need help picking a sub

[boulderbronco 10+ year member]

I have an Orion 900.2 that I will be using to push two 12" DVC subs. So each channel of the amp will be at a 2ohm load and each sub will see 450W RMS. I originally wanted Bostons but they can only handle 300. I was also looking at Orions HP subs and MB Quarts RWE. MB Quart can only handle 300 also. So all I have to choose from is Orion. I would like to not spend more than $125 per sub. I am ok with Orion as I love their amps but I am looking for some other good options to compare. I am not a fan of kicker, Alpine, MTX or Polk. I have been searching for days and really have no way to determine if one sub is good and one is not. A little help would be much appreciated.

Chris

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[300m_on_xxx 10+ year member]

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16596

they are 160 each alittle more than you wanted but still they are very good

 

[boulderbronco 10+ year member]

http://www.onlinecarstereo.com/CarAudio/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=16596they are 160 each alittle more than you wanted but still they are very good

Thanks but I really am sticking to my $125.

 

[loud-n-low 10+ year member]

image dynamics id12

 

[boulderbronco 10+ year member]

image dynamics id12

Ok. I'll check them out tonight.

 

[boulderbronco 10+ year member]

Thanks Loud. I did some searching and found nothing but good things about those subs. So I think I will be going with the idQ12 as they are rated at 500RMS while the id12 is only 400RMS. Last thing would be what would you recommend for a sealed enclosure. It says .55-1.0 cubic feet for sealed but I read a couple of people are running 1.25 and 1.30 cubic feet. I like the bass tight so I would think a smaller enclosure would be good. Just FYI, I am currently running 2 Boston Acoustic 12" Rallys in 1.5 cubic foot sealed enclosures and they sound great.

 

[boulderbronco 10+ year member]

Well I searched for over an hour last night and did not find a single place to buy an Image Dynamics IDQ V.3 sub. I found only one IDQ V.2 but it can not handle enough power. So I bought two Orion HP12D4's. They are brand new and only $85 a piece and they can handle 500 RMS. So I feel pretty good about that purchase. Thanks to everyone who has responded to my posts about this over the last week or two.