Narrowed it down... 10" RE SE or 10" W7?

[plugitin 5,000+ posts]

fi q...

fuck JL

 

[corrie32 10+ year member]

if they were giving sub away, i'ld take the jl, but for that kind of money, you could get 3 other subs to 1 JL

 

[Qbenjamin 10+ year member]

There are definitely better options than the w7, when it comes down to dollar for dollar quality. The w7 is a superb subwoofer, but it certainly isn't distortion free. As the previous poster commented, all subwoofers have some distortion, whether it is audible to the human ear or not, can be argued all day.

Without being biased, I would vote for the Fi Q.

 

[bass_lover1 10+ year member]

if they were giving sub away, i'ld take the jl, but for that kind of money, you could get 3 other subs to 1 JL

While that is a valid point to some, what about the extra space requirements, added weight, power required? Perhaps the OP isn't willing to sacrifice trunk space, or add unwanted weight only because you can get 3 of this for the same price as one of these.

There are definitely better options than the w7, when it comes down to dollar for dollar quality. The w7 is a superb subwoofer, but it certainly isn't distortion free. As the previous poster commented, all subwoofers have some distortion, whether it is audible to the human ear or not, can be argued all day.
Without being biased, I would vote for the Fi Q.

True, it isn't distortion free, but as far as subwoofers go, it's distortion numbers are up there with the best IMO. Which still leads to excellent performance.

I'm not arguing that the w7 isn't expensive, because we all know it can be a pricey speaker. But as far as performance is concerned, which price really isn't a determining factor, it is still an great choice.

There are probably a handful of drivers I would use over the w7, but that isn't because of price, it's because the w7 doesn't work with the space I'm willing to give up, or the weight I'm willing to add.

 

[teamquakecelica 10+ year member]

op's question... the W7 is a much better woofer than the SE MUCH better... have owned both.. I'd bargain the W7 down to $300 and call it a day //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[okiedokie 10+ year member]

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[Souljah8574 10+ year member]

I was looking into the Fi Q but if I recall correctly, the shipping for one to Hawaii is outrageous. I'll look into it tho.

The main reason that I was leaning towards the W7 is because I used to have a 10W6 and I was pleased with the sound quality, it just didn't get as low as I wanted. That coulda been due to the install but I'm unsure because it was in the high output red-eye box from JL.

The SE is something I was considering because it's, correct me if I'm wrong, RE's SQ sub which is what I'm really searching for in a woofer. Not to mention, it can get pretty loud when the occassion calls for it.

I still haven't made up my mind yet but I have a correction on the amp that I'll be using. Instead of the NINe.1 I'll be using a US Amp XT-2000DE V2 because the eD's are in the pre-production phase and won't be available for another 100-120 days :/

The XT pushes out about:

700 @ 2 ohms

1000 @ 1 ohm

 

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[Souljah8574 10+ year member]

Okay, I took another look at the Q. With the amp that I'm going to have (US Amps, XT-2000DE V2), assuming that it's oveerrated, would it be enough to get good output from the sub? Shipping isn't as bad as I thought, it's about $280 shipped for the 10.

 

[vitveet 10+ year member]

W7 is an excellent subwoofer....but is FAR overpriced! The Q can give you similar performance and at a fraction of the price. And you can get a pair of SE's for the price of the single w7 10...and the pair of SE 10's will surpass the single w7 10 in output and sound more than fine to the ear SQ and Deep bass wise (of course assuming the correct enclosure is used....aka no Pre Fabbed enclosures or JL HO enclosures...).

V.

 

[-Leister- 10+ year member]

You should go with two SE's. That is if you have the room.

 

[Eddie Havok 10+ year member]

id go with a fi Q, for the $, its the best option IMO

 

[BLD 25 10+ year member]

get a used Idmax 10 for less than $200. Or a diamond audio D9 off ebay for $200 shipped. I am not sure where you were looking at a $300 SE, but they can be had new all day long for less than $200 and used for barely over $100. Save yourself some dough and check out your options.

 

[spencer321 10+ year member]

idmax, mach 5 ixl, havoc, FI Q, Shiva.... plenty of options without being another JL leg humper... or you can be like the rest of the homies... your choice