12'' SSA Icon or 12'' FI Q

[David12460 10+ year member]

Alright I do not know tooo much about higher end subwoofers. My previous setups was a 10'' Rockford P2 (crap) and 2 10'' infinity reference series woofers (still kinda crappy)

I have a new truck (S-10 extended cab) and want to build a nice system. Im going for a sound quality based system that has the potential to pound if I feel like it.

I plan on components, sound deadening, current Pioneer DEH-P690UB HU and amps that will match comps and sub.

If my understanding is correct SSA is part of a company that owns FI? I could be wrong. My question is which subwoofer is better for SQ the 12'' icon or 12'' FI Q?

I will probably build a sealed box but may go ported.

Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks

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[SHOemup233 10+ year member]

I don't think you could go wrong either way. They are very similar subs and both very nice ones IMO. It is going to come down to which you like best, as you aren't going to hear a 1 or 2 db difference, and their SQ will also be very comparable.

 

[solidcrowd 10+ year member]

never heard the Q but i Love my icon

 

[tez4life Premium Member]

I don't think you could go wrong either way. They are very similar subs and both very nice ones IMO. It is going to come down to which you like best, as you aren't going to hear a 1 or 2 db difference, and their SQ will also be very comparable.

Agreed. Both are very nice sounding subs and are quite comparable.

Personally heres the thing. If you going with a sealed box I would recommend the Q, ported I would say the Icon.

They each work wonderfully either sealed or ported, but have their strengths and weakness in each box. Really cant go wrong with either. Nice choices.

 

[mr_imperial 10+ year member]

Icon. I just got mine about 2 weeks ago and love it

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

SSA and Fi are completely separate entitys.

I love the icons and personally think they sound much better than the q's....

I am installing a pair of icon 10s in my fit soon //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

I don't think you could go wrong either way. They are very similar subs and both very nice ones IMO. It is going to come down to which you like best, as you aren't going to hear a 1 or 2 db difference.

Well said. But I am biased. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[David12460 10+ year member]

Thanks for the input guys. Im going to do some more reasearch and try to figure out my enclosure plans. Im glad nobody had any bad reviews on both subs.