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Whats the difference in sound.
A rockford He2 vs a JL 12 W3d4

500 watts of power (rockford amp)

 
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which he2? i like the RF better and have owned both the jl 15w3d4 and the newest he2 15. both are good woofers though..cant go wrong with either.

 
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I know the rockford is going to be louder...but how are those with clarity?

 
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not sure which HE2, it was probably an older one not new...yo alex your not online. dude wanted 150 for the box plus the 15 at car stereo warehouse

 
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i was in my "huge ported box stage with inexpensive woofers trying to get loud" phase...couldnt really tell you what "sounded" better.

 
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My jl just doesn't get loud enough sometimes when i want it loud

 
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damn...thats pretty cheap...if it was the all black cone its cause it is last years model. i have seen the he2 12 do 1" excursion each way with no audible noise (20hz tone free air with 400 watts to it) the 350z demo car uses he2s also...they are awesome for the price.

 
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yea it was a black cone, how are the new ones?

 
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i dumped my 15w3d4s because at my resonant frequency (when i was competing) the impedance was at like 15 ohms....the stories of people putting a ton of power to them and not blowing are true because of the wicked impedance curve of the woofer. i was only getting like 35v AC outta my amps that were capable of 70+V

 
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How is an HE2 compared to an HX2? Sound clarity wise


its only 100 watts extra power at rms and an extra 200 extra peak....they going to sound much different?

 
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i have never had those subs in anythign but a box for spl. i had the he2 15's in 12 cubic feet with 160 square inches of port tuned at 48hz and a single hx2 12 in 3.8 cubic feet with 60 inches of port tuned to 44. i also had the 12 in 4.75 with 100 inches of port tuned to 50hz. (did a 150.0 with a single 12) they all go boom very well. honestly..the sound quality you want will come from box design. you want loud, go ported tuned somewhat high...you want flat response...build a sealed box witha q of .707. you want a little of both, use a ported box but tuned low (30-35hz region)

 
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sweet, thanks for your help.....I actually understood that^

 
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see...youre learing...lol. im not on aol much anymore, new job has internet on lockdown...im on msn when im at home and got trillian so i should be up and running with a new screen name soon.

 
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Get that new job you wanted??

 
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sure did...w00t....went back to RF today and picked up my

MB Quart
Two MB Quart PCE354 dual 4 ohm 15" subs
MB Quart PCE164 6.5" midbass kit for my doors
MB Quart PCE210 4" comp set for my qlogic kicks i got a few weeks ago
MB Quart PCE216 6.5" comp set for the rear
2 rolls of Rockford Noize Killer mat for my doors
Lightning Audio X1.800.4 4 channel amp
Lightning Audio X1.2000.1 mono amp

should be a decent system....more to come