 14.4 V 4 Ohms 20 Hz - 20 kHz 0.05% THD
600 W at 14.4 V 2 Ohms 1 kHz 0.5% THD

this is the amp i'll be using so does it make things any clearer?

what will this run nicely i'm sure it'll power a W3??

Itd prob run about 4 of them to be honest. Lyons for example is running 2 from a 300W alpine mono. Wattage swattage, nothing but a sales pitch.

indeed. pimp, my amp is far from top of the range, and even looks like it could no way power 1 let alone 2 JL's, but oh my does it kick. not as much as boydies RE's obviously, but for us older, wiser folk- i guarantee it would be more than ample.

 

[Big Pimp]

thank you very much mr lyons.... and jason, and everyone else who replied!

now to speak to the RMSer about that 12W3

 

[Lyons]

now to speak to the RMSer about that 12W3

i do hope its not andy_gdon you speak of, or spud for that matter....

 

[daves106]

id recommend the RE SE

agreed x5

What he said...

Or the R.E. XXX... *Dribble*

the XXX needs a lot of power and a massive box remember

sealed up a xxx doesnt need a big box eg recomended box according to the re site for a 12xxx is 0.8 cu ft but they do eat a lot of watts

 

[jonnymccollam]

i bought 2 jl w0s off mr.ollie for £140 and im running them off my old kenwood powerslide amp and they kick really well !got a nice set of jl components from him as well!!jonny

 

[Simon998]

id recommend the RE SE

agreed x5

What he said...

Or the R.E. XXX... *Dribble*

the XXX needs a lot of power and a massive box remember

sealed up a xxx doesnt need a big box eg recomended box according to the re site for a 12xxx is 0.8 cu ft but they do eat a lot of watts

Ummm... daves install... Ummm... *Dribble*

Ive such a soft spot for R.E. XXX's, Daves Excursion's with one were superb!

 

[Big Pimp]

now to speak to the RMSer about that 12W3

i do hope its not andy_gdon you speak of, or spud for that matter....

you're not gonna tell me you robbed from me behind my back!

you young scamp!

 

[Lyons]

now to speak to the RMSer about that 12W3

i do hope its not andy_gdon you speak of, or spud for that matter....

you're not gonna tell me you robbed from me behind my back!

you young scamp!

lyons = early bird

 

[Big Pimp]

and i thought it was only young jason lad who liked the worms

 

[Lyons]

dont pretend you arent partial too....