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Old Feb 4, 2002
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18" sub...

How bad would it sound? 18" Kicker Comp VR. driven by a 500watt Phoenix Gold Amp.
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God, that thing must weigh a ton, i think i saw a 24 inch sub once and it weighed 200 lbs!
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Nitehawk.. stop smoking crak.. For one 18" subs require more airspace than your trunk has.. 2 they don't sound good in cars.. 3. The overhang and soppiness of it will be downright retarded...But that's just what I think [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

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alright, no 18 then, just a good deal tho.
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Nitehawk,

With all the stuff you're doing with your system lately stop looking for "really good deals" Save up your $$$ and buy all Good equipment. It seems your really into Sound, Like em I was always looking for what was decent and inexpensive.. I learned pretty quick that good deals are often really cheap for a reason. Find out what it is you really want. Save for it.. Buy it.

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I agree...save up and buy good, buy once. you wont regret it! [IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
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ill stick with some 12's......
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that's huge heh, that gonna fit in the trunk?
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ofc ourse an 18" would FIT in the trunk. would it sound good? hell no.
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Mohawkboom is right bro, an 18" sub is way to big for your Civic. Besides a 500 Watt amp would probably leave that huge sub with too much play. Thats the trouble with a big sub like that, ou loose the tightness in the sub itself that gives it the nice deep bass. Too big bro. Go with 2 12", thats what I like.

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bahhh, bought 1 12" MTX 8000 (4ohm). and that's that, until i have saved enough to get an Image Dynamics.
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When I live in Japan, I used to go to this placed called AutoBacs all the time. One time when I went in there, they had an 80cm (~32in) sub!!! That thing was huge. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was disappointed that they didn't have it hooked up to a nice amp though, so I couldn't hear how hard it would hit. I think they recommended it for a van. Those Japanese love fixing up big minivans and big conversion vans [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG] Just thought I would share that little story since we're on the topic of large subs...
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Definately too big.... go for 12s... Just go for some nice ones.... No regrets
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Audiobahn sells a 34 inch(!) sub. I've also seen a truck with 32 12 inch subs...
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