ICON or XCON?

[N8er 10+ year member]

I'm planning out my next woofer upgrade, and I am really leaning towards SSA for a quality SQL woofer. I have a Skar VVX10 D4 for now with a Sundown SAZ1500 powering it. My next woofer upgrade will be a D2, so I'll be able to take advantage of the 1500 watts. My question is, will the 1500 be enough for an XCON, or would I be better off with an ICON?

Is there much sound difference between the two, or is the XCON just built for more power?

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[tc300 10+ year member]

Not too familiar with the two but the icon is all SQ... The Xcon is SQL. BUT, dont quote me on that... Dont see why 1500 rms wouldnt get an xcon moving.

 

[N8er 10+ year member]

I'm sure it'll move, lol I suppose I just wouldn't be getting the MAX potential out of it. But that would be way overkill anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter as much.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

xcon

 

[imp4pdabest 10+ year member]

1500w would definitely be enough to see some serious excursion from that Xcon. And let's not forget, those Sundowns are really underrated. I own a 12" Xcon & love it, best/favorite sub I've ever owned. If you want SQL, get the Xcon.

 

[tc300 10+ year member]

Go with the xcon op and get a boxed built around your cars cabin gain....

 

[N8er 10+ year member]

My current box is 1.5cu ft tuned to 34hz with an 18in long, 4in diameter aero port with 6in flares. It gets loud in my GTI for sure. Up firing sub, side firing port. The box is 34in wide, 10in deep, 11in tall. Will I need a different box with an xcon?

I don't mind building another box, thats half the fun after all.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

That is plenty of power for the Xcon, there are a number of people running a good amount less then 1500 on their Xcon's and are very happy with the results.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

My current box is 1.5cu ft tuned to 34hz with an 18in long, 4in diameter aero port with 6in flares. It gets loud in my GTI for sure. Up firing sub, side firing port. The box is 34in wide, 10in deep, 11in tall. Will I need a different box with an xcon?I don't mind building another box, thats half the fun after all.

That box will work with the Xcon.

 

[N8er 10+ year member]

Excellent!

I am a little more curious about the differences between the icons and the xcon, sound wise. Any opinions?

 

[Below20hzonly 10+ year member]

im guessing the icon sounds a lil better but the xcon will get louder

Excellent!
I am a little more curious about the differences between the icons and the xcon, sound wise. Any opinions?

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

Not too familiar with the two but the icon is all SQ... The Xcon is SQL. BUT, dont quote me on that... Dont see why 1500 rms wouldnt get an xcon moving.

Not true at all. All of SSA's lineup can be said to be great SQL subs with the DCON leaning more towards SQ than output and the ZCON leaning more towards output than SQ.

 

[basshead7890 10+ year member]

xcon

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

SQL lol

I would go xcon or zcon.

now for some reason people seem to think power rating has something to do with efficiency, it doesn't. The xcon should get louder then the icon on any power put into it. I have been thinking about doing a video to prove big motor and big rms doesn't mean non efficient, but I doubt anybody would believe it since cheap always wins on forums.

 

[N8er 10+ year member]

Is the XCON worth the extra money over the ICON?