New FI Audio SP4 or Ascendant Audio Mayhem. How do they compare. Should I be first?

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

I don't think anyone has the new FI sp4s? Do they. If you do let me know.

I am thinking about getting them.

I hear those mayhems are really nice and will take my 3500 watts. But FI suggested I go with the SP4.

Does anyone know there full specs? like the final weight or anything?

Has anyone tried one or should I be the first and let you guys know //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

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[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

of course FI pushes their new subwoofer.

I'd use the mayhem personally.

weight means nothing other then weight, it shows nothing to performance

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

of course FI pushes their new subwoofer. I'd use the mayhem personally.

weight means nothing other then weight, it shows nothing to performance

I understand that. I am just curious of the SP4s weight. The magnets in there picture don't appear very large.

What is the advantage of the 4" coil on the sp4 vs. the mayhems 3"

THose mayhems do look really mean! and the beauty is I can pick them up used //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

Both amazing subs but id like to hear more about the fi sp4's as well. Seems like an amazing sub.

 

[wenn_du_weinst 10+ year member]

advantage is power handling. If they were both 3'' drivers the sp4 would have a big advantage with suspension but the 4'' coil negates that.

 

[sacsking916 5,000+ posts]

mayhem

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

4" coils are nice for daily musical applications,but i've heard they need alot of power just to get them moving a bit, still haven't seen any 4"coil subs get as loud as the 3 " subs

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

advantage is power handling. If they were both 3'' drivers the sp4 would have a big advantage with suspension but the 4'' coil negates that.

Can you explain further. I am by all means a novice and would love to learn.

 

[Kangaroux 5,000+ posts]

If the motor on the SP4 is anything like the one on the Q's or SSD's it has a larger gap and isn't built around high motor force and is just a high powered sq sub

 

[myjaja 10+ year member]

4" coils are nice for daily musical applications,but i've heard they need alot of power just to get them moving a bit, still haven't seen any 4"coil subs get as loud as the 3 " subs

My aq hdc4 was louder than my aq hdc3 on the same power level?

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

Both amazing subs but id like to hear more about the fi sp4's as well. Seems like an amazing sub.

Exactly...but what to choose?

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

4" coils are nice for daily musical applications,but i've heard they need alot of power just to get them moving a bit, still haven't seen any 4"coil subs get as loud as the 3 " subs

even if both of them were on one of the DC 3.5ks?

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

If the motor on the SP4 is anything like the one on the Q's or SSD's it has a larger gap and isn't built around high motor force and is just a high powered sq sub

Well when I asked FI to compare the mayhem and the sp4. He just went on about the SP4. I mean. Of course they want to push a new product. Is the Mayhem considered an SQL or what?

Your thinking the SP4 is an SQL?

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

the mayhem is a daily ground pounder of a woofer,aa calls it a street basser that will take a tremendous amount of power .like i told you before i ran 2 xta 5000's strapped at .7 ohms on a pair of aa mayhem 12's without testing or metering before the show ,and did 152.8 very easy.so i know with testing i should have seen 153.5 pretty easy .we did clamp at one time 7100 watts rms on them at one time and they didn't even get warm

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

the mayhem is a daily ground pounder of a woofer,aa calls it a street basser that will take a tremendous amount of power .like i told you before i ran 2 xta 5000's strapped at .7 ohms on a pair of aa mayhem 12's without testing or metering before the show ,and did 152.8 very easy.so i know with testing i should have seen 153.5 pretty easy .we did clamp at one time 7100 watts rms on them at one time and they didn't even get warm

Holy fuhhhhh.

I was just asking about them. SInce FI pushed them so hard on me over the mayhems.