id max v3 d2 info needed

[jayhawker 10+ year member]

I picked this woofer up last week off craigslist for $125. I was running the Kenwood XW12R (their super woofer) and I can honestly say the id max doesn't get as low. The box is a sealed 1.3^ and I was told this would be ideal for the id. The woofer is being pushed by a Kenwood X1R and I am running the amp at 1 ohm because the id sounded horrible at 2 ohms.

Is the box size to small for this woofer? I definitely want to stay with a sealed box.

Here is a pic of the 2 next to each other. I do not listen to rap or hip hop. I listen to rock, classic rock, adult rock, top 40 and country. From what I have read, I guess I was expecting this woofer to be one of the most accurate woofers you could get. Maybe I was expecting to much.

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[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

I picked this woofer up last week off craigslist for $125. I was running the Kenwood XW12R (their super woofer) and I can honestly say the id max doesn't get as low. The box is a sealed 1.3^ and I was told this would be ideal for the id. The woofer is being pushed by a Kenwood X1R and I am running the amp at 1 ohm because the id sounded horrible at 2 ohms.
Is the box size to small for this woofer? I definitely want to stay with a sealed box.

Here is a pic of the 2 next to each other. I do not listen to rap or hip hop. I listen to rock, classic rock, adult rock, top 40 and country. From what I have read, I guess I was expecting this woofer to be one of the most accurate woofers you could get. Maybe I was expecting to much.

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[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

I picked this woofer up last week off craigslist for $125. I was running the Kenwood XW12R (their super woofer) and I can honestly say the id max doesn't get as low. The box is a sealed 1.3^ and I was told this would be ideal for the id. The woofer is being pushed by a Kenwood X1R and I am running the amp at 1 ohm because the id sounded horrible at 2 ohms.
Is the box size to small for this woofer? I definitely want to stay with a sealed box.

Here is a pic of the 2 next to each other. I do not listen to rap or hip hop. I listen to rock, classic rock, adult rock, top 40 and country. From what I have read, I guess I was expecting this woofer to be one of the most accurate woofers you could get. Maybe I was expecting to much.

That sub can only be wired to 1 or 4 ohms. No matter which one its wired too it should sound the same with the exception of the output.

 

[jayhawker 10+ year member]

I'm sorry, I meant 4 ohms. I rewired it to a 1 ohm load so the woofer would see more power.

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

I'm sorry, I meant 4 ohms. I rewired it to a 1 ohm load so the woofer would see more power.

This is understandable, but as far as the actual sound coming from the woofer, it should remain the same unless you are clipping the amp on the 4ohm load.

 

[jayhawker 10+ year member]

This is understandable, but as far as the actual sound coming from the woofer, it should remain the same unless you are clipping the amp on the 4ohm load.

I am pretty sure I wasn't clipping the amp. At the louder levels I could hear the difference from it being wired at 4 ohms and 1. I will have to go and recheck where the gain is set on the amp. I have it at 0 on the head unit.

 

[cam5860 10+ year member]

Put a 500/1 jl audio mono amp on it. If you are not in love then. There is no hope for you bro!