Re Audio SE Or SSA Icon?

[Cali_Screw 10+ year member]

So i wanted to get some feed back. Want to switch up my set up for the hell of it, what do you think will be better in output, two RE Audio SE's or two SSA Icons, both sealed off of a T1500?

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[lama04 10+ year member]

I love the SE's simply because they perform really well in both ported and sealed apps. especially sealed.

I never actually heard the icons in person but from what heard and seen about them on the forums. it seems like a pretty fair comparison. if you were to go ported though I'd probably try the Icon's just because their not as mainstream as the SE's are nowadayz

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

with the power your using id use the SE's over the icons

the icons are a great sounding sub but i prefer the SE for pricing as well as price/performance ratio

if you had a little more amp powerid say go with the icons though

you can get SE's off ebay for about half what a icon cost new

 

[tsheehan7 10+ year member]

Could one 12" SE perform on 300w of power?

 

[90accordman 5,000+ posts]

imo it would be lacking but it would work

look at SSA's Dcon or RE's SR series if you wanna run somethign that low

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

SEs...

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

If budget is your first focus, get the SE's as they can be found on ebay cheap. In reference to the initial post of SE v Icon off approx 750 to pair, lets look at the figures just for 10's:

 

SE 10"

rms 600

Qts. .42

Xmax 18mm

SPL 1W/1m 83.2

 

Icon 10"

rms 1000

Qts. .38

Xmax 20.5

SPL 1w/1m 83.1

 

Running off the same power So with nearly equal sensitivity and an advantage in power handling and xmax, the Icon should be the choice if money was not a factor. Plus a lower total Q would lend it to a slightly smaller box.

 

But in reference to the 300 watt question, something in the range of an IA 187, SSA Dcon, PG RSD, SoundSplinter RL-i, Ascendant Assassin would be more fitting. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

CSS SDX10 would be another choice...

http://creativesound.ca/details.php?model=SDX10

Or something Exodus, either the DPL-10 or something larger if you want more swept area...

http://www.diycable.com/main/default.php?cPath=24_93_150&Cid=d4da63fa67d65c770afbcf936d0b92a2

Peerless XLS/XXLS...

http://madisound.com/catalog/index.php?manufacturers_id=143&sort=3a&filter_id=340

Lots of good choices out there //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

Don't overlook the Mach5Audio IXL10 either. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

Meh, just buy whichever one you can throw more power at later on if you get the itch.

Most likely you will since you're making this move now. The SE's are nice woofers, but they don't love a lot of power.. there's a reason RE made the SX later on down the line.

Hit up the ICON, better yet, get one and put that entire amp to it in a ported box.

 

[stuckinok 5,000+ posts]

If money is a issue and you only have 300 watts i would reccomend you buying a JBL GTO series subwoofer. Great sounding and around 100 shipped on egay.

 

[Cali_Screw 10+ year member]

I actually already one one Icon, its a nice sub. The low end is very nice.... i was surprise at how well it did in the small sealed box it was in. I would like another one but for one icon i can get two SE's lol.....

Wish they had a repeat customer discount!! lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

By the way i am using 12's!

 

[wong05tsx 10+ year member]

love my icons :}

 

[johnecon2001 5,000+ posts]

I actually already one one Icon, its a nice sub. The low end is very nice.... i was surprise at how well it did in the small sealed box it was in. I would like another one but for one icon i can get two SE's lol.....
Wish they had a repeat customer discount!! lol //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

By the way i am using 12's!

lol, well if you already have it, just make a ported box. Tune to 31hz. ICON's are proven performers there.

Be a lot cheaper than buying new woofers.

 

[Cali_Screw 10+ year member]

lol, well if you already have it, just make a ported box. Tune to 31hz. ICON's are proven performers there.Be a lot cheaper than buying new woofers.

I was going to buy another two have a total of two sealed...

i cant go ported, these subs are under the back seat in my truck.