Ok so I just bought a 12w6v2 and i found this person selling there 10w6v2 in a ported box for 300 bucks. Now the reason i got the 12w6 is cuz i got it for like 240 bucks. I just wanna know whats the difference between them obviously size, but should i sacrifice more space for the bigger one or just keep the smaller one (10w6 with ported box). Does the 12" sound that much better that i would sacrifice that much more trunk space?

 

You'll sacrifice space and you won't notice that much of a difference. I have 2 twelves in my trunk from a previous install/car. I have no trunk. Well i have a little room for sneakers. Anyhow with that said i'd trade someone for a 10" and then get the 1080 box.

Since i don't know exactly everything you will run i can't make definitive speculations, but i feel positive 10 or 12 with similar amp will all feel sound the same.

 

Also you said a ported box. Are you sure the ported will be smaller than teh 12 box. If you seal the 12 you'll most likely have a smaller box. But if you port it then yes the 12 box will be proportionantly larger.

 

im just running a 12w6 to a 500/1 amp with stock bose upgrade on a 03

 

i might just buy it and take out the sub and put it in a 1080 box like i had planned originally, but when a $400+ sub comes along for $235 i cant say no. SO if like you said theres not much difference i rather downgrade and save myself some space

 

yea a 12 sealed will be smaller then a 10 ported. i think the 12 sealed will have a tighter bass then the 10 ported

 

so theres really not that much difference where i'm gonna be like "wow the 12 is waay better than the 10?

 

From my experience I found out that one 10" will not cut it for my taste. One 12" is just fine if it is a good quality sub with a good amplifier. I would stick to the 12" in a sealed box (3/4" MDF) for tight bass or if you want loud boomy bass go with a band pass enclosure.

What kind of amp will you be using anyway? There are a few that you can buy on ebay that used to retail for around 1k and you can buy them now for a couple of hundreds. They are very good and since they don't have any moving parts they are pretty reliable too. Let me know if you are interested and I tell you what to look for.

 

so i hear the 10 is cleaner than the 12 and that the 12 obviously hits louder. so i dunno this is tough

 

im using a JL 500/1 amp

 

Well, there is a big difference. Bass is created by moving air. A 10" sub will give you an area of (pi)(5^2) = 78.5 and the 12" sub will give you (pi)(6^2)=113.04. So there is about a 30% difference in sub surface area to move air with. I think there is a big difference between a 10" sub and a 12" sub in terms of sound volume. You can go noticeable higher with the 12" everything else the same. Just my 2 cents.

 

Ok. I have decided im going to stick with the 12", i think i'll be pretty happy with it, i've never purchased a sub before so I dont really know what to look for but i know i'll be happy with my decision. I think im also just gonna stick with a sealed box that would be my safe bet i keep hearing from audio places I call. I listen to rap/hip-hop plus alternative rock and rock and all that good stuff. So hopefully it'll work out for that kind of music too and not just the hip hop. Plus if i buy this http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?...Product_ID=255 can i just turn down the bass for like rock music or other kind that dont need as much bass?

 

I've had both 10's and 12's, and while I used to think I *had* to have 2 12's in every car I got, I finally realized that a sealed 10" is perfect for my tastes. Its nice and punchy which is great for both rock and techno/dance music. For hip hop, the bigger is probably better.

On my last car what I did was bought both, tried each out for a week,and then sold the one I liked the least. You're gonna be driving around with that sub for a long time, so you might as well make sure you like what you hear.

 

I think it would be better for you to talk in decibels and not just saying more air will move. What change in decibels can you notice?!?!

 

Do you mean the 4080 box?