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Old 06-28-2005, 04:11 PM
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Hey guys, I recently bought a new amp RF3002 which does approx. 350 RMS according to birthsheet. I had them hooked up to 2 JL 12W0's but they seem to distort too easily. Can anyone recommend efficient subs for that little power? 12's or 10's or 1/2 will do as long as it can handle the power. I was recently shopping and listened to 2 10" phoenix gold R's and they sounded pretty damn good with 350 rms. Any recommendations are greatly appreciated!

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Old 06-28-2005, 05:24 PM
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If you don't mind paying a little more, the AVI SL series are hella efficient drivers in a ported enclosure, and sound damn good too. I had a pair of 10's on the rear channels of a Soundstream Rubi (200W) and they were remarkably loud. Awsome drivers!
 
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Old 06-28-2005, 06:06 PM
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are you sure its not the amp distorting?
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Old 06-28-2005, 06:16 PM
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the W0 should pound you... I think pinhead is onto something, HU distortion (turn down the bass boost), amp distortion (turn down the amps gain) wrong size box/ port. Are the subs used?
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Old 06-28-2005, 07:01 PM
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Are they in phase, man there could be alot of problems that would affect their output and SQ that have nothing to do with the subs themselves.
 
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Old 07-03-2005, 06:29 AM
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There aren't many other subs that are as efficient as the W0's
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Old 07-05-2005, 07:17 PM
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ive ran w0s off of 50w rms and they pounded, try what was stated above, turn down sub out level on deck, bass control, etc
 
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Old 07-08-2005, 09:24 AM
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get a real amp! and let the subs break in!

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Old 07-08-2005, 11:35 AM
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w zeros arent exactly power monsters, and they are excursion limited, more of a low priced sq sub than an spler
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Old 07-08-2005, 11:48 AM
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But they are pretty efficient, and should get pretty loud with a small amount of power.
 
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