Upgrading from audiobahn to Image Dynamics

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

Ok now i have 2 cheap audiobahn 10' subs hooked up to a soundstorm 850 watt amp on 2ohms.

2 audiobahn 10'

# 10" High Performance Subwoofer

# 45 OZ. Strontium Magnet

# 2" 4 Layer Black Aluminum Voice Coil

# 300W RMS Power Handling Per Sub

# 600W MAX Power Handling Per Sub

# 30Hz - 1kHz Freq. Response

# 91dB Efficiency

# Awesome Flame Design

# Bumped & Vented Polished T-Yoke

# Poly Coated 2 Layer Non Pressed Paper Cone

# Lug Lock Terminals

# Dual 4 Ohm Voice Coils Per Sub

# Rubber Gasket & Magnet Mesh Cover

* MonoBlock MOSFET Bridgeable Power Amplifier with Remote Subwoofer Level Control

* Max Power 2 Ohm: 850 Watts x 1

* RMS Power 4 Ohm: 200 Watts x 1

* Signal to Noise Ratio: 102dB

* Low Pass Crossover (Variable): 40Hz - 150Hz

* High Pass Crossover (Variable): 200Hz

* Bass Boost (Variable): 0 - +18dB

* Frequency Response (+/-3dB): 9Hz - 50kHz

* THD @ RMS Output: 0.01%

* Channel Separation : 90dB

* Damping Factor: 125+

* TriMode Operation

* Remote Subwoofer Level Control

* Line & Speaker Level Inputs

* Variable Input Level Control

* Dimensions: 11"W x 2-3/8"H x 10-1/8"L

For $424 I can get 2 ID12 v3 D2 hooked up to a Orion 600d

Subwoofer Specifications

* Size: 12 inch

* Rec. Sealed Box Dims: .8 - 1.5 cu.ft.

* Rec. Ported Box Dims: 1.5 - 2 cu.ft

* Free Air Usage: yes

* Sensitivity: 88.6 dB

* Frequency Response: 10-150 Hz

* Recommended RMS Power: 50-400W

* Peak Power Handling: 500W

* Impedance: dual 4 ohms subwoofer wiring options

Subwoofer Mono Amp Specifications

* Amplifier Type: Mono

* RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 250W x 1 @ 4 Ohms

* THD at 4-Ohm RMS Power:

* Bridged RMS Power @ 4 Ohms: 400W x 1 @ 2 Ohms

* 1 Ohm stable - 600W RMS into 1 Ohm!

* Speaker Level Inputs: no

* Preamp Outputs : yes

* Built-In Crossovers: LP

* Bass Boost: 0-10 dB

* Frequency Response: 20-250 Hz

* Signal to Noise Ratio: 68 dB

* Fuse Rating: 50 amps

Is this worth it? I know its going to sound better but how much and is it worth the money im spending or is their a better way of doing it?

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[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Depends on how you want it to sound but the ID12's are a great product.

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

I want to have the same or louder sound but my biggest issue is saving space and getting the best sound quality i can

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Well the ID's are great for sound quality, in the proper enclosure you should be able to have it just as loud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

Im thinking of doing a custom fiber glass enclosure because it will save space

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

So will these be way better than the audiobahn I have right now or just a little bit

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

SQ wise they sould be quite a bit better, but SQ is different for everyone, those 'bahns could be the best you've ever heard but sound like crap to everyone else.

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

How about the amp and having them all on 1 ohm will that work good

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

Nope, you need the D4 voice coil to wire 2 subs to 1 ohm //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

Opps typo yeah that what i meant the d4.

But Orion i heard they make really good amps

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

dont mix and match subs

bahns might get louder than those, what kind of box are they in, ID's arnt know for their loudness

 

[mattmcss 10+ year member]

dont mix and match subs
bahns might get louder than those, what kind of box are they in, ID's arnt know for their loudness

My trio of ID12's, (See sig for pics) Wanged pretty good, hard to drink your soda on some oxy cotten action, loved that setup

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

The bahns are in a bandpass box but they are 10' and kind of sound bad at loud vol. when the beat moves around. The reason why I got them is because it was decent power for cheap.

 

[Mx3guy 10+ year member]

So for 420 bucks do you think the subs and amp are a good deal?

 

[Beat_Dominator 5,000+ posts]

I think it sound's like a decent deal. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif