LOVE STORY; Kicker zx1000 blew my fi Q / Need Help

[dpu2014 10+ year member]

Ok, so I have a kicker zx1000 hooked up to a fiQ 15 inch and it sounds like sweet **** butter lathered on a fresh baked bisquit. I love my sub and have personally made love to it multiple times. Unfortunately, I hopped into my truck the other day, anxiously anticipating the endorphins about to be released from listening to Roy Buchannan on the way to work, and my beloved Q wasn't putting out. I tested my amp and it is fine but the sub is just making a slight burp when it should br making sweet **** sounds. I'm not sure what is wrong with it, but I'm giving it to my brother to fix and keep. He's a good dude and I want him to have it.

Which leads to my question; is there any SQ sub that sounds just as sweet as my Q. I want to get an 18'' Q just for shits and gigs or a W6. Does anyone have experience with a 15 q vs a 18q and how do these subs compare to a W6? Thanks for the help!

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[mclerico83 5,000+ posts]

w6 is more musical, fi q will be louder

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

you must have your gains set wrong, or are getting clipping from some your source unit.

personally ive had many w6s right now in my work car i have 2 13 w6s with a fosgate t1500 on each for about a year now max power before clipping, they sound great with every type of music, and get pretty loud.

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

Incriminator Death Row is another good choice.

 

[cdc351jeferson 10+ year member]

^IA hugger j/k man .. set your gains properly with whatever you do get

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

have you considered the fi audio sp4?

 

[dpu2014 10+ year member]

have you considered the fi audio sp4?

My amp is only 1000w rms and those require 3000w rms

 

[dpu2014 10+ year member]

w6's are rated at 600w rms. Would my zx1000 overpower it? Actually, I don't even think I could wire a w6 to a zx1000

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

My amp is only 1000w rms and those require 3000w rms 

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Would a zx1000 overpower a w6?

right could always go bigger.

absolutely not i give mine at least 1200rms daily

i have mine set with my oscope and an rta though.

if you don't have access to either the dmm method should work fine.

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

w6's are rated at 600w rms. Would my zx1000 overpower it? Actually, I don't even think I could wire a w6 to a zx1000

w6 is dual 4 ohm in parallel its a 2 ohm load

kicker is 2ohm stable at max power its perfect.

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

Recone the q and be done

 

[kramer_212 10+ year member]

Recone the q and be done

score didn't even think of it.

SPL Audio a member on here recones them all the time to handle more power he does great work at a great price to.

 

[NASTY08IMPALA 5,000+ posts]

U could even recone it to a 18

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

sounds like broken leads.

as said above i rebuild these all the time //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[04murdalanche]

Either send the Q to SPL or just get some w6s, you will NOT be disappointed