idq or idmax?

[Miles]

pretty self explanatory...

[Devil R/T]

Why is it that Saggleman, Jesse and myself are the only people who post anything?

[rishi]

are you gonna make a purchase miles
i wanna see whats up if you do

[93ex]

i voted for the idq's

I dont know why I just hink that the idq's will be a bit better fo ryour application

[Miles]

Originally posted by rishi
are you gonna make a purchase miles
i wanna see whats up if you do

it's in the planning stages right now... the first actual purchases will happen after my sub and amp sell, but the actual bass for my new system is a little ways off.

[aaron1017]

I like the IDMAX myself...

[MDIFYTD]

I voted for IDmax. Given the proper power and a well built box the max will have more output and a little better SQ than the two IDQ10s.

Now had your poll been 2 idq12s or a max I would have said the 2 idq12s. Similar ouput and a whole lot cheaper. Plus that's what I have :cool:

Whatever you go please port them. They sound so much better!

[Miles]

Originally posted by MDIFYTD
I voted for IDmax. Given the proper power and a well built box the max will have more output and a little better SQ than the two IDQ10s.

Now had your poll been 2 idq12s or a max I would have said the 2 idq12s. Similar ouput and a whole lot cheaper. Plus that's what I have :cool:

Whatever you go please port them. They sound so much better!

staying with sealed. but thanks for the input... now we've got 9 people who've posted in here :lol:

[rishi]

Originally posted by MDIFYTD


Now had your poll been 2 idq12s or a max I would have said the 2 idq12s. Similar ouput and a whole lot cheaper. Plus that's what I have :cool:


how you like your 12's
and when can i listen to your setup (assuming i can)

Originally posted by MDIFYTD

Whatever you go please port them. They sound so much better!

and what difference does it make to port them. how would you characterize the effects

[Miles]

Originally posted by rishi
how you like your 12's
and when can i listen to your setup (assuming i can)



and what difference does it make to port them. how would you characterize the effects

louder, reproduces certain frequencies much better than sealed, but is not quite as responsive, and can leave you hanging during a sudden change in frequency. when properly designed, a ported box will sound phenomenal. BUT, it's a whole lot easier to make a mistake on a ported box. 3/4 of an inch off will make zero difference on a sealed box, but on a ported, that can make all the difference in the world. i'm lazy, and i'd rather have the quick response that sealed provides.

[MDIFYTD]

I have no problem letting you listen to them I'm going to probably come out to a meet in the next month once I get everything nice and purdy.

When you port a sub you gain +3db (the same gain as adding another sub) because your using the air that is moved by the other side of the speaker. And I agree it's very hard to get a ported box right. I tuned mine LOW(28hz) also it's very important to have a subsonic filter when you port because anything below the tuned frequency can cause damage to your speaker. The IDQ ported sounds like it came alive that's the only way I can describe it :)

[Miles]

if it helps your decision any, the sub(s) will be hooked up to a phoenix gold zx600ti or ti600 (depending on what i can afford...)

[dropcivic]

I went with the idqs. Matched up to the phoneix gold amp, drool, sound be some pretty tight bass and sound really good.

Hwat does porting do? You can make the box peak at a certain freq, say 58 hz and gain db from it. Ported is good for the boomy bass while a sealed box is better for tight bass.

[MDIFYTD]

Originally posted by dropcivic
I went with the idqs. Matched up to the phoneix gold amp, drool, sound be some pretty tight bass and sound really good.

Hwat does porting do? You can make the box peak at a certain freq, say 58 hz and gain db from it. Ported is good for the boomy bass while a sealed box is better for tight bass.

Errr....a properly setup ported box will sound just as good as a sealed setup. The problem is that very few people set ported boxes up with sound quality in mind and even when you do it's hard to get right. Of course if you set a box up a tune it to 58hz it's gonna sound like ass. A box that's like that has only one purpose in life: Burps. I'll let you listen to my system and then you can tell me if you think it's boomy :D :D

[dropcivic]

My freinds car has a ported box and last year she was SQ champion. Ported boxes are tricky t get right for some good bass. My port is tuned to i think 46 hz, box peaks at 58 and it sounds alright excepot for low, air movin bass