New Stereo Integrity Mag Proto: Testing Results

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Good job on the review.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Good job on the review.

Thanks, it felt very odd testing a sub without breaking out the TL lol

 

[Jeremiah25 10+ year member]

Thanks, it felt very odd testing a sub without breaking out the TL lol

LOL, I don't think I could do it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[wvufootball 10+ year member]

Does it sound better then the w6 line?

 

[Immacomputer 10+ year member]

A response graph would have been nice as well but nice review either way!

 

[soydeedo 10+ year member]

Is there ANY hope of IB potential?

Yes, just not with 1000 watts. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Good stuff. I don't have the electrical to run two of these sealed, but I think I may want more output than one can offer. An infinite baffle setup would probably allow me to run two, and have the added low end output of IB to boot. =)

Nick, let me know if I'm thinking about this the wrong way. The other option might be to just wait for the BM's and run them both in the regular sealed alignment.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Ive been salivating over the new mags for so long now I think my throat's gone permanently dry. Sounds like a real contender to the IDMax for an extremely SQ oriented SQL driver.

I only added that little SQL comment at the end cuz I know how much Neil (devildriver) will like it. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

Haha, Neil and the entire forum of DIYMA will appreciate the SQL mention! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

hehe, i'll go ahead and post the review over there

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

Good stuff. I don't have the electrical to run two of these sealed, but I think I may want more output than one can offer. An infinite baffle setup would probably allow me to run two, and have the added low end output of IB to boot. =)
Nick, let me know if I'm thinking about this the wrong way. The other option might be to just wait for the BM's and run them both in the regular sealed alignment.

As Chad mentioned, the new Mag doesn't NEED 1000 watts to get it going. The new Mag blows the previous Mag out of the water efficiency-wise. Did you catch what Chad said about the output? This Mag sealed had the output of Jim's ported 12 with the same amount of power! Now that is what I call output! (I won't say strictly efficiency because I don't like that term due to its implications with the dreaded 1W/1M figure a lot of people are obsessed with) And speaking of which, there is a neat article on "efficiency" vs. output in our technical page for those who are interested in learning. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

BM's are an option though - especially when you consider the total enclosure volume required for two 12's is 1 cubic foot. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif But again, with the design of the drivers you won't need 500 watts to each driver to reach full potential. The power handling ratings are just that - a power handling rating...not a power requirement.

 

[hempy 10+ year member]

So did they use a soft suspension to counter the xbl inefficiency?

 

[LaserRed38 10+ year member]

Will these be D2 or D4? I was looking at the BM's, but didn't see any D2 versions. On SI's site, the Mag link says D2, but I didn't see anything about the VC in the specs...

 

[sundownz Pro Seller]

So did they use a soft suspension to counter the xbl inefficiency?

XBL is not inefficient, some drivers that used it were -- but the topology is not.

 

[Electrodynamic 10+ year member]

XBL is not inefficient, some drivers that used it were -- but the topology is not.

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XBL^2 by itself is not inefficient. The suspension was designed to work in the target enclosure size and type - small sealed. And as I stated before, this version of the Mag is more "efficient" than the previous version in sealed enclosures. New Mag's are XBL^2 and the previous Mag's were standard overhung. So in this case, XBL^2 allows for higher efficiency, a MUCH larger bandwidth, and a BIG reduction in inductance.

PS: The information on coil configuration is on the Mag web page: http://stereointegrity.com/mag.php and the BM information is like-wise on the BM web page: http://stereointegrity.com/bm.php

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

All I know is my soon to be wife is really going to be pissed when I tell her I am getting a new sub. Especially when I just purchased a new one. Fuk my luck!