looking for recommendations for a 12 inch woofer cabinet 3.3-3.5 cu ft vented, XO at 250hz to be used in a 3 way system, budget starting at $100 up to $250.
I assume that LESS than 3.3 cf is okay, since you can always seal off unneeded volume?
Dayton Audio SD315A-88 (dual voice coil, so this is a 4 ohm speaker)
Dayton DS315-8 or DSA315-8
Peerless by Tymphany NE315W-08
SB Acoustics SB34NRX75-6 12" Woofer (This is out of stock at Madisound so not sure if this is obtainable
Dayton Audio SD315A-88 (dual voice coil, so this is a 4 ohm speaker)
Dayton DS315-8 or DSA315-8
Peerless by Tymphany NE315W-08
SB Acoustics SB34NRX75-6 12" Woofer (This is out of stock at Madisound so not sure if this is obtainable
The GRS 12SW-4 fits that bill quite nicely, I am extremely happy with the 4 I have running now, at $23 a piece when I got them, but still can be had for only $32 or so now. 🙂
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i agree with Wolf,
i used the dual 12” XXLS in my recent 3 way. I wanted a sealed cabinet so chose the P830845 variant.
2 woofers in 4 cu ft total hits about 92-93dB/2.83V. Be careful with sub 4ohm impedance if running passive crossover.
Hit 112dB; and I’m not even sure how to measure distortion at that level; because the room is vibrating like a earthquake/tremor that we sometimes get here in northern Australia.
there are other XXLS variants that you can use ported or with a passive radiator. Paper cone or aluminium cone.
the Dayton RSS315-HF8 is also reported very good.
but it depends-you’ve stated cabinet size and price; but how low do you want to go and what sensitivity do you want to hit ?
i used the dual 12” XXLS in my recent 3 way. I wanted a sealed cabinet so chose the P830845 variant.
2 woofers in 4 cu ft total hits about 92-93dB/2.83V. Be careful with sub 4ohm impedance if running passive crossover.
Hit 112dB; and I’m not even sure how to measure distortion at that level; because the room is vibrating like a earthquake/tremor that we sometimes get here in northern Australia.
there are other XXLS variants that you can use ported or with a passive radiator. Paper cone or aluminium cone.
the Dayton RSS315-HF8 is also reported very good.
but it depends-you’ve stated cabinet size and price; but how low do you want to go and what sensitivity do you want to hit ?
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I'd suggest BMS 12S330 but I have no idea if you can get it where you are or what a cu ft is in metric.
My favorites are Peerless NE315W-08, SB 34NRXL75-8 and SB34NRX76-6.
Last one is best in sealed cab, others work well ported but the Peerless sounds best to me sealed.
Last one is best in sealed cab, others work well ported but the Peerless sounds best to me sealed.
There you go, it wouldn't fit the criteria: The box would be too small! It gives an F3 of 32Hz from a 60L (about 2cu ft) vented box. 🙂
That would be an EBS alignment and their efficiency figure is somewhat misleading. In reality it is around 90dB 1W/1m. Costs about £150ea in the UK.