IDMAX 10 or JL 10W6v2?

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

hows your low end with that box? my comps are in about 1 cubes a piece and they play 30hz better than 40 which is why im still hanging on to them. but i need more lol
i want my back wall to go from flexing 1/4inch to about double that. i was thinking to icon tens on a 20.1in 1.13cubes each but since they are known to dig deep im reallly curious if i can bump up to twelves in the same airspace without losing my low end

The low end is nothin special good enough for an sq build but...way better in my ported box. If U want more low now, i wouldnt do sealed dayton HOs....go ported at 29hz 0.7cu each net

If I want low lows, I'm thinking skar or tc

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

The low end is nothin special good enough for an sq build but...way better in my ported box. If U want more low now, i wouldnt do sealed dayton HOs....go ported at 29hz 0.7cu each net
If I want low lows, I'm thinking skar or tc

trying to stay seal though. if i go ported ill do two 15s or 18s and just rip out my back seats. lol

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

trying to stay seal though. if i go ported ill do two 15s or 18s and just rip out my back seats. lol

Jl w6v2 gets low sealed....I know u probably dont want that though....

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

Jl w6v2 gets low sealed....I know u probably dont want that though....

the jl's are up in the air but id rather not use jl

 

[Why So Cereal? 5,000+ posts]

the jl's are up in the air but id rather not use jl

I'd love to...I'm thinking of selling my Daytona for a single 12 or 13 w6 or used w7...

Any reason u don't wanna use JL?

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

I'd love to...I'm thinking of selling my Daytona for a single 12 or 13 w6 or used w7...
Any reason u don't wanna use JL?

just the cliche of jl over priced as hell the equipment is good i just dont like the marketing for it. i can usually fine much better for less

 

[The_Grimy_One 10+ year member]

U are willing to do a sealed box that is bigger than the needed ported box. Lol. Just port an HO.

 

[duanebro 10+ year member]

Daytons are a nice SQ woofer. But they trade a small box for efficiency. I think you could do better with a different sub sealed in this case.

 

[myn 10+ year member]

If you're stuck with 450 watts RMS, you are hard pressed to beat the W6v2 in the SQ department. It is IASCA's most winning sound quality sub ever. Also more efficicent then the IDMax which will be starved for power with only 450 watts on tap. If your goal is SPL at the expense of SQ, I'd look at another sub and another amp.

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

If you're stuck with 450 watts RMS, you are hard pressed to beat the W6v2 in the SQ department. It is IASCA's most winning sound quality sub ever. Also more efficicent then the IDMax which will be starved for power with only 450 watts on tap. If your goal is SPL at the expense of SQ, I'd look at another sub and another amp.

what the hell is this? explain this starved for power the sub doesnt need 1000w rms to perform correctly. it can handle more but it isnt needed. most of the time the subs will only see a few watts anyway. unless you are playing sinewaves the difference in output will be minimum.

 

[way2sl0 10+ year member]

FWIW, I am running my 12" IDMax at 225W in a 3.0cuft @ 28hz box, and it sounds perfect. I have it matched with a CXS64v2 component set up front off around 150w each side and it keeps up just fine.

 

[zako 10+ year member]

Daytons are a nice SQ woofer. But they trade a small box for efficiency. I think you could do better with a different sub sealed in this case.

The Dayton Reference HO subs are the ones that have low efficiency in sealed box. The HF line should be fine. 10 inch HF sub could work in a 0.75cu ft box or so, with peak to peak xmax excursion reached with about 250watts. 450watts would be somewhat excessive but fine. This would be my favorite 10 inch sub to try out first, since its price is less than half of the others subs discussed. The only issue is that one way xmax of 12.5mm is nothing special and it's only available in 4 and 8 ohm version. That's not a big deal though since it doesn't take much power to reach limits of this subwoofer.

 

[duanebro 10+ year member]

The Dayton Reference HO subs are the ones that have low efficiency in sealed box. The HF line should be fine. 10 inch HF sub could work in a 0.75cu ft box or so, with peak to peak xmax excursion reached with about 250watts. 450watts would be somewhat excessive but fine. This would be my favorite 10 inch sub to try out first, since its price is less than half of the others subs discussed. The only issue is that one way xmax of 12.5mm is nothing special and it's only available in 4 and 8 ohm version. That's not a big deal though since it doesn't take much power to reach limits of this subwoofer.

Yes, I was thinking of the ho version with my comment. The HF should make a very nice sub. It has triple shorting rings in the motor for very low distortion and Le. This is something not found on most subs in this price range. Also PE has very good customer service.

 

[myn 10+ year member]

what the hell is this? explain this starved for power the sub doesnt need 1000w rms to perform correctly. it can handle more but it isnt needed. most of the time the subs will only see a few watts anyway. unless you are playing sinewaves the difference in output will be minimum.

The W6v2 in a sealed alignment is more efficient then the IDMax. Given his 450 watt fixed requirement, my suggestion was based solely on getting the most output with the best SQ out of his amp.

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

The W6v2 in a sealed alignment is more efficient then the IDMax. Given his 450 watt fixed requirement, my suggestion was based solely on getting the most output with the best SQ out of his amp.

the wattage was his only fixed requirement, take that w6 and put it in a .8cube 'recommended' sealed box then put the idmax10 in a 1 cube 'larger than recommended' box and id put money hands down that the idmax will be louder on the same wattage.

yes the jl would be more efficient if space was a requirement but since he has some fiddle room with space a bigger pox can increase the efficiency of the idmax to outperform the w6.

with 60 post it doesnt surprise me that you would think like this but i can tell you if you adjust the box size the idmax will outperform the w6. as far as sq is concerned that's subjective.

some people love the w7 cause it has a unique sound just like digital designs sub or even infinite baffle setups each setup has a unique sound but output is measurable.