bradmax

I have a 99 Max that just got sold and it had 2 Earthquake ***** 15's with a Memphis Audio 1100RMS watt class D amp. I love my bass and I LOVED that set up. HOWEVER my new car is going to be a lot smaller than that and there is just no room for my system. Plus I am starting to get really concerned about weight. Basically I want to downgrade to two 12's in a fibreglass box (professionally done of course) and that is it. Having said that.......which 12's are really light? I want the lightest possible 12's, but I still want the quality to be good. Anyways please if anybody has an answer for me that would be awesome. Just post here.......thanks in advance.

victor

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i might be a little biased, but how about shiva's?? they aren't all fancy so they have a steel basket, which is pretty light. the SQ is supposed to be awesome. the reason i might be biased is because i have the bigger version of the shiva, the tempest. the tempest is a 15" version of the 12" shiva. i think i'm going to go with a single shiva next, cause the weight might be a bit much for me for the 15". oh and another thing about the shiva is that it won't run you a lot of money.

bradmax

I think I have made my choice......I am going to go with 2 12" Fusion subs in a custom fibreglass box with the Memphis Audio 1100watt amp. Estimation: about 35 pounds for the whole system......I am pretty impressed with that. What do you guys think?

ObsidianIce69

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Sounds good, why worried about weight though? you could always make it removable..... or just add horses! And Victor buy a Brahma! You know you want one!

bradmax

Ya I know but removing is only good at the track......I also want it on the street as well. When I took out my old system it took two of us just to get the box out of the trunk......the whole setup was REALLY heavy. Don't get me wrong that system was LOUD......man was it loud......I loved it....but speed is a little more important to me....but I still want bass.......after all I am only 20 so I want the best of both worlds....bass and speed. Hopefully the new system/car will give me both!

ObsidianIce69

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Understandable! i'm right there with ya! I can't say my system willl be light, but it will be as light as i can make it, so i won't be using MDF to build my box, maybe birch or some crap, it's good to have a dad who is a guru of woodworking

victor

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i'd love a brahma. if i had a slow car, i'd pick one up, no problem. but i hate feeling sluggish in the maxima. i think a single brahma weighs around 40lbs. which is a damn lot.

bradmax

WOW that is a LOT of weight for a single sub!!!! I think the fusion's are like 10-15 pounds each.

ObsidianIce69

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yeah hehehe but have you seen one? or the specs on it ....and i know what you mean Victor, good thing my car is slow right now (91 gxe auto ) thankfully not for long though.....

victor

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it is pretty damn heavy. my DD3512 was only 20 lbs, and i thought that that was heavy, the brahma's are monsters.

i've never heard of fusion subs i don't think. are they quality stuff?

ny96max

JL w0 series are very light but produce very clean bass!

bradmax

Thanks man I will check into that for sure.......by the way that is one SICK car you have that thing looks sweet man! Are those 5Zigen rims? And a 97-99 conversion???......judging by your username you have a 96? Anyways just thought I would tell you that......too bad you don't have a homepage I want to see more pics!!!!!!

FJC

I think you should get the JL Audio 12W7 like me... The woofer itself is only 45 pounds...

Get a 10W7, it only requires 1.50 ft of volume. Why do you care about weight?

bradmax

Because I am still concerned about speed/weight/acceleration ratios. The max was still quick but when I took it all out the next day I was amazed at how much faster it was!

victor

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don't get a jl w0, i think they sound horrible. i used to have 3 12w0's. look into the kicker comp vr series also.

FJC

Kicker has always made excellent speakers.. A nice one was the Kicker SS CTF dual 10'S. It was made for the Camaro, Trans-Am and the Firebird (hence the CTF) (flush fit) but it had port plugs whick allowed for a sealed tupe of box or ported. Nice sound

ny96max

12w0 is a very efficent(needs very little power) sub and weighs as much as both of my 6x9's probably, lol. Plus you can even get away with using 1/2" mdf instead of 3/4" if your really concerned about weight.

my.o2 Im done here

BRADMAX thanks for the compliments man, im in the process of getting those rims back from the police cause they were jacked about a month ago along with my entire video system So as soon as i get all my stuff back ill post some up to date pics!

Ant

victor

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lol. those are pretty light.

bradmax

Sweet man let me know! What is your car lowered with sprints? Are the rims damaged or anything? They are 5Zigens right?

NYCe MaXiMa

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Victor.. what do you think, Adire Shiva or the Kicker Comp VR series 12"? I'm looking for SQ and some clean bass.. Shiva is 125$ shipped, Comp VRs are like 160$? not sure.. what is better

FJC

Kicker. Another dedicated to car audio..

I know I sound biased towards home audio crossovers but that's how I feel...

Pretty much everyone makes a subwoofer these days...

If you put Pyramids in a box, they will sound good. Would I buy one, nope.

Do you have any friends that have systems??? That's your best bet

victor

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i'd go with the shiva cause it's cheaper. but i think both should sound equally the same.

mind you the shiva has a pretty ugly looking cone/dustcap. so if looks are something you want then get the comp vr. power handling and impedance is something else you should look at before you buy.

mb1

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by how much can 2 subs possibly slow you down?....just wondering..

SWEETSOUND2001

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Get an A/D/S 310RS.2 or 312RS.2 $150-170 for each sub but money very well spent. One of the cleanest/Best SQ subs on the market period.

victor

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if you can get the a/d/r go for it, they have really good SQ. but check the specs. i don't know how much power each can handle, but i'd guess the comp vr's can handle the most power, and a/d/s probably the least.

MrGone

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well damn, when Im about to race my passangers get worried, i used to have a history of kicking them out just joking.
another thing to remember is that the extra weight in the back can help your handling. i think Matt93SE taught me that one.
MrGone