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<blockquote data-quote="Electrodynamic" data-source="post: 5781869" data-attributes="member: 548723">From what I&#039;ve seen, the SQ crowd likes the v4 a lot more than they did the v3. It&#039;s holding its own over on DIYMA and EMSQ very well...and it&#039;s got some tough competition over there. A member of diyma recently compared the v4 to his Esotar and a few others and said this:I take it that you&#039;ve heard both the v4 and the v3? IMO, the v4 is a huge improvement in the SQ department over the v3. However, the drawback to the improved sound quality, smaller enclosure, shallower mounting depth, and lower power requirements, is the sealed-only application. On this board a sealed-only driver isn&#039;t going to go over very well because a lot of people on here love their SPL too much. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif The v4&#039;s aren&#039;t as loud as the v3&#039;s because, well, they can&#039;t be ported. Nor will they take 1300+ watts. But neither of the latter dictates a better sounding driver.*edit* I&#039;m not saying that the v3&#039;s weren&#039;t good subwoofers, they were really great for moderate-sized ported enclosures and they would handle a lot of power. The 12&#039;s were my personal favorite for car use, but I liked (and still use) the 15&#039;s for home theater applications.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Electrodynamic, post: 5781869, member: 548723"] From what I've seen, the SQ crowd likes the v4 a lot more than they did the v3. It's holding its own over on DIYMA and EMSQ very well...and it's got some tough competition over there. A member of diyma recently compared the v4 to his Esotar and a few others and said this: I take it that you've heard both the v4 and the v3? IMO, the v4 is a huge improvement in the SQ department over the v3. However, the drawback to the improved sound quality, smaller enclosure, shallower mounting depth, and lower power requirements, is the sealed-only application. On this board a sealed-only driver isn't going to go over very well because a lot of people on here love their SPL too much. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] The v4's aren't as loud as the v3's because, well, they can't be ported. Nor will they take 1300+ watts. But neither of the latter dictates a better sounding driver. *edit* I'm not saying that the v3's weren't good subwoofers, they were really great for moderate-sized ported enclosures and they would handle a lot of power. The 12's were my personal favorite for car use, but I liked (and still use) the 15's for home theater applications. [/QUOTE]

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