Hi SQ 10 recommendations

[GoldCountryCA]

Hello,

I’m looking to replace my center console on a 4 door ram pickup with a sealed sub enclosure. Looking to put a JL10w7ae-3 in there, but my buddy says they are overpriced. I value SQ over other aspects.

Other equipment I’m looking at for a complete system:

Polk Audio DB6502 (front doors)
Polk Audio DB652 (rear doors)
5 channel Amp—Sony XM-5ES (will put out roughly 600w at 3ohm & 100w for the Polk Audio 6.5s)


Any recommendations on the sub? Also curious if other equipment selected is not a great choice.

Thanks!

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[Jimi77 5,000+ posts]

Adire Koda 10" or Brahma. (take a look at the 12" too). XBL motors have a similar flat BL curve to the w7 subs. The Brahma's will have similar throw to the w7.

Adire Audio Koda 10" | 250w XBL2 Car Audio Subwoofer

Hi Temp 2” Flat Wound Copper Voice Coils Non Pressed Paper Cone With Glossy Carbon Fiber Dust Cap Progressive Spider w/ Heavy Duty Lead Wires Grade Y35 Ferrite Magnet Motor 250W RMS Power Rating

adireaudio.com

 

[huberoy123 10+ year member]

Hello,

I’m looking to replace my center console on a 4 door ram pickup with a sealed sub enclosure. Looking to put a JL10w7ae-3 in there, but my buddy says they are overpriced. I value SQ over other aspects.

Other equipment I’m looking at for a complete system:

Polk Audio DB6502 (front doors)
Polk Audio DB652 (rear doors)
5 channel Amp—Sony XM-5ES (will put out roughly 600w at 3ohm & 100w for the Polk Audio 6.5s)


Any recommendations on the sub? Also curious if other equipment selected is not a great choice.

Thanks!

Hello,

I’m looking to replace my center console on a 4 door ram pickup with a sealed sub enclosure. Looking to put a JL10w7ae-3 in there, but my buddy says they are overpriced. I value SQ over other aspects.

Other equipment I’m looking at for a complete system:

Polk Audio DB6502 (front doors)
Polk Audio DB652 (rear doors)
5 channel Amp—Sony XM-5ES (will put out roughly 600w at 3ohm & 100w for the Polk Audio 6.5s)


Any recommendations on the sub? Also curious if other equipment selected is not a great choice.

Thanks!

That's a lot of money for a sub. Why not stick to the Polk brand. I had a 10" in a Mustang several years ago and it worked fine. Have you considered a 8"? Polk makes some good equipment. Also go to Crutchfield.com to look at reviews on subs.

 

[GoldCountryCA]

Adire Koda 10" or Brahma. (take a look at the 12" too). XBL motors have a similar flat BL curve to the w7 subs. The Brahma's will have similar throw to the w7.

Adire Audio Koda 10" | 250w XBL2 Car Audio Subwoofer

Hi Temp 2” Flat Wound Copper Voice Coils Non Pressed Paper Cone With Glossy Carbon Fiber Dust Cap Progressive Spider w/ Heavy Duty Lead Wires Grade Y35 Ferrite Magnet Motor 250W RMS Power Rating

adireaudio.com

Would you rate this sub as being better than the W7?

That's a lot of money for a sub. Why not stick to the Polk brand. I had a 10" in a Mustang several years ago and it worked fine. Have you considered a 8"? Polk makes some good equipment. Also go to Crutchfield.com to look at reviews on subs.

I have looked at an 8”, specifically the JL8w7.
I’m thinking buy once cry once. I like the rebuildable aspect of the w7 and Made in America is a bonus too!

I think I messed up the wording of my original post. I’m not super concerned with the price of the w7. More curious if something has better SQ with decent output.

My buddy made me second guess my decision, but more in the line of thinking, “What else is out there for $1000 higher SQ sub?”

 

[spokey9]

Adire brahma is better than anything jl makes imo

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

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[Jimi77 5,000+ posts]

I too think the Adire Brahma is a better sub than the w7. It sounds cleaner and "drier." Keep in mind because of the way the w7 is constructed, the 12" Brahma is more comparable to the 10" w7, etc.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Focal E25KX 10â Subwoofer 3544056750146 | eBay

<p>Sealed in box.</p><p>Sold as it is.</p><p>No return.</p>

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[GoldCountryCA]

School me on the paper vs polypropylene cone.

I left a message with Adire. The website is light on certain details like airspace requirements, throw, etc. unless I’m missing those details on the spec sheet. Xmax one way may be throw (28mm)? Can you tell I’m a neophyte?

I’m thinking of firing the sub down so no one in the back seat kicks a hole in it. Need to know how high to have the box off the ground, etc.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Paper/fiber, pressed/unpressed cellulose or paper/glass fiber sandwich cones are used quite a bit in top of the line subwoofers manufacturers. It's light, it's stiff and provides a great balance between stiffness and weight. At the end of the day in high end subs, they have a specific goal in mind, usually at those price points, it's all about which material meets that objective. polypropylene is less expensive ands it too is usually impregnated with fibers ot mica, something other than the plastic to stifin things up. It's a less expensive material and is easy to shape. Some general info.

The Importance and Complexity of Speaker Cone Materials

If you're into audio, you probably know that the materials a speaker is composed of impact the quality of sound reproduction. One of the strongest examples of this is the speaker diaphragm, or cone. The diaphragm of a speaker is responsible for producing the actual vibrations that create

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[Jimi77 5,000+ posts]

School me on the paper vs polypropylene cone.

I left a message with Adire. The website is light on certain details like airspace requirements, throw, etc. unless I’m missing those details on the spec sheet. Xmax one way may be throw (28mm)? Can you tell I’m a neophyte?

I’m thinking of firing the sub down so no one in the back seat kicks a hole in it. Need to know how high to have the box off the ground, etc.

xmax = throw. Adire recommends .6-.75cuft sealed for the 10" Brahma. With 600wrms, I'd probably go .75cuft with ~.75 lbs of polyfil.

 

[GoldCountryCA]

xmax = throw. Adire recommends .6-.75cuft sealed for the 10" Brahma. With 600wrms, I'd probably go .75cuft with ~.75 lbs of polyfil.

Is 600 watts ideal to power the 10 or 12” Brahma Mk2.5 or should I plan on more amp?

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Edit:

That sony ES pumps out some pretty good power.

 

[Doxquzme Premium Member]

Edit:As I was.

 

[Firewalker]

Pretty sure most of us are going to ignore Surge Audio after the last fiasco he pulled with Wolfram,lol.