Originally posted by Randy12vp
I think if you went with the 12" subs rather than the 15" subs you may be able to achieve the results you are going after. I would also go woth a ported enclosure for your scenario over a sealed enclosure. I would go with the 12s because you'll be applying the same power to a smaller cone so you may be able to achieve more output in terms of efficiency. Then with the ported enclosure, if designed correctly, you should be a bit louder as compared to a sealed enclosure if that is your goal.
Randy,
While I prepare to be pro active (per the veterans suggesting such in here) and make some physical changes to my system this upcoming weekend hopefully, can I ask you some things regarding your above suggestions? Its funny you mention dropping down to 12s to achieve the goal Im looking towards; my installer who put all this in suggested dropping back to 12s as well, saying the 15s just wont give me the hit Im looking for...this originally made no sense to me, thinking what can hit better than a 15, but now that you explained the fact that I can use the same power from my Fosgate 800.2 in bridged mode to send juice to a better pair of 12s than my XLC's, it may make sense that the system would hit harder...especially if I switch over to a ported enclosure...
Do you know of any company that makes good off-the-shelf, pre-fabbed ported systems ready to install? I know Kicker used to make their SS boxes, ready to simply drop in, but they dont make prefabbed boxes anymore---actually, they do, and Crutchfield sells them, but there's only one sub in each box, and I want to do at least two 12s....