Hey guys I'm new to the forum. I'm really having a hard time deciding which subs will fit my setup well. I had the mtx jackhammer JH5512 sub enclosure. I got these from circuit city right before they went out of Buisness. I had a 800 watt pioneer amp on them for a while and then finally upgraded my amp to MTX thunder elite 801d amp. This was perfect match for these subs the amps birth sheet showed 485 rms @ 4 ohms and 815 @ 2 ohms. These called for 400 a piece as box was wired at 2 ohms. I wired it up on them jackhammers and they lasted about a week before they blew. Everyone I've talked to said MTX has really stepped there game up and make great amps and are usually underrated. The enclosure is really nice and I'd like keep it as its a large ported box in 2 ohm setup. Most subs I've looked at call for basically this same cubic ft displacement ported which is about 2 cubic. I want to replace the two twelves and get something that's really going to shake things up but sound good too as I love bass and to feel it in my chest. I was looking at 2 12 inch JL w3v3 the new ones as I've heard there really good and sound amazing and can get them online new for 140 or 2 12 inch alpine type rs. I would wire them to 2 ohm setup so each speaker would be receiving about 400+ rms running speakers in parellel. I would like peoples inputs and am also up to suggestions of any other subs as well. I really want my system to knock but also sound good. I'm up for all suggestions but I really like the way this box looks and is set up so if possible I'd like keep these box. These are going in a 07 Dodge Magnum so its no little car. Please any help would be appreciate and I need to do something because no bass just isn't cutting it! Thanks in advance
either sub choices you posted are good brands, as long as they are in their optimal sized box it should work. whats the mostr you want to spend?
you mighta been clipping the amp. you should be able to send like 500-600RMS to each sub u had and it would take it. IF the power is clean it would. its not the power that kills subs its people...
if you are looking at the jl w3s and the alpine type Rs, i would say that they both are good choice and it boils down to which one you can get cheaper. but personally i really like the type Rs, had 4 of them, still got 2 sitting in my room doing nothing cuz i upgraded to my dc lol
