Fi X Series 12" or another 12"?

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

Hello everyone. I'm in the process of building a small budget system and I want to get the Fi X 12" as my sub in a sealed enclosure. It will get power from Crescendo 1000C4(~500W bridged). I know that the recommended enclosure size ranges from 0.6-1.1 cuft but I don't know if I should go with a larger(1.158 cu ft.) sealed box or a smaller one(0.749 cu ft.). Both boxes are pre fab from sonicelectronix. I listen to dubstep, rap(eminem) and rock. I want the sub to have good amount of output and produce good lows. So which enclosure is right for me? Also, how would the Fi X Series 12" compare to Image Dynamics IDQ12 V3? Will I be able to hear a difference between these two subs assuming both are in recommended enclosures? IDQ gets recommended a lot for sealed enclosures but it costs a bit more than I want to spend. Are there any other subs in $150-180(shipped) range that work well in sealed enclosures? Thanks in advance!

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[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

Check out Tc sounds subs. They do well in small boxes.

 

[Rich00 10+ year member]

im tellin ya you wont be disappointed in that FI. I love mine more and more every day man. Just pop for it and score the box and you will be pleased.

 

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

Check out Tc sounds subs. They do well in small boxes.

I have looked into them but could not find any recommended box specs. Do you know how much space is needed for 10" or 12" Epic?

 

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

im tellin ya you wont be disappointed in that FI. I love mine more and more every day man. Just pop for it and score the box and you will be pleased.

How many watts are you feeding your 10" and how big is your box?

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

I have looked into them but could not find any recommended box specs. Do you know how much space is needed for 10" or 12" Epic?

If you email them they will send you a layout. I would guess anywhere From

2cu ft to 2.25 @ 32 hz

The epic is an awesome sub and will outperform the fi x in just about every way.

 

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

If you email them they will send you a layout. I would guess anywhere From2cu ft to 2.25 @ 32 hz

The epic is an awesome sub and will outperform the fi x in just about every way.

I can't do ported. It would take up too much space in my trunk. But I will defiantly email them to find out sealed box specs. Btw do you know their email? They have a terrible website with no info on it. That alone makes me question the company.

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

I can't do ported. It would take up too much space in my trunk. But I will defiantly email them to find out sealed box specs. Btw do you know their email? They have a terrible website with no info on it. That alone makes me question the company.

The company has A very good rep. I think they just launched a new site so that could be why there

Isn't much info. Try contacting them through partsexpress.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

If you email them they will send you a layout. I would guess anywhere From2cu ft to 2.25 @ 32 hz

how space do you have op?

 

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

The company has A very good rep. I think they just launched a new site so that could be why thereIsn't much info. Try contacting them through partsexpress.

Ok I will try to contact them through partsexpress. How would the Epic 12" compare to IDQ12 V3?

how space do you have op?

I have an 02 civic if I undersand that correctly.

 

[T.I.K. 10+ year member]

Street Duty SDC2.5-12-D4 Subwoofer

 

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

Street Duty SDC2.5-12-D4 Subwoofer

From what I heard AQ subs are not that great in small sealed boxes.

 

[Liquid Bass 10+ year member]

Prolly a bit superior to the idq but Iv never messed around with one of those. The epic is hard to beat for the price.

 

[09civic 5,000+ posts]

From what I heard AQ subs are not that great in small sealed boxes.

he probably forget that it said that in the original post.

op, pm pro-rabbit on here about the AQ's. he will tell you how they do in certain enclosures and what not. hes a little too close to AQ...........//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/sneaky.gif.7189749b3a3f769e8815b47e8ae87f88.gif

 

[ole_gators 10+ year member]

So I talked to partsexpress about the Epic 12". They recommend 0.75-1.0 cubic feet enclosure for the Epic 12"(that's including the 0.141^3 ft of the sub). The tech recommended me to go with smaller box because the cabin gain of my civic will increase the output of Epic 12". Does that sound right? I've done some research on the epic and several people recommend using bass boost to increase the output of the sub. Will that result in bad sound quality? Also, the Epic has a Qms of 7.80 which is quite high compared to other subs that I looked at. Let's say I don't like the way the Epic sounds in a sealed enclosure and decide to go ported. Will the Epic sound bad in a ported enclosure because it has a high Qms? What will be louder an Tc Sounds Epic 12" running off ~350 W or Fi X 12" running off ~350 W assuming both are in a 1.0^3 ft box?