ID better than old school RF?

[PKat696 10+ year member]

Folks,

I am currently running a single 10" Rockford Fosgate RFR 2210 in a sealed enclosure of about 1 cubic foot. It's dual 4 ohm voice coils are wired in parallel providing my Alpine MRD-M300 with a 2 ohm load. That should be about 500 watts.

I feel like I need more and lower bass. I would like it to hit harder. I'm considering replacing the RF with an ID sub. I'd like to get two 12s, but can't afford it. So, I'm thinking of getting a single ID12D4 V.3 or an IDQ12D4 V.2. Which would be the better choice?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

If you can get a hold of an IDmax, I get that instead. That will surely satisfy your low end output needs.

 

[thaster 10+ year member]

IDQ v.3 12 inch FTW!

 

[PKat696 10+ year member]

The IDQ 12 V.3 is out of my price range, but I can stretch for an IDQ 12 V.2. How much difference is there?

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

the idq is made to be musical and focuses on tonality, imo. Not made to be a streetbeater.

 

[blazinb2000 10+ year member]

If you decide on buying a 10" sub I am selling a image dynamics id10v3 10" bnib for sale.

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Do you have the option of trying your current sub in a ported box? This may give you the output you are looking for, if tuned low.

 

[PKat696 10+ year member]

I've done ported boxes before and didn't like the sound quality. I was hoping that upgrading to a 12 would give me more volume and keep the sound quality using a sealed box.

 

[PKat696 10+ year member]

Is there a big difference between the IDQ V3 and IDQ V2?

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Yes.

 

[ThatChevyGuy 5,000+ posts]

Get a 15" idq v2 sealed.

Wondermous.

 

[Towncar 10+ year member]

You may also consider the rsd 12. Has great low end on a budget for under 100. Cant go wrong with that or the idq 12. In my play time with both drivers the rsd droped a bit lower, but the id had a little more output.. Just curious, what is your budget? If you have a little over 100 to spend ide invest in the rsdc. Better sounding than both drivers imo, and can handle a ton of power, but doesnt require much to get it moving.

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

As the RSD, IDQ, and IDv3 are all great choices, you are missing something. A well built and designed ported box can produce just as clean a sound of a sealed box. It is all in the build and install. If you have space, maybe consider a larger sealed box for your current driver. It is always best to rebuild and spend much less on wood then spend more on a driver.