2 12" type-R or 1 15" Fi Q

[Americanstrat21 10+ year member]

^^ Yes ... I have about 1200 watts going to it ... and it rumbles the lows. I love it because unlike other sub stages I have had it still souds good playing laid back music like Dave Matthews or Jack Johnson... The Q is by far the best souding sub I have owned. and I love it

 

[mikeyq926 10+ year member]

alright well i know have the funds and i am making a decision today on what to get. what would i be better off with?

 

[snb778 5,000+ posts]

I don't think it iwll get to loud with the R's on 650Watts.. AT MOST

 

[pinoywitboom 10+ year member]

the type r's in the right box compared to the q in the right box, off lets say bout 1k rms-1.5k rms, the r's would no doubt get LOUDER and handle the lows fairly. the q on the other hand compared in the right box off same power will be better in SQ though and also will hadle the lows a bit better than the type r. so if you want loudness, go with the r's, if you want sq and some lows, grab the q.

 

[bass-aholic 10+ year member]

are Q's punchy or more on the rumbler side?
this is going to be a daily setup btw.

when i decide on what i will get i will put em in a 4.5^3 @32hz

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Net or gross? I would think with that much room you should go with the Q. If you had more room id say the R's would be louder but thats not enough room.

 

[mikeyq926 10+ year member]

well i went ahead and got me the Q15. hopefully this wont be a bad purchase since i heard a lot of good things from it. how long does it usually to get here at my door?

 

[patton422 10+ year member]

how did you like those CV V-maxes my buddy just got some they sent him last year's instead of last years they got low. How would you rate them?

 

[mikeyq926 10+ year member]

i had it in a 2.5cuft @32.i only had one of these but **** it did thump. it bottoms out quite easily tho. i had it set to 700rms. if only i had 2 of these maybe i wouldn't have to buy a new set up lol.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I have had both setups, but had 1 12" Q off 1000rms and 2 12 Type R's off the 1000rms. Did 141.2 with the R's and 138.1 with the Q. Q sounded better, but R's were louder and could tell for the most part and lasted a **** ton longer! Couldn't get the Q to last more than 3 months till something else happend to it.

 

[mikeyq926 10+ year member]

so a Q15 should get louder than 2 12 R's am i correct? 3dbs isnt that big of a difference so how is it noticeable that the 2 12 r's are louder?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

so a Q15 should get louder than 2 12 R's am i correct? 3dbs isnt that big of a difference so how is it noticeable that the 2 12 r's are louder?

3 dB is a huge difference. In theory 3 dB is double the sound intensity, but humans tend to perceive double the sound intensity as 6+ dB. Still, it is a very noticeable difference.

 

[mikeyq926 10+ year member]

i thought double the intensity was +10dbs.

well anyway his said 141 was from 2 12 R's

and 138 from 1 Q12.

so a Q15 be potentially louder correct?

 

[Lakota 5,000+ posts]

i thought double the intensity was +10dbs.
well anyway his said 141 was from 2 12 R's

and 138 from 1 Q12.

so a Q15 be potentially louder correct?

Nope. Sound intensity works on a logarithmic scale. I've done the calculations before and if I have my decimal places correct double the sound intensity is 2.995 dB and 10 times the sound intensity is exactly 10 dB.

 

[baAB2436M]

Fi Q's are alright, but type R's have put up some good numbers.. i'd go with the 2 type R's

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

Fi Q's are alright, but type R's have put up some good numbers.. i'd go with the 2 type R's

Good job getting the Q, IMO R's dont sound good at all..Loud yes, but so are audioblings, cvrs, etc.. Its more to a daily driver then how loud it is...