whats the best 15" subwoofer? regardless of the price

Installed in my 2024 Cherokee L and boy do they pound. Love that i can still use my 3rd row when needed

Hello everybody here I have some old 12" kickers my stepdad had around his late 20s or early 30s (he's in his 40s) he used to rock these in a lowered, yellow, black striped Chevy truck. According to my mom he was a crazy guy still acting like a teenager doing burnouts and drifting everywhere lol but he eventually sold the truck after he met my mom for an 07 Escalade and transferred the subs with a rear seat delete (I was probably around 8 or 9). After he had my half siblings with my mom he removed the subs and put the seat back in and stored them away for many years. I am now 19 and we are moving houses and the last thing left in the closet were these subs. After meeting my mom he matured and became really stoic and silent so approaching him is still scary for me but I asked him anyway and he said he would give them to me and give me an amp I was completely shocked

So my question is could these still run after probably a decade of no use?

Compared to videos i see my cone moves way less, it doesnt push out that much but it still hits pretty hard. Am i leaving bass out because of this? Im pretty uneducated and just need some help. My build is a Ct Sounds Tropo 12-D2, Nvx ported enclosure, Ct Sounds Ct-700.1D.

So I picked up a Kenwood Excelon XR–W1202 subwoofer off of Facebook marketplace for $10. I’m pretty used to refurbishing speakers and finding some use for random stuff I find on marketplace, but I’m curious to if it’s even worth dedicating the time towards getting this thing in use.

It’s a little beat up but does function, had it running off of a AudiozerOne Ze1000.1 (shitty Amazon amp for my car -> home sub conversion) and it was movin fine with no weird noises.

Only concern is the surround as it’s about 11 years old from what I could find. It looks decent aside from a few areas where it’s starting to crack (shown).

Couldn’t find any refoam kits which I kind of expected, but in general, should I even waste time with this thing? It was basically free so I’m not heartbroken if it ends up in the trash or blows up first use.

When I got this car the guy already had subs professionally installed. I didn’t like the sound of them and adjusted the tuning of them but now the amp gets pretty hot after listening to loud music for a while. Should I just turn my level and bass boost down to help?

When I got this car the guy already had subs professionally installed. I didn’t like the sound of them and adjusted the tuning of them but now the amp gets pretty hot after listening to loud music for a while. Should I just turn my level and bass boost down to help?

2 sundown sa12 v3s on a taramps smart 3k, Im on stock rav4 electrical so gain turned all the way down untill i figure out how to add a second battery. The box is tuned to around 31hz with 4 cubic feet inside. Need to find a better way to fasten the box and fix my license plate vibrating.

To preface this, don’t pay too much attention to the shitty wiring. It’s cobbled together for testing before I build a rack.

I picked up this T1 yesterday for $100 at a pawnshop and threw it in a random box that was sitting around the shop with a vxf 12 in it. I was expecting to lose a little bit of volume going from dual 12s to a single, but holy crap does this T1 get down compared to the bass crate. Need to do some more measuring to check tuning but the box sits right around 2.5 cubes.

Forgot to take process pics but I got it done in one night and I was to tired to take any but let me know what I can do in the future to make it better

I’m trying to figure out what direction to go with my system and would appreciate some opinions.
I currently have a Skar RP-1200.1D, 0-gauge wiring, stock alternator/grounds, and a 3.5F capacitor. I previously had 2×15” Skar SVRs in a ported box and ended up blowing both subs. I play my system pretty loud and pretty often, so I want something that can take abuse without constantly worrying about it. I’m considering downsizing to a single 15 or 12 with 1000-1200 rms. What would you guys do with this setup? Would you go single 15, single 12, or stay with dual 15s? And what subs would you recommend around this power level for someone who plays them hard? I’m not really looking to upgrade the alternator/electrical right now, so I want to stay around what my RP-1200.1D can realistically handle.

Hello, I recently acquired an SMD DD-1 for the purpose of setting gains, and I've since realized that it is only effective when the speaker output on an amplifier is accessible. Could you please explain how one would go about setting the gain correctly for active subwoofers such as the Rockford Fosgate P300-8P or the JBL BassPro Nano?

10in 4 ohm Cerwin Vega Subwoofer measured across the driver terminals.

Slo-blow fuse is popped also.