FI Q or JL W7? Help me decide...

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

i just got rid of an FI Q 15. i would take it ALL day over a w7. but for the price hes asking i would just buy your own from fi. and for a little bit more money you can get a 15 or 18 Q.
so if i was you, take your money and buy a brand new fi Q from FIcaruadio.com

Does FIcaraudio.com have a website?

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

usually when someone goes with a mainstream brand, others think that person doesnt know what he is doing...at least thats how it is where i live

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

I have love'd all of my Q's, but they read weird also. My current Q reads 1.6 on each coil, for a total ohm load of 3.3...

that normal for that sub if you account for resistance of DMM leads. FI's subs are made in dual 2's(1.4 ohms per coil) and duals 1's(.7 ohms per coil). if you touch your leads together on your meter subtract that from your readings.

i like fi's voice coil configurations as it helps with counteracting impedance rise.

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

Does FIcaraudio.com have a website?

that is the website, maybe your playing games with me or something i dunno.

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

Does FIcaraudio.com have a website?

i have a feeling you were trying to trick me into breaking this rule.

"You also agree not to post commercial advertisements anywhere on the forums."

because im 100% sure you know the fi website.

 

[ChevyRidinLow]

Buy both of them, and then sell the w7 for like $600 and you have yourself a free woofer.

i beat up people that list w7s for 600. btw y'all brand new w7's are right around 600 online

id show him that he is asking too much, then do 250 for the jl, sell it for like 400 to an idiot, then jew him down on the fi buy it for 200, and then buy another one,

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

Make sure if you pick the W7 you can get a amp for its stupid Ohm needs if you want to get its full potential

What the hell are "ohm needs?"

I have love'd all of my Q's, but they read weird also. My current Q reads 1.6 on each coil, for a total ohm load of 3.3...

That's perfectly normal. You're reading DC resistance, not the impedance. The impedance will vary with the frequency the sub is playing as well as impedance rise due to the installation.

Does FIcaraudio.com have a website?

They have two //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

that normal for that sub if you account for resistance of DMM leads. FI's subs are made in dual 2's(1.4 ohms per coil) and duals 1's(.7 ohms per coil). if you touch your leads together on your meter subtract that from your readings.
i like fi's voice coil configurations as it helps with counteracting impedance rise.

If you touch the leads together on a DMM while measuring resistance, you should get zero. In such a case, taking your advice would give you the exact measurement the DMM is displaying. Maybe your leads are adding resistance. Time for some new ones.

 

[Fach 10+ year member]

what did he push the w7 with?

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

What the hell are "ohm needs?"


You know, the 1.5 OHM DVC.

 

[bgowdy 5,000+ posts]

i would go with the FI Q. i just really dont like jl. they are WAY over priced... the sound pretty good but for the amount of power not worth 600

 

[ejschultz 10+ year member]

You know, the 1.5 OHM DVC.

Oh, you mean the DC resistance of their 2 ohm impedance DVC sub. Gotcha. Terminology is key. Most speakers have a DC resistance slightly lower than their impedance.

 

[Vossy 10+ year member]

Get the w7, for the price of $300 it's pretty good

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

that is the website, maybe your playing games with me or something i dunno.

i have a feeling you were trying to trick me into breaking this rule.
"You also agree not to post commercial advertisements anywhere on the forums."

because im 100% sure you know the fi website.

Its an old joke around here, nothing more. Why would I try to trick someone into breaking a rule? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[grandam888 10+ year member]

If you touch the leads together on a DMM while measuring resistance, you should get zero. In such a case, taking your advice would give you the exact measurement the DMM is displaying. Maybe your leads are adding resistance. Time for some new ones.

yeah i have a fluke meter, kinda old, but when my leads touch, i get .04 ohms. which i am not **** about as im not using for testing electronic components(mosfets etc) and don't really need dead on accuracy. but i am sure the leads need to be replaced, their probably 10 yrs old.