Mobile sub? Kw181 or alto blk 18

Sorry for commenting so long after the previous posts but want to add this:

In my (still budding) experience as a mobile DJ the nature of the room influences whether I use either those big QSC subs or my preferred choice, which is the compact but still very effective K-Sub.

If the room is not huge, a pair of K-Subs placed next to each other under my DJ table (hidden from view) rocks. By putting them next to each other you effectively increase their db capacity.

I learned this trick from a YouTube video made by a very experienced, high-end weddings DJ. I tried it and can attest it works.

Moreover, I must admit that being of DJ Vintage’s age group

I have an AGE GROUP now ??? 🙁 I’d rather have a fan base rofl

But seriously, the side-by-side effect is called acoustic coupling and usually works (if you have three you can actually flip the middle one around to fire backward to lose a lot of the energy behind the speakers and cancel out nasty back wall reflections, but that’s another topic).

Frankly, my SINGLE HD1801 is generally running at -3dB and most recently at a wedding at -6dB (and I wished I could have turned it down further as the coffee cups were shaking on the tables lol). I have NEVER had them over 0dB. Even for outside gigs I keep them at 0dB max.

It’s a pretty compact 18″ and sounds as tight as a 15″ with more deep umph and no coloring until the end of the power range. It remains my number one sub (especially as part of the set with the two HD1221) and I have no desire or need to go out and buy a second one.

Probably a really big room 🙂