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[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

i dont think theres anything wrong with alpines and kickers line up as far has build quality and reliability is concerned.

who said there was???

i didnt say by looks i just i can look at something and know if its something i will want to use..i just feel its dumb to pay $600+ for both jl or ia ocnsidering the power you get when you can get more for the same price or less from other companies just has good..you cant hate on me for saying that because its the same has most say about jl subs you can get the same for less..goes same for amps.

$750 for an amp compable of 3k watts, from an authorized dealer...I'd say that pretty reasonable //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

Can't compared authorize buying vs buying some used amp on ebay //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif I think... " i can look at something and know if its something i will want to use" , is pretty retarded //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif.

 

[bimma85 5,000+ posts]

theres alot of good amps out there,alpine,kicker,rockford fosgate,diamond audio,crossfire,hifonics are decent budget amps,infinty makes a nice 1200 watt amp,jl audio although i dont like those much,ma audio also good budget amps,mtx,tons man...only amps i dont like is jl and incriminator..not saying they are bad..but im the kind of guy just by lookin at something and will decide i wont like it..for 2 12'' q's if you got $700-$750 for amp or amps i would get 2 alpine m1005 amps put each on a sub you can get them for that price on ebay brand new and they are 1000 clean watts..or the kicker zx1000 each brand new for about $325 on ebay 2 of those and you will be hitting..

authorized pricing on the mrd1005 is what? $800 each? LOL WTF?!?!?!

The IA is bnib from an authorized dealer, hard to compare to an amp off ebay...imo.

 

[denalilvr 10+ year member]

IA and JL ftl in my house for amps my opinion live with it man..

 

[BlackMaxima 10+ year member]

While you could do IB with a stock Q12, it would be less than optimal for it...but in all honesty... the IDMax would fair even worse. Neither are particularly set up for IB applications... You would have a VERY low overall qtc and little punch to it. This is not to say that you cant use it for that, but the TS params for a true IB sub are different. Also, as far as IB goes, cone area/displacement is king. If you can fit 15s, do so if output is desired at all. And dont try to feed either sub RMS in an IB application either... you will have lots of clanking and smacking going on //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif A Q really gets moving in freeair with 400W each... more than enough.
Thanks,

Scott

The reason i wana do an IB on the IDMAX is couse every where i look at on the spec for the IDMAX it says seales, ported or IB. thats the only sub ive seen that says IB. And ive heard many people say that the IDMAX is perfect for IB.

 

[BlackMaxima 10+ year member]

The subject has changes somewhat, but its ok.

$700 for a high end amp to push a 12inch IDMAX or a Q12. or 2 subs.

I still think Zapco wins hands down.

But whats the reason that Zapco is $700+ and makes about 1100 W

and other amps that with same price +/- make 2000+W. ?

Zapco might have a higher Q, than the rest??

I have a 3rd choice, Rainbow Vanadium Series subs.

 

[Bolognablake 10+ year member]

IA and JL ftl in my house for amps my opinion live with it man..

And who says opinions can't be wrong?

Guess you learn something new everyday.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

IA and JL ftl in my house for amps my opinion live with it man..

IA has its place. While I agree it is not the most cost effective choice for daily driving, I see no reason to bash them. I would chose to use them DD, but I am on a different budget. However, they were selling at $400 shipped used, then they become a very very good choice.

Only thing I like about the alpine amp is that if you have an alpine cd player, you can control it from the HU. That's it.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

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