Posted January 5, 201213 yr Well..turns out my friend is selling 2 Dcons for a nice little price and last night I was set and stone on the one 15' Icon. So here I am today asking...which would be louder? Once again, bare with me as I'm kind of new to all of this. Thanks guys
January 5, 201213 yr Assuming you have enough volume for the dcons, and the enclosure alignments are the same, the dcons have more cone area, and more then likely yield more output.
January 5, 201213 yr Author Assuming you have enough volume for the dcons, and the enclosure alignments are the same, the dcons have more cone area, and more then likely yield more output.I would be getting the custom enclosure and let my friend build it for me. I'd still be using a 1500watt audiopipe amp. Is that to much?
January 5, 201213 yr Assuming you have enough volume for the dcons, and the enclosure alignments are the same, the dcons have more cone area, and more then likely yield more output.I would be getting the custom enclosure and let my friend build it for me. I'd still be using a 1500watt audiopipe amp. Is that to much?As long as you have enough space for a proper enclosure, your good.Headroom is your friend, you will be gaining down the amplifier, so no it won't be too much power.Dcons are always overlooked because their price point, but don't let that sway you away, they sound great, and with that much cone area, they should still get excessively loud.
January 5, 201213 yr Assuming you have enough volume for the dcons, and the enclosure alignments are the same, the dcons have more cone area, and more then likely yield more output.I would be getting the custom enclosure and let my friend build it for me. I'd still be using a 1500watt audiopipe amp. Is that to much?As long as you have enough space for a proper enclosure, your good.Headroom is your friend, you will be gaining down the amplifier, so no it won't be too much power.Dcons are always overlooked because their price point, but don't let that sway you away, they sound great, and with that much cone area, they should still get excessively loud. I tried explaining Stef, I really did
January 5, 201213 yr If you have the space. Get the two dcons. Cone area will help give you "louder" bass. That amp will work great with those subs. Just set your gain properly and your all set to go!
January 5, 201213 yr Author But i you only can do one driver the xcon is my choice. Grammar?Fine. I'll do it.
January 5, 201213 yr But i you only can do one driver the xcon is my choice. The xcon is an outstanding driver, but it's also in a different price bracket then a new icon, or a pair of used dcons.You have a camaro, and I tell you a Lambo is faster.
January 5, 201213 yr How large of an enclosure are you able to fit in your vehicle. That's the first question to address. If you don't have the proper airspace for 2 15" drivers you'll be better off with the one 15" ICON.
January 5, 201213 yr Author How large of an enclosure are you able to fit in your vehicle. That's the first question to address. If you don't have the proper airspace for 2 15" drivers you'll be better off with the one 15" ICON.My trunk is huge. About 54 inches wide and about 18 inches tall. Does that help?Cargo Volume, cu. ft. 14.5 Edited January 5, 201213 yr by jcs921
January 5, 201213 yr How large of an enclosure are you able to fit in your vehicle. That's the first question to address. If you don't have the proper airspace for 2 15" drivers you'll be better off with the one 15" ICON.My trunk is huge. About 54 inches wide and about 18 inches tall. Does that help?Trunk eh?Listing the trunk opening would help, that way we know what you can actually fit, unless you want to build inside the trunk. I have zero experience with trunks, and I don't know if putting a large enclosure in the trunk that fills up the majority of the space, would cause any problems for getting the output to the cabin VS having a smaller enclosure and more space around the enclosure.So normally I would have gone with the 2 15" dcons, but with a trunk, I'm not entirely sure what I would do. At this point hopefully others with experience with trunks can lend their advice. Good luck
January 5, 201213 yr Author How large of an enclosure are you able to fit in your vehicle. That's the first question to address. If you don't have the proper airspace for 2 15" drivers you'll be better off with the one 15" ICON.My trunk is huge. About 54 inches wide and about 18 inches tall. Does that help?Trunk eh?Listing the trunk opening would help, that way we know what you can actually fit, unless you want to build inside the trunk. I have zero experience with trunks, and I don't know if putting a large enclosure in the trunk that fills up the majority of the space, would cause any problems for getting the output to the cabin VS having a smaller enclosure and more space around the enclosure.So normally I would have gone with the 2 15" dcons, but with a trunk, I'm not entirely sure what I would do. At this point hopefully others with experience with trunks can lend their advice. Good luck Here is also a picture of the trunk. Same car just different color lol.
January 5, 201213 yr we need trunk opening size... I'd say if you're going sealed you would want to know your MAX height and width the most important... depth should be negotiable ...
January 5, 201213 yr How large of an enclosure are you able to fit in your vehicle. That's the first question to address. If you don't have the proper airspace for 2 15" drivers you'll be better off with the one 15" ICON.My trunk is huge. About 54 inches wide and about 18 inches tall. Does that help?Trunk eh?Listing the trunk opening would help, that way we know what you can actually fit, unless you want to build inside the trunk. I have zero experience with trunks, and I don't know if putting a large enclosure in the trunk that fills up the majority of the space, would cause any problems for getting the output to the cabin VS having a smaller enclosure and more space around the enclosure.So normally I would have gone with the 2 15" dcons, but with a trunk, I'm not entirely sure what I would do. At this point hopefully others with experience with trunks can lend their advice. Good luck Here is also a picture of the trunk. Same car just different color lol.width between wheel wells looks like your smallest point.. trunk opening seems bigger and we need your height max
January 5, 201213 yr Yeah I would completely rethink your build before making a purchase.There are a few options with trunks, some of which work well in one situation or goal, but not in another.It looks like the trunk is open to the cabin with the rear seats down. I'd be tempted to fire forward (assuming the height allows you for 17" 1"+15"+1"), with the enclosure space back several inches from the rear seat in the up position, and seal it from the trunk.Which may sound great with the rear seats down, but not so much with the rear seats up. As I said before, I'd let "trunk experts" offer their advice.
January 5, 201213 yr Author Max height would be 18 1/2 inches. But the trunk opening is 47 inches wide up near the back window
January 5, 201213 yr How large of an enclosure are you able to fit in your vehicle. That's the first question to address. If you don't have the proper airspace for 2 15" drivers you'll be better off with the one 15" ICON.My trunk is huge. About 54 inches wide and about 18 inches tall. Does that help?Listing the trunk opening would help, that way we know what you can actually fit, unless you want to build inside the trunk. Exactly, you have to be able to get the enclosure inside the trunk first. Just take some measurements and figure out what size enclosure will fit inside given the opening etc and go from there. Choose whatever works best given your space limitations.
January 5, 201213 yr Okay, you need to know the wheel well width because that is the smallest width it seems from the photo...
January 5, 201213 yr What vehicle do you have. I will more than likely know if it'll fit or notX2 I've done a lot of trunk builds.
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