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Hey I am just wondering what would be better for SQ and SPL..

2 x Maw12 in 3.6 cubic foot tuned to 32-33hz

OR

1 x Maw15 in 3.0 cubic foot tuned to 30hz

500 RMS to either the 1 maw15 or 2x maw 12, so power is the same for both.

Anyone have a decent answer? :D

Hey I am just wondering what would be better for SQ and SPL..

2 x Maw12 in 3.6 cubic foot tuned to 32-33hz

OR

1 x Maw15 in 3.0 cubic foot tuned to 30hz

500 RMS to either the 1 maw15 or 2x maw 12, so power is the same for both.

Anyone have a decent answer? :D

The bolded terms are exact opposites and neither of your enclosures are geared towards one or the other...

However, the 12's have the cone area and since you are tuning higher should be louder.

For an SQ setup I prefer the lower tuning of the 15.

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Hey I am just wondering what would be better for SQ and SPL..

2 x Maw12 in 3.6 cubic foot tuned to 32-33hz

OR

1 x Maw15 in 3.0 cubic foot tuned to 30hz

500 RMS to either the 1 maw15 or 2x maw 12, so power is the same for both.

Anyone have a decent answer? :D

The bolded terms are exact opposites and neither of your enclosures are geared towards one or the other...

However, the 12's have the cone area and since you are tuning higher should be louder.

For an SQ setup I prefer the lower tuning of the 15.

Yea, i know what you mean how neither are pure sq, or pure spl. my friend has the 15 and its loud and sounsd pretty well. i am the one with the 12s and im going to have a box built. might try to get it to be 3.8 cubic feet. we both have the same amp haha. but his 15 will have better SQ?

The 12s would be louder like said but I would also go for the 15 just to only have one sub and save a couple hundred bucks for something else.

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The 12s would be louder like said but I would also go for the 15 just to only have one sub and save a couple hundred bucks for something else.

a 15 prob wouldnt fit in my trunk, its only 15 inches high. and i already have 2 12 maws, but they are just in a real ghetto box. im in the process of getting a box built for me, just need to get dimensions and everything.

thanks for the opinion though

The 12s would be louder like said but I would also go for the 15 just to only have one sub and save a couple hundred bucks for something else.

a 15 prob wouldnt fit in my trunk, its only 15 inches high. and i already have 2 12 maws, but they are just in a real ghetto box. im in the process of getting a box built for me, just need to get dimensions and everything.

thanks for the opinion though

you could angle the front of the box

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The 12s would be louder like said but I would also go for the 15 just to only have one sub and save a couple hundred bucks for something else.

a 15 prob wouldnt fit in my trunk, its only 15 inches high. and i already have 2 12 maws, but they are just in a real ghetto box. im in the process of getting a box built for me, just need to get dimensions and everything.

thanks for the opinion though

you could angle the front of the box

yea i already have 2 maw 12s though lol. i thought of that too, but that was after i had my 12s. im getting a box built so we will see what the outcome is

thanks for all opinions

Hey I am just wondering what would be better for SQ and SPL..

2 x Maw12 in 3.6 cubic foot tuned to 32-33hz

OR

1 x Maw15 in 3.0 cubic foot tuned to 30hz

500 RMS to either the 1 maw15 or 2x maw 12, so power is the same for both.

Anyone have a decent answer? :D

The bolded terms are exact opposites and neither of your enclosures are geared towards one or the other...

However, the 12's have the cone area and since you are tuning higher should be louder.

For an SQ setup I prefer the lower tuning of the 15.

Yea, i know what you mean how neither are pure sq, or pure spl. my friend has the 15 and its loud and sounsd pretty well. i am the one with the 12s and im going to have a box built. might try to get it to be 3.8 cubic feet. we both have the same amp haha. but his 15 will have better SQ?

The setup in the better box mixed with the better front stage will have the better SQ.

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Hey I am just wondering what would be better for SQ and SPL..

2 x Maw12 in 3.6 cubic foot tuned to 32-33hz

OR

1 x Maw15 in 3.0 cubic foot tuned to 30hz

500 RMS to either the 1 maw15 or 2x maw 12, so power is the same for both.

Anyone have a decent answer? :D

The bolded terms are exact opposites and neither of your enclosures are geared towards one or the other...

However, the 12's have the cone area and since you are tuning higher should be louder.

For an SQ setup I prefer the lower tuning of the 15.

Yea, i know what you mean how neither are pure sq, or pure spl. my friend has the 15 and its loud and sounsd pretty well. i am the one with the 12s and im going to have a box built. might try to get it to be 3.8 cubic feet. we both have the same amp haha. but his 15 will have better SQ?

The setup in the better box mixed with the better front stage will have the better SQ.

So i got my box yesterday, 3.8 cubic feet tuned to 32. Couldnt wait to hear it and i find out that my right MAW 12 is blown. awesome.. now i dont even kno which is louder until i buy another. I only had 500 combined rms powering both 12s so im very suprised and disapointed that one blew :-/

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One didn't blow, you blew it. Frustrating, but don't blame the driver.

Lol well yea it cant blow itself. Im just suprised that off my rf501bd one of them blew. they are rated 350 rms and i was only feeding it 250 rms at some times :-/. only had the sub for about a month. now im not sure if i want to replace it or go a different route....

Suggestions? :D

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