Fi Q vs IDMax 12"

[gsr22 10+ year member]

idmax sealed or d9 sealed

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

sorry, but that's called a blind assumption, not an educated guess. These threads frustrate me to no end and have more to do with brand stereotyping that results.most differences people observer are

A: alignment differences based o frequency response (such as the "bottom heavy" comment)

B: blind assumption differences based on threads like these

i dont know what sound better tbh, but one would likely discussion distortion vs spl to talk about that. I doubt we even know thb //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i agree.

but having owned the Q , while it sounded good , it could have sounded much better. i was SET on an idmax for the longest because of everyone who owned them saying they sound like 'ear ***' but being touchy when near the rated rms.

i have owned a couple idq v1's that had SLIGHT coil rubbing and they sounded excellent , and id expect similar from theier 'flagship' subwoofer.

sorry if i raised your blood pressure. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[Kyle_Keating 10+ year member]

i agree.but having owned the Q , while it sounded good , it could have sounded much better. i was SET on an idmax for the longest because of everyone who owned them saying they sound like 'ear ***' but being touchy when near the rated rms.

i have owned a couple idq v1's that had SLIGHT coil rubbing and they sounded excellent , and id expect similar from theier 'flagship' subwoofer.

sorry if i raised your blood pressure. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

ya, you might be right, i'm not suggesting what you heard was in fact a true "sound quality" difference or not, i just encourage people to be careful when using brand stereotypes, it just getting annoying when you see newbies catch on to what others say because they heard it ten times so they start preaching it as if they are speaking from first hand experience

 

[sqhertz 5,000+ posts]

ya, you might be right, i'm not suggesting what you heard was in fact a true "sound quality" difference or not, i just encourage people to be careful when using brand stereotypes, it just getting annoying when you see newbies catch on to what others say because they heard it ten times so they start preaching it as if they are speaking from first hand experience

i understand.

me being me , it takes alot to decide on a subwoofer that i want to buy. especially if its $250+. money doesnt grow on trees. its not like ive read 10 posts on this forum and concluded it was the end-all , be-all sub of sound quality. even though it may be , it may not be. ive never owned one , so i wouldnt know. like i said , its just what im assuming. no one will know anything about a speaker from what theyre told on a online forum unless theyve heard one in person for X amount of hours and has some time with it.

 

[bigbirney420 10+ year member]

ID Max is great sounding sub, but they arent that durable. I would buy a Q just for durability, Well actually I would find a used 12 spoke SI Mag and call it a day. Or spend less than both on the new Mag v4. I have owned all of them at one time or another. I liked the Mag better than the ID MAX, and both better than the Q for SQ, but not output. The Q is a great sub for a great price. The ID Max is nice, but expensive and not real durable.

 

[chaunb3400 10+ year member]

Q if a 12"...sold my idmax's after a week...Just not the output I was use too..

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

ID Max is great sounding sub, but they arent that durable. I would buy a Q just for durability, Well actually I would find a used 12 spoke SI Mag and call it a day. Or spend less than both on the new Mag v4. I have owned all of them at one time or another. I liked the Mag better than the ID MAX, and both better than the Q for SQ, but not output. The Q is a great sub for a great price. The ID Max is nice, but expensive and not real durable.

to each his own would apply to this thread...

I would take an IDmax over an older si mag any day.

 

[krazyl3gz 10+ year member]

I had a 12 inch FI Q. Anyone else feel it was a little power hungry?

 

[Hoodlum007 10+ year member]

I have heard both in a few different set ups and the MAX is a better quality sounding sub.

 

[krazyl3gz 10+ year member]

Just felt like they needed most of the power from my sundown sae-1000d to get to a decent volume. Maybe its just me though.

 

[Robahr24 10+ year member]

How loud will a IDMax get, if I put one in my gp, will it still hit really hard?

 

[atsaubrey 10+ year member]

I need to be careful here. this isn't the forum I tend to advise on much. I have owned both subs. Both are great! I competed with the Q and placed 17 out of 20 in bass. Not a bad score sealed in trunk car. Now owning the MAX, I will say the max digs a bit deeper and does it with less power, alot of that might come down to just the surround. What I mean by this is alot of the manufacturers now days put big fat wide surrounds on their subs which "cuts" into cone area. The MAX has been described as a 15" in 12" clothing because of it's tall suround to provide the excursion necessary. Now we also have a Q in the 85-88db efficiency range compared to the Max in the 90's. The MAX seems to be a bit "quicker" in transients as well. Both got LOUD and sounded **** fine doing it! If you were a true SQ competitor I would say the MAX, but daily driver ported, then it comes down to coin. I personally wouldn't mind doing a low tuned ported enclosure in a daily driver and think I would still choose the MAX just because of my SQ background. ****, looks like I need to call Scott and tell him I need a "special" driver, for testing. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Hoodlum007 10+ year member]

How loud will a IDMax get, if I put one in my gp, will it still hit really hard?

The MAX is a SQ/SPL sub, they get super loud while still creating a nice clean accurate and musical bass.